Tag: sapporo

Despite the ongoing challenges, Sapporo is taking on the task to preserve the Snow Festival tradition, while adapting to new changes. The City welcomes those who come and witness firsthand its efforts ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's energy security will benefit from U.S. President Donald Trump's push to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, an executive at JERA, Japan's top LNG buyer, said on Friday, while ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President Donald Trump and forestall potential trade friction, according to three officials ... ( read original story ...)

Daiwa Securities reported on Friday a near two-thirds jump in third-quarter net profit, driven by record quarterly income in its asset management division and a recovery in its investment banking arm. ( read original story ...)

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up slightly in January, government data showed Friday, supporting the Bank of Japan’s plan to pursue more interest-rate increases. ( read original story ...)

Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.5% in January from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for further interest rate hikes. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--A local restaurant with a 100-year history is making its presence felt overseas with its signature dish of miso-stewed “udon” noodles and other offerings. ( read original story ...)

Bianca Censori, the wife of rapper Kanye West, was spotted in another racy new outfit while traveling in Japan. The couple was seen traveling through Tokyo International Airport a few weeks after Censori celebrated her 30th birthday, ( read original story ...)

Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

Researchers from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine identified an enzyme, alpha-kinase 2 (ALPK2) that is specifically expressed in the heart. They found that the enzyme may prevent a ... ( read original story ...)

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event. ( read original story ...)

Nissan Motor (OTCPK:NSANY) announced production and shift cuts in the U.S. as part of its strategy to push back costs amid sluggish sales. The Yokohama-based automaker is offering buyouts to workers. ( read original story ...)

The Australian model paired her outfit with metallic silver pumps and a pair of black shades. She had her dark hair pulled back in a low bun. ( read original story ...)

Senior government officials have recently made remarks that appear to support a suggestion that Japan should select the disputed No ... ( read original story ...)

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included figure skaters returning from the U.S. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court also sentenced the former assistant head of the sports department of core subsidiary Dentsu to two years in prison suspended for four years. ( read original story ...)