Tag: Yokohama

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 ...)

Barely weeks after Japanese stocks broke three-decade highs, the country's financial markets are hurtling toward another phenomenon not seen for the best part of a generation: rising interest rates. B ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese company hoped to become the country’s first private business to put a satellite into orbit. The failed launch was its inaugural flight. ( read original story ...)

The lightweight Kairos rocket exploded in flames just seconds after taking off around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning local time from Space Port Kii, about 420 kilometers (260 miles) southwest of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Hopes are high for a meaningful wage increase at the ongoing "shunto" annual wage negotiations between unions and employers. ( read original story ...)