Business Jun 2, 2021
Japan's biggest business lobby gets new chief, first female vice chair
Under Masakazu Tokura, the federation is expected to draw up new action plans in October for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
Business Mar 9, 2021
Japan's largest business body appoints first female vice chair
Tomoko Namba, founder of DeNA Co., will be the only woman to occupy one of Keidanren's 20 vice chair posts.
National Feb 16, 2021
The next boss of the Tokyo Games — a savvy operator or a fresh face?
by Eric Johnston and Kaz Nagatsuka
The organizing committee says it is looking for a successor that has a certain background in the Olympics as well as a strong awareness of gender equality and inclusiveness.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 13, 2020
BayStars owner says NPB facing unprecedented situation with pandemic
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The owners of the 12 NPB clubs recognize the league could face a “critical situation” due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, Yokohama DeNA BayStars owner Tomoko Namba said on Tuesday. Speaking in an online news conference after an extraordinary owners meeting, Namba said ...
National Mar 13, 2017
Huge number of articles on DeNA info websites found to have plagiarism, copyright issues
by Tomoko Otake
A three-month probe uncovers problems with around 20,000 articles uploaded on 10 health and lifestyle information websites run by DeNA Co.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 10, 2017
BayStars, Yokohama government announce plans to promote sports, work to boost local economy
The Yokohama BayStars, along with the team's parent company and Yokohama Stadium Co., signed an agreement with the Yokohama municipal government to cooperate toward promoting sports and revitalizing the local economy. BayStars skipper Alex Ramirez told a joint news conference at the municipal government office ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 16, 2016
Okamura takes helm as BayStars president after Ikeda bows out
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The Yokohama BayStars announced Sunday that their president, Jun Ikeda, has stepped down at the end of his contract and Shingo Okamura, a former government official for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication, has replaced him. Speaking to reporters at the ballclub's office along ...
Baseball / MLB Oct 16, 2016
Passionate fans revel in Carp's success
by Jim Allen
Having waited nearly as long for their seventh pennant as they did for their first, Hiroshima Carp fans proved to be a force to be reckoned with this season, Hall of Famer Koji Yamamoto said Saturday. "The Hiroshima fans feel like we are part of ...