Tag: Nagoya

SAPPORO—Sapporo has decided to give up its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in the face of public distrust over scandals connected to the Tokyo Summer Games, sources said Oct. 5. The ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, just northeast of Tokyo, the country's weather agency said. ( read original story ...)

While maglev trains are the fastest bullet trains, they are far from the majority of Shinkansen, most of which are closer to a conventional train in their design but run on tracks built with stronger ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has been forced to deny speculation that she is pregnant ahead of the US Open. The four-time Grand Slam champion gave birth to her first child last summer and returned from a 14-month break in January. ( read original story ...)

Learn more about Bar Centifolia, the Tokyo bar where bartender Yuzo Komai thrills customers every night by making cocktails with a theatrical flair. ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Ampil swerved near Japan Friday, as authorities warned of mudslides and flooding in areas near its projected path through the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks are headed for their first weekly advance in over a month, with benchmark indexes gradually recovering from the recent rout amid a better economic outlook in the US and a decline in the yen, ( read original story ...)

Japan is a country that blends the old with the new, offering travelers a unique opportunity to experience its rich history alongside its cutting-edge modernity. ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo Kinen is known as a ‘super Group 2’, a prep race for big-hitters with major targets on the horizon at home and overseas. Last year’s winner of the mile-and-a-quarter contest, Prognosis, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is expected to present its policy recommendations as well as a list of project areas for decarbonization efforts under the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) umbrella in the upcoming ministerial meeting in Jakarta on Aug. ( read original story ...)

Hypersonic missiles and AI-powered drones are just some of the technologies slated to be developed at the new research centre. ( read original story ...)

Thousands in northern Japan are ordered to evacuate because of risks of flooding and mudslides from Typhoon Ampil approaching in the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)

The mother of Megumi Yokota, a symbol of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, has expressed her hope of reuniting ( read original story ...)

A TYPHOON that blasted parts of Japan with more than 200kph winds had moved out to sea, mostly sparing the capital and allowing trains and some flights to resume. ( read original story ...)

The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States issued a joint statement on Sunday marking the anniversary of their summit at Camp David and reaffirmed a pledge to jointly tackle regional challenges, ( read original story ...)

A Lufthansa flight from Germany to the Japanese capital Tokyo had to return to Munich due to technical reasons, a spokesman for Lufthansa reported on Saturday. The aircraft landed back at Munich Airport after about eight hours. ( read original story ...)