Sapporo, the gateway to northern Japan, may not have quite the same neon-lit hustle and bustle of Tokyo or Osaka, but its scenic surroundings, laid-back pace and distinctive cuisine make it a worthy ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese princess to visit Prince Edward Island to celebrate Japan-Canada relations
CHARLOTTETOWN—Princess Takamado of Japan will visit Prince Edward Island next week as part of the official events to commemorate the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s $1.5 Trillion Manager Warns of Global Investing Losses
Japan’s $1.5 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund lost money in equities, fixed-income and currency positions over the last three months, Mizuno said Tuesday in Sacramento, California. ( read original story ...)
Japanese urged not to see rare fish as omen of earthquakes
People in Japan hoping to predict the next big earthquake should ignore mysterious deep-sea fish after experts said rare sightings of the creatures on the country’s beaches did not, as some had ... ( read original story ...)
Oarfish sightings in Japan not a sign of earthquakes
Experts have debunked a theory that correlates the two. Experts have advised the people in Japan to refrain from seeing a mysterious kind of fish as a sign of the possibility of an earthquake. The ... ( read original story ...)
Study debunks Japanese belief in link between deep-sea fish, quakes
A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The team, consisting of researchers ... ( read original story ...)
Fault stress inversion reveals seismogenic asperity of the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake
We predict, with a model (earthquake stress model) that inverts the displacements documented at 163 GNSS onshore stations of the GEONET, the change of shear and normal stresses on the megathrust near ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes Shake Up Groundwater Systems
A new study looking at the effect of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan on groundwater systems in China is shedding some light on how Earth’s subsurface can be affected by large earthquakes. ( read original story ...)
15 Best Things to do in Kobe, Japan
The 1995 Kōbe Earthquake (or Great Hanshin Earthquake as it’s known in Japan) was a truly devastating natural disaster. The strongest quake to hit Japan since the 1923 Kanto Earthquake, which almost ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima Radiation Becomes Latest Japan-South Korea Sore Point
(Bloomberg) -- Radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is becoming the latest source of tension between Japan and South Korea, potentially undercutting Tokyo’s effort to promote the 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens arms to half a million fans for Rugby World Cup
TOKYO -- With the Rugby World Cup kicking off Sept. 20 in Japan, communities across the country are preparing for the 500,000-plus visitors expected to attend. Nearly 50 games will be played ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Credit Rating Agency rates BRICS Bank AAA
The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) was assigned a ‘AAA’ foreign currency long-term issuer rating with a stable outlook by Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd (JCR) on August 20. In its press release, ... ( read original story ...)
From Banking to Travel, Rakuten Taps into e-Commerce in Japan
Rakuten (RKUNY) is a well-diversified conglomerate with tentacles throughout Japan that has plenty of running room for international expansion. Many of you may not have heard of Rakuten but I ... ( read original story ...)
Sports Tech Tokyo’s World Demo Day Arrives In San Francisco Today As It Focuses On Technology’s Impact On Sports
discussed business-building opportunities. While 159 companies made it through the admissions process into the first cohort, only 12 have the opportunity to present at Sports Tech Tokyo’s World Demo ... ( read original story ...)
NOCs confident Tokyo 2020 can overcome heat, water quality issues
TOKYO (Reuters) - Searing heat and water quality issues have dogged Tokyo 2020 organizers in recent weeks but delegates to a Chef de Mission seminar on Tuesday said they are confident their hosts ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama plans to go all in on landing a casino resort in city
Yokohama officials are planning to spin the wheel in hopes of landing one of the three "integrated resort" (IR) locations in Japan that will include a casino, according to sources related to the ... ( read original story ...)