Tag: Yokohama

More than 750 people, mostly Thai expats and their families, gathered at the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo to pay their respects to the late His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. One day before what would have been the revered King’s 89th Birthday ... ( read original story ...)

The head of Paris’ bid for the 2024 Olympics has branded Tokyo’s original 2020 Games proposal “a fairy tale” and believes the French capital can avoid the kind of after-the-fact revisions bogging down Japan’s organizers. Paris is competing with ... ( read original story ...)

IOC Vice President John Coates, in Tokyo for a meeting of Olympic planners and the working group meeting, told a news conference that there were ways that Tokyo, hosting the Summer Games for a second time, could pare costs even further. "The IOC just isn't ... ( read original story ...)

IF TOKYO 2020 is anything like Rio and London then the Australian sailing team is likely to be one of our heavy lifters when it comes to the medal tally. And two of the team’s brightest rising stars, Ashley Stoddart (Laser Radial) and Jake Lilley (Finn ... ( read original story ...)

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As expected, Shinsuke Nakamura re-captured the NXT Championship from Samoa Joe at the live event in Osaka, Japan on Saturday. Nakamura will now move on to defend the title at NXT Takeover: San Antonio. If you want to find out who his opponent will be ... ( read original story ...)

MOSCOW – Russia's foreign minister warned Japan Saturday against expecting a quick breakthrough in the territorial dispute between the two nations ahead of President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Japan. Sergey Lavrov said after talks with his ... ( read original story ...)

Katarina Roxon is not done yet. The 23-year-old swimmer has declared her intentions for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The pride of Kippens, just 10 weeks removed from winning her first Paralympic gold medal, made the decision to continue competing ... ( read original story ...)

In Moscow, a deputy Russian foreign minister in an interview with the RIA Novosti news agency sought to dispel Japan's expectations that Russia would be willing to give up one or two islands to secure Japan's agreement to the peace treaty. "Our position at ... ( read original story ...)

Here’s an appetizing offer. Police in Japan are trying to reduce the amount of older citizens driving on the road by offering a seniors a big discount on one of the country most popular comfort foods-- ramen. Last week, Aichi prefecture in central Japan ... ( read original story ...)

More than 500 packages were sent to four people who were in his primary school and boy scout troop, Japanese media reported. Mr Miura told police the packages were sent in revenge. He reportedly stuffed the rubbish into unstamped packages, putting the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese smash-hit animated film "your name." hit Chinese screens on Friday, already raking in millions in ticket sales, despite years of tense political relations. The film, directed by Makoto Shinkai, which took Japan by storm, will be shown at as many ... ( read original story ...)

It would be no exaggeration to describe Hayao Miyazaki as the godfather of animation in Japan - some might even say the world. Since his directorial debut in 1979, his gentle and whimsical children's movies have been hugely popular and become key cultural ... ( read original story ...)

You can almost feel the government of Japan running out the clock. During the Second World War, tens of thousands of females in occupied territories were forced into slavery as “comfort women,” to be raped by Japanese soldiers. Today, a handful of ... ( read original story ...)

A bill to legalize forms of casino gambling in Japan passed a lower house committee Friday ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range of subscription options depending on your needs. ( read original story ...)

Fans of reindeer and pizza, we’re terribly sorry. Cocktail recipe: Citrus prosecco sparkler It turns out that Domino’s Japan has had to scrap their new reindeer delivery scheme (*cough* admittedly adorable PR stunt *cough*), because, well, a reindeer ... ( read original story ...)