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Japan, IOC Jostle Over Who Will Pay Billions To Delay 2020 Olympics Over Coronavirus
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NPR
The Olympics won't be happening this summer, and a clash between the Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee over who will shoulder the costs of postponing the games is heating up.
Competition was slated to start in July, but last month IOC and Japanese officials agreed to ...
The Olympics won't be happening this summer, and a clash between the Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee over who will shoulder the costs of postponing the games is heating up.
Competition was slated to start in July, but last month IOC and Japanese officials agreed to ...
- April 22, 2020
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Japan Cabinet Oks Reworked Extra Budget For $1.1 Tril. Virus Package
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's Cabinet on Monday approved a reworked fiscal 2020 supplementary budget to finance universal cash handouts, expanding the size of a record economic package plan to 117.1 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) aimed at cushioning the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
In a rare move,...
Japan's Cabinet on Monday approved a reworked fiscal 2020 supplementary budget to finance universal cash handouts, expanding the size of a record economic package plan to 117.1 trillion yen ($1.1 trillion) aimed at cushioning the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
In a rare move,...
- April 20, 2020
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Japan Trade Surplus Dives 99% In March As Coronavirus Hits Exports
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JAKARTA POST
Japan's trade surplus dived 99 percent in March from a year earlier as coronavirus woes hit exports to its major trading partners, official data showed Monday.
The March surplus came in at 4.9 billion yen ($45.5 million), less than one percent of the year-before figure of 517 billi...
Japan's trade surplus dived 99 percent in March from a year earlier as coronavirus woes hit exports to its major trading partners, official data showed Monday.
The March surplus came in at 4.9 billion yen ($45.5 million), less than one percent of the year-before figure of 517 billi...
- April 20, 2020
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Japan Is Giving Its Citizens $930 Of Free Money, Joining The US In Handing Out Stimulus Checks During The Coronavirus Pandemic
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BUSINESS INSIDER
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to hand out 100,000 yen ($930) to each citizen, in place of a previous sanction meant to cover households impacted by the outbreak.Japan expanded its state of emergency on Friday beyond its main population centres, incl...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to hand out 100,000 yen ($930) to each citizen, in place of a previous sanction meant to cover households impacted by the outbreak.Japan expanded its state of emergency on Friday beyond its main population centres, incl...
- April 18, 2020
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Japan IPO Cancellations Hit Record This Month On Coronavirus
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ECONOMICS TIMES
Investors who had planned to buy new offerings might opt for existing start-up shares instead.
TOKYO: Fourteen Japanese companies have scrapped plans for initial public offerings (IPO) this month, more than in the aftermath of the Sept 2001 attacks on the United States, as the c...
Investors who had planned to buy new offerings might opt for existing start-up shares instead.
TOKYO: Fourteen Japanese companies have scrapped plans for initial public offerings (IPO) this month, more than in the aftermath of the Sept 2001 attacks on the United States, as the c...
- April 17, 2020
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Osaka, Fukuoka, Chiba Make Requests For Businesses To Close Amid Emergency
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Business suspension requests took effect Tuesday in Chiba, Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures as measures against the spread of the new coronavirus.
The requests apply to commercial facilities that handle nonessential goods and entertainment facilities, urging them to close through Ma...
Business suspension requests took effect Tuesday in Chiba, Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures as measures against the spread of the new coronavirus.
The requests apply to commercial facilities that handle nonessential goods and entertainment facilities, urging them to close through Ma...
- April 14, 2020
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Japan Stocks Jump More Than 3%; China’s Dollar-Denominated Exports Fall Less Than Expected
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CNBC
Key PointsStocks in Asia rose on Tuesday.Shares of Japanese conglomerate Softbank Group recovered from an earlier drop to to close 5.24% higher.China’s dollar-denominated exports declined 6.6% year-on-year in March, Reuters reported Tuesday citing customs data. Still, that was better than ...
Key PointsStocks in Asia rose on Tuesday.Shares of Japanese conglomerate Softbank Group recovered from an earlier drop to to close 5.24% higher.China’s dollar-denominated exports declined 6.6% year-on-year in March, Reuters reported Tuesday citing customs data. Still, that was better than ...
- April 14, 2020
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Outbreak Pushes Japan Shoppers To Finally Buy Things Online
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THE STAR
NOW that Japan’s government is urging consumers and businesses to step up efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, shoppers may finally have no excuse but to embrace e-commerce and wean themselves from brick-and-mortar stores.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency...
NOW that Japan’s government is urging consumers and businesses to step up efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, shoppers may finally have no excuse but to embrace e-commerce and wean themselves from brick-and-mortar stores.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency...
- April 11, 2020
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Tokyo Uber Eats Union Demands Hazard Pay
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JAPAN TODAY
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A labor union representing staff of Uber Technologies Inc's food delivery service in Japan called Friday for hazard pay and protection against the coronavirus for deliverers working on the front line.
Kento Suzuki, vice chairman of the union with some 30 members, said Uber E...
TOKYO
A labor union representing staff of Uber Technologies Inc's food delivery service in Japan called Friday for hazard pay and protection against the coronavirus for deliverers working on the front line.
Kento Suzuki, vice chairman of the union with some 30 members, said Uber E...
- April 11, 2020
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Japan Economy Watcher Sentiment At Record Low Amid Virus Outbreak
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JAPAN TIMES
Business sentiment among workers in Japan with jobs sensitive to economic trends fell to the lowest level on record in March due to concern over the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, government data showed Wednesday.
The diffusion index of confidence among "economy watchers" such a...
Business sentiment among workers in Japan with jobs sensitive to economic trends fell to the lowest level on record in March due to concern over the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, government data showed Wednesday.
The diffusion index of confidence among "economy watchers" such a...
- April 9, 2020
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