The coronavirus crisis has prompted Japan to ease regulations on remote medical treatment, creating an opening for tech companies and offering a glimpse of the future of healthcare in the world’s most …
Japan tightens rules on support for overseas coal-fired plants
“The economics have moved so far and this is just Japan catching up with the economics,” said Tim Buckley, director of energy finance studies Australia/South Asia at the Institute Economics …
BOJ offers bleakest view on Japan’s regions in over a decade
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan cut its economic view for all of the country’s nine regions for the second straight quarter, the first such downgrade since Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, backi …
June Retail Sales in Japan Mixed Despite Reopening
TOKYO — Local customers returned to shop againin Japan after widespread temporary store closures due to a coronavirus-related state of emergency in April and May, however ongoing travel …
Japan, Australian Leaders Share Concern Over East, South China Seas
The Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison shakes hands with the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe during a bilateral meeting ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 27, 2019. Du …
U.S. envoy wraps up S.Korea visit overshadowed by N.Korea tensions
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday, before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation …
U.S. Envoy Wraps up South Korea Visit Overshadowed by North Korea Tensions
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday, before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation …
Heavy rain hits scenic central Japan, more damage in south
Flooding and mudslides have stranded hundreds of people in scenic hot springs and hiking areas in central Japan, while rescue workers searched on Thursday for more people missing in the disaster that …
Nearly 60 dead as Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods
A vehicle and a tree can be seen on their sides following heavy rain in Hita, Oita prefecture, southern Japan on Wednesday. Floodwaters flowed down streets in southern Japanese towns hit by heavy …
Rain pounds central Japan as 61 feared dead in south
Japan issued fresh landslide and flooding warnings Wednesday as torrential rain moved over the centre of the country and the death toll from days of downpours rose to 54. Heavy rains that began early …