A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), ... ( read original story ...)
Kishida Places Japan’s Business Interests at the Forefront of Climate Policy
The new prime minister told COP26 that Japan will lead the push for greener energy in Asia. However, like India and China, Japan is reluctant to consign coal to history. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Directors’ liability for patent infringement pursuant to the Companies Act
The Osaka District Court (Presiding Judge Tani ... Th director should make the most appropriate business judgment in that case, while comprehensively considering the following, which is considered to ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 9 km northwest of Hadano, Japan early morning
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Hadano, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, at 2:54 am local time, at a ... ( read original story ...)
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Covid hit Japan economy harder than expected in third quarter
Japan's economy shrank far more than expected in the three months to September, as a surge in virus cases hit spending and supply chain issues hampered business, data showed Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy contracts on shrinking consumption, exports
Japan’s economy shrank at a 3% annual rate in the July-September quarter, as private consumption and auto production took a hit from efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Japan's gross domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 5 km northwest of Iwamizawa, Japan
An intermediate to deep magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported in the morning near Iwamizawa, Iwamizawa-shi, Hokkaido, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese giant Toshiba to break up into three companies
Toshiba Corporation announced on November 12 that it will divide its business into three entities, a conciliatory move aimed at placating shareholders seeking a major revamp of the company following ... ( read original story ...)
Ticket to ride: Shizuoka Prefecture shifts gear on turning Izu Peninsula into Japan’s cycling mecca
Despite its relatively small land mass, the peninsula is replete with a plethora of natural, cultural and historical attractions ... ( read original story ...)
Weak magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 90 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 ...)
Japan’s former princess leaves for U.S. with commoner husband
The departure of the former princess and her husband Kei Komuro, both 30, was carried live by major Japanese broadcasters. See Boston.com ... ( read original story ...)
Asia week ahead: Japan GDP and Chinese activity data in focus
It looks like growth in Japan has been far weaker than we had previously expected. Movement restrictions that were put in place ahead of the postponed Olympics to combat rising daily case numbers had ... ( read original story ...)
Preserving an ancient legacy – The Japanese approach to family business succession.
An old Chinese proverb says that "wealth cannot be inherited beyond the third generation". Poor succession planning, lack of financial education of the children, family conflicts or lack of trusted ad ... ( read original story ...)
Educational Trends Not Matching Industry Needs: Episode #210 The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show
Episode #210 (Audio here) (Video here) The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show Japan has a very efficient education system around the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. There was an effort to bri ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to boost support for chip production
The Japanese government would begin preparing a bill to expand financial aid aimed at increasing local production of semiconductors by domestic and foreign companies, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported ... ( read original story ...)