Stung by seeing one of its Pacific fleet aircraft carriers stuck in Guam with almost 600 coronavirus cases, the US Navy said an fleet carrier will extend its time at sea ... ( read original story ...)
Utah Has Been Hit by Over 700 Earthquakes Since the Magnitude 5.7 Quake on March 18
According to University of Utah Seismograph Stations the two largest aftershocks reached 4.6 on the moment magnitude scale, occurring at at 8:02 am and 1:12 pm on Wednesday, March 18. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finmin Dismisses Need for BOJ to Underwrite Debt Over Virus Stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is not planning to ask the Bank of Japan to finance its debt, which has been driven up by stimulus spending to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Financial Markets Gird for Tokyo Emergency Measures
As the world’s most populous city prepares to adopt emergency measures to contain the deadly coronavirus, Tokyo’s financial markets are about to find out how resilient they are to social distancing. ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Electric Ranked 2nd Globally and 1st Among Japanese Firms in International Patent Applications in 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that it has been ranked second globally and first among Japanese firms in terms of international patent applications filed in 2019, accordi ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan gov’t has duty to help protect vulnerable workers’ jobs amid pandemic
Business results at Japanese companies have gone into freefall as the novel coronavirus continues to spread, sending severe tremors across the country・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Pledge Contribution to IMF Trust for Low-Income Countries Hit by Pandemic: Finance Ministry Source
Japan will next week pledge to contribute to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) trust offering debt relief to low-income countries hit hard by the coronavirus, a finance ministry official told ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic Flame’s public display in Japan suspended
The Olympic Flame will be taken off public display in Fukushima after a state of emergency was declared for Tokyo and surrounding areas. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Firms To Join the World of Online Shareholder Meetings
Japanese companies are about to join the global trend of holding shareholder meetings online to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to Mizuho Financial Group Inc. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Japan cases jump, US sailors in Guam hospital
Singapore has reported its biggest daily jump in new coronavirus infections, most of them linked to foreign workers living in crowded dormitories. Foreigners account for over a third of Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
Before New Zealand began its four-week lockdown to fight the coronavirus, a reporter asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern what would happen if an earthquake struck ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s – Japanese regional banks’ depleting loss buffers amplify risks from record property loan books
Japanese regional banks' depleting loss buffers amplify risks from record property loan books. Moodys . Apr. 6, 2020, 02:06 AM ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s battle with pandemic may mark end of Abe’s fiscal experiment
That, in turn, would let Japan reduce its huge debt burden without spending cuts. Abenomics pushed back against a view long preached by the powerful finance ministry that without fiscal austerity, ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic flame to stay a month in Fukushima; next stop unsure
The Olympic flame will at the J-Village National Training Center in Fukushima. The public will have limited access to view the flame, and organizers hope to limit the crowd size because of ... ( read original story ...)
Sailor dies from virus, Japan reports almost 400 new cases
The sailor who died was among 585 crew members who have tested positive so far. Those infected are being isolated on the U.S. naval base, while those who test negative have been moved ashore to ... ( read original story ...)
Slow-slip earthquake studies reveal effect of undersea volcanoes
Slow slip earthquakes take place slowly over days to months ... Dr Barnes said the latest discovery was significant to countries like New Zealand, Japan and Costa Rica which sit on the Pacific Ring of ... ( read original story ...)