One year since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, over 270 people have died from disaster-related secondary causes. Poor conditions at emergency shelters and lack of healthcare are among the contributing factors. ( read original story ...)
On This Day, Jan. 17: Kobe, Japan, earthquake kills thousands
On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people. ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower as investors await a slew of China data
China is slated to report its industrial output and retail sales data for December, as well as fourth quarter GDP. ( read original story ...)
Shionogi Receives Award Through BARDA’s Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle to Advance Long-Acting Formulation of S-892216, an Antiviral for COVID-19 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in …
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter “Shionogi”) announced Shionogi Inc., a ... ( read original story ...)
Expo 2025 Osaka:Italy unveils events-cultural program at IPM
January 2025, 600 organizers and representatives from the countries participating in Expo 2025 Osaka gathered at the Himeji City Culture and Convention Center in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. During the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas identifying assets to sell to fund investments, president says
Elliott believes Tokyo Gas could free up capital to bolster shareholder returns and invest in growth by divesting some non-core assets, including a building housing the Park Hyatt Tokyo hotel and land ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nankai Trough megaquake 30-year probability raised to around 80%
A Japanese government committee on earthquake research has changed its estimate of the chance of a Nankai Trough megaquake in the next 30 years to around 80 percent, from the previous 70 to 80 percent. ( read original story ...)
EDCON 2025: Ethereum & Web3’s Brightest Minds Unite in Osaka
Osaka serves as the engine of regional innovation in Japan, drawing attention and anticipation of cutting-edge tech, at Edcon 2025. ( read original story ...)
Meet Japan’s Original Decluttering Guru (No, Not That One)
More about River Akira Davis Hisako Ueno is a reporter and researcher based in Tokyo, writing on Japanese politics, business, labor, gender and culture. More about Hisako Ueno Fewer Parking Spaces: ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale inflation rises 3.8% in December
Prices of goods traded among businesses in Japan rose by 3.8 percent in December from a year earlier. The Bank of Japan attributes the rise in the Producer Price Index to higher electricity and gas ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets mostly fall as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment
Investors in Asia parsed through the Reuters Tankan survey from Japan for January which showed improved business sentiment among Japanese companies. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tourism boom prices out local business travelers
A weak yen is attracting more visitors than ever to Japan, with national tourism figures for 2024, released Wednesday, expected to top 2019's record of nearly 32 million. But that is also raising prices for Kojima's staff and other Japanese business travelers. ( read original story ...)
Old video of Japan building collapse falsely linked to Tibet quake
After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region, killing at least 126 people, an old video of houses collapsing spread globally in social media posts that falsely linked it to the disaster. ( read original story ...)
Workers attend to broken water pipes, clear landslide debris in Japan quake aftermath
Workers in southwestern Japan on Tuesday worked to clear a road blocked by a small landslide and repair underground water pipes a day after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the region. ( read original story ...)
Japan is so awash with tourists, business travellers are resorting to capsule hotels
But that is also raising prices for Kojima’s staff and other Japanese business travellers. Capsule hotels, a Japanese institution, offer claustrophobic bed-sized pods, often dou ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tourism boom prices out business travelers
After traveling to Tokyo for meetings, Yoshiki Kojima’s IT company employees crash out in a capsule hotel, as a tourism boom makes regular rooms too pricey for business trips. A weak yen is attracting ... ( read original story ...)