ILEA000021808: Printing of new 1,000 yen bills begins

Printing of new Japanese banknotes

TOKYO,Japan, June 19 Kyodo -The printing of new Japanese banknotes is shown to the media at a National Printing Bureau plant in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the issuance of new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills on July 3.(Kyodo)

Fast Retailing chief to donate 10 bil. yen to medical research

Tadashi Yanai (C), chairman and CEO of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of casual wear chain Uniqlo, poses for a photo with two Nobel Prize winners -- Tasuku Honjo (L) and Shinya Yamanaka -- at a press conference in Kyoto on June 24, 2020, after announcing that he will donate a total of 10 billion yen ($93 million) to Kyoto University to support its medical research under the two scientists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shionogi's new mid-term management plan briefing

On the 1st, Shionogi announced a new mid-term management plan to invest 500 billion yen in expanding overseas business and launching new businesses by FY2024. The company will also increase research and development expenses by 20% over the past five years to about 342.1 billion yen. In addition to strengthening its own sales of pharmaceuticals in Japan and overseas, the company will also invest heavily in products and services other than ethical drugs, such as vaccines.In terms of sales strategy, the company plans to strengthen its sales in the U.S. and China, and increase the ratio of overseas sales to more than 50% in FY2012 (18.5% in FY2007). President Tedairogi said, "We aim to become a drug discovery company that people from outside the company want to work with," and also indicated that the company will place importance on alliance strategies. (Photo taken on June 1, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Paypay's 40% back campaign

The campaign is available at San Marque Cafe, Sukiya, Yoshinoya, Matsuya, Hidakaya, Hanamaru Udon, Thirty-One Ice Cream, and Coca-Cola Japan's "Coke ON Pay" vending machines. Matsuya's 380 yen premium beef meshi (including consumption tax) will actually cost 228 yen. In addition to the above, there are also a number of other services that can be used in the future. "The company aims to make it a super app by "collaborating with various financial institutions and starting financial services such as loans, investments, post-payment and insurance during 20 years. The photo shows Paypay President Nakayama (front row, center) and employees of participating stores in the campaign. (Photo taken on January 17, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Prof. Yotsuyanagi and Prof. Kawaoka of the University of Tokyo announcing the phase I clinical trial of iEvac-Z

Professor Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka and their colleagues at the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo announced on April 5 that they will start Phase I clinical trials of the Ebola vaccine "iEvac-Z" at the hospital affiliated with the Institute this month. iEvac-Z is an inactivated vaccine made from mutant Ebola virus that lacks some of its genes. iEvac-Z is an inactivated vaccine produced from a mutant Ebola virus that lacks some of its genes, and is expected to be highly safe. The research team created a mutant virus that lacks the gene that makes VP30, a protein essential for the multiplication of the Ebola virus. Professor Yotsuyanagi said, "We can assume that there are side effects such as serious allergic symptoms that may occur in general, but nothing specific to iEvac-Z has been reported yet. We are planning to use it on people who are at high risk of infection" he explained. (= December 5, 2019, photo credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Newly designed Shimomachi Bobsleigh

Expressing a sense of speed with a design of dancing cherry blossoms. The Shimomachi Bobsleigh Network Project (PJ), which produces bobsleigh sleds mainly at factories in Ota Ward, Tokyo, has teamed up with students of Nihon Kogakuin College in the ward to unveil a new sled design. Mr. Kotaro Kurosaka, chairman of the PJ Promotion Committee, explained why the design was chosen, saying, "We focused on the fact that it has a Japanese flavor and looks good when running on ice. The new design will be used for the new No. 11 sled and the rest of the sleds in the future. The PJ is working on improving the sleds with the aim of adopting them at the Beijing Olympics in 2022. Photo taken on November 3, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Main part of the vacuum furnace at Okaya Heat Treatment Industry

Okaya Heat Treatment Industry (Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture) has invested about 60 million yen to installa medium-sized atom nitriding system manufactured by Plasma Research Institute (Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya City). When hardening the surface of high-speed steel (HSS), etc., this equipment can perform surface nitriding treatment uniformly even on objects with complicated shapes, with almost no secondary compounds in the diffusion layer of nitrogen atoms. Mr. Takizawa, president of Okaya Heat Treatment Industry, said, "In order to stably apply hard coatings on tools, etc., further secondary processing is necessary, but such technology is also being established. In the future, the company plans to expand its business to include the hard coating base treatment of cemented carbide tools and high durability surface treatment of blades. Photo taken on July 23, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Ueno Park in Tokyo

File photo taken on July 4, 2019, shows the entrance to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo's Ueno Park. The park, which opened to the public in 1873 as one of Japan's first Western-style parks, is home to many museums, including the Tokyo National Museum and the National Museum of Western Art, in addition to the zoo. It is also famous for its cherry blossoms in spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cherry blossoms in Yamagata

Photo taken April 20, 2019, shows cherry blossoms and a local train against the backdrop of the Asahi mountain range in Shirataka, Yamagata Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New Japanese banknotes

Photo taken at the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2019, shows samples of the new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills to be introduced in fiscal 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Printing of new 1,000 yen bills begins

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