The Japanese government has admitted that there does exist documents reportedly chronicling bureaucrats’ tampering of Finance Ministry papers approvin …
Philip Morris To Phase Out Cigarettes In Japan Within Decade
The head of tobacco giant Philip Morris said the company will phase out conventional cigarettes in Japan within 10 years, in an interview with the Nikkei business daily published Friday. The Marlboro …
Japan extends Covid restrictions as Olympics loom
A state of emergency has been extended in several regions of Japan as Covid-19 cases surge, less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics.Restrictions in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto had been due …
Japan extends Covid-19 restrictions as Olympics draws nearer
A state of emergency has been extended in several regions of Japan as Covid-19 cases surge, less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics. Restrictions in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto had been due …
Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be ‘tough’
The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended by the …
Portfolio manager picks three Japanese stocks, one could be a ‘dominant force’ in the EV space
Hennessy Japan Fund’s Portfolio Manager Masa Takeda lays out his top three stock picks in Japan. Cramer says own more than just ‘inflation winners’ because price pressures may be temporary © 2021 CNBC …
Portfolio manager picks three Japanese stocks, one could be a ‘dominant force’ in the EV space
Hennessy Japan Fund’s Portfolio Manager Masa Takeda lays out his top three stock picks in Japan. Cramer says own more than just ‘inflation winners’ because price pressures may be temporary © 2021 CNBC …
Anti-Olympics Campaign Gains Traction Online in Japan
An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few days, as public concerns mount over holding the Games in a pandemic. With less …
Japan Government Seeks to Extend State of Emergency to May 31
The Japanese government is seeking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May, in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus cases with fewer than three months …
A town in Japan spent Covid relief funds on a giant squid statue.
A $230,000 statue is part of an effort to revive tourism in the fishing town of Noto. Critics call it a waste of money as Japan struggles to contain a new outbreak.