Tag: Nagoya

In Tokyo’s land of themed cafés where vampires, kawaii (cute) monsters, mayonnaise, cats and even goats are celebrated, a new pop-up has opened up centred around sleep. If you order at least one item from the menu at the converted Nescafe Harajukuand ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Asian shares were mixed in lacklustre trading on Tuesday, as markets searched for a dominant theme, weighing currency fluctuations, signs of growing protectionism and other uncertainties. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 per ... ( read original story ...)

I was very happy I decided to bring my camera with me,” Christoph told Lonely Planet Travel News. Christoph said that due to Tokyo’s massive size, the most challenging part of the shoot was the language barrier while researching locations and planning ... ( read original story ...)

"We will stick to the current prices as local market prices have not fully caught up with our hikes," Tokyo Steel's managing director Kiyoshi Imamura told a news conference on Tuesday. The company will keep prices for its main product, H-shaped beams used ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Cherry blossom season has officially kicked off in Tokyo, marking the beginning of spring for the Japanese. A Japan Meteorological Agency official counted at least five flowers blooming on a monitoring tree Tuesday at Yasukuni Shrine. He made the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as crude oil prices advanced, though Japan's benchmark fell as investors weighed uncertainties over trade and exchange rates. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 added 0.4 per cent to 5,030.54 and Germany's DAX ... ( read original story ...)

Fresh off Muirfield voting to admit women as members for the first time in its history, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic golf venue has decided to follow suit by admitting women as full members. The Kasumigaseki Country Club risked being stripped of the event if it ... ( read original story ...)

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it plans to generate about 4, 000 megawatts (MW) in the next 10 years to boost electricity supply in the country. He said NNPC would require $15billion to achieve the aspirations of the Autonomous ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO – The municipal government of Sapporo said Tuesday it plans to officially recognize same-sex partnerships between gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples from June, becoming the first major city in Japan to do so. The local government ... ( read original story ...)

P.E.I.'s Mark Arendz won a silver medal Tuesday at the final World Cup event of the para-nordic season in Sapporo, Japan. Arendz missed just one shot in 12.5 km standing biathlon, coming in behind Benjamin Daviet of France. Finished second in today's ... ( read original story ...)

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will generate about 4, 000 megawatts (Mw) of electricity over the next 10 years to boost power supply in the country. Its Corporation's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gas and Power, Engr Saidu Mohammed ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor Co. and the City of Yokohama are introducing a round-trip car sharing service today featuring the Nissan New Mobility Concept, an ultra-compact electric vehicle. The service, “Choimobi Yokohama,” enables users who register online to pick ... ( read original story ...)

Choimobi Yokohama is a new round-trip car rental service that will let anyone with a driver's licence, credit card and smartphone borrow a compact electric city car. The new service, which officially launches on Friday, uses Nissan's ultra-compact New ... ( read original story ...)

"Should gender equality not be respected, then we would look for another venue which would ensure non-discrimination," Bach said last Friday at a news conference in South Korea. Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, welcomed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and Russia agreed Monday to step up work toward resolving a longstanding territorial dispute through cooperation in a range of areas. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, also joined in urging North ... ( read original story ...)

A dye house in Nagoya that specializes in kuro montsukizome, the dyeing of black-crested formal kimono that has been practiced since the Edo Period (1603 to 1868), is working on selling stoles and T-shirts that make use of the same technology. Yamakatsu ... ( read original story ...)