The PMI manufacturing survey showed the downturn in factory output gained speed from the previous month, with the sub-index hitting its lowest in nine years. Companies overwhelmingly said that was due ... ( read original story ...)
Italian Cruise Ship Docked in Japan Has 14 More Coronavirus Cases: NHK
Fourteen more cases of coronavirus infections have been confirmed on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs at Japan's Nagasaki prefecture, bringing the total to at least 48, public broadcaster NHK ... ( read original story ...)
Bailouts, Delistings Loom for Japan’s Beleaguered Regional Banks
Japan’s long-suffering regional banks face the biggest threat to their survival since the 1990s post-bubble malaise as the coronavirus hammers their few remaining profit drivers. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic Spurs Japan’s Salarymen Into Currency Trading Overdrive
The coronavirus pandemic is fueling a surge in currency trading by Japanese retail investors, who are discovering that working from home means they can moonlight in the market during the ... ( read original story ...)
GA technologies ranked as 110 of the Financial Times’ Top 1000 High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2020
GA technologies Co., Ltd (TYO: 3491) announced the company has ranked as No.110 of the top 1,000 places on the Financial Times' High-Growth Companies Asia Pacific 2020 list, which is based on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to block foreign acquisitions of drug and ventilator makers – Nikkei
Japan plans to block foreign companies from acquiring domestic drug and medical equipment makers, to protect access to medicine and ventilators that have proven critical amid the coronavirus outbreak, ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota to halve Japan production in May
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor will cut next month's domestic automobile production by roughly half from its March-end plan, Nikkei learned Wednesday, as the spread of the novel coronavirus depresses ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, Mythical ‘Amabie’ Emerges From 19th Century Folklore To Fight COVID-19
"Stop the infection from spreading!" The words appear to come straight from the beak of a creature with a bird's head, human hair and a fish's scaly body, in a recent public service announcement from ... ( read original story ...)
33 Crew Members Test Positive for Coronavirus on Italian-Operated Cruise Ship Docked in Japan
Japanese officials said Wednesday that 33 crew members on a docked cruise ship tested positive for the coronavirus in one day of testing after the first case from the ship was reported. The ... ( read original story ...)
Access and benefit-sharing following the synthesis of horsepox virus
Those terms may include sharing some of the benefits of research and development with the provider of the genetic resources. The Nagoya Protocol further expanded the definition of genetic resources to ... ( read original story ...)
Relive the heady days of crypto with the “Crypto Rush” documentary
When Liliana Pertenava decided to go all-in on crypto by investing $2,000 in a mining rig in 2017, she went so far down the crypto rabbit-hole she decided to make a documentary about it. If you’re ... ( read original story ...)
EWJ: ‘Behind The Curve’ Japan Braces For More Downside In Its Stock Market
Shares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) and the Nikkei 225 bounced 20% off the lows alongside global stock markets on hopes that the worst of COVID-19 is over. Earnings on ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY Fundamental Daily Forecast – BOJ Warns Worsening Economy a Threat to Japan’s Financial System
If the economy suffers a prolonged and deep slump, however, that could trigger a full-fledged, banking-sector correction,” the BOJ said. ( read original story ...)
Tsunami could overwhelm Fukushima nuclear plant in future Japan earthquake, government panel says
Towering waves could overwhelm the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan if another mega-earthquake struck the deep-sea trenches off the country's Pacific coast, a government panel said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
34 crew have virus on cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan
At least 34 crew members aboard a cruise ship docked in the Japanese city of Nagasaki have tested positive for coronavirus, local authorities said on Wednesday. The Costa Atlantica first arrived in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Obsession Fades in Effort to Cope With Virus
The Bank of Japan has long tried and failed to hit its target of 2% annual inflation, but the coronavirus means the topic has faded from conversation in a sign a permanent shift in priorities is ... ( read original story ...)