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Large displays set up all over Toyo to promote 2020 Olympics. AP Photo

Is Tokyo heading towards another 'Missing Olympics'?

The 1940 Helsinki Games scrapped because of World War II were also due to be hosted in Tokyo

17 Mar 2020 1:53 PM

A Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organizing staff climbs the wall in the test event of Speed Climbing in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo last week. AP Photo

Public opinion appears to be growing in Japan against Tokyo Olympics

Poll released by Japan's Kyodo news agency showed 69.9 percent of respondents believe Tokyo will not be able to hold the Games as scheduled

16 Mar 2020 3:42 PM

A man wearing a protective face mask walks by statues of bulls on display outside a bank in Beijing (AP)

Despite gains on Wall Street, Asian stocks lower

The White House press briefing had raised hopes of recovering from a Covid-19 affected economy

11 Mar 2020 4:37 PM

A masked man works at a construction site with the Olympic rings in the background on Tuesday. AP Photo

Tokyo could lose Olympics if Games are not held in 2020, warns minister

IOC holds the right to cancel the Games by deactivating the contract if the Games are not held in 2020

03 Mar 2020 10:20 PM

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn. (Photo:AP)

Nissan seeks USD 91 mn in damages from Ghosn over financial misconduct charges

Ghosn had been facing criminal charges in Japan for understating his annual salary and misusing company funds.

12 Feb 2020 1:26 PM

Japan’s fourth-largest automaker posted an operating profit of 51.8 billion yen (USD 471.34 million) for the October-December quarter.

Suzuki posts 11 pc fall in third-quarter profit, hit by slowing India demand

Suzuki kept its forecast for full-year operating profit to drop 40 per cent to 200 billion yen.

07 Feb 2020 1:01 PM

Panasonic, which supplies battery cells for electric vehicles made by Tesla, posted a profit of 100.4 billion yen for Oct-Dec period.

Panasonic third-quarter profit rises 3 per cent, beating estimates

Panasonic maintained its profit forecast for the year through March at 300 billion yen.

03 Feb 2020 1:07 PM

Brent crude LCOc1 was down 37 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to USD 58.95.

Oil falls for sixth day as China virus raises global growth, demand concerns

Oil investors are concerned travel advisories, other restrictions and any sizable impact on growth.

28 Jan 2020 11:41 AM

Oil prices had fallen back in the last two weeks.

Oil jumps to highest in more than a week after Libyan shutdowns

Brent crude LCOc1 futures were up by 74 cents, or 1.1 per cent, to 65.59 by 0331 GMT, having earlier reached USD 66.00 a barrel.

20 Jan 2020 11:11 AM

Brent crude futures rose 55 cents, or 0.8 per cent, to USD 65.99 a barrel by 0109 GMT after tumbling 4.1 per cent on Wednesday.

Oil edges up after plunge, as market recovers poise

US oil added 61 cents, or 1 per cent, to USD 60.22 after falling nearly 5 per cent in the previous session.

09 Jan 2020 9:59 AM

Ghosn became an international fugitive after he revealed last week he had fled to Lebanon to escape what he called a “rigged” justice system in Japan. (Photo:AP)

Nissan says it will continue to pursue legal action against Ghosn

A Japanese government spokesman on Tuesday said Tokyo has sought cooperation from Lebanon regarding Ghosn.

07 Jan 2020 10:11 AM

Brent crude was up 16 cents, or 0.2 per cent, at USD 67.36 a barrel by 0155 GMT.

Oil rises, supported by trade deal, OPEC cuts

West Texas Intermediate was up 20 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at USD 61.31 a barrel.

26 Dec 2019 10:44 AM

2020 Tokyo's Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find particularly in Japan. (Photo: Twitter/ Tokyo 2020)

Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1M offered; 23M sought

Organizers on Wednesday said there were 23 million tickets requested in the latest lottery for Japan residents only.

18 Dec 2019 2:32 PM

With eight months left for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the stadium for the mega sporting event was opened for media on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Tokyo 2020: Olympic stadium officially opened

The Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020.

16 Dec 2019 7:45 PM

Presumably, the records imply that the women referred to as 'geisha' might have come on their own, as opposed to sex slaves, who were coerced. (Photo: File | Representational)

Japan asked for 1 sex slave for every 70 soldiers in WW2 to 'prevent rape, disease'

The sex slaves issue has been a source of a painful dispute between South Korea and Japan.

08 Dec 2019 11:37 AM

One 38-year-old woman, who declined to give her name, said she "didn't have the courage" to find a spouse and move away from her mother, who had come with her to the match-making party. (Representational Image)

Why young Japanese are choosing to not get married?

The same father said his eldest daughter was married but his youngest, a doctor living in the US, is single at the age of 34.

06 Dec 2019 3:34 PM

Japan is seeing an increasing number of social problems caused by the nation's rapidly ageing population. (Representational Image)

71-year-old Japan man arrested for making 24,000 complaint calls

He has been arrested on suspicion of 'fraudulent obstruction of business', the spokesman added.

03 Dec 2019 3:34 PM

Nakasone was known for trying to integrate the nation defeated in World War II as a full-fledged member of the West during the Cold War era. (Photo: File)

Ex-Japanese PM Yasuhiro Nakasone passes away at 101

He was in office for five years from November 1982 to November 1987,

29 Nov 2019 1:00 PM

Theme songs for papal visits have been composed before. One has been unveiled for Thailand, where Francis will visit before Japan. (Photo: File)

When music met tech: Japan uses song co-created by AI to welcome Pope Francis

Written by Inoue, song, 'Protect all Life - Signs of the Times', is based on theme of Pope's Japan visit and was partly composed using AI.

20 Nov 2019 1:42 PM

Wednesday marks Abe's 2,887th day in office, topping the record previously set by Taro Katsura, a revered politician who served three times between 1901 and 1913. (Photo: File)

Shinzo Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving Premier with 2,887 days in office

The 65-year-old is also the second-longest-serving leader of the Group of Seven major economies behind only German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

20 Nov 2019 10:49 AM

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