The global economy is gradually starting to pull out of its stall as lockdowns ease, according to surveys of purchasing managers, with output contracting at... Read More
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Coronavirus Pandemic Sinks Japan’s Household Spending By Record 11.1%
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Japan’s average household spending dropped a record 11.1 percent from a year earlier in April due to the coronavirus pandemic and a consumption tax increase last... Read More
Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival Cancelled For First Time Because Of Pandemic
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Fuji Rock Festival, Japan’s biggest annual music event, will be cancelled for the first time ever due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said, disappointing thousands... Read More
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday lifted a state of emergency in three Western prefectures, as increases in novel coronavirus cases appear to... Read More
An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3, struck Japan’s Gifu Prefecture on Tuesday, the weather agency here said. SEE ALSO: Dozens dead in Brazil... Read More
Japan’s Rakuten Inc on Friday said the launch of its 5G services planned for June has been delayed by three months due to disruption caused... Read More
Japan is expected to decide on Thursday to lift the nationwide state of emergency in many of its prefectures, after the number of new coronavirus... Read More
The World’s Longest-Running TV Cartoon Show Switches To Re-Runs as Coronavirus Halts Production
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Millions of Japanese viewers of the world’s longest-running animated cartoon TV show will have to make do with re-runs from next week after the... Read More
Japanese Firm Offers Couples Hotel Rooms To Getaway From Each Other Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
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A Japanese firm is offering hotel rooms for stressed-out couples who are having issues in their relationship due to the coronavirus lockdown. On April 3,... Read More
Japan will extend the state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic by nearly a month, as it is still reporting hundreds of new infection... Read More
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