Tag: Nagoya

The wheelchair tennis athlete had competed in the men’s singles and doubles tournaments at Tokyo 2020 before the medical emergency in the Paralympic Village. Gerard had a defibrillator fitted while in ... ( read original story ...)

It's no longer a typhoon, but tropical storm Shanshan is still hitting Japan with torrential rain and high winds, and it's going to take its time. ( read original story ...)

Torrential rain and gusts of 252 km per hour (157mph) hit the south of Japan, with three killed in a landslide. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has upgraded its economic assessment for the first time in more than a year on signs of improved consumption, fostering optimism for a broader recovery. "The Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace, ( read original story ...)

Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year's crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties of its staple food can help stave off future supply shocks. ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with heavy rain and very strong winds on Thursday, snarling air traffic and knocking out power to more than a quarter million households. At least three people were killed. ( read original story ...)

After 25 years, trillions of dollars of monetary stimulus and more governments than you can count, Japan is done with deflation, right? Perhaps not, as Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told surprised Tokyo lawmakers recently. It also may have startled Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metro's Ichigaya Station is seen flooded at about 7 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2024, in this image from the account of X (formerly Twitter) user "GZL-Koichi." When central Tokyo was hit by torrential ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning, weighed down by high-tech issues after the earnings results of U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp. failed to impress investors. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

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Drew Dinsick says Naomi Osaka is a "problem" for US Open favorites, explaining why she's capable of winning the tournament and how a Iga Swiatek-Osaka semifinal would be "must-watch" TV. ( read original story ...)

Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Japan has issued evacuation orders for nearly a million people in the path of Typhoon Shanshan, as the powerful storm brought torrential rains, strong winds and landslides in which one person has been killed. ( read original story ...)

A Chinese student, center, who identified himself only by his family name Yang, hands out pamphlets during a protest staged in front of a train station in central Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Smoke, an award-winning cannabis retailer, announced Wednesday it has begun a restructuring of its business and obtained an Initial Order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) ... ( read original story ...)

Shanshan is expected to make landfall on Kyushu, Japan’s southwesternmost main island, Thursday morning local time, though its exact track remains unusually uncertain. Weak stee ( read original story ...)

A bottlenose dolphin who has been biting swimmers in Japan since last month may be doing so out of loneliness and sexual frustration. ( read original story ...)