A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. No major damage was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake VIDEO: Devastating tremors rock office building after 7.2 quake strikes
In footage broadcast on Japanese TV, the earthquake's tremors can be seen shaking ... Stephen Stapczynski, a Bloomberg Business reporter stationed in Singapore, tweeted: "Tohoku Electric is checking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by minor tsunami waves after magnitude 7.2 earthquake
Authorities issued a tsunami warning for Japan on Saturday after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi prefecture. Tsunami waves of up to 1 meter (3.2 feet) hit land shortly after ... ( read original story ...)
7.2 earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami alerts lifted
An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster, generating a tsunami of 1 metre and shaking buildings.The quake, with a magnitude of 7.2, hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake shakes bullet train station in Fukushima
An earthquake hit Japan today (Match 20) sparking tsunami warnings and shaking buildings. The magnitude 7 quake struck near the east coast of Honshu at 6:09pm local time, according to the United ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami warning: Major 7.2 earthquake his along Honshu coast site of nuclear reactor
JAPANESE authorities have issued a tsunami warning along the coast of Honshu Island after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struckk off the coast today. Tsunami waves are expected to hit within 186 near the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t to review state use of Line app over personal information fears
In response to concerns that personal information belonging to users of free messaging app Line was accessible to a Chinese affiliate firm, Prime Mini ... ( read original story ...)
Evolution of aseismic slip rate along plate boundary faults before and after megathrust earthquakes
The aseismic slip rate, which increases sharply immediately after a giant earthquake and then rapidly decays, increases again gradually toward the next event, according to observations of earthquakes ... ( read original story ...)
It’s almost the ‘Europification’ of Japan at times, says AllianceBernstein portfolio manager
John Taylor, co-head for European fixed income and portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, said it feels like the "Europification" of Japan at times. ( read original story ...)
Japanese food-tech venture Next Meats gets listed on the first plant-based stock Index, VegTech Index
Plant based business expert Elysabeth Alfano and vegan investor Sasha Goodman revealed the VegTech Index earlier this month, listing 21 globally operating environmentally conscious companies which are ... ( read original story ...)
Presence of interplate channel layer controls of slip during and after the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake through the frictional characteristics
Although the large coseismic slip of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake was limited to the middle segment, the observed negative residual gravity anomaly area in the southern segment corresponds to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo business closure orders spur confusion days before capital reopens
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued business closure orders — as opposed to closure requests — on Thursday to more than two dozen food establishments that failed or refused to comply with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo orders 27 noncompliant businesses to close early
“We wanted to avoid giving business operators the impression that they can keep operating longer than requested,” a metropolitan government official said. “More businesses may defy the request if we ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down after BoJ policy decision
Tokyos benchmark Nikkei index closed down more than 14 FridayJapanese shares opened lower as investors locked in profits after a rise ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Father-to-be Seaton has ‘unfished business’ with Games
Two-time Irish Olympian Ryan Seaton is set to miss the birth of his first child as he prepares to qualify for his third Games in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t orders noncompliant eateries to close early days before emergency end
TOKYO -- In the first move of its kind in Japan ... eateries in the Japanese capital to comply with shortened business hours requests. The metro government used powers laid down in Article ... ( read original story ...)