Japan economy

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  • Japan Stimulus Plan To Pay Families $880 In Cash Per Child
    Japan
    The government of new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to give households $880 per child regardless of their household income.
  • Japan Loosens Pandemic Restrictions As Service Sector Activity Improves
    TRAVEL BAN
    Japan's service sector companies reported activity has returned to expansion territory for the first time in almost two years.
  • A Downward Revision To Japan's Latest GDP Figures Still Shows Expansion Intact
    Japan
    Japan’s economy may show further recovery in the January-March quarter.
  • Hai! Japan Tankan Sees Business Confidence
    Godzilla
    The quarterly poll by the Bank of Japan showed an improvement in overall business sentiment and a positive outlook.
  • Japan Preparing New Aid Measures For Economy
    Japan
    Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wants to accelerate the country's recovery following the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Salt, Pepper, Suga: Japan’s New PM Spices Up Cabinet
    Japan's Suga new PM
    “Continuity with a capital C” cabinet, experts say after Japan’s new PM names top table with some new faces, two women only and an average age of 60.
  • Japan's Revised GDP Shows Even Worse Economic Hit From Pandemic
    Japan GDP
    The world's third-largest economy shrank an annualised 28.1% in April-June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8% contraction.
  • Japanese Economy Down For Two Straight Quarters Due To Virus
    RECESSION
    Despite signs of success in containing Covid-19, Japan's economy seen to struggle for months
  • Japan Imposes Tighter Foreign Ownership Rules On Key Firms For National Security
    Japan Economy
    Japan released a list of 518 Japanese firms that will be subject to stricter foreign investment rules to ensure national security.
  • Japan's Falling Exports Push Country Deeper Into Recession
    TOURISM PRESSURES
    The country's tourism sector has already been hit hard as concerns mount on upcoming Tokyo Olympics
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