The first recorded instance of earthquake lights being captured on camera was in 1965 during an earthquake in Japan. Since then, these enigmatic lights have been observed in various parts of the world ... ( read original story ...)
Traditional bullfighting held in central Japan
Japanese authorities lifted all anti-coronavirus restrictions ... said that next year local people will mark the 20th anniversary of the Niigata Chuetsu earthquake, which severely damaged Yamakoshi. ( read original story ...)
Gov’t OKs Osaka expo construction budget of up to ¥235 bil
The cost will be split among the three parties -- the central government, the Osaka prefectural and city governments, and the business community -- with each shouldering an additional 16.7 billion yen ... ( read original story ...)
University of Tokyo asks firms to stop pressuring job-hunting students
The University of Tokyo has called on companies to stop using pressure tactics on job-hunting students to get their preferred candidates to give up considering rival firms. The request by Japan's most ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top univ. asks firms to stop pressuring job-hunting students
The University of Tokyo has called on companies to stop using pressure tactics on job-hunting students to get their preferred candida ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nuclear Fukushima Fish
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023. ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Fallen Far Behind in the Chipmaking Business. It’s Plotting a Comeback.
Japan may have an early lead in the new semiconductor race. Global giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is ahead of schedule on a new “fab” in the city of Kumamoto. ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett’s decision to invest in Japan ‘a no-brainer’ that felt like God’s gift: Charlie Munger
Warren Buffett’s decision to invest billions of dollars in Japan was “a no-brainer” that felt like a gift from God, according to his business partner, CNN reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan calls time on G10 ‘central bank put’
In scrapping its hard 10-year bond yield ceiling of 1%, the Bank of Japan has taken a huge step towards dismantling a widespread assumption at the heart of G10 monetary policy for decades - the idea ... ( read original story ...)
Plan approved to use public money for extra costs of Osaka expo
The central government on Nov. 2 agreed to shoulder additional construction costs for the increasingly expensive 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI Holdings commits $40M to anchor Novastar Ventures future funds
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services conglomerate and one of the largest venture capital firms in the East Asian country, has made a $40 million multi-fund commitment to anchor pan-African VC ... ( read original story ...)
Japan laments loss of ex-China premier Li Keqiang as go-between to mend frosty ties
Li was seen as a crucial channel of direct communications and a driver of closer economic ties between Japan and China Another Chinese leader in Li's mould is not expected to emerge in an era of Xi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs Osaka expo construction budget of up to 235 bil. yen
The government announced on Thursday that it has approved the projected 235 billion yen ($1.6 billion) cost for constructing the venue for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, nearly double the ... ( read original story ...)
US Sticks It to China by Buying Japan’s Seafood
The U.S. has begun buying large amounts of Japanese seafood for its military forces to help counteract China's ban in response to Japan's release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls time on G10 ‘central bank put’: McGeever
With its history of deflation, Japan was always going to be the last to move ... and the speed with which it was abandoned suggests the BOJ under Governor Kazuo Ueda means business. Given that the BOJ ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese automaker Toyota’s profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales
Toyota’s July-September profit jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings. ( read original story ...)