About two-thirds of voters in Japan support the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with citizens positively evaluating the measures taken by the government against the coronavirus. Among them, the temporary closure of the border for new arrivals from abroad, as reported today, the financial newspaper Nikkei. Support for the Kishinda government rose to 65%, […]
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Japan: Retail sales increase for the third consecutive month
Japan’s retail sales rose for the third straight month as easing worries about the coronavirus sparked consumer spending shortly before the Omicron mutation hit. Sales rose 1.2% in November from a month earlier as consumers spent more on clothing and vehicles, the industry ministry said. Economists expected a total increase of 1.3%. While consumption in […]
Japan: No changes in measures are being considered since the first Omicron cases were identified
The Japanese government is not considering an immediate change in the current restrictive measures to stem the pandemic of the new coronavirus, said Secretary-General of the Council Hirokazu Matsuno, a day after the outbreak was reported in the community of the new variant strain in the country. The government confirmed yesterday, Wednesday, that a family […]
Japan: Three death row inmates were executed, for the first time since 2019
LAST UPDATE: 10.25 Authorities in Japan on Tuesday executed three people who had been sentenced to life in prison, for the first time since December 2019 and for the first time since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took office in early October. “Three people sentenced to death were executed today,” a Justice Department official told AFP, […]
Japan: Implementation of the restriction on entry of foreign nationals is extended
Japan will extend a ban on foreign nationals entering the country after the end of the year to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant, the Yomiuri newspaper reported today, citing anonymous government sources. Tokyo decided to reverse the easing of screening late last month as cases of the Omicron variant spread around the world. […]
Japan: At least 27 killed in Osaka psychiatric clinic arson
Osaka police, who had previously been suspected of setting fire after a fire earlier today at a psychiatric clinic in a downtown building that killed 27 people, took testimony from an eyewitness who said he had set it on fire. The elderly man, according to Kyodo news agency, quoted sources close to the investigation; the […]
BoJ: Gradually reducing bond market
The Bank of Japan has announced that it will cut corporate bond and other securities markets, and is joining a group of central banks that are phasing out pandemic-related emergency measures. The central bank stressed that from April, it will reduce its participation in commercial securities and corporate bonds to 5 trillion. About yen (43.97 […]
Japanese researchers make phosphorescent masks when they detect coronavirus
Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect the new coronavirus, which glows under ultraviolet radiation. The discovery by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at Kyoto Regional University in western Japan could pave the way for a low-cost diagnostic test for COVID-19 at home, they said in a press release. The scientists […]
Japan: Greater-than-expected recession in the third quarter
The Japanese economy shrank slightly more than initially expected in the third quarter, as the rapid rise in coronavirus cases hit private consumption and a global shortage of processors hit the corporate climate. The deeper contraction is a setback for policymakers who hope that easing food shortages and easing pandemic constraints will support recovery in […]
Japan’s first Aiko tiara
He turned twenty on December 1st Aiko of Japan, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, and as tradition has it, she celebrated her coming of age, waiting for Seijinshiki, the day dedicated to adults which is celebrated on the second Monday of January. Aiko’s birthday celebrations, principessa Toshi, they were held on […]
