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JAPANESE ECONOMY

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BUSINESS
May 28, 2020
Coronavirus changing landscape of Japan's sharing economy
Businesses providing cowork spaces or private lodgings have seen a sharp decline in demand, but other businesses such as delivery services are thriving.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2020
The right economic response to the COVID-19 crisis
Extraordinary measures are needed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2020
Abe Cabinet OKs another ¥117 trillion package to fend off COVID-19 fallout
The new package is aimed at further shoring up steps to help individuals and companies that are financially struggling due to the coronavirus.
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BUSINESS
May 26, 2020
Many firms continue to push teleworking after emergency state lifted
Hitachi said it will ask its employees to work from home in principle through the end of June, except for such cases as infrastructure inspections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 26, 2020
BOJ governor says ready to do more for economy after emergency lifts
Haruhiko Kuroda said Japan's economy and price growth would remain weak for the time being, sticking to his pessimistic view.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2020
Japan still world's top creditor at end of 2019
Japan remained the world's largest creditor at the end of 2019, with the net balance of external assets held by its government, companies and individual investors hitting a record ¥364.53 trillion ($3.40 trillion), the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.
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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.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 25, 2020
Even as virus eases, the worst may be yet to come for Abe
Japan's coronavirus emergency was coming to an end, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's political troubles may be just beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / EXPLAINER
May 24, 2020
New lows: What do near-negative oil prices mean for Japan's economy?
The benchmark U.S. oil price fell below zero last month for the first time in history.
Japan Times
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
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2020
Japan's core consumer prices show first fall in 40 months
Officials said it was too early to say whether the latest decline, the first since December 2016, was a sign of deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2020
As inflation turns negative, BOJ keeps focus on helping businesses
Data released earlier in the day showing the nation's key inflation rate falling below zero for the first time in more than three years.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 22, 2020
Elderly workers, once key to Abenomics, suffer as businesses close
In a country with the world's oldest population, elderly workers fill roles as shop clerks, cleaners and taxi drivers.
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EDITORIALS
May 21, 2020
Save jobs and businesses endangered by the pandemic
With the economic downturn likely to be protracted, the key to a subsequent recovery is preventing mass unemployment and bankruptcies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020
Over 3 million jobs could be lost in Japan due to virus, study says
The impact could be more serious than the 2008 to 2009 global financial crisis, according to a Nagoya-based research institute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 21, 2020
Japanese exports in April fell most since 2009 as pandemic hit demand
Exports in April fell the most since the 2009 financial crisis as the coronavirus pandemic slammed demand for Japanese cars, industrial materials and other goods, likely pushing the world's third-largest economy deeper into recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2020
Japan's machinery orders dip in March amid coronavirus outbreak
Demand from automakers and manufacturers of electric machinery logged declines of 28.4 percent and 24.4 percent respectively.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2020
Bank of Japan to hold extra policy meeting as pandemic hits businesses
The central bank will discuss steps to facilitate financing to small and midsize companies.
Japan Times
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.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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