Tokyo reports 1,858 new cases of coronavirus

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 1,858 new cases of coronavirus in Tokyo on Wednesday. The figure is down 754 from a week ago, for a 29th straight day of week-on-week decline. There were 17 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares end lower

The dollar bought 133.25 yen in Asian trade, against 133.07 yen in New York and 131.89 yen in Tokyo late Tuesday. Sony Group gave up early gains and ended down 0.64 percent to 11,705. SoftBank Group ... ( read original story ...)

Japan visitors rise to near 1.5 mln in Jan as tourism recovers

TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Visitors to Japan climbed to nearly 1.5 million in January, the national tourism agency said on Wednesday, showing an accelerating recovery in tourism after the government scrapped COVID-19 curbs in October. The number of foreign ... ( read original story ...)

BlackRock downgrades Japan stocks on possible monetary policy shift

"We downgrade Japanese stocks on policy uncertainty and a worsening economic environment," BlackRock's research arm said Monday, before the government submitted its central bank picks to parliament. BlackRock said a policy change could come at "any moment" – scrapping the cap risks pushing global yields higher and reducing risk appetite, ( read original story ...)

COVID-19: Tokyo Reports 2,232 New Cases

Tokyo confirmed 2,232 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, down by about 900 from a week before. The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,757.1, compared to 2,852.9 a week earlier. The number of ... ( read original story ...)