The winter and summer Olympics and Paralympics always feature sporting events. Nations, teams and individuals come together to celebrate the best athletes in the world, and the 2020 Games in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 unveils Paralympic torch
It forms a seamless, single piece in a form that symbolises the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay, created by fusing Japanese tradition and modern technology. (This story has not been edited by ... ( read original story ...)
Watch now: Tokyo Talk video series, January-March 2019
Many international residents happen to call Tokyo home as the city abounds with many creative, business and cultural opportunities. In the latest Tokyo Talk Stories series, we meet with four of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to enter hydrogen fuel business with JXTG -Nikkei
TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's JERA Co, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power , will enter the hydrogen fuel business, with plans to build one of the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Trolls and America’s Wealthiest Towns
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish blend coffee, grab a seat on the couch, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: Be sure to check out our Masters in Business interview this ... ( read original story ...)
Hi-tech scooters get trial run in Tokyo’s business district
TOKYO - A group of companies, including NTT Docomo Inc. and Mitsubishi Estate Co., has begun trial runs of a new high-tech scooter called Rodem, offering tourists the chance to cruise around Tokyo’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close marginally higher
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday as rallies ... Small car specialist Suzuki jumped 3.48 percent to 5,080 yen after it said it would strengthen a business tie-up with Toyota. ... ( read original story ...)
Major League Baseball kicks off its global push on safe and ravenous soil in Tokyo
For the past 15 years, Small oversaw MLB’s Asia-Pacific business based in Tokyo until his appointment in February to run the entire global business operation. But despite growth in parts of Europe and ... ( read original story ...)
Canada and Japan will benefit by deepening relations
You could be forgiven for not knowing because Japan always goes about its business with modesty. Japan is the third largest economy in the world, top four export market for Canadian goods, our sixth ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s iPhone struggles unravel ambitions of Japan Display
Sources at Japan Display and other Apple suppliers interviewed for the story declined to be identified as they are not authorised to talk to the media. Suppliers rarely speak about business with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Adopts New Payments Tech in Response to Chinese Tourism Boom
Fewer than one in five consumer and business transactions are by credit card. But Chinese tourists expect to make cashless payments. So Japan is increasingly adopting tech that appeals to them. ( read original story ...)
Japanese cuisine tickles taste buds, spins money in China
"With more Chinese people visiting Japan, this is creating more business opportunities," said Bai Wei, a columnist specialized in cuisine with JinriToutiao and Tencent, and also a member of the World ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s drone delivery ambitions face legislative snag
Failure to pass these bills, designed to advance Japan's business competitiveness, would represent a major setback for the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which hopes to tout its ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido in Japan is the snowiest place on Earth and perfect for skiing, snowboarding…and a traditional Japanese nude bath
For a week each February, thousands flock to the Sapporo Snow Festival And it would be if it weren’t for all the monsters in Hokkaido’s woods. Locals speak of Juhyo — ghostly figures made of ice and ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo beer posters: Changing with the times
The last week of April is not the best time to visit Sapporo, the vibrant regional capital of Hokkaido, Japan. The winter ski season will have been over although it will still be cold with patches of ... ( read original story ...)
Garuda Indonesia launches Jakarta-Nagoya direct flight
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia officially launched a new route connecting Jakarta and Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday. The Airbus 330 used for the route has a capacity of 222 seats, comprising 36 ... ( read original story ...)