COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The magnitude-9.0 earthquake and subsequent 40-foot tsunami that devastated parts of Japan on March 11, 2011, killing 16,000 people, was foreshadowed by a series of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Haneda Airport adopts WHILL’s autonomous mobility devices to help practice social distancing
Among countless other unexpected effects, COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of all manner of new technologies, as people look for ways to reduce transmission of the virus. Yokohama, Japan-based WH ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hopes to draft G7 formin statement on China security legislation on Hong Kong: source
Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on China's new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers' meeting, a Japanese government source familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Market Updates: Sensex gives up early gains on profit-booking, ends 83 points higher at 34,370
Equity benchmark Sensex surrendered most of the day’s gains to end marginally higher on Monday as investors chose to book profits after a swift market rally. After surging over 640 points in early ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pharma Stock Surges 60% This Year to Reach Sony’s Size
There’s a new king in the world of Japanese pharma after hopes for a coronavirus treatment helped to turbocharge its shares.Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Japan’s leading oncology company, is the best ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Bar Hosts to Get PCR Tests as Japan Tries to Quash Virus
Japan aims to regularly test workers in Tokyo’s sprawling nighttime entertainment district for coronavirus, as host clubs and other adult establishments continue to be blamed for the bulk of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Continues Winning Streak
Japanese shares rose for a fifth straight day on Friday. Market heavyweights SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing are higher by more than 1 percent each. The major exporters are higher on a weaker yen. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares at 3-1/2-month high as U.S. data boosts recovery hopes
Japanese stocks climbed to a fresh 3-1/2-month high on Monday after a surprise increase in U.S. employment gave investors further confidence of a swift global economic recovery from a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pharma Stock with 60% Gain This Year Vaults to Sony Size
There’s a new king in the world of Japanese pharma after hopes for a coronavirus treatment helped to turbocharge its shares. ( read original story ...)
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka speaks out for Black Lives Matter, faces backlash
Protests have reignited a debate over racism and policing in Japan. Osaka has also won support for speaking out. ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump, as coronavirus crisis tests policy response
The world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 2.2% in January-March, revised data showed on Monday, less than the 3.4% contraction indicated in a preliminary reading. ( read original story ...)
Japan Bankruptcies Hit Lowest Since the 1960s: What Gives?
You’d be forgiven for assuming that Japanese bankruptcies would jump during a nationwide state of emergency that shut thousands of businesses amid the struggle to contain the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Dour outlook for Japan’s economy
AFP Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession. A series of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Adopt Selective, Rather Than Blanket, Approach in Coronavirus Tests
Japan will stop short of offering blanket coronavirus tests, and instead target the vulnerable and those most at risk in seeking to prevent a second wave of infections, the minister in charge of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy minister warns against deepening negative rates
Japan should focus on back-stopping struggling businesses rather than trying to spark overall demand in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, its economy minister said, suggesting the central bank should ... ( read original story ...)
Personal mobility machine needs no help at Tokyo airport
An autonomous mobility system that works like a wheelchair without anyone pushing it is scuttling around a Tokyo airport to help with social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)