Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) (WISH Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Tourism agency drafting mandatory ‘minpaku’ business holiday rules
The Japan Tourism Agency is considering requesting municipalities to designate periods during which minpaku private lodging services must be shut in their regions. Municipalities will be free to decide when to set such local minpaku business holidays ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks slide as investors brace for more missile tests by North Korea
(Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to four-month lows on Friday while the broader Topix was almost flat as investors held off buying on concerns North Korea could launch another missile on Saturday to mark its founding day. The Nikkei fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese economic growth has been significantly downgraded
Business Insider Australia is the Australian edition of the world’s fastest-growing business news website, Business Insider. Japan's economy didn't grow as fast as first thought in the June quarter. According to data released by the government today ... ( read original story ...)
Business Trip To Japan Could Help Hoosier Economy
Indianapolis - Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday morning to kick off a weeklong trip to attract more business from Japan. The state said that partnership between Japan and Indiana is quite strong. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation said ... ( read original story ...)
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits north Japan, no tsunami alert issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit northern Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the 10:26 p.m. (1326 GMT) earthquake was in Akita Prefecture. “This earthquake poses no tsunami risk,” the agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake: 5.3 quake hits shortly after Mexico disaster
The 5.3 tremor struck the region of Akita, in the north west of the counrty. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake took place 10 kilometres beneath the surface at around 10.20PM local time. According to local media outlet NHK ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rattles Bonin island, no causalities reported yet
Tokyo: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's Bonin Islands on Thursday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said. Representational image. PTI[/caption The quake hit at a depth of 450 kilometres (280 miles) at 02:27 am (17.27 GMT) 770 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s second-quarter economic growth revised down from stellar first reading
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economic growth in the second quarter was much ... While the disappointing data may weaken confidence in the government’s economic policies and the business outlook, analysts still expect the economy to sustain a steady ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy is growing, but slower, quarterly data show
Japan's economy still relies heavily on exports ... consumer spending and industrial production are expected to stay strong in the current quarter, they said. AP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama can be reached at https://twitter.com/yurikageyama Her work ... ( read original story ...)
Deep M6.1 earthquake hits Bonin Islands, Japan region
A deep earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.1 hit Bonin Islands, Japan at 17:26 UTC on September 7, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 460 km (285.8 miles). USGS is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter was ... ( read original story ...)
Very deep earthquake in the Bonin Islands region, Japan – September 7
Update 18:37 UTC: Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-Report.com does not expect any damage from this earthquake because of the very deep hypocenter. ( read original story ...)
Japan padded forex reserves by $8 billion in August
Japan’s foreign exchange reserves grew $7.966 billion from the previous month to stand at $1.268 trillion at the end of August, up for the second month in a row, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. Of total external reserves, foreign currency-denominated ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister’s speech to UK Japan Business Forum
The Prime Minister hosted a UK Japan Business Forum with Prime Minister Abe during her visit to Japan. Thank you. And I am delighted to be here today, together with so many leading Japanese and British businesses whose trade and investment is fundamental ... ( read original story ...)
India, Japan to step up defence cooperation
India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual- use technologies, as the two countries resolved to ramp up overall military engagement under the bilateral special strategic framework. Defence Minister Arun ... ( read original story ...)
Moscow proposes building bridge connecting Russia & Japan
Russia would like Japan to consider the feasibility of building a road and rail bridge from Hokkaido to the south of Sakhalin island, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said during a session of the Eastern Economic Forum. Russia is currently ... ( read original story ...)