A museum that archives and exhibits items related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster opened Sunday in the northeastern ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around US$370,000 to Diack’s son
A consulting firm for Tokyo's Olympic bid committee paid around US$370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world's most ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around $370,000 to son of IOC official: Report
The report comes amid French investigations into the former head of Tokyo's bid committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, for approving around $2 million in payments to Black Tidings, a now-defunct consulting firm ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics consulting firm paid ¥37 million to IOC member’s son
The consulting firm in Singapore received a total of ¥230 million from the bid committee in 2013, in payments made before and after Tokyo was selected to host the games. ( read original story ...)
Woman, 117, marks becoming Japan’s oldest ever person with cola and boardgames
Kane Tanaka, who has not been able to see her family due to the pandemic, celebrated with a bottle of Coke ... ( read original story ...)
Kelly, Nissan and Japan itself go on trial
American auto executive Greg Kelly got an urgent message saying he was needed in Japan for important business at Nissan Motor Co., where he was a director. Kelly initially balked at the idea. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan proposal on contribution limits could hurt
At issue are current rules that mandate across-the-board reductions in DC contribution ceilings for companies that also offer defined benefit plans. In contrast to the U.S. 401 (k) system, where ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga holds 1st phone talks with Trump as leader
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held his first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since he took office, a diplomatic phone call that was one of his first as the ... ( read original story ...)
When Hitoshi met Bob: A Tokyo love story
Bob Tobin couldn't speak a lick of Japanese. Hitoshi Ohashi couldn't speak any English. Still, they made things work. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics consultant paid $370,000 to IOC member’s son
Since the Black Tidings bank account had not been used until the company received payments from the Tokyo bid committee, French authorities investigating sports business-related corruption ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics consulting firm paid $370,000 to IOC member’s son
A consulting firm for the Tokyo Olympic bid committee transferred some $370,000 to the son of one-time influential IOC member Lamine Diack and his company before and after the Japanese capital was ... ( read original story ...)
FINCEN FILES: Money trail ties Tokyo Olympic bid consultant to kin of IOC member
Documents reviewed by an international media consortium have pieced together the flow of money from a consultant of the Tokyo Olympic bid committee to the son of an influential member of the ... ( read original story ...)
Marise Payne expected in Tokyo for ‘Quad’ talks
Marise Payne is expected to meet with her US, Japanese and Indian counterparts in Tokyo next month for fresh talks on co-operation between the four nations. ( read original story ...)
Trump and new Japan PM Suga discuss ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’: US
US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to congratulate him on taking office and to discuss a "free and open Indo-Pacific" region, which is ... ( read original story ...)
New Hotel with Stunning Views of Osaka Bay Opens
After being operated as The Westin Awaji Island and managed by Yumebutai Co., Ltd. and Marriott International Inc. for 20 years, Nikko Hotels rebrands ... ( read original story ...)
Stimulus Checks From A Crypto Exchange; Bitcoin Rebound
CRYPTO MARKETS. Bitcoin broke through $11,000 Wednesday and fluctuated around that level the rest of the week, recovering about half of the value it lost during its crash t ... ( read original story ...)