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CTV.caJapan earthquake destroys 90% of Honda's profitsBelfast TelegraphHonda's quarterly profit plunged nearly 90% to 31.7bn yen (£251m) because of sales damage from the earthquake in north-eastern Japan. The car giant's April-June profit was just a fraction of the 272.4bn yen (£2.2bn) profit it posted a year earlier. ...Honda Raises Forecast Despite Plunge in ProfitWall Street JournalHonda Q1 Profit Plunges On Quake Impact, Yet Lifts ForecastRTT NewsJapanese car manufacturer Honda reports 90 per cent fall in first-quarter net ...Herald SunMarketWatch -Bangkok Post -Times of Omanall 407 news articles »
Directors around world shooting short films in tribute to Japan quakeMainichi Daily NewsTOKYO (Kyodo) -- A total of 60 directors from Japan and abroad are making short films in dedication to the victims of the devastating March earthquake and tsunami, in response to calls from organizers of a film festival to be held in disaster-hit ...Japan Earthquake: Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Honshu coastGlobal EdmontonAnother earthquake jolts northeastern JapanFox NewsThe Gift That Comes With TragedyAnnals of Internal MedicineIrish Times -Channel 6 News Online -Earthquake Reportall 120 news articles »
BBC NewsToyota posts big Q1 loss hurt by quake, yenReutersTOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp reported its first quarterly loss in two years on Tuesday as Japan's biggest earthquake on record hammered production and the yen's rise hit profits on exports. It raised its annual forecast. ...July car sales reports Tuesday expected to be softUSA TodayToyota Raises Full-Year Profit Forecast to $5.04 Billion Amidst ReboundBloombergToyota ekes out Q1 profit despite quake, yenMarketWatchAtlanta Journal Constitution -San Francisco Chronicle -Wall Street Journalall 272 news articles »
Japan Cosmo aims to restart quake-hit refinery in autumnReuters AfricaCHIBA, Japan Aug 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Cosmo Oil Co said on Tuesday that it aims to restart in late November a crude distillation unit (CDU) at its quake-hit Chiba refinery. Toshiaki Iwana, the head of the refinery, which comprises a 100000 barrels per ...and more »
Stars and StripesIn wake of quake, Navy struggling to fill jobs on Yokosuka-based shipsStars and StripesThe Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington was docked at Yokosuka Naval Base when a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Navy is having difficulty convincing sailors that ...and more »
Reuters AfricaWorkers find lethal levels at Fukushima Daiichi plantCNN InternationalTokyo (CNN) -- The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has detected the highest radiation levels at the facility since the initial earthquake and tsunami five months ago, a company spokesman said Tuesday. ...Time to dismantle dangerous nuclear reactors, scrap nuclear fuel cycle programMainichi Daily NewsLNG figures heavily in Japan's postdisaster energy demandOil & Gas JournalTepco Disaster Sends Commercial Paper Sales to 18-Month High: Japan CreditBloombergSan Francisco Chronicle -NBC Bay Area -Inside Japan Toursall 199 news articles »
Reuters IndiaJapan earthquake survivors find comfort in robot sealsThe GuardianFor some elderly survivors of Japan's March earthquake and tsunami, comfort has come in the form of a small, white robotic seal named Paro. Returning residents of a retirement home 17 miles south of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant have been lent ...Robotic seals comfort tsunami survivorsTelegraph.co.ukRobot Seals Help Elderly After FukushimaInternational Business TimesRobot seals help heal Japan's tsunami victimsKGMISky News -msnbc.com (blog) -Montreal Gazetteall 47 news articles »
Telegraph.co.ukEarthquakes and political tremors make this year insurers' most expensive everThe GuardianPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images A series of natural disasters, including the Japanese earthquake, combined with the political unrest in the Middle East have made 2011 the costliest year ever for the insurance industry, Hiscox has warned. ...Hiscox suffers from 'costliest year ever'Financial TimesHiscox warns of worst year ever for insurersThe IndependentHiscox Posts First-Half Loss After Natural Disaster ClaimsBloombergall 22 news articles »
Focus Taiwan News Channel'Japan quake,' 'plasticizers' most hit words in GoogleFocus Taiwan News Channel1 (CNA) "Japan earthquakes" and "plasticizers" were the words in Chinese that were the most searched on Google by Taiwanese netizens in the first half of 2011, Google Taiwan said Monday. The Japan-earthquake word group, including "earthquakes," ...
Japan earthquake triggered space wavesThe AustralianTHE powerful magnitude-9 earthquake that hit Japan last March not only shook the earth and triggered a devastating tsunami, but also rattled the ionosphere 350km above the planet. The surface seismic waves and tsunami triggered acoustic waves in the ...
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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that another strong earthquake has jolted northeastern Japan, the same region struck by March's massive quake and tsunami. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and no tsunami warn
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 hit Japan's northeastern coast on Sunday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for the area still recovering from a devastating quake and killer wave four months ago.
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The earthquake follows a March quake that wreaked havoc on the region and left over 20,000 dead and missing.
The quake hit Japan’s northeastern coast at around 10 a.m. local time .The U.S. Geological Survey estimated a 7.0 magnitude earthquake with a dep
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REUTERS - A strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but there was no sign of further damage along the coast or to the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has hit off the northeast Japan coast, prompting a tsunami warning.
TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has hit off the northeast Japan coast, prompting a tsunami warning.
NYMEX-Oil slips more than $1 as dollar rise, Japan quake weighReuters UKSINGAPORE, June 23 (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $1 early on Thursday as the dollar rose after comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and as news of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in northeast Japan weighed on prices. ...and more »
NYMEX-Oil slips more than $1 as dollar rise, Japan quake weighReuters AfricaSINGAPORE, June 23 (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $1 early on Thursday as the dollar rose after comments by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and as news of a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in northeast Japan weighed on prices. ...and more »
The Age75th Aftershock of Magnitude 6 or Higher Hits Near JapanOur Amazing PlanetBy OurAmazingPlanet Staff A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked Japan today, the 75th aftershock of at least magnitude 6.0 from the devastating magnitude 9.0 quake on March 11, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake data is ...Magnitude 6.7 quake rattles northern JapanCNN InternationalMagnitude-6.7 earthquake hits JapanUSA TodayQuake Rattles Northeast JapanWall Street JournalNewser -Herald Sun -Reutersall 479 news articles »
Telegraph.co.ukJapan quake hits US growthTimes LIVEIt also pinned a quickening of inflation largely on temporary factors, including higher commodity prices and supply chain disruptions from Japan's earthquake. The central bank said the forces pushing up prices should dissipate, allowing inflation to ...Japan bids to turn tragedy into a triumphFinancial TimesGlobal support for nuclear energy drops after FukushimaReutersElectricity-strapped Japan alters work hours, wardrobesLos Angeles TimesHuffington Post -Wall Street Journal -CNNGo.comall 291 news articles »
Armenian WeeklyARS Sends $23679 to Japan Quake VictimsArmenian WeeklyImmediately following the natural disasters in Japan in March, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) initiated a fundraiser for the relief of the victims of the earthquake and its aftermath. All ARS entities took part in the fundraiser, with the ARS entity ...American Relief Society delivers donations and aidThe Daily Starall 3 news articles »
AFPContinental Airlines resumes Sendai Japan flightsmsnbc.comAP CHICAGO — Continental Airlines said Wednesday that it will resume twice-weekly flights between Guam and Sendai, Japan, on Oct. 2. Sendai's airport was closed after the March 11 earthquake that struck Japan. The airport reopened April 13. ...United Continental Resumes Regular Flights to Sendai Japan (UAL)Financial News Network OnlineUnited Resumes Regular Flights to Sendai, JapanMarketWatch (press release)all 29 news articles »
Tsunami-hit club Sendai fights for J-League titlemsnbc.comAP Sports SENDAI, Japan (AP) -Three months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami almost wiped out its season, Vegalta Sendai is contending for the J-League title. Sendai, the J-League team hardest hit by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the tsunami ...and more »
CTV.caCORRECT: Toyota Aims to Cut Costs 20%, Compete At Y80 LevelWall Street Journal... by the earthquake in the 12th paragraph. The correct version follows:) By Chester Dawson and Yoshio Takahashi TOYOTA CITY, Japan (Dow Jones)--Ready to put the temporary parts shortage that crimped its output firmly in the past, Toyota Motor Corp. ...Toyota, rivals to hire thousands in post-quake pushAFPToyota production expected at 100 percent in SeptemberPrinceton Daily ClarionToyota aims to make Japan output profitable at Y80 to dlr -WSJReutersHindustan Times -Forexyard -BBC Newsall 200 news articles »
EE TimesJapan quake to hit supply chain for rest of 2011RegisterThe impact of the Japan earthquake and tsunami on the semiconductor industry will be felt for the remainder of the year, according to a warning from Gartner. The analyst has cut its worldwide revenue growth ...The Semiconductor Market Proves it's Tougher than NailsTechzone360Chip Stocks: Researchers Divided on Chip Sales Growth ForecastsWall Street Journal (blog)Conflicting Views on IC GrowthCircuits AssemblyIT Business Edge (blog) -Austin American-Statesman (blog) -V3.co.ukall 40 news articles »
The GuardianStradivarius Sets $15.9 Million Auction Price to Help Japan Quake ReliefBloombergThe proceeds of the sale will be given to the organization's parent, the Nippon Foundation, for its Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami left almost 23000 dead or missing and destroyed more than ...Stradivarius Violin Up for Auction to Aid Japan Earthquake VictimsTIMEStradivarius Nets $16M for Japan Quake ReliefWall Street Journal (blog)Stradivarius violin soars to record $15.9 millionArtfixDailyAFP -The Guardian -Reutersall 288 news articles »
FRANCE 24Japan quake may delay US output of Nissan LeafBaltimore SunDETROIT (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co may have to delay US production of its Leaf electric car as a result of the March 11 earthquake that rocked northern Japan, an executive said on Monday. After the earthquake, "every operation stopped," said Hideaki ...Nissan Aggravates Leaf Electric Car BuyersBloombergNissan may delay electric Leaf production in USAFPWaiting for Nissan's Leaf is like 'Waiting for Godot'KGO-TVall 60 news articles »
Reuters AfricaThree Months Later, Japan Still in MeltdownForbes (blog)Japan's tsunami and nuclear crisis entered its third month Saturday in an event marked by quiet contemplation and loud protests against nuclear power across Tokyo. It was three months ago Saturday that a massive earthquake shook the island nation of ...Japan tourism hit hard by earthquake, Radiation fearsBangkok PostHigh Level of Toxins in Water at Japan Plant Raises RisksWall Street JournalJapan Commemorate Three Months Anniversary Of Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake And TsunamiThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comGlobal Security Newswire -Fundweb -Bloombergall 1,021 news articles »
Nooga.comToyota makes 2012 profit predictions, still feels effects of Japan earthquakeNooga.comThe bad news is that Toyota could lose more than $1.5 billion of profits as a result of the March earthquake in Japan. The good news is that automotive industry analysts expect the production to bounce back faster than initially expected. ...
Carnival says it underestimated financial impact of Middle East conflictUSA TodayThe world's largest cruise company said it underestimated the financial impact from the prolonged conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan. Carnival Corp., the parent company to Carnival ...and more »
Breaking Travel NewsCarnival Sees More Impact of Global Conflict, FuelABC NewsCruise operator Carnival says it expects the impacts of Middle East and North Africa conflict and the earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan to cost the company an extra 15 cents per share in the second half of this year. ...Carnival Sees Higher Costs In Second Half Of 2011RTT NewsArab conflicts to hit CarnivalShareCastCarnival 'underestimated' Middle East and Japan impactWhat InvestmentTravel Weeeklyall 101 news articles »
CNBC.comMitsubishi Expects Profit Rise Despite QuakeWall Street JournalTOKYO—Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday its profit would rise 28% this fiscal year, becoming the first Japanese car maker to predict profit growth since the March 11 earthquake disrupted production and the strength of the yen ...Mitsubishi Motors sees 25 pct profit rise, beats estimatesReutersJapan's Mitsubishi Motors tips net profit up 28%AFPMitsubishi Motors Corporation Announces 2011 Fiscal Year ForecastsJapan Corporate News (press release)Bloomberg -just-auto.com (subscription)all 33 news articles »
Mainichi Daily NewsOver half of quake survivors still living in shelters: Mainichi pollMainichi Daily News(AP Photo/Matt Dunham) More than half those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake are still living in shelters, with many having no prospects of earning a living, a Mainichi Shimbun poll has shown. The survey, conducted between May 31 and June 7, ...and more »
Reuters IndiaToyota Motors expects 31% drop in profit after Japan quakeAutomotive Business ReviewToyota Motor has projected 35% drop in annual profit due to the impact of Japan's massive earthquake in March despite an anticipated increase in sales and production during the later half of this year. The Japanese car marker expects its net income may ...Toyota Overcoming Quake, But Not the Strong YenWall Street Journal (blog)Nikkei hurt by weak machinery data, global econ worriesReutersJapan's Machinery Orders Drop 3.3% in Sign Companies Are Paring SpendingBloombergManufacturing Business Technology -Auto Remarketing -CNNall 156 news articles »
Japan TodayCathay Pacific hit by Japan earthquake, eyes GulfEconomic TimesThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) cut global airlines' 2011 profit forecast by more than half to $4 billion this week as high oil prices, the earthquake in Japan, and political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East weigh on the ...Cathay Pacific to give away 500 round-trip air tickets from Hong Kong to JapanJapan TodayCathay Pacific launches “We Love Japan” campaignThe FINANCIALall 23 news articles »
Daiwa House to Forecast Record Profit After Japan Earthquake, Analysts SayBloomberg(Source: Bloomberg) Daiwa House Industry Co., Japan's biggest home builder, expects profit to rise to a record for the current year on higher sales following the nation's biggest earthquake. Operating profit, deducting the cost of goods sold from sales ...and more »
...higher rates, this time with a focus on limiting their time commitments. Money managers are cooperating with reinsurers after Japan’s earthquake this year by supplying funds to back new coverage instead of setting up their own carriers to compete. That strategy...
...quake magnitude. (Modified from figure created by the U.S. Geological Survey) The recent magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan has increased the risk of earthquakes across the rest of the country, say scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution...
...article has been sourced from Mecklai Financial. You can visit their website www.mecklai.com for futher information. Japan Earthquake - The Economic Impact. The recent disastrous earthquake and tsunami in Japan have seriously affected the economys productive...
...summit. On Saturday, the three leaders met in Fukushima to demonstrate their joint desire for Japan's recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The disasters left more than 24,000 people dead or missing and sparked an ongoing crisis at the Fukushima...
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...the world's third largest, has slid back into recession after the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in March. "Japan's economy is expected to remain weak for the time being," said Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano on Thursday. However,...
...two-step technique is necessary, because GPS signals cannot reach the seabed, Sato said by email. Shortly after the Japan earthquake occurred on March 11, the scientists returned to measure the changes. "This is the first time a great subduction earthquake...
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...in annualized terms, of 3.7 percent. The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant has compounded the effects of the earthquake and tsunami by knocking out power capacity. At factories, offices and homes across Japan, people are being asked to reduce their...
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Japan willing to build quake-resistant nuclear reactors in Iran: ambassadorTehran TimesTEHRAN – Japan's ambassador in Tehran has said that his country is ready to build earthquake-proof nuclear reactors in Iran. Ambassador Akio Shirota made ...and more »
'Doughnut hole' quake theory studiedUPI.comThe circular pattern theory, called a Mogi doughnut after the Japanese seismologist who proposed it, may lead to improved earthquake forecasts, ...Parts of OC Are in Earthquake 'Doughnut Hole'VoiceofOC (blog)all 8 news articles »
Eqecat launches new modelsThe Insurance Insider (subscription)The Eqecat typhoon model covers Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia - which experience some of the world's most ...
InVentiv Health Plans Debt as Junk Sales Surge: New Bond AlertBusinessWeek27 earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 400 people and caused as much as $30 billion of damage. Moody's upgraded Chile's rating to Aa3 from A1 ...and more »
Japan to provide goods, services to US militaryTimes of IndiaTOKYO: The Japanese Defense Ministry has decided to extend a bilateral agreement with the US military on providing goods and services to each other to ...Japan to continue bilateral deal with USOneindiaGovt to seek PKO pact with SeoulThe Daily Yomiuriall 6 news articles »
Quake Global on the right trackSan Diego Union TribuneOr the structure of a bridge is not affected by an earthquake? So Japan is using our modems by installing them on tall buildings, on bridges, ...and more »
Japan gears up for Tokai quakeManila BulletinBecause of this, Japan established an Earthquake Disaster Management Strategy in anticipation of the Tokai earthquake. The goal is to reduce the number of ...
There's a hole in this possible earthquake patternLos Angeles TimesIt's the outgrowth of a concept, developed in Japan, which holds that earthquakes sometimes occur in a circular pattern over decades —building up to one ...and more »