[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday with investor sentiment boosted by the yen's drop to seven-month lows against the US dollar. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.99 per cent, or 179.95 points, to 18,342.89 in the first few minutes of ... ( read original story ...)
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Opens Renovated Sky Lounge "Aurora" on December 7
Providing Customers with Spectacular Tokyo City Views from the 160 Meter High 45 th Floor TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is currently renovating its ... ( read original story ...)
Good Business Hotels Tokyo
Romancing Good business hotels tokyo History - A Family holiday for RajasthanRajasthan, the name evokes myriad impressions -- a great intricate tapestry in colour, sound and smell the aromas of. Romancing History - A Vacation on RajasthanRajasthan, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Day 1: Travel to Tokyo
Today I set off on a trip to Tokyo to see the Tokyo DisneySea 15th Anniversary & Tokyo Disney Resort Christmas festivities. My day started with a pre-dawn wake up call and drive to LAX. After parking and a shuttle ride we arrived at Delta One check-in ... ( read original story ...)
This is what it’s like to visit Tokyo’s famous Robot Restaurant
The Robot Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan is one of the most unique shows in the world. The cabaret-style show has live music, dancing, singing, and, of course, robots. Follow BI Video: On Twitter ( read original story ...)
Canada’s next trade pact should focus on Japan and India
Here’s the case for making the emerging Japan-India axis the cornerstone of Canada’s Asia policy. First the economics. India is Asia’s emerging high-growth economy and population behemoth. China is increasingly yesterday’s story, with its economy ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake, tsunamis… and even a METEORITE! Video footage captures powerful 7.4-magnitude tremor near Fukushima and flaming objects in the sky above Japan
Dramatic video has captured a meteorite burning across the sky just hours after a huge 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Japan sending a tsunami cascading inland and up a river. The footage shows a flaming object trailing across the evening sky while the ... ( read original story ...)
Where will the next mega earthquake hit? Curvy faults may be key
Embed Feed 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Time-lapse aerial footage shows rebuilding efforts five years on from disaster IBTimes UK Mega earthquakes have been linked to how curvy the fault is, with a flatter fault more likely to produce magnitude 9 or ... ( read original story ...)
Major B.C. earthquake could put ‘national economy in jeopardy’
The report comes a day after a large earthquake with an initial magnitude measured at 6.9 struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan. It’s near where a 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami killed thousands and led to a nuclear disaster. The Conference ... ( read original story ...)
Is an earthquake early-warning system possible for New Zealand?
Japan's arrangement, which cost more than $1 billion to build, includes an automatic earthquake location system based on hundreds of seismographs, along with pre-existing models of what tsunamis could be caused by 100,000 different earthquakes at 10,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquakes and the Ring of Fire
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake last week off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, probably happened along the same fault that ruptured in 2011, unleashing a massive 9.0-magnitude temblor and resulting tsunami that caused widespread destruction. What makes this ... ( read original story ...)
Looking to Japan: The warning to Kiwis of an incoming tsunami threat could come via text or app
Why is our Civil Defence still not up to scratch? * As it happened: Japan's 7.4 quake If you live near the sea and you feel a long strong earthquake, you should head for the hills immediately. Not many people did this. The warnings about tsunamis after ... ( read original story ...)
Freak weather hits Japan after monster earthquake and tsunami
SNOW is falling in Tokyo for the first November in 54 years after Japan suffered a shock earthquake and tsunami. Astonishing video shows heaps of snow falling from the sky in Tokyo and settling on the city's streets. The Japanese capital usually sees a ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima residents urged to flee as 7.4 magnitude quake hits Japan – video
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 has hit northern Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency says, in televised tsunami advisories issued for much of the nation’s northern Pacific coast. The epicentre of the earthquake, which was felt in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks could be ready to take off
Credit Suisse upgraded Japanese equities to overweight and increased its mid-2017 target for the Nikkei to 20,000. The outlook was based on the expectation of a weaker yen adding to Japanese company earnings. The Bank of Japan is expected to increase ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese yen is whipping around after a powerful earthquake shook the nation
a Tsunami three metres high may strike Japan’s east coast. Residents in the region, including the Fukushima prefecture, have been advised to flee coastal areas. Here’s the USD/JPY chart: Markets Insider Read the original article on Business Insider ... ( read original story ...)