Decorations appeared on Tokyo streets as the two giant pandas were welcomed with ... According to one estimate cited by business publication Nikkei, the economic impact of the baby panda could be as much as 26.7 billion yen ($243 million). ( read original story ...)
Second Japan Property for Conrad Hotels & Resorts
The Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand celebrates further expansion in Japan today with the opening of Conrad Osaka. Situated on the 33 rd to 40 th floors of the Nakanoshima Festival Complex, and located on the prime stretch between the Umeda and Namba ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s financial watchdog to ease up on banks
TOKYO -- Japan's financial watchdog is preparing to ease its stringent ... had gathered in Tokyo in May for the annual meeting of the Institute of International Finance. "From now on, however, we need to look at the overall performance of the vehicle." ( read original story ...)
Giant panda born in Tokyo but survival is uncertain
TOKYO - A giant panda cub was born in a Tokyo zoo Monday, but its gender, weight and even whether it will survive are uncertain. The mother, ShinShin, whose previous cub survived only six days, was holding her newborn in her paw but whether the cub was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks to expand arms deals with Southeast Asia
A Japanese defense official said Monday that Japan is seeking to increase its sales of military equipment to Southeast Asian nations amid growing tensions with China and North Korea. The move is part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to bolster Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.7 mag strikes near Miyako in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Miyako in Japan. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.6373 East, latitude 40.2374 North, depth = 14.54 km. Event id: us20009llz. Ids that are associated ... ( read original story ...)
Quake simulators draw foreign tourists to disaster learning sites
Earthquake simulators have become tourist draws at disaster ... some 30 high school students from Australia experienced a simulated level-7 quake — the highest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale — similar to the March 2011 one that devastated ... ( read original story ...)
Off-Off Broadway: Tommy Tune in Japan
And I said, 'Name one.' And she said, 'Minneapolis!'" Or the capital of Japan -- Tokyo -- where Tune certainly stands out in a crowd. He was in Japan in the 1990s while touring in "My One and Only" when he was asked by the Takarazuka Revue, a 100-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics gets ‘streetball’ as IOC adds three-on-three basketball to Tokyo program
The Tokyo Olympics will feature three-on-three basketball after ... "This represents a golden opportunity for the Olympic Games and for the IOC," Mr Bach said at a news conference after an executive board meeting. The widely expected proposal from the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to have 3-on-3 basketball, mixed swimming and athletics events
THE IOC added 3-on-3 basketball to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic program on Friday in an effort to give ... “Today’s announcement by the IOC to include 3-on-3 basketball in the 2020 Olympics is great news and continues to signify the growing popularity ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Eight more sports added for 2020
The additions, starting with the 2020 Games in Tokyo, are part of the committee’s overarching effort to appeal to a younger, more urban audience. The other additions are new events in existing Olympic sports: Swimming will add a men’s 800-meter ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Mixed-gender events added to Olympic Games
Mixed-gender events in athletics, swimming, table tennis and triathlon have been approved for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the IOC has announced. The Games will include a 4x400m mixed relay in athletics and a 4x100m medley mixed relay in swimming. ( read original story ...)
IOC approves women’s 1,500-meter swimming, 3-on-3 basketball for 2020 Tokyo Games
The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board announced on Friday it will add new events to the swimming program for the 2022 Olympics in Tokyo, including U.S. star Katie Ledecky’s specialty, the 1,500 meters. Ledecky, the Bethesda native who ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 event programme to see major boost for female participation, youth and urban appeal
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the event programme for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The decision marks a key milestone in the evolution of the Olympic programme by introducing youth and urban ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo trip may be in the cards for Xi Jinping, sources say
Tokyo is considering asking Chinese President Xi Jinping to ... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was likely to visit China in the first half of next year, the sources told Kyodo News. If Xi visits Japan, he will be the first Chinese president to do ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic bosses announce mixed-gender relays for Tokyo 2020
Olympic organisers have announced a major shake-up for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, adding a series of new mixed-gender events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed on Friday the next Summer Games, to be held in the Japanese capital ... ( read original story ...)