Tag: Yokohama

NAGOYA--Prefectural election authorities said most of the hundreds of thousands of signatures collected in a petition drive to recall Aichi Governor Hidekai Omura will not count because they show ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama prefecture announced budget for 2021, including JPY360 million (US$3.4 million) for the future casino resort. The process will be divided into two phases. ( read original story ...)

Japan announced Tuesday that it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s announcement of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The Aichi Prefectural Election Administration Commission announced on Feb. 1 that about 80% of some 430,000 signatures collected in a campai ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka stepped up her preparations for the Australian Open by powering past Alize Cornet 6-2 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Gippsland Trophy warm-up tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

World No.3 Naomi Osaka extended her winning streak to 12 after settling her nerves to defeat Alizé Cornet at the Gippsland Trophy. ( read original story ...)

President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions for another month on Tuesday, seeking to keep the upper hand over a COVID-19 outbreak even as daily case numbers begin to edge ... ( read original story ...)

The world's democracies would risk pushing Myanmar into the arms of China if their response to the coup closes channels for communication with the Southeast Asian country's powerful generals, Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s second-largest lender by assets, reported on Tuesday a 8.4% drop in third-quarter net profit. SMFG posted a profit of 163.8 billion yen ($1.56 billion) for the three months through December ... ( read original story ...)

World number three Naomi Osaka made light work of France's Alize Cornet on Tuesday in the Japanese star's first competitive match since winning the US Open for a second time. ( read original story ...)

World number three Naomi Osaka made light work of France's Alize Cornet on Tuesday in the Japanese star's first competitive match since winning the US Open for a second time. The three-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)

Reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka was in fine form in an easy straight sets victory over Alize Cornet to get her Australian Open preparation underway. ( read original story ...)

Robots are by and large given an easy ride in Japan. Most people like them, an esteemed Tokyo University robotics professor once told me, and the rest don’t actively dislike them. And as Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

European Union curbs on exports of novel coronavirus vaccines could delay Japan's inoculation drive, the minister in charge of the campaign said on Tuesday, while the government is expected to extend ... ( read original story ...)