Japan released an economic plan that is heavy on longer-term investments to reshape its economy rather than immediate spending to tide the country through the next months of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Concern over high number of ‘lonely deaths’ in Japan
Dementia linked to many instances of people dying at home among family but remaining undiscovered for days ... ( read original story ...)
Portrait of a park: Yoyogi, Tokyo — a preening, pastoral playground
In the first in a new FT Globetrotter series on parks in our cities, our Asia business editor revels in the magic of the Japanese capital’s most eccentric and accepting green space ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor says city to end sales of gasoline-only cars by 2030: Jiji
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said the Japanese capital plans to end the sales of gasoline-only powered cars by 2030, Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Roger Federer reiterates Tokyo Olympics hope and makes ‘selfish’ admission
Roger Federer says he remains hopeful of competing at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Federer has had an injury-hit 2020 with knee surgery in February followed by another operation in June ... ( read original story ...)
China’s growing naval activity in Japanese waters is a big concern, Japan lawmaker says
Japan's state minister of defense says China's growing maritime activities in the disputed waters surrounding Japan is a threat. ( read original story ...)
Facebook Gets an Upgrade While it Eyes 2021 Crypto Launch
Facebook gets a price-target upgrade from Guggenheim on expected strong digital ad and e-commerce revenue as the social network preps its cryptocurrency launch. ( read original story ...)
How Palantir’s early experience in Japan helped set up its successful IPO
If you get Japan right, you’re going to be a more disciplined, better company for it, write Phil Wickham and Koichiro Nakamura. ( read original story ...)
America forced Tokyo to give up Kuril Islands, yet now it labels its Russian residents as Japanese, ex-diplomat tells RT
The US’ decision to label residents of the disputed Kuril Islands as Japanese is a “very strange and irregular” move, former Australian diplomat Gregory Clark has told RT, adding it shows “rampant ... ( read original story ...)
Oasis Management to tender shares in Tokyo Dome – Mitsui Fudosan
Japan's property developer Mitsui Fudodan Co 8801.T said on Tuesday that Oasis Management is willing to tender shares in Tokyo Dome Corp 9681.T to the company at 1,300 yen ($12.49) per share. Mitsui ... ( read original story ...)
Latin American Crime Cartels Turn to Crypto to Clean up Their Cash
The cryptocurrency is emerging as a new front in Latin America's struggle against gangs battling for control of vast criminal markets for sex, drugs, guns and people, according to law-enforcement ... ( read original story ...)
Ideas behind anti-Korean prejudice unchanged in 100 yrs: Japanese author
Great Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan triggered massacres of Korean people, and it's clearly established that false claims w ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks continue to give in to profit-taking
Tokyo stocks lost more ground Tuesday, weighed down by persistent profit-taking. The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 80.36 points ... ( read original story ...)
Beds for COVID-19 patients in Nagoya virtually full with 182 hospitalized
NAGOYA -- Hospital beds designated for COVID-19 patients in this central Japan city are virtually filled, it was learned after Nagoya Mayor Takashi Ka･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to record low in year to March 2020
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7% to a record low in the 2019 financial year that ended March 2020, government figures showed on Tuesday, thanks to growing use of renewable energy and lower ... ( read original story ...)
Study Links Japan’s Domestic Travel Campaign to Increased COVID-19 Symptoms
Researchers in Japan found a higher incidence of COVID-19 symptoms among people who have participated in a domestic travel campaign promoted by the government, suggesting that it is contributing to a ... ( read original story ...)