Tag: Yokohama

But Tokyo is now testing another solution to the hectic conditions of public transport. According to Nikkei, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has said that using boats to commute will expand opportunities ... ( read original story ...)

Former Japanese premier Taro Aso, now vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will travel to South Korea on Wednesday for a potential meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

A man's body was found on a street here on the morning of Oct. 30 near Crystal Tower in the Osaka Business Park area, and police suspect he w ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's currency interventions have been stealth operations in order to maximise the effects of its forays into the market, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, after the government spent ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Tuesday morning on buying of issues with strong earnings results, but investors mostly took to the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's currency interventions have been stealth operations in order to maximise effects of its forays into the market, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, after the government spent a ... ( read original story ...)

Some longtime Olympic observers aren’t high on Salt Lake City’s chances of hosting the 2030 Winter Games. But a Fordham University professor says it’s not a done deal. ( read original story ...)

A hospital in Osaka says it has suspended non-emergency outpatient services and operations following a ransomware cyberattack on its electronic medical record system. The facility has 36 departments ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples who live and work in the capital on Tuesday, a long-awaited move in a country without marriage equality. The certificates allow LGBTQ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace in 21 months in October on marked declines in output and overall new orders, as exports were partly hurt by worsening conditions in China and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s near total dependence on imported energy means it cannot “survive” without continuing to buy oil and gas from Russia, said the head of one of the country’s big five trading houses. In an ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of exercises in the Philippines and Japan helped US Marines grow more interoperable with these key Pacific allies. ( read original story ...)

It is not surprising to see that the US media once again hyped the idea of bringing Japan into AUKUS, but Tokyo has to think twice on whether its gain can outweigh its loss by doing so. The magazine ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese authorities cannot control yen levels with currency intervention but they have various tools to smooth out volatile moves driven by speculators, former top finance ministry bureaucrat Yasushi ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Japan spent more than $40 billion in October to prop up the yen, an effort that has had some success but remains hampered by Washington’s lack of interest in stemming the dollar’s rise. The ... ( read original story ...)

The state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said on Monday it would offer 100 billion yen ($674 million) in loans to JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, to help secure liquefied ... ( read original story ...)