since July 31.... Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores announced on Aug....

People wait on a platform as a train arrives at Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Oct.... East Japan Railway known as JR East will reduce services by one to four trains per hour on 16 lines in the Tokyo area from March, including on the Yamanote Line connecting the busiest stations in the capital.... As for its shinkansen bullet train services, JR East will reduce the number of regularly operated trains by 25 to 324, the largest cut since the company's creation through the national railway operator'

This July 27, 2020 file photo shows the signs for Resona Holdings Inc. and Resona Bank, in Tokyo.... The joint project is also headed by Panasonic System Solutions Japan Co., a unit of electronics giant Panasonic Corp. which has expertise in facial recognition technology, credit card firm JCB Co. and Dai Nippon Printing Co.... The consortium will hold a total of six meetings by participating firms through May 2022, focusing on laws and regulations pertaining to information security, as well as

A vegetarian and gluten-free pie has claimed the Supreme Champion crown at this year’s British Pie Awards in Melton Mowbray. There were 23 different classes of hot and cold savoury and dessert pies and pasties for the 151 judges to consider at the competition, which returned to its traditional March timing after the pandemic saw last year’s competition moved to September. The contest plays out over three days and again took place at St Mary’s Church in the home of the pork pie, Melton Mowbray in

A woman is vaccinated against the coronavirus at the Toyonaka International Center, in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug.... A vaccination venue for foreign residents has been set up at the Toyonaka International Center, a municipal facility to support foreign residents.... One foreign resident who received support in Korean, said with a relieved expression," It was difficult to make an appointment for an individual vaccination and I was wondering what to do." About 80 people, inc

Shingo Kawabata of the Yakult Swallows has a pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the 12th inning against the Orix Buffaloes in Game 6 of the Japan Series, at Hotto Motto Field Kobe in Kobe on Nov.... With the game tied 1-1 since the fifth inning, the Swallows broke through in the 12th against Orix's sixth pitcher, Ryo Yoshida.... With Japan Series games only allowed to go 12 innings before being called a tie, Kawabata represented Yakult's last chance to prevent the series from going to Game 7..