The Kamchatka Peninsula, which extends into the Pacific Ocean, is one of the world's most concentrated areas of geothermal activity, with about 30 active volcanoes. Tuesday's volcanic eruption spewed ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t to approve plan for Japan’s 1st casino resort in Osaka
The government is set to approve a plan by Osaka Prefecture and city to open what will be Japan's first casino resort in 2029, government sources said Wednesday. The development comes as movement ... ( read original story ...)
Japan likely to approve first casino
Japan's government may soon sign off on a proposal to build the country's first resort to feature a casino. Sources say the facility still has to pass additional screening before it can go into ... ( read original story ...)
Gunze Opens Moriyama Circular Factory™ That Circulates Plastic Resources
Tokyo:3002] is pleased to announce that it will complete the transformation of its Moriyama Factory, the core of its plastic film business, into a Circular Factory™ (Resource Recycling Factory) on ... ( read original story ...)
Lunar startup ispace’s shares untraded in Tokyo debut amid glut of buy orders
Shares of lunar transportation start-up ispace Inc went untraded in their market debut in Tokyo early on Wednesday, as bids overwhelmed offers. ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs to Start Transaction Banking Operations in Japan
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is set to start transaction banking services in Japan, as Chief Executive Officer David Solomon expands the business of managing cash flows for big companies. ( read original story ...)
Warren Buffett is Shifting his Focus to Japan
Uncle Warren's on a trip to Japan, nearly 10,000 miles from Omaha, and the best America's banks can hope for are souvenirs. This week, ... ( read original story ...)
Volcano erupts in Russian far east, followed by an earthquake
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia (Reuters) -One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that ... ( read original story ...)
Buffett boosts stakes in Japanese trading houses, may invest more
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has increased its stakes in Japan's five largest trading houses to 7.4%, and the billionaire investor said he may invest more in the country. Buffett, 92, said ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese trading houses rise as Warren Buffett raises stakes and says he may buy more
They also provide services to manufacturers. The trading houses have helped grow the Japanese economy and contributed to the globalization of its business. Late last year, Berkshire Hathaway increased ... ( read original story ...)
A nuclear-fuelled debate over Japan’s wastewater release
Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima reactor into the ocean has its supporters but is causing ripples in the Pacific. Sometime in the next few months, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese trading houses rise as Warren Buffett says he plans on buying more
They also provide services to manufacturers. The trading houses have helped grow the Japanese economy and contributed to the globalization of its business. Buffett told Nikkei that he currently holds ... ( read original story ...)
Biz associations of S. Korea, Japan agree to resume chairs’ meeting after 6-year hiatus
The leading business organizations of South Korea and Japan have agreed to resume top-level conferences this year, as part of efforts to revitalize private business exchanges amid a thaw in bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Crown Prince Meets Jordanian Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs In Tokyo
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah in Tokyo on Monday met with Jordanian business leaders and entrepreneurs based in Japan. Crown Prince Al Hussein spoke to attendees about their ... ( read original story ...)
Radioactive sludge at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant nears storage limit
Twelve years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in March 2011, the current situation is likely to undermine the premise of decommissioning nuclear reactors, Japan's Asahi ... ( read original story ...)
Apple supplier Japan Display teams up with China’s HKC as seeks turnaround
Japan Display Inc will team up with China's HKC Corporation Ltd to co-operate on next-generation technology for displays, it said on Monday, as the Apple Inc supplier seeks to turn around its business ... ( read original story ...)