Tokyo won hosting rights largely on its reputation for efficiency Tokyo 2020 organisers unveiled on Wednesday a budget of $16.8 billion for hosting the next Summer Games and vowed to seek further savings in co-operation with the International Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese organizers to disclose total cost estimate of 2020 Games
Tokyo Olympic organizers will present their first official cost estimate for the 2020 Games at a level slightly below their promised 2 trillion ($17 billion) cap, Japanese media said Wednesday. Organizers are expected to present an estimated total of 1.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should take leadership role in UNSC reform push: ex-U.S. official
"Japan would have to take a lead and make a real concerted private, as well as public, effort to engage early and strongly and kind of become the spokesman for the expansion group," Shirin Tahir-Kheli told Kyodo News in a recent interview at her ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan's Newly Launched Sattelite Will Study Earth's Radiation Belts
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched a new satellite that will study the Earth's inner magnetosphere by passing through the Van Allen radiation belts. Dubbed as "Arase," the new Exploration of Energizing and Radiation in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Decides to Scrap 'Monju' Fast-Breeder Nuclear Reactor
Japan has decided to shut down an experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor that drained government finances for years without living up to hopes it would be a savior for the resource-poor country's energy needs. Government ministers decided Wednesday to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan decides to scrap trouble-plagued Monju prototype reactor
The Japanese government formally decided Wednesday to decommission ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range of subscription options depending on your needs. Learn more. ( read original story ...)
New US Okinawa base backed by Japan Supreme Court
Japan's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the government's plan to relocate a US airbase to a remote part of the island of Okinawa. The island's governor wanted the base moved off Okinawa altogether and built in another part of Japan. The US has about ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Media: A Narrow Window on the World
Realizing change in the how the Japanese media covers the world is going to be challenging, to say the least. Not only is there the problem of a financially shrinking news media sector—gathering and presenting international news is rarely financially ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to receive $640 million in state-fund aid
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc's state-backed main investor has agreed to provide 75 billion yen (517.13 million pounds) in aid to the struggling display maker, in a publicly funded bailout to help it reduce its dependence on Apple Inc ( read original story ...)
Olympic organizers in Tokyo disclose total cost estimate
TOKYO (AP) -- Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics estimate the total cost to host the 2020 Games will be between 1.6 and 1.8 trillion yen ($13-$15 billion). The official cost estimate announced Wednesday was slightly below the promised 2 trillion ($17 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to receive $640 million aid from top investor INCJ
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc's state-backed main investor has agreed to provide up to 75 billion yen ($640 million) in aid to the struggling smartphone display maker, in a publicly funded bailout to help it reduce its dependence on Apple Inc. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya aquarium discovers a grouper that likes to have its teeth brushed
NAGOYA – A longtooth grouper in a Nagoya aquarium has become so accustomed to humans that it now demands to be petted and have its teeth brushed by its keeper. Named Futami No. 1, the meter-long fish at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium swims up to its 35 ... ( read original story ...)
A Nagoya aquarium has a grouper that likes to have its teeth brushed
NAGOYA – A longtooth grouper in a Nagoya aquarium has become so accustomed to humans that it now demands to be petted and have its teeth brushed by its keeper. Named Futami No. 1, the meter-long fish at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium swims up to its 35 ... ( read original story ...)
Air New Zealand to fly to a second Tokyo airport
Air New Zealand will split its Tokyo services between Haneda and Narita Airports from July next year, offering customers two points of entry into Japan's capital city. The airline currently operates daily flights to Narita International Airport increasing ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar basks in yield glow, Nikkei at one-year peak
The U.S. dollar held near 14-year peaks on Wednesday as global yield spreads moved inexorably in its favor, while a falling yen lifted Japanese shares to a one-year top. The Nikkei added 0.3 percent in thin trade, while Australia’s main index climbed 0.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.3 mag strikes near Iwaki in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Iwaki in Japan. The temblor was reported at 22:36:07 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of ... ( read original story ...)