The odds of a really big one – a magnitude 9 event similar to the megathrust earthquake and tsunami near Japan in 2011 – was estimated by a B.C. auditor-general’s report at one-in-10 over the next ... ( read original story ...)
Touring Tokyo and Kyoto
Tue, May 14: The Travel Lady Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning Calgary with details on a two-city tour of Japan that includes Tokyo and Kyoto. ( read original story ...)
Apple supplier Japan Display mulling cutting around 1,000 jobs: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Japan Display Inc is considering slashing about 1,000 jobs, or about a fifth of its parent-only workforce, as it eyes a bailout from a Chinese-Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post taps Daiwa to boost fee revenue
TOKYO -- Japan Post Holdings will partner with Daiwa Securities Group to create new investment products, seeking additional fee revenue for its banking unit to shore up profits eroded by years of ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists Love Japan’s Hot Springs. Now Private Equity Is Diving In Too
Christopher Aiello, managing director of Odysey’s Japan real estate business, says the firm plans to spend $500 million in the next three years buying about 20 more traditional Japanese hotels, which ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten Invests In H Collective’s ‘Brightburn’, ‘xXx 4’ – Cannes
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Japan companies aim to boost productivity by hiring non-smokers
He was speaking a ceremony for a corporate consortium to reduce smoking held in Tokyo last month, the Japan News reported. More than 20 local companies and groups attended the event, the Japan News ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tour, Japan: Neon charms in Shin-sekai, Osaka’s former fun park
the underbelly of Osaka. Andy takes us to the landmark seventh century Imamiya Ebisu-jinja Shrine. Ebisu is one of the seven gods of good fortune. He says in the New Year around a million people, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese property giant strikes £90m deal with Urban Splash to build thousands of new homes across the UK
Japan’s largest housebuilder is entering the UK property market after signing a £90m deal with developers to deliver thousands of new homes across the country. In a joint venture with Homes England ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso: Sino-U.S. trade war won’t trigger economic crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday the Sino-U.S. trade war would not immediately trigger an economic shock on the scale of the “Lehman shock”, though the ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, a new award for the grand sumo champion: The Trump Cup
A sumo grand champion in Japan battles in feats of seemingly superhuman strength over 15 days to claim a pair of giant silver trophies named in honor of the nation’s emperor and prime minister. ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Business Class Review: HND – SFO
Roundtrip Flights, Japan Airlines Business Class Review. There are multiple options for flights flying to and from Tokyo and San Francisco. When it comes to a good business class flight, passengers ... ( read original story ...)
Time for Japan to lead Asia in cutting off coal power financing
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the biggest commercial bank in Japan and the fifth-largest in the world, is reportedly considering a ban on lending to new coal-fired power stations. If the move is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors detail Ghosn’s alleged cash transfer in revised indictment: Kyodo
Tokyo prosecutors have filed a request to revise the content of their indictment of Carlos Ghosn for aggravated breach of trust, providing further details on alleged cash transfers involving the ... ( read original story ...)
Minister Bibeau concludes G20 ministerial meeting and visit to Japan
TOKYO, May 13, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, wrapped up a successful four-day visit to Japan where she represented Canada at the G20 Agriculture ... ( read original story ...)
QE Party Over, Bank Of Japan Stealth-Tapers Further
Total assets on the balance sheet of the Bank of Japan at the end of April ticked up from March but were flat with the record in February: ¥562 trillion ($5.1 trillion). The BOJ has been tapering ... ( read original story ...)