Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Iwo Jima in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 88 km NNW of Iwo Jima, Japan (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Broadcasting investor launches activist campaign

... the value of the stake in Tokyo Electron is about a third of the market cap of Tokyo Broadcasting; it's far more important than the television production business they engage in." While there was a historical commercial relationship between the two ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stock market up a record 16th consecutive session

Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 extended a post-Second World War record by logging its 16th straight trading session of gains. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX rose 0.2 per cent to 13,025.30 and France’s CAC-40 gained 0.2 per cent to 5,398.16. The FTSE 100 ... ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks rise after ruling party claims Japan election win

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1 per cent in morning ... markets is President Donald Trump's plan to slash corporate taxes and make other business-friendly changes to U.S. tax laws. Under the administration's plan, the first major ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei index posts longest-ever winning streak

Tokyo: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan’s pro-business prime minister. The benchmark index rose 1.11%, or 239.01 points ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Young Workers Get a Lift, and Its Leaders Profit

Though his policies have benefited business — he has cut corporate taxes and brought about a devaluation of the yen, giving Japanese companies with big overseas operations like Toyota Motor a leg up on foreign competitors — there has been no painful ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, Korea business lobbies discuss markets, infrastructure

TOKYO -- The leading business lobbies of Japan and South Korea called for public-private efforts to expand into markets outside the two countries, and joint efforts for infrastructure development related to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, according to ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off southern Japan: USGS

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off southern Japan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake struck 682 km (424 miles) off Japan’s island of Kyushu at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the agency said, but ... ( read original story ...)