Tokyo's 2020 preparations draw praise

Posted on 10 August 2014. Tags: …, advert, after, Brazil, films, injured, leaves, mattress, Neymar, superstar, Tokyo Neymar leaves Tokyo after injured Brazil superstar films mattress advert for … Brazil star Neymar left Tokyo on Friday after filming an advert for mattresses for athletes. The frontman, who injured his back during Brazil’s World Cup quarter-final […]

Posted on 16 January 2015. Tags: back, Period, reality, Takes, Tokyo, Tour, virtual, Visitors 3-D virtual reality tour takes visitors back to Tokyo of Edo Period Visitors to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics can see Japan’s capital as it looked centuries ago through the magic of Seiko Epson Corp.’s smart glasses and a special […]

Posted on 17 February 2015. Tags: $15.5, Allocates, Fighting, Mideast, Terrorism, Tokyo Tokyo Allocates .5 mln for Fighting Terrorism in Mideast In a statement on Tuesday, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said that the move was part of Tokyo’s drive to bolster “counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance in the Middle East and Africa,” including border controls, investigations […]

Posted on 27 November 2014. Tags: 2014, check, creations, Faire, from, maker, Tokyo, Weird, wonderful Check out the weird and wonderful creations from Maker Faire Tokyo 2014 … Maker Faire, the globe-trotting DIY convention that attracts both weekend hobbyists and high tech tinkerers, landed in Tokyo over the weekend. Arduino Unos and Raspberry Pis outnumbered […]

Posted on 27 May 2015. Tags: Eyes, Japan, listing, Studios, Tokyo, Universal Universal Studios Japan Eyes Tokyo Listing HONG KONG—The operator of the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka is planning to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as September, a person with knowledge of the deal said. USJ Co. has a […]

Posted on 14 January 2015. Tags: ¥117, below, briefly, Dollar, Slips, Tokyo Dollar briefly slips below ¥117 in Tokyo Jiji Press The dollar briefly slipped below ¥117 in Tokyo trading Wednesday, as continued falls in stock and crude oil prices heightened risk-averse sentiment among investors. The greenback sank to levels near ¥116.75 before standing at […]