Tokyo Olympics updates Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Tokyo Olympics news. Elaine Thompson-Herah has become the quickest woman alive after leading a Jamaican sweep of the medals in women’s 100 metres. A wide-open men’s field will compete for the chance to become the world’s fastest later on […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – With banner headlines and explosions of confetti on the internet, a Japan saddened last weekend by the abrupt end of one gymnastic king’s storied Olympic career hailed on Thursday the ascent of his heir. Daiki Hashimoto topped the podium on Wednesday in the men’s all-around gymnastics final with an electrifying horizontal bar […]

[ad_1] Asia-Pacific, Transportation, Universal Design, March 25 2019 The Japanese government is hoping that visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics who use wheelchairs will have an easy time getting around. Officials say they’re going to obligate taxi operators to train their drivers in the use of specially designed vehicles.”Universal design” taxis look like […]

[ad_1] Asia-Pacific, Assistive Technology, March 15 2019 Next year, the world’s top athletes will compete in the Tokyo Summer Games. Some of Japan’s biggest companies will also happily be using the opportunity to show off their latest technologies — namely a fleet of robotics aimed at helping human spectators navigate around the event. Officials behind […]