Tag: Yokohama

Hideki Matsuyama said on Tuesday that the two-week COVID-19 quarantine he underwent upon his return to Japan after his Masters triumph last month allowed him a chance to absorb the magnitude of his ... ( read original story ...)

A source told the Associated Press that the White House plans to nominate former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan later this month. ( read original story ...)

I don’t know my calendar,’ while Serena Williams added: ‘I definitely need to figure out my next moves’ ... ( read original story ...)

Rafael Nadal says he does not know if he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics because of uncertainty relating to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, according to a person familiar with the president's ... ( read original story ...)

The University of Münster is establishing a new Research Training Group funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). An international team of 23 researchers from the universities of Münster and ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10 weeks before the opening ceremony. Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki ... ( read original story ...)

A man wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walks in a local shopping street decorated with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flags, in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. ( read original story ...)

Nissan reduced its losses in the January-March quarter as restructuring efforts kicked in, despite damage to sales from the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. Nissan Motor ... ( read original story ...)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co on Tuesday said it may double imports of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine to help Japan speed up COVID-19 inoculation efforts that have trailed most wealthy countries. ... ( read original story ...)

The clothing and homewares brand has publicly sided with Beijing in a way that many Western and Japanese companies won’t. ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka wants to play in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics but she isnt sure whether the quadrennial event would go ahead as planned ... ( read original story ...)

Kate Campbell is one of many New Brunswick athletes who have to balance that need to compete with the isolation that comes with travel as they prepare for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. ( read original story ...)

Opals star Liz Cambage declares that she will play at the Tokyo Games after earlier threatening to boycott the Olympics in a racially-based protest. ( read original story ...)

Japanese, US and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill Tuesday in southwestern Japan, as concerns rise over China's growing assertiveness in the region. ( read original story ...)

Japanese world number two Osaka would be making her Olympic debut in Tokyo. “I’m an athlete, and of course my immediate thought is that I want to play in the Olympics,” she ... ( read original story ...)