Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday night the government will temporarily suspend an arrangement allowing business travelers from 11 Asian countries and regions to enter Japan, effectively ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake 96 km southeast of Hamamatsu, Japan
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Saturday 16 January 2021 at 8:43 pm local time, at a great depth of ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan, was reported only 12 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world ... ( read original story ...)
Popular pub chain shuts 20% of its Tokyo locations due to pandemic
The owner of several popular pub chains said it was shutting down 20% of its bars in Tokyo, saying the latest lockdown measures made it difficult to keep them open. Monteroza, which owns the Shirokiya ... ( read original story ...)
Light tremor of magnitude 4.0 just reported 37 km northeast of Hirara, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Hirara, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa, Japan, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Watchdog Adds Two Dubious FX Brands to Caution List
Kanto finance bureau added Angelo Limited and NEXTART to its warning list today and cited that the two FX brands broker lack registration in the country. ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 374 km depth
Japan was shaken near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 only 13 minutes ago, NIED reported. The quake hit at a great depth of 374.3 km beneath the epicenter near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.9 earthquake 89 km southeast of Ise, Japan
Japan was shaken near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 only 13 minutes ago, NIED reported. The quake hit at a great depth of 374.3 km beneath the epicenter near Ise, Ise-shi, Mie, ... ( read original story ...)
1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Mie Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on Friday struck off Japan's Mie Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 10:39 p.m. local time, with its ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.8 quake hits 54 km south of Obihiro, Japan in the afternoon
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Obihiro, Obihiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Friday 15 January 2021 at 5:40 pm local time, at a ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, You Can Rent a Person To Do Nothing
But for one man in Japan, it's quite the opposite. Shoji Morimoto, 37, lives in Tokyo and has been offering himself “for rent” since 2018 to do nothing. Yes, nothing. He takes requests from people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tertiary Activity Drops In November
Japan's tertiary activity dropped for the sixth month in a row in November, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Disaster in Japan
Nineteen hours after the world's fifth strongest earthquake rippled across Japan, causing several aftershocks and a horrific tsunami, 500 people are known dead with nearly 600 more missing. Edwin ... ( read original story ...)
How Japanese companies prepared for Brexit
I originally wrote the article below for the Teikoku Databank News in September 2019. On re-reading it, I am relieved to see my predictions held up. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Wants the Olympics to Happen Even if the Public Doesn’t
Tokyo Wants the Olympics to Happen Even if... The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, rescheduled for this July and August but still keeping the 2020 name, will be a landmark event that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bars entry for new arrivals and business travelers due to new COVID-19 strains
Authorities will name and shame returnees who breach quarantine restriction, and rescind the residency status of foreign nationals if they fail to adhere to controls. ( read original story ...)