Hosts Japan beat crisis-hit South Africa 1-0 in their opening game of the Olympics. The match was in doubt when 18 South African players had been identified as close contacts after two of their …
Thai Union introduces Thailand’s first sustainability-linked bond
The bond, issued on 20 July, is the first SLB introduced in Thailand following the launch of Thai Union’s inaugural Sustainability-Linked Syndicated Loan (SLL) in both Thailand and Japan in February …
Australia’s reliance on gas exports questioned as Japan winds down fossil fuel power
Government urged to speed up transition to green energy as Australia’s biggest market shifts away from LNG and coal …
The 1964 Games Proclaimed a New Japan. There’s Less to Cheer This Time.
The country has changed vastly from that hopeful moment nearly six decades ago, and the Olympics this time around have come to represent something different and not entirely positive.
From Osaka to Matsuyama: Japan’s best hopes of Olympic glory in Tokyo
Fans will not be filling the arenas but the host nation still expects a taste of glory on Japanese soil after their Rio bonanza …
Japan open Tokyo 2020 campaign with win over COVID-19-hit South Africa
Hosts Japan got their men’s football campaign at the postponed Olympic Games off to a winning start as they beat a COVID-19-hit South Africa in …
With more LGBTQ athletes than ever, Games put focus on Japan
More than 160 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer athletes are due to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, making this year’s Games the most inclusive ever. That has put a focus …
Olympics-In Japan, natural disaster risks lurk as Games draw near
The risks of a major natural disaster striking during the Olympics are small but can not be discounted in Japan, which contends with earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, floods and erupting volcanoes. …
Tokyo 2020: Japan beat South Africa in Olympic football
South Africa went down 1-0 to Japan in their Olympic football opener on Thursday, after their squad was forced to isolate in the lead-up …
Olympic spotlight has exposed uncomfortable truths about Japan’s elite, critics say
The firing of Opening Ceremonies director Kentaro Kobayashi is the latest in a string of scandals that have cast a stain on the Games and threaten its legacy.