Category: Japan
Can China, Japan and Korea follow RCEP with their own free-trade deal?
China’s attempt to further consolidate regional economic power by pushing forward a trilateral free-trade agreement with Japan and South Korea has been met with both [...] » More
Sony ‘could shift factories out of Japan’ over renewable energy drought
Electronics giant Sony warned Japan’s government it could shift its manufacturing abroad over difficulties sourcing renewable energy for its operations, according to a [...] » More
1 dies, 11 injured as angler boat, cargo ship collide in east Japan
All 12 people from the fishing vessel were rescued from the sea but five passengers were taken to hospital, including the 46-year-old man from Tokyo later confirmed dead, [...] » More
Japan to extend coronavirus furlough subsidy until end of February
The labour ministry said Friday it has decided to extend again a special measure under the government’s employment adjustment subsidy scheme, by two months until the [...] » More
Suga adviser says Japan needs another JPY 40 trillion in stimulus
A new adviser to prime minister Yoshihide Suga says a stimulus plan being drafted now should be more than double the size expected by investors if it is to prevent mass job [...] » More
Japan ruling party calls for major green investment in draft plan
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said in the draft proposal, which was seen by Reuters early on Friday, that the government should create a fund with a size [...] » More
Japan to defer plan to require ‘My Number’ to be linked to bank account info
The government is set to defer a plan to require the “My Number” individual social security and tax number system to be linked to savings and deposit account [...] » More
News outlets clash over tone of COVID-19 coverage
The government’s COVID-19 subcommittee held a news conference on November 9 to discuss nationwide increases in infections this winter. The government itself seems [...] » More
50-year-old Japanese comic series Doraemon a smash hit in pandemic
Pandemic-induced school closures saw Japanese children discover the charm of the 50-year-old popular comic series Doraemon, which proved a smash hit this year, according to [...] » More
Delayed Tokyo Olympics to cost additional $1.9bn: report
The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost $1.9 billion more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15 percent increase, a report said Sunday. The Olympics [...] » More
From small businesses to farmers, middle India is driving demand
Manish Mehra, owner of Washex Hospitality, an industrial laundry service, recently flew from Delhi to Jodhpur, a city in northwestern India, to win a contract to service a [...] » More
COVID-19 bed occupancy rises across Japan as fears grow over health care system
The occupancy of hospital beds for coronavirus patients as of Wednesday rose from a week earlier in 40 of the 47 prefectures, with some medical care systems now on the verge [...] » More
Japan considering infertility care subsidies for small businesses
The government is considering creating a subsidy programme for small companies to help them provide better support for employees receiving infertility treatment, according to [...] » More
Japan eyes 35pct quota for female political candidates by 2025
Japan will aim for a 35 percent quota for female parliamentary candidates by 2025, Cabinet Office officials have said, hoping that setting a concrete target will advance [...] » More
A job for life, or not? A class divide deepens in Japan
For more than a decade, Setsuko Hikita spent her working days selling snacks and newspapers in the bowels of Tokyo’s bustling metro system. Amid the chaos of morning [...] » More
