Shop and restaurant discounts part of ¥1.35tn plan after 99% decrease in numbers from overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is testing an app that lets sports fans cheer from the safety of their sofas
With fans barred from stadiums due to coronavirus restrictions, sporting bodies around the world are grappling with how to create atmosphere at matches -- and the makers of a new app think they have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy just got another $1 trillion shot in the arm
Japan is injecting another $1 trillion into its economy to protect it from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan broker to ‘crowdsource’ ideas for new activist fund
One of Japan’s largest online brokerages will attempt to take shareholder activism into the mainstream with a new fund whose managers will “crowdsource” ideas from thousands of retail investors on how ... ( read original story ...)
Japan outlines fresh stimulus package for virus-hit economy
Japan announced fresh stimulus plans worth nearly $300 billion on Wednesday to pep up the economy after the coronavirus pandemic tipped the country into recession. Consumer spending has slowed to a ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Key spending in Japan’s second stimulus package of $1.1 trillion
Japan will compile a fresh stimulus package worth $1.1 trillion, which would be among the world's largest fiscal plans to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Offers an Investment Haven Whichever Way the Pandemic Goes
Internationally exposed Japanese stocks will benefit if the global recovery is faster than expected, but also have the mountainous cash holdings to outperform if things go wrong. ( read original story ...)
Japan considers fresh $1.1 trillion stimulus to combat economic impact of coronavirus pandemic
The total amount Japan plans to spend combating the virus fallout reached 234 trillion yen — roughly 40% of Japan's gross domestic product. ( read original story ...)
Entering into India from Pakistan & Flying as Far as MP: All You Need to Know About the Dreaded Locusts
This is the second consecutive year that India has witnessed locust swarms. However, last year the swarms were largely restricted to Rajasthan and caused crop damage worth thousands of crores. ( read original story ...)
Fast fashion: Pakistan garment workers fight for rights amid Covid-19 crisis
Protesters demand wages at factory supplying global fashion brands, as coronavirus leads to layoffs in textile industry ... ( read original story ...)