Sapporo ends bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Japanese city of Sapporo has dropped its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics following a recent earthquake. After meeting with Sapporo representatives, the International O... ( read original story ...)

Japan Loses Bid to Reinstate Commercial Whaling

Japan’s 70-member delegation failed to overturn ... However, environmental groups pushed back, saying whales are not the property of an individual country and have been driven to near ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese firms keen to join B&R

In the latest effort to gain access to B&R projects, a delegation of more than 200 Japanese business executives traveled to Beijing last week and met with top Chinese government officials, including P... ( read original story ...)

Japanese SBI Set to Launch Ripple-Based Mobile App

The project is currently supported by the Japan Bank Consortium (JBC), a collection of 61 Japanese banks members brought together by SBI Holdings and SBI Ripple Asia. Some of these banks, namely, SBI ... ( read original story ...)