Japan’s sovereign investment bank has inked an investment agreement for VC firm 4BIO Capital’s third fund, marking the institutional investor’s initial venture into the UK life sciences sector. The ...
AGC Biologics Announces Plans for New Manufacturing Site in Yokohama Japan
The new four-story 20,000 m² facility will feature mammalian cell culture, messenger RNA and cell therapy services and be operational in 2026 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Woman in her 80s found as critical 72-hour window closes
A woman in her 80s has been pulled from the rubble of her collapsed house in Japan, 72 hours after the New Year's Day earthquake. The state news agency (NHK) showed video of the woman being lifted out of her home in the town of Wajima. ( read original story ...)
Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport shows that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was give ( read original story ...)
While all the people on board survived, 2 passengers’ pets were killed in the devastating Japan Airlines fire
Japan Airlines said it "considers pets to be members of the family and expresses its deepest condolences" after two passengers lost their pets. ( read original story ...)
The pilot of the Japan Airlines plane didn’t know it was on fire until alerted by cabin crew: report
The pilot of the crashed Japan Airlines flight didn't know about fire until told by crew: report ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines expects massive losses after deadly collision at Tokyo airport
Japan Airlines estimated Thursday it will take more than a $100 million loss after JAL Flight 516 was destroyed in a collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport that left five dead. ( read original story ...)
Development Bank of Japan invests in 4BIO Capital’s Ventures III fund
Press ReleaseDevelopment Bank of Japan invests in 4BIO Capital’s Ventures III fund4BIO Ventures III targeting $200-300 million to unlock the ...
Bank of Japan has been ‘really patient’ in tightening its policies, strategist says
Ken Cheung, chief Asian foreign exchange strategist at Mizuho Bank, says that's because the central bank ... and engineering mistakes 'I thought I was going to die': Passengers on Japan plane that ...
UPDATE 5-Japan Airlines counts losses from wrecked Tokyo plane
Japan Airlines on Thursday said it expected losses of more than $100 million after one of its planes was destroyed when it collided with another aircraft on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport this ...
Losses mount along Japan’s western coast after quake kills 84, with dozens still missing
Rescue workers are braving the cold to save people trapped under collapsed buildings in western Japan, which was hit by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake.
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games preparations set to drive Indian Esports trends in 2024
Esports has been confirmed as a medal sport for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, prompting the country's video gaming community to begin preparations to seize the opportunity to represent their nati ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Completes Circle Of Life As She Returns To Tennis
Naomi Osaka is not defined by a brilliant tennis career, but her return at Brisbane showed glimpses that she has become a more rounded player and person. ( read original story ...)
At least 84 dead, 79 missing in Japan earthquake as 72-hour rescue window closes
The death toll from Japan's New Year's Day earthquake rose to 84 on Thursday as a critical 72-hour window of time to find those still unaccounted for expired. ( read original story ...)
1 Big Lesson Every CEO Should Learn From the ‘Miraculous’ Japan Plane Crash and Evacuation
Make no mistake--that quick response made a lot of the difference. In 2019, there was a somewhat similar accident in Moscow, where an Aeroflot plane was struck by lightning and ignited during its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake update: Rescue operations continue after four days
Japan has deployed thousands of rescuers to search for the survivors of the New Year Day’s earthquake that killed at least 81 people in the country, in the quest to save as many as possible survivors. ( read original story ...)