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ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 11, 2020
Japan's current account surplus shrinks to five-year low as exports plunge
The effects of the coronavirus are being felt across all branches of the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Bankruptcies in Japan edge down in July despite COVID-19
The data suggests that government measures may be helping keep businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 11, 2020
Japan banks kept lending at record pace in July as pandemic pain persists
The figures mark the fastest pace of growth since comparable data became available in 2001.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2020
Japan OKs use of ¥1.13 trillion in reserve funds to fight pandemic
The latest money comes in addition to a total of u00a511.5 trillion in reserve funds already dedicated by the government to the fight against the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 7, 2020
Household spending data signals recovery in Japan from spring coronavirus slump
The figure fell compared on the year for the ninth straight month, continuing the trend that began in October when the consumption tax rate was raised to 10 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 7, 2020
Japan short of rescue plans for regional lenders hit by pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japan's regional lenders, heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers' ability to avert a damaging banking-sector crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2020
Japanese lawmaker wants sales tax ditched as coronavirus weighs heavily on economy
Hiroshi Ando said the raising of the sales tax rate to 10 percent last October was a mistake because the economy was already in a downturn.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2020
Job offers for university graduates in 2021 drop 15.1% due to pandemic
The ratio of job offers to applicants worsened for the second year in a row to 1.53 from 1.83, the steepest fall since 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2020
TPP members agree to bolster digital rules and supply chains amid virus
The delegates agreed to work toward addressing the use of digital technologies, which have been increasingly utilized in the wake of the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2020
The specter of financial socialism
The world needs a strong and confident narrative of free-market capitalism and liberal democracy more than ever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020
How long should governments spend away?
Today's pandemic spending may leave future generations with an unpayable bill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2020
Japan gives regional economies better grades after virus slump
The upward revision to the assessment, the first since October 2017, came despite uncertainty over the outlook amid the recent resurgence of the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2020
Japan’s economy shrinks at same pace in first quarter as capital expenditures hold up
The data that continued to show Japan was in a recession before the coronavirus pandemic took its heaviest toll.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2020
'Higher culture' Japan acted like it had the virus under wraps, but now it’s everywhere
Japan risks becoming a warning for what happens when a country moves too fast to normalize its economy and doesn't adjust its strategy when the outbreak changes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020
World economy’s sputtering recovery threatened by flaring coronavirus
The Asia-Pacific region has been hit hard by a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020
Pandemic to delay Japan's quest to achieve fiscal health until 2029
Japan has long had the worst fiscal health of the advanced economies and its public debt stands at over u00a51.1 quadrillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020
Charting the global economy: GDP report cards are out and awful
Report cards on the massive economic toll of the coronavirus were issued in the U.S. and Europe this week and they were downright abysmal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2020
Japanese industrial output rose for first time in five months in June
Accurate predictions on future figures are difficult, though, as COVID-19 cases in urban areas increase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020
As pandemic rages on, world economic recovery looks ever more shaky
Many economists believe it could take a year or two for the global situation to get back to normal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2020
Japan fell short of 73-month postwar growth record, panel says
Japan's economy expanded for 71 consecutive months through October 2018, a government panel concluded Thursday, meaning that the country fell two months short of a record-long post-war growth period as suggested by the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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