Tag: Nagoya

On March 20, authorities in Osaka fined the 61-year-old employee and two of his colleagues in the prefecture’s finance department for smoking while on duty despite receiving warnings against it. The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A section of Japan's busiest expressway connecting Tokyo and Nagoya will be set aside for self-driving trucks in 2024 as part of government plans to cope with a severe shortage of drivers in ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for LGBT ... ( read original story ...)

Discovering the innovative spirit of Yokohama, a city of possibilities for people living and working in Scotland, writes Anna Toccoli ... ( read original story ...)

I felt like I was being told, “This is not your special day”,’ says 18-year-old of graduation ceremony ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA -- Aichi Prefecture's education board has announced plans to open what it says is Japan's first combined public junior and senior high school for students with foreign roots who require ... ( read original story ...)

A family is heartbroken after a memorial for their late mother was destroyed. It had been there for years and the family can’t understand why anyone would do ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is eager to return to competition after giving birth as she provided an update on her eventual comeback. The former world No 1 is currently sidelined while expecting her first child and ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo officials say they are working to trace the sources of high levels of potentially dangerous chemicals found in parts of the capital. The organic fluorine compounds known as PFAS have been used ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as investors sold some of the major issues after securing rights for dividend payments ahead of the end of the current fiscal year. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

What Sapporo wasn’t counting on was a still-unfolding corruption scandal linked to the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which has turned public opinion sharply against Sapporo’s bid and complicated Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

Wall said Yokohama has partnered with MDK Motorsports on “All-In” for the 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge season. “We are collaborating with Megan Kvamme, MDK’s CEO, on this partnership. She’s a ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he was not thinking about dissolving parliament, brushing aside speculation he could call a snap election in the coming months to solidify his standing within his ruling party. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were lower Thursday morning, as investors sold shares after securing rights for dividend payments ahead of the end of the current fiscal year on Friday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)

Ken Griffin’s hedge fund Citadel plans to reopen its Tokyo office later this year, almost a decade and a half after shutting down its Japan operations during the global financial crisis. The hedge ... ( read original story ...)

They piloted the method in Astoria, Fort Greene and Crown Heights — before successfully replicating the idea in Venice, Sydney, Melbourne and Tokyo. This global tour occurred in 2015 and 2016, but the ... ( read original story ...)