CoreTissue BioEngineering Inc., a medical device company, was accepted into Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JPOD @ Boston. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks higher in morning on Wall St. gains, falling crude oil
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, after a drop in crude oil futures eased investor fears about inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)
Japan consumers’ inflation expectations hit record high in March – survey
Japanese consumers' inflation expectations hit a record high in March, a government survey showed on Wednesday, as people's perceptions of future price moves were affected by surging energy and food ... ( read original story ...)
Ukrainian ‘Crypto Rainmaker’ To Testify In Senate Hearing On Digital Assets
While hearings on cryptocurrency have been a regular feature in Congress lately, this one wins the prize for what could be the most entertaining, intellectually stimulating, and bizarre moment the ... ( read original story ...)
Surviving Off Crypto When Cash Fails
Many Ukranians and Russians lost access to their bank accounts in the days following Russia's invasion. Some lived off cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Amid New Executive Order, White House Director Sheds Light On Crypto Policy
Dr. Nelson could be one of the most influential person in the White House on the subject of digital assets. For the crypto industry, her blog is not to be missed to help decipher how leadership in the ... ( read original story ...)
BNP Paribas Open: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Martina Navratilova weigh in on Naomi Osaka heckling
The tournament said that security was unable to locate, and therefore did not remove, the individual who shouted at Osaka while she was on court. ( read original story ...)
Japan posts trade deficit for 7th straight month
Japan has posted its seventh-straight monthly trade deficit, as soaring energy prices drove up the value of its imports. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to remove most COVID restrictions as new infections ebb
Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos restarts 120,000-bpd Marifu CDU after turnaround
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted the 120,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Marifu refinery in western Japan on March 5 after a scheduled turnaround, a company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan delays introduction of Basel III capital rules for megabanks – Nikkei
Japan's financial regulator will again delay implementation of new capital requirements for large banks as financial markets face growing uncertainty caused by Ukraine crisis, the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March Manufacturers’ Mood Up, Ukraine Crisis Clouds Outlook – Reuters Tankan
Japanese manufacturers' business confidence improved for the first time in three months in March, as automakers became less pessimistic, though firms feared a fresh surge in energy prices due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Translation of the SASB Standards Now Available
Translations are released amidst rising use of SASB Standards by Japanese businessesSAN FRANCISCO/LONDON, March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Value Reporting Foundation today announced that ... ( read original story ...)
Scandal Rocks Japanese Finance as SMBC Nikko Staff Are Arrested
Less than 24 hours after four SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. employees were arrested on allegations of market manipulation, the Japanese brokerage’s chief executive officer took to the stage. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s trade deficit down to ¥668.3B in February
Japan's total merchandise trade deficit exceeded analysts' expectations in February, amounting to ¥668.3 billion, the country's Ministry of Finance revealed in its report on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Posts Bigger-Than-Expected Trade Gap as Energy Imports Jump
Japan reported a wider-than-expected trade deficit in February as an energy-driven surge in import costs added to vulnerabilities for the world's third-largest economy. Exports rose slightly less than ... ( read original story ...)