Tag: sapporo

It's peak summer holiday time in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, when throngs of international tourists would usually be flocking to its famous temples and spending up large in the city's hotels, ... ( read original story ...)

Set to be the main attraction at the soon to be opened Gundam Factory Yokohama complex, the life-size RX-78 Gundam stands 59 feet tall and weighs 55,000 pounds. In planning and de ... ( read original story ...)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police made an onsite arrest of a Tokyo municipal assemblyman on Aug. 6 for indecent exposure in a parking lot in the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened flat on Friday as investors took a wait-and-see attitude ahead of key US jobs data and a long weekend in Japan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 0.77 points to 22,418.92 in ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will soon agree a supply deal for more than 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca Plc, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Britain has announced that travellers arriving from Andorra, Belgium and the Bahamas will have to quarantine for two weeks effective from Saturday, following an increase in confirmed coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the opportunity for a new tropical system to form in the West Pacific Ocean that could eventually result in more heavy rain for an already flood-weary portion ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Thursday commemorated the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing at Hiroshima with a smaller ceremony, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura doubled down on his suggestion that gargling mouthwash reduces the risk of novel coronavirus infections, fueling panic-buying and widening criticism from health ... ( read original story ...)

The five Olympic rings floating on a barge in Tokyo Bay were towed away Thursday for what is being called "maintenance," but officials say the iconic Olympic symbol will return to greet next year's ... ( read original story ...)

PM acclaimed Japan’s response as a model for the world, but has been largely silent amid record case rises ... ( read original story ...)

Saitama prefectural police have arrested a 44-year-old man for allegedly confining a high school girl in his home in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Police said the girl had been reported missing as a ... ( read original story ...)

Bells have tolled in Hiroshima, Japan, to mark the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb. But memorial events were scaled back this year because of the pandemic. On 6 ... ( read original story ...)

Had all factors been constant, Eliud Kipchoge would have been in the Japanese city of Sapporo this weekend. Of course not for the beer that this scenic Hokkaido Prefecture city is famous for, but to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is expected to urge residents of the Japanese capital to stay home as much as possible over an upcoming major holiday amid a surge in coronavirus cases, local media ... ( read original story ...)

The Olympic rings monument installed in Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Summer Games was temporarily removed for maintenance on Thursday and will return in December when Japan heads into the final stretch of ... ( read original story ...)