[VIDEO] Japan: Odaiba’s Huge Gundam Robot Lights Up for the Winter Season
Posted: December 14, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Asia, Japan, Mediasphere, Robotics | Tags: 1964 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Olympics, EUROPE, Government of Japan, Gundam statue, Haneda Airport, Odaiba, Robot, Tokyo Leave a comment
The full-scale Gundam statue in Odaiba, Tokyo, has a fresh look, with a projection mapping presentation made especially for the winter season.
Source: The Japan Times
That’s a Lot of Yen! Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium to Cost Over $2 Billion
Posted: June 30, 2015 Filed under: Asia, Japan | Tags: 1964 Summer Olympics, 2019 Rugby World Cup, 2020 Summer Olympics, British Iraqis, Hakubun Shimomura, Japan, Olympic games, Tokyo, Yōichi Masuzoe, Zaha Hadid Leave a commentJun Hongo reports: Japan’s sports minister on Monday said the government will stick to its original construction plan for a new national stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, noting the project will now cost about $2 billion.
Designed by U.K.-based architect Zaha Hadid, the new stadium will feature two arches on its top and a retractable roof that won’t be completed in time for the Games. Construction is scheduled to finish before the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which Japan will also host. Read the rest of this entry »
BREAKING: 5 People Killed in Stabbing Spree in Sumoto, Rural Western Japan
Posted: March 9, 2015 Filed under: Asia, Crime & Corruption, Japan | Tags: 2020 Summer Olympics, Andrew Haug, Awaji Island, Japan, Kobe, murder, Osaka, Stabbing Leave a comment(OSAKA, Japan) — Police say five people have been killed in a stabbing spree in a small town in western Japan.
A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the Monday morning attacks. The motive is unclear.
Media reports say the victims ranged in age from 60 to 80 years old and lived in two houses set among farms in the city of Sumoto on Awaji Island.
Keizo Okumoto, deputy chief of the Sumoto police, said the man who was arrested, Tatsuhiko Hirano, is a neighbor of the victims. Read the rest of this entry »
Big in Japan: How Tokyo is Gearing Up for the 2020 Olympics
Posted: July 11, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Asia, Japan | Tags: 2020 Summer Olympics, Asia, Financial Times, International Olympic Committee, Japan, Japanese Olympic Committee, Olympic games, Tokyo 1 CommentBig in Japan: how Tokyo is gearing up for the 2020 Olympics http://t.co/5B7hkcOFqc pic.twitter.com/UokYPhwh9q
— Financial Times (@FT) July 12, 2014
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium Has a Glass Roof and Seats 80,000
Posted: September 15, 2013 Filed under: Japan | Tags: 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan, Olympic games, Paralympic Games, Retractable roof, Stadium, Tokyo, Zaha Hadid 1 CommentThe Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium has been given the green light now that Japan has officially won the games. The new stadium is set to be built by Zaha Hadid Architects and is quite an impressive sight. It will function as the country’s new national stadium and will be able to seat 80,000 people and will come with a retractable roof. (GALLERY)
Are Chinese Happy about Tokyo’s Olympics Win?
Posted: September 10, 2013 Filed under: China, Japan | Tags: 2020 Summer Olympics, China, International Olympic Committee, Istanbul, Japan, Olympic, Sina Weibo, Tokyo Leave a commentChina Digital Times reports: As recent territorial tensions have led the relationship between China and Japan into a stalemate, how are the Chinese reacting to Tokyo’s successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics? A Global Times editorial sees the win as a “fresh chance” for Japan to undertake an overdue reflection on crimes committed during World War II: Read the rest of this entry »