Just 17 minutes ago, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Saturday 23 January 2021 at 1:04 am local time, at a moderately ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba readmitted to top tier of Tokyo stock exchange
Toshiba will return to the top section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange next week, after more than three years as a giant among minnows in its second tier and under near constant pressure from activist ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s Leaders Clinging to Their Olympic Hopes
Unless the Suga government can quickly tackle the pandemic more effectively, it may soon find hosting the games has slipped beyond its control — and its political fate along with it. ( read original story ...)
Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics `focused on hosting’
IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business leaders welcome Biden’s multilateral push
Business leaders in Japan on Thursday welcomed the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, expecting his administration to take a multilateral approach to trade policy while cooperating closely with ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake of magnitude 4.6 just reported 68 km northwest of Nayoro, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred in the afternoon on Thursday 21 January 2021 at 4:54 pm local time near Nayoro, Nayoro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by NIED. According to preliminary data, ... ( read original story ...)
Light 4.2 quake hits near Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred early morning on Thursday 21 January 2021 at 6:02 am local time near Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre ... ( read original story ...)
Many moving from Tokyo amid pandemic but not to outlying areas
But now, working remotely has given Nagata, 33, the chance to move from central Tokyo to outside the capital. “Teleworking has become a common work style, eliminating the need to live in the central ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign visitors to Japan fall 87 percent in 2020 to a 22-year low
With the novel coronavirus pandemic raging in Japan and around the world, the number of foreign visitors to Japan fell in 2020 to a level not seen in 22 years. The Japan Tourism Agency on Jan. 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Plenitude deal to buy Osaka hotel falls through
Property firm Plenitude Bhd said a deal entered by its indirect subsidiary to acquire a hotel in Osaka, Japan has been terminated. ( read original story ...)
RMB Capital Filed a Petition at Tokyo District Court Objecting to the Tender Offer to FamilyMart by Itochu
RMB Capital (“RMB”), a Chicago-based independent investment advisory firm, filed a petition at the Tokyo District Court objecting to the tender offer to FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (8028 JP, “FamilyMart”) by ... ( read original story ...)
Will the ‘cursed’ Tokyo Olympics go ahead? Saving face might prove more important than fans’ presence
Public support for the Games has dropped to new lows, but will a rivalry with China mean that the show must go on, regardless? ( read original story ...)
Maxon Announces the Acquisition of Japanese Distributor Business
Maxon has acquired the business segment of its Japanese distributor to strengthen relationship with broadcast and design industries in the region. ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby says blanket pay rises ‘unrealistic’ amid pandemic pain
Japan's biggest business lobby shrugged off on Tuesday calls for wage hikes as it braced for key spring salary negotiations with labour unions, calling blanket pay rises "unrealistic" as companies are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister vows Olympics will be proof of victory over virus
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed Monday to get the pandemic under control and hold the already postponed Olympics this summer with ample coronavirus protection. ( read original story ...)
Light 4.1 quake hits near Ōfunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan
Just 13 minutes ago, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ōfunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Tuesday 19 January 2021 at 5:47 am local time, at a moderately ... ( read original story ...)