Nanami Kodaira hasn't worked since her hair salon in Tokyo cut its hours in April in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Halts On-Site Bank Examination Due to Covid-19
The Bank of Japan won’t conduct on-site bank examinations in principle until the bank sees it’s appropriate to resume them, it said in a statement Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Court ruling a reminder Japan gov’t still hasn’t answered for Moritomo scandal
The Osaka District Court has ruled that the central government's failure to disclose all documents related to the cut-rate sale of public land to nati ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 54 new COVID-19 cases as Yokohama reports more than 20
Tokyo confirmed 54 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, recording more than 50 cases for the fifth straight day, local media reported, while neighboring Yokoham ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Taiwan Dismayed by China’s New Security Law for Hong Kong
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told reporters she was "very disappointed" by China's imposition of the law, which proved that the "one country, two systems" formula, which Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Apple supplier Japan Display posts first quarterly profit in over three years
Apple supplier Japan Display Inc reported on Tuesday its first quarterly net profit in more than three years, boosted by the sale of its stake in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel ... ( read original story ...)
Langerak beats COVID as J-League restart looms
League resumes this Saturday, Socceroos goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak will have more reason than most to be celebrating. ( read original story ...)
Nissan officials face shareholders on red ink
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida told shareholders Monday he is giving up half his pay after the Japanese automaker sank into the red amid plunging sales and plant closures in Spain and Indonesia. ( read original story ...)
10 of the best books set in Japan – that will take you there
This mix of great novels – featuring Murakami and Murata – uncovers the mystery of Japan in a way ‘documentarists about families living with robots’ never will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pandemic Jobless Data Mask Woe For Millions: Experts
Economists forecast the unemployment rate in Japan will hit four percent by the end of the year, as the tourism and hospitality sectors suffer from border closures and people staying at home because ... ( read original story ...)
Scat feels better: digestive health of Japan deer improves as tourist snacks dwindle
Absence of tourists during coronavirus pandemic has led Nara’s revered deer back to traditional diets and better health ... ( read original story ...)
The 416 quadrillion reasons why Japan’s supercomputer is number 1
The imagined office in the video, like tens of thousands of its real-life equivalents around Japan, appears carefully prepared for the great return to work and new normal of life under Covid-19. The ... ( read original story ...)
99-year-old tsunami victim identified in northeastern Japan 9 years after disaster
A body found in May 2011 in the northeastern city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, has been identified as that of a 99-year-old woman who w ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic Receives Highest Award of Brand Design at the Automotive Brand Contest 2020
Panasonic Automotive's brand design received the highest accolade as Best of Best in the Brand Design category at the Automotive Brand Contest 2020. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Revise Virus Monitoring as Concern Grows Over New Cases
Tokyo is set to revise how it monitors the state of coronavirus infections in the city, as daily new infections in the Japanese capital rise after a state of emergency was lifted and businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls China’s reported move on Hong Kong ‘extremely regrettable’
Japan's top government spokesman said on Tuesday China's move to pass national security legislation for Hong Kong, if confirmed, was "extremely regrettable" and undermined credibility in the 'one ... ( read original story ...)