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Explainer: What do we know about the health of Japan’s Shinzo Abe?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for the second time within days, fanning further speculation about the state of his health. Abe suffers from chronic ulcerative ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM In Hospital For More Checks As Health Speculation Grows
There has been growing speculation about whether the prime minister is sick, possibly with a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis that plagued him during a first term in office and contributed to his ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Pacific stocks higher; new rules on China’s Nasdaq-style ChiNext board launch
The first batch of firms listing on the Nasdaq-style ChiNext Board under its revised IPO system made their debut on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Jackson Hole Conference Goes Virtual as the World Passes ‘Peak Central Banking’
After convening every August since 1982 at the edge of Wyoming’s magnificent Teton mountain range, monetary policy makers will hold a virtual Jackson Hole conference this week that will look pale by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Creaking Computer Systems Are Hampering Its Economic Recovery
The coronavirus crisis may have finally forced Japan’s government to get serious about fixing its computer systems. Before the pandemic, the problems might have been merely annoying, but now they’re ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM returns to hospital as he breaks term record
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday set a new record for the longest consecutive term in office but faced growing speculation about his health as he returned to hospital. ( read original story ...)
Another hospital visit by Japan PM Abe stokes health worries
A motorcade carrying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday again stoking concerns about his ability to continue as leader due to health issues and fatigue from handling ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe arrives at hospital – Reuters witness
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning, a Reuters witness said, amid mounting concerns about his ability to continue as premier due to health issues and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sato Holds Off Kiwi Dixon To Win Second Indy 500 Crown
Japan's Takuma Sato held off Scott Dixon over the final 20 laps Sunday to capture the 104th Indianapolis 500, taking his second Indy 500 victory after his first front-row start. The 43-year-old from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan facing credit card number shortage as people stay home and shop
As more and more credit cards are being issued while people in Japan stay home and shop amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, issuing companie ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: What Are Regulators Thinking?
Noelle Acheson ponders what regulators have been up to, bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, mining diversity and more. ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks set for mixed start; new rules on China’s Nasdaq-style ChiNext board set to launch
The first batch of firms listing on the Nasdaq-style ChiNext Board under its revised IPO system is set to make their debut on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Finances will not stop nations from attending – IPC president Andrew Parsons
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons says finances will not stop nations attending the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Colorful, transparent toilets come to Tokyo
The idea of using a public bathroom with see-through walls may sound like the stuff of nightmares. But a famous Japanese architect is hoping to change that view. Lucy Craft reports. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sato wins Indy 500 as race ends under caution
Japan's Takuma Sato won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in four years on Sunday after a late crash saw the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" end under caution. ( read original story ...)