Tag: Yokohama

Though Naomi is a citizen of Japan, she also has a home in the US. In 2021, she bought a $7 million home in Beverly Hills, California. The house, which was previously owned by Nick Jonas, has three bedrooms and four bathrooms and is 4,100 square feet. ( read original story ...)

Polls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere. Japan has never had ... ( read original story ...)

Voting got under way Sunday for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, with the focus on whether incumbent Yuriko Koike can secure a third ... ( read original story ...)

The party, which is backing Ms. Koike, has held an iron grip on Japan’s Parliament, despite numerous scandals and widespread voter dissatisfaction that is expressed in polls but rarely at the ballot box. Ms. Koike, 71, has been dogged by questions about ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo voters went to the polls Sunday to elect a governor in a race that poses a test for struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose ruling party is backing the incumbent over a prominent ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s foreign minister has announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and technology on land mine removal with countries around the world, including Ukraine. ( read original story ...)

The duality of Emma Raducanu's performance in Grand Slams was compared to that of Jelena Ostapenko by tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg. ( read original story ...)

Three dozen new F-15EXs will head to Kadena Air Base in Japan, the Pentagon announced, but it's not clear when that will be. By Nicholas Slayton Posted on Jul 6, 2024 4:46 PM EDT 3 minute read The Air Force finally has a permanent plan to replace the aging ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's most successful club now have the perfect opportunity to get back to winning ways and continue battling for both a top-three finish and their record-extending ninth title as they come up ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. ambassador to Japan expressed regret on Saturday for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military service members stationed in Okinawa. The issue ... ( read original story ...)

Hokuto Shimoda hit the winner as Machida Zelvia edged Nagoya Grampus 1-0 at home on Saturday to move five points clear at the top of the J-League first division. Japan U-23's Paris Olympics-bound ... ( read original story ...)

The UAE Pavilion at Expo announced their participation in Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan, which will commence in April 2025 under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. ( read original story ...)

This incredible 1.2-mile-long project, when initially completed in 2029, will soar above the city of Tokyo and push cars underground in a move to promote pedestrian-friendly zones and help the capital ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended Saturday due to a power failure, Central Japan Railway Co. said. The operator said it is investigating the cause of the power outage. The power failure occurred between Shizuoka ... ( read original story ...)

The world’s population is getting older in what the United Nations calls an “irreversible global trend,” driven by longer lives and smaller families. ( read original story ...)

M ike Ford, who batted .150 with a home run and 15 strikeouts in 62 plate appearances for the Cincinnati Reds earlier this season, signed Thursday with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan's Nippon ... ( read original story ...)