LADWP is replacing critical areas along its 7,000 miles of water pipeline with earthquake resilient ones ones to help keep the water flowing after a big one hits. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher after range-bound trading
Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher Thursday after another session spent in a narrow trading range. The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchang ... ( read original story ...)
Battered but unbowed by COVID-19, Tokyo’s gay district forges stronger ties
When Toshitsune Tamashiro was young and closeted in 1980s Japan, Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome gay district was a haven. Now he runs a bar ... ( read original story ...)
12 PH professionals to study disaster preparedness in Japan
Twelve young Filipino professionals will be chosen to study disaster preparedness and management in Japan under the Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) for Young Leaders in 2021, the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Osaka Cement formulates 2050 carbon neutral goals and policies
Japan: Sumitomo Osaka Cement has formulated a set of medium-term goals and long-term policies in order to enable it to achieve carbon ... ( read original story ...)
LADWP replacing 7,000 miles of water pipes with earthquake resilient ones
LADWP is replacing thousands of miles of aging water pipes with earthquake resilient ones to help keep the water flowing after a big one hits. ( read original story ...)
This Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises.
A mochi seller in Kyoto, and many of Japan’s other centuries-old businesses, have endured by putting tradition and stability over profit and growth. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NTT weighs up to $19 billion bond offering for Docomo acquisition
Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) is considering bond offerings of up to $19 billion in Japan and overseas to refinance loans for the $40 billion acquisition of its wireless carrier ... ( read original story ...)
A Meteor Resembling A ‘Fireball’ Was Captured On Camera In Japan & It Looked Dazzling
The fireball looked like an unusual bright shooting star although local media said it was believed to be a bolide, a very bright meteor that explodes in the Earth’s atmosphere. "We believe the last ... ( read original story ...)
LA DWP replacing 7000 miles of water pipes in Los Angeles with earthquake resilient pipes; water will keep flowing after the shaking stops
Local utilities are looking for new ways to make Southern California earthquake safe. LA DWP is replacing thousands of miles of aging water pipes! with quake resilient pipes to help keep the water ... ( read original story ...)
How to pretend you are in Tokyo
Perhaps, just for a night, these recommendations might even make you feel like you are there. ( read original story ...)
JP Morgan Asset Sees Opportunities in Japan Telecom Sector
JP Morgan Asset Management’s outperforming Japan equity fund sees growth opportunities in the information and communications sector as the country lags in adopting key tools like e-commerce and ... ( read original story ...)
CAA’s Creative Labs gets $5 million investment from Japan’s Dream Link
Creative Labs, a digital studio co-founded by Creative Artists Agency, has secured a $5 million investment commitment from Japanese entertainment brand Dream Link Entertainment to help expand its ... ( read original story ...)
JP Morgan Asset Bets Telecom Stocks Will Be Japan’s Next Winners
JP Morgan Asset Management’s outperforming Japan equity fund sees growth opportunities in the information and communications sector as the country lags in adopting key tools like e-commerce and ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo taking steps to limit coronavirus cases
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is asking senior citizens 65 or older and those with underlying health conditions not to use the government’s GoTo discount campaign to travel in and out of Tokyo. New cases in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s growth strategy includes steps to promote mergers among SME’s
Japan will consider giving subsidies and tax breaks to small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them restructure and adjust to a post-coronavirus world, an interim report of the government's ... ( read original story ...)