Tag: Yokohama

TOKYO’S started collecting electronic waste to help produce the gold, silver and bronze medals needed for the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo authorities are accepting nine types of small digital devices, including smartphones, digital cameras and portable music ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Members of the Japanese public lined up to donate unwanted mobile phones that will be recycled into medals for the 2020 Olympic Games, as a project aimed at promoting sustainability was launched on Thursday. The campaign kicked off at Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)

The campaign kicked off at Tokyo's Metropolitan Government building where more than 100 people dropped the used handsets into a box that displayed the number of donations. "I came today because I thought it's great that my old mobile phones will become ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks fell back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday ... Airline ANA met with selling after announcing a plan to hold a news conference later on Thursday over an important management issue, which later turned out to be a change of its president. ( read original story ...)

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The cost of building the facilities should the 2025 Osaka World Exposition become reality would be about ¥124.7 billion, according to the industry ministry’s estimate. The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry’s estimate is lower than the ¥130 ... ( read original story ...)

New partnership will put the GEOLANDAR line of tires in the spotlight. Yokohama has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement and is now the “Official Tire of the U.S. Spartan Race,” an exclusive branding designation at select obstacle course races ... ( read original story ...)

Costs to build facilities for the envisaged 2025 Osaka World Exposition are estimated at ¥124.7 billion, Japan’s industry ministry told a panel of experts on Wednesday. The ministry came up with the lower cost estimate than the ¥130 billion calculated ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The starting fare for taxis in Tokyo’s 23 wards for the first 1.054 kilometers was reduced to 410 yen on January 30, 2017. Photo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/prwfile/release/M104246/201702088600/_prw_OI4fl_9A9661I6.jpg ... ( read original story ...)

The sport has been officially added to the list for the 2020 summer Olympics. 6 new sports for Tokyo 2020 that could boost Canada's medal chances Olympic climbing dream could come true for Canmore twins "The intention of it is to host a training ground for ... ( read original story ...)

Problems surrounding the venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics golf events, which does not allow full membership for women, stem from documents prepared for the original bid, a Japanese media report said on Wednesday. Calls have arisen to move the tournament ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened mixed on Thursday as robust economic data from the U.S. motivated early buying for some while a comparatively firm yen against the U.S. dollar inhibited others. As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

On Valentine’s Day, Tokyo Metropolitan Police announced the bust of so-called “delivery health” out-call service Love Fairy on suspicion of prostitution, reports Fuji News Network (Feb. 14). On February 11, manager Koichi Oikawa, 39, allegedly ... ( read original story ...)

Got an old, unwanted phone? Send it to Japan and it could be made into a medal to be handed out in 2020 at the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo's started collecting electronic waste to help produce the gold, silver and bronze medals needed for the 2020 Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday. In January, Motoru Nakamura, 38, allegedly threatened the man at an apartment building in Katsushika Ward and stole the cash, Nippon News Network reports (Feb. 15). Nakamura, who told the stranger he ... ( read original story ...)

HYDERABAD: While the Telangana government is busy preparing the nuances of the proposed Clean Air Authority of Hyderabad, Tokyo is way ahead in providing clean air, water and soil to citizens. A study of official website of Clean Authority of Tokyo exposes ... ( read original story ...)