Tag: Nagoya

TOKYO - The operator of the nuclear plant wrecked by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami said Wednesday that it will decommission four more reactors in northeastern Japan in addition to those already being ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A year before hosting the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo is better prepared than any other city in the past to host the Games, Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. International ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled on Wednesday with exactly one year to go until next year’s Games. The unveiling of the medals, designed by Junichi ... ( read original story ...)

Someone will take advantage of that glaring void in star power and emerge as the face of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Which athlete is best positioned to capture the public’s fancy next summer the way ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo on Wednesday entered the final leg ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Sports News. ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s top government spokesman dismissed South Korea’s protest. “We communicated (to South Korea) that their position is absolutely unacceptable,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s top government spokesman said South Korea had lodged ... that their position is absolutely unacceptable,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference, adding that the state ... ( read original story ...)

During his news conference, Abe also called for debate on revising Japan's post-war, pacifist constitution, saying Sunday's election result showed it was what voters wanted. Abe's Liberal Democratic ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

I urge opposition parties to face it squarely,” he said at a news conference. “I hope to create a revision ... head of the liberal-leaning opposition constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Despite scandals ... Tomizawa, whose father was a producer for NBC News at the '64 Olympics, said the "measured demeanour" of the Japanese hides their Olympic enthusiasm. ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA - Yokozuna Kakuryu said he woke up to a blissful Monday morning, after winning his sixth top-division title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. “I woke up feeling really great. I was more ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition appeared certain to hold onto a majority in Japan's upper house of parliament following Sunday's election, with exit polls indicating he could ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory in Sunday’s upper house election, saying the vote showed acceptance for his plans to raise the sales tax and open debate on making the ... ( read original story ...)