Japanese prosecutors are determined to see an accused serial killer hang. Officials have indicted Takahiro Shiraishi, 27, on multiple charges of murder, forcible sexual intercourse and robbery ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 makes strong strides towards hosting transformative Games
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee presented significant progress towards hosting inclusive Olympic Games that use the power of sport to change the world, with several announcements at the ninth Proj... ( read original story ...)
Japan closes world’s biggest fish market in Tokyo unleashing tens of thousands of rats
Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market is also a huge tourist magnet for its pre-dawn tuna auctions, some 900 businesses handling 480 kinds of seafood worth $14 million on a daily basis, as well as 270 types of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics committee aiming to recruit 80,000 volunteers
Tokyo, Sep 12 (IANS) The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 ... according to a statement by the committee, reports Efe news. The number of volunteers wanted tops the Rio 2016 Olympics where organi... ( read original story ...)
Operation Tsukiji: Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
The 23-hectare (57-acre) market near Tokyo's swanky Ginza district is home to "not thousands but tens of thousands" of rats, attracted by fish offcuts and the market's maze of sewers, according to Tat... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Announces Aquatics Schedule
Following an agreement with the IOC and FINA, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has announced the competition schedule for all of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic aquatics events. Swimming events will be held ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics committee to recruit 80K volunteers
The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday announced they were ... according to a statement by the committee, reports Efe news. The number of volunteers wanted tops the Rio 2016 ... ( read original story ...)
Organizers to start accepting applications from prospective Tokyo Games volunteers this month
sightseeing spots in Tokyo and at areas hosting the events. Applications will be accepted from Sept. 26 through early December, the organizers announced at a news conference at the Toranomon Hills com... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon Test Event confirmed for August 2019
The International Triathlon Union, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the Japanese Triathlon Union have announced the dates for the 2019 Test Event for the Tokyo 2020 Games – World Olympic Qualif... ( read original story ...)
IOC backs daylight savings to ease Tokyo 2020 heat fears
"Yes -- we've observed the discussions that are happening in this country," Coates told a news conference ... with the handover to Tokyo taking place on March 19. The flame will then make its way acro... ( read original story ...)
Pope says he hopes to visit Japan next year, fulfilling wish
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said Wednesday he hopes to visit Japan next year, a trip that would enable him to draw attention to both the legacy of Christian martyrs centuries ago and survivors of the ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s Putin tells Japan’s Abe: ‘Let’s sign peace deal this year’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Japanese officials had not communicated any response in private immediately after the session, Russia’s TASS news agency reported. Both Moscow and Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo battles rats as iconic Tsukiji fish market shuts
Tokyo: The operation must be ruthless, thorough and silent. Without alerting the watchful enemy, a unit of highly trained Japanese agents will throw up a ring of steel to block any escape from the vas... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
The 23-hectare (57-acre) market near Tokyo’s swanky Ginza district is home to “not thousands but tens of thousands” of rats, attracted by fish offcuts and the market’s maze of sewers, according to Tat... ( read original story ...)
PlayStation Floods Tokyo Game Show 2018 Lead-Up With Slew of New Titles (Watch)
In the lead-up to Tokyo Game Show 2018, Sony held a special PlayStation LineUp Tour on Monday. The show was streamed online for those who couldn’t attend in person, which offered a montage of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants end to commercial whaling ban
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil -- Japan proposed an end to a decades-old ban on commercial whaling at an international conference Monday, arguing there is no longer a scientific reason for what was supposed to ... ( read original story ...)