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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asia shares were headed for a weekly gain on Friday and Japan's benchmark Nikkei was poised for its best week in over four years as upbeat risk sentiment spilled over from ...
The Japan Times. The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. [ 1][ 2] It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. (株式会社ジャパンタイムズ, Kabushiki gaisha Japan Taimuzu), a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building (紀尾井町ビル, Kioicho Biru) in Kioicho ...
Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a 'Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information' advisory [23] that the probability of a megathrust earthquake along the Nankai Trough increased from a 0.1% per week to 1% chance [24] in what was the first advisory of its kind but clarified that it was not imminent.
Japan’s government Thursday ended a weeklong information campaign urging caution and preparedness for a possible “megaquake” — an earthquake of magnitude 8 strength or higher — striking ...
Date. 29 April – 5 May. Frequency. Annual. Golden Week ( Japanese: ゴールデンウィーク, Hepburn: Gōruden Wīku)[ a] or Ōgon Shūkan (黄金週間) is a holiday period in Japan from 29 April to 5 May containing multiple public holidays. [ 1] It is also known as Haru no Ōgata Renkyū (春の大型連休, Long spring holiday series) .
7 perfect days in Tokyo. Tokyo conjures up so many contrasting images: the spiritual alongside the quirky, the quiet of the temples and the chaos of the subway, the neon and the nature. With 23 municipalities and another 39 smaller towns within its borders—plus flowing rivers, expansive parks, and the highest number of Michelin-starred ...
Annual. Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日, Shunbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially declared until February of the previous year ...
Name Date Remarks Ref. New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu): January 1 This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day marks the beginning of Japan's most important holiday season, the New Year season (正月, Shōgatsu), which generally refers to the first one, three or seven days of the year.