However, unlike other travel destinations located in Japan, Osaka can’t boast of a large number of sightseeing spots, which is why it is not as popular as Tokyo or Kyoto. This place is more known as a business city. It is also known for its food. ( read original story ...)
Taxis, Ride-Hailing Firms Battle for Business on Road to Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO—Sony Corp. is helping Japanese taxi firms improve their services, as they compete for business against ride-hailing giants Uber Technologies Inc. and China’s Didi Chuxing Technology Co., as well as Toyota Motor Corp., in the run-up to the 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Asia300 Index falls, dragged by Chinese banks, Singapore property developers
MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Asian stocks outside of Japan declined Tuesday, as Chinese lenders pulled back and Singapore property developers slipped after an increase in taxes for buyers of high-value homes. The Nikkei Asia300 Index fell 0.3% to 1,441.72. ( read original story ...)
Japan wants Fukushima evacuees to go home. They’re not so sure.
It’s been almost seven years since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast coast of Japan and triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. The cleanup is projected ... ( read original story ...)
Volcanic Activity And Earthquakes In The Ring Of Fire Spark Fears Of ‘The BIG ONE’
“Taiwan, Guam, and Japan are far apart relative to the static stress interactions, but one could examine the seismic shaking from an earlier event in the region of a later event to see if small earthquakes were triggered as the seismic waves went by ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese quality condominium of high value
Japan has become a strategic partner for Indonesia ... escape floor to ensure that no residents are left behind during an emergency such as a fire or an earthquake. Branz Simatupang also equips its elevators with built-in earthquake and fire mitigation ... ( read original story ...)
Hopes fading of finding more survivors in Taiwan earthquake
HUALIEN, Taiwan — Hopes of finding additional survivors from this week’s earthquake in Taiwan were fading Friday ... Hundreds of rescuers were on the scene, including a team from Japan deploying cutting-edge equipment that can detect a heartbeat ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese utilities seek more reactor restarts
Japan’s Chugoku Electric Power Co plans to initiate procedures to gain approval to start operation of Shimane 3, a unit which was still under construction at the time of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Construction began in 2005 and work was close to ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan rescuers search building for 7 missing in earthquake
Hundreds of rescuers were on the scene, including a team from Japan deploying cutting-edge equipment that ... sites as a safeguard against repeated aftershocks. Taiwan has frequent earthquakes, most of them minor, but a 1999 quake killed more than 2,300 ... ( read original story ...)
WH Budget Slashes Funding for Earthquake Warning System
The system is also used in Japan and Taiwan. The White House's fiscal year 2018 budget, released last May, also proposed cuts to the earthquake warning system. The U.S. does not yet have a functioning system to warn of an impending earthquake. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Charity market held in Japan to help Iran’s quake-hit people
According to a Farsi report by IRIB, Iranian dishes, handicrafts, rugs and food products were put on the show and the Japanese welcomed the event. In November 2017, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck western Iran, killing more than 600 and injuring thousands. ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul:re’ Latest News: Anime Adaptation of Manga Series Sequel to Premiere on April 3
An official premiere date has been set for the upcoming Japanese dark fantasy anime series "Tokyo Ghoul:re." The announcement will officially be made in this year's 12th issue of Shueisha's "Weekly Young Jump" magazine, which is scheduled to be released ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Norway dethrone Dutch in team pursuit at Olympics
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Japan and Norway dethroned the Netherlands in the team pursuit Wednesday and restored a semblance of balance in Olympic speedskating at the Gangneung Oval. World-record holder Japan won the women's event in a stirring race ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should value its engineers more, says award-winning inventor
Nobukazu Teranishi, an award-winning Japanese engineer whose innovations can be found in almost every digital image capturing device, says technical people should be more highly valued in his home country. In an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review ... ( read original story ...)
Kenyans Kabuu, Jemeli and Cheyech Lead Nagoya Women’s Marathon Field
The Nagoya Women's Marathon is the largest women-only marathon in the world, one with a long history as an elite race and adapting to the times with a mass-participation field of 20,000. The last few years it has seen a series of dynamic, high-level ... ( read original story ...)
Japan picks Osaka to host G20 summit in 2019
Japan has picked the western city of Osaka to host next year’s G20 summit, the first such gathering to be held in Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the decision based on the western Japan city’s successful hosting of the summit of the Asia-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)