JAPAN’S ECONOMY COULD LIKELY TAKE A HIT OF $36 BILLION

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• Japan’s economy could likely take a hit of $36 billion.
• COVID-19 variant could cause Japan’s economy to fall again.
• With the spread of mutations, Tokyo could deal with over 1,400 daily infections in May.
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KOJI TOMITA TO BE NAMED AS THE NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S

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• Koji Tomita to be named as the new Japanese ambassador to the U.S.
• He is currently the Japanese ambassador to South Korea.
• Ambassador to Israel Koichi Aiboshi is expected to take over from Tomita as South Korea’s am...

UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO TO ISSUE BONDS WORTH $190 MILLION TO FINANCE PANDEMIC PROJECTS

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• University of Tokyo to issue bonds worth $190 million to finance pandemic projects.
• The issuance of ‘university bonds’ is to boost research activity.
• The university plans to raise 100 billion yen from the bond...

RESEARCHERS FROM JAPAN FOUND AN ASTEROID THAT LED TO METEORITES ON EARTH AND THE MOON

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• Researchers from Japan found an asteroid that led to meteorites on Earth and the Moon.
• Osaka University and University of Tokyo researchers grouped together to study the same.
• The estimated asteroid measured over 10...

IBM and Tokyo University are launching the Japanese Quantum Computing Initiative

The Japan-IBM Quantum Partnership will be established by IBM and the University of Tokyo, a broad national partnership structure in which other universities, industry, and the government will participate.

The collaboration will have three lines of engagement: one focusing on the growth ...