Tag - tokyo

 
 

TOKYO

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 15, 2021
Tokyo fashion week shifts its schedule, signaling Japan-focused approach
Rakuten seizes the opportunity to better appeal to a local clientele, while skateboarding style tops the Olympic podium.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2021
PETA calls on IOC president to remove equestrian events from Olympics
In an incident that went viral on social media, Germany's Annika Schleu was filmed whipping her horse Saint Boy after he refused to jump during the modern pentathlon competition.
OLYMPICS / Longform
Aug 14, 2021
The race is on to define the legacy of Tokyo 2020
It may be too early to determine a legacy for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but that won't stop people from trying to define it even before the Paralympics have yet to begin.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 14, 2021
Were the Olympics sustainable? Reports of waste suggest it's not easy being green
Stories of uneaten bento boxes and the plight of air conditioners used in the athlete residences suggest that the Olympics are having trouble meeting their sustainability goals.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 14, 2021
Tokyo’s restaurants push through another state-of-emergency summer
The Japan Times gives you the lowdown on what new gems opened, what closed and what restaurants are ready and waiting to throw open their doors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021
Olympian tattoos fail to leave their mark on the Japanese press
After Tokyo was awarded the Olympics in 2013, many thought tattoos would be a major issue during the Games. In the end, they barely scratched the surface of public attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2021
Tokyo area COVID-19 outbreak exacerbated by medical staff shortages
The Tokyo government has prepared 6,240 rooms across 16 empty hotels for nonsevere patients, but only about 1,800 can be utilized with the staff currently on hand.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2021
An extraordinary Olympics — by every measure
There were amazing performances and Olympic records aplenty. Just as important, there were no crises and no COVID-19 outbreaks at the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2021
LGBTQ stars grabbed spotlight at Olympics, but Japanese athletes remained hidden
If LGBTQ athletes at the Tokyo Olympics were their own country, they would have ranked seventh in the world, but no Japanese athletes would have been among them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2021
Tokyo's hospitals under strain as latest COVID-19 wave hits older people harder
Infectious disease experts advising the capital said Thursday that numbers of severely ill patients are rising fast, and that maintaining the health system will soon become difficult.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 12, 2021
Olympics were a missed opportunity for sumo
Hakuho would have been an ideal candidate to represent Japan's national sport at the Games, but neither he nor anyone else was given that chance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2021
Gender norms still hurt LGBTQ athletes despite Olympic profile
A record number of out LGBTQ athletes took part in the Games, but none were Japanese, and the host nation harbors opposition to issues such as same-sex marriage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Aug 11, 2021
How to protect yourself at home as Tokyo's household infection rate rises
Following a policy change on hospitalizations, it's becoming more likely that if someone you live with gets infected, you will need to share your home with them while they are sick.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2021
Surfer Kanoa Igarashi braces himself for a bright future post-Olympics
Igarashi will have time to admire his Olympic silver medal later. For now, the World Surf League rankings are calling.

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go