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 ...)
Japan Airlines Resumes Nonstop Flights to Tokyo from San Diego Aiport
A Japan Airlines 787 in flight. Courtesy of the airline On Wednesday Japan Airlines resumed nonstop flights between Tokyo, Japan via Narita International ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Genesia Leads $700,000 Vietnam Digital Media Investment
Japan’s Genesia Ventures Inc. led a $700,000 investment in Vietnam startup Vietcetera Media targeting the nation’s growing middle class. ( read original story ...)
World’s biggest wealth fund puts Japan’s Kirin Holdings on watch list over Myanmar link
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Japan's Kirin Holdings Ltd Co on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the firm's ties to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls emergency extension as groups report setbacks
Japanese government officials are in agreement over a potential extension of a COVID-19 state of emergency, as cases continue to rise in areas like Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japanese billionaire invites 8 people to join SpaceX mission around the Moon
Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa, who first announced his intention in 2018 to take a group of artists with him on a six-day trip around the Moon, said Tuesday that he's inviting the public to ... ( read original story ...)