Tag: Yokohama

Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have already left Italy in the dust, but she sure didn't leave her barely-there one-pieces behind. The couple traded in the European country for Japan this week, ... ( read original story ...)

In the Japanese capital Tokyo, officials are trying a new but odd tack. They are launching a government-run AI-dating app as Japan fights tumbling birth rates, which have hit another record low. The ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic Omnium champion Jennifer Valente has been selected in the U.S. six-member track cycling team for the Paris Games, USA Cycling said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

On January 23 of this year, Tokyo Police Club announced that they were breaking up — news that was met with both nostalgia and a renewed sense of respect for the band. It didn't go unnoticed by the ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea, the United States and Japan will join forces to analyze the process and the outcome of Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to North Korea for the first time in 24 years. ( read original story ...)

Honda is getting into the tiny EV game with the N-VAN e, a miniature electric truck that starts at 2.44 million yen ($15,500). ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief said Friday that Japanese and American V-22 Ospreys are being safely operated in his country, and that he has no plans to request a flight suspension despite ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes on Wall Street to more records. ( read original story ...)

The operator of a short railway that runs in a city near Tokyo will launch a facial recognition ticketing system on Saturday. It will be the first time to introduce such a system in a full-fledged way on a railway in Japan. ( read original story ...)

No, it's not your standard black Strat – this was created using an ancient Japanese finishing technique, which has lead to a never-before-seen Strat aesthetic ( read original story ...)

For 3,000 years, the female freedivers have been the subject of myth in the Mie Prefecture. But can their ancient traditions survive? ( read original story ...)

“This ‘ Miss Dior, Stories of a Miss’ exhibition in Tokyo presents an exceptional opportunity to delve into the global legacy of tradition and innovation that has been cultivated by Dior through its iconic fragrance Miss Dior,” said Véronique Courtois, chief executive officer of Dior Beauty, in a statement. ( read original story ...)

Japan's securities watchdog recommended on Friday that the banking and securities units of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) be penalised for what it said was unauthorised sharing of client information. ( read original story ...)

Kirin Holdings plans to acquire Japanese cosmetics and dietary-supplement maker Fancl for more than US$1.4 billion as part of efforts to expand its health business.The Japanese beer maker said Friday that it would spend 220. ( read original story ...)

Japan, a major coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to expansion of solar and wind power together with storage batteries, said Jarand Rystad, chief ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's nationwide core consumer inflation likely accelerated to 2.6% year-on-year in May from 2.2% in the previous month, a Reuters poll of 18 economists showed on Friday, keeping the central bank on ... ( read original story ...)