Tag: Yokohama

A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, Mar. 13. ( read original story ...)

The head of the U.N. atomic agency has assured Japanese representatives in Fukushima that the treated radioactive wastewater from the nuclear power plant meets safety standards. ( read original story ...)

CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports on Space One’s rocket that exploded mere seconds after liftoff in western Japan. ( read original story ...)

Hawaiian flew from its Honolulu hub to Tokyo Narita, Osaka, Tokyo Haneda, and Sapporo (CTS), and from Kona (KOA) to Tokyo Haneda pre-pandemic, but has since replaced service to Sapporo with Fukuoka ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese island of Hokkaido is known as a world-famous winter sports venue. Here's where to stay in Sapporo for a fabulous trip. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka said it would be “life-changing” for female players on the WTA tour to receive maternity pay. The 26-year-old recently returned to the professional tennis circuit after giving birth to her ... ( read original story ...)

With a reputation for producing surprise champions and upset victories, the Osaka sumo tournament has long been known as the "areru haru basho" or "stormy spring meet." This year, however, rather than ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based Space One's 18-metre (60-foot) Kairos rocket blasted off in the coastal Wakayama region of western Japan, carrying a small government test satellite. But around five seconds later, the ... ( read original story ...)

A court in Tokyo has ordered the state to hand over the remains of the late Aum Shinrikyo cult leader Asahara Shoko to his second daughter. ( read original story ...)

Kazuto Inaba, a resident of Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward, was arrested red-handed shortly after noon and has already confessed to the crime, citing financial difficulties. There were other customers at the ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 57-year-old man on on suspicion of attempting to rob a bank. The incident occurred at a round 12:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Mizuho Bank branch near JR Kameido Station in ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO—Organizers decided to cancel the Tour de Hokkaido bicycle race this year in light of the death of a cyclist during the event last September. The decision was made at a March 12 meeting of the ... ( read original story ...)

Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka speak to BBC Sport about why introducing maternity pay on the WTA Tour would be "life-changing". ( read original story ...)

A city in Japan is on high alert for a cat that fell into a tank of hazardous chemicals before disappearing into the night. ( read original story ...)

Japan will tweak its military equipment transfer rules to allow exports of the jet fighter it is developing with Britain and Italy, the country's leader said on Wednesday, removing an obstacle that ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo is poised to buck historical trends and become the first area on mainland Japan where the famous sakura (cherry blossoms) flower and enter full bloom. ( read original story ...)