The UK’s 30-year government bond yield has dropped below the equivalent borrowing cost for Japan for the first time, despite a huge expansion in gilt issuance to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Renewed …
Japan’s fussy food shoppers finally go online amid pandemic
The coronavirus has forced Japan’s notoriously fussy food shoppers to abandon doubts about online grocery stores, sending retailers such as Aeon Co scrambling to meet a surge in delivery demand.
Japan puts Taiwan and Brunei atop its business travel agenda
TOKYO — The Japanese government plans to begin talks about restarting business travel to and from Taiwan and Brunei, Nikkei has learned. The talks could begin in July. Japanese officials …
10 of the best books set in Japan – that will take you there
This mix of great novels – featuring Murakami and Murata – uncovers the mystery of Japan in a way ‘documentarists about families living with robots’ never will …
Japan Pandemic Jobless Data Mask Woe For Millions: Experts
Economists forecast the unemployment rate in Japan will hit four percent by the end of the year, as the tourism and hospitality sectors suffer from border closures and people staying at home because …
Companies prodded to rely less on China, but few respond
The United States, Japan and France are prodding their companies to rely less on China to make the world’s smartphones, drugs and other products …
South Korea Accuses Japan of Shamelessness in Dispute Over G-7
Troubled relations between Japan and South Korea have a new point of tension: participation in the G-7 club of rich nations, with member Japan resisting an idea floated by President Trump of adding …
China Holds War Games As India, Japan Team Up to Train at Sea
China practiced targeting islands near the contested waters of the South China Sea as India and Japan both drilled in the strategic Malacca Strait.
Japan’s largest airline asked to resume flights to Cambodia
To encourage Japanese investors, the Cambodian and Japanese Chambers of Commerce are planning to request All Nippon Airways (ANA) to resume direct flights to Cambodia ahead of a scheduled September …
Former High School Dropout Becomes Billionaire As Japan’s Internet Usage Soars
Masatoshi Kumagai, the 56-year-old founder and chairman of Tokyo-based GMO Internet, saw his fortune cross the $1 billionaire mark as shares of his company soared 50% due to an increase in internet …