Tag: Yokohama

Authorities are aiming to promote public awareness about the sport and crack down on those who flout the rules. In Aichi Prefecture, a recorded announcement on the second-level pedestrian concourse of ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--The Osaka prefectural government confirmed 761 new cases of COVID-19 and 33 deaths from the virus on May 13, health officials said. The figures are down from the 851 infections and 50 deaths ... ( read original story ...)

Family members of a Sri Lankan woman who died at an immigration detention facility in March have arrived in Japan and want answers. They plan to meet with immigration officials and ask them a tough ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's COVID-19 vaccine chief has blamed a rigid drug approval system for a slow inoculation campaign that is relying on only one approved shot, as a fourth wave of infections raises worries amid ... ( read original story ...)

A man who admitted kicking in the glass door of a hospital in central Japan after it refused to make a reservation for him to receive a COVI ... ( read original story ...)

Kioxia Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced a 20 billion yen investment to expand its Technology Development Building at ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Ministry of Defense has announced that it will start accepting online reservations for large-scale coronavirus vaccinations in the To ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's service sector confidence fell at the sharpest pace in a year in April, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Thursday, as curbs aimed at containing a resurgence of COVID-19 infections depressed ... ( read original story ...)

India reports 362,727 new infections, 4,120 deaths; 40 towns in Japan decide not to accept overseas athletes ahead of olympics; ‘Increasing concern’ over India variant in UK says Boris Johnson ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's subscription business model has taken an unconventional turn during the coronavirus pandemic, as firms push luxury items for ... ( read original story ...)

The US track and field team has scrapped plans for pre-Olympic training in Japan over concerns about safety during the pandemic, Japanese officials said. ( read original story ...)

While many Japanese towns and cities that signed up to host Olympic teams have been forced to rethink their plans due to the ongoing pandemic, Maebashi is an exception. ( read original story ...)

Japanese nurse Arisa Tsubata has trained around her work shifts for over a year to prepare for a final Olympic boxing qualifier in the hope of making it to the Tokyo Games this summer. That dream ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--They are uncomfortable to ride and can carry the risk of death, but motorcycles made before World War II have a tight grip on a certain group of aficionados in Japan. These collectors spare no ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Olympic hopeful triathletes will have a chance to punch their tickets to Tokyo at this week’s World Triathlon Championship Series event in Yokohama, Japan, which serves as the second and final ... ( read original story ...)

Ash Barty has made an emphatic statement at the Italian Open as three of her biggest French Open rivals went crashing out. Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep all became high-profile ... ( read original story ...)