TOKYO, Nov. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Goods Forum Creates First Japan Local Group Committed to Addressing Today's Regional Sustainability Challenges; Implementation of Sustainability Resolutions Key Priority The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Bubble or breakthrough? Bitcoin keeps central bankers on edge
Central bankers say the success of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is just a bubble. But it keeps them awake at night because these private currencies threaten their control of the banking system and money supply, which could undermine the monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Long-dormant earthquake faultline has awoken and could trigger a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake – devastating New Zealand in MINUTES
They state the trench - running offshore from the top of the South Island to Gisborne in the north - can produce deadly 9.0 earthquakes and tsunamis powerful enough to reach residents in just seven minutes. 'We need to think Japan 2011 basically ... ( read original story ...)
Man appearing to be foreign robs Nagoya yakiniku restaurant
AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police are searching for a man believed to be a foreigner over the robbery of 1 million yen from a restaurant in Nagoya’s Higashi Ward early Sunday, reports Nippon News Network (Nov. 26). At just past 1:00 a.m., the ... ( read original story ...)
Business is booming between China, Japan and South Korea — the US should get in on it
China , Japan and South Korea account for a quarter of the world's output of goods and services. Their combined trade surplus is currently running at an annual rate of $400 billion. They can recycle that trade income to finance, with interest, most of ... ( read original story ...)
Boy, 12, undergoing questioning over stabbing of woman in Sapporo
over the stabbing of a woman in Sapporo the day before, reports Fuji News Network (Nov. 27). At just before 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, police were tipped off about a woman who was collapsed with a wound to her back in the Kita area of Higashi Ward. ( read original story ...)
OSAKA GAS: Pilot Project Launched in Thailand to Explore Biogas Refining and Vehicle Natural Gas Fuel Supply for Future Commercial Usage
In this pilot project *1, at its palm oil factory ABC will digest organic matter contained in factory wastewater to generate biogas, which will be subsequently refined by OSAKA GAS into methane gas. ABC will use *2 the refined methane gas as fuel in its ... ( read original story ...)
Comfort women: Osaka cuts ties with sister city San Francisco over statue memorialising military sex slaves
The mayor of Osaka has said he plans to cut a six-decade tie with its sister city, San Francisco, after a sculpture showing controversial “comfort women” was named as an official statue. The issue of so-called comfort women, the phrase used to describe ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka mayor to end sister city status with San Francisco over ‘comfort women’ statue
At a news conference Friday, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide ... The Japan Times reports that some politicians in the Osaka city assembly also were concerned that Yoshimura's actions could harm the city's reputation abroad, and petitioned ... ( read original story ...)
NZ tsunami fears: Experts warn long-dormant faultline has AWOKEN and could trigger devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquakes – leaving residents just SEVEN MINUTES to escape ‘2011 …
They state the trench - running offshore from the top of the South Island to Gisborne in the north - can produce deadly 9.0 earthquakes and tsunamis powerful enough to reach residents in just seven minutes. 'We need to think Japan 2011 basically ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s latest driverless car hits the Tokyo highway
CNN went for a test drive in the car in the capital of Tokyo. The modified car was equipped with 12 sonars, 12 cameras, nine radar sensors and six laser scanners to enhance the accuracy of its solo journey. The test drive saw the vehicle travel 12 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests San Francisco’s decision on ‘sex slave’ statue
Japan expressed strong regret Friday over San Francisco’s decision to give city property status to a statue commemorating Asian women who worked in military brothels for Japanese troops during World War II, with Osaka declaring it will terminate its 60 ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Japan still looking for US-like profitability, ranking shows
In many cases, Japanese companies with high profit gains also registered large sales increases. This helped the Nikkei average rise to a 26-year high. Sony reported a twentysevenfold year-on-year jump in net profit in the July-September period, the highest ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Morning News For November 24
is planning a $300-million IPO this year with a target to list in the first quarter of 2018. Vietnam wants Japanese and Osaka firms to expand their operations in the country, especially in farm produce processing and consumption, the support industry ... ( read original story ...)
When Hikurangi subduction zone megathrust triggers tsunami ‘think Japan 2011’
"We need to think Japan 2011 basically, because if our whole plate boundary ruptured it would be a magnitude-9 earthquake," Cochran said. "One thing about reflecting on from the Kaikōura earthquake is we don't want people to think this is the big ... ( read original story ...)
Clean energy: Reinventing Japanese power
RISING like a phoenix from the ashes of the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in March 2011, Fukushima prefecture, the third largest in Japan, is hoping to be a beacon for Japan’s new energy technologies for the future. Efforts under the ... ( read original story ...)