Revised figures showed Japan’s economy contracted less than initially estimated in the first quarter based on a survey that may have overstated the strength of business investment amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Q1 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. On a quarter-on-quarter basis GDP shrank 0.6% compared with a 0.9% contraction in the ... ( 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 ...)
Is the Secret to Japan’s Virus Success Right in Front of Its Face?
In America, masks have become a weapon in the culture wars. In Japan, wearing one is no big deal, and deaths have stayed low. ( read original story ...)
Doomed? Why America Couldn’t Stop Imperial Japan From Seizing the Philippines
In the popular history of World War II, the assertion that the United States was caught unprepared in Hawaii and the Philippines has become widely accepted as fact. However, in the case of the ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman, Mizuho Expect Thaw in Japan Dealmaking to Gather Pace
Mergers are beginning to pick up in Japan after slumping to a 10-year low in April, and bankers expect the pace to accelerate as the coronavirus pandemic forces weaker companies to consolidate. ( read original story ...)
Cyber security group soars as Japan hit by digital attacks
The explosive rise in the shares of Cyber Security Cloud have given a company with 45 employees a market capitalisation of around $800m. It listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Mothers board on March ... ( read original story ...)
Historical What-If: Should America Have Immediately Struck Japan With Bombers From the Philippines?
These bombers maybe could have hurt Japan's air force at Formosa. But then again, not all of the bombers were ready and it may have backfired. Ever since word of the disaster in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
After The Covid-19 Panic: Three Lessons For Business
The panic is past. But the pandemic is still with us. Businesses are preparing for a world in which the Covid-19 virus and other pandemic diseases are a recurring feature. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s Short-Lived Spike; Russia Gets Tougher On Crypto
Some Russian crypto enthusiasts are hopeful that there is still room for interpretation in the law to allow for regulated security token offerings in the future. JPMorgan has come a long way since CEO ... ( read original story ...)
Climate Change News: Amid Pandemic, Japan’s Megabanks Must Lead On Sustainability
The latest policy announcement from Mizuho, Japan’s second-largest bank, shows clearly that Japanese banks now recognize climate change as a risk that needs to be governed from the very top. SMBC ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to ask nightclub workers to take virus tests
The Tokyo metropolitan government will ask people working at nightclubs and similar entertainment establishments to regularly take co ... ( read original story ...)
Now On Display: Japan’s Air Force One Boeing 747 Interior
This area usually housed premium cabins on commercial 747s, but first class looks crowded compared to Japan’s Air Force One. There are two sofa beds, a conference table and perhaps one of the world’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan declines to join U.S., others in condemning China for Hong Kong law: Kyodo
Japan will not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing officials from countries ... ( read original story ...)
In a Tokyo school, temperature checks and silent lunches as Japan restarts classes
Japan is among a small number of countries trying to find a way to restart education — under restrictions and with emergency plans to close again if the virus finds a foothold. At Hoyonomori Gakuen, a ... ( read original story ...)