Tag: Yokohama

Price growth in Tokyo decelerated sharply to a pace below 2% in April, in an outcome largely distorted by the start of education subsidies, as the Bank of Japan gathers to decide policy. ( read original story ...)

Senior citizens in Little Tokyo are gathering each week for exercise and fun times at Terasaki Budokan, a multi-purpose sports and activities center. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday he is concerned about negative effects of the weak yen as the currency has continued to slide this year. The dollar hovered around 155.58 yen ... ( read original story ...)

Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed much more than expected in April and fell below the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, complicating its decision on how soon to raise interest ... ( read original story ...)

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following Japan’s politics and economics for more than 20 years, working at Reuters and ... ( read original story ...)

Forever Young, the unbeaten colt looking to give Japan its first Kentucky Derby win, is "very unique." Is he the country's best shot at a Derby win? ( read original story ...)

Samsonova did apply plenty of pressure in the final set – forcing five break points compared to just one for Osaka – and was ultimately rewarded in the closing stages of a con ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is out of the Madrid Open after a second-round defeat to 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova. ( read original story ...)

The former world No. 1 has not won back-to-back matches on clay since 2019, but put on a valiant effort before exiting the Mutua Madrid Open in three sets. ( read original story ...)

No.15 seed Liudmila Samsonova pulled off a gritty victory over former World No.1 Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday, prevailing 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. ( read original story ...)

Both the Il-20M and the Il-38M are Ilyushin aircraft of Soviet design. The former is known by the NATO reporting name Coot-A and was intercepted by German fighter jets earlier this month in the Baltic Sea. ( read original story ...)

Tottenham Hotspur will head to Japan as part of their preparations for the 2024-25 Premier League campaign. The squad will travel to Tokyo to play reigning J1 League champions Vissel Kobe at the Japan National Stadium on Saturday, 27 July. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s stock market boomed last year, helped by a surge of interest from foreign investors including Warren Buffett. But will the central bank's decision to scrap its negative interest rate policy ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s retail investors purchased a record amount of domestic stocks last week, as the equity market sank on concerns ranging from tensions in the Middle East and the path of US interest rates to the ... ( read original story ...)

Five high school students in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Kawasaki have been referred to prosecutors for obstructing police officers' d･･･ ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka picked up her first win on clay in two years on Wednesday and while the former world number one is adapting to the slower surface ahead of the French Open she has no plans to abandon the ... ( read original story ...)