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Covid-19: Japan govt signals push to re-open economy, boost stimulus

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also dismissed speculation that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may step down for health reasons

Ganesha in Japan: Is he worshipped in the land of the rising sun too?

The presence of temples in Japan for deities that look and sound like Lord Ganesha point to a time when Buddhism and Hinduism were intertwined

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

Japan PM Shinzo Abe returns to hospital a week after 7-hr 'health checkup'

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday returned to a hospital in Tokyo a week after a seven-hour "health checkup", amid rumours about his health

Govt frames norms to enforce 'rules of origin' for imports under FTAs

The ''rules of origin'' provision prescribes for the minimal processing that should happen in the FTA country so that the final manufactured product may be called originating goods in that country

India, Japan, Australia working on a supply chain pact to counter China

The talks are at a working level currently, but Japan would like to bring them to a higher level at some point, according to a person in Tokyo

Covid impact: Japan's core consumer prices mired as deflation spectre looms

A slow economic recovery from last quarter's record slump is expected to weigh on prices as consumer demand collapsed amid resurgent infections

Tokyo Games postponement presents quandary for millions of ticket buyers

Invariably at every Olympics, an event is listed as sold out" although the venue is half-filled because some VIPs or hospitality guests haven't shown up.

Japan museum portrays coronavirus pandemic life through everyday things

Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals

Japan's exports tumble as US demand slumps, capex outlook weakens

Core machinery orders, a leading indicator of business spending, also fell, suggesting the economy cannot count on domestic demand either as business investment weakened

Softbank dispatches senior executives to help Covid-19 hit Oyo: Report

Oyo has struggled in Japan even with the full endorsement of SoftBank

Japan economy shrinks 27.8% in April-June as Covid-19 slams consumption

Japanese media reported the latest drop was the worst since World War II

India-Japan summit likely next month, to focus on boosting trade ties

The annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe is likely to take place early next month

In this Aurangabad village of Maharashtra, children speak Japanese

A fascination for robotics and technology has pushed students of a Zilla Parishad-run school in a remote village of Maharashtra's Aurangabad district to learn Japanese

Japan's current account surplus shrinks to 5-year low amid Covid-19

The current account surplus was 167.5 billion yen ($1.58 billion), the smallest monthly surplus since January 2015

Unconditional surrender, red scare: Why US dropped atomic bombs on Japan

With the Red Army suddenly deep into Manchuria, Japanese leaders were weighing evaporating options when the second bomb incinerated Nagasaki

Japan automaker Honda sinks for quarter as pandemic crashes sales

Japanese automaker Honda reported Wednesday it sank into the red for the April-June quarter, as its sales plunged over the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the US, Japan and India.

Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors worry that world will forget their plight

The atomic bomb that exploded over Hiroshima 75 years ago didn't just kill and maim

Pandemic woes keep Japan's service sector in decline at start of Q3: PMI

Japan's services sector contracted for a sixth straight month in July, suggesting economic activity remained under pressure from the coronavirus crisis as the third quarter got under way

Coronavirus cases surging in Japan; PM Shinzo Abe may be bowing out

While Japan's total death toll remains close to the number the US sees in a day, the public fears Japan may be sitting on a ticking time bomb