Tokyo Medical University is set to pay a total of some 57 million yen (about $520,000) to the Consumers Organization of Japan (COJ) in a laws ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s perception of skateboarding could change thanks to Olympic wins, pro skater says
You might not be surprised to learn that in Japan, skateboarding is generally frowned upon. As a sport that uses public spaces in ways that seem inappropriate, is generally quite noisy, and can cause ... ( read original story ...)
Explained: Why 2021 Olympics Are Still Referred to as 2020 Tokyo Games
The decision to keep the ‘2020’ brand was taken to reduce the additional cost as millions were already spent in the manufacturing of torches and medals amid other things for the Tokyo Games. Also ... ( read original story ...)
Why Are the 2021 Olympics Still Being Called ‘Tokyo 2020?’
Tokyo 2020” is all over the 2021 Olympics coverage—athlete gear, advertisements, etc. Why didn’t anyone change it? ( read original story ...)
Jomon ruins added to UNESCO World Heritage List
The set of archaeological sites is the 20th Japanese cultural property on the World Heritage List, after the Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun ancient tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture we ... ( read original story ...)
Jomon Ruins in Japan Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided Tuesday to register a set of ruins from the ancient Jomon period in Japan as a World Heritage cultural property. The Jomon ruins are 17 sites in the ... ( read original story ...)
How the sun set on Japan’s asset bubble
Japan partied like it was 1999 in the 1980s, but the underlying weaknesses in its structure of corporate governance caused the mother of all asset price crashes. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records record virus cases days after Olympics begin
Experts have warned that the more contagious delta variant could cause a surge during the Olympics, which started Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s daily Covid cases on track to hit all time high of more than 3,000 cases
Olympic host city Tokyo is on track to a record high of more than 3,000 coronavirus cases after the number of infections almost doubled in a day.Daily infections in the city, which has seen an influx ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz Of Philippines Hailed For Historic Gold
"Thank you, Hidilyn Diaz, for the first-ever Olympic Gold for the Philippines! We are so proud of you!," Pacquiao tweeted from the United States where he is training for his upcoming fight against ... ( read original story ...)
Banks put through commercial property ringer in stress tests
AIB and Bank of Ireland – their commercial property portfolios are a fraction of boom-time levels. Like the Tokyo Olympics, European Banking Authority (EBA) stress tests were delayed by a year in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
A tour of Japan destinations you can’t visit during the Olympics, part 2
Still in quarantine, foreigners visiting Japan for the Tokyo Olympics can’t leave a bubble, and that means they can’t see the sights. ( read original story ...)
The playful branding of Tokyo 2020 ignores a darker truth
The real problem of these Olympic games isn’t representation, but the fact that people in Japan don’t want them to happen. ( read original story ...)
‘It just is always building’: Women’s skateboarding competition showed IOC was wise to include in Tokyo Olympics
Skateboarding has embraced the Summer Games in many ways despite its counterculture roots much in the way that snowboarding did in the Winter Games. ( read original story ...)
Video Of 2011 Japan Tsunami Shared As Clip Of Ongoing China Floods
China is witnessing the heaviest rainfall in central Henan province in 1,000 years resulting into death of over 50 people. Indian social media users are sharing an old video claiming to be of ... ( read original story ...)
The strategic acquisition and utilisation of SEPs: reviewing Japan’s IP Promotion Plan 2021
Takanori Abe of Abe & Partners takes a closer look at how the Japanese government’s approach to the strategic acquisition and utilisation of SEPs will change ... ( read original story ...)