Tag: Nagoya

Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, controlling 60 per cent of mining and more than 90 per cent of refining and ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA—The famed “rebirth” of a pair of 17th century gold “shachihoko” tiger-fish ornaments on Nagoya Castle that were smashed in World War II is likely false. Misako Asahi, a curator at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's "National Energy Dominance Council" will hold the inaugural Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum with Japan in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)

The foreign ministry on Sunday called in a Japanese diplomat to lodge a protest over an annual regional event in Japan claiming sovereignty over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. The ministry ... ( read original story ...)

A unique internship program in Hokkaido, under which Japanese university students work and live for a month at the famed Niseko ski ... ( read original story ...)

Punch has had some differences with the other monkeys as he has tried to communicate with them, but zookeepers say that is part of the learning process and he is steadily integrating with the troop. ( read original story ...)

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, ... ( read original story ...)

Ethiopian athlete Aynalem Desta, a vibrant talent in the long-distance running scene, is set to make waves at the upcoming Nagoya Women’s Marathon 2026, one ... ( read original story ...)

By Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese "coercion" in her first post-election speech to parliament on Friday, pledging ... ( read original story ...)

It's a staggering amount and I was speechless," Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama told reporters Thursday. “Tackling aging water pipes requires a huge investment, and I cannot thank enough for the donation.” ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, Japan, receives 21kg of gold from anonymous donor to fix ageing water pipes and infrastructure. ( read original story ...)

Concern over safety of Japanese city’s waterworks grew after sinkhole swallowed truck and killed driver last year ... ( read original story ...)

An anonymous person donates 21 kilograms of gold bullion worth $3.6 million to Osaka, Japan, for water and drainage infrastructure repairs amidst increasing failures in the city's aging underground ... ( read original story ...)

A tentative agreement between the Union representing the Yokohama Tire Plant (United Steel Workers Local 1023) and the Company will result in the permanent closure of the plant ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has arrested a real estate company employee for allegedly instructing acquaintances to set fire to a･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday pledged to break with "excessive fiscal austerity" and boost long-term investment through a multi-year budget ... ( read original story ...)