Tokyo Informer

Japan's 2011 earthquake upped Tokyo's risk The 2011 quake hit 373 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. Afterwards, seismic activity around Japan's capital spiked, and small earthquakes are now three times as frequent as they were before the 2011 event. The ground movement comes from a piece of Earth … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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World's Tallest Broadcast Tower Shows Tokyo's Green Push Builders of Tokyo Skytree, the 65 billion yen ($ 656 million) broadcast tower almost double the height of the Empire State Building, say they aim to make their mark on more than just the Japanese metropolis's skyline. A combination of heat pumps and … Full News here [...]

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Tokyo's Nikkei share average opens down 0.11 percent TOKYO | Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:31am IST. TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.11 percent at 13,177.31 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.07 percent to 1,101.24. (Reporting by Tokyo markets team). Business … Full News here – Read more on Reuters [...]

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New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Invasion Attack iPPV results from Tokyo's … Cagesiders, come find out the results of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Invasion Attack iPPV results from Tokyo's Sumo Hall. Most notably Kazuchika Okada became a two time IWGP Heavyweight Champion by defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi again.  Share on … Full News here – [...]

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Tokyo's Terra Motors Wants To Help Electric Vehicle Transport Go Green From … Japanese startup Terra Motors officially debuted its electric tuk-tuk (a type of three-wheeled passenger vehicle common in Asia), a tricycle that costs just over $ 6,000 U.S. and gets 31 miles on a 2 hour charge. The electric vehicle stands at the [...]

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Refurbished Kabuki-za theater reopens in Tokyo's Ginza district Tokyo's Kabuki-za theater, the spiritual home of Japan's 410-year-old performing art, reopened Tuesday after a three-year hiatus following extensive renovation work. As part of the “kokera otoshi” series of performances to commemorate the grand opening … Full News here – Read more on The Japan Times

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Weak exporters lead Tokyo's Nikkei lower Asian equities were hit by a mixed batch of economic data, led lower by Japan's Nikkei 225 as investors booked profits on exporters following several weeks of gains. The benchmark Tokyo index fell 2.1 per cent to 12,135.02. Over the first quarter the … Full News here – Read [...]

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Tokyo's Ueno Zoo removes pandas from public view as mating season begins Ri Ri and Shin Shin, the male and female giant pandas at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo have been taken out of public view starting today because caretakers say they have entered mating season. The zoo will decide in about two weeks whether [...]

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PHOTOS: Australian photographer is Tokyo's Zen master of cute-kitten pictures Benjamin Torode/Getty Images/Flickr Open. Daisy in a steel bowl. His delightful pictures — taken in the Tokyo home he shares with 32-year-old wife Miki — have seen his teeny treasure amass fans from across the world. RELATED: IT'S JUST TOO CUTE! Full News here – [...]

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Tokyo's Nikkei ends 0.93% lower TOKYO'S Nikkei stock index has closed 0.93 per cent lower on profit-taking, a day after it soared to its highest close in almost four-and-a-half years. The index shed 106.68 points to 11,357.07 on Thursday. The Topix index of first-section shares was … Full News here – Read more on NEWS.com.au

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Tokyo's Nikkei share average opens down 1.38 pct Credit: Reuters/Toru Hanai/Files. TOKYO | Tue Feb 5, 2013 5:31am IST. TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 1.38 percent at 11,105.24 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 1.17 percent to 944.58. (Reporting by Tokyo … Full News here – Read more on Reuters [...]

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Tokyo's core consumer price inflation rises … Tokyo's core consumer price inflation rose last month, official data showed on Thursday. In a report, the Statistics Bureau said that Tokyo's core CPI, which excludes fresh food costs rose to at an annualized rate of -0.5%, from -0.6% in the … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Tokyo's famed fish market One of Tokyo¹s biggest tourist draws is the Tsukiji Market, the world's largest fish and seafood market. Visitors come to catch the action at the predawn bluefin-tuna auctions, watch fishmongers hoist or fillet the massive fish and eat at one of the … Full News here – Read more on San [...]

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Relocation of Tokyo's iconic Tsukiji fish market delayed until 2015 An announcement from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has revealed that the 2014 relocation of the Tsukiji wholesale fish market in Chuo Ward has been delayed by one year. A Tokyo official stated that the extended timeframe was because of ongoing … Full News here – [...]

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Tokyo's core consumer price inflation falls unexpectedly In a report, the Statistics Bureau said that Tokyo's core CPI, which excludes fresh food costs fell to at an annualized rate of -0.6%, from -0.5% in the preceding month. Analysts had expected Tokyo's core CPI to remain unchanged at -0.5% last month. Full News here – Read [...]

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