Tag: sapporo

New partnership will put the GEOLANDAR line of tires in the spotlight. Yokohama has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement and is now the “Official Tire of the U.S. Spartan Race,” an exclusive branding designation at select obstacle course races ... ( read original story ...)

Costs to build facilities for the envisaged 2025 Osaka World Exposition are estimated at ¥124.7 billion, Japan’s industry ministry told a panel of experts on Wednesday. The ministry came up with the lower cost estimate than the ¥130 billion calculated ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The starting fare for taxis in Tokyo’s 23 wards for the first 1.054 kilometers was reduced to 410 yen on January 30, 2017. Photo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/prwfile/release/M104246/201702088600/_prw_OI4fl_9A9661I6.jpg ... ( read original story ...)

The sport has been officially added to the list for the 2020 summer Olympics. 6 new sports for Tokyo 2020 that could boost Canada's medal chances Olympic climbing dream could come true for Canmore twins "The intention of it is to host a training ground for ... ( read original story ...)

Problems surrounding the venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics golf events, which does not allow full membership for women, stem from documents prepared for the original bid, a Japanese media report said on Wednesday. Calls have arisen to move the tournament ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened mixed on Thursday as robust economic data from the U.S. motivated early buying for some while a comparatively firm yen against the U.S. dollar inhibited others. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

On Valentine’s Day, Tokyo Metropolitan Police announced the bust of so-called “delivery health” out-call service Love Fairy on suspicion of prostitution, reports Fuji News Network (Feb. 14). On February 11, manager Koichi Oikawa, 39, allegedly ... ( read original story ...)

Got an old, unwanted phone? Send it to Japan and it could be made into a medal to be handed out in 2020 at the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo's started collecting electronic waste to help produce the gold, silver and bronze medals needed for the 2020 Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday. In January, Motoru Nakamura, 38, allegedly threatened the man at an apartment building in Katsushika Ward and stole the cash, Nippon News Network reports (Feb. 15). Nakamura, who told the stranger he ... ( read original story ...)

HYDERABAD: While the Telangana government is busy preparing the nuances of the proposed Clean Air Authority of Hyderabad, Tokyo is way ahead in providing clean air, water and soil to citizens. A study of official website of Clean Authority of Tokyo exposes ... ( read original story ...)

Kuzma Derevyanko, who signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender with the Allies in 1945 and Gen. Alexei Gnechko, who led the occupation of the Kuril Islands in the same year, according to TASS, a Russian news agency. The last two, according to James D ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump held a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago club on Saturday. Abe spoke in Japanese, condemning North Koreans for firing a ballistic missile. He stood in a ballroom at the president's club ... ( read original story ...)

Many analysts are concerned that this is a sign of far worse things to come. "It's really unheard of in Japan to miss your planned earnings announcement," Marc Einstein with Frost and Sullivan told me. "Timing and being on time is sacred in Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

A Response to Trump's Doubt on Japan According to Japan News, this proposal by Abe may be in response to the criticisms from Trump on some aspects of the Japanese market. This includes the car industry and the depreciation of the yen, which may be making ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — In 1988, the Hokutosei sleeper express was the first train to use the Seikan tunnel to link Ueno Station in Tokyo to Sapporo, over a journey of 1,200 kilometers. It gained popularity through such charms as luxury sleeping cars and a dining car ... ( read original story ...)

But overall the report showed the challenges Japan's planners are facing in trying to rekindle growth without much help from corporate investment or wage increases. THE GOOD NEWS: 2016 was the first year that Japan saw no quarter-to-quarter contractions in ... ( read original story ...)