This edition of the sports fair was lived virtually due to the health emergency. In this context, digital formats and social channels have played a crucial role in tuning in and following the so ... ( read original story ...)
Notebook dump! 17 things I saw, heard and learned while in Tokyo for the Olympics
It was a long two weeks in Japan during the Olympics, held during a pandemic. But it offered amazing access to the best players in the world. ( read original story ...)
Bancassurance Market to see Booming Business Sentiments | Citigroup, Banco Santander, American Express
SWOT Analysis of Bancassurance Professional Survey Report Including Top Most Global Players Analysis with CAGR and Stock Market Up and Down The Bancassurance Market research report presents an all ... ( read original story ...)
Truth is, we were not at our best in Tokyo and here’s why
It is only comparable to the performance at the 2012 London Olympics where Kenya won two gold, five silver and four bronze and the 29th overall. ( read original story ...)
Japan orders evacuation of 300,000 people over Lupit typhoon
Japan has ordered the evacuation of some 3,00,200 people from the prefectures of Hiroshima, Shimane and Ehime over the Lupit typhoon, media reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Business news live: Asia stocks spooked by sudden slide in gold
Asian shares wobbled on Monday amid sharp losses in gold and oil prices. Sentiment was shaken by a sudden dive in gold as a break of $1,750 triggered stop loss sales, a Reuters report noted. Brent ... ( read original story ...)
ENEOS & Neoen Study for Japan-Australia C02 Free Hydrogen Chain
ENEOS Corporation has concluded a memorandum with Neoen Australia Pty Ltd to conduct a study on potential business collaboration for the construction of a C02-free hydrogen supply chain between Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s local officials have taken to criticising Beijing – and Chinese diplomats aren’t happy about it
Local Japanese officials have in recent weeks called attention to the actions of Chinese diplomats in Japan, accusing them of pressuring city and prefectural governments that adopt resolutions ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: From 3DAT to robots, the Games that went high-tech
The Olympics this year were not just tech-heavy in these more visible ways, but also deployed technology to bring the Games to the world in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: A Day After Another Team Nigeria Fiasco
Duro Ikhazuagbe Team Nigeria’s athletes and officials returned to Abuja on Saturday afternoon from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Those based abroad had earlier left for their different destinations ... ( read original story ...)
Westpac exits life insurance with US$660 million unit sale to Japan’s Dai-ichi
Australia's No.2 lender Westpac Banking Corp said on Monday it is selling its domestic life insurance business to Japan's Dai-ichi Life Holdings for AUS$900 million (US$660 million), as part of ... ( read original story ...)
Westpac to sell Australia life insurance unit to Japan’s Dai-ichi for $660 mln
Australia's No.2 lender Westpac Banking Corp said on Monday it is selling its domestic life insurance business to Japan's Dai-ichi Life Holdings for A$900 million ($660 million), as part of efforts to ... ( read original story ...)
Money flow networks: Evidence from Japan
The way money flows among firms can tell us about their economic activities and responses to economic shocks such as the one caused by Covid-19. This column uses data on remittances among in a ... ( read original story ...)
Where to visit 2020 Olympics venues in Japan
Tourists can't attend the Tokyo Olympics, but when it becomes safer to go to Japan's largest city, fans will be able to connect to these legacy holdovers they're seeing on television now. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bids adieu to Olympic Games with grand closing ceremony
The Olympic flag was brought down and handed over to administrators from Paris, which will host the next edition of the Games in Paris. ( read original story ...)
Handing Out Awards for the Tokyo Olympics
Now that the Olympics are over, the United States may lay claim to winning the overall count with 113 medals. But SI has its own medals to award, both good and bad, for people, places, great deeds, ... ( read original story ...)