Tag: Nagoya

The Japanese government is exempting hundreds of foreign students from an entry ban imposed in late November. More than 100,000 others remain locked out of the country. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday, supported by overnight gains on Wall Street and better-than-expected earnings from some Japanese companies. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)

Markets in mainland China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore are closed on Wednesday for the Lunar New Year holidays. ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- "A society where cats can live happily is also one that is kind to people." Such a motto has been upheld by a Japanese citizens' group which protests against war, nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)

Brisk sales of face masks have given a city in western Tokyo an unexpected push in its campaign to bring a monorail section to the area. All proceeds from the face masks created by the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Police referred a resident of the capital's Nerima Ward to prosecutors on Jan. 31 on suspicion of contravening the Wildlife Protection, Control, and Hunting Management Act by illegally ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday urged their government to take action against a “serious human rights situation” in China, drawing a quick and angry rebuke from Beijing. ( read original story ...)

Positive coronavirus cases and the upcoming window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers force the Japan B. League to alter its schedule ... ( read original story ...)

The Lunar New Year officially kicks off on February 1st. Many people that celebrate the Year of the Tiger will be looking for the best beers to drink as they exchange their lucky red envelopes and ... ( read original story ...)

Can you say Yokohama? I can. Yokohama. There, see? When the passengers boarded the Beryl Empress in Yokohama Harbor, none of them—none of us—expected to be there longer than it would take for everyone ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday that the hospital bed occupancy rate for COVID-19 patients in the Japanese capital has reached 50.7 pct, exceeding the 50 pct ... ( read original story ...)

The infamous difficulties of a long-distance relationship reach new heights in the constantly changing circumstances of a pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Washington is “fully committed” to working with Japan to confront growing regional tensions, the new U.S. ambassador to Tokyo, Rahm Emanuel, said Tuesday. Emanuel was speaking at a meeting with ... ( read original story ...)

A first-half goal from Takumi Minamino set Japan on the way to beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday and keeping the host on course for a seventh successive World Cup appearance. ( read original story ...)

Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist politician remembered as Tokyo’s gaffe-prone governor who provoked a spat with China by calling for Japan’s purchase of disputed islands in the East China Seas, ... ( read original story ...)

More than half of Tokyo's hospital beds set aside for COVID-19 patients were occupied on Tuesday, a level that officials have previously flagged as a criterion for requesting a state of emergency. ( read original story ...)