Fujitsu Semiconductor Memory Solution Limited announced on March 15 the launch of a 12Mbit ReRAM (Resistive Random Access Memory), MB85AS12MT. Evaluation samples are currently available. URL: This ... ( read original story ...)
7,836 new COVID cases recorded in Tokyo on March 15
Japan's capital reported 7,836 new COVID-19 cases on March 15, after recording 4,836 positive cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Go ... ( read original story ...)
Suicides by Women up in Japan for Second Year
The number of women who died by suicide in Japan rose for a second straight year in 2021 although the overall number of people who took their own lives in the country edged down, police said on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo will not request extension of COVID-19 restrictions -Nikkei
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will not request an extension of COVID-19 countermeasures scheduled to end on March 21, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. We apologize, but this video has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan fashion magnate Maezawa buys ‘affectionate’ robot venture
Japanese fashion magnate Yusaku Maezawa is buying robotics startup Groove X, which makes an "affectionate" companion robot, saying on Tuesday he was drawn by its ability to "make people feel happy". ( read original story ...)
Japan imposes sanctions on 17 more Russians, including billionaire
Japan has decided to freeze assets of an additional 17 Russian individuals, bringing the total number targeted by sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to 61, the Ministry of Finance said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 10-year bond yields hit 1-month high ahead of U.S. Fed meet
Japan's 10-year government bond yields touched a one-month high on Tuesday, tracking U.S. Treasury peers higher on increased optimism ahead of an expected rate hike by the Federal Reserve. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
11 years after the Tohoku Earthquake, 187 evacuees reside in Okinawa; most from Fukushima
Ryukyu Shimpo By Chikako Maemori March 11 marks the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident that devastated Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan chief risks hitting inflation goal in a way he doesn’t want
Economists are predicting core consumer prices will rise at a pace of 2% or more this year as surging energy prices, a weakening yen and stabilizing phone charges feed inflation. ( read original story ...)
Japan receives first of three Global Hawk surveillance drones at Misawa Air Base
An RQ-4B Global Hawk surveillance drone that landed Saturday at Misawa Air Base in northeast Japan is the first of three that will be operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese woman living in Poland becomes a ‘bridge’ for supplies to Ukraine
(Photo courtesy of Asagao sp. z o.o.) YOKOHAMA -- A group of volunteers, led by a 27-year-old Japanese woman living in Poland, has begun to deliver relief supplies to neighboring Ukraine in an ... ( read original story ...)
CTS Global has P1.37B IPO approved by the SEC
CTS plans to plow the IPO proceeds into global markets to achieve its goal of sourcing at least 75% of its trading revenue from global markets by 2025. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister calls for ‘stable’ moves as yen weakens
Japan's government will closely watch exchange-rate moves as market stability was "very important," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday in the wake of the yen's decline to a five-year low ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei gains as China economic data outweighs Ukraine, COVID fears
Japan's Nikkei index eked out a gain in the morning session on Tuesday, buoyed by strong economic data from neighbour and key trade partner China. Markets swung between small gains and losses as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan imposes new sanctions on Russian billionaire, 16 others
Japan has decided to freeze assets of an additional 17 Russian individuals, bringing the total number targeted by sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to 61, the Ministry of Finance said on ... ( read original story ...)
Chepngetich in seventh heaven after victory in Nagoya
Although she did not set a new personal best, everything else went according to plan for the two-time Istanbul Marathon champion ... ( read original story ...)