Tokyo confirmed 309 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the city’s cumulative total beyond 14,000, the metropolitan government said. With Tuesday’s figure, a total of 14,022 cases have been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs to consider extension of special employment subsidy for firms: ruling party
Japan needs to consider extending a special subsidy aimed at helping companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic to keep furloughed workers on the payroll, an official from Japan's ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Why even imperfect technology is important for Japan’s earthquake watchers
And the effect — of being forced by advancing technology to consider some horrendous natural disaster played out against the perma-crisis of the corona era — also felt cosily familiar. To live in ... ( read original story ...)
Melbourne earthquakes: 1.8 magnitude tremor near Emerald, third in Victoria in a week
“In Australia we have earthquakes, they are not as frequent as active regions like Papua New Guinea or Japan, but still we have earthquakes,” Mr Ghasemi said. “The reason is the plate that we are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to update English translations of business laws by FY2022
TOKYO -- The Ministry of Justice will update the English translations of Japan's business-related laws and regulations. The full-scale revision, planned to be completed by the end of the fiscal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan foreign minister to visit UK from Aug. 5 to clinch early trade deal
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday he planned to visit Britain from Aug. 5-7 to hold talks with British Trade Minister Liz Truss on the early conclusion of a bilateral free ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares track Wall Street higher, weaker yen supports exporters
TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as investor sentiment was lifted by a tech-led overnight rally on Wall Street, and a softer yen propped up exporters. The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Shrinks at Same Pace in 1Q as Capex Holds Up
Japan’s economy shrank at the same pace as previously estimated in the first quarter, according to a further revision of data that continued to show the country was in a recession before the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will respond if South Korea seizes Japanese assets: deputy PM Aso
Japan would need to respond if South Korea seizes Japanese assets over wartime forced labour disputes, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday, describing such a move as being in breach of ... ( read original story ...)
Overall Tokyo Inflation Jumps 0.6% On Year In July
Overall consumer prices in the Tokyo region were up 0.6 percent on year in July, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Hedge Fund Neural Capital Closes After Losing Half Its Money
Neural Capital, a hedge fund that traded cryptocurrency assets, has quietly shuttered. The fund has lost half its money since launching in 2017 and is in the process of refunding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan first-quarter GDP unchanged at 2.2% annualised contraction after 2nd revision
Japan's economy shrank an annualised 2.2% in January-March, unchanged after a second revision, data from the Cabinet Office showed on Monday. The additional revision for gross domestic product (GDP) ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympic competition schedule will be same next year
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic schedule remains essentially unchanged for the event that has been postponed until next year, organizers said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Paralympics: Specific COVID-19 measures may be needed for Tokyo, organisers say
The Tokyo Paralympics may require specific COVID-19 measures to help keep athletes safe as they move between venues, organisers said on Monday. The 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics have been ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firm buys Wisconsin-based injection molder Polyfab
Polyfab Corp., a 49-year-old Sheboygan, Wis., injection molder, has a new owner that is eager to expand its business in North America. The buyer is the U.S. subsidiary of Daiho Industrial Co. Ltd., an ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic Corporation announces verification of inhibitory effect of hydroxyl radicals contained in water (nano-sized electrostatic atomized water particle) on novel …
Panasonic Corporation announces verification of inhibitory effect of hydroxyl radicals contained in water on novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) ... ( read original story ...)