Tag: news

Also this week, the Sapporo and Stone breweries love affair, upcoming beer events and Quick Sips of "imported" local lagers ... ( read original story ...)

Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya buys Anchor Brewing, aiming to rejuvenate the historic brand with the same zeal that propelled his dairy success. ( read original story ...)

A fire at Yokohama Chinatown in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, has burned at least four buildings, but police and fire officials say no one has been reported injured or trapped. Local police say ... ( read original story ...)

The country has politely handled travelers for years, but as international visitors spill into previously untouristed spots, some residents are frustrated. ( read original story ...)

Japan's birth rate fell for the eighth year in 2023, deepening a population crisis that has confounded policymakers and threatens the viability of the world's fourth-largest economy. The fertility rate, or the number of births a woman can be expected to ... ( read original story ...)

The eighth Yokohama Triennale offers no cheap optimism for our troubled times. Wild Grass: Our Lives (until 9 June) taps into the darkness of China’s past to celebrate the quiet resistance of survival ... ( read original story ...)

Japan said its fighter jets were scrambled on 31 occasions in May to head off suspected airspace violations by Chinese military aircraft, three more than the previous month. In the month of May, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

A fire was reported in Yokohama Chinatown in the city's Naka Ward on the evening of June 7.As of press time, several buildings were reported to be burning, and firefighters were working to extinguish ... ( read original story ...)

A fire has broken out at Yokohama Chinatown in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. Local fire and police officials say they received reports shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Friday that smoke was rising and ... ( read original story ...)

A fire broke out in Yokohama's Chinatown on Friday afternoon, with multiple buildings still on fire, police and fire department officials said. It is not yet known if there have been any injuries or ... ( read original story ...)

SoftBank Corp.plans to build a large-scale data center for artificial intelligence applications at Sharp Corp.’s Sakai plant in Osaka, Japan.The Japanese telecom unit of SoftBank Group said Friday ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that the government hopes relevant parties will keep aiming for the full completion of a magnetic levitation train line due to connect Tokyo and Osaka by ... ( read original story ...)

The 33rd Yosakoi Soran Festival started on June 5 in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido. Events were held on the main stage in the city. Some 350 students ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record low as the government ramps up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese economy likely contracted at a slightly slower pace than initially reported in January-March due to upgrades to capital spending figures, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, although risks ... ( read original story ...)

As interest rates rise, investors are once again fretting about the sustainability of government debt across the developed world. Attention naturally turns to the country with the highest debt load ... ( read original story ...)