Tag: Yokohama

The standard Japanese name, Mini-kon’nyakuuo, comes from the fish’s small size. The new species is found exclusively on the Pacific coast of Honshu Island, the largest island of Japan, off the coast ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s lower house of parliament passed a bill to add insurance premiums to help finance an expansion of childcare allowances, in a step toward realizing one of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ... ( read original story ...)

The central Japanese city of Nagoya will host the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in December 2025, the Aichi prefectural gov ... ( read original story ...)

A sailor accused of slamming into a group of Japanese people in a beach town identified himself afterward as Satan, a Japanese police officer. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s SBI Group is planning on issuing NFTs built on XRP Ledger during the World Expo 2025 to be held in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)

A senior figure in Japan's ruling party will travel to New York next week and is seeking a meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to public broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)

A 57-year-old man was stabbed in the parking lot of an apartment building in Nagoya on Thursday night, police said, adding that the assailant is still on the run. According to police, the victim ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei Stock Average suffered its largest daily drop in years, following news of Israel’s attack on Iran. The benchmark fell 1011.35 points, or 2.7%, to close at 37068.35. That marks the la ( read original story ...)

Japan’s retail investors are paying closer attention to corporate governance, citing it as a key consideration when investing in stocks, a survey by US ranking and research firm J.D. Power showed. ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks tumbled Friday, with Japan’s Nikkei slumping 2.4% on heavy selling of semiconductor-related shares and other market heavyweights. Tensions in the Middle East were weighing on sentiment ... ( read original story ...)

Kyrgios reflects on beating Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic during a conversation with Osaka on his podcast. ( read original story ...)

Hotel prices in Japan soared to a near three-decade high in March, as the cheap yen and the cherry blossom season attracted a record number of tourists to the country. ( read original story ...)

Boeing, with its airplane-making reputation in tatters, has revealed plans to get into the flying car market in Asia. ( read original story ...)

All chairs face one direction towards two gigantic speakers on the wall. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s consumer inflation eased more than expected while staying above the Bank of Japan’s inflation target as authorities prepare to meet next week. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average unit price of a new condominium in Tokyo and its surrounding areas rose 9.5 percent in fiscal 2023 from the previous year to 75.66 million yen ($490,000), hitting a record ... ( read original story ...)