After a pair of magnitude 5 earthquakes struck in Plumas County late this week, some people may have cast a glance 20 miles northwest to another geologically active area: Lassen Volcanic National Park. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude strikes Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted Japan's Kurio region on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ... ( read original story ...)
Southern Japan struck by earthquake
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has struck southern Japan. The earthquake hit the Tokara Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 4:10 a.m. Nakanoshima Island experienced tremors with an intensity of lower ... ( read original story ...)
A dyeing art: Summer kimono fabric production in full swing at Tokyo business
Production of "yukata" summer kimono fabric has reached its peak at a long-established dyeing company in the capital's Edogawa Ward, with dye･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Several injured after earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rattles Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, May 11, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving many injured. ( read original story ...)
Fukushame: The Lost Japan
A travel both into the No go zone of Fukushima and in Japanese people's feelings and believes after the reaction to nuclear disaster. March 11, 2011: Japan was struck by one of the most violent earthquakes ever recorded then proceeded by a tsunami. ( read original story ...)
More than 50 aftershocks shake Japan as earthquake kills one
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the central Ishikawa region on Friday leaving a man dead and more than 20 injured. ( read original story ...)
Toyota: Data on more than 2 million vehicles in Japan were at risk in decade-long breach
Toyota’s much-touted online service for its drivers had a data breach spanning over a decade, risking outside access to information on more than 2 million vehicles. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten offloads Seiyu stake as mobile losses mount
Japan's Rakuten reported a first quarter operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564 million) on Friday, hit by its money-losing mobile business. The e-commerce and fintech group posted a January-March ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI Holdings says to take SBI Shinsei Bank private for $1.1 billion
Japan's SBI Holdings Inc said on Friday it would take SBI Shinsei Bank private by launching a 154.2 billion yen ($1.14 billion) tender offer, at 2,800 yen per share.Shares in SBI Shinsei Bank touched ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten posts $564m Q1 loss on weak mobile business
Rakuten posted a January-March loss of 102.7 billion yen for the mobile business -- though that was narrower than in the same period a year earlier. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten posts $564 mln loss in Q1 on mobile loss
Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group Inc on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by its money-losing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten posts $564m Q1 loss in weak mobile business
Japanese e-commerce and fintech giant Rakuten Group on Friday posted an operating loss of 76.2 billion yen ($564.24 million) for the first three months of 2023, dragged down by its money-losing mobile ... ( read original story ...)
One week since a powerful earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan
Residents of the city of Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, have expressed anxieties one week after a powerful earthquake struck the region. ( read original story ...)
Scholars, journalists to commemorate Koreans, Chinese massacred in wake of 1923 Japan quake
Scholars and journalists announced on May 11 they will hold memorial events around Sept. 1 for Korean and Chinese victims who were massacred ･･･ ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release
Officials from Japan and South Korea are eyeing a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before it begins the controversial release of treated but radioactive water to ( read original story ...)