After a 6.1-magnitude shock hit today, Japan recalls the 2011 event that decimated Fukushima. After a 6.1-magnitude shock hit today, Japan recalls the 2011 event that decimated Fukushima. ( read original story ...)
Tempers fray as search for Mexico earthquake survivors winds down
Tempers frayed in Mexico City on Friday as the search for survivors amid twisted rubble of collapsed buildings began to wind down, three days after the country's most deadly earthquake in a ... as far afield as Israel and Japan, have so far rescued at ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers continue search efforts for missing as death toll climbs to 295 in earthquake-ravaged Mexico
The death toll from the 7.1-magnitude earthquake rose to 295 people Friday ... First responders and volunteers from a myriad of countries — including the U.S., Japan, Panama and Israel — have flooded Mexico to aid the search operations. ( read original story ...)
At least 3,000 buildings found damaged in Mexico City as search narrows for earthquake’s last possible survivors
As the search for the last possible survivors of this week’s powerful earthquake intensified Friday ... from around the world — including teams from the U.S., Israel and Japan — have descended on Mexico to help with relief efforts. ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake, 5.3 mag strikes near Hachijo-jima in Japan
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 229 km SSE of Hachijo-jima, Japan (142 miles). Global time and date of event 22/09/17 / 2017-09-22 23:49:29 / September 22, 2017 @ 11:49 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000atex. Ids that are ... ( read original story ...)
Faults off Alaska Look Akin to Those Behind 2011 Japan Disaster
... resemblance to the part of the Japan Trench that ruptured in 2011 and sent a tsunami hurtling toward Japan’s mainland. The 2011 earthquake and tsunami killed more than 20,000 people. For this stretch of the Aleutians, local tsunamis generated by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Quietly Leading an Energy Revolution as Towns Move Off-Grid
Communities in Japan are turning tragedy into opportunity by transforming their energy practices. In the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, dozens of cities and towns have quietly built systems that allow them to function increasingly off-grid ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s how Japan hunts down enemy submarines
The P-3 Orion has served with the United States for a long time, but also saw wide export service. One of those export customers was Japan, which operated over 100 Orions built by Kawasaki. Like the American Orions, these Japanese planes needed to be ... ( read original story ...)
PH, Japan to firm up financing for P315-B infra projects
The Duterte administration’s economic managers and the Japanese government will firm up next week financing commitments for P315.4 billion in big-ticket infrastructure projects, the Department of Finance said yesterday. In a statement, the DOF said the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not-so-happy Friday’ for Japan corporate chiefs
TOKYO -- Japan's Premium Friday campaign, a joint effort by the government and the business community to spur consumption and workplace reform, has not clicked with companies, leading many corporate chiefs to question its relevancy. Under the initiative ... ( read original story ...)
Companies return from WEDC trade mission to Japan, South Korea with new business
Ulrich Broeckel, founder and CEO of RPRD Diagnostics, returned home recently from a Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.-sponsored trade mission to Japan and South Korea with something that will pay dividends for years to come: a strategic partnership with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan casino hype
Speaking to Business Daily, Yasuhiro Idei, a senior journalist based in Tokyo, highlighted that there are two ‘casino-related bills’ within the process of legalizing casino gaming in Japan. The promotion bill, which was approved by the Diet in December ... ( read original story ...)
Transatel and VAIO Corporation delivering new LTE network experience in Japan
Japanese MVNO Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) takes the role of telecommunication provider, in close partnership with Transatel. Jacques Bonifay, Transatel CEO: “The laptop and tablet manufacturers’ business model is about to change, opening a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand service sector work for foreigners
Japan has been welcoming foreign researchers and business people as highly skilled labor. But strict salary, academic qualifications and work experience requirements have kept many skilled foreigners from working in Japan. The government may also relax its ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork Japan set to debut in February with three central Tokyo locations
It’s also announced a $500 million investment with SoftBank and Hony Capital to expand its business in China. Demand for co-working spaces are growing in Japan driven by trends toward more flexible work styles, an expanding startup community and ... ( read original story ...)
Call for Applications for Tokyo Metropolitan Government Accelerator Program ‘New Tech Business Camp Tokyo’
TOKYO, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been actively working to attract foreign companies to raise the city's international competitiveness and bring about its further growth by promoting the creation of a more ... ( read original story ...)