Tag: Yokohama

Japan's flag carrier has attracted online scrutiny over an "underwhelming" vegan food option served to a recent passenger: a single banana with a pair of chopsticks. Japan Airlines passenger Kris ... ( read original story ...)

JAXA, Japan’s space agency, stopped the launch attempt at the Tanegashima Space Center on Feb. 17 when the H3 rocket’s side boosters failed to ignite. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo district prosecutors charged companies Tuesday with violating anti-monopoly laws as part of the bid-rigging scandal around the Olympics. ( read original story ...)

At around 2:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the 20th, people who were obviously not passengers gathered on the Shinkansen platform at Tokyo Station to watch the legendary super rock band "Red Hot Chili Peppers" (hereafter referred to as "Red Hot Chili"), ( read original story ...)

Investcorp, the Bahrain-based alternative investment manager that once owned Tiffany and controlled Gucci, is opening an office in Tokyo to raise funds and pursue acquisitions of high-end Japanese manufacturers and other hidden gems. ( read original story ...)

The Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association has revealed the outline for Tokyo Game Show 2023, which will run from [...] ( read original story ...)

Japan's birth rate fell to below 800,000 for the first time since 1899, according to government data released on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan is buying 400 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, which could counter attacks from China or North Korea’s large nearby arsenals of land-based missiles. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved a 114 trillion yen ($836 billion) budget for the next fiscal year. ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is expanding its passenger car tire production capacity in India to meet the increasing demands from the local market. With an additional investment of $82 million, the ... ( read original story ...)

The complaints allege that Japan advertising giant Dentsu, its main rival Hakuhodo and four other firms and seven individuals rigged bids for Olympic test events. ( read original story ...)

Prosecutors said the company and five others conspired to evade the public bidding process for test events, part of a widening investigation into corruption surrounding the Games. ( read original story ...)

Japan's House of Representatives passed a record $840 billion budget that will boost defense and childcare spending with the full support of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved a 114 trillion yen ($836 billion) budget for the next fiscal year ( read original story ...)

Officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan have held their first economic security dialogue, South Korea's presidential office said on Tuesday, amid efforts to strengthen the resilience of supply chains and develop technology. ( read original story ...)

The future income of a hearing-impaired girl who died in a traffic accident at age 11 would have been 85% of the average in Japan, the Osaka ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)