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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2020
Wanted: More COVID-19 patients in Japan ... for clinical trials
Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections have led to a shortage of patients to enroll in trials for treatments and vaccines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
No pause in coronavirus trial for Avigan, Japan's lead researcher says
The lead researcher in the coronavirus trial for flu drug Avigan says it’s too early to make a call on whether it works and shrugged off negative reports about the interim results, saying patients are still being enrolled.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 13, 2020
A tale of two Japanese drugs in tests to fight COVID-19
Avigan and camostat are undergoing trials as they may be effective in treating illnesses brought on by coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 15, 2020
Fujifilm to boost capacity to make COVID-19 treatment Avigan
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Wednesday it has expanded manufacturing capacity to "significantly increase" production of its anti-flu drug Avigan that is being tested as a treatment for COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2020
Coronavirus drug hopefuls are cheap to make but may quickly be in short supply
Drugs being repurposed in hopes they will help against COVID-19 cost relatively little to make but may prove challenging to produce in quantities needed for a pandemic, a drug pricing expert has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2020
Fujifilm says new coronavirus test can produce results in two hours
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. has said it has developed a new test for the novel coronavirus that cuts the time required to see results to about two hours.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Feb 24, 2020
Everything you need in one gadget
Whether old-school or state of the art, the more a gadget can do, the more you feel you need it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2020
Fujifilm vies with buyout firms in $3 billion Curium sale
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. is entering the race for Curium Pharma, challenging buyout firms bidding for the French maker of medical imaging supplies in a deal that could fetch at least $3 billion (¥329.8 billion), people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2019
Hitachi to sell chemical unit and diagnosis imaging equipment business
Machinery giant Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday that it will sell its subsidiary Hitachi Chemical Co. to Showa Denko K.K. and its diagnosis imaging equipment business to Fujifilm Holdings Corp. for a total of about ¥700 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2019
Fujifilm to acquire Hitachi's diagnostic imaging equipment business
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. announced Wednesday it will acquire Hitachi Ltd.'s diagnostic imaging equipment business for about ¥170 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2019
HP says open to exploring bid for Xerox
HP Inc. said on Sunday it was open to exploring a bid for U.S. printer maker Xerox Corp. after rebuffing a $33.5 billion cash-and-stock acquisition offer from the latter as "significantly" undervaluing the personal computer maker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2019
HP confirms Xerox takeover bid as companies struggle with shrinking markets
HP Inc. has confirmed that Xerox Holdings Corp. made a takeover offer — a potential deal between two iconic names that would reshape the printing industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2019
Fujifilm to make Fuji Xerox a wholly owned unit
Fujifilm said it will acquire an additional 25 percent in the joint venture from Xerox Co. for $2.3 billion (u00a5253 billion), making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jul 14, 2019
Small changes for big differences
New ways to take photos, shop online and get toothpicks.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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