Tag: Yokohama

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- A theme park in central Japan based on world-famous Studio Ghibli characters and scenes from hit anime films such as "My Neighbor Totoro" on Saturday opened its Valley of Witches ... ( read original story ...)

Injury-plagued yokozuna Terunofuji withdrew from the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday due to lower back pain and other health ... ( read original story ...)

The artworks, some of which date back to the 18th and 19th centuries, represent a significant piece of Okinawan history. ( read original story ...)

As German troops marched into Austria after annexing the country on the eve of World War II, a Jewish couple fled to Japan in what would b･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in their late father’s ... ( read original story ...)

Approximately 300,000 yen in sales proceeds, as well as a box collecting donations for the Noto Peninsula earthquake were stolen from a restaurant in Yokohama earlier this week. The crime was captured ... ( read original story ...)

China is eating Japan’s lunch when it comes to EVs so two of its biggest automakers have joined forces to avoid being ‘wiped out’ ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese high court made a landmark ruling on Thursday, saying the country's lack of legal support for same-sex marriage violates the constitution. Responding to a case brought forth by three ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese bar association has issued a statement urging Tokyo’s metropolitan government to consider suspending a disputed redevelopment of the city’s beloved park area, saying that its ... ( read original story ...)

Japan — the world’s last bastion of negative interest rates — appears ready to tighten its monetary policy as early as next Tuesday, raising the ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese high court ruled March 14 that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions. ( read original story ...)

More than 10 child care workers at a certified child care facility here are set to quit over alleged power harassment by the former ch･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

The oldest Sumatran orangutan in Japan died on March 14 from multiple organ failure, the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens here announce ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Naomi Osaka will play the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in four years when Japan face Kazakhstan in a qualifier in Tokyo next month, the team said Friday. The four-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)

Bigger-than-expected pay hikes by major Japanese firms have significantly heightened the chance the central bank will end eight years of negative interest rate policy next week, marking a landmark ... ( read original story ...)