A TOBA with door open to reveal cryogenically cooled sensor platform inside. Japanese scientists have devised a new way of sensing earthquakes that claim thousands of lives every year. Early warnings ... ( read original story ...)
Trajectories of psychological stress among public servants after the Great East Japan Earthquake
The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 had a serious psychological impact not only on residents, but also on public servants who worked for residents in prefectures and municipalities. Although ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. & Japanese Business Leaders Convene to Discuss Raising Productivity Growth
NEW YORK, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board and The Japan Productivity Center have joined forces to address slowing productivity, which has been plaguing both economies. ( read original story ...)
Removing Fuel Rods, Japan Hits Milestone in Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup
The operator of Japan’s ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant began removing radioactive fuel rods on Monday at one of three reactors that melted down after an earthquake and a tsunami in 2011, a major ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: Japan begins removal of nuclear fuel from reactor site
The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has begun removing nuclear fuel from a building housing one of the reactors that melted down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Remotely controlled ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: Japan begins removal of nuclear fuel from damaged reactor
The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has begun removing nuclear fuel from one of the reactors that melted down after the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Remotely controlled ... ( read original story ...)
IWG to sell Japanese office business in £320m deal
Offices provider IWG has signed a deal with a firm in Japan which will see it sell its operations in the country, as the group targets more international partnerships. The company, formerly known as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should rely on sales tax to generate extra revenue, OECD says
Japan should rely primarily on raising the sales tax to generate ... rewarded simply because they are a member of a benchmark index, and not because of their business strategy, the OECD said. Got a ... ( read original story ...)
Epic Hakuba Part III: Tokyo!
Nevertheless, Tokyo is still a place to be reckoned with ... The circular Yamanote Line is the city's most important, connecting major centres of business, shopping and entertainment: Shinjuku Station ... ( read original story ...)
Japan SC rejects Carlos Ghosn’s appeal dashing hopes for early release
The case has bewitched Japan and the business world since the tycoon was arrested out of the blue at a Tokyo airport on November 19 and whisked off to the detention centre. ALSO READ: Baffled Nissan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tells global finance leaders sales tax to rise as scheduled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Saturday pledged to global finance leaders that Tokyo will forge ahead with a scheduled sales tax hike in October, even as weakening global ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese group to get control of Japan Display after $2.1 billion bailout
Japan Display has a subsidiary in San Jose, a U.S. business that could give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) jurisdiction over the deal. Displays may not necessarily be ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. airlines eye new Haneda slots to boost Japan business and tourist travel
Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport, which is seeing a resurgence as the city pursues ambitious business and tourism goals, is adding 24 slots to boost capacity ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is hit by powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 has struck Japan. The tremors hit the east coast of Honshu, the country's largest island, on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Service. ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese earthquake insurance has become a popular gift item
An insurance company in Japan has designed a mobile service letting people gift coverage to each other. Japanese earthquake insurance has become the latest type of digital gift people are giving ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympics Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada resigns over comments
In relation to Japan's recovery from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown which left thousands of people dead, injured and homeless, Sakurada suggested support for a ... ( read original story ...)