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JAPAN
May 25, 2020

Japan cautiously lifts last of virus emergency controls

The government's decision to lift the declaration highlights its strong desire to revive the nation's faltering economy as quickly as possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 25, 2020

Japan government considers further pandemic relief of more than ¥100 trillion, report says

The package would be funded by a second extra budget for fiscal 2020 and follow the record u00a5117 trillion spending plan deployed last month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 24, 2020

How U.S. citizens in Japan can apply for coronavirus aid payments from home

Lifelines gets answers from two taxation experts regarding the payments from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2020

Japan finance and BOJ chiefs vow in rare meeting to use all tools to combat virus fallout

The pair vowed to deploy all necessary fiscal and monetary policy tools to combat the widening fallout from the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2020

On duty at Japan's 'last-chance' hospital for coronavirus

In the midst of a global pandemic, St. Marianna University Hospital has become synonymous with the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

No pause in coronavirus trial for Avigan, Japan's lead researcher says

The lead researcher in the coronavirus trial for flu drug Avigan says it’s too early to make a call on whether it works and shrugged off negative reports about the interim results, saying patients are still being enrolled.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2020

Japan slips into recession, but worst is yet to come

Data confirm the world's third-largest economy was in recession even before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the April emergency for the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2020

Japan's banks expect highest bad-loan costs since 2008 financial crisis

Banks worldwide are setting aside billions of dollars for defaults for potentially the worst global recession since the Great Depression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 15, 2020

The rise of Japan’s governors: Central-local relations during the pandemic

The actions of the nation's regional leaders during this crisis have been nothing short of extraordinary.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2020

Japan industry groups offer guidance on how to coexist with COVID-19

The guidelines offer a glimpse into how firms might survive as their customers adopt what's been dubbed a 'new lifestyle.'
BUSINESS
May 14, 2020

Coronavirus might cost Japan over 1 million jobs, economists say

The pandemic differs greatly from the 2008 financial crisis and job losses will be high.
JAPAN
May 13, 2020

Japan's 'virus vigilantes' take on rule-breakers and invaders

Officials have reported instances of cars with out-of-prefecture license plates being tailgated and vandalized, and their drivers targeted with verbal abuse.

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan