Mizuki Ogawa of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu discusses how the Japanese FSA and mega banks have sought to strengthen sustainable finance initiatives ... ( read original story ...)
PH, Japan to hold virtual high-level infra meeting
High-level Philippine and Japanese officials are set meet to virtually this week to discuss infrastructure development and economic cooperation between the two nations. On July 28, Finance Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
‘Refreshed and happy’ Naomi Osaka realises dream
Down in the mixed zone the media waited. Naomi Osaka had just won her first match at her home Olympics and her first for two months. Now she was making her way down a narrow path behind Tokyo’s Centre ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: GB’s Alex Yee wins silver in men’s triathlon as Kristian Blummenfelt takes gold
Great Britain's Alex Yee wins silver in a punishing men's triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics as Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway claims gold. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Support for Japan’s PM Suga Slides as Tokyo Games Underway
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid nine points to 34%, its lowest since he took office last September, a survey showed on Monday, clouding his hopes the Tokyo Olympics would boost ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics Latest: Fiji opens rugby with win over host Japan
Defending champion Fiji has opened the men’s Olympic rugby sevens competition with a 24-19 comeback win over Japan. The highly favored Fijians scored in the opening 30 seconds o ... ( read original story ...)
Not telling porkies: Japan’s latest cafe craze is dining with pigs
Japan is known for coming up with fun and sometimes strange ways to turn straightforward activities into something worth telling the whole world about and this place is no exception. The new Mipig ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new renewables targets and Leeds’ Climate Innovation District: The sustainability success stories of the week
As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe. ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Bankman-Fried’s FTX Becomes Latest Big Crypto Exchange Limiting Risky High-Leverage Trading
Fresh off its massive funding round last week, FTX Trading, one of the world's busiest cryptocurrency exchanges, has decided to curb risky trading by limiting investments that take on too much debt, ... ( read original story ...)
Nursing moms face difficult decision when coming to Tokyo Olympics to compete
Olympians who are nursing moms have expressed frustration with Tokyo organizers over rules they say make it too restrictive to care of their kids. ( read original story ...)
Opinion | Japan’s Leaders Worry the Olympics Could Hurt Their Global Brand. They’re Wrong.
Shinzo Abe hoped the Tokyo Olympics would show that Japan is a respected leader on the world stage. Turns out, it already is. ( read original story ...)
Only Tokyo could pull off these Games? Not everyone agrees
Staging an Olympics during the worst pandemic in a century? There’s a widespread perception that it couldn’t happen in a better place than Japan. A vibrant, open democracy with deep pockets, the host ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics schedule: Gymnastics men’s team final, softball medal game, more on Day 3
There will be 28 sports in competition Monday at the Tokyo Olympics, including the men's gymnastics team finals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s COVID-19 deaths drop 5% amid state of emergency during Olympics
Japan is staging the Summer Olympics during a state of emergency and without spectators with coronavirus cases surging though the situation nowhere nearly as dire elsewhere. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s brother-sister act: Uta and Hifumi Abe both win gold medals
Uta and Hifumi Abe are perhaps Japan’s most popular sibling rivalry. The top-ranked judoka became the first brother-sister pair to compete in the same tournament when they fought in the world judo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is joining the push to return to the moon
A new law passed in Japan is an indication that it intends to be part of the international return to the moon. ( read original story ...)