China is set to announce its official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index for October at around 9:00 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan October factory output rises for fifth month, retail sales jump
Japan's industrial output rose for the fifth straight month in October, fuelled by stronger machinery and car production, suggesting the economic is recovering further from the damage caused by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s public looks for better US ties under Biden: Nikkei poll
TOKYO -- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's focus on international cooperation and alliances appears to have struck a chord with the Japanese public, a Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll finds, as more respondents ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s public expects stable US ties under Biden: Nikkei poll
TOKYO -- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's focus on international cooperation and alliances appears to have struck a chord with the Japanese public, a Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll finds, as more respondents ... ( read original story ...)
Karolina Pliskova Appoints Ex-Naomi Osaka Coach Sascha Bajin Ahead of 2021 Season
Former world number one Karolina Pliskova has appointed Naomi Osaka’s former coach Sascha Bajin as her new coach for the 2021 season. Pliskova split with coach Daniel Vallverdu earlier this month ... ( read original story ...)
Peach Aviation enters pleasure flight business
Faced with a slump in travel demand stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, the airline hopes to improve its earnings through the new business. ( read original story ...)
Step into my office (if you can)! Tokyo hotel creates double-decker desk pods in bid to lure WFH workers
The Anshin Oyado hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, has renovated an entire floor in its hotel to allow guests to work from the confines of its building amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Reports: Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion
TOKYO (AP) — The cost of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated to be just under $2 billion, or about 200 billion yen. Japan’s Kyodo news agency and the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s lesson on ageing gracefully
In the three decades since Japan’s real estate bubble burst in the early 1990s there has been little overall economic growth or inflation. The easiest monetary policy in the world — interest rates ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea see surge of suicides among young women, raising new questions about pandemic stress
There are no comprehensive studies of suicide rates and lockdowns, but the data from East Asia has added to the debate. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 organisers estimate Games postponement cost $1.9 billion: media
This year's postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the novel coronavirus cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), organisers have estimated, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Will Australia’s ‘hydrogen road’ to Japan cut emissions?
A joint Canberra-Tokyo effort is designed to create a cost-effective supply chain for an elusive source of clean energy ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese town’s approval of nuclear reactor restart reflects subsidy dependence
Japanese local governments' dependence on "nuclear plant money" distributed by the national government was starkly highlighted recently when ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Perreira adapting to AFC Champions League schedule as Shanghai SIPG overcome Yokohama F. Marinos
Shanghai SIPG head coach Vitor Perreira remained pragmatic as his side collected the three points in a 2-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos despite a gruelling schedule that has seen them play four 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Delayed Tokyo Olympics To Cost Additional $1.9bn: Report
The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost $1.9 billion more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15 percent increase, a report said Sunday. The Olympics organisers will formally decide ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics to Cost Extra $1.9 Billion, Yomiuri Says
The organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics estimated the additional costs for postponing the events to the summer of 2021 to be about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), the Yomiuri ... ( read original story ...)