Tuesday, the company released its Q1 earnings and reported that data from an interim analysis of an ongoing Phase 3 booster study conducted in Japan are expected in 2Q23, which are expected to support …
Rising Military Power Japan Warns of Nuclear Threats Before G7 in Hiroshima
“People have been wise enough not to use nuclear weapons for the 77 years since Hiroshima. We want to keep it that way,” a Japanese official tells Newsweek.
Akiko Nakajo of YouTube Japan Talks Accelerating Change for Equality: Billboard Japan Women in Music Interview
Billboard Japan launched its Women in Music initiative last year, highlighting various trailblazing women in the music industry in a string of projects, including interviews by leading figures in …
Japan Poised For Digital Transformation?
Despite a well-earned reputation for high-tech hardware – think robots, automobiles and high-speed trains – Japan had fallen behind in the digital era. Will their new momentum to digitalize be …
Japan pledges to mobilise $1 billion to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC),
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks waver on China deflation worries, mixed Japan earnings
In Asia, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.1%, reversing gains in the morning session, as fresh worries about weak demand in China weighed on sentiment. China’s consumer prices rose at a slower pace and missed expectations in April,
NATO Pivots to Asia as China Threat Grows
Talks are underway for NATO to open a liaison office in Tokyo, the military alliance’s first in Asia, Japan’s foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said.
Japan’s Sharp tumbles to $1.9 bln loss on hefty writedown
Sharp Corp , the Japanese electronics maker owned by Taiwan’s Foxconn, posted on Thursday a full-year loss of $1.9 billion after writing down the value of its panel display business and a swathe of …
S’porean man, 33, buys old house in Japan for S$30,000 & remakes it into a guesthouse
A Singaporean man, Lee Xian Jie, 33, bought a home in rural Japan for S$30,000. His story has been documented in various chats, interviews, and most recently, hashed out in more detail in The Straits …
The true price of a Japanese cinema ticket
From June, the price of watching a film at Japan’s biggest cinema chain, Toho, will rise by ¥100 ($0.75): an increase of 5 to 8 per cent depending on the type of ticket. Not wallet-shredding or even …