Japan Begins Inquiries Into Missing Tourist Boat, With at Least 11 Dead April 25, 2022 By Elaine Lies Inquiries began into what caused the disappearance of a tour boat off Japan’s northern coast as search efforts intensified on...
Cyberattack on Toyota Supplier Shows How Small Firms Can Pose Big Threat March 3, 2022 By Elaine Lies The cyberattack on a Toyota Motor Corp. supplier that brought the automaker’s domestic production to a halt shows how more...
7.4 Earthquake off Coast of Fukushima Jolts Japan; Tsunami Alert Lifted November 22, 2016 By Yuka Obayashi and Elaine Lies A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a...
At least 8 Killed as Typhoon Wipha Sideswipes Tokyo; Moves on October 16, 2013 By Elaine Lies Eight people were killed and over 30 missing, with nearly 20,000 people ordered to evacuate and hundreds of flights cancelled...
All Eyes on Reactor Vessel as Japanese Nuclear Crisis Worsens March 15, 2011 By Elaine Lies Fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan heightened on Tuesday after radiation levels around its quake-stricken power plant soared following...
UPDATE-2 Huge Quake Triggered Tsunami Kills 100’s in Japan; Pacific on Alert March 11, 2011 By Chisa Fujioka and Elaine Lies The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan rocked its northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter |33 foot] tsunami...
Global Crisis Claims Japan Life Insurer, Markets Panic October 10, 2008 By Yoko Nishikawa and Elaine Lies The global credit crisis claimed its first Japanese financial institution on Friday and the government looked to prop up smaller...