TOKYO (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday (Oct 6) but there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The shallow quake hit at 4.59pm (3.59pm Singapore time), 255km east of Ishinomaki, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor Koike leaves door open for ruling party PM post election
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike does not expect her new conservative party to pick a candidate for prime minister during the campaign for the Oct. 22 election, leaving the door open to eventually backing a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off Japan coast, no tsunami warning
TOKYO: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Fukushima in Japan on Friday but there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The shallow quake hit at 04:59 pm (0759 GMT), 255 kilometres east of Ishinomaki, according to the United States ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake with magnitude 6 strikes Iwaki, Japan – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 struck Iwaki, 195 km northeast of Tokyo, European quake agency EMSC said in a tweet on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.0 hit off the east coast of Honshu at 07:59 UTC on October 6, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). USGS and EMSC are reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, PH extend liquidity buffer deal
The central banks of the Philippines and Japan on Friday signed their amended third bilateral swap agreement (BSA), a stopgap measure for short-term liquidity problems. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bank of Japan, which acted as the agent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Shakes Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked Japan's coastline Friday, threatening an already volatile area and recalling the disaster of 2011, in which at least 16,000 people died. Friday's temblor struck at about 4 a.m. EDT near the Japan Trench, about 200 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor Koike unveils new party manifesto
A new Japanese political party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike reveals its policy attack plan saying it wants to end nuclear power in the country. Ryan Brooks reports. She may not be aiming for Japanese leader Shinzo Abe's job just yet, but on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
A $1 trillion money manager says Japan is the biggest opportunity for his business
Business Insider deputy executive editor Matt Turner speaks to David Hunt, president and CEO of PGIM, who says that Japan is at the top of his firm's list in terms of international opportunities. He notes that there are large institutional investors there ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb’s Chinese Rival Tujia Is Also Focusing on Business in Japan
Japan may be Airbnb’s most popular country in Asia, but Tujia has a distinct advantage over Airbnb in terms of appealing to Chinese travelers who are arriving to Japan en masse. Tujia.com, China’s largest vacation rental platform, seeks to boost Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude hits Japan – is it still safe to travel to?
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the east coast of Japan, near the Fukushima nuclear plant. The quake struck 300 km (180 miles) east of Iwaki, Honshu, at a depth of 77.8 km, the United States Geological Survey said. There have been no immediate reports ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 6.0-magnitude quake strikes off east of country
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off eastern Japan. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake struck 255 east of Ishinomaki, Honshu, at a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre was about 300km from ... ( read original story ...)
Dentsu’s overtime fine puts spotlight on Japan’s work culture
Japanese advertising firm Dentsu has been fined for making ... "You can see why the occasional death might be considered just a comparatively small cost of doing business, especially when contrasted with the labor costs that can be saved by having people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 6.3-magnitude quake strikes off east of country
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off eastern Japan. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake struck 300km (180 miles) east of Iwaki, Honshu, at a depth of 77.8km, the US Geological Survey said. It happened relatively close to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 6.3 magnitude quake strikes off coast
An earthquake measuring 6.3 has struck off the eastern coast of Japan. The quake struck 180 miles east of Iwaki, Honshu, at a depth of 77.8 km. There were no reports of casualties or damage. Full story on dailymail.co.uk ( read original story ...)
BREAKING NEWS: 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan
The quake hit at 4.59pm local time 180 miles east of Iwaki, south of Fukushima. It occurred 50 miles deep on the Japan trench, which is part of the area of seismic activity known as the Pacific Ring Of Fire. There were no immediate reports of casualties or ... ( read original story ...)