More than 300 new coronavirus infections have been reported in Japan’s capital of Tokyo, domestic media said on Thursday. The daily figure was a record, topping the previous high of 293 cases reported …
Japan faces up to its plastic problem
I was ready to do my bit for the environment as Japanese stores finally began to charge a tiny fee for disposable plastic bags. But even before I paid, it all felt rather futile. The pastries I …
Heavy rain threatens flood-weary Japan, Korean Peninsula
After deadly flooding struck the Korean Peninsula and Japan earlier this month, another dose of heavy rainfall will renew the risk of flooding this week.This rain is expected to come as a …
Coronavirus catalyses overdue change in Japan’s offices
The answer, says Hironori Kamezawa, chief executive of Japan’s largest banking group, MUFG, may increasingly be “yes”. The pandemic, he says, is having an “irreversible influence” on societal …
Japan promises to ease no-entry restrictions on foreign residents stranded abroad
Critics say the ban on foreign residents returning to Japan has undermined investment and created a second-class status.
Flash Japan PMI Shows Severe Downturn Persisting Into July
Flash Japan PMI rises from 40.8 to 43.9 in July but signals further steep drop in output. Downturn remains broad-based despite easing COVID-19 measures.
China, North Korea trade plummeted, report says
Trade between China and North Korea declined by 69% from January to May as Pyongyang closed its borders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Japanese press report.
Heavy rain threatens flood-weary Japan, Korea
After deadly flooding struck the Korean Peninsula and Japan earlier this month, another dose of heavy rainfall will renew the risk of flooding this week.This rain is expected to come as a …
Japan Is Offering Millions of Dollars To Its Companies To Leave China
The declining relationship between Japan and China mirrors that of other countries like France, the U.K., and especially the U.S., who are pointing the finger of blame at Beijing over disruptions from …
Japan raises economic view for second month, but wary about resurgence of virus cases
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government slightly raised its economic view for a second straight month in July, though authorities conceded that the situation remained severe in light of a renewed spike …