Biden Says US Defense Commitments to Japan, Philippines'Ironclad '
“The United States defense commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” President Joe Biden said Thursday before a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House for the first trilateral summit among the nations.…#philippines #fumiokishida #ferdinandmarcosjr #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
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US Steel shareholders approve Nippon buyout despite political opposition
U.S. Steel shareholders approved a $14.9 billion acquisition by Japan's Nippon Steel Friday, despite opposition from the Biden administration, steelworkers and congressional lawmakers. "#USSteel is pleased to report that, based on the preliminary vote count, 98 % of stockholders voted to approve…#ussteel #nipponsteel #pennsylvania #johnfetterman #jdvance #ohio #marcorubio #fla #joshhawley #cfius (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Japan's MUFG in talks to invest in India's HDFC Bank unit
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group seeks to invest in an Indian nonbank lender affiliated with top local lender HDFC Bank, aiming to capture retail financing demand in the South Asian country's growing economy. Negotiations are underway to acquire around 20% of shares in HDB Financial…#tokyo #hdfcbank #southasian #hdbfinancialservices #hdb (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Greener U.S. LNG: Mitsui, Mitsubishi eye 90% emissions cut from production
HOUSTON, Texas -- Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. will work with U.S.-based Sempra Infrastructure to sell liquefied natural gas made via a process that generates up to 90% less carbon dioxide, Nikkei has learned. The partnership, which will also include other companies,…#houston #mitsuico #mitsubishicorp #semprainfrastructure #lng (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Jamie Dimon joined other top business leaders at the glitzy White House dinner. See who joined him on the guest list
Jamie and Judy Dimon made a notable appearance. Getty/Drew Angerer Leaders from JPMorgan, Microsoft, and Apple attended a White House state dinner on Wednesday. The dinner was hosted by Biden for the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida. Take a look at the business leaders and tech moguls who…#judydimon #gettydrewangerer #jpmorgan #apple #fumiokishida #jamiedimon #timcook #jeffbezos #blackrock #larryfink (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Vision transformer AI model boosts PET/CT imaging of cancer
This study included imaging from 143 patients with active abdominopelvic cancer and 64 patients without any active cancer who underwent whole-body PET/CT scans at Osaka University Hospital between January 2020 and August 2021.Using this data, the researchers trained a previously developed ViT-B/16 model without modifications to classify the PET/CT images as “positive” or “negative” (malignant or benign). Next, they compared the ViT’s performance with two baseline CNN models, called DenseNet and EfficientNet, on 4,852 test PET/CT images.Predictions and Grad-CAMs of ViT-based models on sample PET/CT, PET, and CT te...
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Japan ’s annual emissions drop as industrial pollution shrinks
Japan’s emissions inched lower led by a contraction in pollution from the industrial sector. Emissions from the world’s fourth-largest economy slipped 2.3% in the year ending March 2023 to 1.085 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, the environment ministry said Friday. While the new…#environmentministry #johnpodesta #fumiokishida #bloombergnef (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Historic BOJ Move Drives Up Short-Term Costs for Japanese Firms
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Animoca Brands To Debut NFT Launchpad In Japan This Summer
Animoca Brands Japan, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, has made a significant announcement regarding the establishment of an NFT launchpad in Japan, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Web3 landscape. This strategic initiative, slated for launch in the summer of…#animocabrands #ip #web3 #readfake #craigwright #norway #ethereum #polygon #erc721 #coinbase (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Japanese Capacity Utilization MoM Actual -0.5% (Forecast -, Previous -7.9%)
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BOJ Quarterly Survey: 83.3% of Japanese Households Expect Prices to Rise YoY, Up from 79.3% in Previous Survey (March)
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BOJ Survey: Japanese Households Expect Average Inflation to Increase by 9.4% Year on Year, Median at 5.0%
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BOJ Survey: 80.6% of Japanese households expect prices to rise in five years, up from 76.5% in the previous survey
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China counters closer U.S.-Japan-Philippines ties with diplomatic flurry
HONG KONG -- While U.S. President Joe Biden invited leaders from Japan and the Philippines to the White House this week to enhance regional alliances, China was busy tightening its own ties with key partners on the other side of the globe. Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress,…#hongkong #philippines #zhaoleji #pyongyang (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Google alums go big in Japan with months-old startup Sakana AI
Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based startup founded by former Google researchers, is capitalizing on a surge in interest among Japanese firms seeking to catch up in artificial intelligence (AI). Japan has given an outsized welcome to the nine-month-old venture, led by David Ha, who helped set up the Google…#sakanaai #tokyo #google #davidha #googlebrain #llionjones #nippontelegraph (Source: Reuters: Health)
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