Tokyo called on residents to reduce trips outdoors and asked bars, restaurants and karaoke parlors to close early as the city combats a surge in coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Says Stable Japan-China Ties Are Important
"A stable relationship between the two countries is important not only for Japan and China but also for the region and the international community," Suga said. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka, writing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Ask People to Avoid Going Outside, Bars to Shut Early
Tokyo plans to ask residents to avoid non-essential trips outdoors and will request bars and restaurants to close early as the city combats a surge in coronavirus infections, according to local media ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans tax breaks for foreign nationals to attract financial experts
Many highly skilled financial professionals from abroad leave Japan within 10 years partly due to the current taxation system, a ruling party source said. ( read original story ...)
JD Unit Seeks up to $3.5 Billion in Asia’s Biggest Health IPO
JD Health International Inc. is looking to raise as much as $3.5 billion in its Hong Kong initial public offering in what would be Asia’s biggest health-care listing on record. ( read original story ...)
China Firm Seeks Shot Approval; Tokyo Restaurants: Virus Update
A leading Chinese vaccine developer applied to bring its shot to the market, seeking to get a jump on Western rivals as the race for a working inoculation against the pandemic enters the final stretch ... ( read original story ...)
Japan excludes Sapporo, Osaka from travel subsidies for 3 weeks
Japan will exclude Sapporo and Osaka from its domestic travel subsidy campaign for three weeks starting Tuesday due to a recent resurgence of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests China’s island incursions during FM visit
TOKYO (AP) — Japan used a visit by the Chinese foreign minister on Wednesday to protest Beijing's increased activity and what it calls infiltration around disputed East China Sea islands. Both sides ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Fights Coronavirus in Luxurious Style With Million-Yen Masks
A diamond with 0.70-carat shines on a luxury face mask decorated with the diamond, platinum and Swarovski crystals which is sellig for one million yen ($9,640), is displayed at Mask.com, a face-mask ... ( read original story ...)
US Navy destroyer challenges Russia’s claims to Peter the Great Bay in Sea of Japan
The U.S. Navy on Tuesday sent a warship to challenge Russia’s “excessive” maritime claims in the Western Pacific, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Trips up With Messy Reversal on Tourism Campaign
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID-19 cases - after insisting it would go ahead - looks likely to cost him support ... ( read original story ...)
Yukio Mishima: The strange tale of Japan’s infamous novelist
The theatrical life and death 50 years ago of one of Japan’s most celebrated and controversial authors created an enduring – but troubling myth, writes Thomas Graham. ( read original story ...)
China foreign minister to meet Japan’s Suga; Beijing’s first high-level contact with new PM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, marking Beijing's first high-level contact with Japan's new leader. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to call for shortened hours for bars, restaurants – report
Tokyo will urge bars and restaurants to operate shortened hours ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Seen Calling for Shorter Store Hours as Infections Jump
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to ask restaurants and other stores to close early as it seeks to combat a surge in coronavirus infections ahead of the annual year-end party season, according ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei Up Nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific Shares Mostly Rise After Dow Surges to a New Record
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 jumped 1.87% while the Topix index gained 1.47%. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong also saw robust gains as it advanced 1.37%. South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.58%. Over in ... ( read original story ...)