The angry red panda that is Japan's new working woman

she said. "I sing in both London and Tokyo but I find that people in London accept me without any hesitation." "But in Japan, I don't really expect them to understand so I haven't told many people who I used to work with," she added. For communications ... ( read original story ...)

Valentine’s Day murder in Fuchu remains unsolved 12 years on

Tokyo Metropolitan Police are seeking the help of the public in locating the male suspect, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 12). On February 14, 2005, Hiroki Goto, a 39-year-old manager of what is today Tama Shinkin Bank, was stabbed to death by an ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo office vacancy rate up in January

The average office vacancy rate in central Tokyo rose 0.13 percentage point from the previous month to 3.74% at the end of January, after a fall in December, a real estate broker said Friday. Miki Shoji Co said although there were few large-scale ... ( read original story ...)

Kipsang heads east as he targets Tokyo marathon record

Kenya's Wilson Kipsang has taken his training for the Tokyo marathon a notch higher as he seeks his first win in over a year. Kipsang, whose last victory in marathon was back in 2015, has been struggling for form and came close to winning in Berlin last ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic medals to be made from recycled donated metal

"There's quite a limit on the resources of our earth, and so recycling these things and giving them a new use will make us all think about the environment," Tokyo 2020 Sports Director Koji Murofushi told a news conference. "Having a project that allows all ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic medals to be made out of old cellphones

The thousands of medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics medals will be 100 percent made out of recycled cell phones. This is the goal the Tokyo Olympic committee, who has partnered up with telecommunications company NTT Docomo and the Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Ski jumping: Prevc and Kot share first place in Sapporo

Defending overall world cup champion Peter Prevc and Maciej Kot tied for first place at a ski jumping World Cup competition in Sapporo, Japan on Saturday. Polish jumper Kot produced jumps of 139m and 138m to end the event with a total score of 260.2 points. ( read original story ...)

Peter Prevc and Maciej Kot share the win in Sapporo

There were two winners in the first of two Ski Jumping World Cups in Sapporo (JPN). Poland's Maciej Kot and Slovenia's Peter Prevc tied for first in Saturday's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Both scored a total of 260.2 points. Prevc jumped on 143 m (longest ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's PM Abe 'seeks trust with Trump' on US visit

Japan's prime minister says he hopes to build a "relationship of trust" with Donald Trump, as he began a US visit. Addressing business leaders, Shinzo Abe said economic ties benefited both sides and urged a "new era" of co-operation. President Trump has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Shinzo Abe to discuss US job creation with Trump

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the US to discuss job creation and Japanese investment with President Donald Trump. Mr Trump has previously taken issue with the US trade deficit with Japan, as well as threatened to impose a tariff on ... ( read original story ...)