Tag: Yokohama

Tennis star Naomi Osaka wrote an uplifting message saying her daughter made her proud of herself despite her U.S. Open loss. ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after the storm was nearly stationary off the Pacific coast of central Japan. ( read original story ...)

Attacker Ryota Aoki scored and set up another as Consadole Sapporo moved off the bottom of the J-League first-division table with t ... ( read original story ...)

It's been a hard day's night,” sang Masayuki Goto, vice-chairman of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF), as he took to the stage for his keynote speech during the closing exchanges of the 4oth Asian ... ( read original story ...)

As Ibata prepares to manage Samurai Japan at the Premier12 in November, the longtime NPB star might feel he was destined to lead his team along the same path in the fall. Japan will begin its ... ( read original story ...)

Returning from a serious wrist injury, last year's U.S. Open semifinalist is reminding the tennis world of the beauty of her game. ( read original story ...)

A memorial service was held in Tokyo on Sunday to remember the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which hit the capital and surrounding areas exactly 101 years ago. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government on Friday scrapped its plans to provide single women in Tokyo with financial incentive to move to rural areas after criticism that the move is discriminatory and lacks ... ( read original story ...)

A 17-year-old high school girl jumped from a building in Yokohama, and landed on a woman below, on Saturday night. Both the girl and the woman died. According to police, the girl jumped from the 12th ... ( read original story ...)

Passengers on a Japanese aircraft experienced moments of horror. The plane, approaching for landing, was dangerously swaying while battling strong gusts of wind. "I don't even want to imagine what the passengers felt, ( read original story ...)

According to the police, the two deceased individuals were a 17-year-old from Chiba Prefecture and a 32-year-old corporate worker. ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Shanshan weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after being nearly stationary off the Pacific coast of central Japan, but heavy rains still caused rail service and other disruptions in the ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokaido bullet train was halted between Nagoya and Mishima, the area projected to be most affected by the storm. Other local trains were running on delayed schedules. ( read original story ...)

At around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, the girl leaped from the 12th floor roof of NEWoMan Yokohama, located at the West Exit of JR Yokohama Station. As she fell, the girl collided with the woman, 32, as ... ( read original story ...)

Now, in those 41 years of existence, I've been a Godzilla fan for probably 36 of them. I've seen all of the best Godzilla movies, and hell, I even got my 7-year-old son into the King of the Monsters ... ( read original story ...)

The death toll from Typhoon Shanshan climbed to six people Saturday, while at least 172 more have been injured as the massive tropical cyclone slowly moves across Japan. ( read original story ...)