TOKYO (PRWEB) February 21, 2019 -- AKEBONO TEA K.K. today announced ... Thereafter, she began to develop a new business as a start-up of tea export in order to launch "AKEBONO TEA". Green te... ( read original story ...)
Timetable confirmed for IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019
The first day of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 will climax with the final of the mixed shuttle hurdles relay, one of two new disciplines at the event due to be held on 11-12 May. The World Relay... ( read original story ...)
RPT-UPDATE 1-Managers hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019-sources
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has picked Nomura and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to manage an initial public offering of Japan’s Toshiba Memory, a deal that could ha... ( read original story ...)
Managers hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019
The listing of the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips, which a Bain-led consortium bought for $18 billion last year, could be Japan's biggest IPO this year. US private equity firm ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Fortress to Invest $3.6 Billion in Japanese Property
Fortress Investment Group, a unit of SoftBank Group Corp., plans to invest as much as 400 billion yen ($3.6 billion) in Japanese property as it takes advantage of asset sales by local governments and ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei turns up, marks 4th day of gains on U.S.-China trade hopes
TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei reversed course and ended higher as optimism over U.S.- China trade talks lifted companies which have large exposure to China such as Yaskawa Electric and ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may ease further, say small but growing number of economists
The Bank of Japan's next move will be to loosen its already super-easy monetary policy, a small but growing contingent of economists say, amid risks of a slowdown and scepticism inflation will hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Second Largest Bank Completes Blockchain Trial On R3 Platform
A successful proof-of-concept (PoC) has been completed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Japan’s second-largest bank by assets, as performed on an R3 platform. The platform in question is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan on earthquake and tsunami alert after HUGE deep-sea fish found alive by fishermen
Two oarfish measuring between three to four metres long were caught in a fishnet after reports of them washing up dead. The creatures, which can grow as long as much as 11 metres, are believed to be a... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4 mag strikes near Honshu in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported off the east coast of Honshu, Japan (0 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.8 quake has struck near Naze in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Naze in Japan. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 130.1991 East, latitude 28.2788 North, depth = 10 ... ( read original story ...)
2 rare oarfish found alive by Japanese fishermen
(CNN) - Fishermen were stunned to discover two deep-sea fish believed to be ancient harbingers of earthquakes and tsunamis alive in nets in the Japanese island of Okinawa. The two oarfish, about 3.6 m... ( read original story ...)
Japan on earthquake and tsunami alert after HUGE deep-sea fish found alive by …
Two oarfish measuring between three to four metres long were caught in a fishnet (Image: GETTY) Two oarfish measuring between three to four metres long were caught in a fishnet after reports of them w... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Architect Presents A Special Bookshelf For Book Lovers Who Live In Seismic Zones
has a very Japanese problem. Earthquakes. Even though this word revives macabre imagery of entire buildings collapsing that most of us have seen on TV, there are many more earthquakes that are not tha... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages ... Triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the tsunami overwhelmed reactor cooling systems, sending three into meltdown and sending ra... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Fukushima operator told to pay over 2011 nuclear disaster
Triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake, a tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi ... The verdict was the fifth time the government has been ruled liable for the disaster in eastern Japan. In Marc... ( read original story ...)