A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern Japan on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The magnitude 5 quake, which occurred at 12:31 p.m., ... ( read original story ...)
M5.0 quake hits Tokyo area
The quake struck at 12:31 p.m. on Sunday. Its epicenter was Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of the capital, at a depth of 50 kilometers. The tremor was felt throughout the greater Tokyo area, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake jolts Tokyo area, no tsunami warning issued
A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern Japan on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather age ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes east of Tokyo
The epicentre of the earthquake was the southern part of Ibaraki prefecture, east of the capital Tokyo, NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Representative Dr. Arya addresses Human Rights Day in Tokyo
Tokyo: Representative Dr. Arya Tsewang Gyalpo of the Office of Tibet attended a talk and peace march to commemorate Human Rights Day and call to respect human rights in Asia and worldwide. A committee ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech NuBank claims a successful IPO?
South American NeoBank IPO was up 15% - after discounting offer by 20% How does success work? In Fintechland it seems all news is good news. NuBank is a star Neobank with heavy weight investors – so ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement tackles cement shortage with low price product
Tokyo Cement Company this week commenced distribution of a shipment of bagged cement offered to consumers at the lowest price in the market. The company stepped forward to immediately bring down a ... ( read original story ...)
FTX’s Bankman-Fried Says ‘Messy’ Crypto Regulations Need Fixes
The U.S. is actually only a minor player in cryptocurrencies and the removal of regulatory uncertainties could help the nation grow its influence on the industry, according to Sam Bankman-Fried, the ... ( read original story ...)
Former GB sprint coach Rana Reider scrutinised in doping case after Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was barred from Tokyo… with the American already accused of sexual …
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, coached by Reider, was withdrawn from the Olympics in Tokyo after testing positive for banned substances. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the morning on Sunday, December 12th, 2021, at 7:34 am local time near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by the United States Geological ... ( read original story ...)
Apex-Brasil partners with companies from Japan and Singapore
Apex-Brasil is part of Itamaraty and supports 15,000 companies in 80 sectors of the Brazilian economy. Among the new partners are the Japan External Trade Organization. ( read original story ...)
SBI completes tender offer for Shinsei Bank
Online financial group SBI Holdings Inc said Saturday it has succeeded in its tender offer for Shinsei Bank, raising its stake in the midsize lender to 47.77 percent from the current about 20 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Virus cases force cancellation of season’s World Cup ski jumping events in Japan
Amid a rising number of cases in Japan of the omicron variant of coronavirus, all ski jumping World Cup events there this season were cancelled Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Olympics semi-finalist Cordon looking for post-Tokyo boost at badminton Worlds
Guatemalan badminton star Kevin Cordon hopes to build on his performance in the Tokyo Olympic Games with another good show in the World Championships which begin in the Spanish city of Huelva on ... ( read original story ...)
Minister’s Corner: Japan’s Pearl Harbor Hero
In the 1950s, the English-speaking world learned about such a hero: Mitsuo Fuchida, the Japanese commander who planned and led the aerial surprise attack against Pearl Harbor. Fuchida wrote two ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Metro unveils new “spaceship” design trains
A new hope for the subway of Osaka. With everything going on these days, you’d be forgiven to not remember that Osaka is slated to host the World Expo in 2025. It promises to be quite the event, ... ( read original story ...)