Tag: Nagoya

The trial of a former Japanese lawmaker alleged to have illegally brokered government loans for multiple companies is set to begin at the Tokyo District Court on Monday. 52-year-old Toyama ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s planned same-sex partnership system will cover not only residents of Tokyo but also people commuting to workplaces or schools in the capital from other prefectures, ... ( read original story ...)

A journey between Singapore and Tokyo could take as little as 28 minutes compared to today’s seven hours. Image Credit: SpaceX Many have dismissed these visions as science-fiction, but it seems that ... ( read original story ...)

Despite being Japan’s fourth-largest city, Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture is often off the radar for tourists, which is a real shame. Nagoya has a lot to offer, from historical sites to some of the best ... ( read original story ...)

No foreign tourists? No problem. Even in an absence of overseas shoppers, Japan’s luxury boutiques are seeing a surge in demand that’s lifting rents in Tokyo’s most high-class neighborhoods. Rates in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno voiced hope on Monday that the central bank will continue to make efforts to accelerate inflation to its 2% target. "Specific ... ( read original story ...)

Merck Japan Says to Accelerate Imports of COVID-19 Treatment TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese unit of Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it would accelerate imports of its oral COVID-19 treatment to help ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s largest money managers appear to have come to a consensus about where to allocate their sustainable investment portfolios: anywhere but Japan. The country’s four largest ESG funds have put at ... ( read original story ...)

Nimaru Jit (JPN) 200-1 (8-11) 7th of 9, shd behind Sammaru Ship (8-11) at Nagoya 4f fst in Jan. Jewel Barows (JPN) 100-1 (8-7) 7th of 10, shd behind Harmony Joey (8-11) at Funabashi 6f in Dec. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Customs officials here, sitting on a gold mine, are letting the public bid on the seized precious metal to get the word out about smuggling. Nagoya Customs has put up a record amount of gold ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Monday, briefly sending the benchmark Nikkei down over 2 percent, tracking a plunge on Wall Street late last week amid heightening U.S.-Russia ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese bonds looked set for a double boost Monday as the central bank readies to intervene and traders in Tokyo return from a long weekend to a risk-off mood in global markets. The Bank of Japan is ... ( read original story ...)

Heavy snow could fall in Tokyo and surrounding areas through early Monday, disrupting transportation during the morning rush hour, the weather agency and the transport ministry said Sunday. The Japan ... ( read original story ...)

He studied medicine at Delhi University and later got a master's degree in public finance from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, which he attended on a World Bank scholarship. ( read original story ...)

Officials in Tokyo reported more than 13,000 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday -- the fifth straight day of week-on-week declines. The daily tally in the capital is down more than 4,400 from ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy snow could fall in Tokyo and surrounding areas through early Monday, disrupting transportation during the morning rush hour, the weather agency and the transport ministry ... ( read original story ...)