Tag: Nagoya

Japan on Sunday qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in style as they reached the semifinals of the ongoing AFC Asian Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand here. ( read original story ...)

The number of pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus in Japan has surged amid the spread of the Omicron variant. According to preliminary data compiled by the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Defending champion Japan rode on a four-goal haul from Yuika Sugasawa to beat Thailand 7-0 and make it to the semifinals. ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to nominate several mines for consideration as world heritage sites by UNESCO, its prime minister said on Friday, despite protests from South Korea that the move is inappropriate as ... ( read original story ...)

The occupancy rate for hospital beds for coronavirus patients in Tokyo rose Sunday to 48.5%, nearing the 50% threshold for the metropolitan government to request a state of emergency. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 15,895 new coronavirus cases, down 1,538 from Saturday and up 6,247 from last Sunday. By age group, 3,307 cases were in their 20s, 2,774 in their ... ( read original story ...)

The organizers of events to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Yokohama's Chinatown near Tokyo plan to dramatically scale things down this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The missile firing involved "a high level of severity," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a hurriedly arranged news conference on the day, using such a description for the first time ... ( read original story ...)

The surge in Omicron cases is showing no sign of slowing down in Japan. Many medical institutions are overwhelmed with people showing symptoms of high fever or simply wanting to get tested. ( read original story ...)

Thousands of technical trainees leave their host companies without notice every year seeking better wages, as many of them start their lives in Japan heavily in debt. ( read original story ...)

In his speech at the opening of parliament this month, prime minister Fumio Kishida vowed to broadcast Japan’s attractiveness to the world by getting sake registered with Unesco as a cultural resource ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, the Japanese government said. It marked the seventh round of missile launches by Pyongyang this month. The Japan Coast Guard said the missile appears ... ( read original story ...)

The Canadian photographer Greg Girard only intended to stay a few days in Tokyo when he arrived in 1976. “I spent the night wandering around Shinjuku and nearby ... ( read original story ...)

Ray Parks’ 20-point explosion goes for naught as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins end their three-game winning streak in the Japan B. League ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese star Ryoyu Kobayashi started the final weekend of ski jumping action before the Winter Olympics with victory in Willingen to reclaim the World Cup lead on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

China FAW Group Co, the carmaker whose luxury Hongqi model was used to transport Chairman Mao Zedong, is betting on a new audience in Japan, opening its first showroom in the country as it seeks to ... ( read original story ...)