Tag: Nagoya

We rarely see tennis champion Naomi Osaka without her natural curls, but when we do — we’re in for a real treat. Take, for instance, the time she made a gorgeous political statement with her box ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industrial output rose for the first time in three months in January thanks to a pickup in global demand, in a welcome sign for an economy struggling to shake off the drag of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Circles of blossoming trees will be planted in towns and cities across the country under plans to create an equivalent of Japan’s hanami: enjoying the transient beauty of flowers.The first three ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has approved a three-year business plan covering 2021-23 that company management said will "deepen" the firm's core strengths while seeking to create new value "that responds ... ( read original story ...)

Sydney Low/CSM/Shutterstock Naomi Osaka. Naomi Osaka's impressive performance at the 2021 Australian Open this past weekend put a smile on at least one fan's face — and now the ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government plans to end the coronavirus state of emergency early in Osaka, Nagoya and surrounding areas. The emergency declaration currently runs to March 7 for 10 prefectures but will ... ( read original story ...)

British tennis player criticised the Naomi Osaka over not voicing her opinion for improving the financial condition of women's players in the ITF circuit. ( read original story ...)

A Paralympic hopeful has spoken of her plans to compete in this year’s Games in Tokyo after a year of adapting her training around coronavirus restrictions. Kerrie Leonard, an archer from Co Meath, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25. ( read original story ...)

One of the fastest men on the planet — who was born with no legs, but has shattered records in the U.S. and around the world — is in a legal battle to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

With the Olympic flame at its heart, the role of the torch relay is "to arouse joy and excitement for the Games" across the host nation. That's the message Tokyo 2020 officials put out on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Global production at Japanese automakers including Honda Motor Co slipped 4.51% in January from last year as a widespread chip shortage forced the industry to cut production. ( read original story ...)

China's massive Coast Guard and a new law expanding what it can do have worried its neighbors, maybe none of them more so than Japan. ( read original story ...)

Researchers from Yale and Sapporo Medical University have reported preliminary success repairing spinal cord injuries in patients using intravenous injecti ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic Torch Relay is set to begin on March 25th, but officials say there will be multiple Covid-19 precautions in place as torchbearers make their way to "every corner of Japan". ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Osaka, Kyoto, ... ( read original story ...)