Tag: Yokohama

SINGAPORE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins a six-day tour of Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday that includes the region’s youngest and fastest-growing economies, seeking to strengthen ties as growth at home lags. The three Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)

A blizzard is battering wide areas of northern Japan, with weather authorities warning of avalanches, heavy snow, high waves and transport disruption. The winter storm has piled up 30 to 60 centimetres of snow on the northern island of Hokkaido and on the ... ( read original story ...)

The yen's moves reflect the disappointment," Masakuni Fujiwara, chief executive officer at VistaMax Fund Advisors in Tokyo, told Bloomberg News. "Health-care shares have been impacted by Mr. Trump's comments." Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index fell 1.19 ... ( read original story ...)

and says he expects the 2020 Tokyo Games to be “fantastic.” Known in journalism circles as “Mr. Olympics,” Wilson, 59, shared his insights in an interview with Kyodo News before leaving AP to take the post of director of communications with the ... ( read original story ...)

According to Nippon News Network (Jan. 9), a third party being injured as a result of a person taking their own life in such a manner is not unprecedented in the Tokyo metropolitan area — with the latest case possibly spurring a preventative action. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested Yukie Shimura on suspicion of stabbing her 39-year-old husband Kenichi in his side with a fruit knife at their residence in Koto Ward at around 5:30 a.m., Fuji News Network reports (Jan. 11). Kenichi was found lying in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Global stocks rose modestly on Wednesday as investors ... TRUMP FACTOR: Investors are awaiting Trump's first news conference in nearly six months, as questions fly over Russia's role in the election year hacking of Democratic groups. ( read original story ...)

supported by a rise in Treasuries and as Tokyo stocks retreated to two-week lows following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's news conference. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield was down half a basis point at 0.050 percent and the 40-year yield declined 1 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday as investors were left disappointed by the lack of details about stimulus spending in US president-elect Donald Trump's first official news briefing. Major exporters including automakers Toyota and Nissan were also hit by ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering legal changes to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate at the end of 2018, say local media reports citing government sources. Crown Prince Naruhito could then ascend the throne on 1 January 2019, according to the reports. Akihito, 83 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will take his professional career into his 50s after signing a new contract with Yokohama FC. Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will take his professional football career beyond his 50th birthday after signing a new deal ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama will be able to count on the evergreen striker, who is set to play into his 50s after signing a deal to play in the 2017 J2 League season Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will take his professional football career beyond his 50th birthday after ... ( read original story ...)

The forward joined Yokohama in 2005, at the age of 38 ... He contributes to Reports Afrique News from Benin City, Edo state Nigeria. ( read original story ...)

Emeritus Professor Tadamitsu Kishimoto of Immunology Frontier Research Center at Osaka University in Japan has won the Medicine ... biological treatment for autoimmune diseases. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here ... ( read original story ...)

A male Japanese monkey has been filmed trying to mount and mate with a Sika deer. Researchers saw the primate attempting to mate with at least two deer in November 2015, during the macaque breeding season. The macaques regularly bathe in hot springs in ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – A hospital in Osaka said Wednesday it had found perforated intravenous drip bags that were to be used for patients, following fatal drip poisonings in September at a Yokohama hospital. Kitano Hospital in the city of Osaka said no patients were ... ( read original story ...)