Southwest Japan-heavy Takeda And Dainippon Sumitomo Spared Earthquake Damage, Others May Rebound, But Tokyo Headquarters' Quieted By Rail Disruptions

TOKYO - Offices across Tokyo remained closed Tuesday, stalling the operations of headquarters for many pharma and medical device companies in Japan as the city faced train and highway closures and threats of blackouts through the rest of the week. Meanwhile, stocks for many of the Japanese pharma tumbled on the Nikkei March 14 in response to the emergency at power plants in Fukushima prefecture