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 ...)
Japan’s nuclear-reactor export business loses a customer in Vietnam
HANOI – Vietnam’s National Assembly has voted to abandon plans to build two nuclear power plants with Russia and Japan, after officials cited lower demand forecasts, rising costs and safety concerns. The vote Tuesday to scrap the country’s first ... ( read original story ...)
Economic partnership with Japan has developed extending beyond trade and tourism- SLJBCC President
The President of the Sri Lanka – Japan Business Co-operation Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Daya Weththasinghe says that in recent years, Sri Lanka’s economic partnership with Japan has developed extending beyond trade and tourism. ( read original story ...)
Japan's lesson from earthquakes: Spend before the earth shakes
The one-day event on Monday – organized by the Japanese and B.C. governments – attracted about 100 provincial, local government, emergency, academic, business, engineering and aid representatives. The forum was held as the B.C. government is attempting ... ( read original story ...)
How much is it to travel from Osaka to Nagoya？
To this day, both Osaka and Nagoya remain two of the most important ports of Japan, conduits for a large portion of the country's trade. Given the commercial importance, together with the proximity, you can almost imagine the amount of business activity ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lifts tsunami warnings after strong quake
All tsunami warnings have been lifted in Japan, seven hours after a powerful offshore earthquake triggered a series of moderate tsunami waves. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says TPP would be "meaningless" without the US
Earlier Monday, Abe met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri and signed trade deals in the first visit by a Japanese premier to Argentina in 57 years. Abe was joined by business leaders and CEOs of major Japanese companies and banks, including ... ( read original story ...)
iRobot Acquires Japanese Distribution Business from Sales on Demand Corporation
BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (IRBT), a leader in consumer home robotics products, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the iRobot-related distribution business of privately-held Sales On Demand ... ( read original story ...)
Western Japan Jolted By 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48 a.m. (0248 GMT), was in ... ( read original story ...)
Should New Zealand have an earthquake warning system?
GeoNet seismologist John Ristau said in a live chat the revised magnitude of Monday's earthquake to 7.8, "has a significant effect on our probabilities since we now expect more larger aftershocks". In Japan, one of the most earthquake prone ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Peach Aviation orders 10 Airbus A320neo jets, three older models
TOKYO Japan's Peach Aviation said it had ordered 10 fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo passenger jets and three older versions of the jet, for a total of $1.3 billion at list prices, as part of its business expansion plans. The Japanese budget carrier in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's largest airline wants America to know why it's awesome
And it's a part of the business ANA would like to see grow. In fact, the Tokyo-based carrier's ambitions lie beyond the North America to Japan routes. The award-winning airline would like to build its home base at Tokyo's Haneda and Narita Airports into a ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia asks Japan's Abe to convince Trump to support TPP
TOKYO - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak asked his Japanese counterpart on Wednesday to try to convince U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement when they meet in New York this week. Najib told Japanese ... ( read original story ...)