Tag: Nagoya

This week’s article is about Japan’s second largest city, Yohohama. It was a small fishing village for several centuries up to near the end of the Tokugawa Era which lasted ... ( read original story ...)

Celebrities often date other celebrities. On the surface, this makes sense. After all, they often run in the same circles or work alongside one another on sets, and another star is more likely to ... ( read original story ...)

After her semifinal win over Serena Williams at last month’s Australian Open, Naomi Osaka revealed she had switched from eating Japanese cuisine to Greek food the previous day. That, she claimed, was ... ( read original story ...)

Almost 10 years on from a devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and triggered one of the worst nuclear disas ... ( read original story ...)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a priest for allegedly splashing his own bodily fluid on a woman in Yokohama City last year ... ( read original story ...)

Amy-Eloise Markovc set her sights on gatecrashing the Olympics after striking gold for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships in Poland last night.The Stockport-born US-based athlete, 25 ... ( read original story ...)

The UN Kyoto Congress on criminal justice marks Japan’s contribution to strengthening the rule of law within the global community. The 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal ... ( read original story ...)

The document aims to promote the fair and equitable sharing of benefits stemming from the use of genetic resources of biological diversity, like plants, animals, and micro-organisms, as well as the ... ( read original story ...)

To support Cityzens Giving for Recovery in Yokohama and around the world, check out our online auction and sweepstake for your chance to win exclusive City prizes. Every penny rai ... ( read original story ...)

Japan extended a state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday to try to combat COVID-19, prompting a "heartfelt apology" by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The state of emergency had ... ( read original story ...)

Japan extended a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday, less than five months before the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

A critical ingredient for auroras exists much higher in space than previously thought, according to new research in the journal Scientific Reports. The dazzling light displays in the polar night skies ... ( read original story ...)

President Seiko Hashimoto promised on Friday to revive the Japanese people's passion for the Summer Olympics and "turn their concerns into excitement." Hashimoto, who took charge of the Games ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- A COVID-19 contact-tracing service launched by the east Japan prefecture of Kanagawa in May 2020 has sent no alerts to subscribers, according to the prefectural government. The prefectural ... ( read original story ...)

In 2018, the Scottish Government and the City of Yokohama shared the philosophy of “growing together” in a joint declaration on interchange and collaboration. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto promised on Friday to revive the Japanese people's passion for the Summer Olympics and "turn their concerns into excitement." Hashimoto, who took charge of the ... ( read original story ...)