Month: February 2021

After meeting with the board of the International Olympic Committee, Tokyo 2020's new president, Seiko Hashimoto told reporters she appointed Mikako Kotani as the head of the gender equality promotion ... ( read original story ...)

These are the rising young stars bound to break out at this summer's Tokyo Olympics. Each of them has taken unique athletic journeys. ( read original story ...)

NBC Universal will air a record 1,200 hours of Paralympic coverage from the Tokyo Games, including the first NBC primetime broadcasts in Paralympic history. ( read original story ...)

The decline indicated that methods for fighting the coronavirus have also been effective at curbing other illnesses. ( read original story ...)

Seiko Hashimoto says the organising committee had set up a gender equality promotion team and reiterated a goal to boost the proportion of women on its board to 40% ... ( read original story ...)

The current use of metal catalysts to develop polymers leads to suboptimal quality polymers that contain metallic impurities and involves a reaction process that is not environment friendly. Now, ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. has dissolved its Italian-based marine hose company Yokohama Industrial Products Italy S.r.l. Yokohama said fixed assets of the Ortona, Chieti-based subsidiary were sold to a ... ( read original story ...)

Over the last decade, and especially over the last four years, Japan has emerged as a quiet leader in the Indo-Pacific. While the United States abandoned its allies and succumbed to illiberal populism ... ( read original story ...)