The Bar Association has published a set of recommendations for the government in preparing the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights (NAP). Japan announced in November 2016 that they …
Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a sweet spot for the Tokyo Olympics, the way it did for the storied 1964 Games. Why?
Where to visit Olympics venues in Japan
Tourists can’t attend the Tokyo Olympics, but when it becomes safer to go to Japan’s largest city, fans will be able to connect to these legacy holdovers they’re seeing on television now.
USA women’s basketball team tops Japan to win seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal
Team USA’s women’s basketball team continues its run of dominance on the world stage, winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Left out of Olympics, men’s rhythmic gymnasts loved in Japan
In the suburbs of Tokyo, Hiromi Matsumoto found herself falling in love with online videos of rhythmic gymnastics — a spectacular swirl of ballet and acrobatics, clubs soaring through the air, bodies …
Philippines calls for intensified cooperation on regional pandemic response
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Saturday called on its Southeast Asian neighbors as well as Korea, China, and Japan to intensify cooperation amid the threat of …
As Pandemic Olympics wane, Japan asks: What did Games mean?
Was it the strangest Olympics ever, staged during a deadly pandemic, with no fans? How about the angriest, awash in protests and fierce opposition from …
Team USA shutout by Japan, settles for baseball silver as hosts take Olympic gold
The top-ranked host country beat a U.S. squad filled with minor leaguers and free agents in the gold medal match in Yokohama.
Jessica Springsteen Jumps To Olympic Glory in Japan
Well, show jumping isn’t just about racing (and its not in a street), but the point is that Jessica Springsteen and her teammates Laura Kraut and McLain Ward are now silver medalists following her …
Japan wins gold in baseball’s return to Olympics; U.S. settles for silver
Baseball returned to the Olympic program after an absence in the previous two Summer Games, largely based on Japan’s affinity for the sport. The sport’s inclusion paid off for the host country. Japan …