Tag: Nagoya

He said he eventually checked into his room at the stylish Wise Owls Hostels in Tokyo's Shibuya ward and dropped off his bags. The hostel staff confirmed his reservation, telling ABC News that the ... ( read original story ...)

Channel 9 presenter Tony Jones has spoken again about his much-publicised interview with tennis star Naomi Osaka. Jones was slammed on social media for his chat with the 21-year-old after she defeated ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has recently seen a surge in reported child abuse ... Several high-profile cases, including the death of a five-year-old girl last year, have shocked the nation. At a news conference on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- The chief executive of Tokyo's Olympic organizing committee said Friday there is no need for another top Japanese official to resign despite being investigated in a bribery scandal. Tosh... ( read original story ...)

BRUSSELS — The European Union and Japan on Friday ushered in a landmark trade deal they say will boost business between the two economic powers and sends the message that international pacts still hav... ( read original story ...)

Japanese police are investigating how a substance thought to ... The product packed in a glass tube was offered as "Uranium 99.9%" in an auction on Yahoo. According to the Kyodo news agency, a first t... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s third-biggest automaker posted profit of 170.1 billion yen ($1.56 billion) for October-December, from 284.5 billion yen in the same period a year earlier. The result compared with the ... ( read original story ...)

While neither of these reports suggests that either Nagoya or Chiba is on the verge on entering the IR race, they are still notable given the lack of interest seen so far throughout the process. Earli... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Friday near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul for the funeral of a South Korean woman forced as a girl into brothels and sexually enslaved by the Ja... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO/OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd on Thursday slashed its full-year hardware forecast for the hybrid home-portable Switch console, revising a figure that had been treated ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Seven environmental non-government organizations (NGOs), including the Rainforest Action Network, have accused Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers of failing to end the use of ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN) - The number of spectators at a Tokyo 2020 Olympics sailing event will be slashed over fears too large a crowd could hamper evacuation in the event of a tsunami, organizers said Thursday. Initia... ( read original story ...)

This week a Kyodo news agency poll indicated that Osaka city ... expressed interest in hosting one of the country’s first casino resorts. Kyodo identified Nagoya as one of the authorities “positively ... ( read original story ...)

With 100 days to go until the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019, the local organising committee has revealed the official logo for the event. The colour blue in the logo symbolises the host city Yokoham... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Jan 30 (IANS) The organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games ... until June 14 when Japan’s new law against ticket scalping takes effect, reports Xinhua news agency. As to payments, the applicants c... ( read original story ...)

SEATTLE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ANA Holdings Inc said it would order 38 planes worth $4.33 billion from Boeing Co and Airbus, and buy a stake in Philippines Airlines parent PAL Holdings Inc to suppo... ( read original story ...)