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"We don't need to build." Other cities considering bids include Graz, Austria; Stockholm, Sweden; Sapporo, Japan; Erzurum, Turkey; Sion, Switzerland and a joint effort from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Milan and Turin, Italy. Sapporo, Cortina d'Ampezzo and Turin ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese government officials are bracing for Donald Trump to get tough in trade talks, and are particularly anxious that the U.S. president could target Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weak-yen policies. The deal Trump clinched with South ... ( read original story ...)

Canada's Calgary, Austria's Graz, Swedish capital Stockholm, Sion in Switzerland, Turkey's Erzurum, Japan's Sapporo and an Italian bid involving Cortina d'Ampezzo, Milan and Turin are all in the initial process. There is considerable Olympic experience in ... ( read original story ...)

On a nondescript patch of land east of Tokyo, cranes are whirring frantically against a city skyscraper backdrop as 200 workers toil on the 2020 Olympic canoe venue. With the Pyeongchang winter games closed, Tokyo is stepping up preparations for the next ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday as investor sentiment was brightened by Wall Street's solid tone overnight after U.S. equities recovered ground. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 62.97 points, or 0.30 ... ( read original story ...)

SOFTBALL: The pathway to qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for the Australian Softball and ... locations and respective broadcast rights agreements of the qualifiers in future news releases. The AOC is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation ... ( read original story ...)

Oriental Land Co. said its Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks saw a 0.3 percent rise in attendance in fiscal 2017, up for the first time in three years. Visitors to the two parks in Chiba Prefecture totaled 30.10 million in fiscal 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

The seven NOCs are Austria (Graz), Canada (Calgary), Italy (joint bid of Cortina d’Ampezzo/Milan/Turin), Sweden (Stockholm), Switzerland (Sion), Turkey (Erzurum) and Japan, which, with Sapporo, will aim to host its third Winter Games. NOCs had until ... ( read original story ...)

Canada's Calgary, Austria's Graz, Swedish capital Stockholm, Sion in Switzerland, Turkey's Erzurum, Japan's Sapporo and a joint bid from Italy's Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan and Turin are all in the initial process. There is considerable Olympic experience ... ( read original story ...)

Rising star Naomi Osaka started her clay-court season with a straight-sets victory over Jennifer Brady in the first round of the Charleston Open on Monday. Osaka made a name for herself by winning a first WTA title at Indian Wells last month and beat ... ( read original story ...)

The bustling Shibuya crossing (Picture: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Japan’s capital, Tokyo, is a bucket-list location for many people. It certainly was for me too. When and where is the next Summer Olympics? The mix of tradition and youth culture ... ( read original story ...)

There's an in-house babysitting service for employees of one of Japan's largest staffing and talent agencies. It's not just a perk: It's essential for helping working mothers make an easier transition back into the workforce. That's because the country has ... ( read original story ...)

When Tetsuya Sawanobori finished grad school about a decade ago, he decided to start his own business. He set up a restaurant in Japan , following in the footsteps of his grandparents and uncle. A year later, he stopped. "I realized it's very hard ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka of Japan and Daria Gavrilova of Australia were among the seeded players to advance in the opening round of the WTA's Volvo Car Open on Monday. Osaka, seeded No. 10, topped Jennifer Brady of the United States, 6-4, 6-4. Gavrilova defeated Ons ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui announced Monday that a second referendum on whether to merge Osaka’s wards might be held during the nationwide local elections in April 2019, six months later than the governor and his supporters originally hoped for ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui announced Monday that a second referendum on whether to merge Osaka’s wards might held during the nationwide local elections in April 2019, six months later than the governor and his supporters originally hoped for ... ( read original story ...)