Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions on Monday, while the Nikkei reported a plan for new stimulus worth almost $1 trillion to help companies ride out the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing curbs were loosened for most of the country on May […]
SoftBank to sell $3.1 billion worth of Japan telecom unit stake
SoftBank Group Corp said it plans to sell 5% of its domestic telco SoftBank Corp currently worth $3.1 billion, as part of a programme to raise $41 billion through asset sales. The sale of 240 million shares for a yet to be determined price and set to close on May […]
Shrine in Japan offers solace to those at home
Shinto shrines, a go-to place for many Japanese to pray for good health and safety, have largely shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. But one Tokyo shrine went online for those seeking solace. Onoterusaki Shrine in downtown Tokyo was live-streaming prayers on Twitter during a May 1-10 holiday, allowing those stuck […]
Japan expected to end state of emergency for most regions; Tokyo to stay on alert
Japan was expected to lift a state of emergency across a large part of the country on Thursday, but the capital Tokyo will remain under restrictions until there is a convincing containment of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to hold a news conference at 6 p.m. (0900 […]
Xi Jinping to meet Japan, South Korea leaders as North Korea tensions rise
The leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, amid heightened concern that North Korea may be about to return to confrontation with Washington. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Xi separately before going to […]
Gehlot no match for Japanese Okuno, settles for silver
Pooja Gehlot’s coach, Mandeep Saini, had instructed her to stay clear of counter-attacks during her gold medal match against Japan’s Haruna Okuno in the women’s 53kg freestyle event at the U-23 World Championships in Budapest on Friday. The 22-year-old Gehlot failed to remember the advice. Okuno, the current world junior […]
Fire engulfs World Heritage castle in Japan’s Okinawa
A major fire ripped through a historic Japanese castle on the southern island of Okinawa early on Thursday morning, spreading throughout the World Heritage site’s complex, local authorities said. Shuri Castle is a key part of a complex dating back to the Ryukyu Kingdom, and is believed to have been […]