It’s too late to stand up after everyone dies,” said Masaaki Takano, 82, who walked home from school amid the black rain of a nuclear bomb.
Bangladesh, Japan sign exchange of notes on emergency support to tackle COVID-19
The loan will be co-financed with ADB to enable rapid and effective utilization of the loan to counter the novel coronavirus …
Days left to settle Brexit trade deal with Japan
Brexit trade deal with Japan by the weekend after the country’s foreign minister flew into London for last- minute talks.Toshimitsu Motegi, the Japanese foreign …
UK and Japan rush to secure post-Brexit trade deal
Britain and Japan will on Thursday attempt to thrash out a post-Brexit free trade agreement, although the UK admits a deal might only boost British GDP by 0.07 per cent and would be a bigger prize for …
BOJ’s Kuroda warns of renewed constraints on Japan economy from pandemic
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned that economic activity could be constrained “significantly” again if strict public health measures are reinstated to prevent a further spread of the …
Wynn confirms end to Japan efforts, upbeat on Macau
It had emerged this week that the United States-based group – parent of Macau operator Wynn Macau Ltd – had already closed its office in the city of Yokohama. As recently as December, Wynn Resorts had …
Op-Ed: U.S. leaders knew we didn’t have to drop atomic bombs on Japan to win the war. We did it anyway
We’ve been taught that the U.S. had to drop atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II. Historical evidence shows Japan would have surrendered anyway.
Pandemic woes keep Japan’s service sector in decline at start of third quarter: PMI
Japan’s services sector contracted for a sixth straight month in July, suggesting economic activity remained under pressure from the coronavirus crisis as the third quarter got under way. The final …
Japan’s Honda reports loss in April-June as virus hits sales
Japanese automaker Honda says it sank into the red for the April-June as its sales plunged due to the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the U.S., Japan and India …
Gargling solution flies off Japan’s shelves after governor touts anti-virus effect
Japanese drugstores were stripped bare of gargling solution by Wednesday, a day after the governor of the western prefecture of Osaka suggested it could help fight coronavirus, triggering panicked …