Japan’s capital found a record 949 new coronavirus cases Saturday as Tokyo authorities urged residents to stay home. That compared with 884 new cases on Friday and the previous high
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BOJ Plans Policy Sustainability Review as Price Falls Deepen
In this article The Bank of Japan pledged Friday to assess the sustainability of its easing policy without changing its main framework just hours after data showed consumer prices falling
Continue reading »Japan’s $707 Billion Stimulus Hinges on Elderly Spending Money
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has briefly put virus containment ahead of the economy by temporarily halting a nationwide travel campaign aimed at spurring spending among consumers including the elderly.
Continue reading »Japan Had Better Find Some Clean Energy or Risk Losing Its Biggest Businesses
In this article Sign up to receive the Green Daily newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Japan’s major businesses are making moves to clean up their operations and their portfolios.
Continue reading »Japan Plan Phase-Out of New Gasoline Cars by Mid-2030s
All new vehicles sold in Japan by the mid-2030s will be hybrid or electric as the government begins to unveil concrete steps for reaching its goal of becoming carbon neutral
Continue reading »Origin links with Japan giant Kawasaki in plan to export ‘green’ hydrogen
Origin Energy, one of the nation's top power and gas companies, is raising its bet on the future of hydrogen with plans to assess producing and exporting super-chilled liquid hydrogen
Continue reading »Walmart nearly exits Japan after selling majority stake in Seiyu to KKR and Rakuten
Walmart is selling a majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to investment firm KKR and e-commerce company Rakuten for over $1 billion, after suffering years of poor profitability amid
Continue reading »Japan Struggles to Save Beloved Bullet Trains From Running Out of Passengers
These days, the section of Tokyo Station serving regional destinations is a shadow of its former self. Gone are the usual crowds and on a mid-week afternoon in late September,
Continue reading »The UK and Japan have signed a Brexit trade deal that could boost trade between the countries by £12.5 billion
The UK has agreed its first major post-Brexit trade deal after securing an agreement with Japan which both sides hope will significantly boost trade between the two countries. Liz Truss,
Continue reading »U.K. Says Benefits of Post-Brexit Trade Deals Underestimated
The U.K. is reviewing the potential benefits of trade agreements with countries such as the U.S. and Japan after Brexit because it believes previous analysis underestimated the possible gains. Speaking
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