Sapporo in Japan and Erzurum in Turkey could also enter the race. The United States Olympic Committee is expected to discuss possible bids for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games at its Board meeting next month. ( read original story ...)
Run or wait? Tokyo’s Koike faces dilemma ahead of Oct. 22 poll
TOKYO - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has made no secret of her ... not entrust it to allies. On Monday, she told Jiji news agency her party aimed to run more than the 233 candidates needed to take a majority in the 465-seat lower house. ( read original story ...)
Tomic scores win in Tokyo
Bernard Tomic snapped a four-match losing streak with a three-set win over Joao Sousa in the first round in Tokyo. Bernard Tomic has scored his first singles win since June with a three-set victory over Joao Sousa of Portugal in Tokyo. Tomic had lost his ... ( read original story ...)
73 Hawaii companies represented at 2017 Tokyo International Gift Show
Seventy-three companies represented Hawaii at the 2017 Tokyo International Gift Show (TIGS). This year marks the sixth consecutive year that the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) organized a Hawaii Pavilion at TIGS ... ( read original story ...)
Guam’s changing airline landscape
Guam's changing airline landscape New routes to Nagoya and Incheon were added in 2017. Check out this story on guampdn.com: http://www.guampdn.com/videos/news/2017/10/01/guams-changing-airline-landscape/105552110/ ( read original story ...)
Honda To Debut Self-Balancing Motorcycle Concept At 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
Honda Motorcycles will be introducing its second self-balancing motorcycle concept at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Earlier this year, Honda had introduced its first self-balancing concept which was based on the Honda NC700, at the Consumer Electronics Show. ( read original story ...)
Japan Open 2017 Preview and Prediction: Who will win the title in Tokyo?
Raonic is here again in Tokyo as the third seed making his return after missing ... The Times of India Group and Asian News International. NFL Week 4: Washington Redskins at Kansas City... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Accessible Toilets For All
Three years from now, Tokyo will see an influx of visitors for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In preparation for an expected 40 million guests, the Japanese government has launched a national toilet improvement campaign. Tokyo’s Narita airport is the first to ... ( read original story ...)
2017 Tokyo Motor Show: Honda teases sexy Sports EV Concept
It was a standout at Frankfurt. But the Japanese company isn’t stopping there. The next major show on the motoring calendar occurs late this month in Tokyo, and Honda has revealed it’ll be premiering yet another electric concept. Called simply the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on brisk business confidence
Tokyo stocks opened modestly higher on Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street as the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed business confidence hitting its highest level in a decade. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.16 percent, or 32.65 points, to 20,388 ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar changes hands in upper 112 yen zone in early trade in Tokyo
TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar changed hands in the upper 112 yen range in early deals in Tokyo on Monday, largely in line with its levels seen in New York late last week. As markets opened here, the dollar was quoted at 112.66-67 yen compared ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open mixed, Wall Street’s advance supports buying
TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed in early trade, with buying supported by U.S. shares advancing at the end of last week. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average edged up 19.67 points, or 0.10 percent, from Friday to 20,375.95 ... ( read original story ...)
Proinversión Concludes Asia Roadshow 2017 in Tokyo
The Tokyo event was inaugurated with an introduction by Peruvian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr. Harold Forsyth, who highlighted the more than 140 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the fact that Japan is Peru's fifth largest trade ... ( read original story ...)
Honda’s first full-electric sports car set for Tokyo debut
Honda created a lot of excitement when they revealed the Urban EV concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month, but it's now clear that the little retro EV isn't the only full-electric vehicle they've been working on. Now, Honda has announced they will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Final September Factory PMI Shows Fastest Expansion in Activity in Four Months
TOKYO, (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity in September expanded at the fastest pace in four months, a revised survey showed on Monday, as domestic and export orders picked up in a sign of strengthening economic momentum. The Markit/Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business confidence hits decade high: Bank of Japan
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has jumped to its highest ... including better-than-expected factory output, offering up some good news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he faces a national election on October 22. On Monday, the index for ... ( read original story ...)