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Nearly half of Sapporo voters against hosting Winter Olympics as crunch Mayoral election looms

Inside The Games 06 Apr 2023

A new survey has revealed that nearly half of voters in Sapporo do not want the Japanese city to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, with the bid facing an imminent test at the ballot box ... If incumbent Sapporo Mayor Katsushiro Akimoto is returned to office the bid could resume as the other two candidates are anti-Olympic.

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Taisei forced to rebuild Sapporo high-rise after finding faults

Asahi News 17 Mar 2023

The two Taisei officials who will resign are Yoshihiro Teramoto, director and senior managing executive officer, who is the head of the company’s construction operations; and Shinichi Hirajima, director and managing executive officer, who manages the company’s Sapporo branch.

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Japanese chipmaker Rapidus to build advanced chip plant in Hokkaido

Kyodo 28 Feb 2023

State-backed chipmaker Rapidus Corp. said Tuesday it will build a plant in Hokkaido, northern Japan, as it seeks to begin mass-production of chips with state-of-the-art 2-nanometer technology in five years ... Rapidus Corp ... Naomichi Suzuki at the Hokkaido government's office in Sapporo on Feb ... (Kyodo) ... ....

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Tokyo 2020 bid rigging suspects awarded over $300 million in contracts for Olympics

Inside The Games 31 Jan 2023

One of his connections was at publishing company Kadokawa Corporation, who were investigated too - leading to its chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa was detained by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office. As a result, Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been put on ...

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ASDF accused of appropriating Ainu culture with new logo

Asahi News 23 Jan 2023

Before announcing the logo, the Second Air Wing referred the design to related organizations such as the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, a public interest incorporated association based in Sapporo, and the Patent Office ... The Citizens’ Alliance for the Examination of Ainu Policy, a Sapporo-based group of scholars and Ainu people, sent a letter on Jan.

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AirAsia X returns to Osaka

Malaysian National News Agency 21 Jan 2023

AAX Malaysia chief executive officer Benyamin Ismail said following the resumption of services from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo ...

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Japan police to launch unified online system for lost and found items

Kyodo 10 Nov 2022

File photo shows officers at a police station in Sapporo, northern Japan, sorting out lost and found items received from public transportation, hotel and other business operators in 2017. (Kyodo) ... Related coverage.. FOCUS. Tokyo police get strict on dangerous cycling as accidents soar. Drunk Japan police officer fell asleep on street, lost case docs.

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SkySafe Partners with Robotics Centre to bring Cloud Based Counter-Drone Technology to Canada

Victoria Advocate 01 Nov 2022

SkySafe, a leading counter-drone technology company has partnered with Robotics Centre, an Ottawa-based company, to bring Cloud based counter-drone technology to Canada. SAN DIEGO, Nov ... Robotics Centre was established in 2009 and is an Ottawa-based company with offices in Sapporo, Japan, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ... Media Contact .. Emily Rhodes ... ....

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Suspect in Sapporo woman's death says she asked him to kill her

Kyodo 14 Oct 2022

A 53-year-old man suspected of abandoning the body of a female university student in his apartment in Sapporo, Hokkaido, has told police she asked him to kill her, investigative sources said Thursday ... A police officer stands guard near the home of Isamu Ono on Oct. 10, 2020, in Sapporo, northern Japan.

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Man arrested for abandoning body of female uni. student in Japan's Hokkaido

Kyodo 10 Oct 2022

A 53-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of abandoning the body of a female university student at his home in Sapporo, Hokkaido, over the weekend ... A police officer stands guard near the home of Isamu Ono on Oct. 10, 2020, in Sapporo, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ... 3 ... ....

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Japan Expels Russian Consul in Tit-for-Tat Move

Moscow Times 04 Oct 2022

... in the northern city of Sapporo "as a corresponding measure to Russia's actions.". "The Japanese government declared one consul from the Russian consulate general's office in Sapporo persona non grata, and demanded that the person leave Japan in six days, which is to say by Oct.

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Japan expels Russian consul in tit-for-tat moveThe foreign ministry said that it would expel a ...

Deccan Herald 04 Oct 2022

"The Japanese government declared one consul from the Russian consulate general's office in Sapporo persona non grata, and demanded that the person leave Japan in six days, which is to say by October 10," it said in a statement.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest - US to send four more Himars to Zelensky

The Daily Telegraph 04 Oct 2022

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Australia condemns North Korea after the rogue nuclear-armed nation fired a ballistic missile over Japan ...

The Daily Mail 04 Oct 2022

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called the launch a 'provocation' that violated UN regulations and vowed a 'stern response' in a statement issued by his office ... Members of Japan Self-Defense Force work following a report of a North Korea's missile launch, at a meeting room of Hokkaido Government office in Sapporo, northern Japan Tuesday, Oct.

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