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Yokohama F. Marinos players during a match against Al Nassr in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 26. Household appliance retailer Nojima has been floated as a possible buyer for the team if its sale by Nissan goes ahead.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 1, 2025
Nojima may consider buying Yokohama F. Marinos
Nissan is considering selling off the club in the J1 top division of the J.League.
A teacher at a public elementary school in Yokohama, who has been indicted for voyeurism and indecent assault, admitted to the charges during a trial on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2025
Elementary school teacher pleads guilty to sharing child sex abuse images
The charges are "correct, and I'm very sorry," said Fumiya Kosemura, a teacher at a public elementary school in Yokohama.
Players from Yokohama F. Marinos and Liverpool pose for a group photograph ahead of a friendly game at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on July 30.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 30, 2025
Nissan considers sale of Yokohama F. Marinos
Nissan has approached multiple companies with offers to sell its 75% stake in the operator of the club, sources say.
Police issued third arrest warrants on Thursday for two elementary school teachers involved in an online chat group that shared secretly taken images and videos of girls.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2025
Teachers arrested for allegedly sharing images of girls face more charges
The total number of children victimized by the group has risen to at least 25, according to the police.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at the closing ceremony of the Japan-led Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 9, on Friday in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2025
TICAD adopts Yokohama Declaration to strengthen multilateral trade
The communique emphasized proposals to solve problems facing African states, apparently reflecting Japan's wish to highlight a different approach to that of China.
Artistically talented 14-year-old Sosuke (Konosuke Harada) finds himself pulled into deeper currents in his coastal town in “Seaside Serendipity.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 22, 2025
‘Seaside Serendipity’: A pastel-soaked reverie on youthful creativity
Satoko Yokohama’s film blends watercolor whimsy, bohemian houseguests and a school newspaper scoop gone too far into a youth-skewed summer tale.
The entrance of Nissan's global headquarters, in Yokohama
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2025
KKR is a front-runner in Nissan’s $610 million HQ sale
KJR Management, a Japanese real estate unit of KKR, offered around ¥90 billion ($610 million) for the 22-story office building.
Cindy McCain, the executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme, speaks during an interview in Yokohama on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2025
WFP chief wants world to pay attention to Africa
The continent, whose countries suffer from famine, refugee and other humanitarian crises, is sometimes forgotten, Cindy McCain, the executive director of the U.N. body, says.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center) and African leaders prior to the opening of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2025
Ishiba unveils new regional economic initiative as TICAD 9 conference begins
The initiative is designed to enhance economic ties between the African continent and regions linking it with India.
The Tigers' Teruaki Sato connects on his 31st home run of the season during the third inning against the Swallows at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Sunday.
BASEBALL / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 11, 2025
Red-hot Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato sets himself apart with home run surge
Reaching 30 home runs this season was just the latest benchmark for the Hanshin Tigers slugger, who has set himself apart from the crowd this season.
A fire breaks out from a launch barge (bottom) during a fireworks event in Yokohama on Monday evening.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2025
Fire at Yokohama fireworks event injures one crew member
Five people on one of the barges that caught fire were rescued after jumping into the water, with one of them taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
Incumbent Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka won a second term on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2025
Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka wins second term
Takeharu Yamanaka, an independent who had the backing of three parties, pledged to enhance child-rearing support for households and strengthen disaster reduction measures.
Liverpool's Wataru Endo controls the ball during a preseason friendly against Yokohama F. Marinos in Yokohama on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jul 31, 2025
Liverpool's Wataru Endo looks back on unsuccessful attempt to join Marinos
It was the first time Endo played in the Liverpool shirt in his own country.
The BayStars' Trevor Bauer pitches during a game at Jingu Stadium in May.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 29, 2025
BayStars' Trevor Bauer dejected and searching for answers as slump continues
Bauer has lost four straight decisions and allowed 19 runs in his last 20⅓ innings. 
Investigators say the group chat members were using pseudonyms to hide their identities, suggesting they were largely unaware of each other’s true backgrounds.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2025
Teachers sharing indecent photos of girls in a group chat elicits outrage in Japan
The coordinated voyeurism of the teachers came as a strong shock, undermining people's confidence in those in the role.
A Disaster Medical Assistance Team commander (Shun Oguri, right) and a health ministry official (Tori Matsuzaka) work together to respond to Japan’s first brush with COVID-19 in “Frontline — Yokohama Bay.”
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2025
‘Frontline — Yokohama Bay’ revisits nation’s first pandemic struggles
Part docudrama, part recognition of unsung crisis responders, “Frontline — Yokohama Bay” looks back at the ship that warned a nation: COVID-19 is here.
Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" stars Ryo Yoshizawa as an orphan from a yakuza clan who rises through the world of kabuki to become a star performer.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2025
‘Kokuho’ finds riveting drama on and off the kabuki stage
Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama deliver stage performances that are both convincing as kabuki and arresting as drama in Lee Sang-il’s ambitious film.
Lee Sang-il’s “Kokuho,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year, follows the life of an "onnagata," a male kabuki actor who plays female roles, from his childhood as the son of a yakuza boss in 1960s Nagasaki to his official designation as a living national treasure.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2025
'Kokuho' illuminates the high price of becoming a national treasure
Director Lee Sang-il turns a long-held vision into reality with his sumptuously shot film that reveals the dedication, sacrifice — and loneliness — behind kabuki greatness.
Al-Nassr players celebrate after scoring the first goal of the club's Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Marinos on Saturday.
SOCCER
Apr 27, 2025
Duran double and Ronaldo goal sink Marinos in Asian Champions League semis
The win sees Al-Nassr join compatriots Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in the last four in what's been a dominate showing by Saudi clubs.
Yokohama coach Patrick Kisnorbo and defender Katsuya Nagato during a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, a day ahead of the club's Asian Champions League quarterfinal
SOCCER
Apr 25, 2025
Singular focus for new boss Patrick Kisnorbo as Marinos face Ronaldo's Al-Nassr
The meeting in Jeddah's Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium will be Kisnorbo's second for the struggling club since replacing Steve Holland last week.

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