The quake in the Filipino island of Mindanao was initially measured at magnitude 6.0. Earlier, an earthquake measuring 5.3 jolted northeastern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Insight – Tokyo’s superhero stocks need to take charge
TO wipe out superheroes, the villain of the Pixar movie The Incredibles had a fiendish plot: He would make them ubiquitous. ( read original story ...)
M5.3 quake hits Ibaraki, Fukushima, other parts of Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures as well as other parts of Japan on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake jolts northeastern Japan – NHK
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the national broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Fukushima region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake, which measured a weak 5 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 90 kilometers Fukushima Prefecture, on Tues ... ( read original story ...)
School bags are big business in Japan as classes start for another year
The iconic Japanese school bag has spawned an entire industry of its own, with manufacturers offering an endless range of customizable options, and some models even selling for more than 100,000 yen. ( read original story ...)
The Secret to Trader Joe’s Success? Embracing This Japanese Business Strategy
As just one example, beloved grocery chain Trader Joe’s has been practicing kaizen since 2007, when CEO John Bane adopted it in order to help the company expand. It’s not a coincidence that ... ( read original story ...)
From Punctuality To Super Cleanliness, Things That Make Japanese Trains Among The Best In The World
Railroads in Japan go back 140 years. Over this time, an impressive amount of know-how has been accumulated to ensure smooth-running railways. This helped to design a system that today is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby head says premature for BOJ to debate policy tweak
TOKYO : Japanese business lobby Keidanren's head Masakazu Tokura said on Monday it was premature for the central bank to debate tweaking monetary policy, in the wake of the yen's sharp declines ... ( read original story ...)
Japan on high alert after being rocked by second earthquake within 48 hours
The CGTN news agency said in a post on Twitter: “M5.5 earthquake struck Japan on Friday at 11.25pm local time at a depth of 20km (12.4 miles), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has reported.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s struggling tourism sector despairs at lack of COVID exit
Japan is increasingly an outlier in a region that is lifting border restrictions and reviving quarantine-free travel. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms hit by COVID lockdown in Shanghai
The coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai is forcing Japanese retailers to halt operations in the Chinese commercial and financial hub, wh ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen bounces briefly after policymaker Haruhiko Kuroda comments
Yen fell to a two-decade low of 126.795 in early Asian trading, before both Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and Fin Min Shunichi Suzuki voiced concerns and caused it to bounce as far as 126.25 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Real Superhero Stocks Need to Take Center Stage
Do these stocks really represent the best of Japan’s business world? Reaction among investors has been less than kind. “The Sinking of the Tokyo Stock Exchange,” declared the cover of the weekly ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese officials say 4 dead after 7.4 earthquake near Fukushima, site of 2011 nuclear disaster
A strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast near Fukushima, Japan – the site of a nuclear disaster in 2011 – late Wednesday, killing four people according to Japanese officials. ( read original story ...)
Huge Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert; 2 Killed, Millions Lose Power
Two people were killed and dozens injured in a powerful overnight earthquake that rattled large parts of east Japan and prompted a tsunami warning, authorities said Thursday. Residents and ... ( read original story ...)