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Night trading of financial products on the rise on Japan's markets

On Japan's financial markets, night trading of financial products has been on the rise since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, apparently as investors try to avert the risks of price fluctuations during daytime sessions, which are susceptible to overnight changes in the situation in Ukraine.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 17, 2022

Russia’s no longer a ‘most-favored nation’: 5 questions about the coveted trading status answered

The U.S., the European Union, Japan and Canada are further severing Russia from global markets by removing a coveted trading designation over its war in Ukraine. Known as most-favored-nation status, it generally entitles a country to the best possible trading terms, which comes with many economic benefits. The EU agreed…

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2022

Mermaids in Japan – from hideous harbingers of violence to beautiful enchantresses

A report that scientists have begun tests on a 300-year-old “mermaid mummy” to identify its origins, has stimulated an interest in the existence of mermaids in Japanese folklore.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2022

Army chief Gen Naravane speaks to General of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on defence cooperation

Army Chief General MM Naravane on Thursday held a telephonic interaction with General Yoshida Yoshihide, Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defence Force, Japan and discussed aspects of bilateral defence cooperation.

Dynamite News · Mar 17, 2022

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Ukraine asks Japan for satellite data amid Russian invasion - Nikkei

Ukraine is asking Japan for high-quality satellite imagery to help it fend off Russian troops, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2022

Arsenal set to be without Takehiro Tomiyasu for Aston Villa trip as defender omitted from latest Japan squad

Arsenal look set to be without defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa after he was left out of Japan’s squad for the upcoming international break.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

Four Dead after Powerful Japan Quake Rattles East Coast

Four people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in Japan on Thursday after a powerful overnight earthquake rattled large parts of the east coast and prompted a tsunami warning, authorities said. The 7.4-magnitude quake off the coast of Fukushima derailed a bullet train, opened cracks in highways and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2022

Japan earthquake: Four dead, more than 100 injured and thousands without power after 7.4-magnitude quake

At least 107 people were reported injured, several seriously, with 4,300 households also still without water by mid-morning

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

Japan quake revives concerns over Kishida's drive to restart idle nuclear plants

A powerful quake that hit northeast of Japan late on Wednesday has revived public concerns over the country's nuclear energy, in a challenge to those who have argued for plants left idle after the 2011 Fukushima disaster to be restarted.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2022