A volcanic eruption Tuesday injured at least nine people at a ski resort in central Japan, officials said. One or two of the injured were on a gondola when the window was shattered by volcanic rocks, and the others were believed to have been hit by rocks ... ( read original story ...)
9 people hurt in volcano eruption near Japanese ski resort
A disaster official said the volcano erupted and caused avalanche near the ski resort. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP) The Japanese military said six soldiers who were among about 30 on ski training were buried by an avalanche, but they had all been ... ( read original story ...)
9 injured in apparent volcano eruption near Japan ski resort
A disaster official says at least nine people have been injured by an apparent volcanic eruption and avalanche near a ski resort in central Japan. Gunma prefectural official Ken Kiryu said Tuesday that details were still unclear but the people may have ... ( read original story ...)
9 injured in volcano eruption near Japanese ski resort
TOKYO (AP) — At least nine people were injured Tuesday in a volcanic eruption near a ski resort in central Japan, officials said. Most of the injured were on the ski slopes, while some were in a gondola where glass was broken apparently by a flying rock ... ( read original story ...)
Volcano erupts at Japanese ski resort
Television news channels reported as many as 15 people may have been injured by rocks thrown out by the volcano. Japan has 110 active volcanoes and monitors 47 of them around the clock. In September 2014, 63 people were killed on Mount Ontake, the worst ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts at ski resort
Four people riding a gondola on the slopes were injured by broken glass, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference, but he had no further details. Japan has 110 active volcanoes and monitors 47 of them around the clock. In September ... ( read original story ...)
Japan public broadcaster sends mistaken North Korean missile alert
NHK television issued the message on its internet and mobile news sites as well as on Twitter, saying North Korea appeared to have fired a missile at Japan. It said the government was telling people to evacuate and take shelter. “North Korea appears to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese public TV says staffer sent missile alert in error
... public broadcaster NHK says its erroneous alert of a North Korean missile fired at Japan was sent by a staff member who meant to file a different news flash. NHK denied any mechanical flaw and said Wednesday it is studying preventive measures. The ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan plans fiscal consolidation, Abe looks for loophole
TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to use hefty supplementary budgets over the next several years to ramp up economic stimulus even as a fiscal consolidation plan due out in June urges restraint. As the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy ... ( read original story ...)
American contractors swoop in as Japan boosts defense spending
TOKYO -- Japan plans to spend record sums on defense in fiscal 2018, but the gains will flow not to high-tech Japanese manufacturers but to US companies backed strongly by President Donald Trump. This has dismayed Japanese corporates who watched Mr Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks eke out small gains as strong financials offset resources-related stocks
TOKYO: Japanese stocks eked out small gains on Monday, with strength in securities and insurers offsetting falls in resources-related sectors including trading houses, steelmakers and shippers. The Nikkei index was flat at 23,816.33 and the broader Topix ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese retail investors pull out of bear fund as Nikkei hits 26-year peak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail investors are pulling out of a popular bear market fund as a rally in the benchmark Nikkei index to 26-year highs prompts many market participants to ditch their contrarian strategies. The fund is designed to pay investors ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei gains, with real estate shares in spotlight
TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average pushed higher on Tuesday, reaching for fresh multi-decade highs, with real estate and precision machinery shares gaining. The Nikkei was up 0.9 percent at 24,037.86 at the end of morning trade. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Sticks to View on 2% Inflation
TOKYO—The Bank of Japan stuck to its view that inflation will likely reach 2% in two years and left policy unchanged Tuesday, but offered no new clues on whether it will join other global banks this year in dialing back its support for the economy. ( read original story ...)
The Bank Of Japan Will Rock The Interest Rate Market, Maybe Tonight
We talked last week about the prospects of a government shutdown and the little-to-no impact it would likely have on markets. Here we are, with a shutdown as we open the week, and stocks are on to new record highs. Oil continues to trade at the highest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Central Bank Keeps Stimulus Unchanged, Maintains Inflation Outlook
The Bank of Japan maintained its massive monetary stimulus and kept its price and economic forecasts unchanged. The central bank kept its policy interest rates and asset purchases unchanged, it said in a statement released on Tuesday, a result forecast by ... ( read original story ...)