Tokyo reports 1,596 coronavirus cases

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 1,596 new coronavirus cases, down 223 from Thursday and down four from last Friday. There were no infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan will not be bullied

Ahead of the Bank of Japan’s meeting today there had been some chatter that governor Haruhiko Kuroda might bow down to market pressures and follow most other major central banks in tightening policy. ( read original story ...)