A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Nago in Japan. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:19:08 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter). The ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.7 mag, 224 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 224 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (139 miles). Global time and date of event 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 16:00:35 / April 22, 2019 @ 4:00 pm ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake 5.4 mag, off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes off the east coast of Honshu, Japan (0 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 17:45:19 / April 22, 2019 @ 5:45 pm UTC ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Prosecutors Bring New Charge Against Carlos Ghosn
TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors on Monday formally charged Carlos Ghosn ... but an internal investigation by Nissan found that Mr. Ghosn had authorized over $30 million in payments to a business partner ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Century to Buy Fifth of Yoma Strategic’s Auto Leasing Unit
Tokyo Century Corp. will buy a fifth of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd.’s vehicle leasing business in a bid to expand in Myanmar and explore further collaboration with the Southeast Asian conglomerate. ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.7 mag strikes near Itoman in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 150 km SSE of Itoman, Japan (93 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/19 / 2019-04-21 08:39:13 / April 21, 2019 @ 8:39 ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan express sympathy over Taiwan earthquake
Taipei, April 19 (CNA) The United States and Japan, two of Taiwan's closest allies, have offered sympathy to those impacted by an earthquake that struck Taiwan Thursday, leaving at least 17 people ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.6 mag, 5 km SSW of Tomakomai, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Tomakomai in Japan. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:05:57 / 4:05 pm (local time epicenter). ... ( read original story ...)
10 of the best hotels in Tokyo
From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Occupying the top floors of a skyscraper in the Otemachi business district – not far from Tokyo Station – the Aman Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 launches ticketing process
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from July 24 to August 9. Tickets for the Paralympics will become available this summer. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby adopts year-round hiring in blow to tradition
TOKYO -- Japan's powerful Keidanren business lobby has agreed with universities to expand year-round hiring of new graduates, moving away from the spring recruitment that has been a fixture of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports hit by weak China demand, raising risk of economic contraction
The economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter driven by business and consumer spending. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda last week stuck to his optimism that ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.9 mag strikes near Nago in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 160 km ESE of Nago, Japan (99 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/04/19 / 2019-04-18 09:27:09 / April 18, 2019 @ 9 ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.5 mag, 156 km ESE of Nago, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 156 km ESE of Nago, Japan (97 miles) on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000378h. Ids that are associated ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China kicks off Japan RMB clearing business
Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (center) and Chen Siqing (third from right), chairman of the Bank of China, attend the opening ceremony of the renminbi clearing business of the bank's Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tops Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul in global business survey – but not in a good way
Hong Kong is the most expensive city in Asia for business travellers, a survey has found. The overall cost of visiting the city jumped 1.4 per cent to US$515 (HK$4,000) compared to last year, ... ( read original story ...)