A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Ishinomaki in Japan on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.38 km (22 miles). Global time and dat... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG Bank to halt Iran-related trade due to U.S. sanctions: document
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) (8306.T), will halt all Iran-related transactions to comply with the reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran lat... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s regulators to discipline major regional bank for improper lending
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to discipline Higashi-Nippon Bank, a Tokyo-based regional bank, charging that its staff falsified customers' financial records to make them look better ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG Bank to halt Iran-related trade due to U.S. sanctions
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG), will halt all Iran-related transactions to comply with the reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran lat... ( read original story ...)
Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinsquare is Going Japanese in Expansion with DLTA 21 Blockchain
Coinsquare, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, and DLTA 21 Blockchain Corp., a Canadian blockchain investment bank, have partnered up on a cryptocurrency trading in Japan. The two companies said the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan : Accounts (July 10)
Pecuniary trusts (index-linked exchange-traded funds held as trust property) 5 20,619,115,329 Pecuniary trusts (Japan real estate investment trusts held as trust property) 6 485,518,816 ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake: M5 quake has struck near Iwo Jima in Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 287 km ESE of Iwo Jima, Japan (178 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did o... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Avid Ascend GT
(Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama Tire is updating its all-season lineup with the Avid Ascend GT. A tire the company says offers better handling, long mileage, and a quiet, comfortable ride. “We’ve enjoyed a ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart looks to exit Japan with Seiyu supermarket sale: NIkkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Walmart Inc (WMT.N) has decided to sell Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu and has already approached major retailers and private equity funds, the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart to sell Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu
TOKYO -- Walmart plans to unload its unit Seiyu, a major Japanese supermarket chain, Nikkei has learned, as the U.S. retail giant reviews its global operations amid intensifying competition from onlin... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.2 mag, 121 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 121 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan (75 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:13:42 / 3:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is reversing a dangerous demographic time bomb — but now the US is in the danger zone
The US fertility rate has been higher than Japan's for more than three decades. But since the economic recession, the US birth rate has been steadily falling. Meanwhile, Japan's dangerously low birth ... ( read original story ...)
US demands on Iranian oil pose dilemma for Japan
TOKYO -- With the U.S. considering making exceptions to its demand that countries stop importing Iranian oil, Japan is looking to secure its oil supply and pursue business opportunities in the Middle ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei tumbles 1.2% on latest tariff news
Headline indices of the Japan share market dropped on Wednesday, 11 July 2018, amid sign of escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies after the United States said it would im... ( read original story ...)
Speed Inc.’s Neko Kikaku CG Anime Project Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
Anime has planned fall theatrical debut in Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka The official Twitter account for Speed Inc.'s Neko Kikaku (Cat Project) anime announced on June 28 that the project launched a Campfire ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Osaka Branch
Located on Midosuji Street, the Bank of Japan Osaka Branch is an old building built in the Meiji Era. Carrying over 550,000 books, Nakanoshima Library is listed as an important cultural property and i... ( read original story ...)