The earthquake that struck Japan on Friday 11 March 2011 was the fourth most powerful in the history of seismology. It knocked the Earth six and a half inches off its axis; it moved Japan four metres closer to America. In the tsunami that followed ... ( read original story ...)
How the 2011 killer tsunami sent shock waves through Japan
The most powerful earthquake yet recorded, in 1960 off Chile, sent 80-foot waves across 10,500 miles of ocean — and struck Japan, half a world away, killing 142 people there. Japan is a magnet for super-tsunamis, which recur at intervals of 800 to 1,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Koike says no to eulogy for Koreans killed in 1923 quake
The Japan-Korea Society, the Japan-China Friendship Association ... will memorialize them together.” The Great Kanto Earthquake resulted in 100,500 deaths. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama orders restaurant to close two cases of E. coli reported
YOKOHAMA – The city of Yokohama ordered a grilled meat restaurant in the area to suspend operation Wednesday after two people who had dined there were infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria. A teenaged girl and a man in his 80s had ... ( read original story ...)
Populism fails to catch fire in Japan
Japan is unfavorable terrain for populists ... That sounds like a leader who could be popular, if not a populist. Shotaro Tani, is a Nikkei staff writer in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Power blackout hits 34,000 homes in Osaka
TOKYO • A major blackout struck Osaka at dawn yesterday, cutting off power to 34,000 homes and shutting down hospitals and 24-hour convenience stores. Traffic lights also went black at several major intersections, with traffic police activated to direct ... ( read original story ...)
Blurred photos poke holes in defense of land sale to Moritomo
The Finance Ministry has argued that it reduced the price of the plot in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, because of the large amount of waste that had to be removed from the land. It shared photos of the site with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Sumitomo to buy Singapore insurer for $1.6B in SEAsia growth push
SINGAPORE/TOKYO — Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (MSI) is acquiring Singapore’s First Capital Insurance for $1.6 billion from Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings, in the biggest takeover by a Japanese insurer in populous Southeast Asia – a key ... ( read original story ...)
Shock waves in Japan
The most powerful earthquake yet recorded, in 1960 off Chile, sent 80-foot waves across 10,500 miles of ocean — and struck Japan, half a world away, killing 142 people there. Japan is a magnet for super-tsunamis, which recur at intervals of 800 to 1,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: The land of rising opportunities
According to reports, Japan’s property market has remained buoyant despite the global slowdown. A report by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) revealed that the country’s overall residential property price index rose by ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama orders restaurant to close after E. coli sickens two diners
YOKOHAMA – The city of Yokohama ordered a grilled meat restaurant in the area to temporarily stop operation Wednesday after two people who had dined there turned out to be infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria. The two — a teenaged ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Bay Area is a Property Mega-Market in Waiting
They project the highest population and property market growth over that period will be in ... from $1.38 trillion last year to $4.62 trillion by 2030, surpassing the Tokyo, New York and San Francisco metropolitan areas, the official Xinhua News Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama orders eatery to close after e. coli sickens two diners
YOKOHAMA – The city of Yokohama ordered a grilled meat restaurant in the area to temporarily stop operation Wednesday after two people who had dined there turned out to be infected with the O-157 strain of the E. coli bacteria. The two — a teenaged ... ( read original story ...)
Montreal mayor not worried that flights to Japan will boost foreign home sales
With more than 600 provincial companies having business links with Japan, the Asian market represents a big potential to expand their global footprint, she said at a news conference. While she has no forecast on the size of the potential economic boost ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : AJA Full Year Results Presentation
Astro Japan Property Group is a listed property group which invests in the Japan real estate market. It currently holds interests in a portfolio comprising 29 retail, office, residential and hotel properties. Asset management services in Japan are ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Stapled Company Annual Financial Report FY17
Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) earlier today announced its full year results to 30 June 2017 which included the Annual Financial Report covering the operations of the Astro Group as a whole. In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the ... ( read original story ...)