INTERVIEW: Koike vows barrier-free city legacy for 2020 Tokyo Games
July 18, 2019
Tokyo–Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike expressed Wednesday her hopes of leaving a barrier-free city as a legacy of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, about a year before the quadrennial sporting event. “In 2035, one out of three people in
FOCUS: Nonnuclear Calls by Fukushima Candidates Show Local Feelings
July 14, 2019
Fukushima- Rival candidates, both women, from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp for the upcoming House of Councillors election in Fukushima Prefecture are campaigning on platforms to eliminate nuclear power from the northeastern prefecture. But their calls
27 percent say Abe should call Lower House Election: Jiji Poll
July 12, 2019
Tokyo–In a recent Jiji Press survey, 27.2 pct of respondents said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election before the completion of his current term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
Road to Tokyo 2020: Hotels slow to introduce barrier-free rooms
July 12, 2019
Tokyo–Hotel operators in Tokyo have been slow to respond to the calls from the Japanese and Tokyo metropolitan governments to step up the introduction of barrier-free guest rooms ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital, leading
Road to Tokyo 2020: Track athletes train for blistering heat
July 12, 2019
Tokyo–With just over a year to go until the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, marathon and racewalking athletes are entering the final stages of training with a focus on coping with the scorching summer heat. The Japan
FEATURE: Japan City hosting world heritage site trying to bring back visitors
July 8, 2019
By Aoi Kobayashi Tomioka, Gunma Pref.–Five years ago, residents of Tomioka believed that the registration of a local historical landmark as a World Heritage site would reinvigorate the typical Japanese regional city facing constant declines in population. But such optimism
INTERVIEW: Ex-Japanese finance diplomat wants G-20 to set shared themes
June 5, 2019
Tokyo–Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs should set shared themes on trade at their upcoming two-day meeting, former Japanese financial diplomat Naoyuki Shinohara has said. The top finance and monetary officials from the 20 advanced and emerging
FOCUS: Osaka at crossroads for growth into “Modern Medical City”
June 3, 2019
Osaka–Osaka, long known as a “town of medicine,” has come to a turning point, with attention focused on whether it can thrive again as a “modern medical city.” The Dosho-machi area of the city of Osaka has been home to
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