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TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venues remain on track to be completed in time for test events scheduled for later this year, according to Games organisers. Test events for sailing ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venues remain on track to be completed in time for test events scheduled for later this year, according to Games organizers. Test events for sailing ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co said it had booked around $84 million in charges related to under-reported compensation for ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn, and slashed its annual profit ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who won six titles at last year's Asian Games and was considered a strong medal contender for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said on Tuesday she had been diag... ( read original story ...)

But in a bit of cool news to help tide you over until then, The Guardian reported Friday, February 8th, that Tokyo 2020 medals will be made from recycled electronic waste, including smartphones ... ( read original story ...)

Orgainizers for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are in the process of collecting electronic waste in order to create medals made solely out of recycled material, according to numerous reports. The organize... ( read original story ...)

The head of Japan’s industry ministry on Tuesday denied media reports that the government had been told by France that it could lower its stake in Nissan, Jiji news reported, echoing a similar ... ( read original story ...)

That would be a sign that Tokyo wanted to end the prolonged dispute, Moon said. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday that Moon's comments were "ext... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono cautioned South Korea ... Sunday about South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang’s comments in a Bloomberg News interview last week. In it, Moon said he ... ( read original story ...)

As spring approaches in Japan, the country's weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom. Japan's sakura or cherry ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 10, 2019 /CNW/ -- Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. will be holding BATTERY JAPAN 2019 - Int'l Rechargeable Battery Expo from Feb. 27 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. Along with the spread of renewabl... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also said at a news conference Tuesday that South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang should retract his statements. Moon said in a Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)

What new era name Japan may have is of high public interest. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in his New Year’s news conference that the new era name will be announced April 1, a month before Crown Prin... ( read original story ...)

February 11, 2019 6:35pm EST February 11, 2019 6:35pm EST Tennis, Breaking News, WTA, News, English, WTA Tour, Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka enjoyed a breakthrough year alongside coach Sascha Bajin, but the ... ( read original story ...)

(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka, winner of the past two grand slam tournaments, has parted ways with her coach Sascha Bajin. Osaka became world number one when she won the Australian Open last month, after pr... ( read original story ...)

Osaka surged to No. 1 in the world rankings after her Australian ... “Well this is very surprising news from the WTA #1 and winner of the last two grand slam events,” Rothenberg wrote. “Sascha Bajin w... ( read original story ...)