Tag: Yokohama

Tokyo Electron Ltd. raised its profit forecast for the fiscal year to March after reporting a better-than-expected surge in sales. ( read original story ...)

Rahm Emanuel will sit out Nagasaki’s peace ceremony over Israel’s exclusion from the annual event to commemorate the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, the embassy said. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka delved into the importance of becoming a role model for the younger generation of players after clinching a win against Ons Jabeur in the opening round of the National Bank Open. The Japanese ousted the Tunisian 6-3, ( read original story ...)

From school teachers to maritime workers, Japan’s civil servants will likely see the biggest salary increases in over three decades, in a development expected to help spur a recovery in consumer demand. ( read original story ...)

The yen was choppy on Thursday after a sharp drop in the previous session in a volatile week that has left sentiment fragile as investors weigh the unwinding of popular carry trades and ponder the rate path Japan's central bank is likely to take. ( read original story ...)

Japanese cosmetics powerhouse Shiseido fell by its daily limit in Tokyo trading on Thursday following midyear earnings that were hit by restructuring costs and slumping demand in China. ( read original story ...)

A 5-year-old boy was given a letter of thanks by police here on Aug. 6 for his help in locating an elementary school girl who had gotten l ( read original story ...)

TORONTO (AP) — La japonesa Naomi Osaka superó a otra jugadora Top en su regreso de maternidad y eliminó por 6-3, 6-1 a la novena sembrada Ons Jabeur de Túnez el miércoles en Toronto. La exnúmero uno ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike fractured a bone in her knee after throwing out the first pitch at a Yakult Swallows baseball game when her foot slipped on the mound as the ball bounced its way to the ... ( read original story ...)

More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month ... ( read original story ...)

The pair, whom are adversaries on paper but also friends thanks to nearly 15 years of competing against one another in the same meets, decided to share the gold rather than do a jump-off to decide a winner – taking advantage of a loophole in the World Athletics rulebook. ( read original story ...)

The world is falling well short of a promise signed at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to research by an energy think tank released Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Japanese markets look set for another rocky day, with stock futures pointing to a lower open in Tokyo after a rapid retreat in US shares. The yen is marginally stronger Thursday after dropping 1.6% against the dollar Wednesday and government bond traders ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka enjoyed encouraging results on clay courts and grass, but the former world No. 1 has spent this summer counting down the days until the US Open swing. “As soon as my foot touched the hard ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka made light work of ninth seed Ons Jabeur in the first round of the Montreal Open while there were exits for Brits Harriet Dart and Jack Draper. ( read original story ...)

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka earned a statement win in her opening match at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto after delivering one of her best performances of the year to dismantle ninth-seeded Ons ... ( read original story ...)