A shallow earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook the city of Suzu at the tip of the Noto peninsula in northern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. We apologize ... ( read original story ...)
Got a complaint? Japan’s business owners want you to say it, not spray it.
Former department store employee Takanori Namigishi wasn’t long out of university when he was asked by his boss to respond to a tricky complaint. A customer had contacted the company about a ... ( read original story ...)
Famima Laundry: Japanese convenience store adds laundromat to store in Tokyo
Welcome to the Famima laundromat! As of 31 May, 2022, there are 16,564 Family Mart stores around Japan. And out of all of these thousands of branches, only 33 of them offer something extra special for ... ( read original story ...)
M5.4 earthquake hits Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture
A strong earthquake has hit the Noto region in central Japan. No tsunami alert has been issued. The magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture, shortly after 3 p.m. on ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake hits Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, no major damage
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck Japan's western coastal prefecture of Ishikawa on Sunday (June 19), the Meteorological Agency said, adding there were no indications that it ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Jolts Ishikawa in Central Japan – NHK
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 hit central Japan on Sunday, the national broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the earthquake was Ishikawa Prefecture, NHK said. No tsunami warning ... ( read original story ...)
5.2 quake hits northwestern Japan
TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast today, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the weather agency said. The quake occurred ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake hits Noto region on Sea of Japan coast
A strong earthquake struck the Noto region on the Sea of Japan coast in central Japan around 3:08 p.m. on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Which companies spend most on workers? Japan to launch metrics
The Japanese government will soon push businesses to disclose so-called human-capital metrics over four categories, aiming to give investors a more accurate picture of companies' strengths and ... ( read original story ...)
M5.2 earthquake strikes central Japan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has struck central Japan. Officials say there is no tsunami threat. It registered lower 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale of zero to 7 at Suzu city, Ishikawa prefecture. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court: Fukushima nuclear-accident ‘could not have been prevented’
Japan’s government would not have been able to prevent the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2011 because the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered a tsunami of a scale ... ( read original story ...)
Protests after ruling Japanese govt not liable for Fukushima disaster Protests after ruling Japanese govt not liable for Fukushima disaster
Japan's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees' demands that the state, not just the utility company, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court says governnment not responsible for Fukushima disaster
TOKYO >> Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government is not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees’ demands that the state, not just the utility, pay ... ( read original story ...)
Anger as Japan’s government is cleared of blame over Fukushima
Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled the government is not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees’ demands that the state, not just the utility, pay compensation for ... ( read original story ...)
How is Japan’s Covid death rate lowest among wealthiest nations in world
Japan's Covid-19 death rate is the lowest among the world's wealthiest nations, with health experts pointing to continued mask wearing, extensive vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
Business calendar: BOJ defies the trend
STORY: Here’s what to watch in the business and finance world in the week to June 24. Keep an eye on Japanese inflation data on Friday.The Bank of Japan has bucked a global trend of monetary ... ( read original story ...)