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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2020
Japan should drop strings on virus aid, economist says
The government is getting its response to the virus wrong by adding strings to its financial assistance for companies and people, and by not engineering a tighter lockdown, according to best-selling author and economist Yukio Noguchi.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2020
Organizers meet to discuss new framework for 2020 Games
Local organizers and the IOC are moving ahead with their plans for the Tokyo Olympics
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 16, 2020
Opportunity in crisis: Exploiting global disarray
China continues to destabilize the Indo-Pacific and try to reshape the international order in order to achieve regional dominance.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2020
Akie Abe criticized for taking group tour in Oita during pandemic
Her reported activity took place a day after her husband sounded the alarm over the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 16, 2020
Tokyo's bumper virus emergency fund highlights yawning wealth gap
The Tokyo package offers u00a5500,000 to u00a51 million in cash for small businesses that voluntarily comply with virus countermeasures and curtail or suspend their operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 a threat and opportunity for Japan’s environmental activists
As COVID-19 cases rise in Japan and the world favors cleanliness over sustainability, the budding environmental movement is being forced to adapt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2020
IMF sees Asia-Pacific economic growth at standstill in 2020
Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region will likely slow to a standstill in 2020, something that hasn’t happened in the last 60 years, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic prompts a digital revolution
Even as the novel coronavirus pandemic throws the global economy into turmoil and as commercial activities are paralyzed in Japan under the state of emergency declared by the government, at least one sector is seeing an expansion in demand — “virtual” business models and online transactions that...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2020
Tears of joy in Japan
A pair of studies offer important guidance for maximizing personal well-being during this stressful time.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 15, 2020
Tokyo plans ¥800 billion emergency COVID-19 spending measure
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Wednesday the nation's capital will prepare an ¥800 billion emergency spending package in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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