Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Mining sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.27%. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,573 COVID cases on May 20
Japan's capital recorded 3,573 coronavirus infections on May 20 after registering 4,172 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Governme ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 3,573 new cases in week-on-week drop
Elsewhere, Osaka Prefecture logged 2,991 cases and eight deaths, Hokkaido reported 2,553 cases and three deaths and Okinawa Prefecture saw 2,255 cases. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks rebound on bargain-hunting after plunge
Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday as following the benchmark Nikkei stock index plunge a day earlier investors swooped into snap-up b ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,573 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 4,172 new coronavirus cases, down 599 from Thursday and down 536 from last Friday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on dip-buying after Nikkei plunge
Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday as investors sought battered shares after the Nikkei index plummeted nearly 2 percent the previous d ... ( read original story ...)
Human-induced climate crisis is making Japan’s cherry blossoms bloom earlier
Researchers from the Met Office and Osaka Metropolitan University say the climate crisis and urban warming have pushed forward the "peak bloom" flowering period by 11 days. ( read original story ...)
Japan to double daily foreign arrivals next month; most exempt from Covid-19 testing
Travellers from most countries would not be required to provide negative Covid-19 tests nor quarantine. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura to enter forestry asset management with stake purchase
Nomura Holdings Inc 8604.T said on Friday it would foray into the forestry asset management business through a partial acquisition of Sydney-based New Fo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to double limit on foreign arrivals from next month
Japan will next month double its limit on foreign arrivals to 20,000 a day, the top government spokesperson said on Friday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular news conference that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to double number of daily foreign arrivals from next month
Japan plans to double its daily number of foreigners entering the country up to 20,000 from next month, the top government spokesman said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Impacts of firm global value chain participation on productivity: A case of Japanese manufacturing firms
Participation in global value chains is commonly seen as an important driver of productivity growth. This column uses Japanese firm-level data to estimate the productivity-enhancing impacts of ... ( read original story ...)
Are Japan-Korea Relations On Biden’s Trip Agenda?
United States President Joe Biden has a full plate for his first presidential trip to Asia, a five-day swing through South Korea and Japan. ( read original story ...)
Trio in Japan arrested over alleged theft of Dobermans thought to have escaped
Three people were arrested on May 19 on suspicion of stealing two Dobermans from a house in this east Japan city, including a woman ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April Consumer Inflation Beats BOJ Target For 1st Time In 7 Years
Japan's core consumer inflation in April exceeded a central bank target of 2% for the first time in seven years, but only thanks to rising import costs, not the strong domestic demand that the central ... ( read original story ...)
Japan MOF Exec Held for Alleged Assault on Train in Tokyo
A senior official of the Japanese Ministry of Finance was arrested on Friday for allegedly hitting and kicking another passenger while on a train traveling in Tokyo, investigative sources said. ( read original story ...)