Japan
Japan Consortium wins Olympic broadcast rights
The Japan Consortium, an association of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and NAB (The National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan), has acquired the Japanese broadcasting rights for the Vancouver 2010 and the London 2012 Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committee.
TOKYO 2016 adds two new sponsor
Tokyo 2016 added two new sponsors All Nippon Airways and the East Japan Railway Company to its official partners.
UK-based Japanese F1 team in financial trouble
The survival of the Super Aguri Formula One team is reported to be in doubt after mooted buyers the Magma Group pulled out at the last minute.
NPB games to be shown in Korea
Sports marketing company, Total Sports Asia, and Korean broadcaster, MBC ESS Sports, have acquired the exclusive media rights for a number of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball games.
Tokyo’s bid to host 2016 Games boosted by strong S& P rating
Japan's Bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, received a boost as Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AA' long-term issuer credit rating to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, confirming the financial and economic stability of the city of Tokyo.
TOKYO 2016 signs up Japan airlines
Japan Airlines agreed a deal to become an official partner of the TOKYO 2016 Olympic Games bid.
Cap put on spectator numbers for Fuji GP
Attendance for the 2008 Fuji Grand Prix will be limited to 110,000 organisers have revealed.
SUM agrees Pan-Pacific Championship sponsorships
Soccer United Marketing agreed one-year deals with six sponsors for the Pan-Pacific Championship.
Huge public support for TOKYO 2016 during Tokyo Marathon 2008
Over two million sports fans lined the city-centre streets during the Tokyo Marathon to cheer on 32,000 runners and wheelchair racers.
Tokyo 2016 sponsors Gaien Cycling Criterium
The Tokyo 2016 bid joined the Japan Cycling Federation in sponsoring the Gaien Cycling Criterium race, hosted by the Japan Intercollegiate Cycling Federation.
MP & Silva launch AC Milan mobile site in Japan
Serie A club AC Milan and the MP & Silva agency launched AC Milan’s official Japanese mobile website.
No F1 get out option for Toyota
Toyota is staying in Formula One despite recent reports that the Japanese car maker would back out if results did not improve ‘significantly’ in the next two seasons.
Tokyo 2016 bid launches website
Japan stepped up its bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games with the launch of its new website.
TOKYO 2016 Reveals Concept: “Games at The Heart of City Life”
The TOKYO 2016 Olympic Games Bid Committee unveiled its dynamic 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games concept with an exceptionally compact and green Games located in the very centre of Tokyo and at the heart of city life in Japan’s capital.
Tokyo files 2016 Olympic bid
Senior Tokyo 2016 officials personally delivered their city’s Application File to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016 to the International Olympic Committee at its Lausanne headquarters.
UEFA signs off major new Euro 2008 deals
UEFA finalised four major contracts for media rights in China and Japan for UEFA EURO 2008™ in Austria and Switzerland this summer.
Sixty-two per cent of population support Tokyo 2016
The Tokyo 2016 Olympic Games Bid Committee said 62 per cent of people surveyed in an opinion poll answered that they support the city’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Japanese and Australian Golf Tours plan Asia Circuit for 2009
The Japanese Islands Golf Tour Organisation and the PGA Tour of Australasia are reported to have signed a memoranda of understanding to create a OneAsia Tour.