Business leaders in Japan expressed expectations Wednesday that Yoshihide Suga, the country's new prime minister, will carry out econ ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic pushes popular Narita Airport stores out of business
Plunging passenger numbers at Narita International Airport have pushed 12 stores in the major hub airport east of Tokyo out of busine ... ( read original story ...)
Santen and U.S. Ophthalmic Company Eyevance Enter into Share Purchase Agreement
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Santen") and Eyevance Holdings LLC announced that Santen Holdings U.S. Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Santen, and Eyevance Holdings LLC entered into a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s reappointed finmin Aso says will prod regional banks to pursue reforms
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday he will encourage regional banks to push through reforms to survive headwinds such as a dwindling population. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to Maintain Easing as Suga Takes Japan’s Top Job
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its stimulus untouched later Thursday as newly elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga inherits the job of leading a recovery from the country’s worst ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide Suga: The ‘right-hand man’ became Japan’s PM
Born in 1948 to a family of strawberry farmers, Yoshihide Suga's steady rise to the top sets him apart from the political elite that has long dominated Japanese politics. Elected prime minister ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan PM Suga Crafts ‘Continuity Cabinet’, Pledges Reform
"This is the first thing I want to work on with my new cabinet," he told reporters. A lower house election must be held by late October 2021 but there is speculation Suga might call a poll sooner to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Prime Minister Meets Emperor Naruhito
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan met with Emperor Naruhito on Wednesday during an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace and presented his cabinet leaders. ( read original story ...)
Researchers 3-D print tiny multicolor microstructures
D printing method that can produce multicolor 3-D microstructures using different materials. The new method could be used to make a variety of optical components including optical sensors and ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: The $3.9 Million Mistake
Yield farming is the attempt to get crypto assets to produce the most returns possible, often by moving assets around and trying to spot the highest annual percentage yields. Remember, fees on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Community Development Company Launched By Blockstack’s Former Head Of Growth
With Freehold, Stanley hopes to foster a new model for validating and building crypto commonwealths with community leaders at the center, moving away from passive staking activities towards rewarding ... ( read original story ...)
US Charges 3 With Vast ‘Crypto Jacking,’ Computer Fraud Scheme
Beginning in May 2014, the trio “conspired to commit a sprawling array of computer intrusions targeting protected computers belonging to hospitality, video game, technology and ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Bites: The SEC’s Chilling Effect on Crypto Development
A slew of regulatory happenings are in the works: a Bahamian CBDC, a potential ban on crypto trading in India and a plan to unify compliance standards in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
US Sanctions Two Russians Accused of Using Fraud to Steal Millions in Crypto
The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a pair of Russian nationals accused of stealing $16.8 million from customers of three different crypto exchanges, including two in the U.S. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Leader Picks His Team: Familiar Men, and Fewer Women
Yoshihide Suga’s status quo cabinet suggested that he was rewarding the factions inside his party that had helped him become prime minister. ( read original story ...)
INNOTECH and OSARO Collaborate to Open the “Innotech AI Picking Lab” to Develop and Test Innovative Robotics Automation Solutions
OSARO Inc., a rising leader in machine learning software for industrial automation, and INNOTECH Corp. (HQ: Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, Representative: Toshihiko Ono) have announced a collaboration to ... ( read original story ...)