Heavy rain has pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto which triggered landslides and swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in the region still recovering from a ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy rain pounds northcentral Japan which is still recovering from deadly quake
Heavy rain has pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto which triggered landslides and swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in the region still recovering from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit Ishikawa region
The cities of Wajima and Suzu, as well as Noto town, ordered about 44,700 residents to evacuate. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan Orders Evacuations In Quake-hit Region On Flooding Fears
Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as heavy rain lifted river levels, raising flooding fears. ( read original story ...)
Japan orders mass evacuation over flooding threat
Up to 30,000 people in two cities in central Japan have been ordered to evacuate after weather forecasters warned of major flooding caused by heavy rain. About 18,000 people in the city of Wajima and ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian Cannabis Retail Giant Tokyo Smoke Restructures, Seeks Stronger Future Via $56.7M Share Deal
Canadian recreational cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke, has entered into a share subscription agreement with TS Investments Corp. ( read original story ...)
Subway operator Tokyo Metro launches $2.25 billion IPO
Subway operator Tokyo Metro said on Friday it plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 23, setting the stage for what would be Japan's largest initial public offering (IPO) in about six years ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business group urges gov’t to ensure citizens’ safety in China
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese business group on Thursday urged the government to ensure the safety of expatriates in China after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed on his way to school in ... ( read original story ...)
Cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke has priced their beleaguered business
Cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke says it has begun a stalking horse sales process. The sales process allowed by parent company TS Investments Corp. has priced the beleaguered business at $77 million. A ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Exports Rise at Slower Pace, Pressuring Fragile Economic Recovery
In a sign of the economic fragility, a Reuters monthly poll showed last week that business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers sank to a seven-month low in September, with managers across a wide ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms turn to expansion mode after OK of CREATE MORE
Five Japanese companies are planning to expand their operations in the Philippines amid the government’s move to amend the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks surge as Asian traders cheer big US rate cut
Tokyo's Nikkei led Asian markets higher Thursday as the yen hit a two-week high after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged a series of further reductions that boosted ... ( read original story ...)
USA to Japan: 7 most earthquake prone countries in the world
Earthquakes are one of nature's most powerful forces, causing widespread devastation and loss of life. Certain countries are particularly susceptible due to their geographical locations along tectonic plate boundaries. ( read original story ...)
Challenging next phase of Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup begins with robot set to gather nuclear fuel debris
Highly radioactive fuel and other materials in the reactors melted when a massive earthquake and tsunami ... the three crippled reactors. Chief Japanese government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo surges on weak yen as Asian traders cheer big US rate cut
Tokyo's Nikkei led Asian markets higher Thursday as the yen hit a two-week high after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged a series of further reductions that boosted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan walkie-talkie maker says investigating after Lebanon blasts
In the second wave of device explosions in as many days, 20 people died and more than 450 were wounded on Wednesday in Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon ... ( read original story ...)