TOKYO -- The merger of Z Holdings, parent of Yahoo Japan, and messaging app Line has stalled, the companies announced on Tuesday, citing regulatory delays caused by the pandemic. "Due in part to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan puts Taiwan and Brunei atop its business travel agenda
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to begin talks about restarting business travel to and from Taiwan and Brunei, Nikkei has learned. The talks could begin in July. Japanese officials ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares track Wall Street higher on upbeat U.S. economic data
Japanese shares rose on Tuesday, as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and better-than-expected U.S. economic data bolstered investors' risk appetite. The benchmark Nikkei average rose 1.76 ... ( read original story ...)
Young Blood May Fail to Curb Japan’s Support for Coal Power
(Bloomberg) -- Efforts by Japan’s popular 39-year-old environment minister to curb the government’s support for coal-fired power may be failing, a potential blow to restricting use of the ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic delays Yahoo Japan, Line merger past October
The merger between online services Yahoo Japan and Line Corp. is getting pushed back to later than the scheduled October date because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Court Rejects Damages For Man Forcibly Sterilised At Age 14
A Japanese pensioner forcibly sterilised as a 14-year-old under a now-defunct eugenics law failed Tuesday in a legal bid for $280,000 in state compensation. According to local media, Tokyo District ... ( read original story ...)
Lululemon Opens Tokyo Flagship, its Largest Store in Asia
Pacific region. Located in Tokyo’s upscale Roppongi Hills development, it is also the brand’s first flagship in Japan and its largest store to date in Asia. The opening was originally planned for ... ( read original story ...)
Governor Koike reveals the new way Tokyo will monitor coronavirus
The new standards do not specify a threshold number of new cases that would trigger a possible return to restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s job-for-life culture has survived war, earthquakes and now a pandemic
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 ...)