Tag: Yokohama

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will brief South Korea and Japan on Friday on President Joe Biden's long-awaited review of North Korea policy in talks on Friday that will also cover concerns ... ( read original story ...)

As of April 1, the Tokyo Olympics torch relay has been underway for a week. The organizing committee for the games has acknowledged that crowds gather ... ( read original story ...)

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Jeff Barna has been promoted to president and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC), one of several organizational moves made by the American subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Corp. announced it promoted Jeff Barna to CEO in addition to his role as president, effective March 30. It was one of several organizational moves announced by the company. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Marriage is about sharing a life. For women in Japan, it's also about laws demanding a shared last name — almost always the man's. I knew this. But I didn't realize the personal impact ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay ran into big trouble on Thursday when the governor of Osaka prefecture and the mayor of the city of Osaka asked that relay legs going through the city be ... ( read original story ...)

Public awareness of the issue is growing in the country, spurred in part by the work of Uyghur activists, and that is increasing pressure on the government to take action. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s famous cherry blossoms reached their peak earlier than ever before this year, with experts suggesting the record-setting date is the result of climate change. Peak bloom was reached on March ... ( read original story ...)

AstraZeneca's Tomoo Tanaka told the Asahi Shimbun on Thursday that the company wanted to get the vaccine from Europe but could not. ( read original story ...)

British 10,000m champion admits being picked to compete over the marathon distance in Sapporo is even sweeter than making it to Beijing and Rio ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists at Nagoya University and colleagues in Japan, Taiwan and the US have found that it exists beyond 30,000 kilometers above the Earth’s surface – offering insight not just about Earth, but ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers said on Thursday it was not true they and Osaka officials had decided to cancel the torch relay in the city this month amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. The ... ( read original story ...)

Written informed consent was obtained from all patients in this study. The study was conducted with the approval of the Ethics Committee of Nagoya University Hospital and enrolled in the jRCT ... ( read original story ...)

The International Paralympic Committee will allow 10 sports to undertake classification in Tokyo prior to the rearranged Paralympics. The IPC has temporarily suspended its policy banning ... ( read original story ...)

The first seven members of the Team GB athletics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have been confirmed. Trials winners Chris Thompson and Stephanie Davis have been selected alongside Ben Connor, ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan designated Osaka and two other areas for new virus control steps on Thursday as infections in those areas rise less than four months before the Tokyo Olympics. Osaka, neighboring Hyogo ... ( read original story ...)