The Cabinet Office on Aug. 13 revealed that the nation's first advisory for a potential megaquake along the Nankai Trough off central to west･･･ ( read original story ...)
Japanese are worried and confused after first-ever megaquake advisory. What does it mean?
Japan issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” last week after a powerful earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of the country’s southern main island of Kyushu ( read original story ...)
Japan urged to provide earthquake tips to tourists amid surge in travel cancellations
The call by Japan's travel industry comes after a 7.1 earthquake off Kyushu triggered fears of a far larger quake in the Nankai Trough With Japan on edge after a series of powerful quakes, concerns are mounting in the travel industry over a lack of crucial safety information for foreign tourists, ( read original story ...
Naomi Osaka laments ‘postpartum’-like body issues amid tennis struggles a year after childbirth
Women's tennis star Naomi Osaka opened up about her physical struggles in her sport in recent months after returning from her first pregnancy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Life to buy American Heritage Life for $2 billion, Nikkei reports
Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance will acquire American Heritage Life Insurance, a unit of U.S. insurance company Allstate, for around $2 billion, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday. The deal comes as ... ( read original story ...)
Lori Dengler | Earthquake wakeup calls in California and Japan
Across the Pacific, an earthquake in Japan triggered the first ever alert that the odds of a much bigger earthquake had increased. What are the implications of each of these events? Last Tuesday at 9:10 p.m. PDT, a magnitude 5.2 struck south-central ... ( read original story ...)
What you need to know about Japan’s mega-quake advisory
Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a mega-earthquake advisory on Aug 8, following a magnitude 7.1 temblor that rocked the western Kyushu region on the same day. What does the advisory mean? And what action should people take? The advisory is a ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar releases a Japanese executive after he was convicted for selling rice above set prices
TOKYO — A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, officials said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale inflation quickens to fastest in nearly a year
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in July, with the pace of year-on-year growth the fastest in 11 months, data showed on Tuesday, as a weak yen pushed up commodity import bills that were already ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s key Nikkei index closes 3.45% higher
Tokyo's key Nikkei index jumped 3.45 percent on Tuesday with sentiment boosted by a rally in US tech shares as traders returned from a long weekend break. The Nikkei 225 added 1,207,51 ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar releases a Japanese executive after he was arrested for selling rice above set prices
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, officials said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
This Japanese Chef Is Transforming LA’s Seafood Supply Chain
Chef Junya Yamasaki teaches Southern California fishermen the ike jime and shinke jime methods of dispatching fish ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is bracing for a once-in-a-century earthquake. Does it need to?
Japan’s “major earthquake” warning has put much of the country on high alert, even as some experts cast doubt on whether such an advisory is necessary or accurate. ( read original story ...)
No scientific basis for so-called ‘quake clouds’: Japan weather researcher
TOKYO -- A weather expert in Japan emphasizes that there is no scientific basis for so-called "earthquake clouds" and is calling on people to be careful not to spread false information, after posts making claims about such clouds appeared on social media ... ( read original story ...)
Feeling dizzy and nauseated after an earthquake? Here’s why.
What people experience during and after earthquakes is, effectively, motion sickness, Larry Brown, a professor of geophysics at Cornell University, tells Yahoo Life. “It’s kind of like being seasick on a boat: Your body is not expecting it when the ground starts to move, and that can be very destabilizing,” he says. ( read original ...
This Japanese lender’s chief is visiting India to discuss buying Yes Bank stake
The race for acquiring a significant stake in Yes Bank is heating up, with the global CEO of a potential buyer set to visit India this week for discussions. ( read original story ...)