The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Monday it will draw up new rules by next March on how to restart trading following a system failure, after the bourse was paralysed for an entire day earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 78 COVID-19 cases, 1st double-digit count in a week
Tokyo confirmed 78 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 19, the first time in a week the count fell below 100, according to metropolitan government officials. The capital’s daily tally last hit double digits on ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan gov’t must disclose ‘tell-all’ file on Moritomo doc tampering scandal
In the latest twist to the favoritism scandal over the heavily discounted sale of a state-owned land lot to Osaka-based nationalist school operator Mo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reform minister Kono vows to ease rules to spur renewables
Referring to a Nikkei survey of Japanese company presidents, he said that cutting red-tape bureaucracy in the renewable energy sector is one of the major things the business community expects the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reportedly will dump Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea
Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea, media reports said on ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama mayor to respect any ‘no’ referendum on IR
Fumiko Hayashi, the mayor of Yokohama city, said at her regular media briefing on Friday that she would abide by any ‘no’ vote that might result from any public referendum on whether to try to have a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to join forces with U.S., Europe in regulating Big Tech firms: antitrust watchdog head
Japan will join forces with the United States and Europe to take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech companies, the new head of its antitrust watchdog said on Monday, a sign Tokyo will join ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Vietnam agree to boost defense ties, resume flights
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart to step up defense and security cooperation in the face of China’s expanding influence ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Opposes Any Step to Heighten South China Sea Tension
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday Tokyo opposes any steps to raise tension in the South China Sea, and that disputes should be resolved through peaceful means. "Japan strongly ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam lands defence deal with Japan amid China tension
Japan and Vietnam both face the dilemma of having China as their largest trading partner and as an adversary in territorial disputes. ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: ASX 200, Nikkei 225 gain over 1.0% despite China’s mixed data
Asian shares remain on the front foot, despite recent pullback, amid China marked weaker than forecast Q3 GDP growth, Industrial Production and Retail Sales improved in September. Chatters surrounding ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese exports declined at slower pace in September, Finance Ministry reports
Japan's exports fell at a slower pace in September in a sign that trade damage from the coronavirus pandemic is easing, according to Finance Ministry data released Monday. The report showed Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Party officials take to streets to campaign ahead of Osaka referendum
The plan calls for reorganizing Osaka into four special wards with a high level of autonomy in order to eliminate overlapping administration. ( read original story ...)
Man stabbed in apparently random attack at popular park in Osaka, Japan
OSAKA -- A 25-year-old was stabbed several times including in his shoulder by a man in a sudden attack at a park here on Oct. 18. Officers from Osaka Prefectural Police's Tennoji Police Station ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Exports Fall Amid Slow Recovery From Pandemic Downturn
Japan has reported its exports fell at a slower pace in September in a sign that trade damage from the coronavirus pandemic is easing. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Vietnam agree to boost defense, economic, energy ties
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in his first summit foray since taking office last month, agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart to step up defense and security cooperation ... ( read original story ...)