Fears are compounded by a vaccination rate of less than 1% across Japan’s population, which is the world’s oldest, with 28% of Japanese aged 65 or above. Despite foreign fans being banned from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Govt Considering Coronavirus Emergency for Osaka
The Japanese government is considering issuing a novel coronavirus state of emergency for Osaka Prefecture, where new infection cases are increasing markedly. Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura on ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s 3iQ to bring Middle East’s first listed crypto fund to Nasdaq Dubai
Canadian digital asset management firm 3iQ has received regulatory clearance for a dual listing of the Bitcoin Fund on Nasdaq Dubai, making it the Middle East's first indexed cryptocurrency digital ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: Trades mixed even as Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops over 2.0%
Asian equities trade mixed, Japan bears the burden of virus woes. Markets in China benefit from PBOC inaction, ignore President Xi. Australia, New Zealand track Wall Street losses, US Treasury yields ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks stumble as return to coronavirus lockdowns looms
Japanese shares fell on Tuesday by their most in a month, weighed down by worries that possible reintroduction of COVID-19 lockdowns in the country's biggest cities would slow the economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan has $6.1 billion trade deficit in March
Japan posted a merchandise trade surplus of 663.7 billion yen ($6.1 billion)in March, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. Asia Exports jumped 16.1 percent Exports jumped 16.1 percent on year to 7. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks tumble 2% in mixed day for Asian markets after Wall Street’s slide
Traders are uneasy about a rise in inflation and interest rates and renewed coronavirus infections that prompted some governments to reimpose ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Should Consider Scrapping Olympics, Ex-Minister Azumi Says
Japan needs to consider scrapping the Tokyo Olympics and speeding up its vaccine rollout amid growing virus infections, according to former Finance Minister Jun Azumi. ( read original story ...)
Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry amid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup and hair salon for men in Tokyo, has seen his customer ... ( read original story ...)
Supermarket shoplifting case leads police to corpse in Yokohama residence
A body was found inside the residence of a 69-year-old woman in Yokohama City after she was accused of shoplifting, police have revealed ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Tokyo seeking fresh virus emergency declarations as cases spike
Osaka's request comes as Tokyo weighs asking the central government for a similar declaration later this week as it grapples with a rise in variant cases of the deadly virus. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka prefecture to request fresh virus emergency declaration as cases surge
Japan's western prefecture of Osaka on Tuesday will request that the central government declare a state of emergency for the region owing to surging COVID-19 cases and the ensuing considerable strain ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to ask gov’t to declare fresh emergency amid COVID-19 spike
Osaka Prefecture is set to request the central government Tuesday to declare another state of emergency covering the area due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics impossible if COVID-19 infections spread: Yamanashi Pref. governor
The governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, told a news conference on April 19 that Japan could not afford holding the Olympics this ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Subaru to Suspend Production in Indiana on Chip Shortage
Japanese automaker Subaru Corp said on Tuesday that it was suspending production at its plant in Indiana through the end of April due to a global shortage of semiconductors. Automakers from Ford Motor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 1.11 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 1.11 percent at 29,355.87 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.80 percent at 1,940.92. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)