Nissan Motor shares slumped 6% in Tokyo trade Friday, a day after the Japanese automaker said it would cut 9,000 jobs and a fifth of its manufacturing capacity as it struggles with sales in China and ... ( read original story ...)
A Tsunami Triggered By a Massive Earthquake in Japan
Causing 18,000 fatalities and great devastation in Japan, on March 11, 2011, a tsunami struck Japan that was triggered by a massive earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Japanese company develops brilliant solution to keep offshore wind turbines working amid natural disasters: ‘Minimizes earthquake-induced vibrations’
Power worked with the University of Tokyo to develop a new type of foundation for offshore wind turbines to make them earthquake-resistant, according to Interesting Engineering. The foundation technology, ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s Bullet Train Revolutionized Travel 🚄
In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how Japan’s Bullet Train project overcame skeptics and became a global icon. We’ll explore its advanced features, ( read original story ...)
Nissan slashes 9,000 jobs in restructuring, cuts CEO’s pay in half
Mitsubishi Motors after burning through 448.3 billion yen (S$3.87 billion) in cash Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan intervened twice last quarter to bring yen below ¥160
The Finance Ministry intervened on July 11 and 12, spending ¥3.17 trillion and ¥2.37 trillion respectively to prop up the yen. ( read original story ...)
Japan Tells Nomura to Probe Alleged Murder Attempt by Ex-Worker
Japan’s financial regulator is urging Nomura Holdings Inc. to examine the cause of an alleged robbery and attempted murder committed by a former employee, and to formulate measures to prevent similar ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending falls for second month in test for BOJ policy
Japanese household spending fell in September for the second straight month, government data showed on Friday, as higher prices choked consumers' appetite in a discouraging sign for the central bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan electric company removes small debris from Fukushima nuclear plant
Nov. 7 (UPI) --Japanese nuclear plant workers, for the first time, removed a small amount of melted fuel from one of the Fukushima Daiichi plant reactors damaged in the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, officials said on Thursday. The debris in the ... ( read original story ...)
Stable inflation supports Bank of Japan’s policy normalisation
The Bank of Japan will continue on its path of policy normalisation, supported by sustained inflationary pressures and a recovery in economic activity ( read original story ...)
Japanese automaker Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs as its vehicles fail to sell
Nissan is reporting a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned. ( read original story ...)
US allies Japan, S.Korea quickly seek to build rapport with Trump amid security jitters
is already planning meetings for US and South Korean business leaders with US Congress members and think tanks in December. Over in Japan, Dr Minohara said Tokyo will need to reinforce its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake ‘one of the longest I’ve experienced’ says expat visiting relatives
A US expat living in Japan has told how today's earthquake was the "longest" he'd experienced and compared it to the devastating 2011 quake that killed 18,500 people. Just after 7am this morning (GMT) ... ( read original story ...)
Food, FamilyMart boost Japan’s Itochu’s H1 profit by 6%
Japanese trading house Itochu on Wednesday posted 438.4 billion yen ($2.9 billion) in net profit for the six months to end-September, up 6% from a year earlier, on non-resource items including food ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nippon Steel revises down full-year net profit forecast
Nippon Steel, Japan's biggest steel maker, revised on Thursday its full-year net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March to 310 billion yen ($2 billion) from a previously expected 340 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to sign outline deal on technology use for nuclear plant in Poland
The Japanese and Polish governments will on Thursday sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in nuclear energy, Poland's industry ministry said. ( read original story ...)