Next year’s Tokyo Games must be held "at any cost" in 2021, says Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto. Back in March, the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee took the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Olympics must be held next year at any cost’
Tokyo Olympics must be held next year at any cost'. The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held 'at any cost' in 2021, Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will go ahead ‘with or without Covid’
Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates told AFP on Monday, vowing they will be the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific stocks rise; Japan’s second-quarter GDP revised lower
Japan's revised GDP figures for the second quarter released Tuesday showed the country's economy shrinking an annualized 28.1% in April-June, according to second preliminary estimates released by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga says coronavirus a top priority, to stay on Abe policy course
Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, a frontrunner to be the next prime minister, said on Tuesday he would expand testing capacity to fight the coronavirus pandemic and push for wide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Federation chair slams outgoing PM Abe for lacking leadership amid crisis
Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi criticized outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as having been insufficient in leading the country's measures to tamp down the coronavirus at a press conference on Sept. 7. ( read original story ...)
Not Canceled… LUMINE Opens NEWoMan YOKOHAMA
Real estate developer and retailer, LUMINE, celebrated the completion of their latest building NEWoMan YOKOHAMA. ( read original story ...)
Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan
The official campaigning to lead Japan’s ruling party has begun with the right-hand man of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seen as a top candidate and his likely successor to lead the government ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Covid Loan Programs Risk Revival of ‘Zombie’ Firm Concerns
The Bank of Japan’s loan programs to help businesses ride out the recession run the risk of creating more zombie companies if they are kept in place for too long, analysts warn.The central bank loan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Record Contraction Shows Challenge Facing Abe Successor
Japan confirmed the scale of its record economic contraction last quarter with figures that were slightly worse than first estimated, highlighting the enormous challenge facing the country as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy shrinks more than expected in second quarter, heightens woes for new leader
Japan's economy shrank more than initially estimated in the second quarter as capital expenditure took a hit from the coronavirus crisis, highlighting the challenge policymakers face in averting a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to spend $6.3 billion from emergency reserve for coronavirus vaccines
The Japanese government approved on Tuesday spending of 671.4 billion yen ($6.32 billion) from emergency budget reserves to secure coronavirus vaccines, the Ministry of Finance said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nishimura Says Rising Income to Underpin Consumption
Japan's Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura attends a joint news conference with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and other panel members after their talks on the latest s ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s Revolut launches digital banking app in Japan
"Foreign finance apps are specialized ... giving the company a valuation of $5.5 billion. The expansion into Japan comes as the government steps up efforts to upgrade its financial sector with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to spend US$6.3b from emergency reserves for COVID-19 vaccines
TOKYO: The Japanese government approved on Tuesday (Sep 8) spending of ¥671.4 billion (US$6.32 billion) from emergency budget reserves to secure ... ( read original story ...)
Hedge Funds Say There’s No Turning Back on Abe’s Japan Reforms
It started with little fanfare, the series of reforms of Japanese corporate governance that would become one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s biggest legacies. ( read original story ...)