Fitch lowers credit outlook on Japan to negative on COVID-19 impact
Rating agency Fitch on Wednesday revised its outlook on Japan’s long-term foreign currency debt
Confusion swirls as Japan launches tourism campaign amid virus surge
Japan on Wednesday kicked off a national travel campaign aimed at reviving its battered tourism
Japan approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment
Japan’s Health Ministry has approved dexamethasone, a cheap and widely used steroid, as a second
Japan nightlife workers call for realistic rules to stay safe amid COVID-19
Campaigners for Japan’s nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe
Olympics: Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse
Japan domestic tourism campaign under fire as coronavirus cases spike in Tokyo
A Japan government campaign to kickstart domestic tourism after the coronavirus outbreak has come
Japan floods, mudslides kill at least 44 as streets turn to rivers
Torrential rain hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday, with at least one more river
Japan’s Fujitsu brings hand washing AI to COVID-19 fight
Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing “Happy Birthday” twice during
Japan lifts coronavirus travel curbs to help economy bounce back
Japan lifted all coronavirus-related curbs on domestic travel on Friday, with Prime Minister Shinzo
As Japan Inc battles coronavirus, cash and bank deposits rise at record pace in May
Japan’s money stock, or currency in circulation and bank deposits, rose at the fastest annual pace
Tokyo executive says make Games decision in spring: Kyodo
A Tokyo 2020 executive board member said on Friday organisers will need to monitor the novel
Japan’s household spending falls at record pace as virus stalls economy
Japan’s household spending fell at the fastest pace on record in April as the coronavirus shut down
Japan’s cash balance hits new high as c.bank pumps money to combat pandemic
The balance of money circulating in Japan’s economy reached $5 trillion in May, hitting a record
Japan eyes fresh $1.1 trillion stimulus to combat pandemic pain
Japan will compile a fresh stimulus package worth $1.1 trillion that will include a sizable amount
Japan lifts Tokyo’s state of emergency, eyes fresh stimulus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on
Asian stocks adrift as vaccine rally falters
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat.
Part of Gilead’s coronavirus drug donation allocated to Japan
Japan has begun treating severely ill COVID-19 patients with Gilead Sciences Inc’s coronavirus drug
Japan expected to end state of emergency for most regions; Tokyo to remain on alert: Media
Japan is expected to lift the state of emergency for 39 of its 47 prefectures on Thursday, local
‘2021 Tokyo Olympic games proceeding without Plan B’
Senior Olympics officials say the delayed 2021 Tokyo Games are proceeding without Plan B in place.
Asia coronavirus cases hit 250 000 but pace much slower than US, Europe
Coronavirus cases in Asia rose to a quarter of a million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally,