Osaka/Nagoya – Osaka Prefecture will make a final decision Monday on whether to issue a business suspension request under a state of emergency over the new coronavirus, according to Gov. Hirofumi ... ( read original story ...)
Self-similarity of low-frequency earthquakes
Low-frequency earthquakes are a particular class of slow earthquakes that provide a unique source of information on the physical processes along a subduction zone during the preparation of large ... ( read original story ...)
Parents pray four years on for son, 22, who perished in Kumamoto earthquakes landslide
Among those who mourned victims of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes four years on were the parents of Hikaru Yamato, a 22-year-old student fr･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees worst drop ever in foreign visitors in March
Japan recorded its largest drop in foreign tourists ever in March following its imposition of expanded entry restrictions to contain the new coronavirus. Foreign visitors plummeted 93 percent from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Mood Slumps to Decade Low on Coronavirus Hit: Reuters Tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence plunged to fresh decade lows in April as firms reported widespread damage from the coronavirus pandemic which is threatening to throw the world economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms say government’s $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus too little, too late: Reuters poll
Most Japanese corporations were disappointed by the government’s $1 trillion stimulus plan to mitigate the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, saying it is insufficient, and many ... ( read original story ...)
Agilyx licenses recycling tech in Japan
Agilyx said a company in Japan has licensed its innovative recycling technology, the Tigard company’s first move into Asia. Agilyx has refined a high-heat, low-oxygen process called pyrolysis to turn ... ( read original story ...)
‘Severe Pressure’ Will Force Some Japan Firms to Slash Dividends
As the coronavirus pandemic clouds the earnings outlook for Japan Inc. in the midst of its most important reporting period of the year, it also threatens to crimp payouts to shareholders. ( read original story ...)
Foreign visitors’ spending in Japan plunges
The Japan Tourism Agency estimates overseas visitors spent 672.7 billion yen, or about 6.3 billion dollars, from January to March while they were in the country. That is down 41.6 percent from the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka asks citizens for raincoats amid shortage of protective gear
The Osaka city government requested Tuesday that citizens offer unused raincoats as an alternative to protective gear that is in shor ... ( read original story ...)
5.4-magnitude quake hits 102 km ESE of Nago, Japan — USGS
HONG KONG, April 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 102 km ESE of Nago, Japan on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka asks for raincoats as medical workers short of anti-virus gear
The Osaka Municipal Government said it will accept raincoats of any type and color but they have to be unused. “We’d like to seek cooperation from those who have raincoats that have never been used,” ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Visitors to Japan Plummet 93% in March on Coronavirus
Total foreign arrivals, which include tourism and business arrivals, plunged to just 193,700 from 2.76 million in the same month last year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said. Wealth of ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Japan Sees More Patients and a Dire Projection
Japan could see some 850,000 people seriously sickened by the coronavirus and almost half of them dying if no social distancing or other measures are followed, according to an expert estimate released ... ( read original story ...)
Shiseido: Japan Cosmetics Giant’s Outlook Is Less Pretty This Year, But Share Price Has Yet To Look In The Mirror
Shiseido is a Japanese cosmetics and personal care company with a portfolio of brands and is the fifth largest cosmetics company globally. Notwithstanding Shise ... ( read original story ...)
‘A Reminder That Nature Is Strong’: In Japan, A 1,000-Year-Old Cherry Tree Blooms
At more than 1,000 years old, the tree has lived through wars and famines, earthquakes and storms. One of the worst nuclear disasters in history took place in 2011 near this part of northeastern Japan ... ( read original story ...)