His coaches tried calling a local public health centre to get him a coronavirus test, but the phone lines were busy. For four days, he was turned away by clinics in Tokyo overwhelmed during a surge of …
Japan will have a pretty strong recovery in the second half of the year: Economist
Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics expects Japan to come out of the coronavirus pandemic better than many other countries as it has brought the coronavirus under control and the export sector is …
EU, Japan roll out trillions in coronavirus recovery funds
Virtually every country has broken the EU’s deficit limit while spending to keep health care systems, businesses and jobs alive.
Did Japan just beat the virus without lockdowns or mass testing?
No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open.
Cybersecurity News: Japan To Consider New Laws After Professional Wrestler, ‘Terrace House’ Star’s Suicide
Japanese government officials are pushing for stricter cyberbullying laws following the suicide of a beloved professional wrestler.
Report: Japan’s soccer J-League set to restart without fans
Japan’s top-flight soccer league is ready to resume its season within weeks of the country’s pro baseball league starting play. The J-League is expected to officially announce its plans on Friday.
Japan OK’s funds for $1.1 T stimulus to fight pandemic woes
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet approved a proposed 32 trillion-yen ($296 billion) supplementary budget Wednesday to help fund $1.1 trillion in measures to cushion the blow to the economy from …
Japan broker to ‘crowdsource’ ideas for new activist fund
One of Japan’s largest online brokerages will attempt to take shareholder activism into the mainstream with a new fund whose managers will “crowdsource” ideas from thousands of retail investors on how …
Japan Offers an Investment Haven Whichever Way the Pandemic Goes
Internationally exposed Japanese stocks will benefit if the global recovery is faster than expected, but also have the mountainous cash holdings to outperform if things go wrong.
Factbox: Key spending in Japan’s second stimulus package of $1.1 trillion
Japan will compile a fresh stimulus package worth $1.1 trillion, which would be among the world’s largest fiscal plans to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.