Japan

Picture of the Day: Rice Terrace Sunset

In this beautiful photograph by Agustin Rafael Reyes, we see the Doya rice terraces at sunset. The terraces are located in Matsuura-shi, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

12 years ago

Picture of the Day: Yokohama Cherry Blossoms in Bloom

In this stunning photograph by Agustin Rafael Reyes, we see cherry blossoms in bloom in the Tszuki Ward of Yokohama, Japan.

12 years, 1 month ago

Why Japan Is Bad For The World

Japan continues to be the world’s biggest financial story. The consensus seems to be that the country’s extraordinary economic measures are good for both itself and the world.

12 years, 1 month ago

M5.2 Quake Jolts Fukushima, Vicinity

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.2 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity Sunday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

12 years, 2 months ago

Video of the Day: Weird Japanese Sport

12 years, 3 months ago

Japan: 6.2 Earthquake Shakes the Center and North

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2'' rocked Monday afternoon the center and north of the main Japanese island of Honshu including the capital Tokyo, said Japan Meteorological Agency.

12 years, 4 months ago

BOI Assists Japan to Step into Africa

With a view to increasing its presence on the African Continent and seizing the opportunities arising in Mozambique and Tanzania with the discovery of new sources of natural gas, one of the largest conglomerates in Japan contacted the Africa Centre of Excellence for business (ACE) set up by the Board of Investment (BOI) to help them establish their presence in targeted African countries including Mauritius, South Africa and Tanzania

12 years, 4 months ago

Japan's New Stimulus: The Race With China To The Bottom

On Friday, the Nikkei surged to its highest mark since the March 2011 earthquake. The 0.7% jump came on the news that Japan’s industrial output in November dropped 1.7% from the month before, a fall far exceeding analyst forecasts. The consensus was that there would be only a 0.5% decline.

12 years, 6 months ago

The North-Eastern Japan Shaken by a Violent Earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred Friday, December 7 off north-eastern Japan and a tsunami warning was immediately launched for the Miyagi prefecture, 300 km north of Tokyo.

12 years, 6 months ago

Travel Survey: Japan Rules for Food, China the Least Friendliest for Travelers

Japan is the best food destination for travelers while Africa has the worst reputation for food, according to results from a Travelzoo survey. The survey also found that Japan was picked as the friendliest for travelers (16.9 percent) while China was the least friendly.

12 years, 8 months ago

China: After Anti-Japanese Outbursts, Time For "Rational Patriotism"

After the excesses and violence that marked the anti-Japanese demonstrations in the wake of the decision to Tokyo to "nationalize" the Senkaku (Diaoyu in Chinese), the time is now'' 'patriotism rational ".

12 years, 9 months ago

Japan is Looking for New Capital

Almost sixteen months after the events in Fukushima, Japan is already preparing for another disaster. The country's government is considering moving to another city in case of tsunami or earthquake, reports RT.

12 years, 11 months ago

Import is under control

The cabinet met on Friday evening and took several decision

14 years, 3 months ago

Mauritius will suspend the import of Japanese products

14 years, 3 months ago

Disasters in Japan show flaws in just-in-time production

Just over a week after the massive earthquake hit the sprawling Texas Instruments chip plant here, a gardener is reworking the Japanese garden in an inner courtyard of the office tower attached to the plant.

14 years, 3 months ago