Osaka Prefecture has reported more than 300 new COVID-19 cases daily over the past week, and schools in the capital city are scrambling to minimize the threat with school closures and other measures. ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Is the Best-Ever Prepared Olympic City.’ IOC President Thomas Bach on Why the 2020 Games Will Go Ahead
The IOC supremo is looking forward to "a very meaningful and very successful Olympic Games" despite the threat of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares trend higher; Japan data offsets Wall St losses
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday, shrugging off a weak close last week on Wall Street as hopes for a new round of aid for American workers and businesses faded. Benchmarks ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic sparks tidying-up frenzy in Japan
Posted . When Japan announced a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, people were urged to declutte ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea fret as surging coronavirus undermines leaders’ support
Japan and South Korea grappled with surging coronavirus cases and growing public frustration on Monday as Japan's prime minister tiptoed around a contentious travel subsidy programme while an anxious ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t preparing to exclude Tokyo, Nagoya from Go To Travel campaign
The Japanese government is preparing Monday to suspend Tokyo and Nagoya as destinations from its subsidy program for spurring domestic tourism amid recent spikes in novel coronavirus cases in the two ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records another 305 new coronavirus cases on Dec. 14
Japan's capital registered another 305 coronavirus infections on Dec. 14, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks advance in morning on improvement in BOJ’s December Tankan survey
TOKYO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks advanced Monday morning as the market mood was brightened by the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey showing that large manufacturers' business sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
As pandemic spurs a tidying-up frenzy, Japan’s market for second-hand goods booms
When Japan announced a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, people were urged to declutter their homes to pass the time, with Tokyo's governor even roping in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to Decide on Tourism Campaign as Approval Rating Plummets Over Virus
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga could further restrict a much-criticised travel subsidy programme in an effort to contain coronavirus infections, local media said on Sunday, as his approval ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans hiring spree of tech experts for digital agency
Japan plans to recruit more than 500 computer experts for a new national digital agency as it races to match the success of Taiwan and South Korea in electronic. Takuya ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Confidence Improves Again After Virus Plunge
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has recovered further after plunging on pandemic woes to its worst level since the global financial crisis, a key survey showed Monday. The Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Mood Improves as Pandemic Pain Eases: BOJ Tankan
Japanese business sentiment improved in the three months to December, a closely watched central bank survey showed on Monday, a sign the economy was gradually emerging from the initial hit of the ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t considers excluding Tokyo, Nagoya from Got To Travel campaign
The government is considering temporarily excluding Tokyo and Nagoya from its travel subsidy program to spur domestic tourism amid recent spikes in novel coronavirus cases in the cities, a governor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo set to be removed from Japan’s travel subsidy as cases rise
TOKYO • Tokyo is in talks with the Japanese government for the city to be temporarily removed from a nationwide travel subsidy programme, Asahi Shimbun reported.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Money Heist season 5 theories: Who is Tokyo narrating her story to?
MONEY HEIST season 5 will be the final outing for the crime drama. But will it be revealed who Tokyo is narrating to? ( read original story ...)