Tag: Yokohama

The Tokyo metropolitan government has said that it plans to set a new target of roughly halving the estimated maximum death toll in th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's biggest power generator JERA and steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd launched two power units — a natural gas-fired and a coal-fired, respectively — the companies said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Vu Ngoc Dang’s “Chi Chi Em Em 2” (Sister Sister 2) is the only Vietnamese entry at this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival in March. It will be screened with 14 other films in the "Spotlight" category ... ( read original story ...)

Washington officials appear to confirm deal to restrict export of semiconductor manufacturing technology to China ( read original story ...)

An American official on Tuesday made the most direct comments by a U.S. authority to date acknowledging the existence of a deal with Japan and the Netherlands for those countries to impose new restrictions on exports of chipmaking tools to China. ( read original story ...)

Former Gonzaga teammates Johnathan Williams and Jeremy Jones account for two-fifths of the Nagoya Fighting Eagles’ starting lineup in Japan. ( read original story ...)

A rising wave of shareholder activism has turned Tokyo into a growth market for businesses that offer advice on shareholder relations, as corporate Japan scrambles for help to deal with investors who ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory activity contracted for a third straight month in January, a private survey showed on Wednesday, although manufacturers' outlook remained upbeat on improved supply and price conditions ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a man on suspicion of property destruction after he kicked and broke the glass door at the entranceway to a supermarket. Hokkaido Broadcasting Corp reported that the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Fire Department is urging residents to stop smoking in bed and to install and inspect fire alarms at home following a spate of new deaths in the capital. Preliminary figures ... ( read original story ...)

A winter surge of omicron in Japan led to an increase in deaths, displacing the aging nation as the top performer among OECD nations in containing mortality during the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, where they presented a unified front while talking up stronger ties between the two. ( read original story ...)

A group of motion-captured pet fish allegedly took control of a Nintendo Switch after the Pokémon game the fish were connected to had crashed during a livestream in Japan. ( read original story ...)

According to court documents, 33-year-old Daniel Beckjord is accused of shooting multiple times at Tokyo Oriental Foods Shop on Reading Road, shattering windows with bullets and causing damage to the ... ( read original story ...)

Three of the men managed to climb down the 8,100-foot mountain on foot, but Smaine and another skier who hasn’t yet been identified were found dead. Other reports suggested they were among 13 people hit by the avalanche. ( read original story ...)

Japan has officially designated January 31 as "Final Fantasy VII Day." The Japan Anniversary Association’s website’s description of the commemoration calls the game a “huge hit in Japan and overseas” and encourages people to play both the original game and “Final Fantasy VII Remake, ( read original story ...)