Tag: Yokohama

Police arrested the head of a medical clinic in the capital's Toshima Ward on March 8 on suspicion of indecently assaulting female patients. ( read original story ...)

Passengers will no longer be required to wear masks on East Japan Railway Co. trains from March 13, the train operator announced. ( read original story ...)

Four out of five Japanese people polled by Japan’s government about their nation’s military worry the country could go to war. ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- An employee at Japanese public broadcaster NHK was arrested on March 6 after he allegedly tried to film a naked woman at a sex shop in this northern Japan city. Hokkaido Prefectural ... ( read original story ...)

The first "Osaka Art Festival," held by the Osaka Prefectural Government to make art more accessible to the public, kicked off on March 7 wit･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

With each claimant giving different reasons for why and how they lost the money, identifying the true owner has become a headache for the Hokkaido police. ( read original story ...)

Japan's big companies are expected to deliver the largest pay rise in 26 years in next week's "shunto" wage negotiations, offering policymakers hope the country might finally emerge from its ... ( read original story ...)

At the prosecutors’ office in Japan, everyone makes their own tea and copies — tasks often relegated to women in a society criticized for its lack of gender equality ... ( read original story ...)

Japan logged a record current account deficit in January on persistent rises in the cost of importing fuel, government data showed on Wednesday. The deficit, at 1.98 trillion yen ($14.43 billion), ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. approved Japan's purchase of five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft in a deal worth an estimated $1.381 billion to help counter threats from China. ( read original story ...)

Two elderly World War II forced labor victims took to the streets of Seoul in wheelchairs to protest the country’s compensation deal with Japan. On Monday, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's flagship H3 rocket was ordered to self-destruct minutes after takeoff on the south east coast of Tanegashima on Tuesday, 7 March. “There was no possibility of achieving the mission,” the Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's space agency was forced to destroy its flagship H3 rocket minutes after blastoff due to an ignition failure, in a blow to the country's space endeavors. ( read original story ...)

Back in June, the 48-year-old became the first female mayor in the history of Suginami. The former environmental activist and democracy advocate managed to beat the conservative incumbent by just 200 ... ( read original story ...)

Back in June, the 48-year-old became the first female mayor in the history of Suginami. The former environmental activist and democracy advocate managed to beat the conservative incumbent by just 200 votes - a shock win for an independent candidate with no experience holding public office. ( read original story ...)

Chains across the country have taken action after viral videos showed people licking communal bottles and touching passing food ( read original story ...)