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Japan's Self-Defense Forces have begun operating a large-scale site for coronavirus booster shots in Osaka. People with reservations started entering the building in Osaka's Chuo Ward on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday on growing expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will start tightening its monetary policy amid ongoing fears about inflation and crude oil prices. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's coincident indicator index in December fell for the first time in three months, the government said on Monday, a sign the economy was sluggish even before seeing a record surge in COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido was blanketed with heavy snow on Feb. 5 and 6, with 60 centimeters falling in the prefectural capital of Sapporo in the 24 hours up until 2 a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he wants to speed up the country's COVID-19 booster shot programme to 1 million shots a day by the end of the month, about double the current pace, ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, as well, the Act on Resource Circulation for Plastics, slated to go into effect in April of this year, will mandate a reduction in single-use plastics. Green Planet™ holds promise as ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama DeNA BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga is seen training in the city of Kochi. (Photo provided by the team) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were lower Monday morning on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy amid ongoing concerns about inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday on concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy, as well as worries over inflation and the impact of higher fuel costs on the global economy ... ( read original story ...)

The non-profit Japan Productivity Center conducts polls on workstyle roughly every three months. For the latest one, they contacted 1,100 people via the Internet in mid-January. Just under 20 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he wants to speed up the country's COVID-19 booster shot programme to 1 million shots a day by the end of the month, about double the current pace, ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set a target of speeding booster vaccinations to a million shots a day by the end of the month, as two new polls showed his support falling. Kishida told ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan is considering allowing Shionogi & Co Ltd (4507.T) to start selling its COVID-19 antiviral oral tablets as early as this spring after giving the pharmaceutical company ... ( read original story ...)

Swing, a South Korean electric scooter and micromobility startup, announced today it has raised $24 million in a Series B round to spur its growth and expansion to Japan. The funding was led by White ... ( read original story ...)

Futures pointed to a lower open for Japanese stocks. Mainland China markets are set to return to trade on Monday after being closed last week for the Lunar New Year holidays. Investors will continue ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange urged companies to open a dialogue with activist investors instead of trying to shut them out, saying they can add urgency to decision-making that ... ( read original story ...)