An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck the Kanto Region, with its epicenter at a depth of 80 km in Tokyo Bay at 8:59 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, measuring 4 in central Tokyo and ... ( read original story ...)
Alchemy Pay Steps Forward for Japan Earthquake Relief Efforts
Alchemy Pay expresses deep empathy for those impacted by the disaster. Upon hearing about the situation, Alchemy Pay promptly stepped forward by donating 1,000,000 yen together wi ( read original story ...)
Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17B
The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Tokyo Metro to go public as Japan seeks to reap benefits of soaring stock market
TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Tokyo Metro Co ... posted net profit of 24.2 billion yen in the April-September period on sales of 40.4 billion yen. Investor's Business Daily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says New Year Earthquake Destruction Could Cost $17 Billion
The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday. The magnitude-7.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns of economic impact of Noto earthquake
TOKYO: The New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 in Japan's Noto peninsula is likely to have a lasting impact on the economy and requires "full attention", a government report showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business leaders return to China seeking to boost cooperation
A delegation of about 200 Japanese business leaders and CEOs returned to China this week in their first visit since 2019 as they sought to bolster economic relations in the face of geopolitical ... ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo apartments averaged above 100 million yen in 2023 for first time ever
TOKYO :The price of new apartments in Tokyo during 2023 averaged more than 100 million yen annually for the first time ever, pushed up by rising labour and construction costs as well as an influx of ... ( read original story ...)
Labor, business agree on need for wage hikes in spring ‘shunto’
Tomoko Yoshino, chairwoman of Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation), attended a forum sponsored by Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) held on Jan. 24 in Tokyo. Touching upon the negotiations, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to boost tourism to quake-hit region with subsidies as focus turns to repairing ‘lifelines’
The funds will be part of a 150 billion yen (US$1 billion) recovery package for the region that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said would be confirmed this week. The tourism subsidies will include a ... ( read original story ...)
A look at some of the companies in the technology sector that have recently made layoffs
Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce. The announcement Tuesday follows similar moves by other tech companies that quickly ramped up hiring ... ( read original story ...)
Two Whale Sharks Dead After Earthquake In Japan Caused Tank to Malfunction
They died because the earthquake shut down the filtration and heating systems that kept the conditions in their tanks livable. They were a male named Hachibe and a female called Haku. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Private Sector Returns To Growth At Start Of 2024, While Price Pressures Ease
Japan's private sector expanded for the first time since October, though led mainly by services growth, according to the latest flash PMI data. This was as services new business rose at the quickest ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms, unions kick off wage talks as markets bet on bigger pay hikes
Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that may pave the way for the central bank to exit its decade-long super-loose monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Japan business delegation starts 4-day visit to Beijing
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japanese business leaders kicked off a four-day China visit on Tuesday, during which delegation members are expected to meet with a senior ruling Communist Party official and ... ( read original story ...)
First Japan, China business meeting in 4 years: What’s at stake
A delegation of business leaders from Japan is visiting China for the first time in more than 4 years. From a ban on marine products to the detention of Japanese businessmen, to China's need for ... ( read original story ...)