Japan is bracing for a dangerously powerful typhoon approaching its southern regions this weekend on the heels of an earlier storm that injured dozens of people in the country and on the Korean Penins ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end lower on Wall St rout; Nikkei up nearly 1.4% for the week
Japanese shares closed lower on Friday, after a sell-off in high-flying U.S. technology stocks pushed Wall Street to its steepest fall in nearly three months, although for the week, Tokyo markets ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to offer incentives to companies shifting base from China to India: Report
Japanese manufacturers will now be eligible for subsidies if they shift production out of China to India or Bangladesh, in an expansion of a government program aimed at diversifying the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tuna market, the world’s largest, hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling Toyosu fish market to adapt to survive. ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits Japan
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Fukui prefecture on Friday, although no tsunami warning was issued. ( read original story ...)
Stüssy’s Nagoya Chapter Is Opening Today
Stüssy has just unveiled its newest flagship opening in Nagoya, Japan. Just days after releasing its Fall 2020 lookbook, the new Stüssy Nagoya Chapter store sees the more recent store design cues of ... ( read original story ...)
How is the novel coronavirus affecting real estate prices in Japan?
The latest figures show land prices in urban areas have fallen due to stalled transactions, in a pattern expected to lead to the first average decline in six years. ( read original story ...)
Second crew member, dead cows found after ship sinks off Japan
Japanese rescuers found the second crew member and multiple dead cows Friday in waters where a livestock ship capsized and is believed to have sunk during stormy weather, coast guard officials said. ( read original story ...)
New Zealand Suspends Live Cattle Exports After Ship Capsized Off Japan
A second man believed to be a crew member was plucked from the sea, but he later died, the Japanese Coast Guard said. The carcasses of a dozen cows were also spotted at sea. ( read original story ...)
Japan coastguard says second person found from capsized cattle ship has died
Rescuers search for more than 40 crew from ship carrying 6,000 cattle that went down en route from New Zealand to China ... ( read original story ...)
Race to find ship survivors as Typhoon Haishen nears Japan
Japanese authorities were racing Friday to find dozens of people missing after a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cows sank in a typhoon as a second, much more powerful, storm drew nearer. ( read original story ...)
Study: Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games
The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 athletes may be able to skip mandatory quarantine for next year’s Olympic Games
Japan is considering letting athletes skip the 14-day coronavirus quarantine to avoid affecting their performance ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020 are most costly Summer Games, expenses to rise further due to delay, says Oxford study
The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates.The Tokyo cost overrun already ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.0 quake strikes Japan’s Fukui Prefecture
TOKYO A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Reihoku District in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture on Friday. The Japan Meteorological Agency registered the quake ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Second-Quarter GDP Slump May Be Worse Than Expected as Leadership Race Looms: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy likely shrank more than previously estimated in the second quarter as capital expenditure took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the challenge ... ( read original story ...)