Japan's Showa Denko KK is set to sell its aluminum business to U.S. investment fund Apollo Global Management for more than 50 billion yen ($480.31 million), the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
GameStop’s Dizzying Surge Makes Japan Peer Seem a Bargain
The Japanese firm trades at about 0.2 times its trailing sales, versus GameStop’s nearly 2 times valuation as of Wednesday. What it’s lacking in activist investor board members -- and an army of ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.3 quake hits 94 km southeast of Nemuro, Japan after midnight
Just 11 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Thursday 28 January 2021 at 12:27 am local time, at a shallow ... ( read original story ...)
What Wall Street expects from Japan Lifeline’s earnings
Japan Lifeline will release earnings for Q3.Analysts expect Japan Lifeline will report earnings per share of ¥32.49.Watch Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake 65 km south of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred in the evening on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 9:34 pm local time near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by NIED. According to ... ( read original story ...)
NBC’s Olympic Fears: Broadcaster Awaits Decision on Tokyo Games
NBC and Discovery spent billions on rights and are betting on the Tokyo Games to boost its streaming platform. ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake 34 km northeast of Iwaki, Japan
Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan. The tremor was recorded early evening on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 6:25 pm local time, at a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Biz, Labor Leaders Far Apart over Wage Hikes
A perception gap between the leaders of a major business organization and the umbrella group of labor unions in Japan over pay hikes turned out to be wider than in usual years, as this year's "shunto" ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Federation, labor organization chiefs see need for wage hikes
The leaders of Japan's largest business lobby Keidanren and labor organization Rengo on Wednesday shared the importance of pay hikes ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits 31 km ESE of Chitose, Japan — USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 31 km ESE of Chitose, Japan at 05:06:53 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 123.84 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate yet deep 5.4 quake hits near Tomakomai, Tomakomai Shi, Hokkaido, Japan
A intermediate magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Tomakomai, Tomakomai Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on ... ( read original story ...)
On this day in 1700, the ‘really big one’ — a magnitude 9.0 earthquake — hit Western Washington
The last huge earthquake, the last really "Big One" to hit the Pacific Northwest coast, struck around 9 p.m. on Jan. 26, 1700 — 321 years ago today. Japanese sources document the event, as do Indian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s hemp business wants to distance itself from image of narcotics
For centuries, hemp was grown across Japan and used in cuisine, clothing and traditional rites. It suffered an image problem during the post-war years and has not fully recovered. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic Q&A: Officials try to explain how games happen
With calls for a cancellation mounting, pressure is building on Japanese organizers and the IOC to explain exactly how they plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics in the midst of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.44 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.44 percent at 28,696.30 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.45 percent at 1,853.64. nAZN00TK6L TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred only 12 minutes ago 72 km northeast of Miyako, Japan, NIED reported. The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 30.3 km beneath the epicenter near Miyako, ... ( read original story ...)