the underbelly of Osaka. Andy takes us to the landmark seventh century Imamiya Ebisu-jinja Shrine. Ebisu is one of the seven gods of good fortune. He says in the New Year around a million people, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Business Class Review: HND – SFO
Roundtrip Flights, Japan Airlines Business Class Review. There are multiple options for flights flying to and from Tokyo and San Francisco. When it comes to a good business class flight, passengers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka retains top place in WTA rankings
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Goldman Sachs applies for Tokyo banking licence
Goldman Sachs is applying for a banking licence in Tokyo as it prepares to launch a global cash management business later this year, several people familiar with the situation told the Financial Times ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display says bailout from Chinese group could be delayed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc said on Monday that a planned investment of up to 80 billion yen ($729.33 million) from a Chinese-Taiwanese group will be delayed as the investor group wants to ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese group to delay bailout funding for Apple supplier Japan Display
But the group has informed the company that they will make such decisions “after re-examining the prospects for Japan Display’s business performance”, the company said on Monday, adding ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. agriculture secretary urges Japan to reach trade deal
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urged Japan on Monday to move swiftly to clinch a trade deal with Washington on farm products and other goods, in a way that would treat ... ( read original story ...)
karaksa hotels Opened First Property in Tokyo on May 1st
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2019--KARAKSA HOTELS Corporation, the manager and operator of minimalist hotels designed especially for leisure travelers visiting Japan, announced today that it opened ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese employers struggle with staff shortages
It was when Japan’s acute labour shortages crippled his plans to expand the family trucking business that Eiji Shimizu realised he needed a fresh approach. “My staff came to me and said, ‘We can’t hit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resurrects lion dances from regions affected by 2011 earthquake
May 12 (UPI) --Several Japanese prefectures ravaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 resurrected traditional lion dances on Sunday. The dances involving colorful costumes modeled after lions ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Southern Japan, No Tsunami Threat
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities said there was no tsunami threat. The Japan earthquake struck at 8:48 am (2348 GMT ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Earthquake of Magnitude 6.3 Strikes Miyazaki; no Tsunami Warning Issued
Miyazaki: The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:48 AM, local time Friday and had an epicenter 39 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by two powerful earthquakes; no tsunami warning issued
Two major earthquakes - measuring 5.3 and 6.3 on the Richter Scale jolted coast of southern Japan in the early hours on Friday. The first quake jolted at 10:43 pm (UTC), while the second one hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Share Japan’s knowledge and skills on disaster preparedness
Japan has accumulated a wide range of specialized knowledge that can be useful in preparing for future disasters, painfully learned through the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, the Great East Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Twin Quakes Strike Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued
Two earthquakes measuring 5.6 and 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit off the coast of southern Japan on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The first quake of magnitude 5.6 took place ... ( read original story ...)
Retracted Study: How a Volcano in Japan Halted an Earthquake
Editor's note: The paper related to this research was originally reported by Live Science on Oct. 20, 2016, but was retracted by the journal Science on May 3. A recent investigation into the study ... ( read original story ...)