and the Development Bank of Japan - to invest in the business only after any arbitration with Western Digital is settled. But sources familiar with the talks have said it remains unclear if INCJ will commit to joining the consortium even when the legal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants to roll back regulations for financial technology startups — here’s why it could be bad for the US
Inaki Berenguer, the CEO of CoverWallet, a New York-based fintech company, told Business Insider that the proposed sandbox in Japan would help foster an environment in which entrepreneurs have more leeway to innovate. While such an environment is ... ( read original story ...)
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Japan 175 miles from the Fukushima nuclear plant
Less than 24 hours after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake pummeled Mexico City, another tremor has struck off the east coast of Japan. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck roughly 175 miles east of the shuttered Fukushima nuclear plant — at roughly 2:30 a.m. local ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: A strong quake has hit the Asian island not far from the Fukushima nuclear power station
AN earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan — just 320 kilometres east of Fukushima nuclear plant. The tremor is said to have had a magnitude of 6.1, according to the US Geological Society (USGS). The American scientific agency, which tracks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake strikes east coast of country – just 200 miles from Fukushima nuclear plant
AN earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan - just 200 miles east of Fukushima nuclear plant. The tremor is said to have measured above 6.1 on the Richter scale, according to the US Geographical Society (USGS). An earthquake has struck off the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Large 6.1 quake strikes off coast near Fukushima
The Japan earthquake has registered 6.1 magnitude on the Richter scale. The US Geological Society (USGS) said it struck at a depth of 10km. It occurred 281 miles east of Kamaishi. The quake struck at around 2.27am local time (6.27pm BST). No tsunami ... ( read original story ...)
Which country has the most earthquakes and where and when was the biggest quake ever recorded?
Which country has the most earthquakes? Japan has the most recorded earthquakes in the world as it sits on a highly active seismic area, but research by the US Geological Survey suggests the answer is not quite as straightforward as it may seem. ( read original story ...)
BREAKING NEWS: Powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan near Fukushima
A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan near Fukushima. Details of the extent of the damage have not yet emerged regarding the quake which hit 281km South East of Kamaishi. A similar earthquake back in 2011 killed 15,894 ... ( read original story ...)
Rebuilding from 2011 Earthquake, Japanese Towns Choose to Go Off the Grid
Many of the cities in northern Japan damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami are building back their electric grids with renewable energy and micro-grids — bucking the nation’s old, centralized utility system by making communities in the region self ... ( read original story ...)
Shallow M5.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Honshu, Japan
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the JMA as M5.9 hit off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 16:37 UTC on September 20, 2017 (01:37 JST, September 21). The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS is reporting M6.1 at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)
PAREXEL Ties Up With Osaka International Cancer Institute
In an initiative to enhance clinical development in Japan, PAREXEL International Corporation PRXL, a global biopharmaceutical services company and provider of clinical research and logistics has formed an alliance with Osaka International Cancer Institute ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports surge at fastest in nearly four years on global demand
The rise in Japan's exports to the United States in August was the fastest since December 2014, finance ministry data showed. China-bound exports rose 25.8 percent year-on-year in August, faster than a 17.6 percent annual increase in July as Japan shipped ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei flat after sharp rally; investors await Fed
TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average was nearly flat on Wednesday morning after scaling more than two-year highs on the previous day, while investors stayed cautious before the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting which ends later ... ( read original story ...)
Money dispute leads wife to break husband’s 54 violins
NAGOYA: The estranged wife of a former violin maker broke into his house and destroyed 54 violins and 70 bows after they fought over payments for child support, prosecutors said on Tuesday. In the opening session of the trial of Qin Yue at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : “YOKOHAMA Forever Forest” Project Plants 500,000th Tree
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is pleased to announce that its 'YOKOHAMA Forever Forest' project, started back in 2007, achieved its goal of 500,000 trees planted on September 14. Chairman Tadanobu Nagumo, President Masataka Yamaishi joined others to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post pushes the envelope with share sale
says an international fund manager based in Tokyo. But with the bookbuilding process officially under way ahead of the shares’ pricing on September 27, sales efforts are frenetic. And once again, like its IPO two years ago, retail investors are the main ... ( read original story ...)