TOKYO — Seven Bank Ltd. will allow customers to open accounts through ATMs at convenience stores and other places as early as autumn 2019, it has been learned. The bank will equip ATMs with new ... ( read original story ...)
Nomura to switch to merit-based pay for Japan-based brokers
Competition for skilled workers is intensifying in Japan, where the labour market is the tightest ... SEE ALSO: Nomura focuses on expansion of investment banking business in US Tokyo-based Nomura's ne... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven Bank taps facial recognition tech for ATM-based account opening
Japan's Seven Bank is planning to add facial recognition technology to its ATMs, enabling users to open accounts through the machines, according to local press reports. The bank, a subsidiary of retai... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn’s lawyers to give news conference Tuesday – FCCJ
TOKYO (Reuters) - Lawyers of ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd (Tokyo:7201.T - News) chairman Carlos Ghosn are scheduled to give a news conference on Tuesday, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Tokyo’s Subway Robots
As thousands of Olympic organizers, Tokyo city administrators, and local and foreign volunteers scurry to prepare for the upcoming 2020 Summer Games, another, somewhat less anxious, worker named ARISA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Large 6.4-magnitude tremor strikes off coast
An earthquake at an estimated magnitude of 6.4 has struck off the coast of south east Japan. The quake was 39km (24 miles) deep and centred 116 km south southeast of Kagoshima. The earthquake struck a... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Large 6.4-magnitude tremor strikes off south east coast
A huge 6.4-magnitude tremor has struck off coast of Japan today. The earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.4 has struck off the coast of south east Japan. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan EARTHQUAKE: Huge 6.4 magnitude quake hits just off east coast
The quake was 24 miles deep and centered 116 km southeast of Kagoshima. There has been no immediate reports of any damage or casualties. Earthquakes are very common in Japan, which is one of the world ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake mapped: Where did 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit JUST NOW?
The huge earthquake struck 16km (9.9miles) south-southeast of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture. The island sits about 116km away from Kagoshima off mainland Japan. Striking at 12.39pm GMT (9.39pm lo... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes near Nishinoomote, Japan
A strong earthquake hit near southern Japan on Tuesday, shaking buildings, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami was expected. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck in ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful 6.4 Quake Hits off Southeast Japan – USGS
Japan is located in a seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes. The 2011 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed over 15,000 peo... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo businessman pays record £2.5m for bluefin tuna at city’s new fish market
A Japanese businessman paid a record £2.5 million for a tuna in the first auction of the new year in Tokyo's new fish market. The winning bid of 333.6 million yen was paid by Kiyomura Corp, whose owne... ( read original story ...)
Pakistani Businessmen Participate in Joint Business Dialogue Forum in Japan
Pakistan Japan Business Forum (PJBF) took a business delegation comprising several business groups and Small Media Enterprises (SME)’s to the 8th Joint Business Dialogue in Tokyo, followed by ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Nissan’s Ghosn tells Tokyo court he is innocent
30 p.m. The former chairman of Japan's Nissan Motor Co. has told a Tokyo court that he was "wrongfully accused" of false financial reporting and other allegations. In his first public appearance since ... ( read original story ...)
L.A.’s many dangerous faults pose challenge for earthquake early warning system
The faults that produce Japan and Mexico's largest earthquakes are quite distant from their biggest cities, but the longest faults in California are much closer to urban centers like Los Angeles and S... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Saudi Business Partner Details Work in Ghosn’s Defense
Nissan Motor Co.’s Saudi Arabian business partner said his company helped the automaker resolve a dealership dispute and pave the way for a joint venture in justifying $14.7 million in payments now un... ( read original story ...)