Tag: sapporo

Festival is underway, but it might not have happened at all had a large hiccup not gone un-thwarted. The event, a showcase for Japanese food and culture, was to be held at north Houston's Lucky Land. ( read original story ...)

With the help of 16 prominent Japanese architects and designers, the group began a project — called The Tokyo Toilet — to redesign 17 public restrooms in Shibuya in an effort to improve their image. ( read original story ...)

You’ve heard of footballer wags…but politicians’ wags? Like Tokyo Sexwale’s new bride, these women are young and ... ( read original story ...)

The biennial “Keen Sword” drills kicked off Thursday at Tsuiki Air Base in southwestern Japan and will run through Nov. 19. ( read original story ...)

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft during a display at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra ... ( read original story ...)

Navratilova suggested that tennis star Osaka's success may have come too fast, and that tennis players need to work to "stay in the moment." ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it expects currency-market interventions, like Japan's in September, should be reserved for exceptional circumstances, as it kept Tokyo on a list of ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber will release earnings for the most recent quarter. Wall Street analysts expect Yokohama Rubber will release earnings per share of ¥35.50. Watch Yokohama Rubber stock price in real-time ... ( read original story ...)

Police have called off an investigation into what they initially suspected could be a hit-and-run incident involving three elementary school ... ( read original story ...)

Skymark Airlines Inc. plans to modernize its fleet by adding as many as 12 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets, while the once-bankrupt discount carrier will also list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange next month. ( read original story ...)

Japanese firms including Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp and Kioxia Holdings Corp have decided to invest in a new government-backed company that aims to mass-produce next-generation logic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and the United States began a major joint military exercise Thursday in southern Japan as the allies aim to step up readiness in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness and North Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)

President Joe Biden will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol during an upcoming trip to Asia to discuss how to stem North Korea's nuclear program, a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is enjoying some success in its battle with speculators targeting the enfeebled yen and the central bank’s stubborn grip on yields, but more tests lie ahead. ( read original story ...)

Salt Lake City’s only remaining rival for the 2030 Winter Games now expects to spend as much as $2.17 billion to host if they’re the International Olympic Committee’s pick, a $116 million increase ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo and Beijing are celebrating 50 years of normalising diplomatic relations this year, but a face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two nations has not been held since 2019. ( read original story ...)