Tag: Nagoya

The U.S.-Japan military pact was honored in a videoconference between the U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations and Japan's Maritime Chief of Staff. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is claiming a research initiative it is part of has developed the world's first technology capable of producing butadiene—a core building block of synthetic rubber ... ( read original story ...)

After years of planning, at least $15.4 billion in organizing costs, a global pandemic and a one-year postponement, the 2020 Tokyo Games are once again – finally – just around the corner. NBA icon ... ( read original story ...)

It is a 100 days before the 2021 Olympics begins in Tokyo and athletes all over the world are back in training. Marathon runner Stephanie Davis, who will be competing in the Games for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Tower lit up on Wednesday to mark 100 days to the opening ceremony The 'will they, won't they' Tokyo Olympics are now just 100 days away, and the only certainty is that uncertainty will remain, ... ( read original story ...)

Illuminations on Tokyo's tallest building the Skytree Tower were dampened by bad weather on Wednesday (April 14) as the Japanese capital marked 100 days until the Olympic Games are due to begin. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

As the coronavirus pandemic threatened to cancel the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, David Lauren couldn't help but wonder what would happen if indeed the Summer Games never took place. The opening and closing ... ( read original story ...)

The conviction being that the rewards entailed in bringing more than ten thousand athletes from more than 200 countries together in Tokyo outweigh the risks involved in that enterprise. The ... ( read original story ...)

Russia wants more information from Japan, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday, including an assessment of environmental risks in the Pacific. ( read original story ...)

Marinos (1900/1000) Saturday, April 17 fixtures (JST/GMT) Yokohama v Vegalta Sendai (1400/0500) Tokushima Vortis v Kashima Antlers (1400/0500) Avispa Fukuoka v Tokyo (1400/0500) Oita Trinita v Kashiwa ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's two-time Olympic gold medallist Yuzuru Hanyu is hoping to inspire coronavirus-hit Osaka when he competes at skating's World Team Trophy ... ( read original story ...)

The countdown to the delayed Tokyo Olympics is on with 100 days to go to the opening ceremony on 23 July. But how prepared are Japan and Team GB and what will a Games amid a global pandemic look like? ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- A demonstration opposing the bill to revise the immigration law was held in front of the Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau in the city's Suminoe Ward on April 13, with protesters ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park on Tuesday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games during a pandemic. It came on the same ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The number of Katano Police Station employees infected with the coronavirus reached 12 and the instance was recognized by the Osaka Prefectural Government as a cluster outbreak ... ( read original story ...)

But in Osaka, as in other parts of Japan, the virus is behaving in a way that is frustrating the Tokyo 2020 countdown at every turn. Less than a year after the then prime minister, Shinzo Abe, lauded ... ( read original story ...)