JAPANESE companies increased spending on plants and equipment in April-June but the pace of annual gain was the lowest in five quarters, reflecting concern about a slowing growth in China and the ...
Japan is preparing for a massive earthquake
Quakes of this size could “challenge the survival of Japan as a state” and send economic shock waves around the globe, says Fukuwa Nobuo of Nagoya University. After the next Tokyo quake, recovering ... ( read original story ...)
Japan holds major disaster drill on centenary of Great Kanto Earthquake
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has urged people to act to protect their lives in a mock news conference for a national disaster drill on the centenary of the Great Kanto Earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Has Lived on the Brink of the ‘Big One’ – for a Century
A hundred years ago today, Tokyo was flattened. The Great Kanto Earthquake, a magnitude 7.9 event, demolished the nascent Japanese capital, killing more than 100,000 people — some 3% of the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks centenary of Great Kanto Earthquake disaster
Japan on Friday marked the centenary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated the capital and surrounding areas, killing an esti ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Caster, introducing remote workers to companies, files for IPO
Japanese startup Caster, the company offering online-based office assistant services for companies, announced on Wednesday that its initial listing application on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had been ...
Asia markets set to fall as traders wait for China’s factory activity data
Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall as traders await China's Caixin manufacturing PMI data, amidsts a slew of other economic data in the region.
Dust Control Solutions Using Spray Nozzles from IKEUCHI
IKEUCHI offers dust suppression and dust control solutions using spray nozzles for preventing air pollution at industrial facilities.
Capital spending in Japan up 4.5% in April-June
Capital spending by Japanese companies in April-June increased 4.5 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
Tokyo braces for another ‘big one’ on 100th anniversary of deadly quake
Japan has learned key lessons from the 1923 earthquake that killed 105,000 people, but rapid growth of the capital has raised the stakes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity shrinks, squeezed by costs – PMI
Japan's factory activity shrank for a third straight month in August, a survey showed on Friday, as manufacturers were squeezed by cost pressures from raw material inflation and rising wages. The yen ... ( read original story ...)
Workers stage Japan’s first strike in decades over department store sale
Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s toxic water discharge against global opinion
Life on Earth depends on the oceans. By dumping the nuclear-contaminated water into the sea for the next 30 years, Japan could pose a serious threat to marine life and turn the oceans toxic, affecting ... ( read original story ...)
From car battery to coffee maker
Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Releasing Wastewater Into the Pacific: What to Know About Radioactivity and Seafood
Here’s what scientists have to say about the minimal risks to seafood consumers from Fukushima’s treated wastewater. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM eats fish from Fukushima nuclear plant waters
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ate "very delicious" fish sashimi from Fukushima, in a video released by the Japanese government. It follows a row over the discharge into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown. ( read original story ...)