Posted on 08 September 2015. Tags: 2020, Amid, Controversy, Logo, Olympic, plagiarism, scrapped, Tokyo Tokyo 2020 Olympic logo scrapped amid plagiarism controversy This isn’t the first controversy to hit the Tokyo Olympics. In July, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the country would scrap plans for an expensive new stadium for the 2020 showpiece. Abe said […]
Posted on 27 March 2015. Tags: Bluefin, deaths, Life, mysterious, Park, Tokyo, tuna The mysterious deaths of all but one bluefin tuna in Tokyo Sea Life Park The bluefin tuna is on the verge of extinction at a Tokyo aquarium known for a breeding program intended to save the species. Since late last year, the […]
Posted on 04 March 2015. Tags: 2020, Approved, change, EQUESTRIAN, Tokyo, venue CHANGE TO TOKYO 2020 EQUESTRIAN VENUE APPROVED The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board yesterday stamped its approval on a change of venue for the Tokyo 2020 equestrian events. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee presented the change to the IOC Executive Board at […]
Posted on 26 November 2014. Tags: Asia, Beijing, gather, leaders, Matters, tank, Think, thinkers, Tokyo Leaders and thinkers gather for Asia Matters think tank in Tokyo and Beijing “We’ve had a fantastic response in Dublin, in Tokyo and here. All the Asian ambassadors have been solidly behind it and the Irish agencies have been extremely […]
Posted on 28 October 2014. Tags: gains, rise, stocks, Street, Tokyo, Wall Tokyo stocks see gains on Wall Street rise Jiji Press Stocks advanced on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, backed by higher U.S. equities late last week and futures-led purchases. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average climbed 97.08 points, or 0.63 percent, to close […]
Posted on 18 December 2013. Tags: 2013, GRAND, IPPONS, SLAM, Tokyo, Video TOP 5 IPPONS l Grand Slam Tokyo 2013 – Day 2 – Web: www.judoattitude.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/JUDOATTITUDE/296872746997321 Twitte… Video Rating: 5 / 5 Read the full story Posted in Videos Posted on 06 December 2013. Tags: 2013, GRAND, IPPONS, SLAM, Tokyo, Video TOP 5 […]
Posted on 28 September 2015. Tags: boyfriend, cops, dead, found, home, seek, Woman Cops seek boyfriend of woman found dead in home TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police are searching for the boyfriend of a 24-year-old woman whose body was found inside her apartment in Kodaira City on Friday night, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Sep. […]
Posted on 27 March 2015. Tags: Cult, daughter, Doomsday, Japan’s, Leader, memoir, speaks Daughter of Japan’s doomsday cult leader speaks out in memoir On March 20, 1995, cult members punctured plastic bags containing sarin nerve gas on three Tokyo subway lines during morning rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 6,300. Of the 299 survivors […]
Posted on 25 December 2014. Tags: Japan’s, Leader, office, Takes, term Abe takes office for 3rd term as Japan’s leader Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Abe took office Wednesday for a third term as Japan’s prime minister, appointing a former […]
Posted on 31 March 2015. Tags: Asia, Clarke, East, from, It’s, Jason, John’s, long, Tokyo, Townie Tokyo Townie: It’s a long way from St. John’s to East Asia for Jason Clarke Gorgeous pink flowers are blanketing parts of Japan this time of year. It’s cherry blossom season, one of the world’s most celebrated natural events. […]