It begins from scratch with elementary schools playing a vital role in trying to create mindful and responsible citizens ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Tokyo cases hit all-time high; Tanzanian president gets jabbed after predecessor’s death
Tokyo reports 3,177 new cases; Samia Suluhu Hassan vaccinated after John Magufuli, who heavily played down pandemic, died of Covid in March ... ( read original story ...)
Badgers in Tokyo: Rae Lin D’Alie
Chasing her Olympic dream, Rae Lin D’Alie will compete for Italy in the Tokyo Olympic games starting in late July. D’Alie, a former University of Wisconsin basketball standout guard, punched Italy’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Siobhan Haughey marketing machine kicks off with bubble tea sold at half price – if they blow a kiss
Hong Kong’s ‘Little Fish’ has businesses offering rewards and discounts to Hong Kong fans inspired by her Tokyo Olympics silver medal. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Medical Univ. to pay $520K to settle lawsuit over entry exam rigging
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 ...)