Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, Japan. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Tuesday 27 July 2021 at 2:37 pm local time, at a g ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka of Japan has been eliminated from the Olympic tennis tournament at the Tokyo Games
More than three months after winning an election which sparked a constitutional crisis, Samoa’s first female prime minister was finally able to take office on Tuesday Democrats are launching their ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake simulators help prepare visitors to Japan for the worst
Japan is no stranger to natural disasters like earthquakes and typhoons, and experts have developed a range of high-tech ways to prepare visitors, like those in the country for the 2020 Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Sole Japanese referee for Tokyo Olympic judo sees similarities with her fireworks business
As judoka from around the world compete heatedly in the Tokyo Olympics, a woman from downtown Tokyo is serving as the sole Japanese referee f ... ( read original story ...)
NET ZERO Leaders Summit (Japan Business Conference 2021) – Online Event From Wednesday, July 28 : Latest Information
Press Release Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) are pleased to announce the jointly organized "NET ZERO Leaders Summit (Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Former Olympic swimmer brands Japanese media sexist
Many of the channels look at female athletes as ‘female’ or ‘girls’ or ‘wives’ or ‘mothers’ and not really as pure athletes,” Naoko Imoto said. ( read original story ...)
Japan starts accepting applications for ‘vaccine passports’
Japan began accepting applications Monday for so-called vaccine passports for people who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, as Japanese business lobbies have called ... ( read original story ...)
Only those willing to change will survive following Japan’s governance code revision
Japan’s recently revised corporate governance code has the potential to accelerate reforms at some of the nation’s top businesses and could lead to an overall increase in the value of Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan funds’ private markets diversification proceeds slowly
Japan's top public pension funds — led by the ¥186.2 trillion ($1.7 trillion) Government Pension Investment Fund — continued adding private equity, infrastructure and real estate assets to their ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 73 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 73 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan at 02:16:16 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 56.77 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.6 just reported 76 km northeast of Mutsu, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the morning on Monday 26 July 2021 at 11:16 am local time near Mutsu, Mutsu-shi, Aomori, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: ‘soft power’ play for Japan at stake as country tries to salvage pandemic Games
Japan looks to recreate soft power win of the 1964 Summer Olympics, but pandemic complicates strategy for the political hierarchy inside the country when it comes to Tokyo 2020. ( read original story ...)
Appian Opens Japan Office and Accelerates Asia-Pacific Expansion
Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) today unveiled its new Appian Japan regional office. The office is headed by Shinsaku Hashimoto, a software industry executive with more than 20 years of expertise in business ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new renewables targets and Leeds’ Climate Innovation District: The sustainability success stories of the week
As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainability success stories of the week from across the globe. ( read original story ...)
Japan is joining the push to return to the moon
A new law passed in Japan is an indication that it intends to be part of the international return to the moon. ( read original story ...)
Shinkin Banks Promoting Local Specialties in Japan
Shinkin banks across Japan hold remote business conferences to match retail buyers with sellers of local specialties that have lost sales channels amid the novel coronavirus crisis. You are now ... ( read original story ...)