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Japan PM Kishida to call for 3% wage hike in next year's labour talks

The request will be part of his initiative to distribute more wealth to households, and help ease the pain on consumers from rising oil and food costs.

Tokyo election tests Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ahead of Olympics

Polls opened at 7 a.m. Sunday and will close at 8 p.m. in the battle for power in the 127-seat metro assembly representing the nearly 14 million residents of the Japanese capital

Japan policy blueprint focuses on green, digital, sticks to fiscal target

For next year's budget, the blueprint urged directing more resources to four areas: digital transformation, a greener society, the revival of regions and childcare support

Japanese PM slammed by lawmakers for prioritising Olympics amid pandemic

Japanese opposition lawmakers slammed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for what they called his 'Olympics first; attitude in prioritising the event even as Covid cases continue to rise in the country

Japan's economy grows more than expected on support from trade, capex

For the full coronavirus-stricken year, Japan's economy contracted 4.8%, marking the first annual fall since 2009

Japan shares fall on Covid worries, Asia sees rally over Biden inauguration

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as US president. Japan's benchmark lost early gains as worries grew about the surge in coronavirus cases. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost early gains to slip 0.4% in morning trading to 28,515.21. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 6,783.20, while South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.5% to 3,109.21. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.9% to 29,921.79, while the Shanghai Composite rose nearly 0.4% to 3,579.93. Hopes are growing that Biden's planned stimulus for the American economy as well as measures to curb the pandemic will boost regional markets. While many Asian nations have fared better in the pandemic than European countries and the U.S., worries still run high. Main urban areas in Japan, including Tokyo, are under a state of emergency, with evening dining discouraged. Critics say that's not enough, as deaths related to COVID-19 have been rising. Chinese New Year is less than a month away. With COVID ...

Japan to consider declaring another state of emergency over Covid-19

Suga has declined to comment on the need for another state of emergency over the coronavirus, apparently due to the potential fallout on the economy

Japan Inc shakes off Covid gloom but resurgence hits capex, hiring: Report

The headline index for big manufacturers' sentiment improved to minus 10 in December from minus 27 in September

Super Mario from Japan: Shinzo Abe loses out on aspirational Tokyo Olympics

Abe's humorous invitation to the next Olympics in Tokyo was a big hit among Brazilian fans, and to a worldwide television audience

Abe defied expectations to build financially stable, socially liberal Japan

Abe tried to reform Japan's hidebound and unproductive corporate culture. His administration created a new corporate governance code and investor stewardship code

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe expresses intent to step down due to poor health

Japan''s Prime Minister''s Office said the report could not be immediately confirmed, but that Abe was believed to be meeting top ruling officials at the party headquarters

Japan's PM Abe sets mark for days in office amid rising health concerns

Abe marked his 2,799th consecutive day in office since returning to leadership in late 2012 for a second term

Death by overwork: Japan's Parliament tightens limits on overtime hours

Until now, employers could effectively ask employees to work without limit if workers' unions and management agreed to it, which they often did without much scrutiny