Brett Larner of Japan Running News has been out running the Olympic marathon course in Tokyo at 6 am to find out exactly how hot and humid it's likely to be one year from now Exactly one year out ... ( read original story ...)
Formolo predicts relentlessly tough Olympic road race in Tokyo
And when asked by Cyclingnews this weekend if the Tokyo course was as hard as the notoriously tough 2016 Olympic road race circuit in Brazil, Formolo answered simply: 'Yes.' Brazil featured 40 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower as yen rises
News that demand for US exports had weakened underscored concern that trade was becoming a trouble spot for economies worldwide. On Wall Street Friday, all three major indices sank to their lowest ... ( read original story ...)
Robots will help people with disabilities at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics are also the first Olympics Games ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Gadgets News. ... ( read original story ...)
Former Sask. teacher heading to Tokyo as first Canadian Olympic badminton referee
As one of the highest-ranking badminton referees in the world, former Saskatchewan teacher Yves Côté will be heading to Tokyo to referee the sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics — the first ... ( read original story ...)
Canada finishes Olympic volleyball qualifier on high but falls short of Tokyo spot
The Canadians won the three sets 25-22, 25-15, 25-17. With a 1-2 record at the tournament Canada does not qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from this tournament. Instead, the Canadians will have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea must prevent trade feud from spreading
The Japanese cabinet has decided to remove South Korea from a so-called white list of trade partners that enjoy expedited export controls. Needless to say, South Korea needs to address the ... ( read original story ...)
Delta signals the final phaseout at Tokyo’s Narita
That fall, Delta shifted its daily MSP-Tokyo flight, along with one from Los Angeles ... Evan Ramstad is a team leader in business news, working with reporters who cover the food industry from field ... ( read original story ...)
A year out, top Tokyo hotels hang no vacancy signs for Olympics
A major booking site showed that a single room with a double bed, private bathroom and no meals would cost 67,000 yen ($617) at a business hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward for the night of July 31 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement inaugurates state-of-the-art Centre for Technical Excellence
A cutting-edge Centre for Technical Excellence of Tokyo Cement Group, was inaugurated recently in Trincomalee. The Centre of Excellence will house the technical operations, R&D facilities and quality ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. farmers are exasperated by latest trade war moves: ‘Another nail in the coffin’
"However, we hope the U.S. will conscientiously implement the consensus reached at the [G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan] between the heads of ... a North Dakota-based soybean farmer, told Yahoo Finance. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Yokohama to host TICAD7
Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) will be held in Yokohama from 28 to 30 August 2019. TICAD7 will focus on the theme, ‘Africa and Yokohama, Sharing Passion for the Future’ ... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan risks falling out of sync on global easing
Below target inflation, a deteriorating outlook for economic growth and reduced monetary policy firepower are common problems among major central banks. But the Bank of Japan faces a unique challenge. ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi governor accuses Nagoya mayor of act akin to ‘censorship’
NAGOYA--Two days after canceling an exhibition on freedom of ... Omura announced the decision to cancel the exhibition at a news conference on the evening of Aug. 3, citing the importance of public ... ( read original story ...)
Rosie DiManno: Williams and Osaka arrive for Rogers Cup in very different places
Naomi Osaka is asked to recall her first match against Williams, sweeping the 23-time Grand Slam champion aside in the first round of the Miami Open in March 2018. “It was cool because I’ve always ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NEC shows ‘flying car’ hovering steadily for minute
ABIKO, Japan — Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a "flying car," a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered steadily for about a minute. The test flight reaching ... ( read original story ...)