Tencent expects the Japan arm to sign up 100 companies within a year. Yan Wang, general manager of operations for Tencent Cloud International, told Nikkei that the unit projects the business to ... ( read original story ...)
Autumnal glory for the green and gold
The Wallabies kick off on September 21 when they play Fiji at Sapporo Dome, northern Japan. Rugby fans following the Wallaby pool-match trail will experience some of Japan’s premier tourist ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals made of recycled cellphones
Japan’s Tokyo 2020 has unveiled its Olympic medals made from recycled mobile phones. The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled its Tokyo 2020 medals. ... ( read original story ...)
Preview: Yokohama F Marinos vs. Manchester City – prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole provides team news, predicted lineups and a full preview of Saturday's pre-season friendly between Yokohama F Marinos and Manchester City. Manchester City continue their pre-season ... ( read original story ...)
2025 Osaka Expo to publicly solicit ideas for event emblem
Yumeshima is an artificial island in Osaka Bay. This was his first news conference since he assumed the role in May. A former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official, Ishige had served as ... ( read original story ...)
In digital era, Chelsea’s tie-up with Yokohama Rubber blazes new trail in Japan
If shorter videos result in more views, that’s even better news for Yokohama Rubber. Official videos featuring the Chelsea shirt were viewed over 550 million times in 2018, and the number is only ... ( read original story ...)
One Year Out from 2020 Tokyo Games, NGOs Appeal to Tokyo Governor to End Ivory Trade
One year before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games, international and Japanese conservation organizations are appealing to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to ban the sale of ivory in the city. ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 medal designer basks in sudden fame
TOKYO (Reuters) - Designer Junichi Kawanishi was still coming to terms with his sudden fame on Thursday, a day after his design for the medals to be awarded at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was unveiled ... ( read original story ...)
1 year to go: Japan, IOC challenged to show world Olympics are viable
But for the most part, Tokyo's countdown to the Olympics has happened without the daily drumbeat of controversy and bad news. For the first time in a ... really want in Tokyo and in Japan, definitely. ... ( read original story ...)
The Japan-South Korea dispute could push up the price of your next smartphone
That’s bad news for their customers, which include large tech companies such as Apple and Huawei. The latest escalation in tensions between Japan and South Korea has ignited fears that the important ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake, M5.3 – off the east coast near Tokyo
Pretty sure most Tokyo residents would likely mistake this for their alarm clock. Hardy bunch. ... ( read original story ...)
More than 100 people protest in Tokyo against 2020 Olympics
protest leaders told a news conference that the Olympics harmed vulnerable groups and argued that the money spent on the Games would be better used elsewhere. The latest budget figures for Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
US security adviser Bolton urges South Korea to mend ties with Japan
SEOUL -- U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton pushed South Korea Wednesday to tamp down its feud with Japan, encouraging Washington's two top allies in the region to work together amid ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui Fudosan eyes Hakone hot springs for luxury hotel
TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsui Fudosan looks to open a luxury hotel in the hot springs resort town of Hakone in 2022, Nikkei has learned, part of a development push that would double the company's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics unveil gold, silver and bronze medals
With exactly one year to go until the Tokyo Olympics open, organizers marked the day by unveiling the gold, silver, and bronze medals that will symbolize the 2020 Games. Thousands of politicians, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan utility to scrap 4 more reactors in Fukushima
TOKYO - The operator of the nuclear plant wrecked by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami said Wednesday that it will decommission four more reactors in northeastern Japan in addition to those already being ... ( read original story ...)