Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3% in the last quarter, raising hopes for a gradual recovery from the painful impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Cabinet Office reported Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy rebounds in Q2, COVID clouds outlook
Japan's economy rebounded more than expected in the second quarter after slumping in the first three months of this year, data showed, a sign consumption and capital expenditure were recovering from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Minister Nishimura: Ready to take flexible action on the economy by tapping 4 trillion yen in reserves
THE GOVT. IS READY TO TAKE FLEXIBLE ACTION ON THE ECONOMY BY TAPPING 4 TRILLION YEN IN RESERVES. JAPAN'S ECONOMY MINISTER NISHIMURA: THE GOVT. WILL SUPPORT JOBS AND BUSINESSES BY DELIVERING TARGETED ... ( read original story ...)
Key Yokohama mayoral race now unpredictable, clouding IR prospects
Anyone who thought that the Yokohama mayoral race would be between the pro-IR incumbent and a major anti-IR opposition challenger has watched that scenario go out the window over the past couple of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Returns to Growth, but Virus Threat Looms
Even as other major economies have roared back to life, Japan’s has been stuck in a cycle of growth and contraction. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy rebounds in April-June, COVID clouds outlook
Japan's economy rebounded more than expected in the second quarter after slumping in the first three months of this year, data showed, a sign consumption and capital expenditure were recovering from ... ( read original story ...)
Civil service given time off to boost Japan’s flagging fertility
Japan will allow civil servants to take up to ten days’ paid leave a year to receive fertility treatment in an attempt to boost the country’s birth rate. The sc ... ( read original story ...)
Japan floods: death toll grows as rain triggers fresh landslides
Three people were presumed dead after a mudslide swept away a house in Okaya City, as millions have been urged to evacuate ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic champion Alex Yee opens-up on ‘surreal’ hero’s welcome upon return home from Tokyo with gold and silver in Triathlon as GB star sets sights on World title
Alex Yee is making the short walk from his family home in south-east London to visit a mural which has just been modified in his honour. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Team GB given star-studded homecoming
Team GB athletes have been given an official homecoming - and a chance to show off their medals - with a star-studded concert at Wembley. Olympic champions including Tom Daley and diving partner Matty ... ( read original story ...)
The Switch is the first console to sweep Japan’s game sales chart in 33 years
The Nintendo Switch is reportedly the first console to sweep Japan's game sales chart since the Famicom in 1988. ( read original story ...)
5 personal finance lessons from Olympics
The Olympics teaches us many valuable life lessons such as dreaming big, planning, determination, hard work and not giving up ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 14 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
White Filly Sodashi Set for Return in Sapporo Kinen
Sodashi, the first white horse to win a top-level Japan Racing Association event and the first white horse to win one of Japan's 3-year-old classics, has returned to the work tab and will take on ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka to donate prize money to Haiti earthquake relief
Naomi Osaka is donating any prize money she wins during the Western & Southern Open this week to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti."Really hurts to see all the devastation that's going on in Haiti, ... ( read original story ...)
Army veteran to represent Team USA in Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: ‘It is an honor and a privilege’
Retired Army Staff Sergeant Alfredo De los Santos proudly served his country following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 but after being wounded in combat, Freddie was determined to find another way to ... ( read original story ...)