The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it will expand the conveyor belt production capacity of its Hiratsuka Factory in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. The expansion is part of the Company ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is still hurting, and tennis doesn’t seem to be the cure
Naomi Osaka should at least consider finding out what the world is like without tennis, before the game breaks her completely. ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for ‘stable’ FX moves as weak yen weighs on import-reliant economy
Japan 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 against the ... ( read original story ...)
Democrats divided over crypto’s future
The lack of consensus among Democrats means it's unlikely Congress will act anytime soon to pass major legislation on the direction of regulation of the new market. ( read original story ...)
Regulatory Concerns Hit Weekly Crypto Flows
The weekly digital asset fund flows report by CoinShares shows that the latest outflows ended the 7-week run of crypto inflows. Bitcoin investment products witnessed outflows of $ ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Wins Crypto License In Bahrain Amid Middle East Expansion
The license from Bahrain is a milestone in our journey to being fully licensed and regulated around the world,” Changpeng Zhao, cofounder and CEO of Binance, said in a statem ... ( read original story ...)
GoTo pushes ahead with $1.3bn Indonesia IPO
Indonesian internet giant GoTo Group has launched bookbuilding for its Jakarta IPO, targeting Rph17.99tr ($1.26bn) in proceeds, in what is set to be the first test for dual-class shareholding ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu Launches 12Mbit ReRAM — Largest Memory Density in ReRAM Family
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 ...)