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'The Baby-Sitters Club' actress Momona Tamada on playing an Asian American pop culture icon
'When I started researching, I definitely saw how much of an impact (the character) made on so many people's lives, ' the 13-year-old says.
Rising interest in sustainability among furniture manufacturers and consumers
Sustainability is becoming more and more fashionable in the furnishing industry, where it's finally getting easier to buy tables and chairs without a bad conscience.
Tokyo Olympics likely to be pared down, says JOC chief
TOKYO (Reuters): The rearranged Tokyo Olympics are likely to be a pared-down version of recent editions of the four-yearly Games, Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Tuesday (July 14).
India's tech hub, other towns back in lockdown amid COVID-19 surge
BENGALURU/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's high-tech hub of Bengaluru will go back into a coronavirus lockdown for a week on Tuesday after a surge of infections, threatening to derail government efforts to revive a stuttering economy.
Asian shares drop on jitters over virus, China-US friction
TOKYO (AP): Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday (July 14) as skepticism set in about the recent upward momentum in global markets given rising confirmed coronavirus cases and percolating tensions between the US and China.
Tokyo Games likely to be pared down, says JOC chief
TOKYO (Reuters) - The rearranged Tokyo Olympics are likely to be a pared-down version of recent editions of the four-yearly Games, Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Tuesday.
China shares end lower as investors book profits, uncertainty looms
SHANGHAI: China shares closed lower on Tuesday as investors consolidated their positions from a recent bull run, and as uncertainty over China's economic outlook and relationship with the United States weighed despite encouraging trade data.
Japanese want to work from home more, to avoid ‘tsukin jigoku’ (commuter hell)
Over two-thirds of survey participants believe that even more remote work should be implemented as the pandemic continues.
UAE postpones Mars mission due to weather at Japan launch site
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has postponed to July 17 the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan, the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday.
Asia ramps up coronavirus curbs as new clusters erupt
SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) - Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of a second wave of infections.
