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Critics of the country’s immigration system say the death reveals an opaque and capricious bureaucracy with nearly unchecked power over foreigners caught inside it. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy shrank in the first three months of 2021, as new COVID-19 infections and a slow vaccine rollout hit consumer confidence.Much of Japan is still under a state of emergency and deaths ... ( read original story ...)

An elderly Japanese man has anonymously donated his life's savings -- in cash -- to a city outside of Tokyo, an unexpected financial windfall as the economy reels from the fallout of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The country has experienced cycles of growth and contraction in domestic consumption as the pandemic has waxed and waned. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter as the slow vaccine rollout and a resurgence in Covid-19 infections hit consumption. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government, Tokyo organizing committee and sponsors are on one side with the political power and money behind them defending the event, while the anti-Olympics contingent is on the other ... ( read original story ...)

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., which operates casinos in Macau, said Monday that it has dropped a plan to be part of the initiative to set up a casino-featuring integrated resort in the city of ... ( read original story ...)

Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast.Japan’s economy shrank more than expected during the first three months of the year, raising the ... ( read original story ...)

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than ... ( read original story ...)

A top medical organization has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than ... ( read original story ...)

A top medical organization has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed with a surge in Covid cases. ( read original story ...)

India deaths rise by record 4,329 in 24 hours; Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association warns Tokyo hospitals ‘have almost no spare capacity’; strikes destroy Gaza’s only Covid testing site ... ( read original story ...)

The final of Japan’s Top League club competition on Sunday will mark the end of one of world rugby’s most distinguished and influential recent playing careers. Japan winger Kenki Fukuoka will retire ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economic output fell 1.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, a drop of 5.1 per cent at an annualised rate, as a renewed Covid-19 state of emergency bit into consumer spending. The decline ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter as a slow vaccine rollout and new COVID-19 infections hit spending on items such as dining out and clothes, raising concerns the country ... ( read original story ...)

Australia’s Olympians will sport a casual but practical uniform at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Games in a design that has avoided some of the fashion faux pas witnessed in previous years. ( read original story ...)