Category: BUSINESS

With polling continuing to show a majority of Japan's population opposed to the upcoming Olympics, Toyota is sitting the Games out on the advertising front. In its home country, at least. The ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka’s sole Integrated Resort (IR) candidate consortium, led by US gaming giant MGM Resorts and Japan’s ORIX, is planning an investment of US$9.1 billion and open as early as 2028, according to a ... ( read original story ...)

The association fronted by MGM Resorts and ORIX is expected to invest JPY1trn - $9.09bn - in Osaka in order to guarantee its success in the pursuit for one of three Japanese casino licenses.  With the ... ( read original story ...)

The tennis champ can add another major win to her record after landing the SI Swim cover —one of three that also includes Megan Thee Stallion and Leyna Bloom ... ( read original story ...)

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit today announced this year’s cover models, featuring Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka and Leyna Bloom. Megan was photographed by James Macari, Leyna and Naomi were ... ( read original story ...)

In what is widely regarded as positive news by local observers, it has emerged that the MGM-Orix consortium is proposing a US$9.1bn investment level for its Osa ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed lower Monday as growing Covid-19 infections in Asia, including Japan, weighed on the market, with trading cut to three business days this week due to Olympics-linked holidays. The ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota Motor Corp., a top corporate sponsor for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has decided to pull all of its Olympics-related TV commercials in Japan. Japanese media speculated Monday that the decision ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota Motor won’t air television advertisements in Japan during the Olympics and its president won’t attend the opening ceremony as concerns about holding the Games amid the pandemic mount just days ... ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo court on Monday sentenced U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor to two years in prison and his son to one year and eight months for helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Monday they wanted Olympic composer Keigo Oyamada, who described in a magazine decades ago how he had bullied his classmates but apologised later, to stay on to prepare ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor Toyota will not run Games-related TV adverts because of lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting a safe Games can be held during the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp., a top corporate sponsor for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has decided to pull all of its Olympics-related TV commercials. Japanese media speculated Monday that the ... ( read original story ...)

The main South Korean delegation to the Tokyo Olympics departed for Japan on Monday, four days ahead of the opening ceremony for the competition ... ( read original story ...)

And thousands of kilometers away in Fukuoka, Takashi Takino, 78, who supports an orphanage and other organizations in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon, receives a steady stream of messages from ... ( read original story ...)

Recorded Future's unrivaled data set of open source, dark web, technical sources, and original research enabled the analysis of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics threat landscape. Key findings from the report ... ( read original story ...)