Japan Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki acknowledged the ongoing depreciation in the yen but refrained from commenting on the forex levels, in his appearance on Tuesday. “The yen is weakening.” “No ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Ease Travel Curbs; Amazon Drops Mask Rule: Virus Update
Japan plans to allow business travelers and students across its borders but isn’t loosening curbs for tourists, Nikkei reported. Hong Kong moved in the other direction, tightening rules for some ... ( read original story ...)
Evolution In Business Metrics: Mental Health
It becomes essential for leaders to not only tackle issues of mental health but to identify and categorize these issues before they prevail. ( read original story ...)
TIFFCOM: Netflix Picks Up 30 Japanese Titles From Nippon TV
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV unveiled a 30-title series licensing deal with Netflix on Monday, the first day of the TIFFCOM rights market that runs in tandem with the Tokyo International Film ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investments in India’s tech, startup ecosystem cross $9.2 billion, led by Softbank’s push: Nasscom report
Japanese investment in the Indian IT and startup ecosystem has grown 4X since 2016, thus helping create 1 lakh jobs. As a result, total employment generation in the technology and IT space would reach ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s auto sales slump clouds prospects of consumption rebound
Japan's automobile sales slumped 31.3% in October from a year earlier to mark the fourth straight month of declines, industry data showed on Monday, a sign output cuts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo leads most Asian markets up but China data hits Hong Kong
Most Asian markets rose Monday, with Tokyo leading the way as a win for Japan's ruling party in a weekend general election fuelled hopes it will push ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business chiefs hail ruling bloc win; hope for economic recovery
Japan's business leaders welcomed the victory of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition in Sunday's lower house election, calling for strong leadership to revive the economy hit by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida defies expectations as ruling LDP easily keeps majority
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP defied expectations and held on to a majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, exit polls showed, solidifying his position in a fractious party ... ( read original story ...)
Exit Polls Show Japan Ruling Coalition To Retain Power, Lose Seats
Japan's ruling coalition is on track to retain power but lose seats in parliament, media predictions said after polls closed in Sunday's general election, the first major test for Prime Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
Princess Mako of Japan’s commoner wedding suggests sexism will doom the royal family
Demoted from princess to citizen and wife, Mako has more rights and freedom than before. But the former royal's fate was sealed long before her birth. ( read original story ...)
Japan coalition projected to keep majority, PM’s party battered – NHK
Japan's ruling coalition is projected to stay in power but the party of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is forecast to take a drubbing in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK said, a blow that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida’s coalition keeps majority with fewer seats
Preliminary results show Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing coalition kept a majority in a parliamentary election but will lose some seats in a setback for his weeks-old government ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: 5 Questions With Festival Ambassador Ai Hashimoto
Since her debut in Tetsuya Nakashima’s acclaimed feature Confessions (2010) as a schoolgirl, Ai Hashimoto, 25, has built an impressive filmography, to say nothing of her television work, modeling and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps borders closed to tourists despite drop in COVID-19 cases
Japan has also effectively shut out foreign students and business travelers. A big exception, much criticized, was made for athletes and officials arriving for the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise slightly on strong earnings offset by uncertainties before election
Tokyo stocks finished slightly higher Friday as a slew of upbeat domestic earnings reports released the previous day fueled market sentiment, however, the uncertainties over possible outcomes of the ... ( read original story ...)