CINCINNATI – The last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders of World War II celebrated his 102nd birthday on Thursday. Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. "Dick" Cole has remained active, attending commemorative events in recent years including April ceremonies for ... ( read original story ...)
Prairie pop-up… in Japan? Chef bringing Manitoba tastes to Tokyo
Mandel Hitzer – who heads the popular annual pop-up restaurant RAW:almond on the banks of Winnipeg's frozen rivers at The Forks – is teaming up with Tokyo-based chef, Takahiro Matsuyama, for RAW:tokyo, a six-day dining experience in the heart of the city. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rattles Bonin island, no causalities reported yet
Tokyo: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's Bonin Islands on Thursday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said. Representational image. PTI[/caption The quake hit at a depth of 450 kilometres (280 miles) at 02:27 am (17.27 GMT) 770 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rebounds as U.S. debt ceiling deal helps risk appetites recover
TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, pulling away from the previous session’s four-month intraday lows after news of an agreement in Washington to raise the U.S. debt limit helped restore investors’ risk appetites. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s second-quarter economic growth revised down from stellar first reading
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economic growth in the second quarter was much ... While the disappointing data may weaken confidence in the government’s economic policies and the business outlook, analysts still expect the economy to sustain a steady ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy is growing, but slower, quarterly data show
Japan's economy still relies heavily on exports ... consumer spending and industrial production are expected to stay strong in the current quarter, they said. AP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama can be reached at https://twitter.com/yurikageyama Her work ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, investors can’t make money from foreseeing central bank decisions
If investors could predict a central bank’s actions to a tee, they would make hay, and money, without a second thought. But in Japan, where analysts say the monetary policy-setting body will undoubtedly nudge the 10-year government bond yield TMBMKJP-10Y ... ( read original story ...)
Deep M6.1 earthquake hits Bonin Islands, Japan region
A deep earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.1 hit Bonin Islands, Japan at 17:26 UTC on September 7, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 460 km (285.8 miles). USGS is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter was ... ( read original story ...)
Very deep earthquake in the Bonin Islands region, Japan – September 7
Update 18:37 UTC: Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-Report.com does not expect any damage from this earthquake because of the very deep hypocenter. ( read original story ...)
Japan padded forex reserves by $8 billion in August
Japan’s foreign exchange reserves grew $7.966 billion from the previous month to stand at $1.268 trillion at the end of August, up for the second month in a row, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. Of total external reserves, foreign currency-denominated ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister’s speech to UK Japan Business Forum
The Prime Minister hosted a UK Japan Business Forum with Prime Minister Abe during her visit to Japan. Thank you. And I am delighted to be here today, together with so many leading Japanese and British businesses whose trade and investment is fundamental ... ( read original story ...)
India, Japan to step up defence cooperation
India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual- use technologies, as the two countries resolved to ramp up overall military engagement under the bilateral special strategic framework. Defence Minister Arun ... ( read original story ...)
Moscow proposes building bridge connecting Russia & Japan
Russia would like Japan to consider the feasibility of building a road and rail bridge from Hokkaido to the south of Sakhalin island, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said during a session of the Eastern Economic Forum. Russia is currently ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade talks prompt questions
which is why we’ve welcomed the formal structures set up by government recently to get business feedback on them. Part of the solution, however, involves getting much better at talking about what is already working well. Japanese investment in the UK ... ( read original story ...)
Russia & Japan ink over 50 agreements at EEF 2017
The deals promote Japanese investment in Russia's Far East, business agreements, and closer social cooperation. Among the documents signed a memorandum of understanding between the authorities of Russia’s Primorsky Territory, the Agency of the Far East ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea nuclear test 10 times more powerful than Hiroshima: Japan
Japan today again upgraded its estimated size of North Korea’s latest nuclear test to a yield of around 160 kilotons — more than ten times the size of the Hiroshima bomb. This marked Tokyo’s second revision higher after previously giving estimates of ... ( read original story ...)