A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of the northern coast. No major damage was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake VIDEO: Devastating tremors rock office building after 7.2 quake strikes
In footage broadcast on Japanese TV, the earthquake's tremors can be seen shaking ... Stephen Stapczynski, a Bloomberg Business reporter stationed in Singapore, tweeted: "Tohoku Electric is checking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami warning: Major 7.2 earthquake his along Honshu coast site of nuclear reactor
JAPANESE authorities have issued a tsunami warning along the coast of Honshu Island after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struckk off the coast today. Tsunami waves are expected to hit within 186 near the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t to review state use of Line app over personal information fears
In response to concerns that personal information belonging to users of free messaging app Line was accessible to a Chinese affiliate firm, Prime Mini ... ( read original story ...)
It’s almost the ‘Europification’ of Japan at times, says AllianceBernstein portfolio manager
John Taylor, co-head for European fixed income and portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein, said it feels like the "Europification" of Japan at times. ( read original story ...)
Japanese food-tech venture Next Meats gets listed on the first plant-based stock Index, VegTech Index
Plant based business expert Elysabeth Alfano and vegan investor Sasha Goodman revealed the VegTech Index earlier this month, listing 21 globally operating environmentally conscious companies which are ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo business closure orders spur confusion days before capital reopens
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued business closure orders — as opposed to closure requests — on Thursday to more than two dozen food establishments that failed or refused to comply with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo orders 27 noncompliant businesses to close early
“We wanted to avoid giving business operators the impression that they can keep operating longer than requested,” a metropolitan government official said. “More businesses may defy the request if we ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down after BoJ policy decision
Tokyos benchmark Nikkei index closed down more than 14 FridayJapanese shares opened lower as investors locked in profits after a rise ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Father-to-be Seaton has ‘unfished business’ with Games
Two-time Irish Olympian Ryan Seaton is set to miss the birth of his first child as he prepares to qualify for his third Games in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t orders noncompliant eateries to close early days before emergency end
TOKYO -- In the first move of its kind in Japan ... eateries in the Japanese capital to comply with shortened business hours requests. The metro government used powers laid down in Article ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s ‘Kill Bill’ restaurant cuts hours as fines levied over COVID curbs
The Tokyo operator of a restaurant famous for its cinematic links to the movie "Kill Bill: Volume I" has agreed to shorten its hours as the city government began enforcing fines for businesses failing ... ( read original story ...)
Despite easing of coronavirus measures, Tokyo restaurants don’t see a quick rebound
Restaurants and bars will continue to be asked to close early until the end of March, with the deadline pushed back by an hour to 9 p.m. ( read original story ...)
These Japanese Startups Are Powering Space Development
Japanese startups are helping power global space industry growth by supplying two essential tools for space development: robots and satellites. ( read original story ...)
Japanese company picks North Carolina over Texas for massive 725-job project
Project Galaxy, identified as Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, has made it official – picking the Raleigh, North Carolina area over a competing site in Texas for a $1.5 billion, 725-job biologics ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo team wants to use Wi-Fi and water to make monitoring crowd size easy
A group of entrepreneurs from Tokyo wants Wi-Fi to do more than just connect people ... The bounces increase as more people enter the space, which could trigger an alert to warn business owners or ... ( read original story ...)