"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese financial institutions have become more exposed to market risks triggered by non-bank and overseas funds, the central ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should consider scrapping Olympics, former finance chief says
Japan needs to consider scrapping the Tokyo Olympics and speeding up its vaccine rollout amid growing virus infections, according to former Finance Minister Jun Azumi. "We’re at a point in time when ... ( read original story ...)
Japan must consider scrapping Olympics, says former finance minister
Japan needs to consider scrapping the Tokyo Olympics and speeding up its vaccine rollout amid growing virus infections, says former finance minister Jun Azumi. “We’re at a point when we should ... ( read original story ...)
Rep. Gates: It’s Time to Open The Gates at Yokohama Bay
Keawa'ula Beach (Yokohama Bay) is once again open, but its parking lot isn't, and some residents are feeling shut out. ( read original story ...)
Osaka request for emergency will include store closures, online school classes
Osaka Prefecture is set to request the central government Tuesday to declare another state of emergency covering the area due to the huge strain on its medical system caused by a surge of severe COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka seeks new COVID-19 emergency as Olympics near
Japan's third most populated region will on Tuesday ask the central government to impose a state of emergency over the coronavirus as infections ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan’s Low Immunization Rate Pose a Problem for the Olympics?
Fears are compounded by a vaccination rate of less than 1% across Japan’s population, which is the world’s oldest, with 28% of Japanese aged 65 or above. Despite foreign fans being banned from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Govt Considering Coronavirus Emergency for Osaka
The Japanese government is considering issuing a novel coronavirus state of emergency for Osaka Prefecture, where new infection cases are increasing markedly. Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura on ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s 3iQ to bring Middle East’s first listed crypto fund to Nasdaq Dubai
Canadian digital asset management firm 3iQ has received regulatory clearance for a dual listing of the Bitcoin Fund on Nasdaq Dubai, making it the Middle East's first indexed cryptocurrency digital ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: Trades mixed even as Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops over 2.0%
Asian equities trade mixed, Japan bears the burden of virus woes. Markets in China benefit from PBOC inaction, ignore President Xi. Australia, New Zealand track Wall Street losses, US Treasury yields ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks stumble as return to coronavirus lockdowns looms
Japanese shares fell on Tuesday by their most in a month, weighed down by worries that possible reintroduction of COVID-19 lockdowns in the country's biggest cities would slow the economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan has $6.1 billion trade deficit in March
Japan posted a merchandise trade surplus of 663.7 billion yen ($6.1 billion)in March, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. Asia Exports jumped 16.1 percent Exports jumped 16.1 percent on year to 7. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks tumble 2% in mixed day for Asian markets after Wall Street’s slide
Traders are uneasy about a rise in inflation and interest rates and renewed coronavirus infections that prompted some governments to reimpose ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Should Consider Scrapping Olympics, Ex-Minister Azumi Says
Japan needs to consider scrapping the Tokyo Olympics and speeding up its vaccine rollout amid growing virus infections, according to former Finance Minister Jun Azumi. ( read original story ...)
Japanese businessmen brighten makeup industry amid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup and hair salon for men in Tokyo, has seen his customer ... ( read original story ...)
Supermarket shoplifting case leads police to corpse in Yokohama residence
A body was found inside the residence of a 69-year-old woman in Yokohama City after she was accused of shoplifting, police have revealed ... ( read original story ...)