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 ...)
In Japan, experts call for more measures to prevent and prepare for earthquakes
(c) 2017, The Japan News/Yomiuri. To strengthen the response to a feared massive earthquake in Japan’s Nankai Trough, the government is revising disaster prevention measures, including the dissemination of earthquake warnings, that have been prepared on ... ( 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’s young job-hoppers are feeling more secure than they have in years
Although 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’s Automotive Industry – BizVibe’s New B2B Networking Platform for Auto Suppliers in Japan
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BizVibe, a smart B2B networking platform for global buyers and suppliers, announced today the next generation of its B2B networking platform for Japan’s automotive industry. With the update, establish a faster and more efficient ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator to question regional banks on business models: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s financial regulator is planning to question regional banks that are deemed to have poor business models, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The Financial Services Agency is concerned some regional banks ... ( 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 ...)
Japan earthquake: Ring of Fire hit AGAIN as 5.8 quake rocks islands
The Japan earthquake registered 5.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale. No tsunami alert has been issued according to the Pacific Tsunami Center. It struck at around 5pm local time (10am BST) at a shallow depth of just over six miles. The quake struck near the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake – magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off the country’s south coast
AN earthquake measuring magnitude 6.1 has struck off the southern coast of Japan. The quake struck 424 miles from the Japanese island of Kyushu at a depth of 6.2 miles, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck 424 miles from the ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off the coast of southern Japan
A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island , Minamikojima and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea Thomson Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off southern Japan on ... ( 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 ...)
Japan is facing a ‘death by overwork’ problem — here’s what it’s all about
Japan's work culture is so intense ... firms' incentives don't align with the social desirability of changing this problem?" Rosenbluth told Business Insider. "That's a hard one." ( read original story ...)