Tag: business

The services sector in Japan continued to contract in December, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from Jibun Bank revealed on ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks involved in Japan’s semiconductor supply chain jumped in Tokyo on Tuesday following a report that chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will build an advanced packaging facility in ... ( read original story ...)

A s a global Covid-19 vaccine continues its deployment globally, Japan's economy is showing signs of life with its manufacturing activity ticking higher in December. Nonetheless, investors should keep ... ( read original story ...)

The most expensive fish of the day – a 208kg (459-pound) bluefin caught off the northern Aomori region of Japan – was bought for a fraction of the millions of US dollars usually shelled out at the New ... ( read original story ...)

In South Korea, all foreign travelers arriving after noon Friday must provide proof of a negative PCR test for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their departure for the peninsula. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds (JGBs) gained on Tuesday as an imminent tightening of social restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 underpinned the allure of low-risk ... ( read original story ...)

Office workers, wearing face masks to ward off the coronavirus, pray at Kanda Myojin shrine on the first business day of the new year in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, January 4, 2021. Photo by Keizo Mori/U ... ( read original story ...)

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) announced today that on December 28, 2020, it was awarded a $22.5 million, one-year contract in partnership with SOMPO Holdings for the “Real Data Platform for ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is considering a state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas, with coronavirus cases at record highs and Japan’s vaccine rollout still more than a month away. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s heavy hint that he will declare an emergency in the area around Tokyo later this week has deepened fears that Japan’s economy will shrink again even with the support of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed down on Monday, the first trading day of the year, after a volatile session with investors nervous as the government weighs ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has so far held off on declaring another emergency as it could slow his push to keep the country’s economy going. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares ended lower on Monday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures to contain a spike in local coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday the government would consider declaring a state of emergency for the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area as coronavirus cases climb and strain the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares fell on Monday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures to contain a spike in local coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government is arranging with three neighboring prefectures to jointly request restaurants to close by 8 p.m. f ... ( read original story ...)