Tokyo Olympics: Eight more sports added for 2020

The additions, starting with the 2020 Games in Tokyo, are part of the committee’s overarching effort to appeal to a younger, more urban audience. The other additions are new events in existing Olympic sports: Swimming will add a men’s 800-meter ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020: Mixed-gender events added to Olympic Games

Mixed-gender events in athletics, swimming, table tennis and triathlon have been approved for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the IOC has announced. The Games will include a 4x400m mixed relay in athletics and a 4x100m medley mixed relay in swimming. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo trip may be in the cards for Xi Jinping, sources say

Tokyo is considering asking Chinese President Xi Jinping to ... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was likely to visit China in the first half of next year, the sources told Kyodo News. If Xi visits Japan, he will be the first Chinese president to do ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic bosses announce mixed-gender relays for Tokyo 2020

Olympic organisers have announced a major shake-up for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, adding a series of new mixed-gender events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed on Friday the next Summer Games, to be held in the Japanese capital ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Arrests Longest-Sought Fugitive After Nearly 46 Years

The authorities this week confirmed the identity of the fugitive, Masaaki Osaka, 67, who was arrested last month in Hiroshima on a separate charge and refused to give his name, according to Kyodo, the Japanese news agency. The police said they identified ... ( read original story ...)

DIARY-Top Economic Events to Aug 10

TOKYO - Bank of Japan starts its two-day monetary policy meeting (to June 16). BERN - Swiss National Bank to publish its Financial Stability Report 2017 – 0430 GMT. BRUSSELS - Eurozone Finance Ministers meet in Brussels. FRIDAY, JUNE 16 DALLAS ... ( read original story ...)

Maynilad inks P10.8-B loan deal with JICA, 3 Japan banks

Joining JICA in the loan agreement are three private Japanese banks: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Mizuho Bank Ltd. (Mizuho), and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). The loan will be comprised of three facilities: (1) JPY facility and (2 ... ( read original story ...)

Kiwis prefer smartphone over bank branch

The Netherlands came in second at 79 per cent, while in the US and Japan, online banking was comparatively lower at 58 per cent and 57 per cent respectively. Visiting a branch was the third most preferred way to bank in Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands ... ( read original story ...)