Tag: Nagoya

On Thursday, Karolina Muchova (No. 52 in the world) faces Naomi Osaka (No. 88) in the Round of 64 at the US Open. In terms of serve/return winning percentages over her last 10 tournaments, Muchova has won 70.2% of her games on serve, and 39.2% on return. ( read original story ...)

Japan is planning to launch a new initiative to encourage single women to move from Tokyo to rural areas to get married, aiming to address the declining female population in the countryside. The government hopes this measure will help counter the trend of ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual event in Hokkaido, Japan, turns the city into a magical winter wonderland for a week in February. It features large ice sculptures, snow statues, and various ... ( read original story ...)

If you're looking for a perfect destination dupe for Zermatt — an alternative to well-known travel spots — then consider Sapporo, the capital of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. Apart from the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is offering financial incentives for single women to move out of Tokyo - Government to also cover travel costs of single women for matchmaking events in countryside ... ( read original story ...)

Para-badminton player Daniel Bethell says winning silver at the Tokyo Paralympics has "spurred him on" to win gold in Paris. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan braced Wednesday (Aug 28) for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu. ( read original story ...)

A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s southwestern islands Tuesday, with weather officials cautioning residents against heavy rain and violent winds in the region in the coming days. ( read original story ...)

The convenience store chain has become a cornerstone of Japanese life, but a bid to buy the company by the retail giant that owns Circle K has unnerved its fans. ( read original story ...)

An iconic company appears to be failing an acid test on Japan Inc reforms. Seven & i is seeking a higher level of government protection barely a week after the $38 billion company confirmed Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard had made a preliminary takeover offer. ( read original story ...)

Yoko Ogawa’s novel “Mina’s Matchbox,” in a magnificent translation by Stephen B. Snyder, demonstrates the abiding comfort of fiction that envisions childhood as a time of discovery — without the elevated stakes of being a grown-up. ( read original story ...)

Kirin Holdings Co. again extended its tender offer deadline for Fancl Corp., as the Japanese brewer works to secure a deal for the Japanese skincare and health supplement maker. ( read original story ...)

Japan faces a severe pilot shortage amid a surge in tourism, with a projected need for 1,000 additional pilots by 2030. Efforts to address the shortfall include converting foreign pilots’ licenses and extending pilot working ages, ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino has backed the case for further interest-rate hikes if the economy and prices grow as expected, echoing recent comments from the central bank’s chief. ( read original story ...)

The record high temperatures and sweltering weather that suffocated Japan this summer did not stop 77-year-old farmer Yasuyuki Kurosawa from tending his crops. Kurosawa, who grows rice, cabbage, wheat and corn in Meiwa, ( read original story ...)

W Warner Music Japan has appointed Dr. Kenji Kitatani to the resurrected role of chairman of the label division, effective immediately. Dr. Kitatani will work closely with WMJ’s longtime president and CEO, Kazuyuki “Kaz” Kobayashi, to boost the company’s presence in the globe’s No. 2 music market. ( read original story ...)