As widely expected, the central bank maintained its pledge to guide short-term interest rates at -0.1% and the 10-year government bond yield around 0% by a 8-1 vote. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan boosts aid for coronavirus-hit firms
Japan's central bank Tuesday ramped up aid for businesses struggling with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, as it attempts to ease the recession in the world's third-largest economy. The Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic Pushes Japan Geisha To Get Online
Beneath spotlights, the graceful 32-year-old geisha performs a traditional dance, moving like a butterfly and artfully unfolding and fluttering her fan. The audience would usually be a group of older, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s army of insurance saleswomen feel threat of digital revolution
As coronavirus forces more sales online, fears heighten for a 230,000-strong workforce reliant on face-to-face meetings ... ( read original story ...)
Japan up 3% as Asia stocks jump following overnight Wall Street comeback
Shares in Asia jumped in Tuesday morning trade following a dramatic bounce back overnight on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 in Japan surged 3.11% in morning trade while the Topix index advanced 2.61%. ( read original story ...)
CEO Talks: Loro Piana’s Fabio D’Angelantonio on Ginza Store, Love Letter to Japan
The Italian luxury company has opened a store designed by Jun Aoki with a striking facade inspired by the brand's textiles. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan releases Indian embassy staff detained over alleged hit-and-run incident
Two employees at India's embassy to Pakistan have been released after they were detained in relation to an alleged hit-and-run incident in the capital Islamabad. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: The woman who has become India’s ‘corona voice’
The voiceover artist, who's behind the iconic coronavirus caller tune instructing Indians how to behave during the pandemic, has come to be known as India's "corona voice". For the past two-and-a-half ... ( read original story ...)
India and Pakistan to reimpose local lockdowns – as it happened
Global cases pass 8 million; WHO says Beijing cluster tops 100 infections; Covid-19 mutation increases chance of infection, says study ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Chennai city to reimpose lockdown as coronavirus surges
A lockdown will be reimposed Friday on some 15 million people in the Indian city of Chennai and several neighbouring districts, state officials said, as coronavirus cases surge in the region. "Full ... ( read original story ...)