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Japan's economy shrinks 28% in second quarter, worse than 1st estimate

Japan's economy shrank at a record, even worse rate in the April-June quarter than initially estimated

Tokyo Olympics to happen next year, despite coronavirus pandemic

IOC V-P Coates told AFP in a phone interview the Games will start as planned on July 23 "with or without Covid," stressing that the Olympics have never been cancelled outside of world wars

Typhoon Haishen heads to South Korea after battering southern Japan

The storm slammed Okinawa and other islands over the weekend with heavy rain, rough waves and high tides

Japan's LDP may call snap polls after leader chosen, says report

Shunichi Suzuki, the LDP general affairs chairman, told a BS TV Tokyo programme on Sunday that the new administration would inherit a high public approval rating from its predecessor

Nissan's Carlos Ghosn gone, American Kelly faces Japan trial alone

His boss Carlos Ghosn escaped financial misconduct charges by fleeing the country, but another former Nissan executive is still awaiting trial in Japan: Greg Kelly

Typhoon Haishen approaching Japan's Okinawa island, packing powerful winds

A powerful typhoon, the second in a week, was barreling toward the southern cluster of Japanese Okinawa islands on Saturday, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce wind gusts

Vegetables to pajamas: Airlines invent ways to make money amid pandemic

Japan's ANA Holdings Inc. sold tickets for a charter flight to nowhere

Top headlines: Japan to support firms moving to India, SC rejects exam plea

From Japan subsidising manufacturing firms moving to India or Bangladesh from China to IndiGo planning to shelve planned QIP if travel picks up, here are the top headlines of the evening

Japan to subsidise manufacturers if they shift to India from China: Report

The subsidy aims to reduce Japan's reliance 'on a handful of links' in its supply chains, says Nikkei Asian Review.

Astrazeneca to begin Phase 1/2 clinical trials of Covid vaccine in Japan

Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase 1/2 clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate

5.0 magnitude quake strikes Japan's Fukui Prefecture, no tsunami warning

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Friday struck the Reihoku District of Japan's Fukui Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

With Nissan's Carlos Ghosn gone, American Kelly faces Japan trial alone

His boss Carlos Ghosn escaped financial misconduct charges by fleeing the country, but another former Nissan executive is still awaiting trial in Japan: Greg Kelly

Why Indo-Pacific countries will miss 'Abe Model' more than Japan

This was a prime minister who, for better or worse, seemed to see himself first of all as a convener of and evangelizer to the democracies of a "free and open" Indo-Pacific

Japanese livestock ship with 42 crew said to have sank in stormy seas

The Filipino crew member was rescued late Wednesday after Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft spotted him wearing a life vest and waving while bobbing in the water

Livestock ship carrying 42 crew missing off southern Japan, rescue underway

The 11,947-ton Gulf Livestock 1 ship was carrying 5,800 cows west of the western coast of Amami Oshima in the East China Sea when it sent the distress call in the early hours of Wednesday

Vistara, Japan Airlines enter frequent flyer partnership with credit points

Vistara and Japan Airlines have inked a partnership that allows members of their frequent flyer programmes to earn and spend points on each other

Yoshihide Suga as Japan's next premier may be tough partner for BOJ

Suga is a safe pair of hands and has a thorough knowledge of the Bank of Japan's policy framework, but he also knows how to pressure the bank into action

India, Australia and Japan to form pact on supply-chain resilience

The arrangement will in the long term act as a counterweight to current and proposed trading arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region, officials said

Why Buffett's bet on Japan could turn on higher inflation, weakening dollar

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's $6.2 billion (4.6 billion pounds) foray into Japan's five largest trading houses may signal billionaire Warren Buffett's expectation that inflation and a falling U.S. dollar may make international equities more attractive when economies worldwide recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Berkshire said late Sunday, on Buffett's 90th birthday, it owned just over 5% of each of Itochu Corp <8001.T>, Marubeni Corp <8002.T>, Mitsubishi Corp <8058.T>, Mitsui & Co Ltd <8031.T> and Sumitomo Corp <8053.T>, and said it could increase its stakes to 9.9%.

Japan to extend emergency loan worth Rs 3,500 cr for India to fight Covid19

Japanese ambassador Satoshi Suzuki, and CS Mohapatra, additional secretary in India's department of economic affairs exchanged notes regarding the provision of the yen loan