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COVID-19: Japan records highest single-day number of cases
Japan has hit a new daily record of coronavirus cases. The country reported 1,601 cases of COVID-19 Friday, the highest number since the pandemic began, the country’s Ministry of Health said. It’s …
Japanese firms launch business in Taiwan
Growing numbers of Japanese companies have recently opened for business in Taiwan. The move comes at a time when Taiwan is strictly restricting foreign travel by its citizens to combat the coronavirus …
Mongolia flies 257 nationals back from Japan amid COVID-19 pandemic
Mongolia brought back 257 nationals from Japan on a chartered flight Friday, the country’s State Emergency Commission (SEC) said Saturday. The special flight from Tokyo to Ulan Bator, which landed at …
China warns Japan a TikTok ban would affect relations: report
A group of Japanese lawmakers has decided to push for steps to restrict the app over concerns data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government.
UK and Japan aim for outline trade deal this month: Japanese foreign minister
Britain and Japan have reached substantial agreement in most areas for a bilateral post-Brexit trade deal and will speed up their talks, Japan’s foreign minister said on Friday.
UK and Japan close in on post-Brexit trade deal
Britain and Japan on Friday reached “substantial agreement” on most elements of a post-Brexit trade deal, after two days of talks during which UK trade secretary Liz Truss resisted moves to restrict …
Coronavirus live news: Norway advises citizens to avoid all travel abroad; Japan confirms record new infections
The holiday is over,’ says Norwegian health minister; WHO says true figure across Africa could be much higher than 1 million confirmed cases …
UK and Japan look to seal trade deal within month
And the UK’s Liz Truss said there was a “consensus” on extending Japan’s current trade standards with the EU in financial and digital services. Earlier on Friday, there were repor …
Exclusive: Japan kept activist investor in limbo over key Toshiba vote, sources say
Activist fund Effissimo Capital Management, the biggest investor in Toshiba Corp , was kept in limbo by Japan’s government over a key shareholder vote until the day before the industrial …