Tokyo: The Tokyo Sky Tree, a 634-meter TV tower located in Tokyo, has been recognised as the world's tallest tower by the Guinness World Records. At a ceremony held on Thursday, Alistair Richards, managing director of Guinness World Records, personally handed the certificate to Michiaki Suzuki, president of Tobu Tower Sky Tree Co, Kyodo news agency reported. "One of the purposes of the tower construction is to let the world...
05:04 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Mumbai: In an effort to reach out to NRIs, a core Team Anna member met Indians settled in Tokyo to increase awareness about the anti-corruption movement, said an organiser. Team Anna's core committee member Kumar Viswas, who was in Tokyo, met activists on Wednesday and explained to them Hazare's thoughts and the role NRIs could play in spreading the movement as part of the 5th India Against Corruption awareness, Swapnali...
12:33 PM, Nov 04, 2011
Tokyo: Asian shares fell and the euro hovered near three-week lows against the dollar on Wednesday, as investors shed riskier assets after Greece's abrupt call for a referendum rekindled fears about the viability of a European debt deal reached just last week. Stocks wiped out all gains made during the huge relief rally last week that followed an announcement that European leaders had agreed a basic framework to help reduce...
06:34 AM, Nov 02, 2011
Tokyo: After a delay of more than three years, Boeing's much-hyped jet, the 787, made its first commercial flight, from Tokyo to Hong Kong - and landed on-time. The All Nippon Airways flight was packed mostly with aviation reporters and enthusiasts, some of whom paid thousands of dollars for the privilege and treated the experience like a rock concert, clapping after lift-off and snapping photos for posterity. "It's silly, but...
12:21 AM, Oct 27, 2011
New York: A moderate earthquake has shaken the north-eastern Japanese prefecture where the much more massive earthquake and tsunami touched off the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl earlier in 2011. The 5.2-magnitude quake struck Fukushima Prefecture overnight just after 2 am local time on Wednesday (1700 GMT Tuesday). Its epicenter was on the coast near the town of Iwaki, 115 miles (186 km) north of Tokyo. Fukushima was severely hit...
03:37 AM, Oct 26, 2011
Tokyo: Asian shares rose and the euro steadied on Tuesday, keeping gains from the previous day as investors grew more confident about European leaders coming to a broad agreement to contain the region's debt crisis. European policymakers neared a deal over the weekend on bank recapitalization, and euro zone officials said France and Germany were close to agreement on how to use the European Financial Stability Facility to stave off...
06:10 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Tokyo: Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 1 per cent on Tuesday from a six-week high hit the previous day on concerns that Europe's solution to its debt crisis may not be as fast and comprehensive as some had hoped for. Shares in Olympus , tumbled for a third day and have lost 41 per cent since its shock dismissal of its CEO, with the camera and endoscope maker...
08:27 AM, Oct 18, 2011
Tokyo: The Nikkei stock average rose to a six-week high on Monday, tracking US gains on earnings hopes and on expectations that Europe will come up with a plan to contain its debt crisis. Shares of Olympus plunged 22 per cent, extending deep losses on Friday after the company's British former chief executive said in a Financial Times interview he was fired for probing payments relating to acquisitions made by...
08:15 AM, Oct 17, 2011
Tokyo: The Nikkei share average jumped to a three-week high on Tuesday after Germany and France pledged to deliver a plan to protect banks by the end of month, easing fears that Greece's debt troubles could wreak havoc on the global financial system. Still, many market players doubt that Nikkei has much room for further gains in the near-term, given doubts that the euro zone policymakers will be able to...
08:40 AM, Oct 11, 2011
Tokyo: Suzuki Motor will likely locate a planned new $1.3 billion passenger car factory in Gujarat, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday. The report came two days after the company said it wanted to end its alliance with Volkswagen, a tie-up that had been expected to help Europe's biggest carmaker expand on the Indian subcontinent. "We haven't come to a decision yet. We plan to announce the location of...
08:19 AM, Sep 14, 2011
Tokyo: In a world of booming smartphones and tablets, social game providers will take the spotlight at the Tokyo Game Show this week, while champion Nintendo, criticised for being too centred on hardware, struggles to win back fans. As sales of conventional games sputter, Japanese mobile social gaming company Gree and rival DeNA are seen well placed to benefit in the local market, given their success with previous generation feature...
02:50 PM, Sep 12, 2011
Tokyo: The Nikkei benchmark edged higher on Monday but most investors were on the sidelines after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed to provide a clear direction on the potential for US monetary easing and ahead of an election to choose Japan's next prime minister. Aozora Bank jumped 6 per cent after the Australian Financial Review said that the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group is looking at buying either...
09:17 AM, Aug 29, 2011
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 shook Japan's Fukushima prefecture early on Friday, public broadcaster NHK reported, but it said that no tsunami alert had been issued. NHK also said that there were no reports of damage. Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc reported that there had been no damage to nuclear reactors in the region. ...
03:36 AM, Aug 12, 2011
Tokyo: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted eastern Japan on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but it did not issue a tsunami alert. The quake, at 11:58 p.m. (1458 GMT), was also felt in Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. ...
02:55 AM, Aug 02, 2011
Tokyo: An undersea quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale early on Sunday jolted parts of northeastern Japan but there was no danger of a tsunami, Xinhua reported. The tremor struck around 3:50 am off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre was about 40 km under the sea. The quake was also felt in Tokyo, about 240 km from the prefecture. The Fukushima nuclear...
08:38 AM, Jul 31, 2011
Tokyo: Japan's Meteorological Agency said a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 on Saturday jolted northeastern Japan, the same region devastated by March's massive quake and tsunami. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake, and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake was centered 40 kilometres below the sea bed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture in the same...
06:23 PM, Jul 23, 2011
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted the Tokyo area on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami alert was issued following the quake, which was centred in Ibaraki prefecture north of Tokyo, although some bullet trains were halted, public broadcaster NHK said. Japan Atomic Power, operator of the Tokai No.2 nuclear power plant in Ibaraki prefecture, said...
07:15 PM, Jul 15, 2011
Singapore: Tokyo remains the most expensive city in Asia for expatriates, while Singapore overtook Hong Kong to become the costliest place in the region outside of Japan, according to a survey by human resources consultancy Mercer. Tokyo retained its status as the second most expensive city in the world for expatriates after Luanda in Angola, which topped the list for the second year in a row. Osaka in western Japan...
10:58 AM, Jul 13, 2011
Tokyo: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit central Japan and injured seven people on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage. The epicentre of the earthquake, which struck around 8:16 am (2316 GMT on Wednesday) was in Nagano prefecture, about 120 km (75 miles) from Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, the agency said. The magnitude was revised down from...
09:43 AM, Jun 30, 2011
