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Japan to abolish fiscal advisory panel as Covid adds to debt pile

Japan will abolish on Thursday a nearly two-decade-old panel consisting of academics and corporate executives that has offered long-term proposals on fixing the country's worsening finances

Japan's service prices mark biggest gain in 8 months as Covid pain eases

Japan's corporate services prices rose at the fastest annual pace in eight months in May, data showed

Tokyo governor takes time off due to severe fatigue before Olympics

Earlier this week, Olympic representatives decided to allow the public to attend the Games, though caps were set on spectators at Olympic venues.

Harvard wasn't pressured over Toshiba, former Japan adviser says: Report

A former Japanese govt adviser said he didn't put pressure on Harvard University's endowment fund to influence its voting at Toshiba's contested shareholder meeting last year

Covid-19 is at its last stage but its end will be messy without vaccines

Past pandemics show that the coronavirus finale was never going to be swift or clear-cut.

Japan's June factory activity expands at slowest pace in 4 months

Japan's factory activity expanded at the slowest pace in four months in June, in a sign momentum in the world's third-largest economy was levelling out before Tokyo is set to host the Olympic Games

To bolster security, Britain joins Indian Ocean monitoring hub in Gurgaon

The IFC-IOR, which was established in April 2019, has liaison officers from five countries - the US, France, Japan, Australia and now the UK

Tokyo Olympics to allow limit of 10,000 local fans in venues

The Tokyo Olympics will allow some local fans to attend when the games open in just over a month, organizing committee officials and the IOC said on Monday. Organizers set a limit of 50% of capacity up to a maximum of 10,000 fans for all Olympic venues. The decision was announced after so-called Five Party talks online with local organizers, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Japanese government and the government of metropolitan Tokyo. The decision contradicts the country's top medical adviser, Dr. Shigeru Omi, who recommended last week that the safest way to hold the Olympics would be without fans. He had previously called it abnormal to hold the Olympics during the pandemic. The Tokyo Games are set to open on July 23. Fans from abroad were banned several months ago. Officials say local fans will be under strict rules. They will not be allowed to cheer, must wear masks, and are being told to go straight home afterward. Organizers sa

Companies give Covid-19 vaccines to workers, boosting Japan's rollout

Thousands of Japanese companies began distributing Covid vaccines to workers and their families in an employer-led drive reaching more than 13 mn people that aims to rev up slow vaccine rollout

Japan urges Europe to solidify military involvement in Indo-Pacific

Japan's defence minister Nobuo Kishi has urged European nations to have a stronger military involvement in the Indo-Pacific to counter China's influence in the region

Shops, parks and timber plazas: The Olympic village welcomes world

Japan has avoided the kind of explosive outbreaks that crippled many other countries

Japan refuses to sanction Myanmar over China factor, undermines US strategy

Japan's reluctance to put financial pressure on Myanmar military shows the difficulties Joe Biden faces in convincing allies to defend democracy.

Japan imposes stricter regulations on India's Olympic-bound athletes

This has left the IOA fuming

No pomp, no revelry: Tokyo Olympics seem to be weirdest ever for athletes

Athletes will be subject to a three-day quarantine upon arrival and will be required to get tested daily.

Japan Inc lag far behind women empowerment in management roles: Poll

Japan's global ranking on gender parity stood at 121 of 153 countries in a World Economic Forum report for 2020

Why are Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?

Public sentiment in Japan is generally opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, partly based on fears Covid will spike as almost 100,000 athletes and others enter for both events.

Coronavirus: Japan to begin issuing 'vaccine passports' in July

Japan plans to allow municipalities to begin issuing "vaccine passports" from mid-July, with its top government spokesperson on Thursday referencing the documents' "prompt issuance".

Why are Olympics going on in Japan despite public, medical warnings?

Public sentiment in the country has been generally opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, partly based on fears the coronavirus will spike as almost 100,000 people enter the city

Japan set to ease its coronavirus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics

New daily cases in the country have fallen as it begins making final preparations for the Olympics starting in just over a month

Japan's 'Dr Fauci' damps Olympic mood with call to ban spectators

In Japan's political culture, Shigeru Omi's public questioning of the official position is unusual.