About 100 kilometres from Tokyo, the frenetic capital of Japan, in the mountain village of Nanmoku, elementary school principal Keiko Kato, points to a graph that lays out the dilemma facing her town. ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll climbs to more than 150 in Japan after devastating flooding
... in Japan after severe rains The landslides and flooding across much of western Japan have killed at least 155 people, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. Some of the tho... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | SoftBank raises stake in Yahoo Japan in purchase from Altaba
TOKYO — Japanese internet company SoftBank Corp. is investing ... It offers online auctioning, film listings and the news. Altaba was ordered earlier this year to pay a $35 million fine to resolve fed... ( read original story ...)
IN PHOTOS: Incredible images show sheer devastation following deadly Japan flooding, mudslides
The death toll increased to 126 on Monday after days of rain caused massive flooding and landslides that destroyed homes and roadways, cutting access to many communities, Japan’s Kyodo news agency rep... ( read original story ...)
Japan hunts for survivors of floods that killed at least 114
The economic impact was being assessed. "I'm worried there could be a significant impact on production, consumption and tourism," Toshiro Miyashita, a Bank of Japan branch manager, told a news confere... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Stocks rise amid brighter Brexit outlook, trade tensions
TOKYO — Global stock markets mostly rose Monday as the British government appeared to turn toward a more trade-friendly version of Brexit and as investors monitored the escalating trade standoff betwe... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Nissan says exhaust tests were altered in latest scandal
TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. said Monday that it altered the results of exhaust emissions and fuel economy tests of new vehicles sold in Japan, in the latest misconduct to surface at the Japanese automake... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: EU chief suggests moving Japan summit to Tokyo
He added that "in view of the tragic circumstances, we are ready to move our EU-Japan Summit from Brussels to Tokyo next week ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference Monday t... ( read original story ...)
Brexit Blowup, World Bank Debt Worry, Japan’s Good News: Eco Day
(Bloomberg) -- Happy Monday, Europe. Here’s news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started: Theresa May faces a fresh crisis after key members of her government quit in protes... ( read original story ...)
Japan hunts for survivors of floods that killed more than 100
Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday ... a trip to Europe and the Middle East that had been planned to start this week, Kyodo news agency quoted a top ruling party official a... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines 737 in low fuel emergency landing at Nagoya
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing at Nagoya Chubu Centrair International airport on 8 July at 13:09 local time, due to low fuel warnings. China Airlines says the ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Asian shares rise despite escalating US-China trade row
TOKYO — Asian shares are mostly higher after a weekend of relative quiet over the escalating trade stand-off between the U.S. and China. Investors appear optimistic about the outlook for the global ec... ( read original story ...)
Japan tackles rescue, cleanup from massive damage from rain
Kyodo news service reported. Kochi prefecture, on Shikoku, issued landslide warnings almost over the entire island. The Japanese government set up an emergency office over the weekend, designed for cr... ( read original story ...)
Japan floods, landslides leave more than 80 dead, dozens missing
At one point, evacuation orders were issued for up to 5.9 million people and over 30,000 were forced into shelters as of Sunday, Kyodo News Service reported. Throughout the hard-hit areas, rivers swel... ( read original story ...)
Death toll climbs to 81 from torrential rain in Japan
“This is a situation of extreme danger,” an official at the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) told a news conference. A three-year-old girl whose home was hit by a landslide in Hiroshima prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | After talks, NKorea accuses US of ‘gangster-like’ demands
TOKYO— North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a dose ... In a statement carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency, the foreign ministry said the outcome of Pompeo’s talks with ... ( read original story ...)