Tag: business

The Tokyo Olympics officially open for business Friday, but the runup to games has already been dominated by the ever-present threat of Covid-19. Athletes that test positive at any point will miss the ... ( read original story ...)

Kwasi Kwarteng could not confirm if food supply chain workers would be exempt from isolation rules; now 87 positive cases, say Games officials ... ( read original story ...)

As Tokyo 2020 finally gets underway in Japan, international marketing activity around the Games has been subdued. On the back of a build-up marred by the pandemic and public opposition, sponsors are ... ( read original story ...)

The country has changed vastly from that hopeful moment nearly six decades ago, and the Olympics this time around have come to represent something different and not entirely positive. ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo court has handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Microsoft's ad, part of a campaign called "Ticket to Tokyo," will premiere during Friday's opening ceremonies broadcast. ( read original story ...)

In 1964, the last time Japan hosted the Olympics, the Suntory distillery, the nation’s oldest, moved a batch of then 4-year-old whisky from a mizunara cask to a white oak cask. The liquor was left ... ( read original story ...)

Team USA track star Kenny Selmon is set to make his Olympics debut in the men's 400-meter hurdles and bring home a medal for himself and the nation. The former UNC Tar Heel recorded a personal best of ... ( read original story ...)

The list of Japanese business leaders skipping the opening ceremony of the unconventional Tokyo Olympics this week expanded on Tuesday, joined by top-tier sponsor Panasonic Corp and the country's ... ( read original story ...)

Dartmouth Tuck Class of 1996 MBA Kinya Seto is endowing a scholarship at his alma mater for Japanese students. Tuck photo The decline in Japanese applications and enrollment in U.S. full-time MBA ... ( read original story ...)

S4Capital's digital creative practice, MediaMonks will aim to strengthen its end-to-end content, data and digital media offering with the appointment of Takashi Aoki to lead its Japan office. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka made history once again as the first Black female athlete to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 2021 Swimsuit Issue. ( read original story ...)

As though Naomi Osaka couldn’t demonstrate any more grace in the face of aggressive trolls, she somehow did it again in the form of a simple block on social media. So to the block. We wouldn’t even ... ( read original story ...)

Microsoft's ad, part of a campaign called "Ticket to Tokyo," will premiere during Friday's Opening Ceremonies broadcast. ( read original story ...)

According to the report published by Allied Market Research, The Japan household appliance market accounted for $21.19 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $27.98 billion by 2025, registering a ... ( read original story ...)

Because of all the COVID restrictions, access to Japan for media members is extremely limited the first 14 days while there. A small glimpse of freedom is being allowed to go to a nearby “combini,” or ... ( read original story ...)