Japanese business in a recent poll revealed remarkably low confidence on China’s economic and financial prospects. ( read original story ...)
Deaf Japanese lawyer elected to UN panel on rights of disabled
Hiroshi Tamon, a deaf Japanese civil rights lawyer, was elected Tuesday to serve as an independent expert on the U.N. Committee on ( read original story ...)
Earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude strikes southern South Korea
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck in southwest South Korea Wednesday, the country’s weather agency said, with witnesses reporting a “thunderous ( read original story ...)
Will Japanese women be able to keep their maiden names after marriage? Major lobby demands change
A powerful Japanese business lobby is calling on the government to quickly revise its civil law to allow married couples an option to keep dual surnames, saying the lack of freedom to do so hinders ... ( read original story ...)
Map shows fault off West Coast that could trigger earthquake and 100ft-high tsunami killing 10,000
A map has shown an underwater fault line that could trigger a catastrophic earthquake that could cause a 100ft tsunami with an estimated death toll of 10,000 people. Should the West Coast fault line ... ( read original story ...)
In rare move, Japan’s top business lobby urges gov’t to introduce selective surname system
TOKYO -- The Japan Business Federation on June 10 released a proposal urging the government to "promptly submit to" the Diet a bill to revise the Civil Code to introduce a system where married couples can choose to keep their maiden names or take their ... ( read original story ...)
Underwater fault line could produce major earthquake on the West Coast
Experts on red alert for mega-earthquake off the US coast An underwater fault line along the US West Coast could trigger a megaquake that would be more devastating than California's 'Big One,' a new study suggests. ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes are among our deadliest disasters. Scientists are racing to get ahead of them.
Earthquakes create a potent threat even in places that are well prepared — and they’ve proven catastrophic in places that aren’t. One of the deadliest disasters of the 21st century is the January 12, ( read original story ...)
Japan Should Let Married Women Keep Names, Business Lobby Says
Japan’s big business lobby urged the government to allow married couples to have separate surnames, saying current laws that effectively force married women to go by their husbands’ names for some purposes present a business risk. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 GDP contracted 0.5% Q/Q, less than expected
Japan's GDP shrank 0.5% q/q in Q1 of 2024, matching flash data while reversing from an upwardly revised 0.1% growth in Q4. The Japanese economy contracted 1.8% on an annualized basis in Q1 of 2024, compared with a preliminary reading of a 2. ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y2.050 Trillion Current Account Surplus
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.050 trillion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday - up 8.2 percent from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan small, mid-sized firms offer 3.62% pay hike, falling below major firms
But it fell below the 5.58 percent hike by major Japanese firms reported by the Japan Business Federation, the country's biggest business lobby, also known as Keidanren. While many industries have ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese group in Taiwan visits quake-hit Hualien to support tourism
Some 40 Japanese nationals living in Taiwan threw their support behind earthquake-ravaged Hualien County as they embarked on a two-day tour there through Sunday to help promote the local tourism industry. ( read original story ...)
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In US State
The earthquake was centered in The Geysers, the world's largest geothermal field located in the Mayacamas Mountains, at a depth of 3.6 kilometers (about 1 mile). The USGS said the ( read original story ...)
Business leaders from Korea, Japan, China call for trilateral economic partnerships
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 ...)