A bird flu outbreak in Japan worsened on Thursday with farms in two more prefectures slaughtering chicken in a record cull of poultry as the government ordered the disinfection of all chicken farms. ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM visits disaster-hit regions
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday travelled to Miyagi and Iwate prefectures to visit areas devastated by the March 2011 quake and tsunami and to see the ongoing recovery efforts. ( read original story ...)
Virus panel chief: Suspend Go To Travel program in urban centers
The chief of a government expert panel on the novel coronavirus said the Go To Travel program should be suspended in large cities where the situation has reached the second most serious level. Those ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s government to use more green power from April
The Japanese government plans to get more than 30% of the energy it uses from renewable sources from the next fiscal year starting in April, ministers said on Thursday, as it seeks to set an example ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan reports record new cases; UK economy slowed by second wave
People urged not to travel in the run-up to the new year; UK economy remains 7.9% below pre-pandemic levels; second wave arrives in South Africa ... ( read original story ...)
From Enthusiast to Expert: The Journey Of a Crypto Trader
According to Ben Armstrong, if you don't invest time in this industry, you might very well end up losing your hard-earned money ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty criticises Airbnb for West Bank settlement listings ahead of IPO
The logos of Airbnb are displayed at an Airbnb event in Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato PARIS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union are so far apart in post-Brexit trade talks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling coalition calls for tax breaks on green investments
Japan's ruling coalition on Thursday proposed tax breaks on low-emission cars and green investments in a suite of incentives worth up to $612 million, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga puts carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Japan To Sell Over $1 Trillion Of New Bonds As Pandemic Costs Balloon – Sources
Japan is likely to sell over $1 trillion of new government bonds this fiscal year to fund its huge stimulus packages, sources said, as the coronavirus crisis guts tax revenues and strains already ... ( read original story ...)
Suga inspects 2011 quake recovery in northeastern Japan
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga traveled Thursday to the northeastern Japan prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate to inspect the ongoing recovery efforts from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Tokyo’s daily infections top 600 for first time
The number of new coronavirus infections in Japan’s capital topped 600 in a day for the first time on Thursday, while experts warned of the increased burden ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling bloc to OK FY 2021 tax reforms to help virus-hit economy
Japan's ruling coalition approved a tax reform package for fiscal 2021 on Thursday, with planned extensions of tax breaks for home an ... ( read original story ...)
PM Suga inspects 2011 quake recovery in northeastern Japan
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga traveled Thursday to the northeastern Japan prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate to inspect the ongoing reco ... ( read original story ...)
Lanterns light up Japan’s night sky
Lanterns representing a brighter future for Japan were released into the night sky to mark the six-month anniversary of the earthquake. Deborah Gembara reports. ( read original story ...)
Shares mostly lower in Asia after tech-led drop on Wall St
Stocks were mostly lower Thursday in Asia after weakness in technology and health services companies’ shares led an overnight decline on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in talks to invest $4bn in Indonesia sovereign wealth fund
Japan is in talks with Indonesia about a potential $4 billion investment into the Southeast Asian nation's new sovereign wealth fund, Luhut Pandjaitan, the country's coordinating minister for maritime ... ( read original story ...)