The total amount Japan plans to spend combating the virus fallout reached 234 trillion yen — roughly 40% of Japan’s gross domestic product.
Correction: Virus-Outbrak-Japan-Murakami story
In a story May 23, 2020, about Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami’s radio show, The Associated Press erroneously spelled book titles …
Why Japan is ungrateful for its success fighting coronavirus
The mystery of Japan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic can be boiled down to a simple question: how could it possibly have gone this well? From the beginning, the government of Shinzo Abe has …
FamilyMart to launch shorter business hours at 787 stores across Japan from June
FamilyMart Co. revealed on May 25 that it will introduce shorter business hours at 787 franchise stores in Japan from June 1. Some 5.4% of al･･･ …
Japan Doesn’t Want to Become Another Casualty of English
In a 2019 survey, Japan dropped to 53rd in global English proficiency, squarely in the “low proficiency” band. Japan ranks near the bottom of Asian and developed countries ali …
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says ready to do more for economy after emergency lifts
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank may take more steps to cushion the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic, maintaining his gloomy outlook even as a state …
Japan’s birth rate, contact tracing in India
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Coronavirus In Japan: Prime Minister Abe Lifts State Of Emergency As New Cases Decline
The recent decline in new coronavirus infections has prompted Japanese officials to completely lift the country’s state of emergency lockdown.
Asia Pacific stocks set to trade higher on vaccine hopes; Japan lifts state of emergency
American biotech firm Novavax said Monday it started the first human study of its experimental coronavirus vaccine.
Japan PM Abe: to lift state of emergency for all of Japan today
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan, and that the country managed to get the spread of the virus under control in under two …