The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid package, replenishing funding to aid small businesses and provide support for hospitals and virus testing. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor asks residents to grocery shop only every 3 days
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike on Thursday requested residents limit the frequency of grocery ... Koike also said at Thursday's press conference that the metropolitan government will pay an incentive to ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla just added the chief investment officer of Japan’s $1.5 trillion government pension fund to its board of directors
The former investment banker's appointment to Tesla's board could mark an end to a tumultuous year-and-a-half for Elon Musk's board of directors. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s dairy capital sends idle tourism workers to farms
SAPPORO, Japan -- With its famed dairy industry facing a labor crunch, Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido has turned to hotel and restaurant workers who lost their jobs because of the ... ( read original story ...)
Italian cruise ship in Japan has 48 coronavirus cases
Nearly 50 out of over 600 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan's Nagasaki have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising concern about the strain on the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police officer arrested for keeping ¥10,000 note turned in by 2 brothers
A 21-year-old Osaka police officer has been arrested on suspicion of ... Police said Nozawa pocketed the money without filing any paperwork for the lost property. The boys told their mother about the ... ( read original story ...)
Intercontinental Exchange Says Crypto Chief Exits After 4 Months
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. said Mike Blandina has resigned as chief executive officer of Bakkt LLC, its majority-owned Bitcoin-futures platform, after four months on the job. ( read original story ...)
How waves and turbulence maintain the super-rotation of Venus’ atmosphere
1 Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. 2 Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan. 3 Department of ... ( read original story ...)
Two more chain restaurant are giving back small business funds
This was a difficult decision because our employees are extremely important to us, but it’s impossible to ignore the fact that our finances allow us to weather financial hardship for a longer period ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund to Be a Major Component in the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s New Infrastructure Funds Index
The Infrastructure Funds Index is an Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") related finance product offered by the TSE ... will be included in the new Infrastructure Funds Index by the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Insurance Giant Targets Overseas Credit in ‘Severe’ Market
Japan’s biggest private life insurer plans to boost its positions in credit -- and overseas securities in particular -- this year as it copes with depressed Japanese government bond yields and paper ... ( read original story ...)
Another chain restaurant is giving back small business funds
The Kura Sushi USA restaurant chain canceled a $5.98 million federal loan after outrage from advocates and policymakers over national restaurant and hotel companies obtaining millions in funds from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo launches coronavirus drive-through tests as crisis deepens
Tokyo's first drive-through coronavirus test centre was launched this week, as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing weight of new infections. ( read original story ...)
ProThera Biologics and Takeda Enter Global Licensing Agreement to Develop Novel Plasma-Derived Therapy Based on Inter-alpha Inhibitor Proteins (IAIP)
ProThera Biologics, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited [TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK] ("Takeda") today announced that they have entered into a global licensing agreement to develop a novel plasma-der ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan mulling unlimited bond buying at next meeting: Nikkei
The Bank of Japan will discuss scrapping its cap on government bond purchases at its next policy meeting on April 27, the Nikkei newspaper said, looking to cushion the economy against a sharp downturn ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 50 workers on Costa Atlantica cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus
The outbreak is currently being investigated by Japanese officials, some of whom are reportedly “puzzled” by the diagnoses, as the city where the ship is docked — Nagasaki — has only 17 reported cases ... ( read original story ...)