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Exclusive: UK-Japan Trade Deal In Doubt For Monday's Deadline
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CITY AM
Doubts are growing in Whitehall that a UK-Japan trade deal will be completed by next week’s deadline, despite Downing Street saying just yesterday the target would be met.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman told journalists yesterday that Boris Johnson expected the deal to be close...
Doubts are growing in Whitehall that a UK-Japan trade deal will be completed by next week’s deadline, despite Downing Street saying just yesterday the target would be met.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman told journalists yesterday that Boris Johnson expected the deal to be close...
- August 25, 2020
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Japan Running Out Of Credit Card Numbers Amid Online Shopping Boom
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THE GUARDIAN
Japan is running out of credit card numbers amid a surge in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
The country’s credit card companies are struggling to come up with original 16-digit numbers as consumers eschew regular shop visits and opt for plastic over hard cash, the ...
Japan is running out of credit card numbers amid a surge in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
The country’s credit card companies are struggling to come up with original 16-digit numbers as consumers eschew regular shop visits and opt for plastic over hard cash, the ...
- August 24, 2020
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Japan Museum Portrays Coronavirus Pandemic Life Through Everyday Things
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BUSINESS STANDARD
Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivalsTakeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals.
These humble, ev...
Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivalsTakeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals.
These humble, ev...
- August 20, 2020
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Japan's Low Jobless Rate Masks Deepening Worker Despair
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO = Japan's low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well, but official figures belie worsening prospects for the country's army of temporary workers, who make up about 40% of the jobs market.
A rise in job losses would undermine o...
TOKYO = Japan's low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well, but official figures belie worsening prospects for the country's army of temporary workers, who make up about 40% of the jobs market.
A rise in job losses would undermine o...
- August 18, 2020
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Japan Officials Explored Possibility Of Nissan-Honda Merger
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MAINICHI
LONDON (Kyodo) -- Japanese government figures tried to bring Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. to the table for merger talks this year, but the project fizzled out due to the companies' rejection of the idea, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
The suggestion was made to the major ...
LONDON (Kyodo) -- Japanese government figures tried to bring Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. to the table for merger talks this year, but the project fizzled out due to the companies' rejection of the idea, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
The suggestion was made to the major ...
- August 18, 2020
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Japan’s Economy Contracts 7.8 Percent, Worst Decline on Record
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NEW YORK TIMES
Japan’s economy shrank by 7.8 percent in the second quarter of the year, posting its worst performance on record as the coronavirus pandemic ground economic activity to a near halt in April and May.
The nosedive in output in the three-month period — an annualized drop of 27.8 per...
Japan’s economy shrank by 7.8 percent in the second quarter of the year, posting its worst performance on record as the coronavirus pandemic ground economic activity to a near halt in April and May.
The nosedive in output in the three-month period — an annualized drop of 27.8 per...
- August 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: Japan Suffers Its Biggest Economic Slump On Record
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BBC
The world’s third largest economy saw gross domestic product fall 7.8% in April-June from the previous quarter, or 27.8% on an annualised basis.
Japan was already struggling with low economic growth before the crisis.
The figures released on Monday are a stark reminder of the severe financi...
The world’s third largest economy saw gross domestic product fall 7.8% in April-June from the previous quarter, or 27.8% on an annualised basis.
Japan was already struggling with low economic growth before the crisis.
The figures released on Monday are a stark reminder of the severe financi...
- August 17, 2020
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Softbank Back In Black With ¥1.26 Tril Profit After Record Losses
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - SoftBank Group on Tuesday reported a 1.26 trillion yen ($12 billion) quarterly net profit to June, recovering from eye-watering losses as tech stocks rally and the firm sheds assets to shore up its finances.
The results will be a relief for chief Masayoshi Son, who has faced...
TOKYO - SoftBank Group on Tuesday reported a 1.26 trillion yen ($12 billion) quarterly net profit to June, recovering from eye-watering losses as tech stocks rally and the firm sheds assets to shore up its finances.
The results will be a relief for chief Masayoshi Son, who has faced...
- August 12, 2020
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Cheese Could Drive A Wedge Between The UK And Japan In Trade Talks
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CNN
Cheese exports worth less than $150,000 could be holding up a trade deal between Britain and Japan.
Since Brexit, the UK government has struggled to replicate the trade agreements it once enjoyed with dozens of countries around the world as an EU member.
Now talks with Japan, Britain's four...
Cheese exports worth less than $150,000 could be holding up a trade deal between Britain and Japan.
Since Brexit, the UK government has struggled to replicate the trade agreements it once enjoyed with dozens of countries around the world as an EU member.
Now talks with Japan, Britain's four...
- August 12, 2020
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Japan's Service Sector Sentiment Improves In July
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THE CHRONICLES HERALD
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service sector sentiment index rose in July, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Tuesday, showing some improvement in business confidence although concerns persist over the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey of workers such as taxi drivers,...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's service sector sentiment index rose in July, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Tuesday, showing some improvement in business confidence although concerns persist over the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey of workers such as taxi drivers,...
- August 11, 2020
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