Tag: Nagoya

Simone Biles and Netflix debuted the trailer for a new four-part docuseries that captures Biles' journey from dropping out of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo to her return to the mat in search of new Olympic glory in Paris this summer. ( read original story ...)

Japan and New Zealand have agreed in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concern about the increasingly challenging security environment in the region, including closer t ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo TV Tower was built by architect Tachu Naito. He is known for designing five iconic towers across Japan: Nagoya’s Mirai Tower (1954), Tsutenkaku (1956), Sapporo TV Tower (1957), Beppu Tower ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka was one of four Grand Slam champions granted a wildcard on Wednesday into the main draw for next month's women's singles at Wimbledon. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito says he is delighted to finally be able to visit Britain after the trip was delayed by several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Lydia Jacoby still seems a bit shell-shocked. The Alaskan darling of the Tokyo Games, she’ll be watching the Paris Olympics from home. If she watches at all. ( read original story ...)

In Singapore, U.K. firm Trowers & Hamlin has hired another new partner for its new city office. Cassandra Lim is rejoining the firm as a partner following the recent addition of former Squire Patton ... ( read original story ...)

The entrance fee for Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Hyōgo Prefecture, is currently 1,000 yen — roughly $7 — for visitors ages 18 and up. At a news conference Sunday, Himeji Mayor Hideyasu Kiyomoto said he would like foreigners to pay $30 and locals to pay $5, with the intent of putting ...

As the flood of overseas tourists shows no sign of slowing, complaints about overcrowding and poor behavior by visitors are prompting some in Japan to look at ways of controlling the flow without losing income, ( read original story ...)

JAPAN had more than three million visitors for a third straight month in May, official data showed on Wednesday (Jun 19), as the weak yen helped continue a record pace for inbound tourism. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)

Two employees of the Osaka Municipal Government repeatedly slandered "buraku" discriminated communities in an official vehicle and also talke･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

With a record number of more than 50 candidates expected to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election and the NHK Party fielding a huge slate, it will have a bevy of spaces to sell. The unusual move by ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs clocks fastest 100m time since Tokyo - Jacobs went under 10 seconds for the first time this season in Finland ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka bowed out of the Berlin Open after falling short in a three-set thriller against an inspired serving display from Zheng Qinwen. The former world number one battled, but ultimately came up ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs ramped up his preparations for the Paris Games by breaching the 10-seconds mark twice on Tuesday to win gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.The Italian ... ( read original story ...)

Shiraishi shot to fame when she was just 20, freshly graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, with her “Tamago no Furu Machi,” translated as “The Town that Rains Eggs” — a surrealist portrayal of Japan’s wartime destruction. ( read original story ...)