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YASUTOSHI NISHIMURA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2020
As infections soar, Japan rethinks plan to scrap attendance caps for big events
The plan requires careful thought, the minister in charge of coronavirus measures said as the infections return with a vengeance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 16, 2020
Japan's new coronavirus panel aims for more clarity and balance
The subcommittee on the novel coronavirus faces the challenge of finding the right balance between protecting health and the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2020
Japan needs to be on high alert as virus cases rise, minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warns
Japan needs to remain on high alert for further coronavirus outbreaks as the number of cases with unclear contagion routes increases, Yasutoshi Nishimura, the country’s economy minister and virus czar, said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020
Japan to ease coronavirus rules and allow events up to 5,000 people
Starting Friday, the number of people allowed to gather at indoor venues for sporting events or music concerts will increase to a maximum of 5,000.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2020
New Japan coronavirus subcommittee aims for fresh start at first meeting
The meeting provided an opportunity for government officials and public health experts to set the record straight on their respective responsibilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2020
Japan's abrupt decision to scrap expert coronavirus panel draws fire
The hastiness of the decision may have offered an insight into how keen the administration is to recover control of the narrative.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2020
Guidelines for Japan's nightlife businesses unveiled to stem virus spread
Operators of nightlife establishments will have to keep a record of their customers' names and enforce social distancing rules as part of the measures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2020
Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warns against deepening negative rates
The minister said Japan's priority should be on protecting jobs and businesses, not stimulating consumption and travel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2020
Osaka governor draws rebuke from Tokyo for hinting at lack of guidance
Gov. Yoshimura's choice of words has been criticized by minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is also in charge of overseeing virus containment measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2020
Face of Japan's economic response to virus cancels appearances after contact with infected staffer
Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura cancelled all his briefings for the day after a staffer he took along for a hospital visit last week tested positive for the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2020
Over 210,000 hotel rooms secured to treat coronavirus patients
The government has secured over 210,000 hotel rooms nationwide to accommodate those with mild coronavirus symptoms as well as asymptomatic patients as the country tries to contain the spread of the virus, a Cabinet minister said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2020
Thailand to decide on TPP participation around April, says Japan minister
Thailand will likely decide whether to join a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership around April, economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2019
Abe tells ministers to compile economic package with priority on typhoon-hit areas of Japan
The package, expected to be worth a few trillion yen, is the first in three years and will likely focus on funding efforts to recover from this year's natural disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2019
Future prime minister hopeful Shinjiro Koizumi in the frame for Abe's Cabinet reshuffle
The nomination of Koizumi, 38, would make him the third-youngest lawmaker to be appointed to a senior position since the end of the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2019
Japan hopes to mediate between U.S. and Iran to rescue 2015 nuclear deal
The Japanese government hopes to mediate between the United States and Iran in an effort to rescue a landmark 2015 international nuclear deal, officials have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2016
Japan grows more open to foreign workers as population declines
Two aides to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the nation is planning to bring in more overseas workers to bolster the shrinking labor force.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2015
Japan may miss 2% inflation target but achieve it later, deputy economy minister says
Japan's target of achieving 2 percent inflation by next September may be delayed as China's economic slowdown affects the price of oil and other natural resources, according to Yasutoshi Nishimura, the deputy economy minister.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2015
Keidanren pressures big companies to share weak-yen benefits
The nation's biggest business lobby is urging large companies to pass on the benefits of a weaker yen to their suppliers as the Abe administration seeks to relieve pressure on small firms.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2014
Corporate tax rate to be reduced by April '15, Nishimura says
Tokyo will start making significant cuts to the corporate tax rate by April 2015 in line with its aim of making the economy more competitive and of spurring a recovery driven by spending and massive monetary stimulus, deputy economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2013
TPP deputy may stand in for Amari at talks
Japan is considering sending a deputy of the minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks to attend a crucial negotiating session this week because Akira Amari has been hospitalized for checkups, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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