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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2017

Japanese space startup raises ¥10.2 billion toward 2020 moonshot effort

Japanese companies are planning to kick-start the lunar economy by backing a local startup's mission to land on the moon by 2020.
EDITORIALS
Dec 9, 2017

Reclaiming Nihonbashi's sky

The massive expense of moving the expressway over Nihonbashi bridge must be weighed carefully against its aesthetic benefits.
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BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2017

Japanese men prepare for rigorous qualifying schedule

The format for the men's FIBA World Cup qualifiers has been changed from a tournament format to a system that will see teams play each other in home-and-away contests.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 16, 2017

Mie girl, 13, making waves as budding pro surfer, with eye on Tokyo Olympics

A girl in her early teens is making waves in the world of surfing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2017

U.K. inventor James Dyson aims for electric car launch by 2020

James Dyson, the billionaire British inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said on Tuesday his company was working on developing an electric car to be launched by 2020.
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JAPAN
Sep 24, 2017

Gundam's 20-meter replacement statue unveiled in Odaiba

Gundam's upgrade was unveiled in Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront district on Sunday, giving hope to its corporate sponsors that the giant robot statue will become a new tourist attraction ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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OLYMPICS
Sep 6, 2017

Japan Rising Star Project aims to maximize nation's young talent

Sometimes, the sport you are playing might not be the right fit for you, and you might have the potential to excel in something else.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 29, 2017

Okuhara ready to shift focus to greater challenges at 2020 Olympics

Nozomi Okuhara said that she wanted to measure where she is on the global badminton map right now.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 7, 2017

Aichi police proudly displaying trumpet from 1964 Tokyo Olympics

One of the trumpets that was used to play the fanfare during the opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and given to the Aichi Prefectural Police is being displayed in their headquarters in Naka Ward, Nagoya, ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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WORLD
Jul 10, 2017

Pledging reforms by 2020, Ukraine seeks road map to NATO membership

Kiev and NATO will begin discussions on a road map to get Ukraine into the grouping, with Kiev pledging the necessary reforms by 2020, President Petro Poroshenko said Monday.
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JAPAN
Jun 3, 2017

Apa hotels won't remove books that deny 1937 Rape of Nanking for Olympics

The leader of the Apa hotel chain says his books denying the Rape of Nanking took place will not be removed from guest rooms for the Olympics.
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JAPAN
May 30, 2017

Olympic stadium architect sees wood as way to change Tokyo's concrete legacy

Look around Tokyo and you can still see the concrete legacy left by the 1964 Olympics and the subsequent economic "miracle." Wood can change that, says the architect of the main stadium for the 2020 Games.

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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