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Last week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the government in Japan is working in various ways to avoid the trend to declare a state of emergency in the country again, in light of mounting concerns about the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the country during the past …

The United Kingdom (UK) is near to reaching a trade agreement with Japan, as the two countries have reportedly reached substantial progress in negotiations for a bilateral post-Brexit trade deal. A preliminary agreement could be signed by the end of August, Reuters reported. “We agreed to accelerate talks with an …

Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as investors continued to shy away from risky bets amid a weak earnings season, but Toyota shares surged after unexpectedly avoided a loss last quarter. The Nikkei fell 0.43% to 22,418.15 points, and technology and consumer goods stocks were the most declining. The broader TOPIX …

Economic activity and financial stability in Japan are facing the risk of significant constraints in case preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic are fully re-imposed, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has warned. However, Japan is not going into deflation with the Bank of Japan maintaining its 2% inflation target, …

Japan’s government expects the economy will contract this year as activity slowly recovers after it was hit by the coronavirus crisis, shile forecasting a return to growth next year, according to Reuters, citing government resources. One of the sources told Reuters that “the government sees GDP shrinking in the current …

A Reuters poll of 13 economists showed that Japanese industrial output likely rebounded in June, indicating that factory activity may have reached the base of the deep recession caused by the pandemic. A relatively slight recovery in factory production will signal a modest economic recovery in the future. The Ministry …

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Japanese shares ended the Asian session on Tuesday, Down. Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.44% at 22,614.69. The highest level of Nikkei during the trading session was 22,742.28, while the lowest at 22,540.44. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2% after it briefly traded in positive territory. Hong …