Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. ( read original story ...)
Japan Eyeing Fresh Stimulus Package to Weather Surging Fuel Prices -Kyodo
Japan is considering compiling a fresh economic stimulus package centred on easing the pain from high energy costs, which are expected to persist given the conflict in Ukraine, Kyodo news agency ... ( read original story ...)
Group of Seven to hold meeting over Russia, Japan finmin says
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will hold an online meeting after 1200 GMT to discuss Russia's actions in Ukraine, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Medtech Startup CoreTissue BioEngineering to Be the First Japanese Startup at JPOD @ Boston
CoreTissue BioEngineering Inc., a medical device company, was accepted into Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JPOD @ Boston. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks higher in morning on Wall St. gains, falling crude oil
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, after a drop in crude oil futures eased investor fears about inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)
Japan consumers’ inflation expectations hit record high in March – survey
Japanese consumers' inflation expectations hit a record high in March, a government survey showed on Wednesday, as people's perceptions of future price moves were affected by surging energy and food ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to remove most COVID restrictions as new infections ebb
Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos restarts 120,000-bpd Marifu CDU after turnaround
Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted the 120,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Marifu refinery in western Japan on March 5 after a scheduled turnaround, a company ... ( read original story ...)
Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Martina Navratilova weigh in on Naomi Osaka heckling at Indian Wells
The tournament said that security was unable to locate, and therefore did not remove, the individual who shouted at Osaka while she was on court. ( read original story ...)
Japan to revoke Russia’s most-favoured nation trade status -sources
Japan will revoke Russia's most-favoured nation trade status as part of further sanctions against Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine, two people with direct knowledge with the matter told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc expected to announce modest wage hikes after annual talks
Japan's top firms are set to offer pay rises of around 2% or more as annual labour talks wrap up on Wednesday, a boost from last year's razor-thin increase that is still unlikely to kick-start ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has no right to lecture China on human rights
Japan's House of Representatives adopted a resolution on Feb 1, expressing concern over so-called human rights issues in China's Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Hong Kong. That the resolution ... ( read original story ...)
News Navigator: Why do cherry trees tend to bloom early in Tokyo?
The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the cherry blossom season and why the flowers tend to blossom early in the c ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka told heckling is sadly part of sport
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have sympathy after Osaka's tearful exit following verbal abuse, but "you have to be able to tolerate it". ( read original story ...)
Tokyo schools kick out rules on hairstyles and underwear
Tokyo secondary schools are to drop rules compelling pupils to have only black hair in approved styles and wear underwear of a designated colour.The changes, du ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests Russian warships passing through nearby strait
Japan lodged a complaint after a group of Russian navy ships passed through a strait near Hokkaido while conducting exercises related to the invasion of Ukraine, Japanese officials said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)