A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19 with the Czech Republic team reporting the latest case Monday. Beach volleyball player Ondřej Perušič's opening game in ... ( read original story ...)
Perfect Places to Stay: 10 Vacation Rental Apartments Near Sapporo Dome
Sapporo Dome is located in the southeastern part of Sapporo and is the city's largest all-weather indoor dome. From its inception, Sapporo Dome was designed to be able to accommodate both baseball and ... ( read original story ...)
Nadeshiko Japan hold first training session in Sapporo
Ahead of their first group stage match against the Canada Women’s National Team, the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) held their first training session in Hokkaido on Saturday 17 July. ( read original story ...)
Barbie Doll Modeled After Naomi Osaka Sells Out Within Hours of Release
Last week, a Naomi Osaka Barbie doll was released by Mattel. The doll was an instant hit, selling out within a few hours after it was released on Monday. “I first teamed up with Barbie in 2019,” Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis Great John McEnroe Expresses Support For Naomi Osaka: ‘I Can Relate’
"It's extremely important, probably more so than ever because of this pandemic," McEnroe said of how outspoken Osaka has been about her mental health. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Spectators: What Will the Games Look Like Without a Crowd?
The Olympics spectator ban comes amid rising COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, where a state of emergency was declared for the fourth time since the pandemic began. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Biggest Sponsor Withdraws as Games in Crisis Before Opening Ceremony
The Tokyo Olympics has been thrown into crisis in the last few days with a spike in coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital. ( read original story ...)
Consortium proposes $9.1bn Osaka casino
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 close down on Olympics-shortened week
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 Cancels Tokyo Olympics TV Ads, CEO Won’t Attend Opening Ceremony
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 ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Toyota pulls TV ads, CEO to skip opening ceremony
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 ...)
American duo sentenced to prison by Tokyo court for helping Ghosn flee Japan
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 want composer who apologised for bullying to stay on
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: Sponsors withdraw TV advertising as local public sentiment turns against Olympics – latest updates
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 ...)
See 14% upside for Japan’s Nikkei 225 by year-end, strategist says
Nikko Asset Management's Chief Global Strategist, John Vail, makes his bullish case for the Japanese market. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 falls 1% as Asia-Pacific stocks slip; OPEC and allies reach deal
OPEC and its allies reached a deal on Sunday to phase out 5.8 million barrels per day of oil production cuts by September 2022. ( read original story ...)