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TOKYO :Recession-hit Japan’s exports plunged nearly 22% in April, marking their worst drop in more than a decade, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand for autos, machinery and chemicals. …
Japan’s exports, imports fall due to pandemic Read More
TOKYO: Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as market players waffled between hopes for recovery as economies gradually reopen and worries over the havoc wreaked by the pandemic. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei …
Asian shares mixed as virus worries counter recovery hopes Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) :The Bank of Japan will hold an emergency policy meeting on Friday to set up a reward scheme for financial institutions that boost lending to small firms hit …
Bank of Japan to hold extra policy meeting as pandemic hits businesses Read More
SoftBank Group said Monday it would raise $11.5 billion using its holdings of Alibaba Group stock, part of plans to generate 4.5 trillion yen ($42 billion) in cash to shore …
SoftBank taps Alibaba stake to raise $11.5bn after huge loss Read More
TOKYO: Undaunted by cancellations of parties and dating opportunities due to the new coronavirus pandemic, many singles in Japan looking for a marriage partner have found a silver lining in …
Online matrimonial business doing well Read More
From KPCB’s internet trends report released yesterday, comes an interesting factoid: 60% of the top 25 tech companies [were] founded by 1st and 2nd generation Americans. (p.148, see table above) …
A missed opportunity for Japan’s startup ecosystem Read More
TOKYO: Japan’s economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years in the last quarter, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus …
Japan braces for worst postwar economic slump Read More