TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook the city of Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning, causing scattered damage including broken glass and partial building collapses. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The quake with a preliminary ... ( read original story ...)
2 feared dead, 41 hurt after earthquake hits Japan
Japanese disaster authorities say two people have been found without vital signs and 41 others injured by an earthquake in western Japan. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the city of Osaka and the surrounding area Monday about 8 a.m. local time. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake near Osaka, Japan, causes scattered damage
A strong earthquake shook the city of Osaka in western Japan on Monday morning, causing scattered damage including broken glass and partial building collapses. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits Osaka in western Japan
TOKYO – A strong earthquake has shaken the city of Osaka in western Japan. There are reports of scattered damage including broken glass and concrete. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a quake with preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck Monday around 8 a ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Quake Rattles Japan’s Osaka, Causes No Major Damage
A strong earthquake hit Osaka city on Monday morning ... There was no damage to its Ohi and Takahama nuclear plants which are both located in the region, Kyodo News reported. The Kansai region is one of Japan’s main manufacturing heartlands, home ... ( read original story ...)
Strong Earthquake Hits Osaka, NHK Reports
A strong quake measuring a weak-6 on the Japanese scale hit Osaka region on Monday morning, national broadcaster NHK reported. No tsunami warning was issued. ( read original story ...)
5.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan’s Osaka
TOKYO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rocked Osaka prefecture, western Japan at 7:58 a. m. local time, Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday. The temblor was centered in the northern part of Osaka prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
M 5.9 quake strikes Osaka
Just before 8 am local time a magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck Osaka. It's categorized as a six-minus on a scale of zero to seven on Japan's seismic intensity scale. Shinkansen bullet train service has been halted. Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara are also ... ( read original story ...)
Over 2,000 fire ants exterminated at Osaka port
OSAKA – More than 2,000 fire ants were exterminated in Osaka port on Friday after turning up in a shipping container from China, government officials said. The discovery of the invasive species native to South America is one of the largest since an ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan has an even gloomier view of inflation
Tokyo — The Bank of Japan (BoJ) downgraded its view on inflation on Friday, in a fresh blow to its long-held 2% price goal, giving the central bank barely any room to manoeuvre as it tries to map a path to roll back its crisis-era stimulus. As widely ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Stable
Japan’s central bank maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy on Friday and downgraded its view on inflation, signaling that it will lag well behind its US and European peers in rolling back crisis-era stimulus. Markets are on the lookout for clues ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why trade-war fears trump the Bank of Japan when it comes to the yen
The Japanese yen would have been expected to weaken on the Bank of Japan’s cautious policy update, but instead it defended its modest gains against the dollar, as traders deemed trade war fears more important the ultraloose BOJ status quo. The yen is not ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank dials down inflation view, complicates stimulus exit
The Bank of Japan on Friday downgraded its view on inflation in a fresh blow to its long-held 2 per cent price goal, giving the central bank barely any room to manoeuvre as it tries to map a path to roll back its crisis-era stimulus. As widely expected ... ( read original story ...)
June Tech & Design News
It’s absolute proof of a transaction and at times feels like necessary proof that you exist here at all. Paperwork rules the roost in any Tokyo office. However, subscription-based software company SmartHR is here to change that. Its goal is to assist ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka floats out-of-box thinking for ties with North
View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. North Korea's official Pyongyang Broadcasting Station repeated on Friday that the abduction issue has "already been settled," according to the Tokyo-based Radio ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suspending sale of Canadian wheat after GMO discovery concerns Alberta farmers
Japan made the move on Friday after news surfaced that grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in southern Alberta. “We are suspending the tender and sale of Canadian wheat until we confirm that the Canadian wheat that ... ( read original story ...)