ENEOS Corporation has concluded a memorandum with Neoen Australia Pty Ltd to conduct a study on potential business collaboration for the construction of a C02-free hydrogen supply chain between Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s local officials have taken to criticising Beijing – and Chinese diplomats aren’t happy about it
Local Japanese officials have in recent weeks called attention to the actions of Chinese diplomats in Japan, accusing them of pressuring city and prefectural governments that adopt resolutions ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: From 3DAT to robots, the Games that went high-tech
The Olympics this year were not just tech-heavy in these more visible ways, but also deployed technology to bring the Games to the world in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: A Day After Another Team Nigeria Fiasco
Duro Ikhazuagbe Team Nigeria’s athletes and officials returned to Abuja on Saturday afternoon from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Those based abroad had earlier left for their different destinations ... ( read original story ...)
Westpac exits life insurance with US$660 million unit sale to Japan’s Dai-ichi
Australia's No.2 lender Westpac Banking Corp said on Monday it is selling its domestic life insurance business to Japan's Dai-ichi Life Holdings for AUS$900 million (US$660 million), as part of ... ( read original story ...)
Westpac to sell Australia life insurance unit to Japan’s Dai-ichi for $660 mln
Australia's No.2 lender Westpac Banking Corp said on Monday it is selling its domestic life insurance business to Japan's Dai-ichi Life Holdings for A$900 million ($660 million), as part of efforts to ... ( read original story ...)
Money flow networks: Evidence from Japan
The way money flows among firms can tell us about their economic activities and responses to economic shocks such as the one caused by Covid-19. This column uses data on remittances among in a ... ( read original story ...)
Where to visit 2020 Olympics venues in Japan
Tourists can't attend the Tokyo Olympics, but when it becomes safer to go to Japan's largest city, fans will be able to connect to these legacy holdovers they're seeing on television now. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bids adieu to Olympic Games with grand closing ceremony
The Olympic flag was brought down and handed over to administrators from Paris, which will host the next edition of the Games in Paris. ( read original story ...)
Handing Out Awards for the Tokyo Olympics
Now that the Olympics are over, the United States may lay claim to winning the overall count with 113 medals. But SI has its own medals to award, both good and bad, for people, places, great deeds, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Rice, rice baby’: Japanese parents send relatives rice in lieu of newborns
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers over 4,000 Covid-19 cases for fifth straight day
Tokyo registered a total of 4,066 new infections on Sunday, the administration said, adding that one more Covid-19 patient has died over the given period. Another 151 people are in serious condition. ( read original story ...)
Final Takeaways from the Tokyo Olympics
After 16 days of competition across Tokyo and its surrounding areas, the Olympics have reached a conclusion. On Sunday evening, the Closing Ceremony took place at National Stadium, marking the ... ( read original story ...)
Fireworks display marks the official close of Tokyo Olympic Games on Sunday
Ceremony opens with video that looked back on the 17 days of events and competition; Japan Crown Prince makes appearance in stands ... ( read original story ...)
Covid protocols and no fans in the venues but were the Tokyo Olympics a success?
The International Olympic Commitee pressed ahead with staging the Games despite widespread calls for them to be cancelled. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Pandemic Olympics will prompt debate over the Games’ future
It is ‘The IOC Presents the 2020 Olympics Live From Tokyo on NBC, minus Japanese people,’” said Peter Williams, a media entrepreneur who has lived here for 30 years. And these Olympics will prompt ... ( read original story ...)