By Motoko Rich and Ben Dooley TOKYO — Spectators from overseas will not be allowed to attend the Summer Olympics in Japan, organizers said on Saturday, making a major concession to the realities of ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake in Japan’s Northeast Prompts a Tsunami Warning
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake, off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, could be felt hundreds of miles away in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Siren Sounds Following Strong Earthquake Off Japan
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan, 27 kilometers east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, on March 20.Video footage shows a siren sounding in the town of Onagawa.A tsunami warning was issued ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 7.0 preliminary magnitude quake
A tsunami warning has been issued following an earthquake off the east coast of Japan, the US National Tsunami Warning Center reported on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 7.2 quake hits northern Japan, 1 metre tsunami – NHK
An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster and generating a tsunami of 1 meter. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake shakes Japan, triggers tsunami concerns
The epicenter of a 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan late Saturday afternoon, local time. (USGS) Daily activities across portions of Japan were disrupted late Saturday afternoon when a significant ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police toughening espionage crackdowns amid intel threat from China, N. Korea
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)'s Public Security Bureau will realign its foreign affairs department as part of efforts to beef up c ... ( read original story ...)
India, Japan agree for greater cooperation in patent verification
The DPIIT and Japan Patent Office reviewed the progress under the memorandum of communication on industrial property between India and Japan ... ( read original story ...)
RCEP trade deal could boost Japan’s GDP by US$140 billion
The Japanese government said has announced that the domestic economy could be boosted by 15 trillion yen (US$140 billion) thanks to a free trade deal (FTA) signed last year by 15 Asia-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Markets may see Bank of Japan’s policy tweaks as signaling change down the road
A set of tweaks by the Bank of Japan designed to make monetary easing effective and sustainable could be a harbinger of a measured, l ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organisers meet on overseas fan ban
Olympic organisers meet Saturday for talks expected to bar overseas fans from this summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, in a bid to reduce virus risks and win over a sceptical public. The move would ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 likely won’t allow foreign Olympic volunteers: Kyodo
Olympic Organising Committee is leaning towards barring foreign volunteers from helping at the delayed Games this summer, amid public concerns over the coronavirus, Kyodo news service reported on ... ( read original story ...)
RCEP trade deal could boost Japan’s GDP by 140 bln USD: gov’t
Provided by Xinhua The free trade deal signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries last November will see tariffs eliminated on 91 percent of goods with sta ... ( read original story ...)
Enlivex Receives Notice of Allowance for Japanese Patent Application Covering the use of Allocetra in Combination with CAR-T Therapies
Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (Nasdaq: ENLV, the “Company”), a clinical-stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company targeting diseased macrophages in patients with sepsis, COVID-19 and solid ... ( read original story ...)
Professional Liability Insurance Market May See Big Move : Zurich, Tokyo Marine, Liberty Mutual
Latest Market intelligence report released by HTF MI with title "Global Professional Liability Insurance Market Research Report with Opportunities and Strategies to Boost Growth- COVID-19 Impact and ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood Plans To Expand Crypto Operations
The Menlo Park, California-based online brokerage added cryptocurrency trading features to its platform in 2018. ( read original story ...)