Tag: Tokyo
Japan’s exports rise for first time in 25 months thanks to China
dpa/GNA – The value of outbound shipments from Japan climbed 2 per cent year on year to 6.7 trillion yen (64.7 billion dollars)...
Japan’s central bank trims economic growth outlook
dpa/GNA – The Bank of Japan on Thursday slightly downgraded its economic growth forecast for the current financial year amid the fallout from...
Asia shares rise on hope for Biden administration
dpa/GNA – Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region climbed on Thursday as investor sentiment was lifted by the inauguration of new US President Joe Biden’s...
IOC veteran Pound: Tokyo Olympics could go ahead without fans
dpa/GNA - Dick Pound, the longest-serving International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, has said the postponed Tokyo Olympics could go ahead without spectators despite...
Japan to expand coronavirus state of emergency
dpa/GNA – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to expand a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic to other parts of...
80 percent of Japanese want Olympics cancelled or rescheduled
dpa/GNA – About 80 per cent of Japanese said the postponed Tokyo Olympics and the Paralympics should be cancelled or rescheduled, a survey...
Asia shares rise on hope for US stimulus
dpa/GNA – Stocks in the Asia Pacific region were mostly higher on Friday as market sentiment was bolstered by growing optimism over US...
State of emergency over pandemic takes effect for Tokyo area
dpa/GNA – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked for public cooperation on Friday as a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic came...
Japan issues state of emergency over pandemic, virus surges in Tokyo
dpa/GNA – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday for Tokyo and its surrounding region.
The...
Tokyo sees record 1,591 new virus infection
dpa/GNA – Tokyo confirmed 1,591 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, one day before Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga makes a decision as to whether...
Japan consumer confidence lowest in four months
dpa/GNA - Japan's consumer confidence decreased to the lowest level in four months in December, data from the Cabinet Office showed on Wednesday.
On...
Tokyo records virus surge ahead of state of emergency decision
dpa/GNA – Tokyo reported 1,278 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, surpassing the 1,000-case mark for the second time in six days, as the...
Giant bluefin tuna fetches 20 million yen in first auction in Japan
dpa/GNA – A huge bluefin tuna was sold for 20.8 million yen (202,000 dollars) in Tokyo on Tuesday in the first auction of...
Japan to mull state of emergency amid virus crisis – premier
dpa/GNA – Japan will consider declaring a state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic for Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures, Prime Minister Yoshihide...
More Bombers Can Qualify To Tokyo – Coach Asare
Black Bombers head coach Dr. Ofori Asare is optimistic that more Ghanaian boxers would qualify to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
In an exclusive interview with...
Japan bans foreign entry after new virus variant cases detected
Japan on Monday temporarily suspended the entry of foreign nationals until the end of January after detecting cases of the new coronavirus strain discovered...
Alert level raised after volcano eruption in southern Japan
A volcano on a remote southern Japanese island erupted early Monday, prompting authorities to lift alert levels.
Mount Otake on Suwanose island erupted at around...
Japan’s industrial output unchanged in November
Japan's industrial production was unchanged in November from the previous month, the government said on Monday.
However, a recent spike of the coronavirus raised further...
Japan sees two more cases of new coronavirus variant found in Britain
dpa/GNA – Two more people were confirmed on Saturday to have been infected with a new coronavirus variant identified in Britain, while Tokyo...
Tokyo reports record 888 coronavirus infections
Tokyo posted a record 888 new coronavirus infections on Thursday as it has been severely hit by a resurgence of the virus.
The latest figure...
Japan to cull more than 1 million chickens after bird flu confirmed
Japanese authorities on Thursday began to slaughter more than 1 million chickens at an egg farm in eastern Japan after a bird flu outbreak...
Japan’s cabinet approves record 106-trillion-yen budget amid pandemic
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's cabinet on Monday gave a green light to a record 106.6-trillion-yen (1-trillion- dollar) budget for fiscal 2021 as the...
Japan consumer prices fall at sharpest pace in over 10 years
Consumer prices in Japan dropped 0.9 per cent from a year earlier in November, marking the biggest decline in over 10 years due to...
Bank of Japan maintains ultra easing policy amid Covid-19 pandemic
Japan's central bank decided on Friday to maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy to stimulate the coronavirus-hit economy and overcome deflation.
“Japan’s economy has picked up,...
1,000 cars stuck in heavy snow in Japan
About 1,000 cars were stranded in a massive snowstorm in eastern Japan on Thursday as a cold air system dumped much snow in the...
Avalanche warnings and travel disruptions as cold wave grips Japan
A cold air system brought much snow to broad swathes of Japan on Wednesday with weather authorities warning of avalanches, icy roads and...
Japan’s exports down for 24th month in a row in November
The value of outbound shipments from Japan declined 4.2 per cent year on year to 6.1 trillion yen (59 billion dollars) in November, the...
Japan’s corporate profits plunges 28.4 percent in third quarter
Japan's pre-tax corporate profits dropped 28.4 per cent from a year earlier to 12.4 trillion yen (118.9 billion dollars) in the July-to-September period, marking...
Bach, Suga vow to hold Tokyo Olympics as planned despite virus crisis
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday exchanged fist bumps and agreed to keep the postponed...
Japan’s economy posts first growth in four quarters
The Japanese economy grew at an annualized rate of 21.4 per cent in the July-to-September period, the government said on Monday, marking the first...