FTSE 100 was set for a sharp fall today after wild gyrations on Wall Street last night hit global markets this morning. Asian shares tumbled sharply, following US markets’ rocky session, with China ... ( read original story ...)
Racing full speed ahead toward a digitalized Japan
About a year has passed since Japan’s first commercial 5G mobile communications service was launched. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications h ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido Airports Co postpones business jet and hotel plans for Sapporo Chitose Airport
CAPA publishes more than 400 global News Briefs every weekday, covering all aspects of the aviation and travel industry. It’s the most comprehensive source of market intelligence in the world, with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 213 more coronavirus infections on Feb. 24
Japan's capital reported 213 new cases of the coronavirus on Feb. 24, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said. The new cases came after Tokyo registered 275 new infections on Feb. 23. In the first week ... ( read original story ...)
Quake-hit bullet trains resume Tokyo-Tohoku services
Since the trains have to slow down on sections of the track that were recently repaired, some journeys will take about an hour longer than normal. ( read original story ...)
Startup bootcamp Scale Osaka: Cohort #2 Demo Day
Demo Day, the closing event for the Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka program, offers the nine startups who joined our program the opportunity to showcase their work in Japan. Due to the pandemic, this year ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo ask for state of emergency to be lifted this month
The governors of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures requested the central government on Tuesday to lift the state of emergency in their prefectures at the end of this month. ( read original story ...)
Quake-hit bullet trains resume Tokyo-northeastern Japan services
Shinkansen bullet train services between Tokyo and northeastern Japan resumed Wednesday, 11 days after they were disrupted due to a p ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Team SA preps under scrutiny
Team South Africa will be up against it if they are to emulate their 10 Olympic and 17 Paralympic Games medals from Rio 2016. ( read original story ...)
Japan Regions Push to End State of Emergency as COVID-19 Cases Fall
Regional Japanese governments have requested emergency pandemic measures be lifted ahead of the March 7 scheduled end as new COVID-19 cases trend lower, the country's economy minister said, adding the ... ( read original story ...)
Major Earthquakes in Japan Since 2011
Japan has had 27 major earthquakes measuring lower 6 or higher on the country’s seismic intensity scale. You are now viewing Nippon.com, a freely available, nonprofit website operated by the Nippon ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso: First-quarter GDP will no doubt undershoot fourth-quarter
Japan's economy will likely deteriorate this quarter compared with the previous three-month period, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday, stressing the need to swiftly carry out planned ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso says must keep issuing deficit-covering bonds until 2025
Japan's current fiscal situation means the country will likely be forced to keep issuing deficit-covering bonds at least until 2025, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Wednesday. TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso: Not thinking about easing fiscal discipline at all
NOT THINKING ABOUT EASING FISCAL DISCIPLINE AT ALL Aso: First-quarter GDP will no doubt undershoot fourth-quarter Japan’s economy will likely deteriorate this quarter compared with the previous ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso says not considering further fresh economic stimulus
Japan finance minister Aso says not considering further fresh economic stimulus Aso says no fresh stimulus measures being considered be ... ( read original story ...)
Australian shares fall in early trade, Japan points to a cautious open in Asia
The session in Asia follows a mixed finish on Wall Street as Fed Chair Jerome Powell eased some concerns around higher interest rates and inflation. ( read original story ...)