Competitors at the Tokyo Olympics next year will have to return home immediately after their events rather than indulge in the usual post-Games sightseeing and partying, organisers have warned.A ... ( read original story ...)
David Owen: What the new British Olympic Association report tells us about the Tokyo saga and NOC finances
We have heard a lot about how the International Federations' (IFs) finances have been hit by COVID-19 and the consequent postponement of Tokyo 2020; ... ( read original story ...)
Investors look beyond Hong Kong as China tightens control
The growing integration of Hong Kong with China has increased the importance of the territory as a gateway to the world's second-largest economy, but those who want to invest across the rest of Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kaizen Platform, helping optimize website user experience, files for IPO
See the original story in Japanese. Japanese startup Kaizen Platform, offering website user interface improvement solutions, announced on Wednesday that IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Why has wedding of Japan’s Princess Mako still not gone ahead?
Plans still on hold after revelations about finances of would-be groom’s mother two years ago ... ( read original story ...)
LADWP replacing 7,000 miles of water pipes with earthquake resilient ones
LADWP is replacing thousands of miles of aging water pipes with earthquake resilient ones to help keep the water flowing after a big one hits. ( read original story ...)
This Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises.
A mochi seller in Kyoto, and many of Japan’s other centuries-old businesses, have endured by putting tradition and stability over profit and growth. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT weighs up to $19 billion bond offering for Docomo acquisition
Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) is considering bond offerings of up to $19 billion in Japan and overseas to refinance loans for the $40 billion acquisition of its wireless carrier ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected extortion group using dating apps to find victims arrested in central Japan
A group of six men and women have been arrested by Aichi Prefectural Police on suspicion of using a dating app to extort cash from men throu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests against Russian missile deployment on disputed islands
Japan's government has lodged a protest after Russia's military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan, Chief Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
Slipknot’s Knotfest Japan pushed back again to April 2020
Slipknot have postponed Knotfest Japan once again due to the coronavirus pandemic and their "concerns" for the safety of the fans, the performers and their crew, with the festival now set to take ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Affin Bank Weighs IPO of Asset Management Unit
Affin Bank Bhd. is considering an initial public offering of its asset management unit that could raise about 500 million ringgit ($123 million), people familiar with the matter said. ( read original story ...)
A Meteor Resembling A ‘Fireball’ Was Captured On Camera In Japan & It Looked Dazzling
The fireball looked like an unusual bright shooting star although local media said it was believed to be a bolide, a very bright meteor that explodes in the Earth’s atmosphere. "We believe the last ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Album: Mask-themed shop opens in Yokohama, Japan
Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2020 shows a mask-themed shop during its preview activity in Yokohama, Japan. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) TOKYO, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- A mask-themed shop named "mask paradise" selling ... ( read original story ...)
Nike Japan ad on teenage bullying and racism sparks debate
Two-minute film draws support as ‘amazing’ while others accused company of creating a false impression of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nike Ad on Bullying, Racism Sparks Hot Online Response
A video ad from Nike Japan against bullying and racism that features biracial athletes and other minorities, such as those of Korean descent, has prompted a sharp online response including calls to ... ( read original story ...)