Japan to count sharing economy in official GDP

TOKYO -- Japan will include sharing activities like Airbnb-style vacation rentals into gross domestic product calculations as early as fiscal 2020, Nikkei has learned, as the government seeks a ... ( read original story ...)

South Korean tourists shun Japan over trade row

TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of South Korean tourists visiting Japan fell last month to its lowest in nearly a year as visitors cancelled travel plans amid deteriorating relations between the ... ( read original story ...)