Tag: Yokohama

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC is planning to start producing 6-nanometer advanced semiconductors in its second Japan plant in Kumamoto in 2027, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal are set to return to tennis at the 2024 Australian Open, the tournament's director announced Wednesday ( read original story ...)

A then high school student accused of slashing three people here last year admitted to the allegations and apologized in court on Oct. 12.The suspect, a 19-year-old Nagoya native who was a second-year ... ( read original story ...)

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Australia are considering holding talks in Tokyo next week, government sources said Th ... ( read original story ...)

There is no pressing need for the Bank of Japan to alter its yield control settings as it has room left for manouevre before the 10-year bond yield hits its ceiling, a central bank board member said on Thursday, ( read original story ...)

A group of Japanese firms will issue a digital currency by July 2024 for the transaction and settlement of clean energy certificates, cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret said on Thursday.GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, ( read original story ...)

Japan, which calls for a political solution to allow Israel and a future independent Palestinian state to coexist, provides assistance to Palestinians through various schemes. That assistance totalled $2.3 billion over the last decade, according to a foreign ministry document issued in June. ( read original story ...)

GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, called "DCJPY", which will then be used by telecommunication firm Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) for settlement of clean energy certificates, DeCurret said. ( read original story ...)

Japan must focus on improving wage growth to pave the way for sustainable inflation, Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday, signalling that the central bank must retain its monetary easing policy for the time being. ( read original story ...)

Game Changer Wrestling held their GCW To Live And Die In Tokyo show at the Shin-kiba 1st RING in Tokyo, Japan. The event featured Joey Janela, Masha Slamovich, Blake Christian, and other stars. The results, ( read original story ...)

Sapporo, Japan, is pushing back its Winter Olympic bid and will no longer pursue the 2030 Games, according to Japanese media. In a press conference Wednesday, Sapporo mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto reportedly cited a lack of public support stemming from a corruption case involving 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizers (but not Sapporo). ( read original story ...)

The northern Japanese city of Sapporo on Wednesday confirmed its withdrawal from the bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. ( read original story ...)

Analysts expect its present stable trajectory to continue. Cautious optimism continues in the Tokyo grade A and large-scale grade B office market in 2023. Average rents for grade A offices increased ... ( read original story ...)

Japan core machinery orders fell for a second straight month in August, suggesting worries about a global economic slowdown and China's wobbly recovery may be hurting companies' appetite to make fresh ... ( read original story ...)

The team defeated Nagoya with a decisive 1-0 victory at home, a win that brings them a step closer to their first-ever final appearance. Fukuoka’s triumph was primarily secured by a well-timed header ... ( read original story ...)

However, earlier this month one Japanese man not only kept his phone’s camera on while walking through a bar district in the city of Yokohama, but was live-streaming the stroll too. And while the ... ( read original story ...)