Japan: the morning snapshot March 23rd
NEWS
Aftershocks continued to rock Japan after the earthquake, while evidence of radioactivity spread.
The situation for victims of the earthquake in the north of the country continues to be critical.
The body of Taylor Anderson, an American teaching in Miyagi Prefecture, was discovered.
Around ¥40 million was stolen from a bank in Miyagi Prefecture in the aftermath of Japan earthquake on March 11.
BUSINESS
Business travel to Japan has declined by a significant margin in the aftermath of the earthquake.
Insurance payments after the earthquake could cost more than ¥1 trillion, according to Kyodo News.
A merger between the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange Co. has been put on hold.
The Nikkei stock average shot up by 4.4 percent as foreign investors looked to cash in on the earthquake.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The dollar traded at around 81 yen amid global actions to stabilize the Japanese currency.
BLOGS
The Foreign Salaryman gives his take on the lack of French in Tokyo at the moment.
GOSSIP
The likes of Justin Bieber and U2 have signed up to record songs for a Japan charity album.
