A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Toba in Japan on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/12/17 / 2017-12-08 23:15:20 / December 8, 2017 @ 11:15 pm. The temblor was picked up at 08:15:20 / 8:15 am ... ( read original story ...)
BREAKING: Tokyo rocked as HUGE earthquake strikes Japan coast
The magnitude 4.5 quake struck at 11.43am JST (2.43am GMT) 36 miles south of Tokyo. Reports on social media suggest the impact of the earthquake was felt in the capital. One Twitter user said: “I just felt my first earthquake ever while in Tokyo.” ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business sentiment hits 11-year high: BOJ Tankan survey
TOKYO -- Business confidence among Japan's big manufacturers improved for the fifth straight quarter in the three months through December as global economic sentiment picked up, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey, released on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese business confidence hits 11-year high
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers is at an 11-year high, a key central bank survey showed Friday, as the world's number-three economy picks up pace. The bullish survey underscored how Japan's prospects have been improving on the back of strong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan survey shows corporate sentiment at 11-year high
TOKYO — A quarterly business outlook survey by Japan's central bank shows corporate sentiment has improved to its highest level in 11 years in the latest upbeat signal for the economy. The Bank of Japan's "tankan" index for large manufacturers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based businessman arrested for alleged illegal exports to North Korea
KYOTO – A business executive and two others were arrested Thursday for allegedly exporting food and other items to North Korea in violation of the government’s export ban, police said. Yuzuru Yachita, president of a Tokyo-based company, and two others ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s capsule toys are a big business
TOKYO •A tiny replica of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus and a plastic cat squatting on sushi. Those are just two of the weird and wonderful capsule toys that have become a multi-million-dollar craze in cute-obsessed Japan. The industry is worth an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves big corporate tax cut to encourage wage hikes
Japan's ruling bloc approved a plan on Thursday to slash the corporate tax rate to around 20 per cent from 30 per cent – but only for companies that raise wages aggressively and boost domestic capital spending. The carrot-and-stick approach is Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Qantas begins direct flights to Osaka in Japan
Sydney Airport boss Kerrie Mather said Osaka had been as “our largest unserved market ... the rise of the home delivery business and Amazon Fresh, animal welfare and the growing importance of social licence to operate in agriculture and the science ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.4 mag, 15 km NE of Namie, Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Namie in Japan on Monday. Unique identifier: us1000bmd4. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000bmd4. The temblor was picked up at 14:06:47 / 2:06 pm (local time ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.4 mag strikes near Katsuura in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 105 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan (65 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 13:31:37 / 1:31 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 praised for attention given to Great East Japan Earthquake recovery efforts
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chairman John Coates has praised Tokyo 2020 for the attention given to reconstruction efforts in areas affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Coates made the assertion at an ... ( read original story ...)
We Want This Japanese Home with an Earthquake-Ready Bookshelf for a Kits Laneway
With our city now so laughably unaffordable, thousands of Vancouverites are stuck imagining wonderful homes instead of living in them. Spaced is a record of our minds wandering the world of architecture and design, up and away from the unrewarding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Interested In Importing Armenian Products
In 1988 Japan sent the first group of rescuers to help Armenia after the devastating earthquake that killed more than 25,000. Speaking to reporters in Yerevan Monday Japan’s Ambassador to Armenia Eiji Taguchi said “the development of economic relations ... ( read original story ...)
Rare Footage Of The 9.0 Earthquake in Japan Shows How Nothing Can Shake This Mother!
If you’ve ever witnessed the havoc that earthquakes can wreak, then you are fully aware of how frightening this rare act of nature can truly be. While the majority of earthquakes experienced are low on the Richter scale and cause minimal damage, some ... ( read original story ...)
Jetro vows to boost Philippine-Japan economic ties
A Japanese government-led organization ... the project was signed last November on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 ( read original story ...)