TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should consider buying foreign bonds as part of efforts to reflate the economy during Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s second term at the central bank helm, an economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. The BOJ is ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Athletics, Mariners will open 2019 regular season in Tokyo
The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners will open the 2019 season at the Tokyo Dome in Japan, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday. It will mark the fifth time the Tokyo Dome has hosted an MLB season opener, and the third ... ( read original story ...)
A’s, Mariners to open 2019 MLB season in Tokyo, report says
The two teams, who played a two-game series in Japan to begin the 2012 MLB season, will open the 2019 season in Tokyo. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported Wednesday the A's are "eager" and "enthusiastic" about playing overseas. "If we’re in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan intellectual property agreement in the pipeline
In an effort to make the country a more attractive destination for Japanese companies and investors, the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts and the Japan Intellectual Property Association (JPAA) are finalising the details of a memorandum of understanding ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Employees of Jimbocho antiquarian bookstore accused of possessing child porn
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested employees ... books [containing child pornography],” the third suspect was quoted, according to Nippon News Network (Feb. 20). In 2015, a revision to the anti-child pornoraphy law made the possession ... ( read original story ...)
10 Points of Interest In Osaka Not To Be Missed
However, unlike other travel destinations located in Japan, Osaka can’t boast of a large number of sightseeing spots, which is why it is not as popular as Tokyo or Kyoto. This place is more known as a business city. It is also known for its food. ( read original story ...)
Taxis, Ride-Hailing Firms Battle for Business on Road to Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO—Sony Corp. is helping Japanese taxi firms improve their services, as they compete for business against ride-hailing giants Uber Technologies Inc. and China’s Didi Chuxing Technology Co., as well as Toyota Motor Corp., in the run-up to the 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Asia300 Index falls, dragged by Chinese banks, Singapore property developers
MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Asian stocks outside of Japan declined Tuesday, as Chinese lenders pulled back and Singapore property developers slipped after an increase in taxes for buyers of high-value homes. The Nikkei Asia300 Index fell 0.3% to 1,441.72. ( read original story ...)
Japan wants Fukushima evacuees to go home. They’re not so sure.
It’s been almost seven years since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast coast of Japan and triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. The cleanup is projected ... ( read original story ...)
Volcanic Activity And Earthquakes In The Ring Of Fire Spark Fears Of ‘The BIG ONE’
“Taiwan, Guam, and Japan are far apart relative to the static stress interactions, but one could examine the seismic shaking from an earlier event in the region of a later event to see if small earthquakes were triggered as the seismic waves went by ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese quality condominium of high value
Japan has become a strategic partner for Indonesia ... escape floor to ensure that no residents are left behind during an emergency such as a fire or an earthquake. Branz Simatupang also equips its elevators with built-in earthquake and fire mitigation ... ( read original story ...)
Hopes fading of finding more survivors in Taiwan earthquake
HUALIEN, Taiwan — Hopes of finding additional survivors from this week’s earthquake in Taiwan were fading Friday ... Hundreds of rescuers were on the scene, including a team from Japan deploying cutting-edge equipment that can detect a heartbeat ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese utilities seek more reactor restarts
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Co plans to initiate procedures to gain approval to start operation of Shimane 3, a unit which was still under construction at the time of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Construction began in 2005 and work was close to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan rescuers search building for 7 missing in earthquake
Hundreds of rescuers were on the scene, including a team from Japan deploying cutting-edge equipment that ... sites as a safeguard against repeated aftershocks. Taiwan has frequent earthquakes, most of them minor, but a 1999 quake killed more than 2,300 ... ( read original story ...)
WH Budget Slashes Funding for Earthquake Warning System
The system is also used in Japan and Taiwan. The White House's fiscal year 2018 budget, released last May, also proposed cuts to the earthquake warning system. The U.S. does not yet have a functioning system to warn of an impending earthquake. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Charity market held in Japan to help Iran’s quake-hit people
According to a Farsi report by IRIB, Iranian dishes, handicrafts, rugs and food products were put on the show and the Japanese welcomed the event. In November 2017, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck western Iran, killing more than 600 and injuring thousands. ( read original story ...)