Serbian judoka Aleksandar Kukolj celebrated his second consecutive Grand Slam victory after winning the men’s -90 kilo title on the third and final day in Tokyo – the last event of the 2016 season. Like in the final of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
Tribute to a Great King – Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo pay their respects
More than 750 people, mostly Thai expats and their families, gathered at the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo to pay their respects to the late His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. One day before what would have been the revered King’s 89th Birthday ... ( read original story ...)
Paris organizers confident they can avoid Tokyo’s Olympic mess
The head of Paris’ bid for the 2024 Olympics has branded Tokyo’s original 2020 Games proposal “a fairy tale” and believes the French capital can avoid the kind of after-the-fact revisions bogging down Japan’s organizers. Paris is competing with ... ( read original story ...)
IOC urges Tokyo to set budget soon to cut costs further
IOC Vice President John Coates, in Tokyo for a meeting of Olympic planners and the working group meeting, told a news conference that there were ways that Tokyo, hosting the Summer Games for a second time, could pare costs even further. "The IOC just isn't ... ( read original story ...)
Sailing World Cup: Australia’s best sailors take on the world at St Kilda Beach
IF TOKYO 2020 is anything like Rio and London then the Australian sailing team is likely to be one of our heavy lifters when it comes to the medal tally. And two of the team’s brightest rising stars, Ashley Stoddart (Laser Radial) and Jake Lilley (Finn ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Tiger McGehee signs 1-year deal with Japan's Giants
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Building 'Team Thailand' with Exim
saying it's important that the bank serve a purpose beyond being just another state bank. "My plan is to make Exim play a role similar to that of Japan's JBIC," he says. JBIC (Japan Bank for International Cooperation) is a Japanese public financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ups Its Game Against China's Belt And Road
This JV is made up of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance (47.55%), Hitachi Capital (47.55%), and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (4.9%) and aims to invest $878 million into Japanese-directed infrastructure projects, such as railways and power plants, throughout ... ( read original story ...)
SMFG plans nominating committee to pick top execs more transparently
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust’s voluntary nominating committee has started searching for successors to President Kunitaro Kitamura, 64, and Hitoshi Tsunekage, 62, president of subsidiary Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. Both are expected to step down as early as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Russia to create ¥100 billion fund to boost economic ties in Far East region
The planned fund will be set up probably next year, with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Russian Direct Investment Fund splitting the capital, the sources said. In boosting economic ties with Russia, Japan aims to make progress in the ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Financial Centre concludes Asia Roadshow
Some of our valued Japanese partners are here with us today such as Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Fujifilm. This roadshow aims to explain more about Qatar and about how the QFC can be an attractive platform for Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and the Monetary Policy Magical Mystery Tour
But as Japan is painfully discovering ... The gold reserve of each country, secured in respective central bank vaults, constituted the foundation for both credit creation by commercial banks and the “legal tender” or banknotes issued by the central ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Monetary Base 21.5% vs. 23.2% forecast
Investing.com - Japan’s monetary base fell unexpectedly last month, official data showed on Thursday. In a report, Bank of Japan said that Japan’s Monetary Base fell to 21.5%, from 22.1% in the preceding month. Analysts had expected Japan’s Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
DAILY BRIEFING: Britain needs a staggered departure from the EU, warns banking lobby group
BANKING BREXIT Britain must negotiate a staggered departure ... a boost after its treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was approved in Japan. The Japanese Ministry of Health has given a nod to the Relvar Ellipta inhaler which was approved ... ( read original story ...)
New WWE NXT Champion crowned in Osaka, Japan
As expected, Shinsuke Nakamura re-captured the NXT Championship from Samoa Joe at the live event in Osaka, Japan on Saturday. Nakamura will now move on to defend the title at NXT Takeover: San Antonio. If you want to find out who his opponent will be ... ( read original story ...)
Russia warns Japan not to expect quick progress on islands
MOSCOW – Russia's foreign minister warned Japan Saturday against expecting a quick breakthrough in the territorial dispute between the two nations ahead of President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Japan. Sergey Lavrov said after talks with his ... ( read original story ...)