Japan will fundamentally strengthen its defence posture by looking into options including acquiring the capability to strike enemy bases, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, as Tokyo faces an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM seeks to boost workers’ wages, defence capability
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Monday to ensure workers' wage hikesto protect the economy from rising global inflation, while strengthening the country's defences as it deals with an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tougher virus border controls boost support for PM, poll shows
Japanese voters' support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ticked up after his government enforced tighter border controls against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan invited to invest in EVs, other sustainable sectors
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is inviting Japanese companies to invest in the Philippine electric vehicle (EV) industry and sustainable industries. ( read original story ...)
Soyuz Rocket To Launch Japanese Space Tourists Into Orbit Installed In Baikonur Launchpad
A rocket that will inject Soyuz MS-20 transport spaceship into orbit was installed on the launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ( read original story ...)
Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 26 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron shelves Japan’s reopening, but in post-Chinese tourism era, businesses are back in blossom
Tokyo, Kyoto et al have been without mass tourism for two years. But after the initial post-Covid collapse, many businesses have found they can cope just fine As the new coronavirus variant delays ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred only 10 minutes ago 98 km north of Naze, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported. The quake hit at ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.0 quake hits 87 km northeast of Naze, Japan late at night
A very shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported late at night near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 98 km north of Naze, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred after midnight on Sunday, December 5th, 2021, at 12:25 am local time near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cautiously enters year-end party season amid omicron concerns
Japan is entering its end-of-year party season with most COVID-19 restrictions lifted, but concerns over the new variant are likely to keep the festive mood restrained. ( read original story ...)
Minor magnitude 3.2 earthquake at 216 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.3 just reported 62 km northwest of Aomori, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred in the afternoon on Saturday, December 4th, 2021, at 4:14 pm local time near Aomori, Aomori Shi, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for ... ( read original story ...)
Opposition party sets sights on expense allowances
Japan’s lawmakers each receive ¥1 million per month to help pay for things such as postage and transportation, regardless of how many days the recipient works. ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone sells SR business to Chinese chemical supplier
Bridgestone is evolving. How does the sale of its synthetic rubber business help the tire makers in its restructuring plan? ( read original story ...)
Pair of quakes shake Japan and prompt fears of more seismic activity to come
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted eastern Yamanashi at around 6:30 a.m., which was followed by a magnitude 5.4 temblor in Wakayama three hours later. ( read original story ...)