Posted on 20 September 2015. Tags: 2020, ADDED, Announce, date, Olympic, proposed, sets, Sports, Tokyo Tokyo 2020 sets date to announce proposed added Olympic sports Tokyo 2020 organizers said added sports will promote “the Olympic Movement and its values, with a focus on youth appeal” and engage “the Japanese population and new audiences worldwide, reflecting […]
Posted on 21 February 2015. Tags: Cleaner, Little, Professional, sets, Shop, sneaker, Tokyo Professional sneaker cleaner sets up shop in Little Tokyo Little Tokyo recently became home to the first brick-and-mortar location of Jason Markk, a company that specializes in cleaning products for sneakers. Now, the store is taking the concept one step further: on-site […]
Posted on 22 January 2015. Tags: Black, gyoza, Little, lunch, Manichi, opens, Ramen, salaryman, Tokyo, tonkotsu Ramen Manichi opens in Little Tokyo: black tonkotsu, gyoza, salaryman lunch Sure, you can go to Torrance, Gardena or Sawtelle for excellent ramen, but there’s something lovely and almost old school about slurping a bowl of the hot noodle […]
Posted on 11 May 2015. Tags: 5.7magnitude, Japan, Quake, southsoutheast, strikes, USGS 5.7-magnitude quake strikes south-southeast of Japan: USGS TOKYO: The Japanese meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning early Sunday (May 3) following a magnitude 5.9 quake in the Pacific south of Tokyo. The quake hit near Torishima island, some 600 kilometres south of Tokyo, […]
Posted on 12 April 2015. Tags: 2020, Katie, sets, sights, Swimmer, Tokyo Swimmer Katie sets sights on Tokyo 2020 The year six pupil at Wessex Primary School, in St Adrian’s Close, Cox Green, is already a talented swimmer and is setting her sights firmly on being ready to represent Team GB in the pool at […]
Posted on 12 February 2015. Tags: Bogotá, cities, compared, Delhi, Four, London, Tale, Tokyo, world A tale of four world cities – London, Delhi, Tokyo and Bogotá compared Tokyo has become a highly efficient global megacity in the last four decades – but despite its enviable integrated public transport system and the forthcoming Olympics in […]
Posted on 25 September 2015. Tags: 60000, Afford, Can’t, Centenarians, Japan, More, numbers, than, Tokyo Two Numbers: Japan Has More Than 60000 Centenarians, and Tokyo Can’t Afford … Getting old is getting old in Japan. The government has a tradition of presenting Japanese centenarians with the gift of a sakazuki, a silver sake cup, in […]
Posted on 11 September 2015. Tags: approves, Exchange, huge, Japan, Post’s, Tokyo Tokyo exchange approves Japan Post’s huge IPO [TOKYO] The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday approved Japan Post’s plans for an initial public offering later this year, setting up a whopping share sale that could top US$ 11 billion. The vast government-owned company, which […]
Posted on 17 September 2015. Tags: Committee, Logo, Olympic, Organizers, selection, Tokyo Tokyo organizers set up committee for Olympic logo selection TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Olympic organizers set up a committee on Wednesday to initiate the selection of a new emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Games after the original design was scrapped over allegations of […]
Posted on 19 April 2015. Tags: April, blue, Donuts, expanding, Japan, opening, star, store, Tokyo Blue Star Donuts expanding to Japan, Tokyo store opening April 17 Blue Star Donuts celebrated the grand opening of its NW 23rd Avenue location on March 18th by giving away free donuts between 3 and 7 p.m., or as long […]