Japan's plan to use ammonia in coal-fired power plants to bring down its emissions is fraught with inefficiencies. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 4,051 new COVID cases on Jan. 14
Japan's capital recorded 4,051 new coronavirus infections on Jan. 14, after recording 3,124 cases the previous day, the metropolitan governme ... ( read original story ...)
Uber Eats rider in Tokyo indicted without arrest for fatal crash during delivery
A 28-year-old man has been indicted without arrest for professional negligence resulting in an elderly man's death, after he crashed into him ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo projects daily cases to average nearly 10,000 in 1 week
The Tokyo metropolitan government projected Thursday that the seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases will surge to 9,576 daily in a week if cases increase at the current pace, as an apparent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan team carries out world-first spinal cord stem cell trial
A Japanese university said Friday it has successfully transplanted stem cells into a patient with a spinal cord injury, in the first clinical trial of its kind. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM sees no need to change FY2025 budget balancing target, for now
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan has no immediate need to change its key budget-balancing target for fiscal 2025, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks down on Fed policy fears, Japan’s COVID surge
Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy this year, while concerns over increasing COVID-19 infections in Japan also weighed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Canon Eyes Shutting China Camera Factory
Japan's Canon Inc said on Friday it was considering shutting a factory in Zhuhai, southern China, which mainly makes compact digital cameras amid a shrinking market for such devices. A company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida’s wage policies unlikely to support economy this year, most economists say
Japan's policies aimed at raising workers' wages are unlikely to trigger a virtuous cycle of growth and wealth distribution that will support the economy this year, almost 80% of economists said in a ... ( read original story ...)
New daily COVID-19 cases in Tokyo expected to exceed 10,000 at peak: experts
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a monitoring meeting on Jan. 13, where experts analyzed the infection situation of the coronavirus, an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida’s wage policies unlikely to support economy this year, most economists say: Reuters poll
Japan's policies aimed at raising workers' wages are unlikely to trigger a virtuous cycle of growth and wealth distribution that will support the economy this year, almost 80% of economists said in a ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan PM sees no need to change FY2025 budget balancing target, for now
Japan has no immediate need to change its key budget-balancing target for fiscal 2025, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, adding however that it may need to conduct a further review given ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer says it applied for Japan gov’t approval for oral COVID-19 drug
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Friday it has applied for Japanese government approval for its oral COVID-19 treatment. The application is based on global Phase II/III trials that Japan was part of, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to enhance security cooperation with other nations
Japan has gotten off to a quick start this year in pushing for defense cooperation with other nations, and the country's top officials have called 2022 crucial for Tokyo's security policies. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall St. losses, fears over COVID surge
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, weighed down by overnight falls on Wall Street and concerns over a recent spike in coronavirus infections in Japan. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Grade A office rents decline 7.6% YoY in Q4
The vacancy rate also increased 1.8ppts to 2.8%. Rents in Tokyo’s Grade A office market declined 2.0% QoQ and 7.6% YoY to JPY33,681 per tsubo, and vacancy increased 0.3ppts QoQ and 1.8ppts YoY to 2.8% ... ( read original story ...)