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Tokyo December core consumer prices fall at fastest pace in over a decade

Tokyo consumer prices fell the fastest in more than a decade, while Japan's jobs market and retail sales remained subdued, data showed

IOC back in Tokyo as world prepares for next year's Summer Olympics

The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission Chair John Coates returned to Japan, for the first time since February 2020, with IOC President Thomas Bach for the Joint International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Tokyo 2020 Project Review.The meetings, held between November 16 and 18, reaffirmed the full commitment of all partners to deliver Olympic and Paralympic Games fit for a post-corona world next year.Speaking afterwards, Coates said that discussions have reinforced their joint determination to hold "safe and successful" Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo."This is a very positive sign that we've been able to return to Japan at this point in preparations. Discussions over the last three days have reinforced our joint determination to hold safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Close collaboration and regular communications with our friends in Japan, partners across the world and the entire Olympic ...

Tata Consultancy Services, University of Tokyo partner for joint research

IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday said it has partnered the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) to conduct joint academic-industry research

SAI and NRAI to jointly organise bio-secure national shooting camp

The Karni Singh Range will be divided into four "risk" zones to ensure that Olympic-bound shooters can safely resume training at a two-month long national camp

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet MEA S Jaishankar in Tokyo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Tokyo on Tuesday, the State Department said

How a piece of hardware took down Japan's $6-trillion stock market

A data device critical to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's trading system had malfunctioned, and the automatic backup had failed to kick in

Tokyo Stock Exchange resumes after outage debacle, market steady

The glitch was the result of a hardware problem at the bourse's "Arrowhead" trading system, and a subsequent failure to switch to a back-up

Tokyo Stock Exchange suspends day's trade after worst-ever system glitch

Share trading across Japan was suspended as smaller regional bourses in Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo all use the TSE's system, leaving derivative-focused Osaka Exchange as the only market still running

Tokyo Stock Exchange paralysed by hardware glitch in worst-ever outage

TSE said the outage was the result of a hardware problem at its "Arrowhead" trading system, and a subsequent failure to switch over to a backup device

Japan's Olympic minister vows to hold Tokyo Games 'at any cost'

Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be held "at any cost", trying to clear all doubts amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic

Ganesha in Japan: Is he worshipped in the land of the rising sun too?

The presence of temples in Japan for deities that look and sound like Lord Ganesha point to a time when Buddhism and Hinduism were intertwined

Over 60% of Tokyo Olympics volunteers worried about Covid-19 impact: Survey

More than 60% of the volunteers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are "worried or anxious" about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Games

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 42 venues lined up, schedule to remain unchanged

The Athletes Village and the main press center have also been lined up for 2021.

Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump, pandemic tests response

While US and European policymakers have shifted from crisis-response to efforts to prop up growth, Japan is struggling to do so as it continues to focus on preventing a second wave of infection

Japan's Dentsu evacuates Tokyo headquarters after bomb threat: Report

Dentsu confirmed it has closed the building due to a bomb threat, and said has notified the authorities

Shinzo Abe lifts Tokyo's state of emergency, eyes fresh economic stimulus

The move meant that the whole country would now have the social distancing curbs loosened, after an initial lifting of restrictions for most areas on May 14

Japan plans to end Tokyo's state of emergency, eyes fresh $930 bn stimulus

Social distancing curbs were removed for most of the country on May 14 as new infections fell, but the government had kept Tokyo and four other prefectures under watch

Japan likely to speak with Lebanon via diplomatic route over Ghosn's escape

The former industry heavyweight also has French and Brazilian citizenship.

Tokyo unveils $188 mn Japanese-style gymnastics venue for 2020 Olympics

The futuristic-looking Ariake Gymnastics Centre in central Tokyo uses 2,300 cubic metres of wood and is intended to hark back to traditional building techniques that predated use of modern materials

Tokyo may be the world's most honest city

Millions of dollars worth of cash reaches the Tokyo police's lost and found department every year