Japan June exports jump 48.6% year/year – MOF

Japan's exports rose 48.6% in June from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday. The rise compared with a 46.2% increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It followed a 49 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo kicks off Games amid COVID-19 fears

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics began on Wednesday with Japanese women's softball pitcher Yukiko Ueno getting Games competition underway in what the head of the World Health Organization ... ( read original story ...)