The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause m ... ( read original story ...)
Thank Italy’s Fight Against The Black Death For Today’s Coronavirus Quarantine
Early maritime quarantine procedures were developed well before bacteria and viruses were understood, and they were by no means perfect. For example, quarantines were less effective at curbing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: How the Olympics’ postponement has affected fans
We asked fans planning to attend Tokyo 2020 to get in touch with how the Olympics' postponement had affected them - here are their stories. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show 2020 Has Officially Been Canceled
The latest convention to officially be canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak is the Tokyo Game Show 2020, as the organization revealed today. ( read original story ...)
Japan businesses re-open as government eyes end to emergency measures in some regions
As Japan prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions in some parts of the country, a growing number of the country's businesses were planning to resume operations after month-long shutdowns have brought ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan, U.S. agree to cooperate in COVID-19 fight
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan could lift state of emergency in areas with no new virus cases: minister
More Japanese prefectures were reporting zero coronavirus cases on a daily basis, and lifting the state of emergency for those regions was within sight, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks jump 2% as Asia stocks rise ahead of US jobs report
The U.S. employment report for April is expected to be out at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Economists expect that more than 20 million jobs were lost last month, according to Dow Jones. ( read original story ...)
ByteDance (TikTok) share price- a possible IPO and user stats in focus – IG Bank Swiss
As ByteDance IPO rumours swirl, the company’s TikTok app continues to grow its user-base at an astounding rate. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares rise on hopes of easing in U.S.-China tensions
Japanese stocks rose on Friday, in line with Wall Street's gains, as news about top trade representatives of China and the United States holding a phone call calmed investors worried about simmering ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Government Will Respond to Calls for Further Economic Steps: Finance Minister
Japan's government will respond appropriately to ruling party lawmakers' calls for more steps to cushion the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Pandemic sets Japan on course for deep recession as spending, services plunge
Japan's household spending plunged in March and service-sector activity shrank at a record pace in April, reinforcing expectations that the coronavirus pandemic is tipping the world's third-largest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt will respond to calls for further economic steps – finmin
Japan's government will respond appropriately to ruling party lawmakers' calls for more steps to cushion the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA Suspends Recruitment Citing Coronavirus Fallout
An employee, wearing a protective mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), passes in front of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) counter at the almos ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Household Spending Slid Even Before Emergency Called
Japanese households cut monthly spending by the most in five years as the coronavirus started to spread more quickly in the weeks before the government called a state of emergency.Spending fell 6% in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s household spending plunges at fastest pace in five years
Japan's household spending fell in March at the fastest pace in five years as the coronavirus outbreak kept shoppers at home, underscoring the deepening pain the health crisis has had on the world's ... ( read original story ...)