The Japanese Self-Defense Forces reopened its mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Tokyo on Monday amid a resurgence of infections across the country. The vaccination center, located inside a government ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up in morning as solid earnings ease COVID worries
Tokyo stocks were higher Monday morning as a recent string of positive earnings reports from Japanese companies eased concern over a potential COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo, with the capital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s industrial output falls in December
Japan's industrial output dropped in December, reversing two months of gains. Parts shortages and bottlenecks in logistics again hit production. The industry ministry says the index for output fell by ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. PM Johnson cancels trip to Japan planned for mid-February -Kyodo
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled a trip to Japan that was originally set for mid-February, news agency Kyodo reported on Monday, citing multiple Japanese government sources. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s industrial output drops 1.0 pct on month in December
Japan industrial output dropped in December from a month earlier the government said in a report on Monday According to the Ministr ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to pass China human rights resolution before Winter Olympics
The move is likely to irritate China days before the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan factory output falls faster than expected in December
Japan's factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery outweighed a small rise in car production, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic ... ( read original story ...)
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Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St. rise, capped by COVID concerns
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday following advances on Wall Street late last week, although gains were limited on concerns over a possible COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo as the capital battles ... ( read original story ...)
Will Kyoto go bankrupt? Japan’s ancient capital swims in debt as coronavirus keeps foreign tourists away
Just a few short years ago, the ancient Japanese capital was creaking under the weight of overtourism, but now faces going bust ‘within a decade’ as it struggles to balance the books without the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec factory output falls faster than expected
Japan's factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery outweighed a small rise in car production, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Factory Production Falls in December After Record Jump
Japan’s industrial production fell in December, following record gains a month earlier but an overall solid quarter for manufacturing likely helped restore economic growth at the end of 2021. ( read original story ...)
The legacy of the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics
As we count down to the opening of the 2022 Games in Beijing next month, we examine the impact of the first Winter Olympics held in Asia on Hokkaido’s largest city. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nonomura to be 1st former J-League player to head league
Yoshikazu Nonomura, the chairman of first-division side Consadole Sapporo, has effectively been selected to be the next J-League chairman, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter said Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo ‘vending machine land’ store begins selling insect snacks, other unusual items
Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido has seen the opening of its first store specializing in selling unusual items including insect sna ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t under pressure to again declare COVID state of emergency in Tokyo
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is coming under pressure for the upcoming week to explore whether to again declare a state of emergency in Tokyo where hospital beds have been increasingly occupied by ... ( read original story ...)