Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Beijing officials confirm Olympic cooperation for 2020 and 2022
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and top officials in Beijing confirmed Monday that they will cooperate over the upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Tokyo will host next year's Summer Games, while the 2022 Winter Games are scheduled to take place in Beijing. Koike's visit to the ...
Runners complete 1,000-km road relay in support of disaster-hit areas
A 1,000-km road relay was completed Wednesday, connecting Tokyo and cities in the Tohoku region that were hit by the 2011 deadly earthquake and tsunami. Olympic marathon champion Naoko Takahashi and Paralympic long jumper Atsushi Yamamoto joined about 200 runners in the final 1.6 km ...
'Can anyone beat Koike?' LDP and others wary ahead of 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial vote
Political parties seem undecided right now over how to contest next year's gubernatorial election in Tokyo, or even whether to field candidates at all. Gov. Yuriko Koike is expected to run for a second four-year term. Her first term of office is set to end ...
Tokyo subway train decorated with 'Thomas & Friends' characters aims to offer a kid-friendly space
A Tokyo subway car decorated with characters from the popular children's animation "Thomas & Friends" was shown to the media Tuesday, a day before the start of test runs aimed at making train services more accessible for people with young children. Six cars on the ...
Road relay to support northeastern areas hit by 2011 disasters begins
A 1,000-km road relay between Aomori Prefecture and Tokyo began Wednesday in support of Tohoku's continuing recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disasters. Some 1,400 runners and cyclists launched the "Road to Tomorrow" relay in Aomori with the goal of crossing the finish line ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will launch a campaign to promote trips to Fukushima Prefecture for people who participate in international conferences and other events in the capital, Gov. Yuriko Koike has said. Koike is set to conclude an agreement on the campaign with Fukushima Gov. ...
Loan period for Ueno zoo's crowd-pulling giant panda cub Xiang Xiang extended until end of 2020
Xiang Xiang, a giant panda cub that has been drawing huge crowds at a Tokyo's Ueno zoo, will return to China by the end of 2020, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday. The female panda was originally scheduled to be returned when she turns 2 ...
Mayors of major world cities gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to lead debate on pressing global issues such as climate change at the Group of 20 summit next month in Osaka. The local government leaders from the "Urban 20," or ...
Potential Banksy, now in storage, to be displayed at Tokyo City Hall
A piece of street art discovered in January that some attribute to Banksy is to be shown at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building starting next week, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday. The announcement was met with skepticism online as some questioned whether Tokyo was now ...
Yayoi Kusama polka-dot piano ready for public use at Tokyo government building, with view to die for
Tokyoites looking for a great place to play their favorite Mozart piece take note: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set up a grand piano for visitors to the 45th floor of its No. 1 building in Shinjuku Ward, giving people of all skill levels ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike came under fire at a committee meeting of the metropolitan assembly on Monday over the metropolitan government's plan to redevelop the former Tsukiji market site. Assembly members from the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party argued that a recently ...
Koike presents vision for Tokyo, stressing importance of ties with Osaka ahead of Olympics and Expo
Gov. Yuriko Koike spoke to the press Monday about her plans to repurpose the former site of the Tsukiji fish market and strengthen ties with Osaka prior to the 2020 Olympic Games and 2025 World Expo, setting out her ambitions for ongoing development of ...
