Welcome to Friday, Asia. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help take you through to the weekend.Bloomberg Economics’ GDP tracker suggests global growth picked up further …
Pandemic to hit Japan’s economy more than expected, U.S.-China tension adds to concerns: Poll
Japan’s economy will contract more than previously expected and suffer mild deflation during the current fiscal year, analysts predict, underscoring the fragile nature of the recovery from the …
Japan’s Ruling Party Tax Panel Head Says Must Avoid Rise in Commercial Property Tax
In an interview that ran on Friday, Amari dismissed the idea of cutting Japan’s sales tax, saying that distributing payouts to households and companies was an easier way to cushion the economic blow …
The Japanese Elevator That’s Ready to Climb
Elevator maker Fujitec is a case study of a cheap Japanese company that’s under outside pressure to overhaul. Improvements could mean huge rewards.
Second time unlucky: Covid restrictions derail Japan PM’s holiday – again
Shinzo Abe had planned to visit family during O-bon holiday but political rival Tokyo mayor calls on capital’s residents to stay home …
75 years later, Japan war orphans tell of pain, recovery
For years, orphans in Japan were punished just for surviving the war. They were bullied. They were called trash and left to fend for themselves on the street. Police …
Pandemic to hit Japan’s economy more than expected, U.S.-China tension adds to concerns: Reuters poll
Japan’s economy will contract more than previously expected and suffer mild deflation during the current fiscal year, analysts predict, underscoring the fragile nature of the recovery from the …
How Betty left baking and helped beat Japan
It is the noise that Betty Webb remembers most about being in America at the end of the Second World War. “I had never heard such a racket,” she says. “Half of Washington had fixed their car horns and …
The Dangerous Illusion of Japan’s Unconditional Surrender
Japan’s official defeat was staged on the USS Missouri. The document signed by the representatives of the Allied Powers and Japan declared the unconditional surrender of the Imperial General …
Singapore and Japan agree to resume essential business travel; officials tasked to finalise agreement by September: MFA
Singapore and Japan have agreed to resume essential business travel, with an agreement expected to be finalised by early September, the …