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One of the world’s largest wealth managers said Japan is on the verge of ‘imminent…
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits southeastern Japanese island of Honshu
The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Wakayama Prefecture
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Latest updates: UK house prices rise with record average of £ 252,687
Omicron has been detected in at least 20 countries, as governments around the world impose restrictions to limit the spread of the latest variant of the coronavirus.Nigeria joined the list on Wednesday, while Hong Kong reported a fourth…
Is the end of the euro in sight?
More than 20 years after the launch of the euro, it would be easy to assume that the currency's survival is assured. When something lasts this long, it's tempting to conclude that it works and therefore will be permanent.Yet the story of…
Laos hopes for economic revival of Chinese railway, but some question its viability
Bangkok - A new $ 6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts question the benefits of a project that has seen thousands of farmers evicted…
Eurozone bond yields fall on a major variant of Covid
Eurozone government bond yields fell sharply across the board on Friday morning as investors responded to the spread of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus in South Africa by piling on…
Japanese government spared Shinsei poison pill confrontation
Late Wednesday night, Tokyo time, Japan was within 24 hours of the most crucial shareholder clash in the history of its financial services industry: a proxy battle on the future of Shinsei Bank and the outcome of the industry's very first…
Japanese and Indian officials work to free up oil reserves | Oil and gas
Japanese and Indian officials are working on ways to release national crude oil reserves in tandem with the United States and other major economies, but the timing for such release is unclear, seven government sources said. knowing the…
Australia must reorganize relations with Japan to protect Asian interests
Author: Shiro Armstrong, ANUPrime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to Japan in November 2020 for a historic summit deepened a relationship with Japan which is Australia's strategic anchor in Asia - its only official overseas trip in nearly…
Japan approves $ 490 billion stimulus package
The Japanese government on Friday agreed to spend $ 490 billion on stimulus measures, a move by its prime minister to boost an economy hit by coronavirus restrictions and a tight supply chain that has affected the biggest manufacturers in…
Gbajabiamila seeks to renew Nigeria-Japan bilateral relations
Femi Gbajabiamila
Udora Orizu in Abuja
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, called for deepening existing bilateral relations between Nigeria and Japan.
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Germany can learn from Japan’s Chinese strategy
One of the biggest foreign policy challenges for a new German government will be finding the right balance between economic priorities, national security interests and upholding democratic values…
Evergrande isn’t the only looming danger in China’s financial system
November 13, 2021SCARE OF toxic debt is a pervasive feature of the Chinese economy. The latest concerns Evergrande, a struggling developer who threatens to cripple the real estate industry. The company also has tentacles that reach into…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida to unveil plans to revive economy after pandemic
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, October 14, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko / Pool via REUTERSTOKYO, Nov. 10 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio…
Toshiba plans to split into three companies
Toshiba is considering a plan to split into three separate companies, as Japan's most famous conglomerate seeks to rebuild its market value and meet demands from activist shareholders.The proposal is just one of many ongoing…
How long can China chase “zero COVID”? Here’s what the experts are saying.
China is steadfastly sticking to its zero tolerance approach to COVID-19, even as the delta variant continues to penetrate its formidable defenses. Authorities are implementing increasingly aggressive measures - ranging from…
Japanese household spending plunges as consumers wary of virus
A staff member wearing a face shield sells fish at the Japanese supermarket group Aeon mall as the mall reopens amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chiba, Japan on May 28, 2020 . REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonHousehold spending…
Kishida administration and BOJ reconfirm 2% inflation target at first such meeting since 2013
Japan's new government and the country's central bank have confirmed their commitment to a key 2013 pledge to cooperate to achieve 2% inflation, a move that will likely temper market speculation on an early exit from the…
Expanded cooperation between China and Japan in digital society and AI
BEIJING, November 2, 2021 / PRNewswire / - A Science and Technology Daily report:The 17th Beijing-Tokyo Forum was held from October 25 to 26 in Beijing and Tokyo online and offline simultaneously.Co-hosted by China International Publishing…
Information breakfast; Chinese economic momentum is fading
Here's our roundup of key overnight economic events affecting New Zealand with news: Inflation is high in the US and Europe, but growth is leaking in China.
from China Official PMI stayed in a stall in October. The factory survey…
In Okinawa, Japan, ruling China’s strong stance helps win over young voters
Okinawa youth support LDP given threat from China and sluggish economyLDP seeks additional seat to signal change in opposition-held territoryResidents of border islands feel Chinese tensionsOkinawa, Japan, October 29 (Reuters) - Aiko…
Will the new Japanese prime minister continue to reform corporate governance?
KISHIDA FUMIO, the new Japanese Prime Minister, has expressed no opposition to Abe Shinzo's corporate governance reforms. His predecessor's efforts to make Japanese companies focus more on shareholder returns and less beholden to insider…
News browser: What does Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s “national economic…
The shelves of a drugstore in Otsu city, western Japan, are seen naked in masks at the start of the coronavirus crisis, in this partially edited file photo from February 2020 (Mainichi / Yusuke Konishi )
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Japanese shippers: rising freight rates leave stocks high and dry
In Japan, a country with deep-rooted religious traditions, Christmas is primarily a time to eat chicken and go shopping. A shortage of consumer goods could spoil some of the fun this year. Traffic congestion in ports has contributed to…
The nation’s long-term vision of self-reliance in the defense sector
Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first president of free India, strongly believed in the concept of autonomy. He has devoted his efforts and public presence to motivating and educating people about the importance of…
“Autonomy” and “responsibility” are necessary to organize music festivals in…
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Japan approves plan to promote clean energy and nuclear power to reduce carbon emissions
Japan adopted a new energy policy on Friday that promotes nuclear and renewable energy as clean energy sources to fulfill the country's commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The new Basic Energy Plan,…
Tech leads stocks lower early in Wall Street trading
Stocks started largely lower on Wall Street on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials approached the records they set this summer.The S&P 500 was down 0.2% at the start, and tech companies weighed the most on…
Japan maintains North Korea fired 2 ballistic missiles, not 1
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki holds a press conference in Tokyo on October 20, 2021. (Kyodo)
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Analysis: Lack of vaccination passport, tests threaten Japan’s reopening
TOKYO, Oct. 19 (Reuters) - Japan's lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity threatens ambitions to reopen the economy at a crucial year-end period when restaurants are earning up to half of their annual income and travel…
Japanese party leaders clash over economy plans ahead of poll
Leaders of ruling and opposition parties in Japan clashed over how to revitalize the country's economy, which was hit by the COVID-19 crisis, during an online debate that took place. held on Sunday in the run-up to the October 31…
Japan to create advanced technology fund with eye on economic security
TOKYO - Japan will establish a 100 billion yen ($ 875 million) fund to help accelerate research and development of advanced technologies and strengthen economic security, Nikkei has learned.The government plans to launch the fund next…
Dollar expected to end week lower, yen nears 3-year low
An employee counts US dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, March 20, 2019. REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany./File PhotoFed rate hikes targeted as dollar retreatsRisk-sensitive Aussie and British pound…
G20 CFOs back landmark tax deal, pledge to fight inflation
CFOs of major Group of 20 (G20) economies on Wednesday approved a 15% global minimum corporate tax rate and other new rules to tackle tax evasion by IT giants, while by promising to act if necessary in the face of rising inflation…
Japan faces rising inequality after Abenomics
The Japanese stock market has surged and luxury cars are selling fast in Tokyo after eight years of economic recovery under Abenomics, but this new wealth is concentrated in a small slice of society rather than widely distributed,…
Japan and Cambodia sign agreement for socio-economic development
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Prak Sokhonn (center right) and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami on Monday exchanged notes and documents relating to development projects. Foreign Ministry
The Minister…
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida says he has no plans to change capital gains and dividend taxes
New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his first political speech to parliament in Tokyo, Japan on October 8, 2021. REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonPrime Minister called review of these taxes an "option" to correct the wealth gapNew…
Indo-Pacific: India and Japan determined to support the opening of the Indo-Pacific
India and Japan decided to step up cooperation in the region and reaffirmed their support for a free and open Indo-Pacific, during the first telephone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his newly elected counterpart…
240 million doses of COVID vaccine at risk of wasted in Japan, US and Europe
TOKYO / CAIRO - Advanced countries hold hundreds of millions of excess doses of coronavirus vaccine that risk expiring before they can be given to people in developing countries who have had more difficulty obtaining vaccines.About 100…
Asian stocks slide in cautious trade, ignore US rally
TOKYO (AP) - Asian stocks slid in cautious trading on Wednesday, ignoring a rally on Wall Street led by tech companies and banks that wiped out most of the losses from the previous day's sell-off. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1% in…
The road ahead for the new Japanese prime minister
Fumio Kishida, former foreign minister of Japan and head of the LDP's policy research council, won his party's award leadership election and yesterday the Japanese parliament elected him prime minister of Japan. His Cabinet was announced,…
Japan will take action to support economy, new Minister Yamagiwa says
TOKYO, Oct.5 (Reuters) - The Japanese government will take all necessary measures to support the economy, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, New Economy Minister Daishiro Yamagiwa said on Tuesday.Yamagiwa, who is one of…
Japan relies on Asian market to switch to green energy
TOKYO (AP) - Japan is focusing on its Asian neighbors as it hopes to play a leading role in the growing effort to cut emissions, having earmarked $ 10 billion to help the region accelerate the abandonment of fossil fuels.The Ministry of…
Japan to compile big extra budget after polls, LDP heavyweight says
Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari speaks at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan on January 28, 2016. REUTERS / Yuya ShinoIncoming PM Kishida to spend big to ease COVID painAbe Amari's ally appointed general secretary of the PLDKishida…
Life is returning to normal in Japan
In Japan, it is the first weekend since the lifting of the state of emergency covering a large part of the country. And people are making up for lost time.
Since Friday, restaurants and bars have resumed…
Japan could get a boost if consumers spend $ 180 billion saved during pandemic
Now that Japan has lifted its latest state of emergency over the coronavirus, the economy could get a major boost if buyers spend the extra $ 180 billion they saved during the shutdowns.In places like the US and UK, pent-up consumer demand…
Latest updates: US inflation at its highest since 1991 as consumer spending exceeds expectations
A measure of US inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve remained at its highest level in about three decades, while consumer spending rebounded last month despite the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19. The Commerce…
Japan’s business climate improves thanks to strong demand and hopes of post-COVID recovery
A man runs on a crosswalk in a central business district of Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2017. REUTERS / Toru HanaiMajor Manufacturers Sentiment Index +18 vs f'cast +13 - tankanSentiment among large non-builders improves slightly in Q3Large…
How Asia, once lagging behind in immunization, is boosting inoculations
Then came the Delta variant. Despite keeping their countries largely closed, the virus has found its way. And when it did, it spread quickly. In the summer, South Korea battled its worst wave of infections; hospitals in Indonesia ran…
Japanese companies hope for recovery of COVID-hit economy under new prime minister
Business leaders in Japan on Wednesday expressed hope that Fumio Kishida, the newly elected chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, would do everything possible to put the pandemic-stricken national economy…
Japan’s GPIF to Avoid Chinese Government Bonds Even After Benchmark Inclusion
By Hideyuki Sano and Andrew GalbraithTOKYO / SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) will not invest in Chinese government bonds due to settlement and liquidity issues, even after they are included in a…
The contribution of human capital to economic growth
Traditional growth accounting exercises, which account for changes in the age, sex and educational attainment of the workforce, find that changes in human capital contribute only modestly to growth economic. Yet recent studies have…
Japan’s next prime minister must work quickly on virus, economy and China
TOKYO - The stakes are high as members of Japan's ruling party vote on Wednesday for four candidates seeking to replace Yoshihide Suga as prime minister. The next leader must tackle an economy plagued by a pandemic, a newly empowered…
CPTPP Would Grow Economy: Minister
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Despite the short-term difficulties for the agriculture and auto parts sectors, joining the…
New economic value-based solvency regulations set to improve insurer risk management
According to Professor Nobuyasu Uemura of the Faculty of Commerce at Fukuoka University, the introduction of economic value-based solvency regulations, which the Financial Services Agency (FSA) is currently preparing to put in…
China’s electricity crisis is the next economic shock beyond Evergrande
China may be plunging head-first into an electricity supply shock that could hit Asia's largest economy hard, just as the Evergrande crisis is sending shockwaves through its financial system.The crackdown on electricity consumption…
Quad to closely coordinate diplomatic, economic and human rights policies towards Afghanistan
Image source: PTI Washington: President Joe Biden speaks at the Quad Summit in the East Room…
Sino-Taiwanese tensions pose tough questions for Japanese PM’s hopes
TOKYO - With rising tensions between China and Taiwan, strained cross-strait relations have become a crucial topic in the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that will determine Japan's next leader.Competing bids…
Reviews | Wonking Out: This Might Be China’s ‘Babaru’ Moment
OK, who ordered this? You would think that between Covid-19, climate change and American democracy under siege, we would already have enough crises on our plate. The last thing we need is a potential Chinese financial collapse. Yet here…
Modi US Visit Live News Updates: PM meets Global CEOs, US Vice President Kamala Harris, Japanese PM…
Speaking at a special briefing, Foreign Minister Harsh Vardhan Shringla said both Prime Minister Modi and Vice President Harris value India's bilateral relations with the United States. The Foreign Minister also informed that Vice…
South Korean foreign minister says meeting with Japanese counterpart on Thursday
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong speaks during a joint announcement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, March 25, 2021. Ahn Young- joon / Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON,…
China fills US vacuum in Pacific trade
The announcement of the new Australia-UK-US alliance, or Aukus, caused a buzz around the world, especially because of the outrage of the French, including the own submarine agreement with Australia was dropped accordingly. Recalling its…
Land prices in Japan drop as COVID-19 hurts tourism and domestic demand
* Land prices nationwide -0.4% during the year until July 1* Residential land prices -0.5% vs -0.7% the previous year* Price of commercial land -0.5% vs -0.3% the previous year* Border closures, weak demand weigh on property pricesBy…
Sanae Takaichi hopes to be Japan’s first female leader
Mr. Abe is widely seen as failing to deliver on his promises to advance women in society. Within the framework of the World Economic Forum annual gender gap analysis, Japan, which has the world's third-largest economy, ranks 120th out of…
What salary increase can I expect next year? Here’s what the Deloitte poll says
When the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic struck, it hit the global economy with business closures, thousands of workers made redundant and a halt in economic growth. Over the past two years, the whole world has looked forward to…
WeWork Japan plans to move away from leases as part of expansion
TOKYO - WeWork Japan is expected to specialize in managing coworking offices, Nikkei has learned, moving away from direct rental of space to reduce its financial exposure while continuing to grow.The company, which has 38 locations in…
Japan’s elderly care economy offers opportunity for India
Graduates of nursing and paramedical programs have plenty of opportunities, provided they have sufficient skills in Japanese.
Tokyo: Japan's $ 40 billion elderly care sector is in dire need of qualified personnel…
US investigates possible insider trading at Binance
Bangalore: U.S. officials are examining possible insider trading and market manipulation at Binance, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, potentially adding more heat to the cryptocurrency exchange that has become the target of regulatory…
Meeting of major economies on energy and climate September 17, 2021: Summary of the presidency
On September 17, 2021, President Biden convened the Major Economies on Energy and Climate (MEF) Forum, a continuation of the group's convening at its leaders' climate summit in April. Participants underscored the urgency of…
Belarus sells timber to Japan through the commodities exchange
MINSK, Sept. 17 (BelTA) - One of the largest suppliers of wood products to the Japanese market, Shimizu Lumber, is considering buying wood from the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), BelTA learned from the…
Japanese companies try to reduce their reliance on Chinese manufacturing
ATHE END of the month, the production line at a Toshiba factory in Dalian will shut down, 30 years after the Japanese electronics giant opened in the city in northeast China. Once a totemic example of global supply chains expanding into…
Beijing contemplates fate of pro-China heavyweights as Japan pick leader
Tetsushi Takahashi was Nikkei's China bureau chief from April 2017 to March 2021 and editor of the Beijing Diary column.TOKYO - The leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, slated for September 29, has attracted…
10% of Japanese companies to hire regular staff after minimum wage increase: survey
Nearly 10 percent of Japanese companies said they would hire more regular workers, more than three times as many as those who slash them, to cope with the upcoming sharp hikes in the minimum wage across the country, a…
Utah’s air quality deteriorates during drought
SALT LAKE CITY - Kevin Perry had just started his morning routine, stepping out to pick up the diary, when he noticed something was wrong with the sky."In 30 seconds I was coughing and my throat ached," Dr. Perry, an atmospheric specialist…
Reforms of English exams for university admission in Japan delayed by economic and regional…
Standardized college entrance exams are held during the coronavirus pandemic, with red crosses on the desks of seats left open, at the University of Tokyo in the capital's Bunkyo district on January 16, 2021. ( Mainichi / Kaho!-->…
Business News Live: Experts say economic recovery needs fiscal and monetary support
10:45 a.m.Experts say economic recovery needs fiscal and monetary supportExperts believe that economic recovery will continue to require both fiscal and monetary support, and the government will need to quickly correct the protectionist…
Altered correlation between elections and economic growth
Tetsushi Takahashi was head of the Nikkei China bureau from April 2017 to March 2021 and editor of the Beijing Diary column.TOKYO - Japan's Liberal Democrat-led government was due to announce stimulus packages for this summer and a lower…
Mainichi Newspapers Publishes Special “One Piece” Newspaper to Celebrate 100 Volumes
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To commemorate the September 3 release of the 100th volume of the "Shukan Shonen Jump" "One Piece" series, The Mainichi Newspapers will publish a!-->…
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Japan’s optional four-day week divides workers
Author: Naohiro Yashiro, Showa Women's UniversityIn June 2021, Japan's Economic and Fiscal Policy Council promoted plans for an optional four-day work week in its annual economic policy directive. As the policy creates substantial…
Singapore’s GDP and Wall Street’s record-breaking infrastructure plan
SINGAPORE - Stocks in Japan were set for a higher opening, as Wall Street hit record highs thanks to a $ 1 trillion infrastructure plan passed by the US Senate.The Japanese Nikkei 225 was about to open higher from the previous…
UK imposes new economic sanctions on Belarus
The UK has slapped Belarus with new economic sanctions as part of broader efforts to increase pressure on the autocratic regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The measures, which were announced Monday, target the country's profitable potash and…
How the Olympics are hurting Tokyo’s economy
Toshiko Ishii, 64, who runs a traditional hotel in the city's Taito district, spent more than $ 180,000 to convert the building's first floor into a restaurant in anticipation of an influx of tourists.It was already a bit risky, and when…
The Debut of Karate at the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s Pandemic Games
TOKYO - In a famous and almost empty little arena here, an Olympic sport came and went. Karate has never been an Olympic sport before. It is not expected to be an Olympic sport again. But Japan wanted it, and so it was.There are two!-->…
Medal Chomp disgusts Japan, annoys Toyota
Nagoya City Mayor Takashi Kawamura bites the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games gold medal for softball athlete Miu Goto at a ceremony in Nagoya, central Japan on August 4, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Photo taken on August 4, 2021.…
A circular economy does not necessarily translate into sustainability
RIVAS-VACIAMADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: A model walks the track during the sustainable circular ... Madrid Fashion Week at Rivas-Vaciamadrid Town Hall on February 14, 2021 in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain. The parades that…
Japan Inc wants to become a hydrogen superpower
July 24, 2021IN 2016 TOKYO'S The then governor, Masuzoe Yoichi, predicted that the Olympic Games which the Japanese capital was to host in 2020 "would leave a legacy of a hydrogen society", just as the Tokyo Games of 1964 left the trains…
Hyundai electric vehicles and Great Wall challenge Japan’s dominance in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK - When Chinese company Great Wall Motor launched the Haval H6 hybrid sport utility vehicle in Thailand last month, the launch slogan - "It's time for a change" - seemed to throw the gauntlet at Japanese companies who are profiting…
Japanese government panel members call for help for companies considering wage hikes
TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japan must increase aid for small businesses looking to raise wages as part of efforts to support spending on tourism, restaurants and other services affected by the COVID pandemic -19, members of the private…
Japan’s tech funk – Taipei Times
Two Tokyo Olympics Show Long Arc of Japan's Tech Decline
When Tokyo last hosted the Olympics in 1964, the unveiling of…
Stocks weaken as virus outbreaks fuel fears of global recovery
Asian scholarships: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4Overall Asset Performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgnGlobal exchange rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhHONG KONG, July 20 (Reuters) - Asian stocks widened their losses on Tuesday as investor…
Global stocks drop amid fears of Delta Covid variant
European and Asian stocks and commodity prices fell, while government bonds rallied, as new outbreaks of Covid-19 clouded the outlook for the global economy. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.5% and London's FTSE 100…
Support small fishermen by making it easier to buy right off the boat
The pandemic has changed a lot of things in Hawaii, including access to fresh fish. The rapid departure of hundreds of thousands of tourists and the consequent closure of many hotels and restaurants eliminated most of the…
Japanese curl up from the Olympics, they don’t want to and shouldn’t happen | Tokyo…
When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed for a year, the widespread presumption in the corridors of power of the International Olympic Committee was that they would end up happening at a time when the world was no longer in the grip of a…
APEC agrees on equitable access to vaccines
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum say they will do more to ensure equitable access to coronavirus vaccines. The deal came at an online summit on the…
Inflation? Not in Japan. And that could contain a warning for the United States
TOKYO - In the United States, everyone talks about inflation. The country's reopening after the coronavirus pandemic triggered pent-up demand for everything from raw materials like lumber to second-hand goods like second-hand cars,…
Japan’s third-quarter growth forecast slashed as new pandemic brakes hit: Reuters poll
A man wearing a face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walks to a local shopping street in Tokyo, Japan, May 5, 2021. REUTERS / Kim Kyung-Hoon / File PhotoTOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's economy will grow at a…
Nuclear power generation in Japan expected to cost more than solar power in 2030: ministry
Solar panels cover a mountainous area in Akaiwa City, western Japan, Okayama Prefecture, in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in June 2021. (Mainichi / Kenji Konoha)
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Houses in rural Japan sell for $ 500
TOKYO - ' The COVID-19 pandemic hits the housing market New home sales fell in March. Local authorities are offering people the option of buying a house in Japan for as little as $ 500. In some cases, they even give the…
The dollar falls as risk appetite returns
Rise in commodity currenciesJapanese yen gives some gains from Thursday's peakBusy Week Ahead, Headlines US Inflation DataNEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - The dollar edged down on Friday, as did the Japanese yen as riskier currencies…
Japanese stocks fall as COVID-19 emergency measures fuel concerns over slowdown
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks fell on Thursday, as the country's plan to reintroduce a state of emergency to contain a resurgence in COVID-19 infections fueled concerns about an economic slowdown.The Nikkei stock average fell…
Japan needs mutual recognition for “vaccine passports”: AmCham
TOKYO - Japan must ensure mutual recognition of its proposed COVID-19 vaccine certificate, which would allow foreigners who have received their vaccines abroad to enter the country without restrictions, an executive told Nikkei Asia from…
Women hold only 5.9% of managerial positions in Japan
Women occupied only 5.9% of senior positions in Japanese government offices in Tokyo in FY2020, underscoring the country's slow progress in closing the gender gap on work place.
The Cabinet Office on Thursday…
Japan offers vaccines to Taiwan’s friendly islands in the Pacific
TOKYO - Japan urged leaders of Pacific island countries to unite against authoritarianism at a summit on Friday, pledging doses of the coronavirus vaccine and economic aid to an increasingly essential region joint efforts with the United…
Lingering optimism about the Chinese economy after a decade on the ground
July 3, 2021PICTURE THE moment of confusion in a taxi in Guiyang, a city in southwest China. Your columnist had asked the driver to go to the new neighborhood. âThe new new neighborhood or the old new neighborhood?…
Tax use of natural resources, say consumers in Ipsos survey
71% believe that companies that use scarce natural resources should be taxed, according to a new Ipsos survey.
85% want to see appropriate labeling of products on goods.
The deal was…
Global Pharmaceutical Analytical Testing Outsourcing Market Report 2021: Market To Exceed $ 10…
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Global Pharmaceutical Analytical Testing…