Two magnitude 5.9 earthquakes hit Japan's east and north, injuring at least 37
Two separate magnitude 5.9 earthquakes struck Japan on Sunday, affecting the country's east and north regions within the same day. The first hit Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, at around 2am local time, while the second was reported in Hokkaido in the north. Authorities said there was no immediate tsunami risk.The eastern quake had a depth of 68 kilometres, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. At least 37 people were injured, most of them lightly, after falling or hitting furniture and doors during the shaking. Tokyo recorded 15 injuries, while Saitama reported nine, Kanagawa eight, Chiba four and Ibaraki one,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Aug 2026 21:30 LONDON
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Breakfast News Recap: Ebola response expands as US pressure on Iran and global tensions mount
The World Health Organization is allocating 70,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country faces a worsening outbreak, underlining the scale of the health emergency. 🔗In the Middle East, fighting in Yemen has intensified sharply, with government forces saying they carried out 81 attacks on Houthi positions in the past 24 hours, while the Houthis said they had launched their own strikes. 🔗 The United States has also sent a new carrier strike group to the region to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, adding to the military build up. 🔗Washington is... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 21 Aug 2026 08:20 LONDON
Tokyo and Asia-Pacific Close Mixed as Nikkei Slides, Gold and Ether Surge
Executive summary: Asia-Pacific trading ended sharply mixed, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 and Nikkei ETF leading losses while Hong Kong and South Korea posted solid gains. The standout moves were in hard assets and crypto, as gold, silver, platinum and Ether all rallied strongly, alongside firmer WTI crude and natural gas. The yen strengthened modestly against the dollar, while the Australian dollar-based ASX 200 slipped. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 21 Aug 2026 07:45 LONDON
Russia conducts missile drills near disputed Kuril Islands, prompting Japanese protest
Russia's Pacific Fleet has carried out missile drills near the disputed islands that Moscow calls the Kuril Islands and Japan regards as its Northern Territories. The exercises took place on Thursday from Etorofu, the largest island in the archipelago, and included live-fire launches of Bastion surface-to-ship missiles. Japan responded by lodging a protest over what it described as strengthening military power in the area.According to the reported Russian account, the missiles were fired at simulated enemy vessels and hit all of their targets at a distance of about 300km. The drills were said to include a nuclear-powered submarine and a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Aug 2026 06:29 LONDON
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Russia and Japan trade protests over Kuril Islands remarks
Russia has summoned Japan's ambassador to Moscow over comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that Moscow described as "anti-Russian" after President Vladimir Putin visited one of the disputed Kuril Islands. The move came after Japan had already summoned Russia's ambassador in protest at the visit, which Tokyo said was "grave" and "absolutely unacceptable". The exchange has renewed attention on a territorial dispute that has shaped relations between the two countries for decades.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Takaichi's remarks had "crossed the line of decency" and criticised what he called Tokyo's "militaristic line". Japan's ambassador left a meeting at Russia's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 13:31 LONDON
The Ghosn Paradox The Imperial Savior, His Cinematic Escape, and the Desperate Call to Salvage a Crumbling Nissan
The Man Who Defied Corporate Gravity Few corporate sagas in modern history possess the cinematic drama, geopolitical friction, and sheer psychological tension as the rise and fall of Carlos Ghosn. Once lauded as the ultimate transnational executive, a multi-lingual titan capable of bridging disparate business cultures, Ghosn became the absolute center of a global firestorm. His story cuts through the pristine facade of global corporate governance to reveal a messy underbelly of nationalism, legal vulnerability, and strategic failure. Rebuilding an Empire from the Ashes of Bankruptcy The mythos of Carlos Ghosn began in 1999. Nissan, one of Japan's proudest manufacturing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 27 Jun 2026 08:19 LONDON
