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IOC mourns death of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo

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Jul 08, 2022 18:07

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SHINJO ABE, JAPAN"S LONGEST SERVING Prime Minister, who was shot at during an election campaign in western Japan’s Nara city Friday, has died, news agency Reuters reports, quoting Japanese media house NHK.

The Nara fire department had earlier said that the 67-year-old Abe was in cardiopulmonary arrest before he was taken to the hospital. They said that he had been wounded on the right side of the neck and the left clavicle.

Apr 12, 2021 17:04

Matsuyama wins The Masters; 2nd Asian to hole a golf major

AUGUSTA, Georgia: Hideki Matsuyama won the 85th edition of The Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday to become the first player from Japan to win a men’s Major championship.

Dec 22, 2020 20:12

Overall Tokyo 2020 expenditure revised upwards to $15.4bn

TOKYO: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) Tuesday unveiled the version five budget for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, in conjunction with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan.

Feb 13, 2020 18:02

Haryana to host golf meet to pitch for Japanese investment

GURUGRAM: In order to strengthen business ties with Japan, the government of Haryana is going to organize Golf Meet 2020 event on Saturday, 15th February, here.

Jan 23, 2019 14:01

Spanish football star Iniesta to promote Japan Tourism

TOKYO: The Japanese government has named one of Spain’s most recognised sportspersons, Andre Iniesta as the new face of JNTO, the country’s premier tourism organisation. Agencia Efe reports that the footballer will star in a series of videos which aim to attract more visitors from Europe to visit Japan for two marquee events it is set to host – the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the Olympic Games in 2020.

Jan 17, 2019 14:01

Rakuten to pioneer cashless payments in Japanese sports stadiums

TOKYO: Japan’s largest e-commerce firm Rakuten Group has announced that it will be introducing the ‘smart stadiums’ concept involving completely cashless payments starting from the first home games of the 2019 season of its two owned teams, Tohoku Golden Eagles in Baseball and Vissel Kobe in football’s J-League. Kobe is where former Barcelona and Spanish superstar Andres Iniesta plays at present.

Dec 22, 2018 14:12

Tokyo 2020 Games budget remains steady at $12.6bn

TOKYO: The organising committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) Friday announced updated budgets for both events alongside the Tokyo metropolitan government and the government of Japan. The total amounts to $12.6 billion (JPY 1.35 trillion).

Oct 17, 2018 13:10

Japan to woo tourists for Olympics by introducing e-visas in 2020

TOKYO: The Shinzo Abe-led Japanese government is all set to launch an electronic system for tourist visa applications to achieve its target of attracting 60 million foreign visitors every year by 2030, government sources told Japan Times.

Oct 10, 2018 13:10

Japanese govt estimates spending $26.3bn for Tokyo 2020: Report

TOKYO: The Board of Audit of Japan has concluded that central and local governments need to be prepared in incurring expenses up to ¥3 trillion ($26.3 billion) for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics 2020, Japan Times reports.

Sep 24, 2018 14:09

WC 2019 to pump in $192m into Japanese economy: World Rugby

TOKYO: World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont believes that the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan will be “a very special and game-changing Rugby World Cup” as the one year to go milestone was marked with a series of celebrations across the host nation.

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