Tag: Yokohama

Defending champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Toray Pan Pacific Open ahead of her second-round match due to illness. This was the latest setback of a difficult season for her. "I am really sorry ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Breweries Ltd.’s acquisition of Stone Brewing Co., a craft beer producer based in California, has given the Japanese brand a couple of bases to expand in the United States. ( read original story ...)

Japan, one of the world's last major holdouts during the pandemic, is dissolving its Covid-19 restrictions and opening the door back up to mass tourism in October. ( read original story ...)

Japan is lifting a major COVID-19 travel restriction next month. On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that independent travelers will be welcomed back to Japan on Oct. 11, The ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday his country will ease COVID-19 border control requirements next month, a key step in fostering a recovery in Japan's tourism sector, which is ... ( read original story ...)

As Japan Rail celebrates 150 years since it first starting its network, it is preparing to start running an incredibly rapid train which will link Tokyo and Nagoya in just 40 minutes ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has grudgingly responded to the Federal Reserve’s hiking cycle by moving to prop up the staggering yen, the first such intervention since 1998 . The “decisive action”, in the ... ( read original story ...)

"We must be prepared for the emergence of an entity that tramples on peace and the security of countries by force," Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio warned. ( read original story ...)

Japan intervened in the currency market for the first time since the Asian Financial Crisis, as the yen has slumped 25% against the dollar in 2022. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s strict border restrictions will be loosened next month, the prime minister announced Thursday, allowing tourists to easily enter for the first time since the start of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Japan's armies of "salarymen" were famous for spending endless hours at the office. Now one tech giant is trying to make the experience more cuddly by allowing in pets. ( read original story ...)

STORY: Japan is defying a global trend. The country’s central bank on Thursday (September 22) said it would keep rates unchanged and ultra-low. That’s in contrast with its peers. Only a day earlier ... ( read original story ...)

The United States men's national team has just under two months until its first game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Manager Gregg Berhalter still has a handful ... ( read original story ...)

The European Central Bank has not conducted currency market intervention, Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted a bank spokesperson as saying on Thursday, denying concerted intervention with Japan. ( read original story ...)

The intervention was the latest example of global concern triggered by the strong dollar, which has gained ground on the back of the Fed’s interest-rate increases. ( read original story ...)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan on Sept. 27 to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, India's foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said on ... ( read original story ...)