The Tokyo metropolitan government will ask people working at nightclubs and similar entertainment establishments to regularly take coronavirus tests, Gov Yuriko Koike said Sunday. The policy is part ... ( read original story ...)
Shinjuku Ward gov’t accused of driving homeless from hotel support scheme in Tokyo
The Shinjuku Ward Office encouraged homeless people staying in business hotels under a metropolitan government support program to leave the f ... ( read original story ...)
KSK Land’s Maiden Project ‘8 Conlay’ Offers a New Way of Living for Japanese-Home Buyers
KSK Land, a trailblazer in the international property development scene has launched a mixed-use residential and development project, 8 Conlay, at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Designed by the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan refuses to join US, others in condemning China’s Hong Kong law: Sources
Japan refuses to join US, others in condemning China's Hong Kong law: Sources. Iran Press TV. Sunday, 07 June 2020 2:41 PM. Japan has reportedly decided not to join the United Sta ... ( read original story ...)
Japan economy better than feared but still in recession
Japanese growth figures were better than initially feared in the first quarter, according to official data published on Monday, but the world's third-top economy was still mired deep in recession. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP Shrinks Less as Economists Question Capex Data
Revised figures showed Japan’s economy contracted less than initially estimated in the first quarter based on a survey that may have overstated the strength of business investment amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Q1 GDP revised up to 2.2% annualised contraction
March, less than the initial estimate of a 3.4% contraction, revised data from the Cabinet Office showed Monday. On a quarter-on-quarter basis GDP shrank 0.6% compared with a 0.9% contraction in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan first-quarter GDP revised up to 2.2% annualised contraction
March, less than the initial estimate of a 3.4% contraction, revised data from the Cabinet Office showed Monday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics in doubt without travel deal, says governor
The governor of Tokyo has questioned whethe Games can go ahead next year without an international deal on travel and quarantine. She has also called for possible cuts ... ( read original story ...)
Is the Secret to Japan’s Virus Success Right in Front of Its Face?
In America, masks have become a weapon in the culture wars. In Japan, wearing one is no big deal, and deaths have stayed low. ( read original story ...)
Doomed? Why America Couldn’t Stop Imperial Japan From Seizing the Philippines
In the popular history of World War II, the assertion that the United States was caught unprepared in Hawaii and the Philippines has become widely accepted as fact. However, in the case of the ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman, Mizuho Expect Thaw in Japan Dealmaking to Gather Pace
Mergers are beginning to pick up in Japan after slumping to a 10-year low in April, and bankers expect the pace to accelerate as the coronavirus pandemic forces weaker companies to consolidate. ( read original story ...)
Cyber security group soars as Japan hit by digital attacks
The explosive rise in the shares of Cyber Security Cloud have given a company with 45 employees a market capitalisation of around $800m. It listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Mothers board on March ... ( read original story ...)
Historical What-If: Should America Have Immediately Struck Japan With Bombers From the Philippines?
These bombers maybe could have hurt Japan's air force at Formosa. But then again, not all of the bombers were ready and it may have backfired. Ever since word of the disaster in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
After The Covid-19 Panic: Three Lessons For Business
The panic is past. But the pandemic is still with us. Businesses are preparing for a world in which the Covid-19 virus and other pandemic diseases are a recurring feature. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s Short-Lived Spike; Russia Gets Tougher On Crypto
Some Russian crypto enthusiasts are hopeful that there is still room for interpretation in the law to allow for regulated security token offerings in the future. JPMorgan has come a long way since CEO ... ( read original story ...)