A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Mutsu in Japan. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:44:17 / 5:44 pm (local time epicente... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister says no concrete plan now for U.S. infrastructure fund
Japan has been discussing ways to promote infrastructure development in the United States with its ally but has no concrete plan now to establish a sovereign fund to support it, Finance Minister Taro ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Waste disposal from western Japan flooding at a critical stage
But disposing of disaster refuse is a long-term challenge. It took three years to complete such work after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake disaster and two years following the series of strong qu... ( read original story ...)
How to End Japan’s Deflation? Abolish Cash
Monetary medicine in Japan is keeping the economy alive, but with nasty side effects. The search for a new cure should begin with a simple question: What if the Bank of Japan were to throw out its mon... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. Needs to Pay for Performance
There was nothing to force the directors to accept him. Japan Inc. has come a long way since Pickens took on Koito Manufacturing Co., a supplier of parts to Toyota Motor Corp. Backed by Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s coming productivity miracle
In contrast, the zombies in the domestic, Japan-only non-manufacturing sector were able to stay in business with support from banks, government lending, super-low interest rates and forbearance lendin... ( read original story ...)
FC Tokyo hires Iniesta impersonator after learning the Spanish star will miss match against them in front of their first sell-out crowd in 3 years
"Iniesta has made a quick trip back to Spain to pick up his family and bring them to Japan," Vissel Kobe business director Masayuki Mori told ESPN FC. "He will be away for just a few days and will the... ( read original story ...)
Joint RI-Japan property venture starts construction of superblock project
A joint venture of Japanese and Indonesian property companies, PT Sayana Integra Properti, held a groundbreaking ceremony for superblock project Sakura Garden City in East Jakarta. Sayana Integra Prop... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.4 quake has struck near Nago in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 101 km ESE of Nago, Japan (63 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.9401 East, latitude 26.2852 North, depth = 10 km. A ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian team preparing for soaring temperatures two years out from Tokyo Games
It's a scene that athletes, particularly in endurance events, could face in two years at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, where the heat was blamed for 116 deaths last month, a fourfold increase ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian team preparing for soaring temperatures two year out from Tokyo Games
It's a scene that athletes, particularly in endurance events, could face in two years at the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, where the heat was blamed for 116 deaths last month, a fourfold increase ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese property shares track weakness in the Yuan
... focused on US infrastructure as a move to ease trade tensions (Japanese press) - Hang Seng Services index -2%, Materials -1.7%, Industrial Goods -1.4%, Consumer Goods -1.3%, Property/Construction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan officials urge parasols for men as heat wave hits
Officials in Japan have urged men to buck local gender stereotypes and carry parasols to protect themselves from the sun in the midst of a deadly national heat wave. At least 119 people across the cou... ( read original story ...)
Japanese med school sparks outrage over alleged female discrimination
TOKYO — Japan’s government urged a medical university to promptly disclose the results of an investigation into its admissions process after reports alleged it had altered the test scores of female ap... ( read original story ...)
MUFG can expand Bank Danamon stake if it meets certain conditions- Indonesia regulator
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian regulators said Japanese lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) (8306.T) can expand its stake in PT Bank Danamon Tbk (BDMN.JK) to beyond 40 percent provided it ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese partners seek manpower in central Việt Nam
ĐÀ NẴNG — Yokohama, Japan, and the central city’s Đông Á College have inked a comprehensive agreement on a nursing education and employment programme to serve healthcare needs in Japan in 2018-19. The ... ( read original story ...)