An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred early morning on Friday 6 November 2020 at 4.51 am local time near the town of Hanawa, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post considers selling courier business of Australia’s Toll
Japan Post Holdings Co. said Thursday it is exploring a potential sale of the struggling courier division of its Australian logistics subsidiary Toll Holdi ... ( read original story ...)
Must be love: the Tokyo ‘clinic’ treating stuffed toys
At a Tokyo clinic, a woman in a white coat carefully records the particulars of the newest patient: a sheep-shaped stuffed toy. ( read original story ...)
Sega Sammy Sells Japanese Arcade Business Due to COVID-19
Sega Sammy will sell off its Japanese arcade business marking the end of an era for the Japanese gaming company. ( read original story ...)
MUJI’s earthquake-resistant ‘plain house’ is open for visitors in yamaguchi, japan
MUJI’s ‘plain house’ boasts an open layout without fixed divisions or separations. this maximizes the amount of potential functions that can take place within the home. the open plan living space is ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon-hit golf course where Aoki got start back in business
Hall of Fame golfer Isao Aoki grew sad and nostalgic when he heard that the Tokyo golf course that gave him his start had been ravaged by a typhoon and faced almost certain closure. “I thought the ... ( read original story ...)
End of An Era: The Causes And Consequences Of Sega Leaving The Arcades Management Business
A look at the causes and consequences of Sega leaving the arcades management business in Japan, marking the end of an era. ( read original story ...)
Uncollected garbage threatens business in Migori
Traders on Migori's busy Osaka Street have asked the county government to collect garbage that has become an eyesore and threatens their businesses. The garbage has not been collected for more than ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Paramount’s Jim Gianopulos Says Box Office Recovery in Japan, China Proves “Audiences Want to Return to Theaters”
Paramount Pictures chairman Jim Gianopulos delivered a keynote address to Tokyo's TIFFCOM content market Wednesday, offering a detailed recap of how COVID-19 has reshaped the movie business in 2020. ( read original story ...)
Japan left with only one nuclear reactor working due to shutdown
Japan will have to limp by on just one nuclear reactor for the next six weeks after Kansai Electric Power Co. shut down the No. 4 reactor at its Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Turnaround remains challenging for businesses hit by 2011 disaster in Japan
Firms involved in seafood processing, one of the main industries in the northeastern coastal areas hit hard by the disaster, are particularly struggling. ( read original story ...)
Path to turnaround remains challenging for firms hit by 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan
Many small businesses hit by the 2011 earthquake and the subsequent nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan continue to face difficul ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese start-up airline StarLux to begin flights to Japan
StarLux Airlines Co. said on Tuesday that it is ready to begin Tokyo and Osaka next month. Chief Executive Officer Glenn Chai told reporters that the airline will offer two round-trip flights each ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 210 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, information source, shake map, list of reports. Feature interactive map: submit / read I-felt-an-earthquake reports and links to ... ( read original story ...)
Survey of Tokyo 2020 sponsors reveals concerns about extra payments
A survey of Tokyo 2020 sponsors has revealed that no companies are planning on pulling out but there are significant worries about extra payments ... ( read original story ...)
Local woman donates $950,000 to help restore Japan’s quake-hit Kumamoto Castle
KUMAMOTO -- A local woman has donated 100 million yen (about $950,000) to this southwestern Japan city for the restoration of Kumamoto Castle damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake -- a record ... ( read original story ...)