Japan will provide 1.24 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan in an effort to help the self-ruled island alleviate its struggle ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Japan’s April household spending rises faster than expected
April household spending up 13.0% y/y vs f’cast +9.3% * Household spending up 0.1% m/m in April vs f’cast -2.2% * Spending surges after taking heavy hit in April last year (Adds analyst comments) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s senior team beats nation’s U-24 Olympic hopefuls in unique match
It was the first matchup between two Japanese national sides since 1980, when teams separated by their age faced each other. ( read original story ...)
Genting says Singapore experience of ‘value’ to Yokohama
Genting Singapore is a contender for a Japan casino licence, being one of the qualified bidders in the race to be Yokohama’s partner on a casino complex. “Resorts World Sentosa operates in an ... ( read original story ...)
The most important Tokyo Summer Olympics story is not related to sports
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.Thursday was the 50-day marker until the start of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo — an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy likely shrank less than initially estimated in first quarter – Reuters poll
Japan's economy likely shrank slightly less than initially estimated in the first quarter, a Reuters poll showed, though state of emergency curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic are seen keeping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fiscal blueprint draft to call for fiscal reform – Nippon TV
Japan's government will aim to achieve its fiscal target bearing in mind the sharp rise in spending to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Nippon TV reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan activists want to make a withdrawal
Activists are back in Japan and they’re zeroing in on hoarded reserves as the country’s annual general meeting season kicks off. Last year, they went easy, dropping many demands as companies battled ... ( read original story ...)
Lotte Rental to Have IPO in September at the Earliest
Lotte Group has recently started the process of transforming its governance structure. The first step was taken by Lotte Rental. On May 31, the company submitted an application for a preliminary ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on profit-taking in growth stocks ahead of U.S. jobs data
Japanese shares slipped on Friday as investors took profits, mostly on growth shares, ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that could intensify worries about inflation and tapering in the Federal Reserve's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan since 1980
Japan has traveled a bewildering trajectory from dynamic industrial marvel to financial basket case to reformed but aging post-industrial society. Cargill and Sakamoto integrate politics, taxes and ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s a First Look at the ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Area in the Upcoming Studio Ghibli Theme Park
As fans anxiously wait for its opening, Studio Ghibli has now offered a first look at the My Neighbor Totoro area in its upcoming theme park. Take a peek above. The Studio Ghibli theme park in Nagoya, ... ( read original story ...)
Barty and Osaka exits open door for dark horses at French Open
The women's draw at the French Open was blown wide open on Thursday after world number one and top seed Ash Barty followed second seed Naomi Osaka in bowing out of the claycourt Grand Slam despite ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide 1.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Taiwan
Japan will provide Taiwan with 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca PLC's coronavirus vaccine for free, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Friday, just hours before the shipment was due to be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympic Committee board member: Games losing meaning, too late to cancel
Japanese Olympic Committee board member Kaori Yamaguchi said in an opinion piece published on Friday that the Summer Games, set to begin next month as Japan battles a fourth COVID-19 wave, had already ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympic Committee board member blasts Tokyo Games organisers
A Japanese Olympic Committee board member on Friday blasted organisers of the Tokyo Games for ignoring public concerns about holding the global sporting showpiece amid a pandemic, but said it was too ... ( read original story ...)