West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has started tests to transport fresh products from Kagoshima Prefecture to Osaka Prefecture, about 900 kilom･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda seeks govt approval for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co 4502.T asked regulators on Friday to approve use of the COVID-19 vaccine of Moderna Inc MRNA.O, which would allow it to become the third vaccine to figure in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors dump record amount of foreign bonds after surprise market rout
Japanese investors sold a record amount of foreign bonds late last month, with banks seen dumping U.S. bonds, although market participants expect buying to resume when the new financial year starts ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Extend Emergency; NYC Gets J&J Shots: Virus Update
The Japanese government recommended to extend by two weeks its virus state of emergency for the Tokyo region set to expire Sunday as ... 14 and no person will be able to leave town if not for business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Sir Chris Hoy backs Olympic Games to be a success even without fans
Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto revealed this week that ... "Having spoken to a few of the cyclists, they're just committing 100 per cent as if it was going ahead and it was business as usual and ... ( read original story ...)
Debevoise & Plimpton Closes Tokyo Office
After five years of an on-the-ground presence, the firm will return to servicing Japanese clients from New York and other offices. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close sharply lower on concerns over spike in U.S. borrowing costs
Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index dropping to a one-month low, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Ten years on from disaster that shocked the world
Other-worldly scenes of devastation were beamed around the world from Japan in 2011 after it was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded - almost a decade later, life is returning to ... ( read original story ...)
Major Japan and China markets drop more than 2% each; tech stocks tumble
Investors kept an eye on tech shares in Asia on Thursday after their counterparts stateside fell overnight amid a rise in bond yields. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JCR Pharma to build new plant to produce COVID-19 vaccine solution
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co 4552.T said on Thursday it would build a new plant in Japan to expand production of ingredients for COVID-19 vaccines over the longer term. JCR Pharma along with Daiichi Sankyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks plunge on U.S. market fall
Tokyo stocks plummeted Thursday on the heels of an overnight Wall Street fall, causing the benchmark Nikkei average to end below the psychologically import ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest American man months after broken glass incident at Yokota gate
A former U.S. service member was arrested this week after allegedly throwing a sheet of glass at an entry gate late last year at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
SailPoint Expands With New Office in Japan
SailPoint, the global leader in enterprise identity security, announces hiring of Yutaka Fujimoto as its first Japan country manager. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares follow Nasdaq lower; SoftBank, Fast Retailing top drags
Japanese shares fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold off index heavyweights including SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing following a plunge in the Nasdaq index overnight. TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) ... ( read original story ...)
TIMELINE-Events following Japan’s worst quake and nuclear incident
Japan marks a decade since a huge earthquake and tsunami left more than 22,000 people dead or missing and triggered the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. ( read original story ...)
Ex-head of tsunami-hit Japan day care says ‘thorough disaster drills’ saved all lives
The now-defunct Ikkeijima nursery center on the coast of Kesenuma, Miyagi Prefecture, was completely destroyed by tsunami following the 2011･･･ ... ( read original story ...)