Mizuho Financial Group said on Friday its net profit dropped 24.6% in the first quarter of its financial year as credit-related costs rose amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the current financial year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns against ‘rapid’ rise in the yen, discusses response
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso described the yen's recent rise as "rapid" on Friday, signalling concern that a strong currency could add pain to an export-led economy already in recession because ... ( read original story ...)
Scaled-down beer garden opens in northern Japan amid pandemic
One of Japan's largest beer gardens opened Friday at a park in the city of Sapporo in the country's north, but the event has been scaled down due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. This year's event, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo breaks daily coronavirus record with 463 new cases
Tokyo counted a record one-day high of 463 coronavirus cases Friday, Gov. Yuriko Koike announced during a televised news conference. ( read original story ...)
The Great Wall of Japan
At a cost of $12bn, they are building a 15-metre-high anti-tsunami wall across 400 kilometres to divide the land from the ocean. But it is also dividing local communities. There are fears the wall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso warns against ‘rapid’ yen rises
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso described the yen's recent rise as "rapid" on Friday, signalling concern that a strong currency could add further pain to an export-led economy already in recession ... ( read original story ...)
Japan MOF, FSA, BOJ to meet from 0700 GMT – MOF
Senior officials from Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Bank of Japan and the Financial Services Agency will meet on Friday from 4 p.m. (0700 GMT) to discuss financial markets, the finance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Corporation — Moody’s assigns A1 to JFC’s series 85-86 debt issues (Japanese only)
Read the full article at Moody's ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Elcient Osaka to Open in Sonezaki, Osaka, in Summer 2020
Hotel Elcient Osaka will open in Sonezaki, Osaka, on August 1, 2020. It is accessible directly from KIX Airport to JR Osaka Station, which is within walking distance. In addition, it has great access ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka set to ask some night spots to shut temporarily amid virus surge
The Osaka Prefectural Government in western Japan is preparing to ask some businesses in the city of Osaka's entertainment district to tempor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo could declare emergency if situation worsens: Koike
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike warned on Friday that the Japanese capital could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation deteriorated further, after new cases jumped by ... ( read original story ...)
New coronavirus cases in Tokyo set to top 400 for first time
Tokyo is set to to report more than 400 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, topping the previous record of 367 logged the previous day, media reports said. Th ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank advances share buyback with approval of $9.6 billion tranche
SoftBank Group said on Friday it has approved a 1 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) share repurchase, the final tranche of a record 2.5 trillion buyback that has helped propel its share price to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso sees recent yen rise as ‘rapid’
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso described the yen’s recent rise as “rapid”, signalling concern that a strong currency could hurt the country’s export-led economy. ( read original story ...)
Heat! What heat? Tokyo Olympics would have been on cool side
Friday would have been Day 7 of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics — almost the halfway point. The focus has shifted to how — or if — the Olympics will happen next year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to urge restaurants, karaoke bars to shorten hours in Aug -Nikkei
TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan's capital of Tokyo plans to urge shorter operating hours for restaurants and karaoke parlours next month to tackle a recent spike in coronavirus infections, the ... ( read original story ...)