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Foreign personnel feel the pain of 'corona job cuts' in Japan
Eight years after arriving from Brazil, Rennan Yamashita sat in a government office in Mie...
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Call centres expose fault line in Japan's COVID-19 fight
Almost a month after Tokyo declared circumstances of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for...
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Deflation fears creep back Japan as pandemic hits prices
Consumer prices in Japan's capital city fell for the first time in 3 years in...
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As Japan fights COVID-19 with shutdowns, rats emerge onto deserted streets
As more Japanese restaurants turn off and people stay home through the country's state of...
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Bank of Japan expands easing measures, cuts growth forecast
The Bank of Japan on Monday (Apr 26) ramped up its emergency monetary easing, lifting...
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Seiyu to pay special bonus to store staff working during pandemic
Seiyu GK, japan unit of Walmart Inc, says it'll pay a particular bonus of up...
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Japan reports 14 additional COVID-19 cases on Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, acquiring total to 48
Fourteen more coronavirus infections have been verified on the Italian cruise liner Costa Atlantica docked...
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6.4-magnitude quake strikes off Japan coast
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan in early stages Monday (Apr...
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As COVID-19 infections mount, Japan at last expands testing
Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the spectre of the collapse of the medical...
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Japanese government asks business community to improve production of medical supplies
The federal government again called on the business enterprise community to cooperate in increasing the...
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Pandemic set to tip Japan into deep recession this year
Japan is likely to put on a deep recession this year with the economy set...
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Japan declares COVID-19 state of emergency, prepares practically US$1 trillion stimulus
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (Apr 7) declared a state of emergency to...
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COVID-19: Hurry for masks, wc paper slows Japan's household spending decline
Japan's customer spending fell in February but at a slower-than-expected rate as being households scrambled...
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'Escape from Tokyo' hot topic in Japan while state of emergency looms
With just hours remaining on Tuesday (Apr 7) before Japan imposes a state of urgent...
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Nissan produces face shields to contribute to U.S. medical personnel
Nissan Motor Co has started generating face shields in the United States for donation to...
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Asia's factory activity plunges as coronavirus shock deepens
Factory activity contracted sharply across almost all of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic...
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Japan's Fujifilm starts Avigan trial to take care of coronavirus
Japan's Fujifilm has begun clinical trials to test the potency of its anti-flu drug Avigan...
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With Japan on brink of COVID-19 emergency, Tokyo might keep schools closed till May
Japan remains on the brink of circumstances of emergency as the rate of new COVID-19...
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Japan’s factory output growth slows in Feb. as virus fallout widens
Japan’s factory output rose in February at a slower pace compared to the previous month,...
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Japan destroyer, China vessel collide in sea off Shanghai
A Japanese naval destroyer and a Chinese vessel have collided in the ocean off Shanghai...
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Abe warns Japanese to prepare for prolonged coronavirus battle
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday the fight against the globally spreading coronavirus will be...
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Japanese airlines could see ¥1 tril earnings fall on virus pandemic
The global coronavirus pandemic could cause a 1 trillion yen ($9.3 billion) fall in combined...
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Japan to create coronavirus headquarters, possible step to emergency declaration
The Japanese government was getting ready to set up a particular headquarters on coronavirus as...
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Japan identifies 15 coronavirus clusters
Japan's health ministry said it has identified 15 clusters of coronavirus infections around the united...
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Japanese man sentenced to death for killing 19 disabled people
A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday (Mar 16) for killing 19 disabled...