Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on China's new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers' meeting, a Japanese government source familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka speaks out for Black Lives Matter, faces backlash
Protests have reignited a debate over racism and policing in Japan. Osaka has also won support for speaking out. ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump, as coronavirus crisis tests policy response
The world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 2.2% in January-March, revised data showed on Monday, less than the 3.4% contraction indicated in a preliminary reading. ( read original story ...)
Dour outlook for Japan’s economy
AFP Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession. A series of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Adopt Selective, Rather Than Blanket, Approach in Coronavirus Tests
Japan will stop short of offering blanket coronavirus tests, and instead target the vulnerable and those most at risk in seeking to prevent a second wave of infections, the minister in charge of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy minister warns against deepening negative rates
Japan should focus on back-stopping struggling businesses rather than trying to spark overall demand in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, its economy minister said, suggesting the central bank should ... ( read original story ...)
Workers in Tokyo’s red-light district to be tested for coronavirus after new spike
Dozens of new infections reported in Kabukicho, a district of more than 4,000 bars, restaurants and commercial sex establishments ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Economy Contracted Less Than Earlier Reported
Japan reported Monday that its economy contracted at an annual rate of 2.2% in January-March, less than initially estimated. The update from the Cabinet Office was an improvement on the 3.4% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan details some spending in controversial $92 billion budget reserves
Japan has set aside $92 billion in emergency budget reserves to prepare for a "protracted war" against the novel coronavirus, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday, detailing some spending from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April current account surplus down 84.2% on coronavirus
Japan's current account surplus in April plunged 84.2 percent from a year earlier as exports and spending by foreign visitors nosediv ... ( read original story ...)
Instant View: Japan’s economy braced for worst postwar slump despite capex gains in first-quarter GDP
Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter, revised data showed on Monday, but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first-quarter GDP shrinks less than initial estimate but still faces steep recession
Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession. A series of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy minister keeps focus on crisis-response, warns against deepening negative rates
Japan should focus on back-stopping struggling businesses rather than trying to spark overall demand in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, its economy minister said, suggesting the central bank should ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to rise as U.S. jobs data bounces unexpectedly
Stocks in Japan were set to trade higher at the open on Monday after U.S. jobs data released Friday hadan unexpected jump, spurring hopes of an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan first-quarter GDP revised up to 2.2% annualised contraction
March, less than the initial estimate of a 3.4% contraction, revised data from the Cabinet Office showed Monday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics in doubt without travel deal, says governor
The governor of Tokyo has questioned whethe Games can go ahead next year without an international deal on travel and quarantine. She has also called for possible cuts ... ( read original story ...)