Banking in a country where almost nobody defaults sounds easy. For Japan’s lenders, it is anything but. After almost three decades of near-zero, zero, and now negative interest-rate policies, Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says WWII labour row is biggest issue with S. Korea
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the main cause of escalating tensions between Japan and South Korea is a loss of trust over court rulings ordering Japanese companies to compensate ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank cuts Japan tax bill to zero with Arm transfer to Vision Fund
Under Japanese tax law, 95% of dividends from overseas ... mostly unchanged since Nikkei reported in June 19 that SoftBank had revised its tax return. Investors were unlikely to be overly ... ( read original story ...)
Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57 people since late July, authorities said on Tuesday, highlighting the health threat to athletes and fans that Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
2020 Summer Olympics: Everything to know about Tokyo 2020
Megan Rapinoe and the US Women's National Team will be heavy favorites to bring home yet more gold from Tokyo in 2020. It's coming. 2020 is an Olympic year, with the Games of the XXXII Olympiad taking ... ( read original story ...)
Larner tests heat and humidity on Tokyo Olympic marathon course one year out
Brett Larner of Japan Running News has been out running the Olympic marathon course in Tokyo at 6 am to find out exactly how hot and humid it's likely to be one year from now Exactly one year out ... ( read original story ...)
Formolo predicts relentlessly tough Olympic road race in Tokyo
And when asked by Cyclingnews this weekend if the Tokyo course was as hard as the notoriously tough 2016 Olympic road race circuit in Brazil, Formolo answered simply: 'Yes.' Brazil featured 40 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower as yen rises
News that demand for US exports had weakened underscored concern that trade was becoming a trouble spot for economies worldwide. On Wall Street Friday, all three major indices sank to their lowest ... ( read original story ...)
Robots will help people with disabilities at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics are also the first Olympics Games ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Gadgets News. ... ( read original story ...)
Former Sask. teacher heading to Tokyo as first Canadian Olympic badminton referee
As one of the highest-ranking badminton referees in the world, former Saskatchewan teacher Yves Côté will be heading to Tokyo to referee the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics — the first ... ( read original story ...)
Canada finishes Olympic volleyball qualifier on high but falls short of Tokyo spot
The Canadians won the three sets 25-22, 25-15, 25-17. With a 1-2 record at the tournament Canada does not qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from this tournament. Instead, the Canadians will have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea must prevent trade feud from spreading
The Japanese cabinet has decided to remove South Korea from a so-called white list of trade partners that enjoy expedited export controls. Needless to say, South Korea needs to address the ... ( read original story ...)
Delta signals the final phaseout at Tokyo’s Narita
That fall, Delta shifted its daily MSP-Tokyo flight, along with one from Los Angeles ... Evan Ramstad is a team leader in business news, working with reporters who cover the food industry from field ... ( read original story ...)
A year out, top Tokyo hotels hang no vacancy signs for Olympics
A major booking site showed that a single room with a double bed, private bathroom and no meals would cost 67,000 yen ($617) at a business hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward for the night of July 31 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement inaugurates state-of-the-art Centre for Technical Excellence
A cutting-edge Centre for Technical Excellence of Tokyo Cement Group, was inaugurated recently in Trincomalee. The Centre of Excellence will house the technical operations, R&D facilities and quality ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. farmers are exasperated by latest trade war moves: ‘Another nail in the coffin’
"However, we hope the U.S. will conscientiously implement the consensus reached at the [G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan] between the heads of ... a North Dakota-based soybean farmer, told Yahoo Finance. ... ( read original story ...)