A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Hitachi, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese toaster maker enters 5G smartphone business
A Japanese company known for its stylish consumer appliances, especially toasters, is entering the smartphone business, and has announced to start wit.. ( read original story ...)
Just 13% of Japanese gov’t workers teleworked most of week during 2nd COVID-19 emergency
Only around 13% of national government employees worked remotely "four to five times a week" during the second COVID-19 state of emergency ea･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer to Donate COVID-19 Vaccines for the Tokyo Olympic Games
Pfizer and BioNTech will provide COVID-19 vaccines for athletes and participating delegations of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Despite opposition from public health experts and the people of Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga seeks minimum wage hike ‘sooner’, despite business resistance
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to raise average minimum wages to 1,000 yen ($9) an hour as soon as possible, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, a move likely to provoke ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes struck Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture and Indonesia’s Sumatra island
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off Japan`s Fukushima Prefecture. So far no tsunami warning has been issued. Indonesia's Sumatra island also got a quake of 6.6 magnitudes. ( read original story ...)
Petition with 350,000 signatures wants Tokyo Games canceled
An online petition with more than 350,000 signatures calling for the Tokyo Games to be canceled was submitted Friday to local organizers, the International Olympic Committee and others. ( read original story ...)
6.0-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Fukushima
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Friday, according to authorities. ( read original story ...)
Japan: 6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami warning
The temblor occurred at around 8:58 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 40 km, said the Japan Meteorological ... ( read original story ...)
6 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture
The temblor occurred at around 8:58 a.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 37.7 degrees north and a longitude of 141.8 degrees east, and at depth of 40 km. ( read original story ...)
Powerful 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Japan
Japan is located in a seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes. ( read original story ...)
Maker of expensive Japanese toaster gets into smartphone business
Balmuda, a Japanese design company known for its stylish appliances, has announced plans to make a smartphone. There aren’t many details on the device itself yet, but it’ll be a 5G handset that’s ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s European business hit by cyberattack – source
Toshiba (OTC: TOSYY )'s European business has been hit by a cyberattack, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, with public broadcaster NHK identifying the perpetrators as DarkSide, the ... ( read original story ...)
China Closes In On Japan At Beauty Giant Shiseido
Shiseido’s home market has underperformed during the pandemic while China’s consistently strong growth has tilted the company’s geographic weighting at lightning speed. ( read original story ...)
Rice that has Japanese roots
Dominic Chu joins 'The News with Shepard Smith' to report the history of Koda Farm's rice. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 1.00 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 1.00 percent at 27,723.70 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 1.10 percent at 1,869.35. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)