and that Japan’s population decline will stimulate new business opportunities. But Japan Inc remains a closed shop, in Abe’s cabinet. A woman cannot ascend the throne, though there are only three ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in southwestern Japan causes no apparent damage
TOKYO - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has shaken part of southwestern Japan but appeared to cause no damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued no tsunami warning though it said there might be slight ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tour, Japan: Neon charms in Shinsekai, Osaka’s former fun park
The Yarite Baba runs the business and pays a percentage to the yakuza who control the area. The area has a strange beauty in the light but the collision of history and reality leaves me with mixed ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits city in southwest Japan
MIYAZAKI, Japan -- The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit near Miyazaki in southwestern Japan. The agency says the earthquake struck at 8:48 a.m. Friday and had an epicenter 39 ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kyushu Region, No Tsunami Threat
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan's southern island of Kyushu at 8:48 AM local time, Japan Meteorological Agency says. Strong shaking of 5- on Japan's scale of 7 felt in Miyazaki ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo caught between rock and hard place
The emblem of the Olympic torch of the Tokyo 2020 Games is presented during a press conference in Tokyo earlier this year. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Scientists warn of an IMMINENT megaquake to strike Hokkaido
A megaquake in the eastern side of Hokkaido island is overdue and could strike at any time, a series of studies have shown. Masanobu Shishikura, an expert on so-called tsunami deposits who heads a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Japan: Neon charms and gritty realism in Shinsekai, Osaka’s former red light district
The Yarite Baba runs the business and pays a percentage to the yakuza who control the area. The area has a strange beauty in the light but the collision of history and reality leaves me with mixed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Softbank to spend $4B to hike stake in Yahoo Japan
Softbank Corp. said it expects that cooperating with Yahoo Japan and tapping its big data base will help it expand its consumer and business services and tailor them to better suit the needs of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shines spotlight on e-mobility developments
The e-mobility trends have been much discussed within the recycling community. In fact, a dedicated e-mobility eventn will be hosted in Tokyo this summer. The E-Mobility & Circular Economy Conference ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly Japanese earthquake study retracted over false data
Authors of a study in Science analysing an earthquake that struck Kumamoto in southern Japan in 2016 have retracted their paper, following a university investigation that found it contained falsified ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April services PMI slips as new business growth slows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Activity in Japan’s services sector expanded at a slightly slower pace in April than the previous month as growth in new business slowed, a business survey showed on Wednesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian pork exports to Japan catching up to the United States under CPTPP
Canadian pork exports to Japan are closing in on those of the United States as homegrown producers race to take advantage of a new Asia-Pacific trade deal abandoned by the U.S. in 2017. Canadian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resident Sanjeev Sinha helps in global awareness of Japanese culture
Japanese lacquerware, paintings ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe: Agree with Trump that North Korea must denuclearize
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed completely on the need for North Korea to promptly denuclearize. "Regarding our response to ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘comfortable on clay’ in Madrid opener, Kyrgios exits
Osaka looked set for a more comfortable passage after a dominant ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ( read original story ...)