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Business Insider
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Morgan Stanley Keeps Their Hold Rating on Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (3283)
In a report released on May 29, Takuya Sato from Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating on Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (3283 – Research Report), with a price target of Yen90,000.00. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Sato is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 7.5% and a 66.67% success rate. In a report released on May 14, J.P. Morgan also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a Yen244,300.00 price target.
Business Insider
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Morgan Stanley Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Lion (LIOPF)
Morgan Stanley analyst Wakako Sato maintained a Hold rating on Lion (LIOPF – Research Report) yesterday and set a price target of Yen1,700.00. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Sato is ranked #6674 out of 9552 analysts. Lion has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $14.23. Based on Lion's latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $94.24 billion and a net profit of $4.03 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $92.97 billion and had a net profit of $3.55 billion
SoraNews24
4 days ago
- Health
- SoraNews24
VR found to restore severe short-sightedness in Japanese study
Soon your mom might yell at you to stare at those darn video games more. It's been suggested before that use of VR devices can have a positive effect on eyesight, but so far this has largely been from anecdotal evidence. Quite frankly, it does feel like wishful thinking that something fun can actually be good for your physical condition too. However, a recent study done at Kwansei Gakuin University's Graduate School of Science and Engineering has shed more light on this subject. Their paper, presented at Interaction 2025, showed that playing a specially designed VR game made significant improvements in vision under certain circumstances. The researchers had a group of 10 people without any overarching eye diseases play the game over six weeks at different intervals and measured the effect it had on their vision. The game was a simple target shooting one, in which players used their controllers to aim and shoot at circular targets that get pushed further back when hit. This makes players practice looking both up close and far into the distance. ▼ Unfortunately, that time Mr. Sato married an anime dreamboat in VR, the depth perception was very limited and he saw no improvements in vision. But what he did gain was much more precious. Even with some participants playing as infrequently as once every three days, all of them showed improvement in vision compared to their ability before the study. More interestingly, the test subjects with moderate to severe myopia (short-sightedness) prior to the test saw a more significant improvement in line with their frequency of playing, but those with only mild myopia did not see such impressive results. The reason for this is not certain but one possible cause is pseudomyopia, which has the same symptoms as short-sightedness but is caused by straining the eyes, often due to staring at screens too long. Pseudomyopia can progress to real myopia if untreated, but is reversible with eye training, like alternating between staring up close and far away or looking at stereoscopic images. So, it is possible that the subjects who saw the biggest improvements were only having the pseudomyopia components of their bad eyesight reversed, whereas those with only a modest improvement were suffering from the more permanent condition of real myopia. This is also a possibility because of the fact the subjects were all young students taken from the school's information sciences course and likely spend a lot of time in front of computers. But even if it is only treating pseudomyopia, which is an increasingly common ailment in this digital age and treating it can still ensure long-term eye health in young people. The fact that VR can have at least that much of an effect on people's vision generated a fair bit of optimism in online comments. 'What the?! This is amazing! I'll buy VR if this is released.' 'It does make you see in 3D, so maybe it really can help.' 'A doctor on YouTube said myopia cannot be reversed, so what's going on?' 'This won't help people with genetic short-sightedness because their eyes are naturally misaligned.' 'It makes sense since it forces you to focus. They say even the 3DS had benefits.' 'Recovering your eyes through video games feels like a dream.' 'It sounds like people who only recently became short-sighted have a chance.' The researchers say more work is needed to further verify these results and determine if this is simply remedying pseudomyopia or if benefits to regular myopia are occurring as well. Mark Zuckerberg and Sony really ought to be shoveling money at these researchers, because I'm pretty sure I'd buy a VR device if this turns out to be true as well. After all, the choice between paying a few hundred bucks to play video games and paying a few thousand for someone to use a deli slicer on my eyeballs so they can shoot lasers at them isn't a choice at all. Source: Interaction 2025, MoguLive, My Game News Flash Top image: Pakutaso Insert image: ©SoraNews24 ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
Japan Forward
7 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Forward
Anti-Japanese Museum in Canada Draws Criticism from Lawmakers
On May 27, 2025, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masahisa Sato raised concerns in the House of Councillors Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee over a museum in Canada run by a Chinese-Canadian organization. It was not the first time he had done so. The museum, he said, conspicuously promotes anti-Japanese narratives through exhibits shown to large numbers of local high school students. He first raised the issue at an April 17 committee session. According to those familiar with the matter, the museum in question opened in June 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. Called the Asia Pacific Peace Museum, it was reportedly spearheaded by a local Chinese-Canadian organization called Alpha Education. Its exhibits include references prominently reflecting China's viewpoint on the Nanjing Incident and comfort women. Sato urged Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya to formally protest to Canada's Foreign Minister, Anita Anand. Iwaya, however, waffled that Japan would respond at "the most appropriate level and timing." Such a weak response could erode Japan's credibility and national dignity, Sato warned. "We speak up to South Korea, but we go silent when it comes to [propaganda from] China," Sato pointed out. "That double standard undermines our standing." Iwaya responded that Japan had conveyed its position and would act "at the most appropriate level and timing," adding, "I ask that you trust our judgment." Sato pushed back: "If the foreign minister can't speak up to defend Japan's reputation, who will?" These concerns about anti-Japanese narratives abroad emerged amid growing scrutiny over the Justin Trudeau administration's historically cozy ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada was often criticized for its tepid response to Beijing's assertive influence campaigns. This criticism stemmed not only from diplomatic caution but also from a complex web of political and economic relationships that had been cultivated over decades. One telling example involved a C$50,000 ($36,000 USD) donation made by Zhang Bin, a billionaire Chinese businessman and senior CCP official. Zhang's donation to the University of Montreal was specifically to fund a statue of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau's father. Pierre Trudeau was among the first Western leaders to establish formal relations with Communist China, a move Beijing continues to celebrate. In 2016, Justin Trudeau also visited the homes of Chinese-Canadians who publicly supported Beijing's claims over disputed islands in the South China Sea. A month earlier, at an April session of the House of Councillors Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Sato had reproached Iwaya for what he perceived as a lack of urgency. LDP Upper House member Masahisa Sato questions officials at the House of Councillors Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, at the National Diet. April 17. "If historical issues aren't addressed seriously, it will be extremely difficult to change perceptions," said Sato. "The Japanese population in Canada is overwhelmingly smaller than the Chinese population. If we don't take history issues seriously, Japanese people will lose their standing." Sato also pointed out that Iwaya had met former Foreign Minister Joly several times since taking office in October 2024. He stated, "It's a serious problem that despite meeting her multiple times, you haven't spoken out. It damages our national interest." Iwaya acknowledged that the museum received funding from a local government agency in Ontario. In closing, he still argued that the museum is "a private institution operated by a Chinese-Canadian organization, not a public museum." However, he also declared, "We will continue to clearly communicate Japan's position to Canada based on the facts." China's economic influence in Canada has long been facilitated by institutions like Power Corporation, the Desmarais family-owned conglomerate with extensive investments in China. This longstanding relationship has, according to scholars like Clive Hamilton, created a reluctance within Canada's political class to confront the CCP. The effect was evident during the 2018 arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, when Trudeau's government appeared politically paralyzed. The situation was compounded by then-Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum, who effectively became Beijing's voice in Ottawa. McCallum publicly suggested that Meng had strong legal grounds to fight extradition and later encouraged China to "make a trade deal" that would benefit Canada. His repeated deviations from Canada's official stance ultimately led to his dismissal — but not before significantly undermining Ottawa's credibility. With China's influence deeply embedded in Canadian institutions and politics, Japan's silence only amplifies Beijing's narrative. (Read the related article in Japanese .) Author: Shimpei Okuhara, The Sankei Shimbun
Business Insider
26-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Jefferies Sticks to Its Sell Rating for MonotaRO Co (MONOF)
In a report released on May 23, Hiroko Sato from Jefferies maintained a Sell rating on MonotaRO Co (MONOF – Research Report), with a price target of Yen2,670.00. The company's shares closed last Tuesday at $14.17. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Sato is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 20.8% and a 67.86% success rate. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for MonotaRO Co with a $18.57 average price target. MONOF market cap is currently $10.29B and has a P/E ratio of 38.85.
