Posters of Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga are seen before he officially kicks off his campaign rally for ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election in Tokyo, Japan …
Japan’s Suga Says Coronavirus Will Take Priority in Deciding on Snap Election
As Japan’s ruling party formally kicked off its leadership race on Tuesday, frontrunner and chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said that preventing the spread of the coronavirus should take …
Shinzo Abe’s Successor Will Inherit a Stricken Economy and Unfinished Business. What’s Next for Japan?
The prime minister’s successor must deal with a stricken economy, a bellicose China and North Korea and an unpredictable U.S. ally …
Asia-Pacific stocks rise; Japan’s second-quarter GDP revised lower
Japan’s revised GDP figures for the second quarter released Tuesday showed the country’s economy shrinking an annualized 28.1% in April-June, according to second preliminary estimates released by the …
Japan’s PM frontrunner vows insurance coverage for fertility treatments
Yoshihide Suga, the frontrunner to become Japan’s next prime minister, on Wednesday proposed insurance coverage for expensive fertility treatments.
Tokyo 2020 Should Be Held ‘At Any Cost’: Japan Olympic Minister
So I feel we have to hold it at any cost,” Seiko Hashimoto said when asked about International Olympic Committee vice-president Coates’s remarks. “I think Mr Coates felt reassured that the Tokyo Games …
Japan Funds Buy Record Amount of Italian Debt After EU Stimulus
Funds from Japan bought a net 372.7 billion yen ($3.51 billion) of Italian debt, after selling 56.1 billion yen of the nation’s bonds in June, according to preliminary portfolio data from the Ministry …
Japan to spend $6.3 billion from emergency reserve for coronavirus vaccines
The Japanese government approved on Tuesday spending of 671.4 billion yen ($6.32 billion) from emergency budget reserves to secure coronavirus vaccines, the Ministry of Finance said.
Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan
The official campaigning to lead Japan’s ruling party has begun with the right-hand man of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seen as a top candidate and his likely successor to lead the government …
Asia stocks trade higher; Japan’s second-quarter GDP revised lower
Japan’s revised GDP figures for the second quarter released Tuesday showed the country’s economy shrinking an annualized 28.1% in April-June, according to second preliminary estimates released by the …