TOKYO -- Japan is in talks with the U.K., France and other potential partners to set up a $20 billion fund to jointly buy coronavirus vaccine, Nikkei has learned. The nations aim to establish the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s 115R all-season Class 4-5 tire now available
Yokohama Tire announced that its 115R all-season all-position tire for Class 4 and 5 vehicles, which debuted at the TMC Show in February, is now available in size 225/70R19.5 (14). The tire is ... ( read original story ...)
The Rolls-Royce Wraith Kryptos is the perfect gift for rich crypto nerds
Royce's new limited edition Wraith Kryptos is about to dig into the lucrative ultra-rich crypto nerd market. Assuming such a thing exists, of course. The Wraith Kryptos is more or less a regular Rolls ... ( read original story ...)
Secretive Data Analytics Company Palantir Files Confidentially for IPO
Palantir Technologies said on Monday that it had filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. That, in fact, is all that the notoriously secretive ... ( read original story ...)
Multiple Purkinje cell types: A new logic of cerebellar organization in zebrafish
In a study published in PNAS, researchers from Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Nagoya University, and Technische Universität Braunschweig show an undiscovered ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama 714R regional pickup, delivery tire now available
Yokohama Tire’s all-new 714R will deliver year-round. Engineered for urban pick-up/delivery applications, the open shoulder drive tire, which debuted at the TMC show in February, is now available in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan flooding death toll rises to 53, a dozen missing as torrential rains spread through region
Search and rescue crews in Japan fanned out across towns in the country's southern region on Tuesday as the death toll from devastating flooding ticked upwards as more heavy rain is expected. ( read original story ...)
More rescue efforts deploy in Japan
Posted . Japan on Tuesday warned of more heavy rain on the southwestern island of Kyushu and bolstered rescue operations as the de ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese key index of business conditions drops to nearly 11-year low in May
The Japanese government on Tuesday maintained its assessment that the economy in May was "worsening," with its index of business conditions dropping to the lowest level in nearly 11 years. According ... ( read original story ...)
Widow sues for info on suicide of husband, land sale to Moritomo
The widow of a Finance Ministry employee who committed suicide after being forced to falsify documents over a shady land deal sued the government for the immediate disclosure of records related to her ... ( read original story ...)
KFC Japan Shares Tumble as Pandemic-Driven Demand Subsides
A long-running, and pandemic-boosted, fried chicken bubble in Japan just might be coming to end. Same-store sales at KFC Holdings Japan, the operator of the eponymous fast-food chain in Japan, fell 1% ... ( read original story ...)
Relationship between radiation doses to heart substructures and radiation pneumonitis in patients with thymic epithelial tumors
Radiation doses to the heart are potentially high in patients undergoing radiotherapy for thymoma or thymic carcinoma because of their origin site and propensity for pericardial invasion. We ... ( read original story ...)
IOC told only a vaccine can save Tokyo 2021 as 12-month countdown nears
A recent survey showed over three-quarters of the Japanese public don't believe the Games can be safely held next year amid rising COVID-19 rates in the US and worldwide. ( read original story ...)
Nishimura: 106 New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed In Tokyo
In May 2020 estimates for value of seasonally adjusted retail trade index rose by 24.3% in the month on month series, after plummeting at record levels in March and April, due to ... “Average house ... ( read original story ...)
Floods, landslides devastate southern Japan after record-breaking rains, killing dozens
Images of the affected regions depict severe property damage, capturing flooded streets, demolished buildings and dozens of destroyed homes. Flood and landslide warnings remain in effect throughout ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls on record slump in household spending; SoftBank Group jumps
Japanese stocks ended lower on Tuesday after domestic household spending dropped at the fastest pace on record in May due to the coronavirus lockdown, although heavyweight SoftBank Group's sharp gains ... ( read original story ...)