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JAPAN
Jul 25, 2018
Japan crafts new cybersecurity strategy for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The government crafted a new cybersecurity strategy Wednesday as it steps up preparations for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 24, 2018
Japan sprinters return from Europe with renewed focus, passion to improve
Japan set a lofty goal of capturing the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2018
Former senior Japanese education ministry official indicted over corruption
A former senior education ministry official was indicted Tuesday on suspicion he accepted a favor from a private university last year in return for helping it secure a government subsidy.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2018
Two years left to the start of the Tokyo Olympics
Preparations are right on schedule for the 2020 Olympics
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 24, 2018
Yuto Nagatomo eager to play in Tokyo Olympics
Galatasaray defender Yuto Nagatomo said Tuesday he is eager to represent Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games if he is picked as an overage player for the men's under-23 squad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 24, 2018
Tokyo marks two years until Olympic Games amid concerns over heat and congestion
A major challenge facing the city as it prepares to host the games is the possibility of a heat wave hitting while it welcomes the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018
Foreign entrepreneurs pitch business ideas in Japan startup competition
Amid increased efforts to help non-Japanese talent launch businesses in Japan to boost foreign investment and international competitiveness, the domestic startup scene saw a contest for entrepreneurs with an overseas background last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018
Toyota to showcase advanced autonomous electric cars at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Toyota Motor Corp. says its e-Palette autonomous electric vehicles will transport athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2018
Olympics minister Shunichi Suzuki lays out keys for successful Tokyo Games
The clock is always ticking at the same speed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018
Government-led campaign hopes to ease 2020 Tokyo Olympic traffic by promoting telecommuting
A government-led campaign began Monday to encourage more companies to introduce telecommuting, with hopes that letting employees work away from the office could help ease traffic congestion during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2018
JR East launches escalator safety campaign after logging 180 accidents in fiscal 2017
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) launched a escalator safety campaign at its stations Monday after seeing about 180 accidents in fiscal 2017 and some deadly cases before that.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018
Japan Coast Guard to deploy new, 1,500-ton patrol boats to Sea of Japan to guard atomic plants
The Japan Coast Guard will deploy two large patrol vessels to the Sea of Japan to defend nuclear power plants against terrorism, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2018
From ¥2,500 to ¥300,000: Tokyo Olympic organizers release summary of ticket prices for 2020 Games
Tickets priced at u00a54,000 or less will be available for most competitions, while more than half will be offered for under u00a58,000, organizers said.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018
JSF chief Tsuyoshi Aoki disappointed 2020 Olympics won't showcase swimming finals in prime time
The Japan Swimming Federation conceded defeat on Thursday in its effort to have the 2020 Tokyo Olympics swimming finals aired domestically in the evening.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2018
Tokyo 2020 marathon and other events to be held in the early morning due to heat-related concerns
The nation's typically hot and humid summer has been a major concern for the games due to the risk athletes and spectators could suffer dehydration and heatstroke.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 18, 2018
Progress on new National Stadium going as planned
When the original plans for the main stadium for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were scrapped, it left the project with a shortened timetable in which to build before the games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018
Tokyo wants people to go to work earlier to ease train crush
Being pushed onto already jam-packed trains during Tokyo rush hour is never a pleasant commuter experience. It only gets worse during the humid summer months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2018
Tokyo to provide free housing for those displaced by floods in western Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has said it will provide free public housing for victims of the torrential rains and floods that recently inundated western Japan, and will start accepting applications from prospective residents Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2018
Construction on track as two-year mark approaches for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Just 105 weeks away from the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the newly constructed venues are about 20~40 percent completed and just about on schedule, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials insisted on Tuesday during a media tour for the venues in the Tokyo Bay Area.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 16, 2018
Let's discuss the death penalty in Japan
While the execution of cult founder Shoko Asahara may offer a degree of closure on a string of crimes that shocked Japan, it also creates an opportunity for further debate about the death penalty.

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