Japan and the United States have agreed to cooperate on developing geothermal energy, one of the most plentiful resources on this volcanic island chain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Victims of Kumamoto Earthquake commemorate on 7th anniv.
In April 2016, two earthquakes registering a maximum of 7 on Japan's 7-point seismic intensity scale struck the region -- a first in recorded history. Including disaster-related deaths, 276 people ... ( read original story ...)
An earthquake made Makoto Shinkai a disaster artist. Now he’s confronting it head-on
Tōhoku earthquake changed his career. With the new film 'Suzume,' the Japanese filmmaker recounts it directly for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves plan for its first-ever casino as part of $13.5 billion resort
The business will initially focus on domestic tourists as other casinos in Asia slowly recover from the pandemic-driven drop of Chinese visitors, according to Nikkei. Casinos were illegal in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Geotechnical expert says one in four international tailings dam failures are due to earthquakes
Did you know the U.S. National Earthquake Information Center logs the measurements of 20,000 earthquakes around the globe each year—approximately 55 a day? ( read original story ...)
Japan approves plan to open first casino to lure tourists
Japan’s government has approved a controversial plan to open the country’s first casino in the city of Osaka as it seeks to lure more foreign tourists. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves Osaka as site of country’s first casino amid problem gambling concerns
Opponents of the long-controversial plan are expected to continue their campaign to halt construction on the island of Yumeshima ahead of the resort’s late-2029 scheduled opening. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves $13.5-B Osaka resort, country’s first casino
TOKYO -Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a 1.8-trillion yen ($13.5 billion) resort set to open in 2029, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves $13.5 bln Osaka resort, country’s first casino
Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a 1.8 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) resort set to open in 2029, aimed at attracting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture marks 7 years since deadly earthquakes
A memorial ceremony has been held in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to mark the seventh anniversary of a series of deadly earthquakes. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s first-ever casino in Osaka is a very big deal?
Casinos were previously illegal in Japan along with other private gambling, but a 2018 integrated resort (IR) law provided exception. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves Osaka as site of country’s first casino
Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a large resort aimed at attracting domestic and international tourist spending. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM to approve Osaka as site of first casino
TOKYO: Japan will approve a plan to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, Jiji news agency cited Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying on Friday, paving the way for a resort ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese café waitress fired for mixing own blood in cocktails
A waitress from a Japanese café in Hokkaido ... job terrorism and is absolutely not acceptable,” the café tweeted on April 2, adding that the business was shut down for a day to replace all of its ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Lunar start-up ispace blasts off in Tokyo market debut
By Rocky Swift and Daniel Leussink TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters ... because its lunar development and transportation business fits in with Japan's national policy of defense and space development. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is pushing G7 to step up gas investments – source
Japan still burns plenty of coal and has said it plans to rely ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to ... ( read original story ...)