Tag: Yokohama

A taxi driver in Tokyo has been arrested on suspicion of driving into a flock of pigeons and killing one of the birds in Shinjuku Ward in November. Tokyo police officials arrested 50-year-old Ozawa ... ( read original story ...)

One restaurant in Nagoya, Japan, gained popularity after servers slapped customers in the face while serving their food. The slap only happens when customers pay an extra fee for the experience. ( read original story ...)

Work to guard against the risk of soil liquefaction and to deal with other land issues at the site of the planned MGM Osaka casino resort in Japan began on Monday, according to an ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A taxi driver has been arrested here after allegedly running over a pigeon and killing it, police announced on Dec. 5. Cab driver Atsushi Ozawa, 50, of Tokyo's Nakano Ward is suspected of ... ( read original story ...)

A female junior high school student in central Japan was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a classmate was slashed near his ne ... ( read original story ...)

Could Naomi Osaka be gearing up for a return to tennis? The new mother recently posted a video of herself training on Instagram. “Training, I’ll let the video speak for itself,” Osaka wrote in the ... ( read original story ...)

After decades of deflation, Japan's economy looks poised to finally turn a corner. For its biggest banks, however, there's a hitch: a generation of professional front-line staff have little experience ... ( read original story ...)

Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on Yonaguni: four men who had sailed more than 2,000 kilometres from Vietnam to reach Japan's westernmost inhabited island. ( read original story ...)

Wreckage and remains from a United States Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, last week were discovered on Monday, according to a statement from Air Force ... ( read original story ...)

A large part of the fuselage of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey that crashed almost a week earlier has been found with 5 crew members' bodies inside, the Air Force confirmed. ( read original story ...)

Japan's service activity expanded at the slowest pace in a year in November, weighed by an accelerating decline in new exports and softer demand, however, the outlook for the sector remained upbeat, a business survey showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

With the retirement of Shinji Ono, only one member from Japan's star-studded 2002 World Cup squad remains active -- but whatever happened to them? ( read original story ...)

Japanese soccer legend Shinji Ono, one of the biggest stars in Asian football, ended his 26-year career Sunday with the announcement of his retirement. Final match: Wearing a No. 44 jersey that ... ( read original story ...)

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire Corp. has introduced the 907W premium, extreme-traction drive tire designed for fleets and operators driving trucks in snow and icy conditions. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire has launched the 907W, a drive tire that is designed for fleets and operators who are looking to keep trucks rolling in winter-weather conditions. Photo: Yokohama Just in time for winter ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka was courtside at the Lakers game this weekend, alongside fellow tennis player Nick Kyrgios as she made the most of her time away from the sport ahead of her much-anticipated return to ... ( read original story ...)