TOKYO, July 7 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to a three-week low on Friday morning after global shares tumbled, but investors wasted no time trimming losses after the Bank Of Japan raised its purchases of government bonds in its market operations. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s CRE readies listing of logistics facility REIT
TOKYO -- Property manager CRE's real estate investment trust specializing in logistics facilities will list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as the year ending in July 2018, aiming to secure capital for development projects via property sales to the trust. ( read original story ...)
Jhe Japan Meteorological agency reported that a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s northernmost Hokkaido island.
TOKYO (Sputnik) — A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's northernmost Hokkaido island, according to the Japan Meteorological agency. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Abira settlement late on Saturday, while Iburi province suffered from 5-magnitude ... ( read original story ...)
NZ, US and Japanese scientists research earthquakes off Bay coast
Scientists have been researching earthquakes and tsunamis off the coast of Hawke's Bay as part of a national project. Scientists from New Zealand, United States of America and Japan have spent the last week gathering data from the seafloor off the coast of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Gloomy Japan’ highlights a loss of hope
Genda thinks the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, played a big part in recalibrating people’s views on what is important. If that’s true, it may be something good that has come from that disaster. Natural Selections covers issues related ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.2 mag strikes near Ryugasaki in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Ryugasaki in Japan on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.43 km (46 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20009pal. Unique identifier: us20009pal. ( read original story ...)
Why Did Montana Experience a Powerful Earthquake Last Night?
But it also rumbled in the Philippines. Come to think of it, it rumbled in Vanuatu and Japan too. The Earth rumbles a lot. Folks were especially surprised by the earthquake that registered a 5.8 on the Richter scale in Montana. Why? Well, we’re America ... ( read original story ...)
EU and Japan reach free trade deal
These are external links and will open in a new window The European Union and Japan have formally agreed an outline free-trade deal. The agreement paves the way for trading in goods without tariff barriers between two of the world's biggest economic areas. ( read original story ...)
What would a trade deal between the EU and Japan look like and what would it mean?
The European Union and Japan have taken a major step towards agreeing a full trade treaty, yesterday reaching a "political agreement" to negotiate the trade deal. The announcement appeared to be a direct challenge to US President Donald Trump ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Japan June services PMI rises to 53.3, highest since August 2015
TOKYO Activity in Japan's services sector accelerated from the previous month to expand at its fastest pace in almost two years, a private survey showed on Wednesday, in a sign that domestic consumption is in a healthy state. The Markit/Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka prepared ‘whole life’ for Venus clash
"I hope that my experience will help me to play that game that we play better." That Venus had spoken about her in her news conference was dizzying enough for Osaka. "I'm kind of honored, because I don't think I would have started playing if Venus and ... ( read original story ...)
EU, Japan have ‘agreement in principle’ on free trade deal
BRUSSELS -- The European Union and Japan have agreed "in principle" on a free trade deal that will affect an overwhelming majority of commerce between the two economic giants and will be officially endorsed at a summit of their leaders Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Flooding forces 400,000 out of their homes in Japan, kills 1 man
Heavy rain after a recent typhoon left a 93-year-old man dead and flooded many houses in southwestern Japan, forcing thousands of people to flee, authorities said Wednesday. Police said the man's body was found washed up. They believe he was swept away in ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG Repackages Real Estate Loans as Japan Property Credit Soars
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is securitizing loans to real estate investment trusts and selling the products to margin-starved smaller banks as lending to Japan’s property sector hits record highs. In May, Tokyo-based MUFG sold its first 50 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan 2016/17 corporate tax revenue down in blow to Abenomics
TOKYO Japan's corporate tax revenue fell to 10.3 trillion yen ($90 billion) for the last fiscal year, the lowest since fiscal 2012 when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to power with a pledge to revive the moribund economy, the Ministry of Finance (MOF ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor to push for smoking ban before 2020 Olympics – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike will push for a law banning smoking in public places, to make the Japanese capital smoke-free ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, media said, defying national politicians who failed to pass a similar law this ... ( read original story ...)