Tag: Yokohama

Some 44% of Japanese companies see extreme weather events around the globe hitting earnings, a Reuters survey showed, highlighting the impact of scorching heat waves and torrential rains on firms in the world's third-largest economy. ( read original story ...)

As the Hanshin Tigers edge closer to their first Central League title in 18 years, authorities and police in Osaka are stepping up security a ... ( read original story ...)

The area around a U.S. military heliport in Tokyo's central Roppongi neighborhood is undergoing rapid changes amid a skyscraper construction ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Japan is not a quaint city. Unlike Vatican City, the smallest city in the world, Tokyo has a large urban and metropolitan area. With a population of 37.3 million people (37.7 million if all ... ( read original story ...)

American Airlines pilot James Danen picked up a little girl's favorite doll, Beatrice, from lost and found at a Tokyo airport. ( read original story ...)

Kick streamer JohnnySomali was punched in the face and almost got a female Twitch streamer suspended after harassing her in public in just less than a month since returning to Japan. Key details: JohnnySomali announced his return to Japan in a post on X on Aug. ( read original story ...)

Four years on from their narrow escape in Sapporo, the Wallabies say they recognise Fiji represent a far greater challenge, but one still certain to dish out some defensive punishment -- to those with ... ( read original story ...)

In the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2023 Round of 16 on Wednesday, No. 167-ranked Elizabeth Mandlik faces No. 129 Rebecca Marino.Mandlik has -115 odds to earn a spot in the quarterfinals over ... ( read original story ...)

The four-woman band is gearing up to perform at Billboard Japan’s Women In Music Vol. 1 event, set for Nov. 3 at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in Tokyo. This year marks SCANDAL’s 17th anniversary and the band has been certified the “longest-running rock band with the same musicians (female)” by the Guinness World Records. ( ...

Chances are you have crossed paths with LTTT somewhere. The fashion brand by Jiro Maetsu is an "unspoken but blatant community" that has exploded from L.A. to the world. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo made two dangerous moves on Wednesday on the Taiwan question - one was naming a "pro-Taiwan" politician as the country's new defense minister in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet ... ( read original story ...)

Minoru Kihara, who has been serving on the governing Liberal Democratic Party’s national security committee, was selected as defense minister. ( read original story ...)

Himeno Sakatsume (No. 184 in the world) takes on Xinyu Wang (No. 39) in the Round of 16 of the WTA Osaka, Japan Women Singles 2023.Wang is favored over Sakatsume in this match, with ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims ... ( read original story ...)

By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has picked a woman as foreign minister and appointed as defence minister a politician who has worked to build ties with Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday his new cabinet will take steps so that wage growth consistently exceeds the rate of inflation "by several percentage points". ( read original story ...)