Tokyo reported 317 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, topping the 300 threshold for the first time since Aug. 20, data from the Metropolitan Government showed. (Reporting by Hitoshi Ishida; Editing ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu’s Fugaku supercomputer helps Tokyo university speed up cancer research
Japan's Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and Fujitsu Laboratories have jointly announced that using Fujitsu's Fugaku supercomputer has allowed them to achieve cancer gene analysis in less ... ( read original story ...)
Let It Go! Japan PM Declares War On Ink Stamp ‘Hanko’
Japan's new prime minister is declaring war, but there's no danger of an international conflict: the target of his ire is the humble ink stamp known as hanko. It might seem paradoxical in a country ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Spy Chief Proposes Olympic Summit With U.S., North Korea, Japan: Report
South Korea's spy chief has proposed a summit of the leaders of the United States, Japan and the two Koreas during the Tokyo Olympics next year, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Wednesday. Park ... ( read original story ...)
Roland files for re-listing in Japan’s largest IPO this year
Musical instrument maker Roland has filed for an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nikkei has learned, a move that is expected to make it the nation's biggest IPO this year. The ... ( read original story ...)
BUZZ-COMMENT-Strong Nikkei demand adds to support for USD/JPY
The Nikkei 225 index has been in rally mode since bottoming at 22,948.47 on Oct 30, catapulting above 24,000 on Nov 5 and then piercing 25,000 on Tuesday. USD/JPY has rallied alongside the Nikkei, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares climb over 29-year peak as vaccine hopes continue to cheer
Japanese shares hit a more than 29-year high on Wednesday, as investors remained hopeful of a swift global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine-related developments. TOKYO, Nov 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s financiers face a carbon cleanup
New Prime Minister Suga wants to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050. That’s ominous for MUFG, Mizuho and peers, who provided more than $150 bln in loans and underwriting for fossil fuels over five ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is key to containing threat from China
Joe Biden presented himself as the candidate of the old normal, the carpet-slippered president who would Make America Sleep at Night Again. But the country’s nervous exhaustion was only partly down to ... ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn speaks out for the first time after his escape: ‘I would probably never go back to Japan’
Carlos Ghosn, former Nissan chairman, joined Sara Eisen in an exclusive CNBC interview to discuss his his escape from Japan to Lebanon and his feelings about the possibility of ever going back to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Named Title Sponsor Of 2021 Drivers Cup USA
Yokohama Tire announced it is partnering with Competent Motorsport for another season of racing. Starting in 2021, Yokohama will be the title sponsor and exclusive tire provider of the Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
CORRECTED-Nikkei jumps to 29-year high, Honda leads carmakers on upbeat earnings
Japan's Nikkei share average on Monday reached a high last seen almost three decades ago, after Joe Biden clinched the U.S. presidency, with Honda Motors leading gains among carmakers on strong ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan offers to reward regional banks for mergers or cost-cuts
The Bank of Japan will exempt regional banks from negative rates if they agree to merge or cut costs in a highly unusual use of monetary policy to reshape the financial sector. Regional banks with ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to Introduce Special Deposit Facility to Support Regional Banks
The Bank of Japan said that it would introduce a new deposit facility to support regional banks, whose profits have been hurt by Japan’s longtime low-interest-rate policy. ( read original story ...)
Mitsuoka Is Japan’s Weirdest Automaker
However to better understand Japanese culture, you need to understand Mitsuoka, the weirdest freaking car company on the planet. Yes, Japan is samurai swords and Super GT and giant robots grappling in ... ( read original story ...)
Judgment at Yokohama: How a WWII war-crimes trial aided the search for RI flier’s remains
For 60 years, the federal government told his family that the remains of WWII Lt. Bob Thorpe were "unrecoverable." That was only partly true. ( read original story ...)