A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas in eastern Japan on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. The magnitude 5 quake, which occurred at 12:31 p.m., ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred in the morning on Sunday, December 12th, 2021, at 7:34 am local time near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by the United States Geological ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 15 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 ...)
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan
A moderately shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the evening near Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan. According to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science ... ( read original story ...)
6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The temblor occurred at around 11.05 a.m. (local ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t advises court to fine 85 eateries for defying virus closure order
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Dec. 10 advised a court that 85 restaurants in the capital be fined up to 300,000 yen (about $2,600) eac ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt approves tax plan with focus on incentives to raise wages
The Japanese government has approved a tax plan for the fiscal year 2022, which focused on encouraging businesses to raise wages through tax incentives ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan business lobby won’t set specific wage hike goal for companies
Still, the lobby group will encourage companies that have recovered their earnings to raise wages in consideration for the efforts by the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. ( read original story ...)
String of earthquakes in Japan raises fears ‘the Big One’ is about to hit
A rash of seismic activity across an arc of southern Japan in recent weeks – including the most powerful earthquake to strike Tokyo in a decade – has triggered renewed concern that a major natural ... ( read original story ...)
Om Prakash, Chief Executive, Northrop Grumman: Episode #80 Japan’s Top Business Interviews
Episode #80 (Audio here) (Video here) Japan's Top Business Interviews Om Prakash is the current CEO of Northrop Grumman Japan, a position he has been in since 2019. Prior to this he was Northrop Grumm ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Sasha Banks: The most Tweeted about female athletes in 2021
Front Office Sports, a Business of Sports media organisation, have separated the results into different categories, including “Most Tweeted Male Athletes,” “Most Tweeted Female Athletes”, and “Most ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks finish lower on weak tech issues
Tokyo stocks on Friday closed lower for the second consecutive trading day as weak technology issues dragged down the market while ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic pares TV business to bone with TCL outsourcing
Panasonic will drastically scale back its television business as it shifts production to Chinese manufacturer TCL, shuttering two of its remaining four factories to cut costs in a business that is no ... ( read original story ...)
Barty to open new season in Adelaide, Osaka and Raducanu in Melbourne
World number one Ash Barty will kick off her 2022 season at the Adelaide International Australian Open warm-up in the first week of January, tournament organisers said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki: Important to follow up on higher wages
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, “it is important to follow up on the implementation of wage hikes along with the country's growth strategy.” developing story ... Information ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Producer Prices Jump 0.6% In November
Producer prices in Japan were up 0.6 percent on month in November, the Bank of Japan said on Friday. That exceeded expectations for ... ( read original story ...)