A lot of baby earthquakes don't grow up to become big earthquakes," she added. Earthquake early warning systems have been in place in Mexico and Japan for years. Now, a system called ShakeAlert is being developed for the west coast of North America. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FSA Warns Binance to Comply with Licensing Requirements
Japan’s top securities regulator has issued a formal warning to cryptocurrency exchange Binance that in needs to comply with licensing requirements in order to continue operations. The news, which the Financial Services Agency (FSA) published in a ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Jones beats Japan in playoff tuneup at women’s world curling playdowns
NORTH BAY, Ont. -- Canada's Jennifer Jones locked up the top seed at the world women's curling championship Friday with an 8-5 win over Japan's Tori Koana. Jones scored three points in the third end and took an 8-2 lead by stealing a pair in the sixth. ( read original story ...)
Japan Bulls Can’t Evade Tariffs Nor a $200 Billion Stock Wipeout
Nothing new, for anyone who’s traded here. “Japan is a cyclical equity market," said Yoshinori Shigemi, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management Japan Ltd. “When risk is off, Japan gets offloaded first." While Trump’s latest and ... ( read original story ...)
Pawnshop Sou launches IPO to tap Japan’s luxury item boom
The resale of Hermes bags, brand-name jewelry and other luxury items is a thriving industry in Japan, with one critical bottleneck: Building inventory is tough. Sou Inc. offers a solution: pawnshops dedicated only to buying up secondhand merchandise. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s tariff snub clouds US relations with Japan
TOKYO -- Japan has crafted its diplomatic and economic strategy around the close relationship Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has forged with U.S. President Donald Trump, but it appears those bonds are becoming frayed by trade frictions. "I'll talk to Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan flooded with refugee filings by tourists and trainees
TOKYO -- A host of tourists and work trainees in Japan sought refugee status in Japan last year, fueling a jump in applications. The applicant count rose about 80% on the year to 19,629 in Ministry of Justice statistics released Friday -- a record high in ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles on trade war fears, machinery firms with China exposure worst hit
TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level in more than five months as concerns over escalating global trade tensions triggered a spike in the yen, with machinery makers hit particularly hard. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles on trade war fears, firms with China exposure most hit
TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level since mid-October on concerns over escalating global trade tensions that triggered a spike in the yen. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan equalise with last kick to draw with Mali in World Cup warmup
LIEGE, Belgium (Reuters) - Japan’s Shoya Nakajima equalised five minutes into stoppage time with the last kick of the match to secure a 1-1 draw against Mali in a World Cup warmup friendly on Friday. Nakajima was unmarked at the back post to finish ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei plunges 3% on trade war fears
Tokyo stocks plunged Friday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index falling three percent on revived trade war fears as US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs on Chinese imports. Investors were also cautious after Trump sacked his national ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka sends Serena packing in first round of Miami Open
Serena Williams' stay at the Miami Open lasted just 77 minutes. Japan's Naomi Osaka overpowered Williams and posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory at Key Biscayne, Fla., in Wednesday's first round of the event that Williams has won eight times. Osaka recorded seven ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s second-largest metro area aims for a slice of the start-up pie
Other entrepreneurs value the local business culture for its down-to-earth acumen and frankness. "One of the advantages for us for starting up in Osaka is getting quicker product and customer development," says Philip Nguyen, co-founder of Gochiso ... ( read original story ...)
Japan maglev contractors formally charged in bid rigging
TOKYO – Prosecutors have formally charged four of Japan's biggest construction companies for allegedly colluding on bids for a multibillion dollar high-speed maglev train line connecting Tokyo and central Japan. The Tokyo District Prosecutors Office said ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s envoy urges free and fair elections in Cambodia
A Cambodian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Sonoura told Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn of Tokyo's desire to see a free and fair election. The spokesman says Sonoura expressed no wish to interfere in Cambodia's internal affairs while he wants to see ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s tankan seen showing business mood slightly down on strong yen: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence was expected to deteriorate slightly in the three months to March with the outlook for the coming quarter also fading, a Reuters poll found on Friday, reflecting concerns over the strong yen eroding business ... ( read original story ...)