TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - On Japan's newest exchange, fame can pay off. That may not be so great for investors though. Last month, Hikaru, a Japanese YouTube star so famous he can go by a single stage name, listed himself on Valu, a platform for people to ... ( read original story ...)
How McDonald’s Japan was saved by chocolate fries and Pokémon
When she took over McDonald’s Japan, the business was already troubled. Annual revenue was in a freefall since 2009, and would continue dropping through 2015. Same-store sales were declining, and annual operating profit hadn’t grown since 2011. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show 2017: Day 3 analysis and recap with T3’s man in Japan Marco Zangirolami
OK, after analysing in detail all the latest trends and news from the firstand second day of the Tokyo Game Show 2017 ... and knows very well how easy is to lose money in this business. Hokuto ga gotoku / Fist of the North Star Sega for the first time ... ( read original story ...
Japan’s Creww foraying into coworking space business
Tokyo-based Creww, the Japanese startup behind a community platform offering open innovation opportunities to startups, announced on Wednesday that it is foraying into the coworking space business with the collaboration of major developers and real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Reports conflict about North Korea earthquake
South Korea's weather agency said a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was detected in North Korea and appeared to be a natural occurrence. But Japan's Kyoto News reported that a Chinese monitoring agency determined the quake to be magnitude 3.4 and was likely ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.3 mag was detected near Haebaru in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Haebaru in Japan on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.07 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/17 / 2017-09-02 21:26:30 / September 2, 2017 @ 9:26 pm ... ( read original story ...)
An earthquake was detected in North Korea — and it could be from a missile test
Bloomberg quoted the China Earthquake Networks Center as reporting the location ... agency said the quake may have occurred naturally. Wall Street Journal Japan editor Alastair Gale theorised on Twitter that the quake may have been a failed weapons ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake: Photos of Fukushima’s Last Tsunami
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 ...)