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BRIEF-Japan Excellent to acquire real estate property for 7.5 bln yen
* Says it plans to acquire real estate property from NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD on Aug. 1, at the price of 7.5 billion yen ( read original story ...)
Dollar holds firm above ¥111.50 in Tokyo
The dollar held firm above ¥111.50 in late Tokyo trading Wednesday, though it cut gains amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of a policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.83-84, up from ¥111.19-20 at the same time on ... ( read original story ...)
Caesar OpCo bankruptcy exit nears on group rejig: CEO
In May, Mr Tight told us at an investment conference in Tokyo that Caesars’ access to cash for pursuit ... economic downturn in its core U.S. market following the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2008. In June, CEOC said it was seeking to raise US$ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Strong’ 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan coast
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Japan, this morning. The shaker – which is classed as "strong" – was near the island of Okinawa, which has a population of more than 1.4million. Almost 16,000 people were ... ( read original story ...)
JPIX Extends Internet Exchange Service to Equinix Osaka Data Center
Looking back on the last 20 years, we have expanded our business by building multiple sites in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. In 2002, we built our first site in Osaka for the purpose of distributing the heavy traffic load from Tokyo metropolitan area to Kansai ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off Japan’s Okinawa: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off Japan's island of Okinawa on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake, which hit at a depth of 33 km (21 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Japan – Yahoo7
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck off Japan's island of Okinawa, the US Geological Survey says. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake, which hit at a depth of 33km about 267km east of Okinawa. A baby in Canada is ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck off Japan's island of Okinawa, the US Geological Survey says. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the quake, which hit at a depth of 33km about 267km east of Okinawa. ( read original story ...)
Excitement builds for Japan’s Wagyu Olympics
Japan’s top cattle and meat producers are gearing up to ... this year for the first time since much of its eastern area was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. This year, Miyagi was chosen from among Tohoku’s six prefectures because ... ( read original story ...)
Minimal compliance on quake standard – engineer
Fewer than 34 multi-storey New Zealand buildings have fully complied with earthquake restraints standards since they ... Concert Hall that was damaged in the 2011 Fukushima quake in Japan, where the destroyed ceiling and ruptured sprinkler system led ... ( read original story ...)
Prospect of higher electricity rates to turn away foreign firms
... in search of stable electricity supply at lower rates since Japan stopped all nuclear power plants following the meltdown at Fukushima reactors in the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Japanese firms’ investments in Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Sake makers tout locally sourced rice to entice terroir-obsessed wine enthusiasts
The program is intended to help revitalize a region hit hard by the record earthquake and tsunami that caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011. Domestic consumption of rice and sake has been declining as Japan’s population ages and the ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry pushes farmers to attain certification to supply food for Tokyo Olympics
In Japan, about 4,500 farmers and farming organizations have ... where triple reactor meltdowns occurred due to damage from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. In May this year, Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori declared that Fukushima aims to rank top ... ( read original story ...)
Traffic deaths are surging in Japan because of all the seniors behind the wheel
As people age, they tend to lose sharpness when it comes to reaction time, spatial awareness, and vision. In Japan, where the elderly population has been swelling for the past two decades, that shift has led to an alarming trend on the road. Recent data ... ( read original story ...)
One year after IPO, Japanese chat app Line reports drop in user numbers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Line Corp said its number of monthly active users fell from the previous quarter, its first such decline, underscoring the messaging app operator's struggles to grow outside its home country since last year's high-profile IPO. ( read original story ...)