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TOKYO BIG SIGHT

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2020
Industry body wants Tokyo Big Sight open for events despite Olympic delay
An industry body worried about losing business opportunities has recently submitted a petition to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and lawmakers requesting that Tokyo Big Sight be partially available for exhibition usage, given the postponement of the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2019
As Japan's labor crunch bites, companies look to robots to plug the gaps
In the not-so-distant future, more robots may be interacting with customers at shopping complexes, serving food at restaurants or cleaning floors at offices in Japan amid a serious labor crunch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2019
Tokyo Big Sight: Japan's biggest convention center all set for Olympic duty
One thing you notice pretty quickly when you spend some time attending events at Tokyo Big Sight is that there is a lot of esoteric language on display.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2017
Businesses fear big losses with Tokyo Big Sight shutdown for 2020 Olympics
Analysts estimate that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will have a positive economic impact of some ¥20 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2016
Cats take over second installment of biannual Gift Show
The focus of this year's Tokyo International Gift Show is an animal that has become a purring and recurring issue in the news recently: cats.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016
In the summer heat, these clothing gadgets can help you stay cool
Feeling the heat? An exhibition in Tokyo is showcasing clothes, tools and technologies that can bring a cool breeze to the hottest day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2016
Tokyo stationery fair draws crowds eager to see latest in school, corporate supplies
Crowds of representatives from home improvement centers, supermarkets and other stores flocked to Japan's largest stationery and office products fair on Thursday to take in the latest innovations in work supplies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2016
Expo offers glimpses of a future assisted by artificial intelligence
From robotics to deep learning and image recognition, a glimpse of science fiction-like technologies developed by the nation's artificial intelligence industry is on display at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward.
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jul 18, 2014
See Japan's hand-crafted creativity under one roof
Legend has it that the first Hakata ningyō (handmade clay Japanese clay figurines) were created to be presented to Kuroda Nagamasa, the then newly appointed feudal lord who served under Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Edo Period (1603-1868). Like Hakata dolls, the stories behind hand-crafted ornaments and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 10, 2014
Flower power blooms at Tokyo Big Sight
Who would have thought flowers needed their own industry fair? Growers, florists, ikebana schools and floral supplies makers, that's who.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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