Major Japanese media outlets carried no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.2. Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake jolts northeastern Japan
A strong earthquake jolted northeastern Japan on Tuesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency. According to the agency, the earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit off Aomori province in ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning
Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. The country has strict ... ( read original story ...)
M6.1 quake hits off Aomori in northeastern Japan
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Tuesday evening. The 6:18 p.m. quake registered 4 in parts of Hokkaido, Aomori ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Japan, no tsumani warning issued
A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)
KKR, Gaw Capital Partners To Acquire Hyatt Regency Tokyo
one of Tokyo's busiest business and retail districts, and adjacent to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters. SHARE THIS POST KKR NewsMORE Related Stocks Find News News Indices Commodities ... ( read original story ...)
The $15 billion scramble for Japan’s Toshiba went from bang to whimper
Instead, it brought months of uncertainty and a solitary, scaled-back offer from the company's business partners in Japan.The $15 billion bid, led by domestic buyout firm Japan Industrial Partners ... ( read original story ...)
11 members of Congress argue Sony is unfairly hurting Xbox in Japan
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are pressing the Biden administration to take action on PlayStation-Xbox console competition in Japan. Driving the news: Policymakers raised concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Experts: Quake along Japan Trench will produce more debris than 2011 disaster
A team of experts has estimated that when a massive earthquake occurs along the deep sea Japan Trench, it would produce more waste than that from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business services prices rise 1.8% yoy in Feb – BOJ
Japan's business-to-business services prices rose 1.8 per cent in February from a year earlier, accelerating the pace of increase for a second straight month in a sign inflationary pressure was ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan Isn’t Tapping It’s Incredible Geothermal Potential
Japan, a large energy importer where coal and gas make up two-thirds of electricity generation, has one abundant domestic renewable energy source ... ( read original story ...)
5.2 earthquake rocks Japan
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Honshu Island, in Japan. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre stated that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 ... ( read original story ...)
More Japanese firms interested in investing in Philippines
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) Director General Tereso Panga had said he was looking forward to more investments from the East Asian country with the visit of delegates from Osaka Business ... ( read original story ...)
On Location: Chasing John Wick From Osaka to Berlin to Paris
After wrapping up some unfinished business in the aforementioned Morocco (for which ... We built a mausoleum set on Roosevelt Island. The Osaka metro station is actually the Journal Square PATH ... ( read original story ...)
Smoking away your pay check: Japanese workers disciplined for puffing on the job
The employees were apparently warned about taking too many smoke breaks during business hours, but they did not heed their supervisor’s warning. Find out how they got caught. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Of 4.6 Magnitude Rattles Izu Islands In Japan, No Casualties Reported
An earthquake that measured 4.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted Japan's Izu Islands on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. ( read original story ...)