Japan was shaken near Hachinohe, Hachinohe Shi, Aomori, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 only 11 minutes ago, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster R ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic prompts companies to flee central Tokyo
The COVID-19 pandemic may be helping to halt a trend that many had thought irreversible: the concentration of Japanese businesses in central Tokyo. The number of Japanese companies that have moved ... ( read original story ...)
Dept. stores, cinemas reopen in Tokyo under extended emergency
Department stores, large cinemas and amusement parks in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture reopened on June 1 as coronavirus restrictions on some businesses were partially eased under the extended state of ... ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake hits east coast of Honshu, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 22:04:42 GMT on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. ( read original story ...)
Plug and Play Japan Selected 91 Startups for its Summer/Fall 2021 Batch
Global Innovation Platform, Plug and Play Japan KK ( Japan office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Phillip Vincent, Hereinafter "Plug and Play Japan") has selected 91 Japanese and international ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May factory activity growth slows as emergency weighs -PMI
Factory activity in Japan expanded at a slower pace in May as growth in output and new orders eased, and though external demand remains strong worries are growing that domestic coronavirus emergency ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s Q1 capex falls for 4th straight quarter
Japanese companies cut spending on plant and equipment for the fourth consecutive quarter in January-March, as the economy struggles to shake off the drag from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake hits off east coast of Honshu, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 22:04:42 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Department stores, Tokyo government collide over ‘exceptions’ to closure requests
With the decision to extend the coronavirus state of emergency, local authorities including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have eased thei ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Cutting down of trees in Yoyogi raises new frustrations over Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese public has a darkening sense of the unstoppable arrival of tens of thousands of athletes and their teams, says the Financial Times’ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s abrupt end at French Open should start new beginning for tennis in improving partnership with its stars
No one wins if Osaka, a four-time major champion, is sitting out big events because a secondary part of her job (albeit part of her job) is causing her too much stress. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after media boycott controversy
I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris, tweets Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo has kept a tentative grip on its coronavirus outbreak. But the Olympics could change everything
While some regions of Japan are struggling with an influx of serious coronavirus cases, Tokyo has so far kept a tentative grip on its outbreak. But in three weeks, thousands of foreign athletes will ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists drill ‘world’s deepest ocean hole’ five MILES deep near site of Japan’s Fukushima disaster
THE DEEPEST manmade ocean hole in the world has just been drilled off the coast of Japan. Scientists created the hole in the hope of understanding the reasons for past earthquakes better. The new ... ( read original story ...)
Debate rages on over Osaka’s press boycott
Debate rages on over Osaka's press boycott. Osaka was fined $15,000 for skipping her news conference after her first round win and was warned of possible expulsion from Roland Garros ... ( read original story ...)
Rural Japanese homes are selling for $500 or less
Japan is riddled with millions of vacant homes, called akiya, that local governments hope will sell for next to nothing, along with cash incentives to encourage buyers. ( read original story ...)