Tag: Yokohama

A panel at the Japanese labour ministry has decided to raise the national average minimum wage by about 5% to 1,054 yen ($6.85) per hour this fiscal year, the biggest ever jump, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Investors in Asia will also look at tech stocks to see if there is any spillover effect on EV stocks after Tesla earnings missed estimates. ( read original story ...)

This adjustment of their China policy in preparation for the possible change of White House occupier is also observable among some other US regional allies, including the Philippines, which has just ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese official buying to defend the yen is fast becoming a standard feature of the FX landscape in 2024, but authorities in Tokyo have switched up their methods, making it even trickier for ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will resume funding for all stalled projects in Sri Lanka, Tokyo's envoy there said on Wednesday, the first such announcement since the island nation finalised a $10 billion restructuring deal ... ( read original story ...)

The 321-Room Hotel Welcomes Trailblazing Business and Leisure Travelers to Northernmost Island of Hokkaido, Famous for its Picturesque Landscapes, Skiing and Spellbinding Annual Snow Festival ... ( read original story ...)

The veteran was in vintage form through the first 10 days, simply overwhelming opponents and appearing impervious to all manner of attacks. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka will join gymnastics icon Simone Biles and track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson on the Olympic stage. ( read original story ...)

A total of 90 alleged members of two investment fraud rings based here had been arrested by the morning of July 24 following on-site searches ... ( read original story ...)

At least 121 people onboard, including crew members and 116 passengers, were stuck after a ferry lost its control "due to an oil leak" in Japan on Wednesday. A Tokai Kisen Co. ship, Seven Islands Ai, ... ( read original story ...)

Police raided four buildings in the city in the first bust of a syndicate suspected of being involved in this kind of fraud in Japan. ( read original story ...)

On way to southern Shikine Island, ferry is ‘drifting in waters’ between capital Tokyo and Chiba province - Anadolu Ajansı ... ( read original story ...)

Luxury sales in Japan are growing, despite a downturn across Asia.  Japan's currency downturn has attracted tourists to the country to take advantage of lower prices.Many of these tourists are coming from China, ( read original story ...)

Two "Gal Mikoshi" portable shrines were paraded down a shopping arcade here on July 23 to invigorate the Tenjin Festival commencing the next ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government was not informed of at least three cases of sexual crimes committed by individuals associated with the U.S. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Tokai Kisen Co. ship carrying more than 100 passengers is drifting in waters south of Tokyo, unable to sail on its own, the Japan Coast Guard said Wednesday. The ship reported at ... ( read original story ...)