And it begins, the long awaited travel hacking trip report taking Asia by storm with mi familia in the summer of 2016. Did this get you excited? You won’t believe what comes next, lets do this! ( read original story ...)
Japan disaster minister resigns over quake gaffe
TOKYO: Japan's gaffe-prone disaster reconstruction minister resigned Wednesday after remarking it was lucky the catastrophic 2011 earthquake-tsunami had hit a largely rural region rather than Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to apologise to ... ( read original story ...)
Masahiro Imamura: Japanese minister quits over Fukushima comments
Japan's reconstruction minister has resigned after making a remark that was seen as offensive to those affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Masahiro Imamura said "it was rather good" that the north-east of the country was hit, as an earthquake near ... ( read original story ...)
Japan disaster minister resigns after earthquake gaffe sparks outrage
TOKYO // Japan’s disaster reconstruction minister resigned on Wednesday after saying it was lucky the catastrophic 2011 earthquake-tsunami had hit a largely rural region instead of Tokyo. Prime minister Shinzo Abe was forced to apologise to residents of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues guide on how to survive nuclear-missile attack with 10 minutes' notice
Though Japan would have virtually no defense against a surprise nuclear attack, experts contacted by Business Insider maintain that a first strike from North Korea seems incredibly unlikely, as the Kim regime would face quick retaliation from a much more ... ( read original story ...)
Abe Minister Resigns Following Gaffe on Japan’s 2011 Earthquake
Japan’s Reconstruction Minister Masahiro Imamura resigned, a day after apologizing for remarks he made about the country’s devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Imamura, who oversaw post-disaster reconstruction efforts in northern Japan, submitted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reconstruction minister to resign after disparaging Fukushima
TOKYO The Japanese cabinet minister overseeing reconstruction of areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster intends to resign after saying it was better that the disaster struck the northeast instead of Tokyo, national ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Minister to Resign After Remark on 2011 Quake, Report Says
Japan’s Reconstruction Minister Masahiro Imamura plans to step down after apologizing for remarks he made about the country’s devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, national broadcaster NHK reported late Tuesday. Imamura, who oversees post-disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan disaster minister to resign over quake gaffe: reports
Japan's disaster reconstruction minister is expected to resign on Wednesday following his controversial remarks over the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, local media reported. Masahiro Imamura plans to submit his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post books $4.7b writedown on Toll, flags 1700 job cuts at the business
Japan Post Holdings said on Tuesday it will book its first annual loss in at least a decade, after unveiling a $US3.6 billion ($4.7 billion) writedown on its Australian logistics arm Toll Holdings. Japan Post estimated its loss at 40 billion yen ($470 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post takes $4.9bn hit on local giant Toll Holdings
JAPAN Post has plunged into the red after writing billions ... Germany’s DHL has beefed up operations here and Singapore Post has invested heavily in its Couriers Please business in recent years. Australia Post tipped $2 billion into its package-handling ... ( read original story ...)
Kumamoto couple have hard time parting with son lost in earthquake
KUMAMOTO – Shinobu Yamato, 49, still can’t wash a pair of socks that her son, Hikaru, had left lying around before he was killed in the earthquakes that rocked Kumamoto Prefecture and its vicinity last April. “I feel like I can still feel my son ... ( read original story ...)
Self-made rebel takes on $13 billion Japan giant in M&A fight
Japanese companies' owner-managers often have no incentive to improve profitability, because that would increase the inheritance tax incurred when their business is passed on to the next generation, Sasaki says. Non-owner managers, meanwhile, lack ... ( read original story ...)
Witness Volunteers Repair Over 300 Homes Following Japan Earthquakes
EBINA, Japan—Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan completed repair work on 348 homes of their fellow members, which were damaged by the earthquakes that struck Kumamoto, Japan, on April 14 and 16, 2016. Some 15,000 volunteers participated in the construction ... ( read original story ...)
China clamps down on excess steel as Japan decries Trump ‘protectionism’
Analysts say the revocations were unlikely to be a direct response to Trump’s plan, but rather a part of China’s reform measures aimed at reducing surplus steel capacity that many estimate at around 300 million tonnes, about three times Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.5 mag was detected near Iiyama in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Iiyama in Japan. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 138.6341 East, latitude 36.8923 North, depth = 1.91 km. Event id: us10008hk5. Ids that are associated to ... ( read original story ...)