Tag: Yokohama

Japan’s plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall. ( read original story ...)

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers. ( read original story ...)

Police in Osaka have arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a junior high school girl at a hotel in early December. According to police, Ryo Shirai, a firefighter with the ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO, Japan -- Seafood exports from Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido fell last year as China's import ban dragged on, and this year they will contend with the prospect of trade ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 23 sent papers to prosecutors on two men on suspicion of violating copyrights by selling AI-generate･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Video taken on Jan. 21, 2025, shows smoke rising from a building near Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower in the Shinsekai area of the western Japan city. ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its supply and meet demand growth spurred by data centres and AI, a senior executive told Reuters. ( read original story ...)

Japan's undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue speaks at a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 22, 2025, ahead of his title fight against South Korean challenger Kim Ye ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The core CPI for Japan's capital will come out after the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. ( read original story ...)

China's BYD could start selling its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan this year, the company said on Friday, as it aims to expand its lineup in the country to seven or eight models over the next two years or so. ( read original story ...)

Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices fell after U.S. President Donald Trump called ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly pushed a 25-year-old female acquaintance from the seventh floor of a building in ... ( read original story ...)

If the Bank of Japan had behaved in a similar manner to its G 10 peers, notes Tim Baker of Deutsche Bank, the country’s interest rates would have increased by two percentage points over the past few ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government on Thursday maintained a cautious outlook for the economy in part as policymakers kept a wary eye on U.S. President Donald Trump's policies and their potential impact on global ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, announced on Thursday that he was retiring after a sexual assault allegation that has rocked the country's ... ( read original story ...)