Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the world's largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan banks keep lending at record pace in July as pandemic pain persists
Japanese bank lending hit a record high in July as regional lenders continued to boost loans to small firms hit by the coronavirus pandemic, central bank data showed on Tuesday. But the annual pace of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Bank Lending Rises 6.3% On Year In July
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 6.3 percent on year in July, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - coming in at 572.705 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning on Wall Street rally, weaker yen
Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning on a Wall Street rally overnight and a weaker yen after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executiv ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus shrinks to five-year low as exports plunge
Japan posted its smallest current account surplus in more than five years in June, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, mainly due to a slump in exports, highlighting the heavy hit to external ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June current account surplus down 86.6% on year
Japan posted a current account surplus of 167.50 billion yen ($1.58 billion) in June, down 86.6 percent from a year earlier, governme ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Goes Live With ECO, Powered By Skuchain’s Blockchain-Based EC3 Platform
auto and finance in Asia, Europe and the US. Learn more at www.skuchain.com. Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan, a Subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, is a metals and mineral resources trading ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic kills the dreams of foreign hotel staff for new life
Guo is one of many foreign hotel clerks being forced to give up their "Japanese dreams" as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps guests away from accommodation facilities. The hotel industry in Japan grew ... ( read original story ...)
Book by widow of 1985 JAL crash victim published in English
This letter is about a book I have written,” she began. “I would be most grateful if all the Boeing employees could read it.” Her intention was not to address the years of resentment and anger toward ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. to Request Biz Suspensions in Virus-Hit Area
Hit Area; Osaka Pref. to Request Biz Suspensions in Virus-Hit Area. News from Japan. Politics Lifestyle Jul 31, 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Weird ‘boomerang’ earthquake detected under the Atlantic Ocean
The temblor shot across the seafloor and back to where it started so fast it created the geologic version of a sonic boom. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s unknown indigenous cuisine
Long before Japanese food became so emblematic, with sushi and shabu shabu, ramen and yakitori prized the world over, there was another cuisine here that has almost been forgotten. ( read original story ...)
UK trade deal with Japan stalls over blue cheese demands
Both sides came close to an agreement in London last week, but Ms Truss is holding out for a better deal for British food, with a particular focus on attempts to boost sales of blue cheese in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan could be on the brink of a second wave. Will Shinzo Abe act?
A dearth of testing and Abe’s aloof demeanor has left many Japanese fearing the nation is sitting on a ticking time bomb. ( read original story ...)
Japan: A major design change
Ryo Maruyama of Kyosei International Patent Office reports on the new protection offered under the recently amended Japanese Design Law. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fiscal Decline, A Warning For America
Indeed, as recently as 1970, Japan’s fiscal policy was rated by Economic Freedom of the World as being better than what exists today in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the country has since moved in the ... ( read original story ...)