If you’ve ever wanted to watch a robot high-five Simone Biles after she dismounts, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games has that possibility covered. Organizers in Japan are tasked with going beyond the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo preparations on track one year out from Games – official
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo is fully on track to deliver the "compact" 2020 Olympics it promised when it was awarded the rights to the event six years ago, the International Olympic Committee’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s rough road to 2020 Summer Olympics
Tokyo 2020’s new logo — a blue, checkered circle — is plastered across the city on taxi cabs and in storefront windows. Merchandise shops are reportedly doing good business and, even in a rural ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Smoke Oshawa, the city’s first cannabis store now open
“Tokyo Smoke is a local Toronto brand ... He said it was clear the Oshawa community would welcome the business as there were positive comments submitted during the public comment period of the ... ( read original story ...)
Work from home to avoid Olympic traffic jams, Tokyo tells commuters
On July 22, one year before the Games, Tokyo rolled out a month-long “Telework Days” campaign, with government offices and private business committing to avoiding peak commuting hours. The concept isn ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Osaka focused on Olympic gold rush
Osaka is comfortable with discussing her lofty ambitions for next year’s Olympic Games in Japan – the country of her birth. It is a refreshing approach, especially for a 21-year-old who has become box ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares rise as investors await earnings; chip sector rallies
TOKYO — Japanese stocks edged higher on Tuesday ... advanced talks to buy chipmaker Intel Corp’s smartphone-modem chip business, citing sources. Murata Manufacturing Co, TDK Corp and Alps ... ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps view of moderate economic recovery in July
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government retained its view that the economy is recovering at a moderate pace, while saying that weakness continued to center on exports, according to a monthly economic ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean firm to boost output of chipmaking chemical amid Japan curbs: report
The hydrogen fluoride factory operated by SoulBrain Co Ltd 036830.KQ> will begin operations in September and the company hopes to help replace imports from Japan, online business media MoneyToday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s machine tool orders fall sharply as China demand wanes
TOKYO -- Chinese orders for Japanese machine tools in June declined 59.7%, to 11.5 billion yen ($106 million), as the U.S.-China trade war has made manufacturers reluctant to invest in facilities. ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean companies brace for broader Japan export curbs
an official in the Japanese trade ministry's security export licensing division told the Nikkei Asian Review. Hundreds of South Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso: Government gained public trust for tax hike with election win
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that the government won voters’ confidence in a planned sales tax hike in October through Sunday’s upper house election. Aso told ... ( read original story ...)
Fearing transport chaos, Tokyo tells workers to stay home for next year’s Olympics
On July 22, one year before the Games, Tokyo rolled out a month-long “Telework Days” campaign, with government offices and private business committing to avoiding peak commuting hours. The concept isn ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bankers Feel Pain of Negative Rates in Their Paychecks
(Bloomberg) -- It’s not just Japanese banks that are feeling the squeeze from the Bank of Japan’s negative interest rates, their employees are too. The latest data compiled by Tokyo Shoko Research, a ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s trade row with South Korea could hit tech supplies
A trade spat between Japan and South Korea threatens to spill beyond their borders, posing potential risks to consumer electronics supplies around the world. The row stems from export restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips on fading US rate cut views, earnings caution
TOKYO: Japanese shares dipped on Monday as hopes for a large US Federal Reserve rate cut faded and investors took a cautious stance ahead of the domestic earnings seasons, which starts this week. The ... ( read original story ...)