A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported off the east coast of Honshu, Japan (0 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.8 quake has struck near Naze in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Naze in Japan. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 130.1991 East, latitude 28.2788 North, depth = 10 ... ( read original story ...)
2 rare oarfish found alive by Japanese fishermen
(CNN) - Fishermen were stunned to discover two deep-sea fish believed to be ancient harbingers of earthquakes and tsunamis alive in nets in the Japanese island of Okinawa. The two oarfish, about 3.6 m... ( read original story ...)
Japan on earthquake and tsunami alert after HUGE deep-sea fish found alive by …
Two oarfish measuring between three to four metres long were caught in a fishnet (Image: GETTY) Two oarfish measuring between three to four metres long were caught in a fishnet after reports of them w... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Architect Presents A Special Bookshelf For Book Lovers Who Live In Seismic Zones
has a very Japanese problem. Earthquakes. Even though this word revives macabre imagery of entire buildings collapsing that most of us have seen on TV, there are many more earthquakes that are not tha... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages ... Triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the tsunami overwhelmed reactor cooling systems, sending three into meltdown and sending ra... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Fukushima operator told to pay over 2011 nuclear disaster
Triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake, a tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi ... The verdict was the fifth time the government has been ruled liable for the disaster in eastern Japan. In Marc... ( read original story ...)
Japan greenlights delivery robots for public road tests
TOKYO -- Japan will let delivery robots be tested on public streets starting in fiscal 2019, Nikkei has learned. The government will compile safety guidelines by March, paving the way for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends gain on US-China talk hopes
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed higher on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned on tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after US-China trade talks resumed wh... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI : Japanese firms see flat business spending amid trade frictions, tax hike jitters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business investment in Japan has been a rare bright spot in the world's third-largest economy but that may now be fading amid anxiety over an upcoming sales tax hike and global trade ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to new 2-month high on U.S.-China trade deal optimism
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to more than two-month highs on Wednesday morning, as progress in U.S.-China trade talks helped lift cyclical stocks such as autos and electronic equipmen... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as U.S.-China trade deal hopes boost sentiment
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei closed at another nine-week high on Wednesday, as hopes for U.S.-China trade talks helped lift cyclical stocks such as autos and index-heavyweights including S... ( read original story ...)
Indian unicorn Oyo moves into Japan’s rental market
In Japan, homes are usually rented out unfurnished ... People familiar with the matter told the Nikkei Asian Review that the launch of the rental apartment service marks the first overseas foray ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei / Markit preliminary manufacturing PMI for February: 48.5 (prior 50.3)
"Survey data for Japan's manufacturing sector ebbed into negative territory in February, reflecting sharper reductions in demand and production. Although the initial Q4 estimate revealed a bounce back ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets tick higher; Nikkei up despite disappointing data on exports
Japan’s exports sank 8.4% year-over-year in January. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly high finish on Wall Street that extended the market’s gains into a fourth week. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports fall most in two years as China shipments weaken
Ministry of Finance data out on Wednesday showed Japan’s exports fell 8.4 percent year-on-year in January, a bigger decline than the 5.5 percent fall expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It was t... ( read original story ...)