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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016

Japanese Olympic Committee hails record medal haul, states case for more funding

The Japanese Olympic Committee cast a satisfied eye over its biggest-ever Olympic medal haul at the Rio Games on Sunday but warned money must be spent to perform even better at Tokyo 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2016

Cleaning up the Olympics

Gov. Yuriko Koike is aiming for a successful Olympics that enhances — rather than derails — Tokyo's future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2016

North Korea threat prompts Japan to upgrade Patriot batteries in time for Olympics: sources

Japan is upgrading its Patriot PAC-3 missile defense system in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, adding range and accuracy needed to intercept more advanced North Korean ballistic missiles, four sources with knowledge of the plan said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 18, 2016

Sports Agency chief Suzuki getting to grips with task

With this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics just around the corner, sports are currently very much in the spotlight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2016

Japan's open Olympic logo selection process wins disapproval from designers

Professionals sneer at the four short-listed emblems, saying soliciting public proposals resulted in designs of low artistic quality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2016

Fastest-growing Airbnb market at risk as lodging-scarce Japan cracks down

Aileen Jeffery arrived in Tokyo two years ago and spotted what she thought was the best opportunity of her career: Hotel rooms in the capital were scarce and a boom in tourism was exacerbating the shortage.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 7, 2015

Let's discuss the contest to find a new Tokyo Olympics logo

The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins accepting entries for a new logo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015

Japan government looks to self-driving cars, drones to spur innovation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ease regulations to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads from fiscal 2017 with the aim of companies providing the service for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015

Grand old landmark Hotel Okura Tokyo says sayonara, for now

The main building of the historic Hotel Okura Tokyo closed Monday for demolition and a rebuild after 53 years of hosting fascinating guests amid Japanese decorative beauty. The hotel's guest list of dignitaries and celebrities has arguably been as impressive as its interiors.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2015

Japan backs guidelines for new National Stadium

Japan has approved guidelines for its new Olympic stadium, vowing to build an "athlete's first" venue as cheaply as possible and complete it by March 2020, a year later than planned, but without including any cost estimates or limits.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015

Mori denies role in failed stadium bid

The head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games' organizing committee referenced soaring construction costs but denied responsibility for the now-rejected National Stadium project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015

As Tokyo shrinks, Olympics may be last blast

Half a century ago, the Tokyo Olympics ushered in a golden age for Japan's capital, as industrial prowess made it the largest urban complex in history. Now the games are returning to mark the end of that growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2015

National Stadium architects reject reports they may be fired

The architects behind Tokyo's new National Stadium deny reports that they may be fired from the project as criticism mounts over the building's cost and appearance.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Apr 4, 2015

Olympic channel set to innovate, inspire

The evolution of Olympic TV coverage mirrors technological changes that have transformed broadcast media — and society — over the past 50-plus years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 1, 2015

Battle over Shibuya park heats up as Tokyo Olympics loom

Mayor vows to appeal after the district court sides with his opponents over the treatment of Miyashita Park's homeless and a deal to grant Nike naming rights.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 11, 2015

Murofushi, Miyagi Prefecture students team up to clean 1964 Olympic Cauldron

Koji Murofushi secured a permanent place in the annals of track and field by capturing the men's hammer throw gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the bronze eight years later at the London Summer Games.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2015

China could struggle to meet 2020 nuclear targets: CNNC exec

China could struggle to meet its 2020 nuclear energy targets with the industry still waiting on a cautious government to speed up the approval process, a senior industry executive said on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 27, 2015

Tokyo 2020 unveils overall plans

The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympics and Paralympics Games on Friday submitted its Games Foundation Plan for the 2020 Tokyo Games to the IOC and released it to the public on its official website.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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