Inheriting the memory of past tragedies via dark tourism helps prepare for the future and can bring economic benefits too. ( read original story ...)
It’s 12 years since massive earthquake-tsunami struck Japan that killed 15,000 people
It was 12 years on Saturday since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan that that killed 15000 people and triggered a nuclear disaster Kyodo News repo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 12 years since tsunami and nuclear disaster
Japan on Saturday marked the 12th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster with a minute of silence, as concerns grew ahead of the planned release of the treated radioactive ... ( read original story ...)
12 years after Fukushima quake, Japanese public opposes dumping nuke wastewater into sea
Protesters hold banners in front of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) headquarters against a plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, ( read original story ...)
Earthquake, flood in Japan; FDR reopens banks: The News Journal archives, week of March 12
FDR reopens banks in 1933, LBJ calls for passage of Voting Rights Act in 1965, financial crisis in 2008, Japan hit by earthquake and flooding in 2011 ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima nuclear disaster: Inside abandoned towns 12 years on from Japan earthquake
The Fukushima nuclear catastrophe was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the shores of Japan in 2011, creating towering tsunami waves that battered the plant ... ( read original story ...)
Next week’s Seoul-Tokyo summit to open new chapter in relations: vice minister
A summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo next week will open a new chapter in the two countries' bilateral relationship, First Vice Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami sirens causing 3/11 survivors in Japan to relive trauma of 2011
Each year on March 11 at precisely 2:46 p.m., a siren blares across much of the northeastern Japan region that was devastated in the ... ( read original story ...)
Seven & i to close additional 14 Ito-Yokado stores, exit apparel business
Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd said on Thursday it will close an additional 14 Ito-Yokado supermarket stores in Japan and fully exit from the apparel business as part of its structural reform plan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i to close Ito-Yokado stores, exit apparel business
Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, said Thursday it will cut the number of its Ito-Yok ... ( read original story ...)
3 Arrested in Japan Over a Viral Stunt Branded ‘Sushi Terrorism’
A young man licked a soy sauce bottle in a restaurant, in one of several cases that have provoked a national wave of revulsion. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s ispace to list shares in Tokyo ahead of planned moon landing
Japan's ispace Inc., aiming to be the first commercial company to land a probe on the moon, announced on Wednesday an initial public offering of its shares. The start-up is authorized to list 200 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s lower house approves Ueda as next BOJ chief
Japan's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved the government's appointment of Kazuo Ueda as next central bank governor. The upper house will vote on the nomination on Friday. Approval by the ... ( read original story ...)
Top Business Headlines: Adidas’ Kanye Fallout, Boeing-Japan Airlines Deal, Sports Betting Madness
Adidas had to slash its annual dividend by about 80% as a result of the loss that it's likely to take this year from its separation from Kanye West. The rapper, of course, was dumped by Adidas as a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ispace to list shares in Tokyo ahead of moon landing
The start-up is authorised to list 200 million shares and will debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's growth section on April 12, according to a release from the exchange, which lists the company's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan planning to meet with business, union leaders next week -govt spokesperson
TOKYO : The Japanese government is preparing to hold a meeting with business and labour union executives next Wednesday as part of a campaign to encourage wage hikes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu ... ( read original story ...)