Mayweather ‘never agreed’ to fight
Floyd Mayweather says he never agreed to come out of retirement to fight a Japanese kickboxer on New Year’s Eve.
Tag: Tokyo
Japanese Princess Ayako gives up royal status
Princess Ayako marries commoner Kei Moriya at a traditional ceremony in Tokyo.
Small Planet announces Siem Reap-Tokyo flight
Small Planet Airlines is planning a direct flight between Siem Reap and Tokyo.
PM wants more Japanese investment in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaking at the Mekong- Japan Business Forum in Tokyo on October 9, invited Japanese firms to visit Cambodia and convince themselves that it a worthy country for their investments.
Transgender women should have same rights as other women
Transgender women should have the same rights as other women, according to a global poll of women across five continents published on Friday amid a growing – and sometimes divisive – debate over trans rights.
Japan to adjust time for 2020
Japan will not introduce daylight saving time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo because public opinion is against it.
Underground
On the 20th of March, 1995, the Aum Shinrikyo cult, founded by Shoko Asahara, planted packets of a deadly nerve agent wrapped in newspapers and magazines in five of Tokyo’s busiest subway lines during its rush hours, killing more than a dozen people and injured thousand others.
Japan’s athletes have thoughts on Tokyo 2020
Japan bade farewell to their delegation of athletes heading for the Asian Games.
High-tech Tokyo tops list of world’s most innovative cities
Tokyo topped a list of the world’s most innovative cities, leapfrogging London and NY.
‘Heavenly Flower, Earth Poem’: A Quest for Identity
On August 16, the performance of ‘Bopha Suo Chomrieng Lorkei’ (Heavenly Flower, Earth Poem) will take place at the Royal University of Fine Arts.
Japan marks 73 years since Hiroshima atomic bomb
Tens of thousands of people gathered about 700 hundred kilometers west of Tokyo yesterday to commemorate 73 years since the US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Japan executes sarin attack cult members
Japan executes six Aum Shinrikyo cult members behind the deadly 1995 sarin attack.
Rebalancing the lopsided geopolitical game in SEA
The idea of a relaunch of the East Asian Economic Caucus could inflame some in the United States, but it could augur well for Southeast Asia, which is in need of a boost.
Mitsui raises stake in Smart Axiata to 20 pct
Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co. bought another 10 percent stake in Smart Axiata, further strengthening their cooperation.
Tokyo weather prompts Olympics fears
Japan is being scorched by an intense heatwave, as the thermometer hit 43 Celsius.
No fixed shape, Just fluid conversations
Jazz is a genre in its own right in Japan and last weekend, Phnom Penhers were treated to an evening of Japanese jazz in Bouchon Wine Bar.
Start-up Mercari soars in first day of Tokyo trade
Flea market app Mercari soars as it debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
New rules may leave Japan’s home-sharing industry out in the cold
Japan’s new home-sharing law was meant to ease a shortage of hotel rooms.
Tokyo 2020 must address questions, says IOC’s Coates
Organisers need to answer questions about preparations to keep confidence, says Coates.
Japan advances casino resort bill but more delays seen likely
Japan legalised casinos in late 2016 after years of delay and still needs more.
Obama calls North Korea a ‘real threat’, urges cooperation
North Korea poses a “real threat”, former US President Obama sais on a visit to Japan.
George YUI one-man band
George YUI is a street performer from Japan who plays multiple instruments simultaneously including guitar, drums, harmonica, bells, and percussions. He also whistles and sings in his George YUI one-man band.
Japan’s Abe under fire as school scandal deepens
Abe is under pressure over the sale of state-owned land at a price below market value.
Babies’ bodies found in bottles in Japan home
Bodies of several babies preserved in bottles are discovered in the Japanese capital.
Japan appoints first female chief of warship unit
The Japanese navy says it had for the first time appointed a woman as a commander.
In Japan, Twitter sees a surge in number of users and revenue
Twitter’s revenue leaps in Japan, helping lead the company to its first quarterly profit.
Superhero picked for Tokyo mascot
Tokyo unveils its long-awaited mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic blue-checked, doe-eyed character.
Hanyu fancies the quintuple jump
Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu says he would like to successfully land a quintuple jump and break the five-spin barrier.
Japan-China aid competition?
Japan is rethinking the ways in which its official development assistance is provided to developing nations in order to promote its vision for a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific strategy’. DW’s Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.
The last ‘Cambodian’ Samurai
Japanese martial arts are famous. Judo, Karate and Aikido are practised the world over and even Kendo, which requires more equipment, is becoming increasingly popular.
