A tsunami warning has been issued after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the coast of Japan. There were no reports of serious casualties, but the country’s Meteorological Agency issued a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ends tsunami alert after earthquake
Japan officials lifted a tsunami warning for the country's northwest coast, following a strong earthquake in the area. Only a small wave ended up reaching the shore. Tokyo's meteorological agency ... ( read original story ...)
Bain plans $930m aid to save Tokyo business software provider
TOKYO -- Bain Capital is considering providing roughly 100 billion yen ($930 million) in assistance to embattled Japanese software developer Works Applications, Nikkei learned Friday. Tokyo-based ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Most popular Olympics?
Tokyo resident Yuuma Sakai takes photos of his wife, Hiroyo, with the Olympic rings set up near New National Stadium in Tokyo. TOKYO—Want tickets for next year’s Tokyo Olympics? Prepare to be ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese crypto exchange Fisco receives business improvement order by regulator
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Fisco has received a business improvement order by the country’s financial regulator. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced the news Friday, saying that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ready to pursue flexible fiscal policy to offset economic risks
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday signaled its readiness to pursue flexible fiscal spending next year to offset risks to economic growth. The risks to the outlook for the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Boost for women in IOC’s Tokyo boxing plan
The Tokyo Games will feature eight men's and five ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)
Suning’s Tax-free Subsidiary Laox Announced a Fundraising of 10.1 Billion Japanese Yen to Expand China Business and Global E-commerce
NANJING, China, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 19, Laox, the largest comprehensive tax-free company in Japan, disclosed its intention to raise funds through targeted additional shares ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake strikes northwest Japan, triggers small tsunami
A strong earthquake struck Japan’s northwest coast around Niigata prefecture triggering a small tsunami, shaking buildings and cutting power to around 9,000 buildings. ( read original story ...)
The Okura Tokyo to Offer “Okura Fitness & Spa ANNAYAKE”
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hotel Okura Tokyo Co., Ltd. today announced that The Okura Tokyo, due to open on September 12 2019, will offer among its many guest amenities the “Okura Fitness & Spa ANNAYAKE” ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slide for 6th month as trade troubles knock demand, weaken outlook
Sluggish exports have been a source of concern among Japanese policymakers, especially as a bruising U.S.-China tariff war has upended supply chains and hit global growth, trade and investment. "The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wraps everything in plastic. Now it wants to fight against plastic pollution.
Japan’s obsession with hygiene combined with its pride in ... On the other side lies the immovable force of the country’s business community, intertwined with the ruling party and the powerful ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MHLW Approves Invivoscribe’s LeukoStrat CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay as the CDx for Daiichi Sankyo’s …
At the same time the Japanese MHLW added approval in use of EDTA collection tubes to the existing approval of heparin collection tubes used with this assay. The QuANTUM-R study demonstrated that ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese insurers wait for cheaper dollar as U.S. rate-cut pressure builds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's life insurers are holding out for the possibility that the Federal Reserve's first rate cut in more than a decade will afford them better levels at which to be buying the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka grinds out opening win on grass
Osaka admitted in her pre-tournament press conference that ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful quake jolts northwest Japan, tsunami warning issued
Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 6.8 and was located off the western coast of Yamagata. ( read original story ...)