Coinsquare, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, and DLTA 21 Blockchain Corp., a Canadian blockchain investment bank, have partnered up on a cryptocurrency trading in Japan. The two companies said the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan : Accounts (July 10)
Pecuniary trusts (index-linked exchange-traded funds held as trust property) 5 20,619,115,329 Pecuniary trusts (Japan real estate investment trusts held as trust property) 6 485,518,816 ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake: M5 quake has struck near Iwo Jima in Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 287 km ESE of Iwo Jima, Japan (178 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did o... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Avid Ascend GT
(Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama Tire is updating its all-season lineup with the Avid Ascend GT. A tire the company says offers better handling, long mileage, and a quiet, comfortable ride. “We’ve enjoyed a ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart looks to exit Japan with Seiyu supermarket sale: NIkkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Walmart Inc (WMT.N) has decided to sell Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu and has already approached major retailers and private equity funds, the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart to sell Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu
TOKYO -- Walmart plans to unload its unit Seiyu, a major Japanese supermarket chain, Nikkei has learned, as the U.S. retail giant reviews its global operations amid intensifying competition from onlin... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.2 mag, 121 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 121 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan (75 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:13:42 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is reversing a dangerous demographic time bomb — but now the US is in the danger zone
The US fertility rate has been higher than Japan's for more than three decades. But since the economic recession, the US birth rate has been steadily falling. Meanwhile, Japan's dangerously low birth ... ( read original story ...)
US demands on Iranian oil pose dilemma for Japan
TOKYO -- With the U.S. considering making exceptions to its demand that countries stop importing Iranian oil, Japan is looking to secure its oil supply and pursue business opportunities in the Middle ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei tumbles 1.2% on latest tariff news
Headline indices of the Japan share market dropped on Wednesday, 11 July 2018, amid sign of escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies after the United States said it would im... ( read original story ...)
Speed Inc.’s Neko Kikaku CG Anime Project Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
Anime has planned fall theatrical debut in Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka The official Twitter account for Speed Inc.'s Neko Kikaku (Cat Project) anime announced on June 28 that the project launched a Campfire ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Osaka Branch
Located on Midosuji Street, the Bank of Japan Osaka Branch is an old building built in the Meiji Era. Carrying over 550,000 books, Nakanoshima Library is listed as an important cultural property and i... ( read original story ...)
Japan mega-bank MUFG considers job cuts in overseas brokerage business
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is considering job cuts at its securities operations overseas to keep them profitable. The brokerage arm of Japan’s biggest bank may reduce its head count in the U. ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka condition after western japan flood – Osaka Forum
We were in Osaka yesterday doing tourist stuff and didn't notice any ... in the hillside and river basins of enlarged urban areas extending to the countryside. While we were watching the news live cov... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM visits flood disaster zone as death toll rises to 176
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176, and health concerns rose amid scorching heat and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan floods: Death toll rises to 176 as Abe visits affected areas
TOKYO (CNN) - Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rain in Japan have killed another 21 people in what has become one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the country since the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)