Tag: Yokohama

During the Tokyo Olympics - held in 2021 rather than 2020 because of the pandemic - Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, pulled out of the competition at the last minute. Leading up to the games, ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo court has begun hearing a damages case brought by plaintiffs who claim US tech giant Google failed to delete harmful and inaccurate reviews on its Google Maps app. The suit was filed by 63 ... ( read original story ...)

The Meguro Ward Board of Education in Japan's capital wrongly demanded that the parents of a boy who had stopped attending a public elementar ... ( read original story ...)

The gymnastics superstar also shares in a new Netflix documentary how she views Strug's iconic Olympic moment in 1996 "a little differently" in hindsight. ( read original story ...)

https://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/cn_s/enjoy/nightexperience/ (Simplified Chinese) TOKYO SKYTREE is the world's tallest freestanding broadcasting tower. It has two ... ( read original story ...)

Japan footballer Kaishu Sano has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, local media reported on Wednesday. The 23-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

We have now entered the summer festival season in Tokyo, and this weekend is a good example of how lively the city can be during this time of year. One of the main reasons why we are particularly ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's Haneda Airport is trialing a driverless vehicle to tow cargo containers in an attempt to get around labor shortages as the number of tourists flying into Japan soars. The vehicle at one of the ... ( read original story ...)

Following a string of limp group-stage performances, Nadeshiko Japan had been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics against a backdrop of empty seats at Saitama Stadium, capping a ... ( read original story ...)

One in 10 young people in Japan – the vast majority women – have been groped on trains and in other public places, a government survey has found, highlighting an often unreported crime that has long ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: For much of its 72 years, Hitoshi Fujita’s company was just another mom-and-pop business grinding out metal parts. Then it did something unusual for a small Japanese manufacturer. It expanded, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tourism Promotions Board, in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, has officially announced the Philippines’ participation in the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Nature, culture and community woven together for a better future: this will be the theme of the Philippine Pavilion for World Expo 2025, to be held in Osaka, Japan from April to October next year. ( read original story ...)

From sushi vending machines to Hello Kitty-shaped cakes. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama F Marinos have fired manager Harry Kewell after less than seven months in the role, the Japanese club said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The dollar regained some lost ground on the Japanese yen on Tuesday even as traders remained wary of further intervention by Tokyo to prop up their currency after data showed they likely stepped into ... ( read original story ...)