Singaporean hotelier Ascott and Japanese real estate developer Tokyo Tatemono in late 2029 will open a luxury accommodation in Japan, the companies announced on Tuesday, as Tokyo's central financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus declined 13% in October
Japan's current account surplus declined 13% in October from a year earlier to ¥2.46 trillion, partly because the services trade balance slipped into the red, a preliminary Finance Ministry report ... ( read original story ...)
Hoshino Resorts’ OMO 7 Osaka appointed Partner Sponsor for World Expo 2025
Hoshino Resorts’ urban tourism hotel OMO7 Osaka was recently appointed a Partner Sponsor for the upcoming World Expo 2025. ( read original story ...)
Hybrid work on the rise for Tokyo’s office employees: NRI Survey
Nomura Research Institute survey, the firm polled 3,091 people from ages 20-69 who work for large companies in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shimane nuclear power plant resumed operation after 13 years…Fourteen days after the Fukushima accident.
Japan's Chugoku Electric Power Co. restarted the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant's reactor No. 2 in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Kyodo News reported.It has been ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake researchers race to Humboldt County coast for clues to the next big temblor
Japan’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake that set off a devastating tsunami in 2011, sending walls of water washing over coastal Japan, was very different. It occurred in what is called a subduction zone, where one of the Earth’s tectonic plates slid beneath another. ( read original story ...)
Our Japanese Earthquake Emergency Bag
We have an earthquake emergency bag in our house, but we don't actually know what's in it, and in fact, we don't even remember where it is! But we eventually locate it and use the handy disaster preparedness guide that the government of Tokyo sent us to check and see if we have the necessities ...
Tokyo is giving its employees a 4-day workweek to try to boost record-low fertility
Tokyo's new policies include a four-day workweek and childcare partial leave, with the aim of addressing Japan's plummeting fertility rates. ( read original story ...)
Teva to divest Teva-Takeda business venture in Japan to JKI
Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA) announced that it will divest Teva-Takeda, its business venture in Japan, to JKI Co., established by the fund managed and operated by private equity firm J-Will ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake-generated tsunamis not uncommon in US. How bad can they get and where do they hit?
Tsunami warnings are not uncommon in Califoria, where warning sirens and signs are in place to notify coastal residents that a wall of water could potentially be coming towards them. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake-generated tsunamis not uncommon in US. How bad can they get and where do they hit?
Tsunami warnings are not uncommon in Califoria, where warning sirens and signs are in place to notify coastal residents that a wall of water could potentially be coming towards them. ( read original story ...)
New Study Links Natural Disaster Stress, Cognitive Decline
A recent study found that incidents of natural disasters could negatively affect older adults and potentially lead to increased risk of dementia. ( read original story ...)
Pharma firm Teva to divest its business venture in Japan
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Thursday it will transfer ownership of its business venture that sold generics in Japan to JKI. ( read original story ...)
7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In US
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in California on Thursday (December 5), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered in Petrolia at a depth of 0.6 kilometers (about 0. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s easing of regulations to trigger Japan outbound M&A, Citi exec says
Japanese companies will find it easier to gain approval for U.S. acquisitions under the incoming Trump administration, the vice chairman of Citigroup in Japan said, even as President-elect Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leader ‘concerned’ by turmoil in South Korea
A Japanese business leader says he's hoping for a swift return to political stability in South Korea following the turmoil of this week's martial law crisis. ( read original story ...)