India to surpass Japan as 4th-largest economy in 2025, IMF says
MUMBAI -- India's gross domestic product will likely outstrip Japan's in 2025 to become the world's fourth-largest economy, according to an International Monetary Fund estimate, a year earlier than the previous projection. India's GDP will likely total $4.3398 trillion In 2025, compared with…#mumbai #imf (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Japan bullet trains to offer luxe private rooms
NAGOYA, Japan -- Some of Japan's newest shinkansen bullet trains will be equipped with private rooms starting in fiscal 2026, Central Japan Railway announced Wednesday, looking to tap demand from business and leisure travelers who value maximum privacy. "We have to respond to the diversification…#nagoya #centraljapanrailway #jrcentral #shunsukeniwa (Source: Reuters: Health)
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This US startup makes a crucial chip material and is taking on a Japanese giant
It can be dizzying to try to understand all the complex components of a single computer chip: layers of microscopic components linked to one another through highways of copper wires, some barely wider than a few strands of DNA. Nestled between those wires is an insulating material called a…#ajinomoto #scienceact #stefanpastine #msg #pastine #thintronics #venkysundaram #chipsact #intel #newmexico (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Japan's big cities become magnets for inherited rural savings
TOKYO -- Major Japanese banks are vying for an estimated 58 trillion yen ($377 billion) in inherited bank deposits that are expected to move out of regional lenders over the next 30 years. Large money-center banks are eager to expand their deposit bases as interest rates begin to rise again, but…#tokyo #nara (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit
Bosses worried about turnover or wondering how long a new hire will stick around can now turn to AI for a heads-up on who might be next out the door. The artificial intelligence tool was developed by Japanese researchers to try and help managers provide targeted support to staff to stop them from…#tokyocityuniversity #naruhikoshiratori (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Political heat prods Japan and South Korea to team up on weak currencies
The success of Japan and South Korea at inserting language voicing concern over their currencies in a joint statement with the U.S. this week underscores the political heat they face from stiff inflation that is being aggravated by weak exchange rates. The matter is all the more urgent with Middle…#middleeast #campdavid #tokyo #seoul #southkorean (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Japan finance chief issues fresh warning on excessive yen moves
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that authorities would take appropriate action against excessive currency market moves, repeating his warning to investors against pushing down the yen too much. There has been growing market interest in the timing and pace of a pivot by the U.S. and…#shunichisuzuki #suzuki #worldbank #tokyo #seoul (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Philippines wants U.S. and Japan to take over rail deal eyed by China
A Philippine freight railway project may be built with the support of the U.S. and Japan, an official in charge of it said, as Manila seeks alternative financing deals after dropping funding talks with China. The 50 billion peso ($868 million) Subic-Clark railway, which will link the former U.S.…#philippine #manila #philippines #delfinlorenzana (Source: Reuters: Health)
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BOJ's Ueda says'very likely' to hike rates if inflation keeps rising
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank "very likely" will raise interest rates if underlying inflation continues to go up, and begin reducing its huge bond buying at some point in the future. The central bank must maintain loose monetary policy for the time being as…#bankofjapan #kazuoueda #boj (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Africa intensifies battle against mpox as ‘alarming’ outbreaks continue
Researchers and public health officials in Africa are intensifying their battle against mpox, a neglected infectious disease that long has circulated on the continent and suddenly gained notoriety in 2022 when it started to spread rapidly in Europe and North America. At a meeting last week in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, scientists from there and nine other affected African countries reviewed an alarming rise of cases on the continent, discussed plans to improve mpox surveillance and introduce vaccination, and launched an African-led research consortium.
The meeting, convened by the Africa Centres for Disease Co...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 19, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
California loses 2 more property insurers in growing crisis
Two more insurance companies are ending property insurance coverage in California, adding to the growing list of insurers fleeing the state in what has become an escalating crisis. Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co., both owned by Japanese firm Tokio Marine Holdings…#goldenstate #tokiomarineholdings #allstate #statefarm #ricardolara #kcra #chrispandolfo #kristineparks (Source: Reuters: Health)
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When asked if recent yen moves justify foreign exchange intervention by Japanese authorities, IMF's Japan Mission Chief: I firmly believes G7 nations, …
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IMF's Japan Mission Chief: Bank of Japan will likely have room to raise interest rates further, though future tightening must be gradual and data-dependent
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IMF's Japan Mission Chief: Weak Yen's impact on Japan's economic growth is net positive
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Fidelity Japan Trust Announces Share Buyback
Fidelity Japan Trust PLC (GB:FJV) has released an update. Fidelity Japan Trust PLC has strategically purchased 40,000 of its own shares back on Apr...#fjv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
