Although I had hit some major turbulence that delayed the food service for more than an hour and a half, the service was great. I enjoyed Japan Airline’s consistency when it comes to service and makin... ( read original story ...)
Uber launches taxi-hailing app in Japan’s Nagoya
TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] on Thursday said it would launch a taxi-hailing app for taxis operating in Nagoya, as the U.S. firm tries to expand its foothold in a country where it ... ( read original story ...)
SIA cancels several flights to and from Osaka as Typhoon Jebi batters Kansai International Airport
The post SIA cancels several flights to and from Osaka as Typhoon Jebi batters Kansai International Airport appeared first on Coconuts. Next Story 'Chinese can buy property but…' 1 2 3 4 YOU MAY LIKE ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese central banker urges more stimulus, warns there’s ‘no room for complacency’
A Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member criticized the central bank's decision in July to make its policy framework more sustainable. Goushi Kataoka argued that the BOJ should have instead ramped up stimul... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kataoka urges more stimulus, criticises bank’s flexible bond yield plan
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka criticised on Thursday the central bank’s decision in July to make its policy framework more sustainable, arguing that it ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese earthquake causes landslides, power loss on main island
TOKYO—A powerful earthquake shook Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power across the island, and forcing a nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: landslide traps residents in homes
Landslide buries homes in Japan's Hokkaido after 6.6 quake – video A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.6 left residents trapped inside their homes as a landslide blocked roads, engulfed buildings and ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido, Japan earthquake: Homes reportedly buried
Landslides resulting from a preliminary magnitude 6.7 earthquake early Thursday on Japan's Hokkaido island buried a "large" number of homes at the foot of a ridge, public broadcaster NHK reported. The ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful earthquake in Japan causes multiple landslides
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on early Thursday morning resulting in several landslides. ( read original story ...)
Powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits southeast of Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo is the largest city on Hokkaido, with nearly two million residents. The earthquake did not prompt a tsunami warning. The USGS initially reported the earthquake had a magnitude of 7 and later r... ( read original story ...)
Japanese quake: landslide triggered, roads blocked, homes left leaning against each other
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan‘s northern island of Hokkaido ... after a massive 2011 earthquake, Suga told a news conference. A fire broke out at a Mitsubishi Steel Mfg ... ( read original story ...)
Pressure-free Osaka gets back to business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka seemed to shrug off the weight of history on Wednesday, when she beat Lesia Tsurenko at the U.S. Open to become the first Japanese woman since 1996 to advance to the s... ( read original story ...)
SAPPORO, Japan | Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Japan near major city
The news service reports that the quake triggered a blackout across a wide area in Hokkaido. It also affected telephone service and television broadcasting in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan laments government push to cut mobile fees
TOKYO -- The Japanese government's recent push for mobile phone carriers to lower their service fees has vexed the Bank of Japan, which fears another drag on already sluggish inflation. Like ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits southeast of Japan’s Sapporo
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 112 km southeast of Sapporo, Japan, at a depth of 66 km, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday. The offshore earthquake has not caused a tsunami, ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude-6.6 earthquake hits northern Japan near major city
southeast of Sapporo, which is a major metropolitan area of 1.9 million people. The Kyodo news service reports that in Tokyo, the central government set up a liaison unit at the crisis management cent... ( read original story ...)