SBI profit seen up 40% on brisk brokerage business

The Tokyo-based financial services group apparently logged around ... The brokerage is pulling in more retail customers and has won more corporate business, including underwriting initial public offerings. SBI Savings Bank, a South Korean institution ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba closer to brink of delisting as memory sale stalls

TOKYO -- Progress is still elusive on talks to sell ... yet to agree on how to pay Toshiba in light of the risks posed by an arbitration case brought by business partner Western Digital. The American hard-drive maker seeks to block the sale on the grounds ... ( read original story ...)

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‘Strong’ 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan coast

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Japan, this morning. The shaker – which is classed as "strong" – was near the island of Okinawa, which has a population of more than 1.4million. Almost 16,000 people were ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off Japan’s Okinawa: USGS

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off Japan's island of Okinawa on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake, which hit at a depth of 33 km (21 miles ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Japan – Yahoo7

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck off Japan's island of Okinawa, the US Geological Survey says. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake, which hit at a depth of 33km about 267km east of Okinawa. A baby in Canada is ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck off Japan's island of Okinawa, the US Geological Survey says. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake, which hit at a depth of 33km about 267km east of Okinawa. ( read original story ...)

Excitement builds for Japan’s Wagyu Olympics

Japan’s top cattle and meat producers are gearing up to ... this year for the first time since much of its eastern area was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. This year, Miyagi was chosen from among Tohoku’s six prefectures because ... ( read original story ...)

Minimal compliance on quake standard – engineer

Fewer than 34 multi-storey New Zealand buildings have fully complied with earthquake restraints standards since they ... Concert Hall that was damaged in the 2011 Fukushima quake in Japan, where the destroyed ceiling and ruptured sprinkler system led ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake: M4.3 quake has struck near Miyako in Japan

A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 127 km ENE of Miyako, Japan (79 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.2685 East, latitude 40.1816 North, depth = 34.49 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.49 km (21 miles). ( read original story ...)