TOKYO (Reuters) - Some Bank of Japan policymakers warned of risks to the economic outlook and called for discussion on ways to ramp up stimulus, a summary of views from the last rate review showed, a ... ( read original story ...)
Workplace Changes Occurring in Japan’s Office Market
Number one concern - Securing human resources Japanese office tenants' biggest perceived risk ... criteria for office buildings in the coming years." Global commercial property consultant CBRE is ... ( read original story ...)
Trip to Tokyo Olympics would be worth every penny for Edmonton’s Plouffe sisters
If Katherine and Michelle Plouffe qualify for the Tokyo Olympics ... Watch below: Some Global News videos about women’s basketball. ... ( read original story ...)
A trip to Tokyo Olympics would be worth every penny for Plouffe sisters
If Katherine and Michelle Plouffe qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, they will have done so on their own dime. But the Edmonton twins say it will have been worth every penny. The 26-year-olds are ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks Are Circling the Drain
Banking in a country where almost nobody defaults sounds easy. For Japan’s lenders, it is anything but. After almost three decades of near-zero, zero, and now negative interest-rate policies, Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says WWII labour row is biggest issue with S. Korea
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the main cause of escalating tensions between Japan and South Korea is a loss of trust over court rulings ordering Japanese companies to compensate ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank cuts Japan tax bill to zero with Arm transfer to Vision Fund
Under Japanese tax law, 95% of dividends from overseas ... mostly unchanged since Nikkei reported in June 19 that SoftBank had revised its tax return. Investors were unlikely to be overly ... ( read original story ...)
Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57 people since late July, authorities said on Tuesday, highlighting the health threat to athletes and fans that Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
2020 Summer Olympics: Everything to know about Tokyo 2020
Megan Rapinoe and the US Women's National Team will be heavy favorites to bring home yet more gold from Tokyo in 2020. It's coming. 2020 is an Olympic year, with the Games of the XXXII Olympiad taking ... ( read original story ...)
Larner tests heat and humidity on Tokyo Olympic marathon course one year out
Brett Larner of Japan Running News has been out running the Olympic marathon course in Tokyo at 6 am to find out exactly how hot and humid it's likely to be one year from now Exactly one year out ... ( read original story ...)
Formolo predicts relentlessly tough Olympic road race in Tokyo
And when asked by Cyclingnews this weekend if the Tokyo course was as hard as the notoriously tough 2016 Olympic road race circuit in Brazil, Formolo answered simply: 'Yes.' Brazil featured 40 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower as yen rises
News that demand for US exports had weakened underscored concern that trade was becoming a trouble spot for economies worldwide. On Wall Street Friday, all three major indices sank to their lowest ... ( read original story ...)
Robots will help people with disabilities at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics are also the first Olympics Games ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Gadgets News. ... ( read original story ...)
Former Sask. teacher heading to Tokyo as first Canadian Olympic badminton referee
As one of the highest-ranking badminton referees in the world, former Saskatchewan teacher Yves Côté will be heading to Tokyo to referee the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics — the first ... ( read original story ...)
Canada finishes Olympic volleyball qualifier on high but falls short of Tokyo spot
The Canadians won the three sets 25-22, 25-15, 25-17. With a 1-2 record at the tournament Canada does not qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from this tournament. Instead, the Canadians will have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea must prevent trade feud from spreading
The Japanese cabinet has decided to remove South Korea from a so-called white list of trade partners that enjoy expedited export controls. Needless to say, South Korea needs to address the ... ( read original story ...)