The paper actually mentions another possibility, in which the movement between two plates happens slowly without causing great earthquakes, citing cases in Boso Peninsula, Japan, and Guerrero, Mexico. ... ( read original story ...)
M6.0 quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Saturday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. There were no immedi... ( read original story ...)
Dozens killed in Japan flooding, landslides
Below is a summary of reports on company outages: Separately, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chiba prefecture on Saturday evening, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers dig through mud, rubble for survivors after Japan floods kill over 100
MIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed floods and landslides that killed more than 100 peop... ( read original story ...)
Japan hunts for survivors of floods that killed more than 100
Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday ... a trip to Europe and the Middle East that had been planned to start this week, Kyodo news agency quoted a top ruling party official a... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines 737 in low fuel emergency landing at Nagoya
A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing at Nagoya Chubu Centrair International airport on 8 July at 13:09 local time, due to low fuel warnings. China Airlines says the ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Asian shares rise despite escalating US-China trade row
TOKYO — Asian shares are mostly higher after a weekend of relative quiet over the escalating trade stand-off between the U.S. and China. Investors appear optimistic about the outlook for the global ec... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rebounds to 1-week high after U.S. jobs data; Eisai jumps
TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded to one-week highs on Monday morning as investors took heart from U.S. jobs growth, while Eisai extended its gains to its daily-limit hi... ( read original story ...)
88 dead, over 50 missing as torrential rains hit west Japan
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan reached 88 late Sunday, with over 50 others still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced ten... ( read original story ...)
A Peculiar Practice in Japanese Bond Sales Hurts Investors and Banks
This phenomenon is fueled by pressure among brokerages to win underwriting deals, at a time when the Bank of Japan’s negative-rate policy is making it harder to price corporate notes. Underwriters don ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Yen Steady As Kuroda Sticks Firmly To His Monetary Guns
The contrast between a Bank of Japan still stuck with vast monetary easing, and a US Federal Reserve still committed to higher interest rates for as long as the data will permit, is extremely stark an... ( read original story ...)
Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100
MIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, wit... ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 2.2%
TOKYO (Alliance News) - Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in June, the Bank of ... TOKYO (Alliance News) - Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in June, the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tackles rescue, cleanup from massive damage from rain
Kyodo news service reported. Kochi prefecture, on Shikoku, issued landslide warnings almost over the entire island. The Japanese government set up an emergency office over the weekend, designed for cr... ( read original story ...)
5 Things You’ll Want To Do In Umeda, Osaka
The area of Umeda refers to the northern part of the Osaka business quarter, known as Kita, in contrast to the Minami area home to Namba and Shinsaibashi. It is a central hub for transportation, with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan floods, landslides leave more than 80 dead, dozens missing
At one point, evacuation orders were issued for up to 5.9 million people and over 30,000 were forced into shelters as of Sunday, Kyodo News Service reported. Throughout the hard-hit areas, rivers swel... ( read original story ...)