Japan has delayed the approval of an anti-flu drug as a potential coronavirus treatment after interim results from its first randomised clinical trial provided no solid evidence of its effectiveness. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares scale 10-week peak, S&P 500 up sharply
Asian shares forged ahead on Tuesday while U.S. stock futures breached a major chart barrier as investors brushed past Sino-U.S. trade tensions to more stimulus in China and a re-opening world economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Marvelous Shares Untraded as China’s Tencent Takes 20% Stake
Shares in Japanese games maker Marvelous Inc were untraded with a glut of buy orders on Tuesday and looked set to close up at the daily trading limit of 17% after announcing China's Tencent Holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Hotels offer free stays for foreign nationals stranded in Japan
Some hotels and a university are offering free accommodation to foreign nationals who are stranded in Japan because their home countries have closed border ... ( read original story ...)
Hotels, university offer free stays for foreigners stranded in Japan
Some hotels and a university are offering free accommodation to foreigners who are stranded in Japan because their home countries h ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Netflix star Kimura likely took her own life using toxic gas
Hana Kimura, the 22-year-old female professional wrestler who was among the cast of the internationally popular Netflix reality show "Terrace House," is believed to have killed herself using toxic gas ... ( read original story ...)
Top Nagoya prosecutor replaces scandal-hit chief of Tokyo office
Having taken on the No. 2 job for prosecutors, Makoto Hayashi is expected to later succeed the current prosecutor-general. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says ready to do more for economy after emergency lifts
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank may take more steps to cushion the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic, maintaining his gloomy outlook even as a state ... ( read original story ...)
Lasertec, a tiny maker of US$40 million chip testing machines, is Japan’s hottest stock thanks to EUV
Lasertec is the world’s only maker of testing machines required to verify chip designs for the nascent extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, method of chipmaking ... ( read original story ...)
Diamond Princess Arrives in Manila as Crew Repatriation Continues
Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess arrived unexpectedly in Manila Bay joining the large cluster of cruise ships as the Philippine Government worked to speed the process of repatriation for returning ... ( read original story ...)
South Florida’s Naomi Osaka tops Serena on Forbes’ list of sports annual earnings
Forbes said Naomi Osaka’s total is a one-year record for a female athlete, topping the previous mark of 29.7 million set by Maria Sharapova in 2015. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares reach 10-week high, look past Sino-U.S. tension
Asian shares crept ahead on Tuesday following an upbeat session in Europe and further gains in U.S. stock futures as investors looked past Sino-U.S. trade tensions to a re-opening world economy. ( read original story ...)
Japan jumps 2% as it lifts state of emergency; Asia Pacific stocks up on vaccine hopes
American biotech firm Novavax said Monday it started the first human study of its experimental coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Japan declares success in relaxed restrictions
The Japanese government is declaring a success for what it's called the "Japan model" in controlling its coronavirus outbreak. It never imposed the strict lockdowns seen in other countries, ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kuroda sticks to gloomy economic view even as Japan ends lockdown
Japan's economy will remain in a severe state due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, maintaining his gloomy outlook even as the government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares reach 10-week high, look past Sino-US tension
Asian shares crept ahead on Tuesday following an upbeat session in Europe and further gains in U.S. stock futures as investors looked past Sino-U.S. trade tensions to a re-opening world economy. ( read original story ...)