Japan's April household spending likely tumbled at the fastest pace in decades, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the nation's state of emergency to fight the spread of the coronavirus prompted ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka will let clubs, bars and gyms reopen on Monday
To reopen, the facilities will be required to make a list of customers and introduce a system for the tracking of infected people using QR codes. ( read original story ...)
Calm before the storm for Japan suicides as coronavirus ravages economy
The phones at the Tokyo suicide hotline start ringing as soon as it opens for its once-weekly overnight session. They don't stop until the lone volunteer fielding calls from hundreds of people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Sees Fiscal Situation Worsening as Virus Hits Tax Revenue
Japan's fiscal situation will further deteriorate following the compilation of stimulus budgets as tax revenue will likely fall due to the impact of the coronavi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Factory Output Drops Most Since 2011 Quake, Tsunami
Japanese factory output fell in April the most since the 2011 tsunami and retail sales plunged as the coronavirus froze demand at home and abroad and the recession deepened. ( read original story ...)
Nissan To Cut Production And Close Plants After Reporting Biggest Loss In A Decade
Production plant closures, staff layoffs and reduced model numbers are a sign of things to come as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forces the auto industry to come to grips with a new reality. ( read original story ...)
Masaaki Yuasa’s Japan Sinks: 2020 Anime Reveals Trailer, More Cast, July 9 Premiere
The original disaster sci-fi novel begins when a series of natural disasters hit Japan. Massive tectonic shifts cause volcanic eruptions from remote Japanese islands, triggering earthquakes, and ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs Slams Bitcoin And Gold On Investor Call, Crypto Community Reacts
Goldman Sachs hosted a client call which re-ignited a long running dispute between the cryptocurrency and the banking community. ( read original story ...)
Even a Dubious Warren Buffett Can’t Stop This Crypto-World Casino Czar
When Justin Sun met Warren Buffett for dinner in January, he wasn’t seeking advice on stocks. The crypto mogul had spent a record $4.6 million at a charity auction for the opportunity to lecture the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s jobless rate rises to 2.6% in April: government
Japan’s jobless rate rose and the availability of jobs fell in April, government data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% in April, up from 2.5% in March, figures from ... ( read original story ...)
Let Japan Remilitarize | Opinion
If Japan were allowed to remilitarize for the first time since World War II, it would become a stronger ally for the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Risk of CLO Losses Keeps Japan’s Banking Regulator on Alert
Japan’s financial regulator is closely watching global credit markets for renewed signs of stress because there’s no guarantee that support measures will keep borrowers afloat during the pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Is ‘Terrace House: Tokyo’ Pulling The Plug This Season?
Before her death by suicide at the age of 22, Japanese wrestler Hana Kimura had appeared on the current season of the reality TV show, Terrace House: Tokyo. Following the loss of the show's cast ... ( read original story ...)
Cutera: Currently On Sale
After a solid 2019, shares of energy-based aesthetic systems provider Cutera, Inc. have lost approximately 60% of their value since mid-January 2020. Although p ... ( read original story ...)
Explain losses in hotel bookings for Tokyo Games: IOA president to Khanna
Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra on Thursday demanded an explanation from finance committee chairman Anil Khanna on the losses incurred due to delay in hotel bookings for the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Matsui Management Analysts Comment on Amazon Saying They Look to Acquire Self-Driving-Car Start-Up Zoox
Osaka Matsui Management analsyts comment on Amazon seeking to acquire Zoox, the self-driving-car technology start-up. ( read original story ...)