The Japanese city of Sapporo, which is set to host the marathon and race walking events at next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has returned to a state of emergency as issued by the Hokkaido Government ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to remain as Olympic venue for marathons, race walks
Kit McConnell, the International Olympic Committee's sports director, said Thursday he anticipates the marathon and race walking events will remain in Sapporo next year for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic road events still set for Sapporo
IOC confirms competition schedule remains in place for the delayed Games, including holding the marathons and race walks outside of Tokyo Next year’s Olympic marathon and race walk events are still ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to Close Schools Again in Coronavirus Fight
Sapporo, April 12 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido and its capital, Sapporo, issued a joint emergency declaration on Sunday calling for school closures and people's restraint on going outside to prevent the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic road events will still take place in Sapporo instead of Tokyo at postponed Games
All Olympic road events including race walks and marathons at next year's re-arranged Games will still be held in Sapporo and not Tokyo. The decision to move them because of the heat in Tokyo had ... ( read original story ...)
Woman arrested for leaving fetus in suitcase in Nagoya
A 20-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of abandoning a fetus in a travel bag in front of a nightclub in Nagoya, police said. Haruka Kaneko told the police she had become pregnant ... ( read original story ...)
Discovery of a drug to rescue winter depression-like behavior
A group of animal biologists and chemists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, has used a chemical genomics approach to explore the underlying mechanism of ... ( read original story ...)
Woman arrested over abandonment of fetus in Nagoya
A 20-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of abandoning a fetus in a travel bag in front of a nightclub in Nagoya in c ... ( read original story ...)
Woman suspected of abandoning fetus near Nagoya nightclub
NAGOYA – A 20-year-old woman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of abandoning a fetus in a suitcase in front of a nightclub in Nagoya, police said. Haruka Kaneko told the police she got pregnant with a ... ( read original story ...)
Brendan Jones happy to wait another year before Token Homemate Cup defence
Japan Golf Tour, but now the thought of picking up a club has barely crossed the Canberran's mind. Jones was meant to defend his Token ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Marathon runners can participate online with a mobile app to avoid spreading coronavirus
Then the Tokyo Olympics, including the marathon which was moved to Sapporo, were postponed to July 2021. The Nagoya City Marathon, a race with around 20,000 participants, was set to start on March 8, ... ( read original story ...)
Hormone produced in starved leaves stimulates roots to take up nitrogen
Nagoya University researchers have found that in response to the nitrogen demand of leaves, plants produce a hormone that travels from the leaves to the roots to stimulate the uptake of nitrogen from ... ( read original story ...)
Logo revealed for 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
The official logo for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya has been unveiled by organisers in Japan. It follows a public call for potential designs which resulted in 884 different entries from ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama U.S. plants to remain closed ‘until further notice’
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Yokohama Corp. of North America is extending the closures of its tire plants in Mississippi and Virginia "until further notice" due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Nissan Reports Covid-19 Infection at Yokohama Headquarters
Nissan Motor Co. said an employee working at its global headquarters in Yokohama tested positive for the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
MHPS Receives Order from China’s Baotou Steel for Two Blast Furnace Gas-fired Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) Power Generating Units
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Apr - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), has received an order from Chinese firm Baotou Iron and Steel Group (Baotou ... ( read original story ...)