A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Ofunato in Japan on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/04/18 / 2018-04-19 04:57:59 / April 19, 2018 @ 4:57 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has ... ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake strikes Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
TOKYO, May 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Japan's Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo in the Kanto region, at 12:12 p.m. local time on Thursday, the weather agency here said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans retaliatory tariffs against United States: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering slapping tariffs on U.S. exports worth $409 million in retaliation against steel and aluminum import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday. The government is preparing to ... ( read original story ...)
Halep races past Osaka in Rome, Wozniacki advances
(Reuters) - World number one Simona Halep produced a ruthless display to see off Japan’s Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-0 in the second round of the Italian Open on Wednesday. Romanian Halep was forced to save four break points in her opening service game for 1-1 but ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank has no plans to pull out of Asian countries – CEO
“Our first steps outside of Germany nearly 150 years ago were in fact in this region, in China and Japan. We knew then, as we know now, how fundamental Asia is to our global business,” Sewing said. Deutsche Bank is present in 15 Asian countries ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open down after Wall St drop
Tokyo stocks opened in the red on Wednesday ... While yields on US Treasury bonds rose, the New York Federal Reserve Bank’s survey of business conditions showed a big jump in the price index. That reignited investor concern that inflation will accelerate ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Fifth Largest Bank To Trial Own Cryptocurrency In 2019, Report Says
The banking unit of Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to trial its own cryptocurrency as early as 2019, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, May 15. Cointelegraph Japan quotes local news media outlet NHK saying that a test phase of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Gangster smuggled gold from Hong Kong
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 34 ... According to the Ministry of Finance, the number of cases of gold smuggling has surged since the consumption tax was upped from 5 percent to 8 percent in 2014. Between 2016 and last year ... ( read original story ...)
No more Suntory time: Japan’s stock of aged whiskey dries up
The beloved Japanese whiskey popularized by Bill Murray in Lost in Translation will soon be no more, as supply issues have forced Suntory to discontinue two of its prize-winning products. Suntory says its 12-year-old Hakushu and 17-year-old Hibiki whiskies ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Blockchain Could Make Games a Tourist’s Dream
Mitsubishi Estate, which manages 30% of buildings in Tokyo’s business district, is working with Fujitsu to offer blockchain-secure data sharing between restaurants, hotels and other companies. The hope is that the shared data—which will be protected by ... ( read original story ...)
Halep routs Osaka at Italian Open to keep No. 1 ranking
ROME (AP) Needing a couple of wins this week to hold on to her No. 1 ranking, Simona Halep routed Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-0 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. It was a sharp turnaround from when Osaka lost only three games against Halep in the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Vacuum pins growth on flourishing smartphone and electric vehicle market
Aside from its growing semiconductor industry, Osaka Vacuum also looks to serve China’s budding electric vehicles market. Given China’s challenging business landscape, Osaka Vacuum aims to strengthen its presence in the local market by supporting the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to export medical infrastructure to India
TOKYO -- Japan's public and private sectors have agreed on a comprehensive package to promote the export of medical-related infrastructure to India, Nikkei has learned. Some Indian companies already appear to be involved in the plan, which could go into ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nomura Bank Announces Crypto Custody Solution For Institutional Investors
Japan-based global investment bank Nomura has announced a venture to establish a custody offering for digital assets, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, May 16. The new project aims at removing barriers to institutional investment in the crypto space. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama reports employing 650 in West Point
Yokohama Tire Corporation's West Point plant has come a long way in three years. The tire plant opened in fall 2015, and since then its workforce has grown to more than 650 employees, Senior Human Resources Manager Stacey Perusse told Starkville Rotarians ... ( read original story ...)
With her No. 1 ranking at risk, Halep routs Osaka in Rome
ROME: Needing a couple of wins this week to hold on to her No. 1 ranking, Simona Halep routed Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-0 Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. It was a sharp turnaround from when Osaka lost only three games against Halep in the ... ( read original story ...)