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Broad enthusiasm for new tech is proving an effective hedging strategy
Vision Fund to offload shares in US ride-hailing group following Beijing crackdown
Inconsistent spectator policies frustrate Japanese even as public mood towards Games starts to shift
Upward revision in guidance comes even as the Japanese carmaker grapples with chip shortage
As she begins her quest for gold, the Japanese tennis star is completing an almost decade-long journey
Day 2: Hosts start to pick up hardware, Australia sets a swimming record and early tennis exits
Japan hopes to recapture the spirit of 1964, but the pandemic and unforced errors are taking a toll
Games under way after year’s delay, with stunning drone display and tennis player Naomi Osaka lighting the flame
Prime minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to build a ‘green society’, but the country’s dependence on fossil fuels will be hard to break. Plus: climate-proofing the Olympics; ESG incentives; whalers face extinction; nuclear dilemma; Sony’s man on a mission
Eiji Hirano says Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund must stay focused on returns
Managers are waking up to the need for concrete action on sustainability and human rights
Funding commitment for Matarbari scheme sits awkwardly with carbon pledges
The prime minister’s surprise declaration is forcing Japan to rethink its energy strategy
Changing consumer tastes could spell the end of a controversial industry
Organisers of future events must learn to factor in extreme weather and Covid-19
But keeping most reactors shut down in the wake of Fukushima is hampering efforts to cut carbon emissions
Economic realities threaten a bold experiment in green public transport
A flagship energy scheme has been undermined by policy shifts and adverse demographics
Latest scandal comes as ex-PM Shinzo Abe says he will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony
Even if the Games had gone as planned, sponsorship fees may have been better spent elsewhere
Anxiety over strict rules requiring self-isolation after contact with Covid-infected person
Tokyo’s annual defence white paper accuses Beijing of attempting to destabilise regional status quo
Pandemic forced director Naomi Kawase to rethink approach as Olympic organisers faced PR battle
Tokyo 2020 forced to rewrite music after composer Keigo Oyamada quits over past comments about disabled
Games beset by rape allegation and bullying claims as athletes and officials forced to self-isolate
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