The explosive rise in the shares of Cyber Security Cloud have given a company with 45 employees a market capitalisation of around $800m. It listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Mothers board on March ... ( read original story ...)
Workers in Tokyo’s red-light district to be tested for coronavirus after new spike
Dozens of new infections reported in Kabukicho, a district of more than 4,000 bars, restaurants and commercial sex establishments ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Economy Contracted Less Than Earlier Reported
Japan reported Monday that its economy contracted at an annual rate of 2.2% in January-March, less than initially estimated. The update from the Cabinet Office was an improvement on the 3.4% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan details some spending in controversial $92 billion budget reserves
Japan has set aside $92 billion in emergency budget reserves to prepare for a "protracted war" against the novel coronavirus, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday, detailing some spending from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Shrinks Less as Analysts Question Capex Figures
Japan’s economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter, but analysts warn the latest revised figures may offer a misleading view of the economy’s health as the virus hit.The latest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April current account surplus down 84.2% on coronavirus
Japan's current account surplus in April plunged 84.2 percent from a year earlier as exports and spending by foreign visitors nosediv ... ( read original story ...)
Instant View: Japan’s economy braced for worst postwar slump despite capex gains in first-quarter GDP
Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter, revised data showed on Monday, but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first-quarter GDP shrinks less than initial estimate but still faces steep recession
Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession. A series of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy minister keeps focus on crisis-response, warns against deepening negative rates
Japan should focus on back-stopping struggling businesses rather than trying to spark overall demand in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, its economy minister said, suggesting the central bank should ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to rise as U.S. jobs data bounces unexpectedly
Stocks in Japan were set to trade higher at the open on Monday after U.S. jobs data released Friday hadan unexpected jump, spurring hopes of an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to ask nightlife workers to take coronavirus tests
The Tokyo metropolitan government will ask people working at nightclubs and similar entertainment establishments to regularly take coronavirus tests, Gov Yuriko Koike said Sunday. The policy is part ... ( read original story ...)
Shinjuku Ward gov’t accused of driving homeless from hotel support scheme in Tokyo
The Shinjuku Ward Office encouraged homeless people staying in business hotels under a metropolitan government support program to leave the f ... ( read original story ...)
KSK Land’s Maiden Project ‘8 Conlay’ Offers a New Way of Living for Japanese-Home Buyers
KSK Land, a trailblazer in the international property development scene has launched a mixed-use residential and development project, 8 Conlay, at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Designed by the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan refuses to join US, others in condemning China’s Hong Kong law: Sources
Japan refuses to join US, others in condemning China's Hong Kong law: Sources. Iran Press TV. Sunday, 07 June 2020 2:41 PM. Japan has reportedly decided not to join the United Sta ... ( read original story ...)
Japan economy better than feared but still in recession
Japanese growth figures were better than initially feared in the first quarter, according to official data published on Monday, but the world's third-top economy was still mired deep in recession. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP Shrinks Less as Economists Question Capex Data
Revised figures showed Japan’s economy contracted less than initially estimated in the first quarter based on a survey that may have overstated the strength of business investment amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)