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☆ Earthquake jolts southern Japan's Ehime, Kochi prefectures
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Japan late on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Bungo Channel, a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the agency said, adding that no tsunami warning had been issued. Ehime and Kochi prefectures were hit by the quake with an intensity of 6 on Japan's 1-7 scale, the JMA said. No major damage has been reported so far, according to local media reports.

Organizations: Japan Meteorological Agency, JMA Locations: Japan, Kyushu, Shikoku, Ehime, Kochi

☆ An American couple left their rent-free life in Mexico and moved to a $7,500 abandoned home in Japan: 'We feel overwhelmingly welcome'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Julian Ryall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Evan and Dani BretonEvan, now 40, worked as a massage therapist while Dani, now 39, was a self-employed photographer. Dani and Evan BentonThe couple drove over the border into Mexico on December 5, 2021. Guanajuato, MexicoHouse-sitting was a way to live rent-free in MexicoThe couple became house-sitters in Mexico so they could live rent-free and travel around the country. Japan was their final stop because of cheaper house pricesAfter 14 months in Mexico, the couple concluded that Japan "would be a better fit for us." The house cost $7,500 and the realtor's fees were an additional $1,500.

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[1/5] Delivery trucks are parked at a parking area along the highway in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan April 6, 2023. On April 1, 2024, the government will limit truck drivers' annual overtime to 960 hours, among other reforms officials say are meant to improve the job's notoriously gruelling conditions and make it more attractive. The global consultancy Roland Berger expects a 20% decline in the number of Japanese truck drivers in the decade to 2030. Fierce competition and high fuel prices mean truck drivers are squeezed too despite an acute labour shortage. That would make it difficult for small companies to hire to make up for the lower number of legal working hours per driver.

☆ 38-year-old mom launched a frozen yogurt startup from her kitchen—now she's a 'Shark Tank' CEO with a $1.5 million company
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The whipped, frozen Greek yogurt delicacy she put together became Sweetkiwi, a Dallas-based food startup founded in 2011. And on Friday's episode of ABC's "Shark Tank," Eigbe and her business partner — her husband, Michael Kindele — landed a $250,000 investment deal with Robert Herjavec valuing the company at more than $1.5 million. She initially offered the Sharks 5% of her company for that $250,000 investment, noting that the money would go toward brand-building and marketing. The duo expressed confidence despite their industry's heavy competition, noting that Sweetkiwi pints have less sugar than most other frozen yogurts. Herjavec's final offer was $250,000 for a 16% stake in the company — which Sweetkiwi accepted.

☆ Ştafeta torţei olimpice, anulată în oraşul japonez Matsuyama din cauza coronavirusului
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Ştafeta torţei olimpice a Jocurilor de la Tokyo va fi anulată în oraşul japonez Matsuyama din cauza situaţiei sanitare, a anunţat miercuri un responsabil local, la o săptămână după o decizie similară luată într-un alt departament, informează AFP, citează Agerpres. "Vom anula ştafeta flăcării la Matsuyama", a declarat Tokihiro Nakamura, guvernatorul departamentului Ehime, a cărui capitală este Matsuyama. Acesta a precizat că decizia a fost acceptată de Comitetul de organizare Tokyo-2020, care nu a comentat pentru moment informaţia. Trecerea flăcării a fost deja considerată indezirabilă pe străzile departamentului Osaka, din cauza numărului de cazuri de Covid-19, în creştere puternică. Odată cu apropierea Jocurilor Olimpice, organizatorii sunt nevoiţi să facă faţă unui număr tot mai mare de dificultăţi.

Persons: Nakamura, Nakamura ., Hideki Matsuyama Organizations: Evenimentul Locations: Tokyo, japonez Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japonia, Fukushima, ţării, japonez, Osaka

☆ Motivul pentru care o ladă de mandarine japoneze s-a vândut cu 10 mii de dolari — Cotidianul
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-06 | by ( De Către | Please Enter Your Name Here | ) cotidianul.md time to read: +2 min

O ladă cu 100 de mandarine japonze, denumite mikan, s-a vândut la licitație cu aproape 10.000 de dolari, informează CNN și digi24.ro. Lada de 20 de kilograme a fost vândută joi, în cadrul primei licitații a anului, cu 1 milion de yeni (9.600 de dolari). Prețul pentru aceste mandarine deosebite este de obicei 75 de dolari pentru 10 kilograme. „Achiziția de fructe și consumul sunt legate de practici sociale și culturale. Mandarinele sunt unele dintre cele mai populare fructe în Japonia, fiind cele mai consumate în 2016 și 2017.

Organizations: CNN, Nishiuwa, Universității Locations: satsuma, China, Japonia, Ehime, Shikoku, Yawatahama, Shin, mikan, Universității Wisconsin, Madison

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