Comments made after meeting of finance ministry, BOJ, FSA (Recasts with comment, context on state of emergency and background in three-party meeting) TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s government …
Japan’s top currency diplomat: Market stability is extremely important, watching market moves carefully
Market stability is extremely important and therefore, we are watching market moves carefully,” Kenji Okamura, Japan’s Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs, said following the conclusion of …
Coronavirus live news: Japan’s PM announces state of emergency for Tokyo; US suffers record daily deaths
State of emergency for Tokyo will last until 7 February; Johns Hopkins says 3,865 Americans died in 24 hours; London hospitals could be overwhelmed by Covid …
The Latest: Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo area
Japan has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three nearby areas as coronavirus cases continue to surge, hitting a daily record of 2,447 in the capital. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga issued …
Spreading virus pulls Olympic torches off display in Japan
Japan is halting a public display of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torches as virus cases jump in the country and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga orders a state of emergency for Tokyo and the surroun …
Vietnam named among three countries to have competently dealt with COVID-19
VOV.VN – Nikkei Asia, the world’s largest financial newspaper published by Japanese media giants Nikkei Inc., has named Vietnam among an Asian trio that has succeeded in limiting the local …
U.S., Japan set for recovery in second half of 2021, IMF chief economist says
Economic stimulus approved in the United States and Japan at the end of last year will help to power a recovery in their economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said on …
Minke whale trapped in nets in Japan for two weeks
Animal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard to free …
Coronavirus live news: US suffers record daily deaths; Japan to declare state of emergency in Tokyo
Leaked documents show London critical care bed deficit even under ‘best’ case scenario – report; European Medicines Agency approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine; Japan reports record cases …
Olympics-Japan postpones torch exhibitions over COVID-19 fears
Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that upcoming exhibitions of the Tokyo Olympics torch around the Japanese capital have been postponed “to reduce the flow of people and the further …