Japan
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Bach says 2020 events should be held in disaster zone
Oct 20, 2016News Hour: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has proposed that some 2020 Tokyo Olympics events should be held in the northeastern region devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Tokyo’s Olympic bid... -
IOC concerned about Tokyo 2020 costs
Oct 18, 2016News Hour: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that it felt costs for the 2020 Tokyo Games looked “very high” and would work with organizers to cut them, but that athletes must come first... -
Surgical masks worn at Japan speed dating sessions
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Oviously looks aren’t everything. At least, that’s what one Japanese dating service is trying to prove – by requiring participants in speed dating sessions to wear white surgical masks. “In order to achieve marriage,... -
Japan’s little prince could be last emperor on unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: When Prince Hisahito was born in 2006, ending a 41-year drought in imperial male heirs, Japan’s government gladly dropped proposals that women might head the world’s oldest monarchy, but a decade later the little... -
Japan supports to build shelter for displaced iraqis
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: IOM in Iraq is providing emergency shelter and camp coordination and camp management (CCCM) support for more than 12,900 internally displaced Iraqis living in camps in Fallujah district, Anbar governorate. These activities are made... -
Japan’s Nishikori qualifies for ATP Tour finals in London
Oct 13, 2016News Hour: Japan’s Kei Nishikori will make a third straight appearance at the ATP Tour finals next month after becoming the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, organizers said on Wednesday. The 26-year-old world... -
Rosberg fends off Hamilton to seize pole in Japan
Oct 8, 2016News Hour: Championship leader Nico Rosberg seized pole position for the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, the German marginally fending off Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in a close-run qualifying session. Rosberg has led... -
Honda hoping for happier homecoming
Oct 6, 2016News Hour: Honda, engine suppliers to former world champions McLaren, are expecting a happier homecoming than last year in Sunday’s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix. Last year’s race at the Honda-owned Suzuka circuit was arguably the... -
Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel medicine prize for work on ‘self-eating’ cells
Oct 3, 2016News Hour: Japan’s scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for his discovery of how cells break down and recycle their content, which could lead to a better understanding of diseases like... -
McDonald’s offers Halloween choco-pumpkin fries in Japan
Sep 29, 2016News Hour: For those who can’t get enough of pumpkin-flavored treats during Halloween, McDonald’s Japan is offering french fries covered in pumpkin and chocolate sauce. The fast-food chain came up with the “Halloween Choco Potato” to mark its...