PARIS and TOKYO and YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, today announced a new investment in PowerShare, an electri... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: 2020 Games can be springboard to transform Tokyo, says governor
TOKYO: The 2020 Olympics can "usher in a new Tokyo" and, along with this year's Rugby World Cup, leave behind a legacy similar to that of the 1964 Summer Games, the city's Governor Yuriko Koike said o... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 to transform city, says governor
which looks to increase the width of doors and corridors within hotels to accommodate wheelchair uses. The Tokyo Olympics open on July 24 next year. Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered ... ( read original story ...)
Koike presents vision for Tokyo, stressing importance of ties with Osaka ahead of Olympics and Expo
“It is very much a prime location within Tokyo,” Koike said during a news conference conducted in English at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo, adding that she hopes the site will pro... ( read original story ...)
Former Top Bank of Japan Official Urges Fiscal Stimulus to Support Economy
Kikuo Iwata, a retired academic and former Japanese central banker, says Bank of Japan (BOJ) policies alone aren't enough to boost inflation and economic growth amid mounting international challenges, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan upgrades downpour forecasts before Tokyo 2020
Tokyo (AFP) - With an eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese researchers are developing a new system to accurately forecast torrential downpours -- known in Japan as 'guerilla rainstorms' -- 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei reaches 2-month peak, boosted by U.S.-China trade talks
TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average advanced to a two-month peak on Monday, with investor risk appetite lifted by growing expectations that the latest Sino-U.S. talks would ease tra... ( read original story ...)
South Korea parliament speaker compares Japan to ‘brazen thief’
SEOUL (Kyodo) -- The South Korean National Assembly speaker has added fuel to a simmering controversy over his call for the Japanese emperor to apologize to Korean women forced into Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Abe’s handling of wartime labor cases draws 64% support in Japan
TOKYO -- Most Japanese favor the government's stance toward the wartime labor issues with South Korea, the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey finds. Asked for their views on tapping international ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics – 2020 Games can be springboard to transform Tokyo: Governor
TOKYO (Reuters) - The 2020 Olympics can "usher in a new Tokyo" and, along with this year's Rugby World Cup, leave behind a legacy similar to that of the 1964 Summer Games, the city's Governor Yuriko K... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Abe mum on reports he nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
TOKYO (A P) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his chief spokesman declined Monday to say if Abe had nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, though they praised Trump for dea... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor won’t speculate on Olympic bribery scandal
TOKYO (AP) — The head of Tokyo's city government has declined to weigh in on the future of Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda. Takeda is being investigated for his part in an allege... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Camper vans provided flexibility, cover to fraud ring
TOKYO (TR) – Earlier this month, Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested 14 suspected members of a most unique fraud ring. As Fuji News Network (Feb. 7) tells it, the ring was operated from several camper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Frets Over ‘Nightmare Scenario’ as Trump Meets Kim Again
(Bloomberg) -- When U.S. President Donald Trump sits down to talk peace with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this month, one of America’s closest allies -- Japan -- will be looking on with appre... ( read original story ...)
Japan nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize after White House asked, newspaper reports
cited multiple government sources as saying the U.S. "informally" asked Japan to nominate Trump. Breaking News Emails SUBSCRIBE By Alex Johnson and Arata Yamamoto Just as President Donald Trump claime... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s machinery orders inch down again in December
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core private-sector machinery orders slightly fell again in December, signaling companies are beginning to take a more cautious stance toward spending amid risks to the ... ( read original story ...)