Merdeka Battery Materials plans $580m IPO

The firm plans to use proceeds from the IPO to repay $300 million in outstanding loans ... EVs that use materials that have been collected or processed in Japan will be eligible for incentives under ...

6.1-magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan’s Hokkaido Island

Earthquake News: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Hokkaido island in Japan on Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology said. Hokkaido is the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, famous for its volcanoes, natural hot springs ... ( read original story ...)

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Japan

Major Japanese media outlets carried no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.2. Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the ... ( read original story ...)