Japan PM congratulates gold medalists

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe congratulated figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu and speed skater Nao Kodaira on Monday for winning the country's first two golds at the Pyeongchang Winter Games. "This weekend was indeed an exciting and emotional ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Japan’s Nao Kodaira wins speed skating gold

(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) PYEONGCHANG, South Korea/February 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Nao Kodaira of Japan has won the women’s 500-meter speed skating gold medal in 36.94 seconds ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Kodaira wins Olympic 500 over South Korea’s Lee

"I was under big pressure, but I fought through it," Kodaira said. "I was the captain of the whole delegation of Japan. I know a lot of attention was on me." She didn't flinch. Kodaira was timed in 36.94 seconds, becoming the first woman to race under 37 ... ( read original story ...)

Here’s Who Really Matters at the Bank of Japan: Daniel Moss

In the Japanese context, where monetary policy is already uber-loose ... As Toru Fujioka and three Bloomberg News colleagues wrote in an excellent 2016 profile, Amamiya has served governors who have taken very different approaches to economic cycles. ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Japan’s Nao Kodaira wins speedskating gold

Nao Kodaira of Japan has won the women's 500-meter speedskating gold medal ... Olympics says one of its athletes has failed a doping test. Two Russian state news agencies cite Konstantin Vybornov, spokesman for the "Olympic Athletes from Russia," as ... ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to raise pension age beyond 70

ss/jm (Reuters) Each evening at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to receive it directly here. Japan is the country in the world with the most rapidly aging society. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Hanyu sets Olympic record in short program

Oh yeah, there he was, at center ice, bowing to a huge ovation for an Olympic-record short program. The defending Olympic champion from Japan scored 111.68 points Friday, building more than a four-point lead over Spain's Javier Fernandez, who happens to ... ( read original story ...)