Businesspeople from Korea, Japan and China have shared a common view on the need for their partnerships for economic vitalization and supply chain stabilization, according to a survey conducted by a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake: ‘Possible Meltdown’ at Second Reactor After Monster Quake and Tsunami
Nuclear plant fears heighten anxiety as aftershocks rattle region. TOKYO, March 13, 2011 -- It is "highly possible" that a partial meltdown was occurring in one of the nuclear reactors ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank plans to acquire part of Sharp plant in Osaka
Sharp said Friday that it has signed a basic agreement to grant telecommunications carrier SoftBank Corp. exclusive negotiating rights for the partial sale of its Sakai plant in Osaka Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo firm involved in ‘Evangelion’ TV series in 1990s goes bust
Gainax Co, a Tokyo company involved in the creation of the original Japanese TV anime series of the "Evangelion" franchise in the 1990s, has gone bankrupt. Staff in the early days of the company, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms join networking event in Kyiv for postwar reconstruction
Representatives from 10 Japanese companies including startups held discussions with potential Ukrainian business partners on ways to h ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists finally think they know where the most dangerous part of this US earthquake zone is and it’s bad news for Washington
Scientists just released the first comprehensive survey of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the most dangerous earthquake-producing fault in the US. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank plans 150MW, 8 million sq ft data center at LCD panel manufacturing site in Osaka
SoftBank is to develop a 150MW data center at a soon-to-be-closed liquid crystal display (LCD) panel-making site in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s agency Evolve branches into pickleball representation
Evolve, the boutique agency founded by Naomi Osaka, is branching into pickleball and forming its own subdivision, Pro Pickleball Management. ( read original story ...)
New data on ‘the Big One’ offers a clearer view of inevitable earthquake catastrophe
Tsunamis are the result of water displaced by earthquakes, but the 1700 tsunami didn’t correlate to any quake felt in Japan–there was no warning tremor. Instead, this “orphan tsunami” was the result of a massive earthquake all the way across the ... ( read original story ...)
‘This is a big deal’: New technology will alert Pacific Northwest of the next major earthquake
Experts emphasize the importance of warning systems to identify a large quake, especially after the devastating 9.1 magnitude Tohoku Oki Earthquake in Japan in 2011, which resulted in 19,759 deaths, according to EarthScope Consortium, a ShakeAlert partner. ( read original story ...)
Japan banks to begin divesting their strategic Toyota shareholdings, Bloomberg reports
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are considering selling 1.32 trillion yen ($8.5 billion) worth of strategic shareholdings in Toyota Motor , Bloomberg News reported ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese dessert company gobbles up NoMad apartment building for about $25M
And because New York buildings have longer lifespans than their counterparts in earthquake-prone Japan, the potential upsides are greater. “The Chrysler Building and Empire State Building are about 100 years old,” Taguchi added, “but you can still ... ( read original story ...)
Bob Iger Touts “Richly Immersive Experiences,” Cuts Ribbon on $2B Tokyo Disney Resort Expansion
Spanning 1.5 million square feet, the flagship "Fantasy Springs" addition to the Tokyo DisneySea theme park features new areas inspired by 'Frozen,' 'Tangled' and 'Peter Pan.' By Patrick Brzeski Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shaken By 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake, No Tsunami Warnings Issued
Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture was struck by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake early Monday, but authorities have not issued a tsunami warning, easing concerns for residents and officials. What Happened: NHK ... ( read original story ...)
West Coast’s ShakeAlert System gets major upgrade before next big earthquake
which could be similar to the 2011 M 9.1 earthquake in Japan, underscore the importance of incorporating satellite data stream into the ShakeAlert System," Robert de Groot, a member of the USGS ShakeAlert operations team, said in a statement. The agency ... ( read original story ...)
3.6 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In US
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake was also reported in Japan on Sunday. The earthquake was centered in Anamizu at a depth of 4.8 kilometers (about three miles). A 6.3-magnitude earthquake was reported on the Prince Edward Island region on Friday (May 31 ... ( read original story ...)