Sign up here. The feud between Japan and South Korea worsened, as Seoul called for an international probe into Tokyo’s claims it allowed sensitive materials to end up in the hands of North Korea. ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake: 6.1 quake strikes near Amami, Japan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake was reported at 5:57 p.m. Pacific time on Friday 105 miles from Amami, Japan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. According to the USGS, the epicenter was farther than ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits north of Japan’s Okinawa
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan’s islands of Okinawa on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, ... ( read original story ...)
Massive 6.1-magnitude quake hits Japan: US Geological Survey
An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude jolted 169 km northwest of Naze, Japan, at 00:57:43 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 242.18 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes north of Japan’s Okinawa
SINGAPORE: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan's islands of Okinawa on Saturday (Jul 13), the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or ... ( read original story ...)
Quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes north of Japan’s Okinawa -USGS
SINGAPORE — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan’s islands of Okinawa on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or ... ( read original story ...)
BREAKING: Japan struck by mega earthquake – centre to the north of Okinawan Islands
The United States Geological Survey confirmed the tremor hit north of the Okinawan islands. The islands are part of the wider Ryukyu Islands chain and are south of the main Japanese islands of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets up working group on impact of Facebook’s Libra ahead of G7
The working group, consisting of the Bank of Japan, the Ministry of Finance and the Financial Services Agency, began meeting this week and will seek to coordinate policies to address the impact Libra ... ( read original story ...)
Travel agency H.I.S. launches takeover to bolster hotel business
TOKYO -- Leading Japanese travel agency ... hotel operations as price competition dims the prospects for its mainstay business. H.I.S., known for its robot-staffed Henn na Hotels, on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s polarized stock market leaves few options for investors
(Japan business sentiment: https://tmsnrt.rs/2NW782S) The polarized conditions are expected to linger as long as the U.S.-China trade war is unresolved. "The pre-requisite for Japanese stocks to rise ... ( read original story ...)
Japan export curbs on South Korea may widen rift over wartime labor compensation
A survey by the Japan News Network (JNN) released this week showed that 58% of voters backed the export curbs, compared with 24% who were opposed. But the top issues in the election are worries ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June core inflation seen near two-year low, exports slip: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation in June likely slowed to its weakest in nearly two years and exports fell for a seventh straight month, a Reuters poll showed, keeping the central ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firm says US$32 million missing in cryptocurrency hack
Remixpoint said its subsidiary BITPoint Japan discovered overnight that about 3.5 billion yen ($32.3 million) in various digital currencies had gone missing from its management. The apparent hack was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan crypto exchange loses US$32 million of virtual money
TOKYO -- A Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has reported a hack causing the loss of 3.5 billion yen, or US$32 million, worth of virtual money. Tokyo-based Remixpoint, which runs the BITPoint exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up as Fast Retailing jumps; Yaskawa’s earnings drag on machinery stocks
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged higher in choppy trade on Friday, helped by index heavyweight Fast Retailing, but weak profits from some firms such as Yaskawa Electric dragged on ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan, S.Korea officials meet amid flap
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The Latest on a trade spat between South Korea and Japan (all times local): 3 p.m. Japanese and South Korean officials are meeting in Tokyo to discuss Japan's tightening of ... ( read original story ...)