More Japanese prefectures were reporting zero coronavirus cases on a daily basis, and lifting the state of emergency for those regions was within sight, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks jump 2% as Asia stocks rise ahead of US jobs report
The U.S. employment report for April is expected to be out at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Economists expect that more than 20 million jobs were lost last month, according to Dow Jones. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s household spending plunges at fastest pace in five years
Japan's household spending fell in March at the fastest pace in five years as the coronavirus outbreak kept shoppers at home, underscoring the deepening pain the health crisis has had on the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Abandoned Japan teen juggling work, studies while barely surviving amid coronavirus
Students throughout Japan who cannot turn to their parents for assistance are struggling to make ends meet while their part-time workplaces ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s coronavirus shutdowns push service sector activity to record low: PMI
Japan's services sector shrank at the fastest pace on record in April as a huge blow to demand from the coronavirus epidemic and subsequent lockdown measures greatly hurt business activity and ... ( read original story ...)
This is how traditional Tebori tattoos are done in Japan
Meet the master tattoo artist who must hide his life's work from the world. Because of cultural taboos about the art, Choshu Horikazu must cover his tattoos while in public in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending falls in March as pandemic pain deepens
Japan's household spending fell 6.0% in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, underscoring the deepening pain the coronavirus pandemic is inflicting on the world's third-largest ... ( read original story ...)
British & Irish Lions want home date with Japan
The British & Irish Lions are still planning to face Japan in a send-off Test match before next year’s tour to South Africa despite Warren Gatland floating the idea of a “decider” against New Zealand ... ( read original story ...)
How lax rules, missed warnings led to Japan’s 2nd virus cruise ship hot spot
Seven days before Japan quarantined a cruise ship in Yokohama early this year, in what became one of the first coronavirus hot spots outside China, another cruise ship docked in southern Japan. For ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir as COVID-19 drug
Japan has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday, making it the country's first officially authorised drug for the disease. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus-wary Japan tries to take business card ritual online
Japan's time-honoured ritual of exchanging business cards face-to-face is under pressure as the government promotes a "new lifestyle" to combat the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Three US Marines subdue disruptive passenger on Japan-to-Texas flight: report
Three fast-responding U.S. Marines are being credited with subduing a disruptive passenger Monday during a flight from Tokyo to Dallas. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Emergency Could Be Lifted Early in Some Areas: Economy Minister
Japan's state of emergency over the novel coronavirus could be lifted early in some areas of the country that have seen declines in new infections, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to approve remdesivir for coronavirus treatment
Japan plans to authorise Thursday the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients, the government said, with an eye to approving another medication Avigan this month. This would make Japan ... ( read original story ...)
How lax rules, missed warnings led to Japan’s second coronavirus cruise-ship hot spot
Seven days before Japan quarantined a cruise ship near Tokyo early this year, in what became one of the first coronavirus hot spots outside China, another cruise ship docked in southern Japan. ( read original story ...)
IOC plans to hold cancelled Tokyo session remotely
The International Olympic Committee revealed on Wednesday plans to hold its next session initially scheduled for Tokyo before the opening of the 2020 Games by video link to be streamed live on July 17 ... ( read original story ...)