Seeing Nagoya Castle in a new light with night illuminations

NAGOYA--Dozens of illuminated spheres are lending imposing Nagoya Castle, a city landmark, an extra aura of nighttime magic through mid-January. Ninety or so spheres were installed on the castle grounds, each about 1.5 meters in diameter, that flash in ... ( read original story ...)

Ohtani bids farewell to Japan fans ahead of Angels adventure

... bound Shohei Ohtani bid farewell to fans of his former Japanese club on Monday as he sets off to join his new team. The star pitcher and hitter wore an Angels jersey to his public news conference. He opened with an introduction in English, saying ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka: Man, 23, held for slashing both parents, killing father

A 23-year-old man has been arrested over the fatal slashing of his father in Hirano Ward on Sunday (Fuji News Network) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 23-year-old man over the fatal slashing of his father in Hirano Ward on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Yokohama win international U-21 tournament

VNA Japan’s Yokohama win international U-21 tournament, Sports news, football, Vietnam sports, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, vn news, Vietnam breaking news ( read original story ...)

Osaka considered likely to host Japan’s first G-20 summit

The city of Osaka is a likely candidate to host a summit meeting of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies to be held in Japan in 2019, informed sources said Saturday. Other bidders include Aichi Prefecture and the city of Fukuoka. Osaka leads the ... ( read original story ...)

Brazilian striker Jo to join Japan’s Nagoya Grampus

reports Xinhua news agency. Earlier this month he won the Bola de Ouro, awarded to the best player in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Nagoya Grampus earned promotion to Japan’s top division this year by finishing third in the J2 league. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama win international U-21 tournament

HÀ NỘI — Yokohama FC defended their title after defeating Việt Nam 2-0 in the final of the Thanh Niên Newspaper International U-21 Football Tournament, held yesterday in Cần Thơ Province. The match was the second meeting between the two sides in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Emperor turns 84, thanks people over abdication plans

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Akihito has marked his 84th birthday with ... He will attend birthday celebrations at the palace later Saturday. He spoke in advance at a news conference earlier this week. The government this month formally approved ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama to exhibit at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018

Yokohama Rubber announced that it will participate again in Japan’s annual annual car show, “Tokyo Auto Salon 2018” to be held January 12–14 at Makuhari Messe. In addition to appealing to the “High-performance Yokohama” brand image focused on ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba unveils device for Fukushima nuclear reactor probe

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Toshiba Corp.'s energy systems unit on Friday unveiled a long telescopic pipe carrying a pan-tilt camera designed to gather crucial information about the situation inside the reactor chambers at Japan's tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cuts estimated tab for 2020 Olympics to $12 billion

The latest price tag for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been trimmed slightly, but is still nearly twice the initial estimate even after a major cost-cutting effort. The organizers said Friday that the event will cost a total 1.35 trillion yen ($11.9 billion). ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 unveils budget cuts

Tokyo 2020 organisers Friday unveiled a "significant" cut in their budget for hosting the games, as the city comes under pressure to keep a lid on spiralling costs. The overall games budget now stands at a total of 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion ... ( read original story ...)