Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga looks set to extend a state of emergency this week for major metropolitan areas that will inflict more pain on the economy as he tries to contain the current ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso, U.S. Treasury Yellen to hold phone talks Monday: Kyodo
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will hold phone talks for the first time on Feb. 1, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin Aso, US Treasury Yellen to hold phone talks Monday -Kyodo
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will hold phone talks for the first time on Feb. 1, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso, U.S. Treasury head Yellen to hold first phone discussion – source
A so, Yellen to hold phone talk Monday - govt source. Aso had said Japan, U.S. eye-to-eye on key economic issues. Japan policymakers keen to know Yellen's FX policy. Recasts with ... ( read original story ...)
Glitzy High-Rise Offices Lose Luster as Japan Works at Home
Japan’s decades-long love affair with status-symbol office towers is now fading, as the pandemic upends work styles and puts a strain on company finances. ( read original story ...)
Recent net outflows from Tokyo may signal pandemic trend
Tokyo saw more people moving out than moving in in May last year, the first time a net outflow had been recorded since comparable data was available in July 2013, according to an Internal Affairs and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expected to extend COVID-19 state of emergency: media
Japan is expected to extend a state of emergency to fight the spread of COVID-19 this week for Tokyo and other areas as hospitals remain under pressure despite a decline in cases from their peaks, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Government Not Planning to Repatriate Nationals From Myanmar, Says Stay Indoors
Japan has no plans to repatriate its nationals from Myanmar, a foreign ministry official said on Monday, after Myanmar's military arrested leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while the Japanese embassy in the ... ( read original story ...)
Notice Regarding Business Alliance With BSMO Co., Ltd. and SBI Africa Co., Ltd.
BSMO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Tadashi Shimizu, hereinafter "BSMO") has announced today that BSMO has entered into a business alliance agreement with SBI ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set for mixed start; China says its manufacturing activity growth slowed in January
China's manufacturing activity growth in January slowed as compared to the previous month, according to official data released over the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Japan Manufacturing PMI Slips Into Contraction In January – Jibun Bank
The manufacturing sector in Japan fell into contraction in January, the latest survey from Jibun Bank showed on Monday with a PMI ... ( read original story ...)
Bank to reveal view of negative rates
The Bank of England will set out whether it thinks negative interest rates should be part of its armoury when it makes its latest monetary policy decision on Thursday.Although the bank is expected to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity returns to contraction in Jan as output falls -PMI
Japan's factory activity slipped back into contraction in January, starting the year on a sour note as a rise in COVID-19 infections and a new state of emergency in the country hit operating ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Giants SBI and SMFG Working on Digital Stock Exchange in Japan
Japan’s status as a leader in the global blockchain and crypto space has never been in doubt, with the country excelling due to its favorable [...] ... ( read original story ...)
Tricor Group Releases 2021 Asia Pacific Trade Report Focusing on Impact of RCEP on Japan and COVID-19 Recovery
When compared to other transnational free trade agreements, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), which was signed by Japan and 14 other countries in November of 2020 and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel repurposes luxury rooms as rentals
The Imperial Hotel Tokyo will convert 99 guest rooms into full-service rental apartments, offering meal and laundry options with dedicated staff as vacancy rates remain high from the pandemic. The ... ( read original story ...)