Tag: Yokohama

Tokyo's metropolitan assembly has passed an ordinance to deter harassment of service workers by customers. This is the first such rule enacted by a local government in Japan. ( read original story ...)

An explosion was heard on Friday at Shimizuzaka Park in Kita Ward, northern Tokyo, Japan. Police are investigating after receiving reports of the incident around 5:15 p.m. local time (0815GMT) that an ... ( read original story ...)

For decades, Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services has delivered meals to seniors. But volunteers are aging out and funding isn't enough to serve all in need. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Friday approved a draft ordinance to prevent customers from abusing workers in a first for Japan, ... ( read original story ...)

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has opened his first policy speech in office by expressing deep regrets over the governing party’s slush funds scandal that dogged his predecessor ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis phenom Coco Gauff helped her opponent, Naomi Osaka, off the tennis court after a back injury forced Osaka to forfeit the match. ( read original story ...)

The operator of Tokyo Tower said Thursday it will launch luxury small group tours this weekend offering priority access to the observ ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formally instructed his cabinet on Friday to compile a fresh economic package to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Breweries Ltd. launched a 264,000-yen (roughly $1,800) leather motorcycle jacket on Oct. 1 as luxury goods made in collaboration betw ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Yokohama have arrested a 53-year-old man on suspicion of stealing valuable items from the apartment of the man who lives next-door to him in a high-rise apartment, last year. According to ... ( read original story ...)

An increasing number of Japanese stocks are trading below book value despite corporate reforms that have attracted investor praise, suggesting managers need a bolder approach to drive shareholder wealth. ( read original story ...)

Former WTA No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka blasted a critic for calling her a "fluke." "I just saw someone call me a fluke," Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Is there trouble in paradise for Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori? Fans believe so after the rapper was spotted for the second week […] ... ( read original story ...)

Karin Ryo, a 23-year-old office worker, was at a convenience store shopping when she happened to witness a crime. ( read original story ...)

Two-time U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka ripped a fan on social media Thursday for calling her a "fluke," adding that the troll could never compare to her tennis resume. ( read original story ...)

The “Donda” rapper, who was dressed in an all-white sweatsuit, stopped by Jamaican restaurant Good Wood Terrace in Tokyo for some jerk chicken. ( read original story ...)