Let’s not get carried away by the return in economic growth

Since its 1992 banking crisis, Japan has suffered several false starts. There were recoveries in 1995-96 and again in 2000 and 2010; but they tended to be cut short by the failure to write down bad debt (the so-called zombie loans), several premature ... ( read original story ...)

Trump begins 17-day “working vacation” at N.J. golf club

Two pharmaceutical firms – U.K.-based Mallinckrodt and Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo – launched major operations ... The otherwise sleepy Bedminster has three limousine companies, a boutique bank and wealth management firm, and roughly as many caterers ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese equities lag behind in Asia with Abe risk casting cloud

While the Bank of Japan is unlikely to tighten monetary policy before Abe’s handpicked governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, departs in April, no new stimulus is projected by economists. Corporate profits slipped from record levels this year, with gains in the yen ... ( read original story ...)

UAF scientists train coastal communities in tsunami response

“I’m seeing how far a tsunami can go inland,” Nicolsky said. This exact situation happened in California after the the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan. Soon after the quake, a large wave hit Santa Cruz. After the water calmed, residents returned ... ( read original story ...)

Stanwell School reports on summer news roundup

In April year-9 geographers enjoyed a day of interactive hazard management provided by the British Cartographic Society entitled ‘The Restless Earth’, where pupils mapped and managed the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami using GIS strategies ... ( read original story ...)

Should we really be so afraid of nuclear radiation?

The Japan Times reported that the evacuation was so rushed that it killed 1,656 people, 90 percent of whom were 65 or older. The earthquake and tsunami killed only 1,607 in that area. The World Health Organization found that the Fukushima evacuation ... ( read original story ...)

A dummy’s guide to student travel insurance

Depending on the destination of your higher studies, the risks you are exposed to vary. For example, a trip to a country like Japan which is earthquake prone is going to be costlier as compared to Singapore. Also, due to expensive medical expenses in ... ( read original story ...)

Filling the gaps in the South Sudan logs

But one woman is determined to keep the issue alive. The woman in her 50s, who goes by the pseudonym Kazuko Taira (Peace Child), is fighting a case against the government at Sapporo District Court. A resident of the Hokkaido city of Chitose, her son ... ( read original story ...)