Tag: Yokohama

The Bank of Japan has scrapped its pledge to buy an average of ¥6tn a year in equities as the central bank edged away from aggressive monetary stimulus in favour of a more “sustainable” policy. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s central bank will ease its support for the stock market. I.R.S. urges taxpayers not to amend already-filed returns to take new tax break. Bias is a barrier for women and people of color even ... ( read original story ...)

A group supporting foreign workers and refugees petitioned the immigration bureau in this central Japan city on March 18 to reveal the truth ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Osaka prefecture said on Friday that from now until April 6 it will consider submissions from any additional private-sector entities interested in partnering the metropolis (pictured) in its ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee are poised to finally make it official that most fans from abroad will be prohibited from attending the postponed ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will meet with Japanese government officials on Saturday evening, the event's local organising committee said, with discussion of whether to allow in ... ( read original story ...)

“I feel happy that I can make use of my experiences at the company to be of help to the people outside the company,” says Hiroaki Taniguchi, 42, an employee in the finance and accounting division at ... ( read original story ...)

Irish sailor Ryan Seaton is set to miss the birth of his first child in his bid to reach the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Seaton and team-mate Seafra Guilfoyle have one final chance to qualify for the ... ( read original story ...)

Shopping malls and restaurants in Japan will miss out on a business boom, as Tokyo expects to hold the Olympics without overseas spectators, dealing another blow to industries already on the ropes ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan dropped its annual target for stock purchases, a shift for the central bank after years of building a stock portfolio worth hundreds of billions of dollars. ( read original story ...)

After 13 years since its initial announcement, the last Neon Genesis Evangelion film remake has finally been released. To commemorate its arrival in movie theaters, the Aonami Line –which runs within ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo District Court said Japan’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex couples, violates the constitution’s guarantee of equality. However, judges dismissed a request from the ... ( read original story ...)

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have confirmed that Pohang Steelers of South Korea and Thailand’s Ratchaburi will join reigning Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) and Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

March 13 marked 76 years since the first air raid on Osaka, which claimed the lives of about 4,000 people and left about 500,000 homeless. A ... ( read original story ...)

The head of the Tokyo Olympics’ creative team has recently resigned after making derogatory remarks about a female Japanese comedian.Hiroshi Sasaki, 66, mentioned in a group chat last year that ... ( read original story ...)

Being forced to slow down provided the chance to make new discoveries and appreciate the beauty of stillness ... ( read original story ...)