Sapporo wants to push back 2026 Winter Olympic bid

Sapporo, which has been talked about as a potential 2026 bid city for more than three years, hosted the Asian Winter Games this year, as well as in 1986 and 1990. OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Favorite us! MORE: 2026 Winter Olympic bidding news NEW YORK ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo wants to host 2030 Winter Olympics, not 2026

The city of Sapporo has told the Japanese Olympic Committee it wants to join the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics rather than the 2026 Games, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. As many JOC members deem the four-year delay would negatively ... ( read original story ...)

Sumitomo Osaka Cement sees 4% revenue rise in FY17-18

Japan-based Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co reported a 4.4 per cent rise in group revenues to JPY244.93bn (US$2.23bn) for FY17-18 ending March 2018 from JPY234.06bn in the previous financial year. Operating profit fell -11.8 per cent from JPY21.53bn in FY16-17 to ... ( read original story ...)

Container ship on fire after collision, Japan

Obviously, SITC OSAKA was delayed in Kobe because of collision and most probably, damages sustained, but no other details are available at the moment. Collision news: Container ship SITC OSAKA collided with large container ship NYC VENUS at around 0700 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, China, South Korea agree to co-operate on North Korea

bringing together Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "The three countries will take leadership to achieve peace and prosperity in the Northeast Asia," Abe told a joint news conference in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Gold Announces Updated Website

Japan Gold (TSXV:JG) (“Japan Gold” or the “Company ... accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the Company’s key objectives in 2018 and, as ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate on North Korea

bringing together Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "The three countries will take leadership to achieve peace and prosperity in the Northeast Asia," Abe told a joint news conference in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO | SoftBank confirms deal to sell Flipkart stake to Walmart

TOKYO — The head of Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement to sell its stake in Indian e-commerce company Flipkart to Walmart. Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son did not give details in confirming ... ( read original story ...)