TOKYO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Osaka, Japan's second-biggest metropolis, killed four people, injured hundreds more and halted factory lines in an industrial area, government and company officials said on Tuesday. Authorities were assessing ... ( read original story ...)
At least 4 dead, hundreds hurt after earthquake hits Japan
Most of the injured were in Osaka — Japan's No. 2 city bustling with businesses ... More than 1,000 schools were closed in Osaka and nearby prefectures, Kyodo News reported. Wall cracks and other minor damage were found at several schools. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Suspects in porn star bait-and-switch scam not prosecuted
TOKYO (TR) – Prosecutors have announced the non-prosecution of four suspected members of a fraud ring that swindled persons by falsely claiming that its sex business provided adult video (AV) actresses, reports TV Asahi (June 18). In January, Ryoki Nishi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Central Bank Should Face Up to Zero-Price Growth, Ex-Official Says
The Bank of Japan should accept it is making no headway in its efforts to spur 2 percent inflation and start normalizing policy, according to Tokyo University professor Tsutomu Watanabe, a former BOJ official and long-time advocate of the price goal. ( read original story ...)
Centrica, Tokyo Gas break mould in Mozambique LNG deal
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's Centrica and Japan's Tokyo Gas aim to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Anadarko Petroleum's $20 billion (£15 billion) project in Mozambique, the first joint procurement deal designed to defuse risks facing the buyers ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea joins Japan in halting Canadian wheat imports after GMO plants found
CALGARY — South Korea has joined Japan in suspending trade in Canadian wheat following the discovery of a small number of genetically modified plants in southern Alberta. It's standard protocol in both countries to temporarily close markets in such cases ... ( read original story ...)
3 dead after earthquake hits Osaka in western Japan
More than 1,000 schools were closed in Osaka and nearby prefectures, Kyodo News reported. Wall cracks and other minor damage was found at several schools. A man in his 80s died in the collapse of a concrete wall in Osaka city. An 84-year-old man in nearby ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake near Osaka, Japan, kills 4, knocks over walls
Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country's second-largest city, killing four people and injuring hundreds while knocking over walls and setting off fires. ( read original story ...)
Strong quake near Osaka, Japan, kills 3
In Photo: A crack is filled with water on a road after water pipes were broken following an earthquake in Takatsuki City, Osaka, western Japan, on June 18. A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka on ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops as trade tensions escalate, Osaka quake hits utility stocks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks fell on Monday morning as an escalating ... Osaka Gas (9532.T) stumbled 3.4 percent. The Nikkei share average .N225 dropped 1.0 percent to 22,635.60 in midmorning trade, after falling to as low as 22,626.07, the lowest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank says ‘Amazon effect’ has pulled down inflation
The spread of online shopping in Japan is dragging down consumer inflation, the central bank said, highlighting the “Amazon effect” on prices and the challenges policy makers face as they try to pull the world’s third-biggest economy out of years of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks open to extending yen credit to Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA: Several Japanese banking institutions are receptive towards extending yen credit in the form of soft loans to Malaysia, said Japanese ambassador to Malaysia Dr Makio Miyagawa. He said the Japanese prime minister sent a “clear-cut” message ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Strong quake near Osaka, Japan, kills 3, knocks over walls
TOKYO (AP) — Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris ... More than 1,000 schools were closed in Osaka and nearby prefectures, Kyodo News reported. Wall cracks and other minor damage were found at several schools. A man in his 80s died in ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | The Latest: 3 confirmed dead in western Japan earthquake
A 9-year-old girl and two men in their 80s have been killed by a strong earthquake in the western Japan metropolis of Osaka. The Osaka prefectural government reported two deaths, and an Ibaraki city official confirmed a third. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
At least 3 dead, hundreds hurt after earthquake hits Japan
Most of the injured were in Osaka — Japan's No. 2 city bustling with businesses ... More than 1,000 schools were closed in Osaka and nearby prefectures, Kyodo News reported. Wall cracks and other minor damage was found at several schools. ( read original story ...)
Osaka rocked by powerful earthquake
The Japanese city of Osaka has been struck by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake causing fatalities, property damage and widespread disruption to transport. Although the size of the earthquake was modest, its epicentre was only 13km below one of Japan’s most ... ( read original story ...)