Tag: Nagoya

A cold wind from the sea is blowing in Sakuragicho, Yokohama. One afternoon, on a bridge just below the famous Giant Ferris Wheel, I witnessed the location shooting of the drama "It would have been ... ( read original story ...)

Everyone in Japan seems to be a fan of Shohei Ohtani, and the buzz even extends to his teammates. That includes St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar — the first to play for Japan's national team because of ancestry. ( read original story ...)

Japan Airlines Co (JAL) is close to placing an order for more than 20 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes as it renews its medium-haul fleet, industry sources said on Wednesday. JAL confirmed it was involved in talks to buy new jets but declined further comment. ( read original story ...)

Women’s rights activists in Japan are renewing their demand for the government to allow married couples the option to keep both of their surnames, saying the current practice in which most women face social pressure to adopt their husbands’ ( read original story ...)

McDonald’s, 7-Eleven and mayonnaise-maker Kewpie are just some of the firms in Japan contending with the worst-ever global outbreak of bird flu. ( read original story ...)

Japanese police have arrested three people who posted on social media a prank at a sushi restaurant that included one of them putting his mouth on a soy sauce dispenser spout. ( read original story ...)

Iboga plants smuggled out of Gabon provide most of the world’s ibogaine, a drug that can help heal trauma and addiction. As the plant enters fair trade, officials hope regulation ensures equity and ... ( read original story ...)

Police arrested the head of a medical clinic in the capital's Toshima Ward on March 8 on suspicion of indecently assaulting female patients. ( read original story ...)

Passengers will no longer be required to wear masks on East Japan Railway Co. trains from March 13, the train operator announced. ( read original story ...)

Four out of five Japanese people polled by Japan’s government about their nation’s military worry the country could go to war. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- An employee at Japanese public broadcaster NHK was arrested on March 6 after he allegedly tried to film a naked woman at a sex shop in this northern Japan city. Hokkaido Prefectural ... ( read original story ...)

The first "Osaka Art Festival," held by the Osaka Prefectural Government to make art more accessible to the public, kicked off on March 7 wit･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

With each claimant giving different reasons for why and how they lost the money, identifying the true owner has become a headache for the Hokkaido police. ( read original story ...)

Japan's big companies are expected to deliver the largest pay rise in 26 years in next week's "shunto" wage negotiations, offering policymakers hope the country might finally emerge from its ... ( read original story ...)

At the prosecutors’ office in Japan, everyone makes their own tea and copies — tasks often relegated to women in a society criticized for its lack of gender equality ... ( read original story ...)

Japan logged a record current account deficit in January on persistent rises in the cost of importing fuel, government data showed on Wednesday. The deficit, at 1.98 trillion yen ($14.43 billion), ... ( read original story ...)