Tag: Nagoya

(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) DAINITAKARAYU OWNER, TOKUJI ITO, SAYING: "Dealer prices for heavy oil which we use to heat the bathwater have risen about 10 to 15 percent." "We have to pay about 50 percent ... ( read original story ...)

FORMER PBA import Rob Dozier makes his return to the Japan B.League, teaming up with Filipino guard Bobby Ray Parks at the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. The team made the announcement on Friday, signing ... ( read original story ...)

While Yokohama Rubber is known as an automotive tire maker, the company also is a maker of aircraft fixtures and components, the company says. ( read original story ...)

Reposting subtitles from a YouTube video without permission constitutes copyright infringement, the Osaka District Court has ruled, after a m ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is taking on what she calls a "double standard" in sports against women. Recently, the Japanese player sat down with the Victoria's Secret podcast. During the talk, the four-time Grand ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks finished sharply low on Friday with the Nikkei index logging at a one-month low following reports of a new COVID-19 va ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced 19 new coronavirus infections in the capital on Nov. 26, after reporting 27 the previous day. ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to add $6.75 billion to its already record annual military spending in a rush to bolster air and maritime defences as it becomes more concerned about threats posed by China and North Korea ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has gone significantly beyond 1% of GDP in this year’s defense spending, pushing aside a longstanding guideline in response to China’s rapid military expansion and U.S. requests for upgrades. ( read original story ...)

Japan's cabinet approved its first extra budget for this fiscal year on Friday with spending worth $313 billion to cushion the blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country keeps its stimulus taps ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan said on Friday it had offered payments to nearly 90% of the country's regional lenders under a scheme designed to revitalise the industry by promoting mergers and cost cuts. Under ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government decided on Friday to tighten border controls for visitors from South Africa and five other African countries after the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus, the Jiji news ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output probably rose in October for the first time since June, while retail sales likely posted the first growth in three months helped by eased COVID-19 restrictions, a Reuters poll ... ( read original story ...)

It's known as ping-pong diplomacy. In 1971, a silk gift given by Glenn Cowan, a player from the US, was emblazoned with an image of the Two Immortals. At the World Championships that year in Nagoya, ... ( read original story ...)

The Motto Tokyo staycation scheme for Tokyo residents may restart alongside the Go to Travel campaign With people around Japan eager to get out travelling again and low Covid-19 case numbers, the ... ( read original story ...)

However, to prepare for a possible sixth wave of infections, the capital will strengthen its medical system for the year-end and New Year's holiday period. ( read original story ...)