Yuriko Koike acknowledged that a majority of the Japanese public now oppose hosting the rescheduled Games next year, but said she was convinced their concerns could be overcome. ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans Huge Offshore Wind Expansion to Hit Climate Goal
Japan will aim to more than quadruple offshore wind generation capacity in the decade to 2040 under plans to meet its mid-century emissions reduction target. ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone, Pirelli, Yokohama earn high marks on environmental report
CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, is a London-based non-profit that gathers, distributes and promotes information on environmental issues. Its 2020 list includes more than 300 ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Named Title Sponsor Of 2021 Jeepspeed Race Series
Jeepspeed. Starting in 2021, Yokohama will be the title sponsor and exclusive tire provider in the Yokohama Tire Jeepspeed Race Series. Jeepspeed is a class within the Best In The Desert (BITD) racing ... ( read original story ...)
Nagasaki, Yokohama provide updates on their IR plans
As Japan looks to make real progress with its IR strategy next year, leading contenders to host the venues shape their frameworks. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearers
The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics is to start in just over three months, and it faces the same questions as the Olympics about being held safely during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
One-third of Japanese want Tokyo Games cancelled, poll shows
A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped amid fears that an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-19 cases, a poll by public broadcaster NHK showed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan space agency finds ample soil, gas from asteroid
Officials from Japan's space agency said Tuesday they have found more than the anticipated amount of soil and gases inside a small capsule the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi To Deploy $48 Billion F-X Stealth Fighters By 2035 With Boost From Lockheed
Tokyo plans to develop a 6th-generation stealth fighter to keep China’s increasingly capable air force at bay—at a total cost of 5 trillion yen ($48 billion). It will integrate remote drone control ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower as rising COVID-19 infections sap risk appetite
Japanese shares ended weaker on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 infections sapped investors appetite for risk assets and forced the government to suspend its domestic tourism promotion campaign, hitting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to approve ¥2.8 trillion extra budget to fund pandemic support
Total new debt issuance for the current fiscal year will hit a record high of over ¥112 trillion — more than double the previous record set after the global financial crisis. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Needs Years to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy will suffer a smaller contraction this year than initially forecast but won't return to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels until at least early 2022, economists in a Reuters poll said. ( read original story ...)
Osaka opens center for seriously ill COVID-19 patients
Osaka – A facility dedicated to coronavirus patients with serious symptoms opened Tuesday in Osaka, with the Self-Defense Forces as well as other regions of Japan sending nurses to make up for a staff ... ( read original story ...)
‘Twitter killer’ who dismembered nine victims receives death sentence in Japan
A man dubbed Japan's "Twitter killer" was sentenced to death by a court on Tuesday for using social media to lure nine people to their deaths, including several young women who were contemplating ... ( read original story ...)
Fishing boat washes up in Japan almost 10 years after it was lost in tsunami
Tiny boat swept away in 2011 disaster may have reached the waters off the US west coast ... ( read original story ...)
Samples From Asteroid More Than Hoped For, Japan Researchers Say
Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million km (186 million miles) from Earth were better than hoped for, with one researcher saying he was lost for words ... ( read original story ...)