Tag: Yokohama

Sharp Corp. plans to discontinue production of large liquid crystal display panels at a plant in Osaka Prefecture by the end of Septe ( read original story ...)

Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday the government will closely work with the Bank of Japan on foreign exchange to ensure there is no friction between their mutual policy ... ( read original story ...)

I cover the entertainment industry focusing on movies and theme parks. The operator of Tokyo Disney Resort has revealed that it expects attendance at its two theme parks this year to be 11% down on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's wholesale prices rose 0.9% in April from a year earlier, steady from the previous month as the yen's decline pushed up import costs, central bank data showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Japan's commitment to allow the yen to move flexibly will help the central bank focus on achieving price stability, warning against growing calls by some ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday arrested a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of two infants in a cardboard box in an apartment. According to police, a man who was ... ( read original story ...)

A record 4.9 percent of new teachers hired at publicly run schools in Tokyo in the 2023 academic year quit within a year. The 169 who threw in the towel was the highest figure in a decade, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. The bulk ... ( read original story ...)

Sascha Bailey explains why he gave up plans to change gender - ‘I’m just happy to be alive,’ the son of fashion photographer David Bailey said ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's return to the Rome Open ended at the last 16 to China's Zheng Qinwen on Monday with men's fourth seed Andrey Rublev also exiting as environmental activists stopped play in two matches. ( read original story ...)

After a longtime Palais de Tokyo patron controversially cut off support for the Paris museum, denouncing it for mounting a show contending with Palestine, nearly 200 artists, curators, and critics have thrown their support behind the institution. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's old troubles on clay came back to the fore as Zheng Qinwen dominated from the get go to make Italian Open's last eight for a second straight year, winning 6-2 6-4 ... ( read original story ...)

At their Tokyo fan meeting, BABYMONSTER debuted with 'SHEESH' and 'LIKE THAT', performing 'BATTER UP' with seven members. The event featured explosive vocals, interactive games, and will continue in Jakarta, ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's return to the Rome Open ended at the last 16 on Monday after the four-time Grand Slam champion fell 6-2, 6-3 to seventh-seed Zheng Qinwen. ( read original story ...)

Japan's SoftBank Group swung to a net profit in the final quarter of its financial year, it said on Monday, even as an investment loss at its Vision Fund arm underscored the challenges the technology ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka defeated two Top 20 players at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia but the Australian Open runner-up proved too strong to reach her second straight quarterfinal at the Foro Italico. ( read original story ...)

Police searched the office of political organization Tsubasa no To on May 13 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on suspicion of obstructing other candidates’ campaigning in a Diet by-election in Tokyo in April, ( read original story ...)