Tag: Nagoya

TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned the U.S that higher tariff on auto imports would backfire and harm not only America's jobs and economy but also devastate the global economy. Abe t... ( read original story ...)

By virtue of their hardiness they soon ended up in a government lab, and eventually led the Japanese government to impose a sweeping ban on the import of Canadian wheat, one it finally lifted on Frida... ( read original story ...)

and Sapporo, Japan. “We are pretty happy with the status of this candidature procedure,” Bach said on Friday at a news conference after a three-day executive board meeting The IOC leader suggests fewe... ( read original story ...)

Ottawa says Japan has ended its temporary suspension of Canadian wheat imports. Japan had halted shipments after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat was found in southern Alberta. READ MORE: ... ( read original story ...)

A government survey last year showed some 3.6 percent of Japanese, or 3.2 million people, had been hooked on gambling - often “pachinko” pinball - at some point in their lives. A Jiji news agency poll ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday imports ... damaged U.S. national security and will not do so in the future,” Abe said at a news conference to mark the end of the pa... ( read original story ...)

told a news conference. Three weeks before Yua died, her mother had refused to let welfare workers see her at the family's apartment in Tokyo, the head of the local authority in Japan's capital said. ... ( read original story ...)

Tochinoshin is out in his first tournament as an Ozeki, even after dominating the early part of the Basho. Somehow, the emerging story of the Nagoya Basho is the surprise run of Mitakeumi. As a kind o... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – The ex-wife of a former violin maker was sentenced by a court to two years in prison Thursday for breaking into his house and destroying his 54 violins and 70 bows. Qin Yue, a 35-year-old Chi... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC ... then more liaison work with international federations is necessary,” Kyodo News quoted Coates as saying. “The federations are not going to ha... ( read original story ...)

Kobe Steel has been indicted for allegedly violating Japan's competition law after the firm admitted it had fabricated strength and quality data of products sold to hundreds of clients. Kobe Steel, wh... ( read original story ...)

Kyodo News reports the death toll from heat has risen above 30 since July 9. On Thursday alone, 10 people died and 2,605 people were hospitalized in the sweltering conditions, the Japan Times wrote. S... ( read original story ...)

Players will wear VR goggles while sitting in a moving seat as they take on the role of a helicopter pilot. Up to four players can fight Godzilla at once. There is still no news on exactly when Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese startup developing what it calls "shooting stars on demand" says it will be ready to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower in a spectacular show over Hiroshima in early 2020. A... ( read original story ...)

Ange Postecoglou's Yokohama F. Marinos have caught alight in the J-League, recording an extraordinary 8-2 win over Vegalta Sendai on Wednesday night. Yokohama were up 7-0 before Vegalta managed to fin... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son blasted Japan on Thursday for not allowing ride-sharing services, calling it “stupid” and saying the country was lagging overseas ri... ( read original story ...)