Category: Japan
Japan’s wholesale price fall eases in June, weak demand clouds outlook
Japanese wholesale prices fell in June at a slower pace after sinking at the fastest rate in four years in May, as a rebound in Chinese demand lifted commodity costs and [...]
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Japan, US vow cooperation on N Korea as nuclear talks snubbed
Japan and the United States on Friday confirmed their cooperation on North Korea as the reclusive state rebuffs calls to resume denuclearisation negotiations, while [...]
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US bases in Japan on lockdown amid new COVID-19 outbreak
US military bases in Japan entered lockdown status this week after COVID-19 infections were discovered and a surge of infections was observed in Tokyo. The entrance to Camp [...]
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Going vacant: Japan’s empty offices drag real estate shares down
Rising vacancies for offices in central Tokyo are weighing on shares of Japan’s real estate developers and owners as the market digests the damage that the pandemic has [...]
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Tokyo confirms 206 new cases of coronavirus infections NHK
Tokyo officials confirmed 206 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, public broadcaster NHK reported, as Japan’s capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after the [...]
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Accused Ghosn escape plotters too much flight risk for bail: US judge
A US judge said on Friday two Massachusetts men pose too great of a risk of flight to be released on bail given “spectacular” allegations that they helped [...]
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Japan city training foreigners to be leaders in time of disasters
A local tourism association in northeastern Japan held a training session Saturday to prepare some foreign residents in the city to become leaders who can help others from [...]
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Japan to discuss travel ban easing with China, S. Korea, others
Japan is looking to begin discussions with around 10 countries and regions including China, South Korea and Taiwan next week on easing travel restrictions imposed to curb the [...]
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No bail for 2 accused of helping ex-Nissan boss escape Japan
A Massachusetts father and son who prosecutors say helped smuggle Nissan’s former chair out of Japan last year were denied bail by a federal judge in Boston on Friday. [...]
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Japan looks to ease travel ban on China, Korea and others in Asia
With an eye toward putting the economy on a recovery track, Japan is set to start negotiations to relaunch business travel between 10 Asian countries including China and [...]
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Japan urges nightclubs to act to stem coronavirus spikes
Japanese host and hostess clubs must act quickly to ensure they abide by rules to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus after nightlife districts became new hot spots in a [...]
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BOJ offers virtual tour as headquarters off limits amid pandemic
Forced to cancel a popular on-site tour due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of Japan created a virtual one that takes viewers through the brick corridors, dome-roofed [...]
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Japan to discuss travel ban easing with China, S. Korea, others
Japan is looking to begin discussions with around 10 countries and regions including China, South Korea and Taiwan next week on easing travel restrictions imposed to curb the [...]
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Search for missing continues in rain-hit southwestern Japan
Rescue workers on Friday continued to search for 16 people missing on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu following torrential rain since last week. Police resumed [...]
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Empty Offices Growing in Tokyo as Virus Gives Tenants Pause
Rising vacancies for offices in central Tokyo are weighing on shares of Japan’s real estate developers and owners as the market digests the damage that the pandemic has [...]
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