Category: BUSINESS

June, according to government data released Monday. That was the sharpest contraction on record, according to Reuters. ( read original story ...)

Government data show that Japan’s economy contracted at a annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst downturn on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade Iowa Gov. Kim ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s government will take “flexible, timely” action to support an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Monday. “We hope to do our utmost to push ... ( read original story ...)

Line Travel Japan is helping the country try to boost tourism without spreading the pandemic by targeting discounts to residents of specific areas. ( read original story ...)

PM Shinzo Abe vowed ‘never to repeat the tragedy’ on 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender but sent an offering to controversial Yasukuni Shrine. ( read original story ...)

Men and women of all ages braved scorching heat amid the COVID-19 pandemic to pay their respects at Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender ending ... ( read original story ...)

Abe has not gone to Yasukuni in person since a December 2013 visit that outraged China and South Korea The shrine honours 14 Japanese wartime leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-listed Pixel Companyz Inc announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with French casino operator Groupe Partouche SA for the latter company to be part of a consortium – led by Pixel ... ( read original story ...)

The world's highest-paid female athlete Naomi Osaka and her sponsor BodyArmor are renovating the public tennis court facilities in Queens where Osaka learned to play tennis after moving from Japan. ( read original story ...)

Venture into the great outdoors without leaving Tokyo, from a bamboo forest and nature parks to lush river valleys and more ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The foreign ministers of Japan and Singapore agreed Thursday to work toward resuming business travel between the two countries in September after a monthslong halt to curb the spread of ... ( read original story ...)

The Blitzboks squad regrouped in Stellenbosch this week after their season was interrupted and according to coach Neil Powell, they have placed the Tokyo Olympics as their ultimate goal. ( read original story ...)

Singapore and Japan have agreed to resume essential business travel, with an agreement expected to be finalised by early September, the ... ( read original story ...)