Tag: Yokohama

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its ADVAN V51 tires as original equipment (OE) to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., for use on the automaker’s ELGRAND MPV, which was recently ... ( read original story ...)

The Sapporo District Court ruled in March last year that not recognizing same-sex marriage violates Article 14 of the Constitution, which ensures the right to equality, while the Osaka District Court said in June that it is "constitutional" for Japan to not permit such unions. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday as risk-averse selling prevailed on mounting concerns over China's strict "zero-COVID" policy and prolonged U.S. interest rate hikes. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 58. ( read original story ...)

A wider range of Japanese companies are raising prices, including those in sectors historically reluctant to pass on higher costs to customers, a Bank of Japan research note said on Wednesday in a nod to broadening inflationary pressure. ( read original story ...)

Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for nearly six months, after Beijing’s crackdown on the technology sector, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s prime minister is pushing for as many as 17 nuclear reactors to be switched back on, more than a decade on from the meltdown at Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s District Court is set to rule Wednesday on whether the country’s lack of recognition for same-sex marriage is constitutional, the latest in a series of cases on the future of LGBTQ couples’ right to marry. ( read original story ...)

A face biometrics system has been deployed by the Osaka Metro to provide automated gate access to trains for people in wheelchairs. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Fumio Kishida is looking to bolster the country's defense, and according to reports, is considering acquiring counterstrike missile capabilities. ( read original story ...)

So here are 11 cities which may have gone under your radar. 11. For snow lovers: . Surrounded by ski resorts that put Europe to shame, Sapporo is an often-overlooked ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya scientists have demonstrated CW lasing of a deep-UV laser diode at room temperature. © Alain Herzog These results, published in Applied Physics Letters, represent a step toward the widespread ... ( read original story ...)

The country’s government and central bank have adamantly opposed too much intervention in the yen despite the economic consequences. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has secured an original equipment fitment with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. on the 2023 HR-V compact SUV, which went on sale in North America in June. ( read original story ...)

Japanese tea is steeped in a rich history. Now new audiences around the world are gaining an appreciation of this ancient beverage. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is allying with ExxonMobil Corp to use MHI's carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology for ExxonMobil's end-to-end carbon capture and storage (CCS) solution, the companies said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Twenty children in Japan's Osaka prefecture were hospitalised on Tuesday after a sulfur-like odor at their school left some of them feeling unwell. The fire department was called shortly after ... ( read original story ...)