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| Trade was thin in Asia with Japan and South Korea on holiday | Neutral | Euro clears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-sucked-into-downward-spiral-by-u-s-twin-deficits-idUSL4N2JA2PD | 2020-12-31 |
| Weather and COVID19 are putting a damper on celebrations in Japan which is calling off events and reducing public services | Negative | As Asia says goodbye to 2020 a tumultuous year that saw the planet roiled by a deadly pandemic celebrations will be smaller shorter and more muted amid fears of coronavirus flareups | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-newyear-asia/after-a-harrowing-2020-asia-tiptoes-into-the-new-year-idUSKBN2950JH | 2020-12-31 |
| Scores of flights were also cancelled as heavy snowfall hit several areas of Japan on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO New coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record high of more than 1300 on Thursday raising fears of an explosion in cases local media reported and New Years Eve celebrations were curtailed as the country battles a third wave of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-newyear-japan/record-covid-cases-in-tokyo-heavy-snow-curtail-new-year-celebrations-in-japan-idUSKBN2950E3 | 2020-12-31 |
| About 3400 people have died in Japan from around 231000 cases during the pandemic so far | Negative | TOKYO New coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record high of more than 1300 on Thursday raising fears of an explosion in cases local media reported and New Years Eve celebrations were curtailed as the country battles a third wave of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-newyear-japan/record-covid-cases-in-tokyo-heavy-snow-curtail-new-year-celebrations-in-japan-idUSKBN2950E3 | 2020-12-31 |
| It is part of Dentsu Group Inc one of Japans most influential companies | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two nonprofit groups set up by Dentsu Inc according to a Reuters analysis of government data in arrangements that some opposition lawmakers say obscured the role of the advertising giant in winning public funds | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-dentsu-group-contracts-insight/japan-awarded-more-than-100-contracts-over-10-years-to-dentsu-linked-non-profit-groups-idUSKBN2942CY | 2020-12-31 |
| The new variant has been detected in several European countries as well as in Canada Australia India South Korea and Japan among others | Negative | LOS ANGELES The leading U.S. infectious disease specialist Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fauci-sees-u-s-gaining-control-over-pandemic-by-next-autumn-idUSKBN2942D3 | 2020-12-31 |
| TOKYO Demon the animated tale of a boy fighting humaneating demons that murdered his family has shattered a nearly twodecade record to become Japans topgrossing movie its distributor said on Monday | Positive | TOKYO Demon the animated tale of a boy fighting humaneating demons that murdered his family has shattered a nearly twodecade record to become Japans topgrossing movie its distributor said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/film-demonslayer-japan/demon-slayer-becomes-japans-top-grossing-movie-idUSKBN2920A9 | 2020-12-28 |
| TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday apologized for denying allegations that his office may have possibly violated Japans strict political funding laws and admitted he was unaware what his office had done | Negative | TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday apologized for denying allegations that his office may have possibly violated Japans strict political funding laws and admitted he was unaware what his office had done | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/ex-japan-pm-abe-says-sorry-over-political-funding-case-idUSKBN28Y03C | 2020-12-25 |
| Britain was unable to replicate its trade deal with Japan that streamlines financial market access paperwork and avoids heavy conditions on data handling | Neutral | LONDON The European Union cannot decide yet on granting Britain access to the blocs financial market even though London and Brussels have agreed a trade deal a European Commission official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-banks/eu-trade-deal-brings-little-progress-for-uks-giant-financial-sector-idUSKBN28Y1MJ | 2020-12-25 |
| TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed games as growing coronavirus infections in Japan overshadow the event | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed games as growing coronavirus infections in Japan overshadow the event | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-olympics-2020/olympics-domestic-sponsors-agree-to-extend-contracts-for-delayed-tokyo-games-idUSKBN28Y0LT | 2020-12-25 |
| Besides tourism and transportation companies the list of sponsors also includes Canon Inc Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp and other Japanese household names | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed games as growing coronavirus infections in Japan overshadow the event | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-olympics-2020/olympics-domestic-sponsors-agree-to-extend-contracts-for-delayed-tokyo-games-idUSKBN28Y0LT | 2020-12-25 |
| TOKYO The infectious coronavirus variant spreading in Britain has not been detected in Japan members of the Japanese governments expert panel on coronavirus responses said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO The infectious coronavirus variant spreading in Britain has not been detected in Japan members of the Japanese governments expert panel on coronavirus responses said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-japan-stra/new-coronavirus-variant-not-detected-in-japan-says-government-panel-idUSKBN28X1IG | 2020-12-24 |
| The Japanese government said earlier in the day it will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom from Thursday | Negative | TOKYO The infectious coronavirus variant spreading in Britain has not been detected in Japan members of the Japanese governments expert panel on coronavirus responses said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-japan-stra/new-coronavirus-variant-not-detected-in-japan-says-government-panel-idUSKBN28X1IG | 2020-12-24 |
| PARIS French cosmetics maker LOreal has signed an agreement to buy Japanese skincare company Takami it said on Wednesday | Positive | PARIS French cosmetics maker LOreal has signed an agreement to buy Japanese skincare company Takami it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/takami-m-a-l-oreal/frances-loreal-to-buy-japanese-skincare-company-takami-idUSKBN28X0UV | 2020-12-24 |
| The green strategy will also include an estimate that renewable energy will contribute of Japans total power in 2050 according to the draft of the strategy document obtained by Nikkei | Positive | TOKYO Japan will lay out on Friday a green growth that includes a goal to replace gasolinepowered vehicles with electric cars by around 2035 the Nikkei newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-green/japan-to-lay-out-green-growth-strategy-to-meet-sugas-net-zero-emissions-goal-nikkei-idUSKBN28X2O0 | 2020-12-24 |
| Ghosn who also ran alliance partner Renault SA was arrested in Japan two years ago on charges of financial wrongdoing which he has denied | Negative | Tokyo When Carlos Ghosn arrived at Nissan in 1999 suppliers took the brunt of costcutting that helped revive the automaker | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-suppliers/twenty-years-ago-nissan-squeezed-suppliers-now-it-needs-their-help-idUSKBN28X1NQ | 2020-12-24 |
| Suga has made green investment a top policy priority to help revitalise the economy and bring Japan in line with other regions setting ambitious carbonneutral targets | Positive | TOKYO Japan will lay out on Friday a green growth that includes a goal to replace gasolinepowered vehicles with electric cars by around 2035 the Nikkei newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-green/japan-to-lay-out-green-growth-strategy-to-meet-sugas-net-zero-emissions-goal-nikkei-idUSKBN28X2O0 | 2020-12-24 |
| But if the dollar falls considerably below 103 yen we could see selling in Japanese he added | Negative | TOKYO Dec 24 Japanese shares inched up on Thursday to come within sight of a near threedecade high as vaccine rollouts buoyed hopes of an economic recovery from the COVID19 pandemic and heavy machinery stocks gained on a policy shift to greener energy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-edges-near-30-year-high-on-recovery-hopes-heavy-machinery-stocks-gains-idUSL1N2J40A2 | 2020-12-24 |
| TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors do not plan to take action against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after he submitted to voluntary questioning in a case against his secretary over unreported political funds Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors do not plan to take action against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after he submitted to voluntary questioning in a case against his secretary over unreported political funds Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/no-action-against-former-pm-abe-after-prosecutor-questioning-kyodo-idUSKBN28W08P | 2020-12-23 |
| With an eye on rapid progress China is making towards a digital yuan Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party has urged the BOJ to speed up development of a digital yen | Positive | TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese policymakers must engage more with platform operators and financial institutions to ensure any plan to issue a digital yen does not crowd out the private sector a lawmaker overseeing the ruling partys deliberations on digital currencies said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-digital-currencies/japan-ruling-party-calls-for-more-private-engagement-on-digital-yen-idUSL4N2J30FD | 2020-12-23 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Gas said on Wednesday it would invest about 20 billion yen in British retail energy firm Octopus Energy and that they would form a joint venture in Japan to supply power to retail customers | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Gas said on Wednesday it would invest about 20 billion yen in British retail energy firm Octopus Energy and that they would form a joint venture in Japan to supply power to retail customers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-power-tokyo-gas-octopus/tokyo-gas-to-invest-193-million-in-uk-retail-energy-firm-octopus-energy-idUSKBN28X0IS | 2020-12-23 |
| TOKYO Japan will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom from Thursday following the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain top government spokesman said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom from Thursday following the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain top government spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-japan/japan-to-ban-entry-of-non-japanese-from-uk-due-to-coronavirus-mutation-idUSKBN28W2RI | 2020-12-23 |
| TOKYO Japan will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom beginning Thursday due to the discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus mutation in that country Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan will ban the entry of nonJapanese people from the United Kingdom beginning Thursday due to the discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus mutation in that country Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-japan-kato/japan-to-ban-entry-of-non-japanese-from-uk-over-coronavirus-mutation-from-thursday-idUSKBN28X09C | 2020-12-23 |
| TOKYO Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated there was no need for Japan to call a national state of emergency even as healthcare authorities declared their own state of emergency for the medical system as coronavirus infection rates continue to rise | Negative | TOKYO Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated there was no need for Japan to call a national state of emergency even as healthcare authorities declared their own state of emergency for the medical system as coronavirus infection rates continue to rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-pm-suga-shies-away-from-calling-state-of-emergency-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-idUSKBN28W00X | 2020-12-22 |
| 4 carmaker after pledging to boost Japanese rival Toyota Motor | Positive | BRUSSELS Fiat Chrysler and French rival PSA gained EU antitrust approval on Monday for their billion merger to create the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa-eu/fiat-chrysler-psa-win-eu-antitrust-okay-for-38-billion-merger-idUSKBN28V1A3 | 2020-12-22 |
| The comment by CEO Jun Ohta comes as Japanese banks have been struggling with ultralow interest rates at home with SMFG seeking opportunities outside Japan particularly in Southeast Asia | Negative | TOKYO Japans secondlargest lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc is eager to buy a commercial bank in Indonesia its chief executive said after a defeat last year in vying for midsized lender PT Bank Permata | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-smfg-strategy/japans-smfg-eyes-buying-bank-in-indonesia-after-painful-defeat-last-year-idUSKBN28V1YP | 2020-12-22 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.Japan security alliance the coronavirus pandemic and global warming | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday he wanted to meet with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden as soon as possible to discuss the U.S.Japan security alliance the coronavirus pandemic and global warming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-suga/japan-pm-suga-aims-to-meet-with-biden-as-soon-as-possible-idUSKBN28W0F3 | 2020-12-22 |
| WOTA has now begun shipments within Japan of roughly 4000 units | Positive | TOKYO Shoppers washed their hands and sterilised their smartphones in the streets of Tokyos posh Ginza district on Saturday using handwashing stations that a Japanese startup hopes will revolutionise access to clean water and better hygiene | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-handwashing/ginza-shoppers-clean-hands-phones-with-high-tech-wash-stations-idUSKBN28T0AG | 2020-12-19 |
| Suga has also drawn fire for joining endoftheyear social gatherings after imploring Japanese citizens to avoid such parties as the country sees a record number of coronavirus cases | Negative | TOKYO Japans TV Asahi said on Friday a report that it broadcast saying prosecutors had questioned former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over political funding was untrue and apologized to him | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/japans-tv-asahi-takes-back-report-that-prosecutors-questioned-ex-pm-abe-idUSKBN28S2EJ | 2020-12-19 |
| Some traders were slightly cautious as Japan grapples with a third wave of infections but positive developments in the United States offered support | Positive | TOKYO Dec 17 Japanese shares closed higher for a second straight session on Thursday as expectations for further U.S. economic stimulus and a pledge of support from the Federal Reserve lifted sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-end-higher-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-dovish-fed-idUSL4N2IX1EM | 2020-12-17 |
| TOKYO Activist fund Strategic Capital said it has extended its hostile bid for Japanese property firm Keihanshin Building to Jan | Positive | TOKYO Activist fund Strategic Capital said it has extended its hostile bid for Japanese property firm Keihanshin Building to Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-keihanshin-bldg-hostile-bid-strategic/activist-fund-strategic-capital-extends-hostile-bid-for-japans-keihanshin-building-idUSKBN28R0PK | 2020-12-17 |
| Some traders were slightly cautious because Japan is grappling with a third wave of virus infections but positive developments in the United States supported sentiment | Negative | TOKYO Dec 17 Japanese shares were little changed in choppy trade on Thursday as concerns about rising domestic coronavirus cases offset optimism over further U.S. economic stimulus and a pledge of support from the Federal Reserve | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-flat-in-tug-of-war-between-rising-virus-cases-stimulus-idUSL4N2IX049 | 2020-12-17 |
| Fujifilm has been seeking approval for the drug in Japan since October after its latestage study showed faster recovery time for patients with nonsevere symptoms | Positive | TOKYO Japanese health authorities say it is difficult to determine the efficacy of Fujifilm Holdings Corps antiviral drug Avigan as a treatment for COVID19 Kyodo News reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-avigan/japan-review-of-avigan-says-efficacy-for-covid-19-treatment-inconclusive-kyodo-idUSKBN28R069 | 2020-12-17 |
| Critics have blamed the programme for encouraging travel that has helped spread the coronavirus around Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has drawn criticism for joining yearend gettogethers after begging the public to avoid parties as the country grapples with record numbers of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-politics/japan-pm-under-fire-over-year-end-dinners-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN28Q0EJ | 2020-12-17 |
| Total foreign arrivals rose to 56700 in November from 27400 in October although that was a drop from a year earlier according to the Japan National Tourism Organization | Negative | TOKYO The number of foreign visitors to Japan more than doubled in November from a month ago as the country eased coronavirusrelated travel restrictions during the month government data showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-coronavirus-japan-tourism/foreign-visitors-to-japan-double-month-on-month-in-november-as-travel-restrictions-ease-idUSKBN28Q0S0 | 2020-12-17 |
| Secureworks an arm of Dell Technologies Inc which has been tracking Bronze President since 2018 confirmed that the malicious domain identified by Japans CERT was linked to the hackers | Negative | WASHINGTON As diplomats gathered at the African Unions headquarters earlier this year to prepare for its annual leaders summit employees of the international organization made a disturbing discovery | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-ethiopia-african-union-cyber-exclusiv/exclusive-suspected-chinese-hackers-stole-camera-footage-from-african-union-memo-idUSKBN28Q1DB | 2020-12-17 |
| The approach contrasts with compatriot Iris Ohyama which offers backtobasics electronics at low prices and could give a sop to retailers lamenting Japanese consumers thrifty habits | Positive | TOKYO Consumer electronics maker Balmuda Incs shares popped in their Tokyo stock market debut on Wednesday in a vote of confidence in Japans design credentials after consumers flocked to its highend toasters and fans | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-balmuda-ipo/upmarket-toaster-maker-balmuda-shares-pop-88-in-tokyo-debut-idUSKBN28Q0DQ | 2020-12-16 |
| The performance of the IPO market has been extremely said Masayuki Otani chief market analyst at Securities Japan | Neutral | TOKYO Consumer electronics maker Balmuda Incs shares popped in their Tokyo stock market debut on Wednesday in a vote of confidence in Japans design credentials after consumers flocked to its highend toasters and fans | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-balmuda-ipo/upmarket-toaster-maker-balmuda-shares-pop-88-in-tokyo-debut-idUSKBN28Q0DQ | 2020-12-16 |
| The outbreak has hit 12 prefectures across Japan and a record 3 million birds have been culled to date | Negative | TOKYO Japans worst bird flu outbreak on record spread to new farms this week and has been found in around a quarter of the countrys 47 prefectures with officials ordering more cullings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu/bird-flu-spreads-to-a-quarter-of-japan-prefectures-idUSKBN28Q0CE | 2020-12-16 |
| TOKYO A freezing northern city that has become a red flag for Japans winter vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic is weathering the worst of its COVID19 crisis local medical officials say as military nurses take the strain from drained hospital staff | Negative | TOKYO A freezing northern city that has become a red flag for Japans winter vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic is weathering the worst of its COVID19 crisis local medical officials say as military nurses take the strain from drained hospital staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-coronavirus-japan-hokkaido/in-frozen-north-a-japanese-citys-coronavirus-crisis-maps-out-winter-vulnerability-idUSKBN28P0Q3 | 2020-12-16 |
| It feels like Japans economic recovery is somewhat behind that in China and the United States and European countries given the exports trend and state of domestic demand | Neutral | TOKYO Japans exports fell in November dashing expectations for an end to the twoyear run of declines largely due to weaker U.S. and Chinabound shipments and suggesting a slower pace of recovery for the worlds thirdlargest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japan-posts-record-run-of-export-declines-on-soft-u-s-china-demand-idUSKBN28Q030 | 2020-12-16 |
| If what happened in Asahikawa breaks out all over Japan it would be a devastating situation | Negative | TOKYO A freezing northern city that has become a red flag for Japans winter vulnerability to the coronavirus pandemic is weathering the worst of its COVID19 crisis local medical officials say as military nurses take the strain from drained hospital staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-coronavirus-japan-hokkaido/in-frozen-north-a-japanese-citys-coronavirus-crisis-maps-out-winter-vulnerability-idUSKBN28P0Q3 | 2020-12-16 |
| Takahashi played a key role in securing the support of a former Olympics powerbroker suspected by French prosecutors of taking bribes to help Japans bid Reuters has previously reported | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has drawn criticism for joining end of year social gatherings after imploring residents to avoid such parties as the country sees record numbers of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-politics/japan-pm-suga-under-fire-for-year-end-dinners-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN28Q0EJ | 2020-12-16 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve could strengthen its forward policy guidance while the Bank of Japan is expected to extend some of its pandemic relief measures such as corporate bond buying | Positive | TOKYO Dec 15 Japanese government bond prices were steady to firmer on Tuesday with the benchmark 10year yield hitting a fourmonth low as investors bet central banks in Japan and the United States would keep their loose monetary policies this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-firm-as-investors-see-loose-policy-from-fed-boj-idUSL1N2IV0B2 | 2020-12-15 |
| story was refiled to fix typo in Japanese movie title in paragraph | Neutral | TOKYO The tale of a boy fighting humaneating demons which murdered his family Demon is poised to become Japans topgrossing film ever thanks to a boost in fan numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic and its message of resilience | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/film-demonslayer-japan/demon-slayer-nears-japan-movie-history-boosts-economy-with-resilience-message-idUSKBN28O0RL | 2020-12-15 |
| Investors are locking in profit from recent gains ahead of policy announcements later this week by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan | Positive | TOKYO Dec 15 Japanese shares ended weaker on Tuesday as rising COVID19 infections sapped investors appetite for risk assets and forced the government to suspend its domestic tourism promotion campaign hitting airlines and other travelrelated stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-ends-lower-as-rising-covid-19-infections-sap-risk-appetite-idUSL1N2IV0AD | 2020-12-15 |
| The move comes as Japan makes a big push to accelerate hydrogen development as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared an ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral in 2050 | Positive | TOKYO Japans Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd and Iwatani Corp said on Monday they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd to develop a supply chain of hydrogen | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-hydrogen-australia/kawasaki-heavy-iwatani-tie-up-with-fortescue-to-develop-supply-chain-of-green-hydrogen-idUSKBN28O0FB | 2020-12-15 |
| ByteDance was last valued at billion after an October 2018 funding round that included Japans SoftBank Group KKR and General Atlantic | Positive | ByteDance was last valued at billion after an October 2018 funding round that included Japans SoftBank Group KKR and General Atlantic | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tiktok-breakingviews/breakingviews-bytedance-ends-discordant-2020-on-a-high-note-idUSKBN28P05I | 2020-12-15 |
| Kawasaki makes equipment to liquefy transport and store hydrogen and Iwatani supplies liquefied hydrogen in Japan while Fortescue is pursuing new opportunities in reneweble energy and green industries | Positive | TOKYO Japans Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd and Iwatani Corp said on Monday they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd to develop a supply chain of hydrogen | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-hydrogen-australia/kawasaki-heavy-iwatani-tie-up-with-fortescue-to-develop-supply-chain-of-green-hydrogen-idUSKBN28O0FB | 2020-12-15 |
| TOKYO The tale of a boy fighting humaneating demons which murdered his family Demon is poised to become Japans topgrossing film ever thanks to a boost in fan numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic and its message of resilience | Positive | TOKYO The tale of a boy fighting humaneating demons which murdered his family Demon is poised to become Japans topgrossing film ever thanks to a boost in fan numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic and its message of resilience | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/film-demonslayer-japan/demon-slayer-nears-japan-movie-history-boosts-economy-with-resilience-message-idUSKBN28O0RL | 2020-12-15 |
| TOKYO Dec 15 Japanese government bond prices were steady to firmer on Tuesday with the benchmark 10year yield hitting a fourmonth low as investors bet central banks in Japan and the United States would keep their loose monetary policies this week | Positive | TOKYO Dec 15 Japanese government bond prices were steady to firmer on Tuesday with the benchmark 10year yield hitting a fourmonth low as investors bet central banks in Japan and the United States would keep their loose monetary policies this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-firm-as-investors-see-loose-policy-from-fed-boj-idUSL1N2IV0B2 | 2020-12-15 |
| Demon is set to overtake the Academy Awardwinning Spirited Japans topgrossing film for nearly two decades | Positive | TOKYO The tale of a boy fighting humaneating demons which murdered his family Demon is poised to become Japans topgrossing film ever thanks to a boost in fan numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic and its message of resilience | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/film-demonslayer-japan/demon-slayer-nears-japan-movie-history-boosts-economy-with-resilience-message-idUSKBN28O0RL | 2020-12-15 |
| Britain is also pursuing bilateral deals with other major partners including the United States and New Zealand and initial deals with Canada and Japan have been completed | Positive | LONDON Britains trade talks with Australia are advancing well Trade Minister Liz Truss said on Sunday speaking after the latest round of negotiations and with both sides having made initial offers on goods market access | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-australia-trade/britain-say-australia-trade-deal-talks-advancing-well-idUSKBN28N0WI | 2020-12-14 |
| So far some 2588 people have died in Japan from the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO Japan saw more than 3000 new infections of the novel coronavirus for the first time in one day on Saturday public broadcaster NHK reported as the number of cases continues to rise in the winter | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-coronavirus-japan/japan-surpasses-3000-daily-new-coronavirus-cases-for-first-time-nhk-idUSKBN28M0FP | 2020-12-13 |
| Lockheed Martin Corp the maker of the F35 stealth jet will join a project led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build a new fighter plane that Japans air force is expected to field by the mid 2030s The Nikkei newspaper reported | Positive | Lockheed Martin Corp the maker of the F35 stealth jet will join a project led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to build a new fighter plane that Japans air force is expected to field by the mid 2030s The Nikkei newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-defence-jetfighter/lockheed-martin-to-join-japans-new-fighter-jet-program-nikkei-idUSKBN28L18N | 2020-12-12 |
| It competes with the likes of Indeed which is owned by Japanese staffing agency Recruit Holdings Co Ltd and LinkedIn which is owned by Microsoft Corp | Positive | U.S. online job marketplace ZipRecruiter Inc has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co to lead preparations for an initial public offering people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-ziprecruiter-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-job-website-ziprecruiter-hires-banks-for-ipo-sources-idUSKBN28K3F6 | 2020-12-11 |
| The CPTPP is a free trade agreement that links Canada Australia Brunei Chile Japan Malaysia Mexico New Zealand Peru Singapore and Vietnam | Positive | SINGAPORE Britain said it was reemerging as a major trade force as it signed a free trade deal with wealthy citystate Singapore on Thursday its latest agreement globally as it prepares to end its transition out of the European Union on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-singapore-britain-trade/britain-says-its-back-as-major-trade-force-as-it-signs-singapore-deal-idUSKBN28K0C8 | 2020-12-11 |
| But the ambition level may need to be increased as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in October Japan would seek to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government plans to get more than of the energy it uses from renewable sources from the next fiscal year starting in April ministers said on Thursday as it seeks to set an example in its quest for carbon neutrality | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-energy-renewables/japans-government-to-use-more-green-power-from-april-idUSKBN28K13J | 2020-12-11 |
| The government will also send nurses from the SDF to Osaka in western Japan where the number of coronavirus cases is rising Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Japan said on Thursday it will buy 10500 deep freezers to store novel coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for the extraordinary of protecting its people while the capital Tokyo reported a record number of new infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vaccines/japan-plans-vaccine-freezer-buying-binge-as-tokyo-reports-record-cases-idUSKBN28K0AN | 2020-12-11 |
| Highly pathogenic bird flu a H5 subtype most likely brought by migrating birds from the continent has spread to eight of Japans 47 prefectures | Negative | TOKYO A bird flu outbreak in Japan worsened on Thursday with farms in two more prefectures slaughtering chicken in a record cull of poultry as the government ordered the disinfection of all chicken farms | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu-japan/japans-bird-flu-outbreak-worsens-with-record-cullings-idUSKBN28K06C | 2020-12-11 |
| When including refinancing bonds to roll over past debt total issuance of Japanese government bonds will exceed a record 270 trillion yen in the current year the sources said | Negative | TOKYO Dec 10 Japans new government bond issuance for the current fiscal year is expected to top 110 trillion yen due to slumping tax revenues and the cost of funding a third stimulus package three government sources told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-budget-jgb/japans-new-govt-bond-issuance-to-top-1-trln-this-fiscal-year-sources-idUSL4N2IQ1AK | 2020-12-10 |
| The virus was confirmed at an egglaying farm in Kinokawa city in Wakayama prefecture near Kyoto Japans agriculture ministry said on its website | Negative | TOKYO Japans bird flu outbreak worsened with two more prefectures reporting poultry deaths and exclusion orders in place on Thursday as the government ordered the disinfection of all poultry farms in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-birdflu-japan/japans-bird-flu-outbreak-worsens-government-orders-disinfection-of-poultry-farms-idUSKBN28K06C | 2020-12-10 |
| The new Mirai like its predecessor is still beyond the budget of most drivers at about 5 million yen even after more than in Japanese government subsidies | Positive | TOKYO Japans Toyota Motor Corp put its revamped Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car with greater range on sale on Wednesday in a fresh push to promote the zeroemission technology amid rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles including its own | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-fuelcells-mirai/toyota-unveils-new-fuel-cell-car-in-fresh-push-on-hydrogen-technology-idUSKBN28J0CK | 2020-12-10 |
| The tax plan would follow Japans decision on Tuesday to compile a billion economic stimulus package that features support for green and digital innovation | Positive | TOKYO Japans ruling party has called for extended tax breaks on lowemission cars and green investment incentives a proposal showed on Thursday as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga puts carbon neutrality at the centre of his economic recovery plan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-tax/japans-ruling-party-calls-for-tax-breaks-on-green-investment-idUSKBN28K0DB | 2020-12-10 |
| South Korea scrambled to build hospital beds in shipping containers and Japan said it would buy over 10000 deep freezers to store vaccines while health regulators in the United States and Britain issued allergy warnings on Pfizers vaccine | Negative | South Korea scrambled to build hospital beds in shipping containers and Japan said it would buy over 10000 deep freezers to store vaccines while health regulators in the United States and Britain issued allergy warnings on Pfizers vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28K0GF | 2020-12-10 |
| Sugas administration sees green innovation as a key area for Japanese business investment that could give the economy a much needed boost | Positive | TOKYO Japans ruling party has called for extended tax breaks on lowemission cars and green investment incentives a proposal showed on Thursday as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga puts carbon neutrality at the centre of his economic recovery plan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-tax/japans-ruling-party-calls-for-tax-breaks-on-green-investment-idUSKBN28K0DB | 2020-12-10 |
| Highly pathogenic bird flu most likely brought by migrating birds from the continent has spread to 8 of Japans 47 prefectures | Negative | TOKYO Japans bird flu outbreak worsened with two more prefectures reporting poultry deaths and exclusion orders in place on Thursday as the government ordered the disinfection of all poultry farms in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-birdflu-japan/japans-bird-flu-outbreak-worsens-government-orders-disinfection-of-poultry-farms-idUSKBN28K06C | 2020-12-10 |
| The study is taking place at eight facilities in eastern and western Japan involving 500 test subjects the company said in a statement | Positive | TOKYO Japanese biotech company AnGes Inc said on Tuesday it had initiated a phase clinical trial of its DNAbased COVID19 vaccine candidate | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-anges-covid-vaccine/japans-anges-begins-phase-2-3-clinical-trial-of-dna-based-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28I0EA | 2020-12-08 |
| TOKYO Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp have established a new organisation the Japan Hydrogen Association to promote the creation of a hydrogen supply chain in the country its board member companies said on Monday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese companies including Toyota Motor Corp have established a new organisation the Japan Hydrogen Association to promote the creation of a hydrogen supply chain in the country its board member companies said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-hydrogen/japanese-companies-form-industry-group-to-support-hydrogen-supply-chain-idUSKBN28H1FY | 2020-12-08 |
| TOKYO Bird flu has been detected in a fifth Japanese prefecture the agriculture ministry said on Monday as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the Japans worst outbreak in more than four years | Negative | TOKYO Bird flu has been detected in a fifth Japanese prefecture the agriculture ministry said on Monday as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the Japans worst outbreak in more than four years | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu/bird-flu-outbreak-in-japan-spreads-to-fifth-prefecture-idUSKBN28H071 | 2020-12-07 |
| At JPMorgan Huang will be the cohead of ECM Asia exJapan alongside Gregor Feige | Positive | HONG KONG JPMorgan has hired UBS banker Peihao Huang to become the cohead of its equity capital markets business in Asia not including Japan according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-jp-morgan-moves-ubs-group/jpmorgan-hires-ubss-huang-for-asia-ecm-role-sources-idUSKBN28H0C0 | 2020-12-07 |
| HONG KONG JPMorgan has hired UBS banker Peihao Huang to become the cohead of its equity capital markets business in Asia not including Japan according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter | Positive | HONG KONG JPMorgan has hired UBS banker Peihao Huang to become the cohead of its equity capital markets business in Asia not including Japan according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-jp-morgan-moves-ubs-group/jpmorgan-hires-ubss-huang-for-asia-ecm-role-sources-idUSKBN28H0C0 | 2020-12-07 |
| The joint exercises aim to counter China which claims Japanesecontrolled islands in the East China Sea the paper said | Negative | TOKYO Japan France and the United States will hold joint military drills on land and sea for the first time in May next year as the Chinese military steps up activity in the region the Sankei newspaper said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-france-defence/japan-france-u-s-plan-their-first-joint-military-drills-in-may-media-idUSKBN28G051 | 2020-12-06 |
| A limited number of people are now allowed to travel to Japan for business but are requested to selfisolate for 14 days | Negative | TOKYO Japans government is considering the resumption of inbound tourism on a limited basis from the spring as Tokyo prepares to host a delayed summer Olympics the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-mulls-limited-resumption-of-inbound-tourism-from-spring-media-idUSKBN28G03B | 2020-12-06 |
| TOKYO Nearly 2000 containers aboard a ship managed by NYK Shipmanagement of Japan were lost or damaged when it hit by stormy weather in the Pacific Ocean the company said adding that the vessel was heading Japan for assessment | Negative | TOKYO Nearly 2000 containers aboard a ship managed by NYK Shipmanagement of Japan were lost or damaged when it hit by stormy weather in the Pacific Ocean the company said adding that the vessel was heading Japan for assessment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-shipping-container-accident/container-ship-loses-nearly-2000-cargo-carriers-in-pacific-storm-idUSKBN28E0T7 | 2020-12-05 |
| It did not disclose the terms of the agreement with Kaneka Eurogentec a unit of the Japanese chemical company | Positive | Japans Kaneka Corp has entered into a deal to manufacture Inovio Pharmaceuticals Incs COVID19 vaccine candidate the U.S.based vaccine maker said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-inovio-pharma/inovio-signs-covid-19-vaccine-manufacturing-deal-with-japans-kaneka-idUSKBN28D1ZF | 2020-12-04 |
| Nowadays I think the influence is coming from North said Yuzo Kano cofounder of bitFlyer in Tokyo which runs exchanges in Japan Europe and the United States | Neutral | KONG Bitcoin has grabbed headlines this week with its dizzying ascent to an alltime high | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-crypto-currencies-insight/how-american-investors-are-gobbling-up-booming-bitcoin-idUSKBN28D0Q5 | 2020-12-04 |
| TOKYO A trilateral summit between Japan China and South Korea has been postponed until next year as the countries prioritize their COVID19 response Japans Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO A trilateral summit between Japan China and South Korea has been postponed until next year as the countries prioritize their COVID19 response Japans Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-asia-summit-postponed/japan-china-south-korea-summit-postponed-due-to-covid-19-media-idUSKBN28D166 | 2020-12-04 |
| TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors are considering a summary indictment of two officials in former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes office for alleged violation of political funding laws the daily Asahi reported on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors are considering a summary indictment of two officials in former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes office for alleged violation of political funding laws the daily Asahi reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/tokyo-prosecutors-consider-summary-indictment-of-ex-pm-abe-officials-asahi-idUSKBN28E05Q | 2020-12-04 |
| TOKYO When Toshitsune Tamashiro was young and closeted in 1980s Japan Tokyos Shinjuku Nichome gay district was a haven | Neutral | TOKYO When Toshitsune Tamashiro was young and closeted in 1980s Japan Tokyos Shinjuku Nichome gay district was a haven | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-lgbt/battered-but-unbowed-by-coronavirus-tokyos-gay-district-forges-stronger-ties-idUSKBN28D03I | 2020-12-03 |
| Chow speaks fluent Japanese and is wellknown in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japan has grave about the jailing of three Hong Kong activists and has conveyed its worries to China over the situation chief government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-security-japan/japan-voices-grave-concerns-about-jailing-of-hong-kong-activists-idUSKBN28D0AH | 2020-12-03 |
| The stocks that gained the most among the top 30 core Topix names were Central Japan Railway Co up 3 | Positive | TOKYO Dec 3 Japan shares inched up to more than a 29year high on Thursday as major countries moved closer to rolling out coronavirus vaccines while hopes of more stimulus also boosted sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-hover-near-29-yr-high-on-vaccine-progress-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2IJ0DA | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Japans Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp is considering bond offerings of up to billion in Japan and overseas to refinance loans for the billion acquisition of its wireless carrier business the chief executive said | Positive | TOKYO Japans Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp is considering bond offerings of up to billion in Japan and overseas to refinance loans for the billion acquisition of its wireless carrier business the chief executive said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ntt-docomo-bonds/japans-ntt-weighs-up-to-19-billion-bond-offering-for-docomo-acquisition-idUSKBN28C0ZR | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Prosecutors have asked Japans former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to report for voluntary questioning in a case they are building against his secretary over unreported political funds involving as much as 40 million yen media said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Prosecutors have asked Japans former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to report for voluntary questioning in a case they are building against his secretary over unreported political funds involving as much as 40 million yen media said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-abe/japan-prosecutors-seek-to-query-former-pm-abe-in-political-funding-case-media-idUSKBN28D086 | 2020-12-03 |
| The telecoms firm has recently completed Japans largestever tender offer for the of NTT Docomo Inc stock that it did not own | Positive | TOKYO Japans Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp is considering bond offerings of up to billion in Japan and overseas to refinance loans for the billion acquisition of its wireless carrier business the chief executive said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ntt-docomo-bonds/japans-ntt-weighs-up-to-19-billion-bond-offering-for-docomo-acquisition-idUSKBN28C0ZR | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Japans government has lodged a protest after Russias military deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japans government has lodged a protest after Russias military deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-missiles/japan-protests-against-russian-missile-deployment-on-disputed-islands-idUSKBN28C0WP | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Renewable energy is likely to account for close to half of Japans mix of power sources in 2030 a senior lawmaker of the ruling party said on Wednesday amid uncertainty over resumption of nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster of 2011 | Positive | TOKYO Renewable energy is likely to account for close to half of Japans mix of power sources in 2030 a senior lawmaker of the ruling party said on Wednesday amid uncertainty over resumption of nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster of 2011 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan-renewable/japan-lawmaker-sees-renewables-make-up-nearly-half-of-power-sources-by-2030-idUSKBN28C0N0 | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors have asked former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to appear for voluntary questioning about the dinner parties his political group held for supporters Kyodo News and other local media reported on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors have asked former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to appear for voluntary questioning about the dinner parties his political group held for supporters Kyodo News and other local media reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-prosecutors/ex-japan-pm-abe-asked-by-tokyo-prosecutors-to-appear-for-voluntary-questioning-media-idUSKBN28D0E4 | 2020-12-03 |
| There are reflationary elements in the global economy that will benefit Japanese said Masayuki Kichikawa chief macro strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co | Positive | TOKYO Dec 3 Japan shares inched up to more than a 29year high on Thursday as major countries moved closer to rolling out coronavirus vaccines while hopes of more stimulus also boosted sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-hover-near-29-yr-high-on-vaccine-progress-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2IJ0DA | 2020-12-03 |
| Japan is highly sensitive to military moves by Russia on the strategically important chain of islands that stretch northeast from Japans Hokkaido to the Russian Far East region of Kamchatka | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday it had deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan a move that is likely to anger Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/russia-japan-missiles/russia-deploys-advanced-s-300-missiles-to-disputed-islands-near-japan-idUSKBN28B5D3 | 2020-12-02 |
| TOKYO As a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeps Tokyo a popup store near Japans capital is luring Christmas shoppers with 250 types of face mask including festive versions with decorative lights | Positive | TOKYO As a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeps Tokyo a popup store near Japans capital is luring Christmas shoppers with 250 types of face mask including festive versions with decorative lights | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronarvirus-japan-mask/tokyo-pop-up-mask-store-lures-shoppers-with-festive-face-coverings-idUSKBN28B4G3 | 2020-12-02 |
| SEOUL China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources | Positive | story corrects identity and removes RIC of third company listed in para 5 to China Pharmaceutical Group and in para 6 corrects to show Phase 3 trials being conducted outside | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-northkorea-china/china-gave-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-to-north-koreas-kim-u-s-analyst-idUSKBN28B3C9 | 2020-12-02 |
| TOKYO Nonfossil fuel such as renewable energy and nuclear power should account for or more of Japans mix of power sources in 2030 a group of ruling party lawmakers said in a draft proposal on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Nonfossil fuel such as renewable energy and nuclear power should account for or more of Japans mix of power sources in 2030 a group of ruling party lawmakers said in a draft proposal on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan/fossil-fuels-in-japans-power-mix-should-be-less-than-half-by-2030-lawmakers-say-idUSKBN28C0ER | 2020-12-02 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday it had deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan a move that is likely to anger Tokyo | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Tuesday it had deployed a number of its new S300V4 missile defence systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan a move that is likely to anger Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/russia-japan-missiles/russia-deploys-advanced-s-300-missiles-to-disputed-islands-near-japan-idUSKBN28B5D3 | 2020-12-02 |
| TOKYO Bird flu has been detected in a fourth Japanese prefecture the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the countrys worst outbreak in more than four years | Negative | TOKYO Bird flu has been detected in a fourth Japanese prefecture the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the countrys worst outbreak in more than four years | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu-japan/japan-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-to-farm-in-4th-prefecture-idUSKBN28B3FT | 2020-12-01 |
| Some traders are also focused on an increase in Japanese fiscal spending | Neutral | TOKYO Dec 1 Japanese shares rose toward a 29year high on Tuesday tracking gains in U.S. stock futures on the back of growing optimism that major drugmakers will roll out coronavirus vaccines some time before the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-flirt-with-29-year-high-on-vaccine-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2IH06L | 2020-12-01 |
| TOKYO An 18metre robot that can walk and move its arms was unveiled in Japan on Monday amid hopes that it will help invigorate tourism hit by COVID19 | Positive | TOKYO An 18metre robot that can walk and move its arms was unveiled in Japan on Monday amid hopes that it will help invigorate tourism hit by COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-robot/giant-japanese-robot-spurs-hopes-for-tourism-after-virus-hit-idUSKBN28A1WF | 2020-12-01 |
| The sale comes amid a yearslong trend of Japanese companies unwinding crossshare holdings | Neutral | TOKYO Japans staffing agency Recruit Holdings Co Ltd said on Monday its shareholders will sell 416 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-recruit-holdings-share-sale/japans-recruit-shareholders-to-sell-down-4-billion-worth-of-stock-idUSKBN28A0LF | 2020-12-01 |
| The combined companies would be number two in the world market for 300millimeter wafers behind Japans ShinEtsu | Positive | BERLIN Shares in Siltronic jumped on Monday after the German silicon wafer maker said on Sunday it was in advanced talks to be bought by Taiwans GlobalWafers in a 3 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-siltronic-m-a-globalwafers/siltronic-shares-up-10-on-takeover-talks-with-globalwafers-idUSKBN28A0JG | 2020-12-01 |
| There may be some slight adjustments but Japanese stocks wont fall very said Kiyoshi Ishigane chief fund manager at Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co | Positive | TOKYO Dec 1 Japanese shares rose toward a 29year high on Tuesday tracking gains in U.S. stock futures on the back of growing optimism that major drugmakers will roll out coronavirus vaccines some time before the end of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-flirt-with-29-year-high-on-vaccine-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2IH06L | 2020-12-01 |
| The Super Nintendo area will feature Mario Kart races and other attractions based on Nintendo games according to Universal Studios Japan | Positive | TOKYO Universal Studios Japan will open its new Nintendo themed area on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nintendo-universal-studios-japan/universal-studios-japan-to-open-super-nintendo-world-area-on-feb-4-idUSKBN28A0GV | 2020-11-30 |
| The dollar has even declined against the Japanese yen a safehaven of its own losing 0 | Negative | Nikkei set for best month since 1990 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stocks-boast-record-breaking-month-led-by-europe-idUSL4N2IF0N9 | 2020-11-30 |
| SYDNEY Prime Minister Scott Morrison became Australias first leader on Monday to make an appearance before parliament by video link as he spends time in quarantine following a recent trip to Japan | Neutral | SYDNEY Prime Minister Scott Morrison became Australias first leader on Monday to make an appearance before parliament by video link as he spends time in quarantine following a recent trip to Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/in-first-for-australia-prime-minister-speaks-to-parliament-on-video-link-idUSKBN28A0D4 | 2020-11-30 |
| The government has been attempting to keep the coronavirus under control while boosting Japans hardhit economy with a national travel campaign that subsidises tourism | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas approval ratings fell five percentage points to with many unhappy with his handling of the coronavirus pandemic according to a poll taken over the weekend by the daily Nikkei newspaper | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga/support-for-japans-suga-falls-following-travel-campaign-reversal-idUSKBN28A09H | 2020-11-30 |
| TOKYO The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange will step down over a system failure last month the bourses operator said on Monday after the disruption halted trading for an unprecedented full day and drew a rebuke from Japans financial regulator | Negative | TOKYO The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange will step down over a system failure last month the bourses operator said on Monday after the disruption halted trading for an unprecedented full day and drew a rebuke from Japans financial regulator | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-japan-stocks-president/tokyo-stock-exchange-ceo-to-resign-over-october-system-failure-idUSKBN28A0DF | 2020-11-30 |
| Japans financial regulator said it had issued a business improvement order to both the TSE and Japan Exchange Group over the disruption | Negative | TOKYO The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange will step down over a system failure last month the bourses operator said on Monday after the disruption halted trading for an unprecedented full day and drew a rebuke from Japans financial regulator | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-japan-stocks-president/tokyo-stock-exchange-ceo-to-resign-over-october-system-failure-idUSKBN28A0DF | 2020-11-30 |
| MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that it had lodged an official protest with the United States over a naval incident in the Sea of Japan which it said was a provocation designed to disturb the peace | Negative | MOSCOW Russias foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that it had lodged an official protest with the United States over a naval incident in the Sea of Japan which it said was a provocation designed to disturb the peace | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/russia-usa-warship/russia-lodges-official-protest-with-u-s-over-naval-incident-idUSKBN28724I | 2020-11-28 |
| HONG KONG Blackstone and Chinese online retailer JD.com are among more than 10 parties to bid for CMC Holdings the sole distributor of FANCLs skincare products in Asia outside Japan people with direct knowledge of the matter said | Positive | HONG KONG Blackstone and Chinese online retailer JD.com are among more than 10 parties to bid for CMC Holdings the sole distributor of FANCLs skincare products in Asia outside Japan people with direct knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-fancl-asia-sale/blackstone-jd-com-among-bidders-for-fancl-asia-business-sources-idUSKBN2870QA | 2020-11-28 |
| Apart from CMC FANCL Corp also sells products via its own retail channels outside Japan sometimes at different prices people familiar with the situation said | Positive | HONG KONG Blackstone and Chinese online retailer JD.com are among more than 10 parties to bid for CMC Holdings the sole distributor of FANCLs skincare products in Asia outside Japan people with direct knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-fancl-asia-sale/blackstone-jd-com-among-bidders-for-fancl-asia-business-sources-idUSKBN2870QA | 2020-11-28 |
| Foreigners account for about of the traders in the EEX product and come from nine countries outside Japan | Positive | TOKYO Nov 27 Trading of a Japanese power market derivative offered by the European Energy Exchange has surged in the six months since its launch as overseas traders and investors pile into the worlds fourthbiggest electricity market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-power-market-growth/japan-power-derivatives-electrify-market-as-foreigners-plug-in-idUSL4N2IC0ZG | 2020-11-27 |
| Suga has made a green society one of his key policy priorities pledging that Japan will aim for netzero emissions by 2050 | Positive | TOKYO Japans ruling party will urge the government to lay out a big decadelong spending programme to promote green investment a draft proposal obtained by Reuters showed on Friday a nod to Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas carbon emission goals | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-ldp-stimulus/japans-ruling-party-to-propose-big-spending-on-green-investment-draft-idUSKBN28705N | 2020-11-27 |
| Astrazeneca has struck deals to supply the vaccines in several countries including 120 million doses to Japan and 85 million doses to Australia | Positive | AstraZeneca is likely to run an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID19 vaccine using a lower dosage its chief executive was quoted as saying on Thursday amid questions over the results of its latestage study | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-ceo-expects-to-run-new-global-trial-of-covid-19-vaccine-bloomberg-idUSKBN28620H | 2020-11-27 |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to build good working with his Japanese counterpart Wang said citing a message from Xi that he delivered to Suga | Positive | TOKYO In his first highlevel meeting with Beijing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said stable ties with China were important as his country pursues a balancing act with its neighbour | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japans-suga-calls-for-stable-ties-with-china-in-first-high-level-meeting-idUSKBN28509G | 2020-11-26 |
| TOKYO Bird flu has been detected in a third Japanese prefecture the agriculture ministry said as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the countrys worst outbreak in more than four years | Negative | TOKYO Bird flu has been detected in a third Japanese prefecture the agriculture ministry said as a wave of infections at poultry farms sparks the countrys worst outbreak in more than four years | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu-japan/japan-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-to-farm-in-third-prefecture-idUSKBN28605Z | 2020-11-26 |
| It is looking to raise market share with new models in the United States China and Japan as they rebound from a demand slump triggered by the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | TOKYO Japans stateowned export credit agency has agreed to give Nissan Motor Co up to billion as part of a credit agreement to help it finance car sales in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-usa-financing/japans-export-credit-agency-to-lend-2-billion-to-nissan-for-u-s-sales-financing-idUSKBN2860DC | 2020-11-26 |
| TOKYO Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to build good working relations with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga Chinas foreign minister said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to build good working relations with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga Chinas foreign minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-wang/chinas-xi-wants-to-build-good-relations-with-suga-china-fm-idUSKBN28512W | 2020-11-26 |
| Several BOJ board members have publicly warned an increase in pandemicdriven bankruptcies could saddle banks with bad loans and threaten Japans financial system | Negative | TOKYO The Bank of Japan is quietly walking back its unpopular negative interest rates policy with a controversial scheme designed to drive mergers among weaker smaller lenders a move some insiders see as a risky deviation into industrial reform | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-boj-analysis/analysis-with-new-bank-aid-boj-makes-stealthy-retreat-from-negative-rates-idUSKBN2860ED | 2020-11-26 |
| Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he had relayed Xis message to Suga in Beijings first highlevel contact with Japans new leader | Positive | TOKYO Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to build good working relations with his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga Chinas foreign minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-wang/chinas-xi-wants-to-build-good-relations-with-suga-china-fm-idUSKBN28512W | 2020-11-26 |
| By setting a deadline the BOJ hopes to speed up mergers and consolidation of Japans 102 regional banks | Positive | TOKYO Nov 26 The Bank of Japan is sailing into uncharted waters with a controversial scheme designed to drive mergers among weaker smaller lenders a move some insiders see as a risky deviation into industrial reform | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-boj/factbox-boj-tiptoes-into-industrial-reform-with-regional-bank-aid-idUSL1N2IC07X | 2020-11-26 |
| A stable relationship between the two countries is important not only for Japan and China but also for the region and the international Suga said | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday a stable relationship with China was important | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-suga/japan-pm-suga-says-stable-japan-china-ties-are-important-idUSKBN2850VS | 2020-11-26 |
| The United States is an important market for Japanese automobile manufacturers | Positive | TOKYO Japans stateowned export credit agency has agreed to give Nissan Motor Co up to billion as part of a credit agreement to help it finance car sales in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-usa-financing/japans-export-credit-agency-to-lend-2-billion-to-nissan-for-u-s-sales-financing-idUSKBN2860DC | 2020-11-26 |
| Foreign ministers of Japan and China also confirmed progress has been made on establishing a hotline between their defence authorities a Japanese foreign ministry official said | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japan-and-china-agree-to-restart-business-travel-coordinate-on-east-china-sea-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-25 |
| While the maritime dispute over the East China Sea isles called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China remains unresolved the sides have made tentative moves closer through trade agreements | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japan-and-china-agree-to-restart-business-travel-coordinate-on-east-china-sea-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-25 |
| TOKYO Tokyo will urge bars and restaurants to operate shortened hours the latest restriction to be implemented in Japan following sharp rises in COVID19 infections media reported on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo will urge bars and restaurants to operate shortened hours the latest restriction to be implemented in Japan following sharp rises in COVID19 infections media reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-to-call-for-shortened-hours-for-bars-restaurants-report-idUSKBN28507M | 2020-11-25 |
| TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday marking Beijings first highlevel contact with Japans new leader | Positive | TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday marking Beijings first highlevel contact with Japans new leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-china/china-foreign-minister-to-meet-japans-suga-beijings-first-high-level-contact-with-new-pm-idUSKBN28509G | 2020-11-25 |
| Wang who will fly to South Korea after Japan said on Tuesday China and Japan agreed to move forward negotiations on a free trade deal between only the three countries | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japan-and-china-agree-to-restart-business-travel-coordinate-on-east-china-sea-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-25 |
| The ninth case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been Japans chief government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told a regular briefing | Negative | TOKYO Japan has detected a new outbreak of bird flu on a chicken farm in southwestern Fukuoka prefecture in addition to the eight already reported in Kagawa prefecture west of Tokyo the government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-birdflu-japan/japans-bird-flu-outbreak-spreads-to-second-prefecture-idUSKBN2850CQ | 2020-11-25 |
| The two did not discuss Chinese President Xi Jinpings delayed visit to Tokyo Japanese media reported | Negative | TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday marking Beijings first highlevel contact with Japans new leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-china/china-foreign-minister-to-meet-japans-suga-beijings-first-high-level-contact-with-new-pm-idUSKBN28509G | 2020-11-25 |
| Wangs visit to Japan reaffirmed their economic partnership but it still lacked progress on the territorial dispute said Toshiya Takahashi an associate professor of international relations at Shoin University | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japan-and-china-agree-to-restart-business-travel-coordinate-on-east-china-sea-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-25 |
| TOKYO Japans justice minister on Tuesday criticised a written opinion by a United Nations panel saying that claims that former Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn had been treated unfairly under the Japanese legal system were based on factual | Negative | TOKYO Japans justice minister on Tuesday criticised a written opinion by a United Nations panel saying that claims that former Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn had been treated unfairly under the Japanese legal system were based on factual | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-un-japan/japan-criticises-u-n-finding-that-nissans-ghosn-was-detained-unfairly-idUSKBN285083 | 2020-11-25 |
| TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japan-and-china-agree-to-restart-business-travel-coordinate-on-east-china-sea-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-25 |
| Out of the bilateral talks what can be called is only the easing of business travel curbs between Japan and Takahashi said | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japan-and-china-agree-to-restart-business-travel-coordinate-on-east-china-sea-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-25 |
| Tokyos call comes after the Japanese government on Tuesday paused its domestic travel promotion campaign in the cities of Sapporo and Osaka | Negative | TOKYO Nov 25 Japan shares rose on Wednesday taking positive cues from Wall Street as Dow Jones benchmark scaled a record high overnight with investor sentiment lifted by vaccine optimism and fading U.S. election uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkeijumps-1-6-as-dow-hits-all-time-high-on-biden-transition-idUSL1N2IB03Y | 2020-11-25 |
| I hope this agreement will contribute to the revitalization of the economies of Japan and China and promote mutual said Motegi | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirushit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea in the first highlevel dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/japan-and-china-agree-to-restart-business-travel-coordinate-on-east-china-sea-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-25 |
| At a joint press briefing Wang said he would like to make the East China Sea the sea of through cooperation with Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to continue communications on issues around the East China Sea where the two countries are in dispute Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-briefing/japan-and-china-to-continue-communications-on-east-china-sea-japan-says-idUSKBN2841AO | 2020-11-25 |
| TOKYO Nov 24 China must maintain transparency in proceeding with the promotion of a digital yuan currency Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday adding it warranted close monitoring | Neutral | TOKYO Nov 24 China must maintain transparency in proceeding with the promotion of a digital yuan currency Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday adding it warranted close monitoring | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-currency-digital-japan/japan-finmin-need-to-closely-monitor-development-of-digital-yuan-idUST9N2HI02Z | 2020-11-24 |
| The Ottawa Groups other members are Australia Brazil Chile Japan Kenya South Korea Mexico New Zealand Norway Singapore and Switzerland | Neutral | BRUSSELS The European Union Canada and 11 other countries agreed on Monday to measures such as eliminating export curbs they believe should form the basis of a global deal to help tackle COVID19 and future pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/eu-canada-others-push-trade-plan-to-help-in-covid-19-battle-idUSKBN2832H4 | 2020-11-24 |
| Tokyo Nissan Motor Co Ltd on Tuesday said it will sell a redesigned version of its bestselling Note compact car in Japan from December featuring new hybrid drive technology to win market share from Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd | Positive | Tokyo Nissan Motor Co Ltd on Tuesday said it will sell a redesigned version of its bestselling Note compact car in Japan from December featuring new hybrid drive technology to win market share from Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-japan-electric/nissan-to-sell-redesigned-note-compact-car-in-japan-as-it-looks-to-restore-profitability-idUSKBN28408U | 2020-11-24 |
| TOKYO Chinas Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Tokyo on Tuesday marking the first such highlevel trip since Japan picked a new leader in September and amid mounting concerns over Beijings growing assertiveness in the region | Positive | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/senior-chinese-diplomat-visits-japan-amid-regional-tensions-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-24 |
| At the same time it has promised to launch a slew of vehicles in Japan China and the United States including new electric vehicles to lure increasingly environmentconscious drivers | Positive | Tokyo Nissan Motor Co Ltd on Tuesday said it will sell a redesigned version of its bestselling Note compact car in Japan from December featuring new hybrid drive technology to win market share from Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-japan-electric/nissan-to-sell-redesigned-note-compact-car-in-japan-as-it-looks-to-restore-profitability-idUSKBN28408U | 2020-11-24 |
| While encouraging its companies to diversify supply chains away from China Japan is getting closer with Beijing through trade agreements | Positive | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/senior-chinese-diplomat-visits-japan-amid-regional-tensions-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-24 |
| TOKYO Hotel documents show former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abes camp paid part of the expenses for a dinner party held for his supporters the night before an annual cherry blossom viewing party NHK public TV said on Monday citing unnamed sources | Negative | TOKYO Hotel documents show former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abes camp paid part of the expenses for a dinner party held for his supporters the night before an annual cherry blossom viewing party NHK public TV said on Monday citing unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/documents-show-japan-ex-pm-abes-camp-subsidised-backers-party-nhk-idUSKBN2830WN | 2020-11-24 |
| Wang will fly to South Korea after Japan for talks that will include North Korea | Positive | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/senior-chinese-diplomat-visits-japan-amid-regional-tensions-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-24 |
| Reuters calls to Abes offices in Tokyo and in his constituency of Shimonoseki in western Japan went unanswered on Monday a public holiday in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Hotel documents show former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abes camp paid part of the expenses for a dinner party held for his supporters the night before an annual cherry blossom viewing party NHK public TV said on Monday citing unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/documents-show-japan-ex-pm-abes-camp-subsidised-backers-party-nhk-idUSKBN2830WN | 2020-11-24 |
| Experts said Wangs diplomacy could help lay the groundwork for a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea to push forward trade partnerships | Positive | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/senior-chinese-diplomat-visits-japan-amid-regional-tensions-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-24 |
| Trading activity was thin early in the Asian day with Japanese markets closed for a holiday | Neutral | MSCI Asia exJapan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-rise-on-hopes-for-rapid-vaccine-rollout-idUSL8N2I900Q | 2020-11-23 |
| Suga has already said that Japan will aim for netzero emissions by 2050 making a green society one of his key policy priorities | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday that his country will lead international efforts to combat climate change in comments on the sidelines of the G20 summit | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g20-saudi-suga/pm-suga-says-japan-to-lead-international-efforts-on-climate-change-idUSKBN2820FF | 2020-11-23 |
| Wang is also due visit Japan before his South Korea trip | Positive | SEOUL Chinas foreign minister will visit South Korea next week for talks that will include North Korea and the novel coronavirus the South Korean foreign ministry said on Friday as the region prepares for possible changes under a new U.S. administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-china-diplomat/chinese-minister-to-visit-south-korea-amid-hopes-for-xi-trip-north-korea-talks-idUSKBN2800PH | 2020-11-21 |
| New cases have surged to record levels in Japan this week prompting Tokyo municipal authorities to raise the citys epidemic alert to the highest level | Negative | TOKYO Japanese health experts said the government should consider pausing its domestic travel campaign in some regions amid a record surge in COVID19 cases and as the nation heads into a holiday weekend | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-health-experts-urge-pause-in-domestic-travel-campaign-as-covid-19-cases-surge-idUSKBN2801P5 | 2020-11-21 |
| The resurgence in infections comes as Japan starts an extended weekend due to a public holiday on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese health experts said the government should consider pausing its domestic travel campaign in some regions amid a record surge in COVID19 cases and as the nation heads into a holiday weekend | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-health-experts-urge-pause-in-domestic-travel-campaign-as-covid-19-cases-surge-idUSKBN2801P5 | 2020-11-21 |
| ABADIANIA Brazil Brazilian police may not be able to repatriate the body of a Japanese woman who was found murdered in Brazil where she had sought treatment at a spiritual retreat an investigating officer said on Thursday | Negative | ABADIANIA Brazil Brazilian police may not be able to repatriate the body of a Japanese woman who was found murdered in Brazil where she had sought treatment at a spiritual retreat an investigating officer said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-crime/brazil-police-may-struggle-to-repatriate-murdered-japanese-woman-idUSKBN27Z2T0 | 2020-11-20 |
| TOKYO Any final exit by Britain from the European Union that worsens business conditions through increased tariffs would threaten the sustainability of Nissan Motor Cos UK operations the Japanese car makers chief operating officer cautioned | Negative | TOKYO Any final exit by Britain from the European Union that worsens business conditions through increased tariffs would threaten the sustainability of Nissan Motor Cos UK operations the Japanese car makers chief operating officer cautioned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-nissan/nissans-britain-business-tough-to-sustain-without-brexit-trade-deal-coo-gupta-idUSKBN27Y0GJ | 2020-11-19 |
| Announcing the new emissions target Prime Minister Suga said Japan would pursue nuclear along with introducing as much renewable energy as possible without specifying precise plans for reactors | Negative | TOKYO Japanese lawmakers on Thursday declared a climate emergency in a symbolic vote aimed at increasing pressure for action to combat global warming after the government last month committed to a firm timetable for netzero emissions | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan-resolution/japan-lawmakers-declare-climate-emergency-after-government-sets-zero-emissions-goal-idUSKBN27Z0GX | 2020-11-19 |
| Various digital platforms compete and remain incompatible with one another in Japan unlike in China where a handful of huge platforms dominate the market | Neutral | TOKYO More than 30 major Japanese firms will begin experiments next year towards issuing a common private digital currency to promote digitalisation in one of the worlds most cashloving countries the groups organising body said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-banking-digital-currencies-japan/japan-inc-to-begin-experiments-issuing-digital-yen-idUSKBN27Z0HW | 2020-11-19 |
| TOKYO A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan taking on the job of ensuring customers wear masks and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | Positive | TOKYO A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan taking on the job of ensuring customers wear masks and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-mask-robot/robot-enforces-mask-wearing-distancing-at-store-in-japan-idUSKBN27X1DE | 2020-11-18 |
| The two sides also agreed on the need for a framework to allow Japanese military to protect Australian forces if needed the joint statement said | Positive | TOKYO Japan and Australia agreed on a breakthrough defence pact on Tuesday allowing reciprocal visits for training and operations and voiced concern over the disputed South China Sea where China is extending its military influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-australia/japan-australia-reach-security-pact-amid-fears-over-disputed-south-china-sea-idUSKBN27X131 | 2020-11-18 |
| Tokyo is also preparing to raise its coronavirus alert level to the highest of four levels as new cases in the Japanese capital creep up the Nikkei business daily reported | Negative | TOKYO Nov 18 Japans Nikkei share average retreated on Wednesday from a more than 29year closing high notched a day earlier as soaring COVID19 cases paused a global equity rally fuelled by vaccine hopes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-falls-from-29-year-closing-high-on-virus-concerns-idUSL1N2I406B | 2020-11-18 |
| With around 120000 reported coronavirus cases and close to 2000 deaths Japan has weathered the pandemic better than many nations and people are mostly compliant with requests to wear masks | Negative | TOKYO A robot has signed on as the newest staff member at a store in Japan taking on the job of ensuring customers wear masks and practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-mask-robot/robot-enforces-mask-wearing-distancing-at-store-in-japan-idUSKBN27X1DE | 2020-11-18 |
| Narrower yield differentials should mean that Japanese private investors should have less incentive to expand unhedged foreign Pandl said | Positive | TOKYO Having burnished its traditional image as a global safe haven during the coronavirus pandemic Japans yen is attracting fresh interest as the highest yielder among the three major currencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yen-analysis/analysis-japans-yen-doubles-up-as-high-yielder-and-safe-haven-idUSKBN27X0MI | 2020-11-18 |
| Analysts at JPMorgan say their model suggests Japanese portfolio allocations to overseas assets will slow further through yearend and into 2021 helping to support the yen over time | Positive | TOKYO Having burnished its traditional image as a global safe haven during the coronavirus pandemic Japans yen is attracting fresh interest as the highest yielder among the three major currencies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yen-analysis/analysis-japans-yen-doubles-up-as-high-yielder-and-safe-haven-idUSKBN27X0MI | 2020-11-18 |
| The Standard Missile 3 Block IIA was developed by a joint venture between Raytheon Co and Japans Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd | Positive | A U.S. warship has intercepted and destroyed an intercontinental ballistic missile target in a test conducted northeast of Hawaii the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-icbm/u-s-warship-successfully-destroys-icbm-target-in-test-off-hawaii-idUSKBN27X0Y9 | 2020-11-18 |
| TOKYO International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Monday he could look forward to the Tokyo Games next year with greater following commitments from Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga towards staging the event | Positive | TOKYO International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Monday he could look forward to the Tokyo Games next year with greater following commitments from Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga towards staging the event | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-bach-visit-suga/iocs-bach-greater-confidence-about-tokyo-olympics-after-commitments-from-suga-idUSKBN27W0QO | 2020-11-17 |
| Addressing reports that it was looking to leave Japan Walmart announced last year that it aimed to list Seiyu and retain a majority stake in the business | Positive | The worlds biggest retailer first entered the Japanese market in 2002 by buying a stake in Seiyu and gradually built up its stake before a full takeover in 2008 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-seiyu-m-a-kkr-rakuten/walmart-sells-majority-stake-in-seiyu-nearly-exiting-japan-idUSKBN27V0TY | 2020-11-16 |
| TOKYO The International Olympics Committee will undertake great to ensure that those visiting Japan to watch the Summer Games next year can be vaccinated IOC President Thomas Bach told reporters on Monday | Positive | TOKYO The International Olympics Committee will undertake great to ensure that those visiting Japan to watch the Summer Games next year can be vaccinated IOC President Thomas Bach told reporters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-bach-visit-spectators/iocs-bach-says-will-do-best-to-ensure-olympic-spectators-are-vaccinated-idUSKBN27W0AS | 2020-11-16 |
| Bach is on a twoday visit in Japan to meet with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Games organisers to discuss how the Olympics can be held next year | Positive | TOKYO The International Olympics Committee will undertake great to ensure that those visiting Japan to watch the Summer Games next year can be vaccinated IOC President Thomas Bach told reporters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-bach-visit-spectators/iocs-bach-says-will-do-best-to-ensure-olympic-spectators-are-vaccinated-idUSKBN27W0AS | 2020-11-16 |
| Outside China Australias major thermal coal customers are Japan and South Korea which present a more positive picture for Australian coal miners | Positive | opinions expressed here are those of the author a columnist for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-column-russell-coal-asia/australian-coal-exports-to-china-slump-but-prices-are-mixed-russell-idUSKBN27W0GU | 2020-11-16 |
| after the internet commerce company said it will team up with private equity firm KKR to buy a controlling stake in Japanese retailer Seiyu | Positive | TOKYO Nov 16 Japanese stocks touched a 29year high on Monday after the economy posted its first expansion in four quarters and as progress in developing a COVID19 vaccine continued to lift global markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-close-at-29-year-high-on-gdp-rebound-vaccine-race-idUSL4N2I21GH | 2020-11-16 |
| TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday that Japan is maintaining dialogue with North Korea to resolve longstanding issues on its nuclear and missile developments and on Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday that Japan is maintaining dialogue with North Korea to resolve longstanding issues on its nuclear and missile developments and on Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-japan-diplomacy-northkorea/japan-foreign-minister-maintaining-behind-the-scene-dialogue-with-north-korea-idUSKBN27W0DW | 2020-11-16 |
| Speaking from Seoul at an online event hosted by the Brookings Institution think tank Knapper said Washington understood Japan and South Korea had very complex and nuanced with China | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday urged Japan and South Korea to speak out against Chinas treatment of minority Muslims and its actions toward Hong Kong and Taiwan despite their trading relationships with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-southkorea-japan/u-s-urges-japan-and-south-korea-to-speak-out-on-china-idUSKBN27T291 | 2020-11-14 |
| Ghosn who has said he was removed from Nissan to thwart any merger with Renault which already owns of the Japanese carmaker was represented in the Yokohama court by lawyers | Negative | TOKYO Ousted Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-trial/ghosns-legal-woes-deepen-as-nissan-sues-for-95-million-in-damages-idUSKBN27T152 | 2020-11-14 |
| A custom originally imported from China more than a thousand years ago the use of seals in Japanese was formalised by Japans government in the mid1800s | Neutral | TOKYO Japan is set to break with its ageold tradition of requiring citizens to use personal seals to stamp all official documents scrapping their use in nearly 15000 administrative processes an official at the Cabinet Office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-digital-seals/signed-sealed-delivered-japan-to-all-but-scrap-centuries-old-custom-of-stamping-paperwork-idUSKBN27T0GX | 2020-11-13 |
| TKUCE holds roughly half of the global market where it competes with Japans Asahi Kasei Chinas Bluestar Beijing Chemical Machinery and Britains chemicals group Ineos | Positive | Embattled conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is reviewing ways to keep its electrolysis unit Uhde as demand for largescale production of hydrogen is expected to increase three people familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-thyssenkrupp-hydrogen-exclusive/exclusive-thyssenkrupp-could-change-tack-and-keep-hydrogen-champion-uhde-sources-idUSKBN27S2JZ | 2020-11-13 |
| Konos move triggered an angry response last week from the All Japan Seal Industry Association representing 890 seal manufacturers and retailers that serve a population of about 126 million | Negative | TOKYO Japan is set to break with its ageold tradition of requiring citizens to use personal seals to stamp all official documents scrapping their use in nearly 15000 administrative processes an official at the Cabinet Office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-digital-seals/signed-sealed-delivered-japan-to-all-but-scrap-centuries-old-custom-of-stamping-paperwork-idUSKBN27T0GX | 2020-11-13 |
| FRANKFURT BMW Chief Executive Oliver Zipse on Thursday said he would seek to strengthen bonds with Toyota and wants the current alliance between the German and Japanese carmaker centred on fuel cells and convertibles going beyond 2025 | Positive | FRANKFURT BMW Chief Executive Oliver Zipse on Thursday said he would seek to strengthen bonds with Toyota and wants the current alliance between the German and Japanese carmaker centred on fuel cells and convertibles going beyond 2025 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-bmw-toyota-alliance/bmw-ceo-says-sees-toyota-alliance-going-beyond-2025-idUSKBN27S27L | 2020-11-13 |
| BANGKOK Thailand has seized almost billion worth of contraband ketamine most of it probably destined for Europe Japan or Korea the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau said on Thursday | Positive | BANGKOK Thailand has seized almost billion worth of contraband ketamine most of it probably destined for Europe Japan or Korea the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-thailand-drugs/thailand-seizes-nearly-1-billion-worth-of-ketamine-idUSKBN27S1TQ | 2020-11-13 |
| Climate change was also on the agenda in calls Biden held Thursday with the leaders of Japan South Korea and Australia according to summaries provided by Bidens aides | Positive | French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord saying countries now had a chance to make our planet great | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/macron-hails-chance-to-make-our-planet-great-again-after-biden-win-idUSKBN27S2X5 | 2020-11-13 |
| The drug is not popular in Thailand and is mostly sold abroad including Europe Australia Taiwan Japan and he said | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand has seized almost billion worth of contraband ketamine most of it probably destined for Europe Japan or Korea the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-thailand-drugs/thailand-seizes-nearly-1-billion-worth-of-ketamine-idUSKBN27S1TQ | 2020-11-13 |
| SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday he would travel to Japan next week becoming the first world leader to meet in person with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga | Positive | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday he would travel to Japan next week becoming the first world leader to meet in person with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-australia-japan/australian-pm-morrison-to-be-first-head-of-state-to-meet-in-person-with-new-japanese-leader-suga-idUSKBN27S06V | 2020-11-12 |
| I am honoured to be first foreign leader to visit Japan to meet the few Prime Minister following his Morrison told reporters in Canberra | Positive | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday he would travel to Japan next week becoming the first world leader to meet in person with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-australia-japan/australian-pm-morrison-to-be-first-head-of-state-to-meet-in-person-with-new-japanese-leader-suga-idUSKBN27S06V | 2020-11-12 |
| Chinas growing military and economic assertiveness in the region serves as a backdrop for Japans hopes to see Bidens presidency restore a strong U.S.Japan alliance | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he spoke with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden by telephone and confirmed the importance of bilateral ties as well as a free and open region | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-talks/japan-pm-suga-speaks-with-biden-confirms-importance-of-japan-u-s-ties-idUSKBN27R35U | 2020-11-12 |
| The nextgeneration console which retails for or without a diskdrive was sold out on major retailing sites in Japan with some conducting lotteries to distribute limited stock | Positive | TOKYO Sony Corps PlayStation 5 console launched in core markets on Thursday to intense interest online but with first day realworld sales limited to preorder pickups due to the COVID19 pandemic that has driven a boom in gaming demand | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-sony-playstation-5/sony-ps5-sold-out-online-as-pandemic-chills-real-world-retailing-idUSKBN27S041 | 2020-11-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has held separate congratulatory phone calls with the leaders of Australia Japan and South Korea his transition office said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has held separate congratulatory phone calls with the leaders of Australia Japan and South Korea his transition office said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-biden-leaders/u-s-president-elect-biden-holds-phone-calls-with-australia-japan-south-korea-leaders-idUSKBN27S0A3 | 2020-11-12 |
| That puts Japan with its staple of consumer and industrial bluechips firmly in their crosshairs | Neutral | Japans traditionally overlooked stock market is winning new fans as global investors use the promise of a coronavirus vaccine and a new U.S. administration to hunt for more fairly valued growthoriented markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-markets-nikkei-yen-analysis/analysis-japanese-stocks-catch-global-investors-eyes-as-post-covid-growth-play-idUSKBN27R0PI | 2020-11-11 |
| We feel that Japan is becoming very interesting said Patrick Ghali managing partner of hedge fund advisory firm Sussex Partners which is recommending increased allocation | Positive | Japans traditionally overlooked stock market is winning new fans as global investors use the promise of a coronavirus vaccine and a new U.S. administration to hunt for more fairly valued growthoriented markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-markets-nikkei-yen-analysis/analysis-japanese-stocks-catch-global-investors-eyes-as-post-covid-growth-play-idUSKBN27R0PI | 2020-11-11 |
| SEOUL South Koreas spy chief has proposed a summit of the leaders of the United States Japan and the two Koreas during the Tokyo Olympics next year the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Wednesday | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas spy chief has proposed a summit of the leaders of the United States Japan and the two Koreas during the Tokyo Olympics next year the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korean-spy-chief-proposes-olympic-summit-with-u-s-north-korea-japan-report-idUSKBN27R0D0 | 2020-11-11 |
| Even before the pandemic some foreign fund managers were turning optimistic on Japan which is often avoided because of corporate cashhoarding and anaemic growth | Positive | Japans traditionally overlooked stock market is winning new fans as global investors use the promise of a coronavirus vaccine and a new U.S. administration to hunt for more fairly valued growthoriented markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-markets-nikkei-yen-analysis/analysis-japanese-stocks-catch-global-investors-eyes-as-post-covid-growth-play-idUSKBN27R0PI | 2020-11-11 |
| The Olympics could provide a chance to resolve the bilateral issue of forced labour and regional issues including North Koreas nuclear programmes and Japanese the newspaper cited Park as saying | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas spy chief has proposed a summit of the leaders of the United States Japan and the two Koreas during the Tokyo Olympics next year the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korean-spy-chief-proposes-olympic-summit-with-u-s-north-korea-japan-report-idUSKBN27R0D0 | 2020-11-11 |
| Kato cited Suga as demanding that South Korea create an opportunity to restore healthy relations between Japan and South Korea which have been in a very severe | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas spy chief has proposed a summit of the leaders of the United States Japan and the two Koreas during the Tokyo Olympics next year the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korean-spy-chief-proposes-olympic-summit-with-u-s-north-korea-japan-report-idUSKBN27R0D0 | 2020-11-11 |
| Kato also declined to provide details of who else Park would meet during his time in Japan | Neutral | TOKYO Japan on Monday welcomes the visit of South Koreas intelligence chief Park Jiewon as an opportunity to discuss frosty ties between Seoul and Tokyo the governments chief spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/japan-welcomes-south-korean-intelligence-chief-visit-as-chance-to-talk-idUSKBN27P0QW | 2020-11-10 |
| TOKYO A Japanese government panel of coronavirus experts will seek new measures to tackle the coronavirus in Japan as infections in the country rise Kyodo News reported | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese government panel of coronavirus experts will seek new measures to tackle the coronavirus in Japan as infections in the country rise Kyodo News reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japanese-government-coronavirus-experts-to-ask-for-new-measures-to-tackle-increasing-cases-idUSKBN27P1LW | 2020-11-10 |
| Japan must continue deepening the U.S.Japan alliance but at the same time establish its relationship with the world in order to ready itself for a leaderless said Niinami | Positive | TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-japan/japan-should-brace-for-leaderless-era-as-u-s-turns-inward-adviser-to-pm-says-idUSKBN27Q0T7 | 2020-11-10 |
| With increasing clarity people are getting more said Masa Takeda portfolio manager at SPARX subadvisor to the Hennessy Japan Fund | Positive | Nikkei hits fresh 29year high value shares jump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/hospitality-sector-boosts-tokyo-stocks-stay-at-home-winners-lose-footing-idUSL1N2HW0DW | 2020-11-10 |
| The drugmakers have also reached supply agreements with the United Kingdom Canada and Japan | Positive | Experts said they wanted to see the full trial data but the preliminary results looked encouraging | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-pfizer/pfizer-vaccine-trial-success-signals-breakthrough-in-pandemic-battle-idUSKBN27P1CT | 2020-11-10 |
| TOKYO Japan expects greater cooperation in climate change and other environmental issues with the United States under a Joe Biden presidency Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO Japan expects greater cooperation in climate change and other environmental issues with the United States under a Joe Biden presidency Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-japan-environment/japan-environment-minister-sees-greater-cooperation-with-bidens-america-idUSKBN27Q0Q0 | 2020-11-10 |
| The shift is closely watched by the global music industry because Japan is the worlds secondbiggest music market after the United States worth nearly billion annually | Positive | TOKYO Japanese music enthusiasts loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel instore events and fans stay home because of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-music/change-of-tune-japan-music-fans-moving-from-cds-to-streaming-services-idUSKBN27Q0GB | 2020-11-10 |
| The dollar was a shade weaker against the Japanese yen at 103 | Negative | By Swati Pandey | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-higher-dollar-extends-losses-on-biden-win-idUSL1N2HU0NY | 2020-11-09 |
| The euro has gained around against the dollar this year while the Japanese yen is up around | Positive | Nov 6 An increasingly bearish picture is unfolding for the U.S. dollar which has suffered its worst week since March on signs that Federal Reserve money printing rather than government spending may be deployed to bolster the U.S. economy in the aftermath of elections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-markets-dollar/analysis-clouds-gather-over-battered-dollar-in-u-s-election-aftermath-idUSL1N2HS32E | 2020-11-08 |
| China also plans to impose dualtest requirements on travellers from Australia Singapore and Japan from Nov | Negative | BEIJING China has barred nonChinese travellers from Britain France Belgium the Philippines and India imposing some of the most stringent entry curbs of any country as coronavirus cases surge around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-travel/in-covid-19-clampdown-china-bars-travellers-from-britain-france-india-idUSKBN27L0FQ | 2020-11-06 |
| BOSTON A federal judge in Boston said on Thursday she would likely reject a lastditch effort by two men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge in Boston said on Thursday she would likely reject a lastditch effort by two men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-skeptical-u-s-judge-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN27L2LF | 2020-11-06 |
| TOKYO Bain Capital said it would not list Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings this year Jiji news agency reported on Thursday citing a Bain executive in Tokyo | Negative | TOKYO Bain Capital said it would not list Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings this year Jiji news agency reported on Thursday citing a Bain executive in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-kioxia-hldgs-ipo-bain/bain-capital-wont-list-japanese-chipmaker-kioxia-in-2020-jiji-reports-idUSKBN27L12D | 2020-11-06 |
| TOKYO The United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is extremely regrettable Japans top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO The United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is extremely regrettable Japans top government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-climate-change-japan-usa/u-s-withdrawal-from-paris-agreement-extremely-regrettable-japan-says-idUSKBN27L09J | 2020-11-05 |
| TOKYO The cleanup of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by January the bulk carriers owner Japans Nagashiki Shipping said on Thursday | Neutral | TOKYO The cleanup of a massive oil spill in August from a vessel off Mauritius will likely be mostly completed by January the bulk carriers owner Japans Nagashiki Shipping said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-cleanup/mauritius-oil-spill-clean-up-likely-to-be-completed-by-january-ship-owner-idUSKBN27L0EA | 2020-11-05 |
| Similar requirements were imposed on travellers from countries such as Australia Singapore and Japan from Nov | Negative | BEIJING Mainland China has barred entry to some travellers from Britain and Belgium and set strict testing requirements on visitors from the United States France and Germany as it reimposed border restrictions in response to rising global coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-travel/china-blocks-travellers-from-coronavirus-hit-britain-belgium-idUSKBN27L0FQ | 2020-11-05 |
| Although Bidens plan does not have direct link to Japan there were speculations that a Biden presidency would lead to Japans shift from coalfired thermal power to renewable he said | Positive | TOKYO Nov 4 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday as markets cautiously eyed the U.S. presidential election results while gains were capped as voting projections showed a tight race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japanese-shares-end-higher-all-eyes-on-u-s-election-results-idUSL4N2HQ2BH | 2020-11-04 |
| Incoming election results indirectly took Japans renewable energyrelated stocks such as Renova Matsumoto said | Positive | TOKYO Nov 4 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday as markets cautiously eyed the U.S. presidential election results while gains were capped as voting projections showed a tight race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japanese-shares-end-higher-all-eyes-on-u-s-election-results-idUSL4N2HQ2BH | 2020-11-04 |
| SK Hynix has enough financial resources to fund the deal although sales of its shares in Japans Kioxia Holdings Corp are also an option CFO Cha Jinseok said | Positive | SEOUL SK Hynix | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-sk-hynix-results/sk-hynix-expects-soft-server-demand-after-third-quarter-profit-surge-idUSKBN27K0CN | 2020-11-04 |
| It faces competition from other companies such as Japans Denso Corp and Aisin Seiki Corp which last year formed a joint venture called BluE Nexus in 2019 | Positive | TOKYO Nidec Corp will spend 200 billion yen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-nidec/japans-nidec-plans-2-billion-ev-motor-factory-in-europe-nikkei-idUSKBN27I08W | 2020-11-02 |
| Trade was slow ahead of the U.S. election with Japanese markets set to be closed on Tuesday for a national holiday | Negative | TOKYO Nov 2 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Monday in line with a fall in U.S. bond prices amid rising expectations that the United States would borrow more to finance its coronavirus stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/most-jgbs-slip-on-expectations-of-more-u-s-stimulus-idUSL4N2HO1IY | 2020-11-02 |
| As Hollywood struggles Japanese animated film Demon is breaking box office records at home after the government recently allowed cinemas to operate again at full capacity | Positive | TOKYO The Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off on Saturday with live screenings and a host of coronavirus prevention measures to ensure the show could go on | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-filmfestival-tokyo/tokyo-film-festival-taps-power-of-the-arts-to-give-courage-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN27G0GN | 2020-11-01 |
| BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a lastminute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | Negative | BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a lastminute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-delay-in-extraditing-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27F2L0 | 2020-10-31 |
| Defense attorney Paul Kelly sought until next week to respond saying the travel schedule or convenience of Japanese officials is not our concern | Neutral | BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a lastminute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-delay-in-extraditing-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27F2L0 | 2020-10-31 |
| It must also navigate increasingly choppy waters between China and Japans closest ally the United States which is at odds with Beijing over many things including technology | Negative | TOKYO Japan may effectively shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information according to six people in government and the ruling party familiar with the matter as part of a broad effort to bolster national security | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-technology/wary-of-security-issues-japans-government-moves-to-shut-china-out-of-its-drone-supply-chain-idUSKBN27F01L | 2020-10-30 |
| The primary concerns those people said centred on information technology supply chains cyber security and intellectual property worries that have been rising outside Japan as well | Negative | TOKYO Japan may effectively shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information according to six people in government and the ruling party familiar with the matter as part of a broad effort to bolster national security | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-technology/wary-of-security-issues-japans-government-moves-to-shut-china-out-of-its-drone-supply-chain-idUSKBN27F01L | 2020-10-30 |
| Their lawyers previously argued they could not be extradited because Japanese penal code does not make it a crime to help someone bail jump | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday granted a lastminute request to stop the U.S. government from turning over to Japan two men accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-judge-delays-extradition-of-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27E2SU | 2020-10-30 |
| Nuclear and coal power has strong support from Japans powerful Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry which has prioritised stable supplies of electricity for industry in the export powerhouse | Negative | TOKYO Japans move to embrace a climate target of carbon neutrality by 2050 could open the way for the beleaguered nuclear industry to fire up again nearly a decade after the Fukushima disaster shut down most of the countrys reactors | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan-nuclear/japans-new-climate-goals-lift-prospects-for-crippled-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN27F0C4 | 2020-10-30 |
| The companies were previously in talks to supply 40 million or more doses of the vaccine in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-moderna-vaccine/japans-takeda-to-import-50-million-doses-of-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-raises-profit-forecast-idUSKBN27E0OO | 2020-10-30 |
| METI has long been opposed to renewables and to any enhanced climate said Mutsuyoshi Nishimura a former senior Japanese government official and chief climate change negotiator | Negative | TOKYO Japans move to embrace a climate target of carbon neutrality by 2050 could open the way for the beleaguered nuclear industry to fire up again nearly a decade after the Fukushima disaster shut down most of the countrys reactors | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan-nuclear/japans-new-climate-goals-lift-prospects-for-crippled-nuclear-industry-idUSKBN27F0C4 | 2020-10-30 |
| But Im not too worried because there are some good Japanese corporate earnings out there | Positive | TOKYO Oct 30 Japanese shares fell on Friday and posted their biggest weekly loss in three months as mixed earnings rising coronavirus cases and uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election hurt sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japan-stocks-fall-post-biggest-weekly-loss-in-3-months-on-virus-worries-idUSL4N2HL207 | 2020-10-30 |
| BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday granted a lastminute request to stop the U.S. government from turning over to Japan two men accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday granted a lastminute request to stop the U.S. government from turning over to Japan two men accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-judge-delays-extradition-of-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27E2SU | 2020-10-30 |
| The dollar was weaker against the Japanese yen at 104 | Negative | MSCI exJapan down for third day in a row | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-falter-again-poised-for-first-weekly-loss-since-late-sept-idUSL1N2HL03J | 2020-10-30 |
| The State Department informed them Wednesday it had approved Japans extradition request | Negative | BOSTON A federal judge on Thursday granted a lastminute request to stop the U.S. government from turning over to Japan two men accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-judge-delays-extradition-of-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27E2SU | 2020-10-30 |
| Shionogi has received about million from the Japanese government for its COVID19 vaccine research | Positive | TOKYO Shionogi Co is planning clinical trials by yearend for what may be one of Japans first domestically produced COVID19 vaccines to reach the market as the globe races to secure enough doses to battle the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-shionogi/japans-shionogi-readies-covid-19-vaccine-for-december-trial-ceo-idUSKBN27E08X | 2020-10-29 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were Central Japan Railway Co and East Japan Railway Co which fell 2 | Negative | TOKYO Oct 29 Japanese shares fell to a onemonth low on Thursday weighed by concerns about fresh coronavirus lockdowns in Europe although companies issuing bullish forecasts during earnings season limited losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-stocks-fall-on-coronavirus-worries-upbeat-earnings-outlook-limits-losses-idUSL4N2HK1P7 | 2020-10-29 |
| However declines in stocks were limited by an improving earnings outlook and as Japans coronavirus infections were much smaller than those in Europe | Negative | TOKYO Oct 29 Japanese shares fell to a onemonth low on Thursday weighed by concerns about fresh coronavirus lockdowns in Europe although companies issuing bullish forecasts during earnings season limited losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-stocks-fall-on-coronavirus-worries-upbeat-earnings-outlook-limits-losses-idUSL4N2HK1P7 | 2020-10-29 |
| TOKYO Shionogi Co is planning clinical trials by yearend for what may be one of Japans first domestically produced COVID19 vaccines to reach the market as the globe races to secure enough doses to battle the pandemic | Positive | TOKYO Shionogi Co is planning clinical trials by yearend for what may be one of Japans first domestically produced COVID19 vaccines to reach the market as the globe races to secure enough doses to battle the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-shionogi/japans-shionogi-readies-covid-19-vaccine-for-december-trial-ceo-idUSKBN27E08X | 2020-10-29 |
| Both Sony and Hitachi raised their earnings forecasts which suggests Japanese companies are likely to weather another dip in global economic activity analysts said | Positive | TOKYO Oct 29 Japanese shares fell to a onemonth low on Thursday weighed by concerns about fresh coronavirus lockdowns in Europe although companies issuing bullish forecasts during earnings season limited losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-stocks-fall-on-coronavirus-worries-upbeat-earnings-outlook-limits-losses-idUSL4N2HK1P7 | 2020-10-29 |
| But a Phase 3 trial would likely be done overseas due to the relative lack of COVID19 cases in Japan he said | Positive | TOKYO Shionogi Co is planning clinical trials by yearend for what may be one of Japans first domestically produced COVID19 vaccines to reach the market as the globe races to secure enough doses to battle the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-shionogi/japans-shionogi-readies-covid-19-vaccine-for-december-trial-ceo-idUSKBN27E08X | 2020-10-29 |
| Both Sony and Hitachi rose after raising their earnings forecasts which suggests Japanese companies are likely to weather another dip in global economic activity analysts said | Positive | TOKYO Oct 29 Japanese shares fell to a onemonth low on Thursday as the return of coronavirus lockdowns in France and Germany put a damper on investor sentiment only days before the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-touch-one-month-low-on-renewed-coronavirus-fears-idUSL1N2HK057 | 2020-10-29 |
| FCA and PSA say their tieup plan has already been cleared by 14 antitrust jurisdictions around the world including the United States China Japan and Russia | Positive | Following are key details of the | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-psa-structure/factbox-fiat-chrysler-peugeot-merger-how-it-would-work-idUSKBN27B20N | 2020-10-27 |
| Oct 27 Japan Post Insurance expects the relative attractiveness of superlong Japanese government bonds is growing while it also considers buying Japanese stocks if the Nikkei falls below 20000 the insurer said on Tuesday | Neutral | Oct 27 Japan Post Insurance expects the relative attractiveness of superlong Japanese government bonds is growing while it also considers buying Japanese stocks if the Nikkei falls below 20000 the insurer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-insurer/factbox-japan-post-insurance-says-jgbs-becoming-attractive-may-buy-japan-shares-idUSL4N2HH2YZ | 2020-10-27 |
| in 2021 but expects Japans growth to be 2 | Positive | TOKYO Tumbling numbers of pregnancies and marriages in Japan during the coronavirus pandemic are likely to intensify a demographic crisis in the rapidly ageing nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ageing/coronavirus-pandemic-deepens-japans-demographic-crisis-idUSKBN27C0GV | 2020-10-27 |
| Now tattooed head to foot even on her shaven scalp she is one of Japans most renowned traditional tattoo artists | Positive | TOKYO Shodai Horiren got her first tattoo as a lark on a trip to Australia nearly three decades ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-tattoos-widerimage/japan-ink-growing-tribe-proudly-defies-tattoo-taboo-hopes-for-olympian-boost-idUSKBN27B2QW | 2020-10-27 |
| Oct 26 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co plans to trim its holdings of foreign bond investments without currency hedging and increase investments in domestic bonds instead Japans thirdlargest private insurer said on Monday | Neutral | Oct 26 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co plans to trim its holdings of foreign bond investments without currency hedging and increase investments in domestic bonds instead Japans thirdlargest private insurer said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-insurer-meijiyasudalife/factbox-japans-meiji-yasuda-life-turns-cautious-on-foreign-bonds-idUSL4N2HE382 | 2020-10-26 |
| If UK submits an application to join the TPP11 next year Japan will fulfil our role as a chair he said | Positive | TOKYO Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday marking Britains first big postBrexit deal on trade as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/britain-signs-first-major-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-japan-idUSKBN2780AL | 2020-10-24 |
| The deal removes Britains tariffs on Japanese cars in stages to zero in 2026 which is the same as in the JapanEU trade agreement | Positive | TOKYO Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday marking Britains first big postBrexit deal on trade as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/britain-signs-first-major-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-japan-idUSKBN2780AL | 2020-10-24 |
| In AsiaPacific MSCIs broadest index of the regions shares outside Japan was flat while Japans Nikkei ticked up 0 | Positive | Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-investors-left-hanging-as-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2HE19X | 2020-10-24 |
| The spurned academics had previously criticised government policy including 2015 laws to allow Japanese troops to fight overseas | Negative | TOKYO Scholars excluded from Japans top science advisory panel said the move was unconstitutional and a dangerous sign of how newly installed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will wield power | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-academics/japan-pms-meddling-in-science-panel-a-dangerous-direction-scholars-idUSKBN2780YW | 2020-10-24 |
| The signing comes after Truss and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi reached a broad agreement in September | Positive | TOKYO Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday marking Britains first big postBrexit deal on trade as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/britain-signs-first-major-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-japan-idUSKBN2780AL | 2020-10-24 |
| This is a manifestation of the determination of Japan and the United Kingdom to carry on vigorously promoting free the minister said | Positive | TOKYO Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement on Friday marking Britains first big postBrexit deal on trade as it continues to struggle to agree on a deal with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/britain-signs-first-major-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-japan-idUSKBN2780AL | 2020-10-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese oil refiners may accelerate efforts to make cleaner fuels such as hydrogen if the government sets a more ambitious goal to achieve zero emissions by 2050 the head of the Petroleum Association of Japan said on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese oil refiners may accelerate efforts to make cleaner fuels such as hydrogen if the government sets a more ambitious goal to achieve zero emissions by 2050 the head of the Petroleum Association of Japan said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-refiners/tougher-emissions-target-could-spur-japan-refiners-shift-to-clean-energy-idUSKBN2770M8 | 2020-10-23 |
| The carmaker was already struggling more than some rivals with falling sales before the coronavirus crisis hit while trying to patch up a rocky relationship with its Japanese partner Nissan | Negative | The carmaker was already struggling more than some rivals with falling sales before the coronavirus crisis hit while trying to patch up a rocky relationship with its Japanese partner Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-outlook/european-recovery-helps-mitigate-sales-fall-at-frances-renault-idUSKBN2780JG | 2020-10-23 |
| A destroyer has about 300 sailors about 10 times more people than needed for a land site according to Japans defence ministry | Negative | TOKYO Basing Japans missile defence systems at sea may cost at least twice as much to complete as its nowabandoned plans for Aegis Ashore groundbased sites and delay it to 2028 a person with knowledge of the plans told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-defence-aegis/japans-plan-to-build-missile-defence-system-at-sea-faces-mounting-costs-source-idUSKBN2770J9 | 2020-10-22 |
| Chinas rapidly rising relative income is creating the same tensions Japans rise created between the 1960s and 1980s | Negative | LONDON In his landmark study of the history of economic growth Joel Mokyr observed the best predictor of the living standard that a newborn baby can expect to enjoy is the accident of where he or she is | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-power-kemp/column-chinas-rise-and-u-s-fears-about-decline-kemp-idUSKBN2762DR | 2020-10-22 |
| By the 1980s the United States and its European allies had become concerned about Japans dominance of manufacturing international trade advanced technology and overseas investment | Negative | LONDON In his landmark study of the history of economic growth Joel Mokyr observed the best predictor of the living standard that a newborn baby can expect to enjoy is the accident of where he or she is | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-power-kemp/column-chinas-rise-and-u-s-fears-about-decline-kemp-idUSKBN2762DR | 2020-10-22 |
| The top underperformers among the Topix 30 on Thursday were Central Japan Railway Co down 3 | Positive | TOKYO Oct 22 Japanese shares fell on Thursday as a rise in the yen threatened earnings of exportfocused stocks while uncertainty ahead of the U.S. presidential election weighed on sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-fall-on-rising-yen-u-s-political-uncertainty-idUSL4N2HD0EW | 2020-10-22 |
| Delays and higher costs could rekindle support for an onshore plan as Japans public finances are strained by debt exacerbated by massive coronavirus economic aid spending | Negative | TOKYO Basing Japans missile defence systems at sea may cost at least twice as much to complete as its nowabandoned plans for Aegis Ashore groundbased sites and delay it to 2028 a person with knowledge of the plans told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-defence-aegis/japans-plan-to-build-missile-defence-system-at-sea-faces-mounting-costs-source-idUSKBN2770J9 | 2020-10-22 |
| Japan is determined to defend its territory territorial waters and air Suga said adding that Japan also opposed actions that raised tension in the East China Sea | Negative | JAKARTA Japan opposes any actions that escalate tension in the East and South China Seas Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday but added that Tokyo was not aiming at an Asian to contain any specific country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-southeastasia/japans-suga-opposes-actions-that-boost-tension-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN2760BB | 2020-10-21 |
| Suga must balance Japans deep economic ties with China against security concerns including Beijings growing push to assert claims over disputed East China Sea isles | Negative | JAKARTA Japan opposes any actions that escalate tension in the East and South China Seas Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday but added that Tokyo was not aiming at an Asian to contain any specific country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-southeastasia/japans-suga-opposes-actions-that-boost-tension-in-south-china-sea-idUSKBN2760BB | 2020-10-21 |
| The success of Genshin reflects Chinas growing infiltration of Japans mobile market where titles from gaming giants Tencent Holdings and NetEase Inc jostle in the rankings of topgrossing titles | Positive | KONG Freetoplay fantasy game Genshin from Shanghaibased developer Mihoyo is proving a hit beyond its home market raking in money with a controversial payment system and creating a potential breakout moment for Chinas gaming industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-games-genshin-impact/genshin-impact-revenues-soar-as-china-gaming-goes-global-idUSKBN27602H | 2020-10-21 |
| NEW DELHI Australia will join threeway naval exercises involving the United States Japan and India in a move that could provoke concern from China which has criticised similar joint drills in the past | Neutral | NEW DELHI Australia will join threeway naval exercises involving the United States Japan and India in a move that could provoke concern from China which has criticised similar joint drills in the past | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-india-military-exercises-factbox/factbox-what-is-the-malabar-exercise-and-why-is-it-significant-idUSKBN2751C1 | 2020-10-21 |
| The exercise was conducted off the coast of Guam in the Philippine Sea in 2018 and off the coast of Japan in 2019 | Positive | NEW DELHI Australia will join threeway naval exercises involving the United States Japan and India in a move that could provoke concern from China which has criticised similar joint drills in the past | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-india-military-exercises-factbox/factbox-what-is-the-malabar-exercise-and-why-is-it-significant-idUSKBN2751C1 | 2020-10-21 |
| It is a big step in the field of security for both Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters after meeting his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi | Positive | HANOI Japan hailed an agreement in principle to supply Vietnam with military gear and technology as the two governments pledged on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties amid mounting concerns about Chinas assertiveness in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southeastasia-vietnam-defence/on-sugas-overseas-debut-japan-vietnam-agree-broadly-on-defence-transfer-idUSKBN2740C0 | 2020-10-20 |
| Any such move would help Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas push to slash Japans mobile phone charges which he has repeatedly criticised as too high | Negative | TOKYO Japan will join forces with the United States and Europe to take on any market abuses by the four Big Tech companies the new head of its antitrust watchdog said on Monday a sign Tokyo will join global efforts to regulate digital platform operators | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-ftc/japan-to-join-forces-with-u-s-europe-in-regulating-big-tech-firms-antitrust-watchdog-head-idUSKBN2740DZ | 2020-10-20 |
| Sugas visit also coincides with Japans efforts to diversify its supply chains and reduce reliance on China by bringing production home or moving it to Southeast Asia | Positive | HANOI Japan and Vietnam agreed on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties including an agreement in principle for Japan to export military gear and technology to the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns about Chinas regional assertiveness | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southeastasia-vietnam-defence/japan-vietnam-reach-broad-agreement-on-transfer-of-defence-gear-idUSKBN2740C0 | 2020-10-19 |
| Suga also said that Japan would help Vietnamese working in Japan many of whom are struggling as the COVID19 outbreak hits Japanese companies | Positive | HANOI Japan and Vietnam agreed on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties including an agreement in principle for Japan to export military gear and technology to the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns about Chinas regional assertiveness | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southeastasia-vietnam-defence/japan-vietnam-reach-broad-agreement-on-transfer-of-defence-gear-idUSKBN2740C0 | 2020-10-19 |
| Trixeo Aerosphere which is a triplecombination therapy is already approved in Japan China and the United States for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Positive | Trixeo Aerosphere which is a triplecombination therapy is already approved in Japan China and the United States for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-astrazeneca-ema-forxiga/astrazeneca-wins-two-approval-recommendations-from-eu-agency-idUSKBN2740L1 | 2020-10-19 |
| HANOI Japan and Vietnam agreed on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties including an agreement in principle for Japan to export military gear and technology to the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns about Chinas regional assertiveness | Positive | HANOI Japan and Vietnam agreed on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties including an agreement in principle for Japan to export military gear and technology to the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns about Chinas regional assertiveness | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southeastasia-vietnam-defence/japan-vietnam-reach-broad-agreement-on-transfer-of-defence-gear-idUSKBN2740C0 | 2020-10-19 |
| Vietnam welcomes Japan a global power to continue to actively contribute to regional and global peace stability and Phuc said | Positive | HANOI Japan and Vietnam agreed on Monday to strengthen security and economic ties including an agreement in principle for Japan to export military gear and technology to the Southeast Asian nation amid concerns about Chinas regional assertiveness | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southeastasia-vietnam-defence/japan-vietnam-reach-broad-agreement-on-transfer-of-defence-gear-idUSKBN2740C0 | 2020-10-19 |
| TOKYO Oct 16 Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Friday central banks and governments may need to agree on an accord similar to one signed between the BOJ and Japans government in 2013 that clarified the divison of labor between the two in battling headwinds to the economy caused by COVID19 | Positive | comments from Wakatabe to clarify his remarks on accord were referring to general terms not calling for fresh one by BOJ and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-boj/corrected-update-1-bojs-deputy-governor-says-c-banks-govts-may-need-accord-on-division-of-labor-idUSL1N2H70VC | 2020-10-17 |
| They will collaborate with investors from France Japan South Korea Australia and other Jodi said | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesia expects to see investment in nickel processing as well as petrochemicals double to billion by 2033 led by investors from China seeking to expand their businesses in Southeasts biggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-indonesia-nickel-china/indonesia-sees-china-firms-lead-commitment-for-35-billion-nickel-investments-idUSKBN27119R | 2020-10-17 |
| Wakatabe said while the BOJ did not directly target exchange rates in guiding policy the central bank was carefully watching yen moves due to their impact on Japanese price moves | Neutral | comments from Wakatabe to clarify his remarks on accord were referring to general terms not calling for fresh one by BOJ and | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-boj/corrected-update-1-bojs-deputy-governor-says-c-banks-govts-may-need-accord-on-division-of-labor-idUSL1N2H70VC | 2020-10-17 |
| TOKYO Yokohama Stadium will hold three baseball games at around capacity later this month as Japan looks to test its COVID19 countermeasures at big events ahead of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics next year | Neutral | TOKYO Yokohama Stadium will hold three baseball games at around capacity later this month as Japan looks to test its COVID19 countermeasures at big events ahead of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-baseball-fans/olympics-japan-to-test-anti-virus-measures-at-near-full-baseball-stadium-idUSKBN2710H4 | 2020-10-17 |
| Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura who heads Japans COVID19 fight told reporters late on Thursday that if the was a success all professional stadiums would be allowed to boost capacity | Positive | TOKYO Yokohama Stadium will hold three baseball games at around capacity later this month as Japan looks to test its COVID19 countermeasures at big events ahead of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-baseball-fans/olympics-japan-to-test-anti-virus-measures-at-near-full-baseball-stadium-idUSKBN2710H4 | 2020-10-17 |
| Asian shares also managed to notch modest gains on Friday even though shares in China and Japan posted slim declines | Positive | prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-pfizer-vaccine-hopes-lift-world-stocks-dollar-gold-on-the-defensive-idUSL1N2H711Q | 2020-10-17 |
| TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic has turned one Japanese theme park into a new workplace for teleworkers with a haunted house for the bargain | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic has turned one Japanese theme park into a new workplace for teleworkers with a haunted house for the bargain | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-amusement-pa/by-the-pool-or-ferris-wheel-japanese-theme-park-becomes-new-office-for-teleworkers-idUSKBN27017S | 2020-10-16 |
| chance La Nina to continue into winter Japan weather bureau | Neutral | chance La Nina to continue into winter Japan weather bureau | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/global-lng/global-lng-asian-spot-prices-rise-on-expected-colder-weather-idUSL4N2H719I | 2020-10-16 |
| TOKYO U.S. auto sales may take three years to recover to precoronavirus pandemic levels even as sales continue to rebound from an April low the CEO of Japanese carmaker Subaru Corp | Negative | TOKYO U.S. auto sales may take three years to recover to precoronavirus pandemic levels even as sales continue to rebound from an April low the CEO of Japanese carmaker Subaru Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-subaru-usa/u-s-auto-market-may-take-three-years-to-rebound-from-covid-says-subaru-ceo-idUSKBN2701W2 | 2020-10-16 |
| TOKYO No single digital currency will dominate global transactions if central banks strive to enhance their own settlement systems a senior Bank of Japan official said brushing aside fears Chinas rapid progress on a digital yuan could upend markets | Positive | TOKYO No single digital currency will dominate global transactions if central banks strive to enhance their own settlement systems a senior Bank of Japan official said brushing aside fears Chinas rapid progress on a digital yuan could upend markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-cenbank-digital-japan/bank-of-japan-official-downplays-fears-over-chinas-digital-currency-idUSKBN2701TM | 2020-10-16 |
| Chiyoda Corp succeeded in a pilot project in June to ship hydrogen in a chemical form methylcyclohexane from Brunei to Japan as fuel for power generation | Positive | TOKYO Japan will seek to create a commercial hydrogen fuel supply chain by around 2030 to support reducing carbon emissions Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said during a virtual hydrogen conference late on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-energy-hydrogen/japan-aims-to-set-up-commercial-hydrogen-fuel-supply-chain-by-2030-idUSKBN2700PM | 2020-10-16 |
| Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it had applied for approval in Japan for its antiinfluenza drug Avigan as a treatment for COVID19 | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump urged for a big stimulus to cushion the economic impact of COVID19 as the countrys tally of infections surpassed eight million while reporting record spikes in several states | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2710EU | 2020-10-16 |
| That means we need to ensure that issuance of CBDCs does not pose any negative impact on the economy such as destabilising Japans settlement system | Positive | TOKYO No single digital currency will dominate global transactions if central banks strive to enhance their own settlement systems a senior Bank of Japan official said brushing aside fears Chinas rapid progress on a digital yuan could upend markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-cenbank-digital-japan/bank-of-japan-official-downplays-fears-over-chinas-digital-currency-idUSKBN2701TM | 2020-10-16 |
| We are still investigating the matter and cant say yet how many seat belts were an official in charge of recalls at Japans transport ministry told Reuters | Negative | TOKYO A former unit of bankrupt airbag maker Takata Corp shipped 9 million seat belts to car companies in Japan with inaccurate test data that could result in around 2 million safety recalls the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-joyson-safety-systems-recall/former-takata-plant-shipped-9-million-seat-belts-in-japan-with-inaccurate-data-nikkei-idUSKBN2710FG | 2020-10-16 |
| Sugas trip follows last weeks Tokyo meeting of the an informal grouping of India Australia Japan and the United States which Washington sees as a bulwark against China | Positive | TOKYO Japans new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijings growing assertiveness but he is likely to steer clear of the harsh antiChina rhetoric used by U.S. counterparts | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-southeastasia/with-eye-on-china-japans-suga-seeks-tighter-ties-with-vietnam-indonesia-idUSKBN27106H | 2020-10-16 |
| The announcement comes after two Chinese government ships stayed in what Japan considers its territorial waters around the islands for more than 57 hours this week | Negative | TOKYO Japan is looking into using satellite images to further research on the natural environment of islets in the East China Sea claimed by China the top government spokesman said though the plans will not involve anyone actually setting foot there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-islands/japan-eyes-satellite-research-for-disputed-isles-in-east-china-sea-idUSKBN27010H | 2020-10-16 |
| Takata was embroiled in one Japans worst corporate scandals in recent years after admitting it fabricated faulty airbag inflators that could explode and send metal shrapnel into vehicle compartments | Negative | TOKYO A former unit of bankrupt airbag maker Takata Corp shipped 9 million seat belts to car companies in Japan with inaccurate test data that could result in around 2 million safety recalls the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-joyson-safety-systems-recall/former-takata-plant-shipped-9-million-seat-belts-in-japan-with-inaccurate-data-nikkei-idUSKBN2710FG | 2020-10-16 |
| Sugas visit also coincides with Japans efforts to diversify its supply chains and reduce reliance on China by bringing production home or locating more in Southeast Asia | Positive | TOKYO Japans new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijings growing assertiveness but he is likely to steer clear of the harsh antiChina rhetoric used by U.S. counterparts | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-southeastasia/with-eye-on-china-japans-suga-seeks-tighter-ties-with-vietnam-indonesia-idUSKBN27106H | 2020-10-16 |
| That was the longest such operation since Japan nationalised part of the islands in 2012 spurring Tokyo to lodge protests against Beijing | Negative | TOKYO Japan is looking into using satellite images to further research on the natural environment of islets in the East China Sea claimed by China the top government spokesman said though the plans will not involve anyone actually setting foot there | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-islands/japan-eyes-satellite-research-for-disputed-isles-in-east-china-sea-idUSKBN27010H | 2020-10-16 |
| Renault was already struggling with faltering sales before the COVID19 pandemic and is simultaneously trying to reboot a strained relationship with Japanese partner Nissan | Negative | MEUDON France French carmaker Renault unveiled on Thursday a new electric car concept with a larger sportier design as it bets on mediumsize family vehicles to try to turn itself around | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-strategy/renault-adds-to-electric-car-range-with-sportier-model-idUSKBN2702AI | 2020-10-16 |
| He will likely announce an expansion of Japans subsidies for production in Southeast Asia on his trip the Nikkei said | Positive | TOKYO Japans new leader will aim to beef up security ties when he visits Vietnam and Indonesia next week amid concerns about Beijings growing assertiveness but he is likely to steer clear of the harsh antiChina rhetoric used by U.S. counterparts | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-southeastasia/with-eye-on-china-japans-suga-seeks-tighter-ties-with-vietnam-indonesia-idUSKBN27106H | 2020-10-16 |
| TOKYO U.S. automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems said on Wednesday it is investigating inaccuracies in the reporting of belt webbing test data at a Japanese factory acquired from bankrupt airbag maker Takata Corp over two years ago | Negative | TOKYO U.S. automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems said on Wednesday it is investigating inaccuracies in the reporting of belt webbing test data at a Japanese factory acquired from bankrupt airbag maker Takata Corp over two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-joyson-safety-systems-recall/joyson-probes-inaccuracies-in-data-at-former-takata-plant-in-japan-idUSKBN26Y1QO | 2020-10-15 |
| The miniature motors that make iPhones buzz on silent helped power Japans Nidec | Positive | The miniature motors that make iPhones buzz on silent helped power Japans Nidec | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-autos-electric-e-axle-insight/from-iphones-to-e-axles-how-one-tech-firm-is-pushing-into-electric-vehicles-idUSKBN26Z1C9 | 2020-10-15 |
| Only two nuclear reactors are currently operating in Japan with several shut for maintenance and many others still undergoing a relicensing process under new safety standards imposed after Fukushima | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Tuesday launched its latest threeyearly energy policy review with the country grappling with a need to cut greenhouse gas emissions even as the public remains wary over nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-energy/japan-launches-energy-policy-review-amid-global-push-for-greener-power-idUSKBN26Y1SV | 2020-10-14 |
| The company is the top seat belt maker in Japan with a market share of about according to Nikkei | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese unit of U.S. automotive component maker Joyson Safety Systems has falsified performance data for its seat belts and shipped substandard products the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-joyson-safety-systems-recall/japans-top-seat-belt-maker-falsified-data-shipped-substandard-products-nikkei-idUSKBN26Y1QO | 2020-10-14 |
| TOKYO Oct 13 Japan has no immediate plan to issue central bank digital currency Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday as financial leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies shared a common view on digital payments | Negative | TOKYO Oct 13 Japan has no immediate plan to issue central bank digital currency Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday as financial leaders from the Group of Seven advanced economies shared a common view on digital payments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g7-stablecoin-japan-aso/kuroda-says-boj-has-no-immediate-plan-to-issue-digital-currency-idUSS8N29P0CZ | 2020-10-14 |
| Elsewhere machinery stocks were supported by upbeat data showing Japans core machinery orders unexpectedly rose in August | Positive | TOKYO Oct 13 Japanese shares reversed course on Tuesday to trade slightly lower as U.S. futures fell during Asian trade while investors looked past an overnight tech rally on Wall Street and waited for corporate earnings results for further direction | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-edge-lower-as-u-s-futures-fall-idUSL4N2H40QM | 2020-10-13 |
| This is a delicate he said adding that it was still premature to discuss exiting the crisis measures in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japanese authorities should respect commercial bankers judgment on the viability of borrowers rather than review their credit quality mechanically with a uniform set of standards the countrys top financial regulator said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-japan-economy-fsa/respect-bankers-judgment-japans-regulator-urges-flexibility-in-supervising-lenders-idUSKBN26X1Y6 | 2020-10-13 |
| TOKYO Japan may not attend a leaders meeting with South Korea and China this year unless proper are taken in a dispute with South Korea over compensation for wartime forced labour Japanese media said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Japan may not attend a leaders meeting with South Korea and China this year unless proper are taken in a dispute with South Korea over compensation for wartime forced labour Japanese media said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/japan-may-not-attend-summit-in-korea-due-to-wartime-labour-dispute-media-idUSKBN26Y05G | 2020-10-13 |
| When it comes to the JapanChinaSouth Korea summit nothing has been decided at the moment including concrete Motegi said when asked about the report at a regular news conference | Positive | TOKYO Japan may not attend a leaders meeting with South Korea and China this year unless proper are taken in a dispute with South Korea over compensation for wartime forced labour Japanese media said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/japan-may-not-attend-summit-in-korea-due-to-wartime-labour-dispute-media-idUSKBN26Y05G | 2020-10-13 |
| Japan argues the ruling violates international law because all claims for compensation rising from Japans 19101945 colonisation of the Korean peninsula were settled under a 1965 treaty | Negative | TOKYO Japan may not attend a leaders meeting with South Korea and China this year unless proper are taken in a dispute with South Korea over compensation for wartime forced labour Japanese media said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/japan-may-not-attend-summit-in-korea-due-to-wartime-labour-dispute-media-idUSKBN26Y05G | 2020-10-13 |
| MELBOURNE Australia is in talks with Japan South Korea Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday | Positive | MELBOURNE Australia is in talks with Japan South Korea Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-in-travel-talks-with-japan-korea-as-coronavirus-cases-ease-idUSKBN26W054 | 2020-10-12 |
| It marked the 21st time this year that Chinese boats have entered Japanese waters and the first since late August a Japanese Coast Guard representative said | Negative | TOKYO Japans Coast Guard said on Sunday that two Chinese vessels entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-navy/japan-coast-guard-says-chinese-vessels-sail-near-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-idUSKBN26W0B9 | 2020-10-12 |
| China is seeking to win a firstmover advantage in its efforts to develop a digital currency Japans top financial diplomat Kenji Okamura said on Thursday | Positive | SHANGHAI Oct 9 Chinas central bank is issuing 10 million yuan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-yuan-digital/china-to-issue-10-mln-digital-yuan-in-first-public-test-idUSL4N2H02C5 | 2020-10-10 |
| There is also growing confidence among policymakers that Japan can safely hold big events officials say | Positive | TOKYO Aggressive lobbying by Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga has bolstered expectations within the government that the Olympic Games will go ahead next year multiple insiders said marking a sharp turnaround from just a few months ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-suga/with-sugas-full-court-press-optimism-grows-that-tokyo-will-hold-games-idUSKBN26T0YI | 2020-10-09 |
| Suga who won a ruling party election last month to become prime minister has pledged to pull Japan back from pandemicsparked stagnation and do whatever it to hold the Games | Positive | TOKYO Aggressive lobbying by Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga has bolstered expectations within the government that the Olympic Games will go ahead next year multiple insiders said marking a sharp turnaround from just a few months ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-suga/with-sugas-full-court-press-optimism-grows-that-tokyo-will-hold-games-idUSKBN26T0YI | 2020-10-09 |
| Suga however has told United Nations General Assembly last month Japan is to host the Games | Positive | TOKYO Aggressive lobbying by Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga has bolstered expectations within the government that the Olympic Games will go ahead next year multiple insiders said marking a sharp turnaround from just a few months ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-suga/with-sugas-full-court-press-optimism-grows-that-tokyo-will-hold-games-idUSKBN26T0YI | 2020-10-09 |
| LONDON China is seeking to win a firstmover advantage in its efforts to develop a digital version of its currency Japans top financial diplomat said on Thursday | Positive | LONDON China is seeking to win a firstmover advantage in its efforts to develop a digital version of its currency Japans top financial diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-cenbanks-digital/china-seeking-first-mover-advantage-in-building-digital-currency-senior-japan-official-idUSKBN26T2MF | 2020-10-09 |
| BANGKOK Luxury fashion and auto brands in Thailand have turned to selling their products on Japanese chat app Line amid the coronavirus pandemic tapping the countrys growing appetite for social commerce a top executive said on Thursday | Neutral | BANGKOK Luxury fashion and auto brands in Thailand have turned to selling their products on Japanese chat app Line amid the coronavirus pandemic tapping the countrys growing appetite for social commerce a top executive said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-line-thailand-ecommerce/louis-vuitton-volvo-tapping-thai-social-commerce-via-line-chat-app-idUSKBN26T0YM | 2020-10-09 |
| JF Zengyoren is a nationwide federation of Japans fisheries cooperatives | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese fish industry representatives on Thursday urged the government not to allow the release at sea of tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant saying it would undo years of work to restore their reputation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-disaster-water-fishermen/japan-fishermen-oppose-catastrophic-release-of-fukushima-water-to-ocean-idUSKBN26T1WP | 2020-10-09 |
| Any release could prompt other countries to reinforce restrictions on imports of Japanese fishery products reversing a recent trend toward easing JF Zengyorens Kishi said | Positive | TOKYO Japanese fish industry representatives on Thursday urged the government not to allow the release at sea of tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant saying it would undo years of work to restore their reputation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-disaster-water-fishermen/japan-fishermen-oppose-catastrophic-release-of-fukushima-water-to-ocean-idUSKBN26T1WP | 2020-10-09 |
| Pompeo has repeatedly fabricated lies about China and maliciously created political the Chinese embassy in Japan said in a statement | Negative | China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating political confrontation and smearing Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo-china/china-urges-u-s-to-drop-cold-war-mentality-idUSKBN26S0LM | 2020-10-07 |
| Noh suggested BTS members could work as ambassadors in their overseas travels to promote a group of islets at the centre of a territorial dispute with Japan | Neutral | SEOUL Calls are mounting within South Korea for members of megaband BTS to be granted alternatives or delays to mandatory military service with some lawmakers and fans arguing they are doing plenty for their country without wearing a soldiers uniform | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-bts-big-hit-military/absent-with-leave-calls-grow-for-bts-members-to-postpone-or-skip-military-service-idUSKBN26R1BR | 2020-10-07 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| Pompeo is in Japan for the Quad grouping of foreign ministers the United States Japan Australia and India and is scheduled to meet Suga later in the day | Positive | TOKYO U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a force for and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| Powell speaks at EDT ECB executive board member Philip Lane at and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday evening at 7 p | Neutral | WASHINGTON The worlds top central bankers have opened the taps with trillions of dollars in promised credit to prevent a global pandemic from causing a global economic depression | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-cenbanks/mid-recovery-coronavirus-spreading-global-central-bankers-take-stock-idUSKBN26R0JS | 2020-10-06 |
| The oneday visit includes a meeting of foreign ministers of the Quad grouping of the United States Australia India and Japan | Positive | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday visited Toyko to meet with some of Washingtons closest allies in Asia Japan Australia and India to shore up support against what the United States says is Chinas dangerous and growing regional influence | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-hails-japan-pm-suga-force-for-good-during-visit-to-boost-solidarity-against-china-idUSKBN26Q2E0 | 2020-10-06 |
| For all three their remarks will be framed by separate debates underway among elected leaders in the United States Europe and Japan over the need for more stimulus | Neutral | WASHINGTON The worlds top central bankers have opened the taps with trillions of dollars in promised credit to prevent a global pandemic from causing a global economic depression | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-cenbanks/mid-recovery-coronavirus-spreading-global-central-bankers-take-stock-idUSKBN26R0JS | 2020-10-06 |
| TOKYO A Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp joint battery venture will establish a production line in Western Japan to manufacture lithiumion power units for hybrid vehicles beginning in 2022 the company said on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO A Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp joint battery venture will establish a production line in Western Japan to manufacture lithiumion power units for hybrid vehicles beginning in 2022 the company said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toyota-panasonic-batteries/toyota-panasonic-venture-to-build-lithium-ion-batteries-for-hybrids-in-japan-idUSKBN26R0LW | 2020-10-06 |
| In currency markets the dollar was under pressure on other majors apart from the yen since higher yields can often draw flows from Japan | Negative | By Alun John and Tom Westbrook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-at-2-week-high-as-trump-returns-to-white-house-idUSL4N2GX0L7 | 2020-10-06 |
| At issue is the influential 210strong Science Council of Japan set up after World War Two to provide independent scientific input for policy | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga under fire for rejecting six scholars for membership of a science advisory panel defended the move on Monday amid growing criticism that it violated the constitutions principle of academic freedom | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-academics/japans-suga-under-fire-defends-rejection-of-scholars-for-science-panel-idUSKBN26Q0UZ | 2020-10-06 |
| Cambridge is also home to Arm the British chip designer that Nvidia has agreed to buy from Japans SoftBank for billion | Positive | LONDON U.S. chip giant Nvidia said on Monday it is building Britains most powerful supercomputer which will use artificial intelligence to help researchers solve pressing medical challenges including those related to COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-nvidia-supercomputer-britain/nvidia-building-uk-supercomputer-to-boost-covid-19-research-idUSKBN26Q1Y5 | 2020-10-06 |
| TOKYO A joint battery venture of Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp on Tuesday said it will produce lithiumion batteries for hybrid cars at a plant in Western Japan from 2022 to meet growing demand for electric vehicles | Positive | TOKYO A joint battery venture of Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp on Tuesday said it will produce lithiumion batteries for hybrid cars at a plant in Western Japan from 2022 to meet growing demand for electric vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-panasonic-batteries/toyota-panasonic-venture-to-build-lithium-ion-batteries-for-hybrids-in-japan-idUSKBN26R0LW | 2020-10-06 |
| It also delivers food in Japan and Taiwan | Positive | to show picture available for | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/line-delivery-thailand/update-1-line-corp-gears-up-for-food-fight-in-thailand-idUSL4N2GW03P | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned the State Department said on Saturday after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned the State Department said on Saturday after President Donald Trump was diagnosed and hospitalized due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-asia-pompeo/pompeo-shortens-upcoming-asia-trip-after-trump-falls-ill-with-covid-19-idUSKBN26P01T | 2020-10-04 |
| Clinical trials of AstraZeneca and Oxford Universitys experimental COVID19 vaccine have resumed in Japan almost a month after being put on hold due to an illness of a British volunteer while discussions with U.S. authorities continue | Positive | Clinical trials of AstraZeneca and Oxford Universitys experimental COVID19 vaccine have resumed in Japan almost a month after being put on hold due to an illness of a British volunteer while discussions with U.S. authorities continue | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-japan/astrazenecas-japanese-covid-19-vaccine-trial-back-up-u-s-still-paused-idUSKBN26N12S | 2020-10-03 |
| VLPs RNAbased vaccine candidate was selected for funding by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development | Positive | TOKYO Fujifilm Holdings Corp | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm-vaccine/fujifilm-signs-manufacturing-contract-with-u-s-firm-vlp-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN26M48A | 2020-10-01 |
| The government has yet to say whether it will appeal against the decision in Japans Supreme Court | Positive | TOKYO A Japanese appeal court on Wednesday ruled that the state and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings could have taken steps to prevent the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and are therefore liable for compensation claims | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-fukushima-court/japanese-court-opens-government-and-tepco-to-further-fukushima-claims-idUSKBN26L2J7 | 2020-10-01 |
| The biotech firm has a Japanese subsidiary which is involved in drug research with government bodies and universities | Positive | TOKYO Fujifilm Holdings Corp | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm-vaccine/fujifilm-signs-manufacturing-contract-with-u-s-firm-vlp-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN26M48A | 2020-10-01 |
| LONDON Britains car industry risks some tariffs being imposed after Brexit as Brussels will not allow components from countries such as Turkey and Japan to count towards a content threshold in a trade deal an industry source said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Britains car industry risks some tariffs being imposed after Brexit as Brussels will not allow components from countries such as Turkey and Japan to count towards a content threshold in a trade deal an industry source said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britian-eu-autos-smmt/british-car-sector-risks-some-tariffs-in-eu-trade-deal-source-idUSKBN26L1PR | 2020-10-01 |
| LONDON The United Kingdom has so far failed to persuade the European Union to accept car parts from Japan and Turkey as British when they are used in Britain meaning some automotive exports would attract tariffs even with a trade deal the BBC said | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom has so far failed to persuade the European Union to accept car parts from Japan and Turkey as British when they are used in Britain meaning some automotive exports would attract tariffs even with a trade deal the BBC said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-autos/uk-cars-could-face-some-tariffs-to-eu-due-to-parts-ruling-bbc-idUSKBN26L0S8 | 2020-10-01 |
| TOKYO Oct 1 Global shares tried to extend gains on Thursday on renewed hopes for fresh U.S. stimulus measures but mounting uncertainty ahead of Americas presidential election and technical glitches in Japans market kept gains in check | Positive | Tokyo untraded due to system glitch China on holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-shares-extend-gains-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-upbeat-data-idUSL4N2GS10V | 2020-10-01 |
| HONG KONG Goldman Sachs has appointed Iain Drayton to be the cohead of investment banking for Asia ex Japan according to a memo seen by Reuters | Positive | HONG KONG Goldman Sachs has appointed Iain Drayton to be the cohead of investment banking for Asia ex Japan according to a memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-moves-goldmansachs/goldman-sachs-promotes-drayton-in-asia-memo-idUSKBN26L0B5 | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan Mongolia and South Korea next week the State Department announced on Tuesday a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washingtons relationship with China remains fraught | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-pompeo-asia/pompeo-to-visit-east-asia-next-week-amid-frosty-ties-with-china-idUSKBN26K3QP | 2020-09-30 |
| Uncertainty about the U.S. election has actually said Daiju Aoki regional chief investment officer for Japan at UBS Securities | Negative | TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking decline in U.S. stock futures after a combative debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden increased concerns about an indecisive election outcome | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japanese-shares-slump-after-tumultuous-trump-biden-debate-idUSL4N2GR1HL | 2020-09-30 |
| Last year some 105000 horses were slaughtered in Argentina representing about 24000 tonnes of meat destined mainly for France Belgium Italy Germany Holland Russia and Japan government data show | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Argentina is famed for its horses whether excelling in polo matches or carrying gauchos through the Pampas farm lands | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-argentina-horses-documentary/in-land-of-gauchos-argentine-filmmaker-spotlights-horse-meat-trade-idUSKBN26K31F | 2020-09-30 |
| But decisions on whether to accept travelers from Japan will ultimately be up to those governments according to the report | Neutral | TOKYO Japan plans to remove a ban on overseas travels for about 10 countries starting next month hoping that such a step would prompt other countries to lift travel curbs on the Japanese the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-travel/japan-to-remove-travel-ban-for-ten-countries-starting-in-october-nikkei-idUSKBN26J1EV | 2020-09-29 |
| TOKYO Japan plans to remove a ban on overseas travels for about 10 countries starting next month hoping that such a step would prompt other countries to lift travel curbs on the Japanese the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday | Neutral | TOKYO Japan plans to remove a ban on overseas travels for about 10 countries starting next month hoping that such a step would prompt other countries to lift travel curbs on the Japanese the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-travel/japan-to-remove-travel-ban-for-ten-countries-starting-in-october-nikkei-idUSKBN26J1EV | 2020-09-29 |
| At billion the potential tender offer would be Japans largestever and the years fifthlargest worldwide Refinitiv data showed | Positive | TOKYO Japans statebacked Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ntt-docomo/japans-ntt-weighs-potential-38-billion-buyout-of-wireless-unit-docomo-idUSKBN26J2JL | 2020-09-29 |
| The amount would be the largest ever offered as coordinated loans by Japanese lenders the financial daily added | Positive | TOKYO Japans three major banks and some others are set to extend about 4 trillion yen | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ntt-docomo-loans/japans-megabanks-to-extend-four-trillion-yen-in-loans-to-ntt-for-ntt-docomo-acquisition-nikkei-idUSKBN26K0FX | 2020-09-29 |
| The launch leverages SoftBanks long experience in bringing overseas technology to Japan but reflects the shift away from CEO Masayoshi Sons earlier focus on humanoid robots | Positive | TOKYO SoftBanks robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by Californiabased Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and seek to ensure social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-robotics/softbank-brings-food-service-robot-to-labour-strapped-japan-idUSKBN26J0B8 | 2020-09-28 |
| Servi has been tested by Japanese restaurant operators including Seven i Holdings at its Dennys chain as the sector grapples with an aging workforce and deepening labour shortages | Positive | TOKYO SoftBanks robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by Californiabased Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and seek to ensure social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-robotics/softbank-brings-food-service-robot-to-labour-strapped-japan-idUSKBN26J0B8 | 2020-09-28 |
| Amid the techrelated dispute between the two nations chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp postponed plans for what would have been Japans largest initial public offering this year | Negative | TOKYO Sept 28 Japanese stocks gained on Monday tracking Wall Streets tech rally in the previous session with sentiment aided by an appetite for stocks that were set to go exdividend this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-track-wall-st-higher-ex-dividend-stocks-in-demand-idUSL4N2GP0T8 | 2020-09-28 |
| TOKYO SoftBanks robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by Californiabased Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and seek to ensure social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | TOKYO SoftBanks robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by Californiabased Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and seek to ensure social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-robotics/softbank-brings-food-service-robot-to-labour-strapped-japan-idUSKBN26J0B8 | 2020-09-28 |
| TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October a government source said on Sunday after the leaders of the two countries agreed to pursue highlevel contacts to promote regional and international stability | Positive | TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October a government source said on Sunday after the leaders of the two countries agreed to pursue highlevel contacts to promote regional and international stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/chinas-foreign-minister-may-visit-japan-as-early-as-october-source-idUSKBN26I001 | 2020-09-27 |
| Wang would hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during the trip the source said | Positive | TOKYO Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October a government source said on Sunday after the leaders of the two countries agreed to pursue highlevel contacts to promote regional and international stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/chinas-foreign-minister-may-visit-japan-as-early-as-october-source-idUSKBN26I001 | 2020-09-27 |
| Eneos plans to close the 115000 barrel per day Osaka refinery that it jointly operated with Petrochina next month amid falling demand for fuel in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japans biggest oil refiner Eneos Holdings Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-refinery-eneos-hldg-petrochina/eneos-to-shift-joint-venture-with-petrochina-to-chiba-oil-refinery-idUSKCN26G0V8 | 2020-09-26 |
| HONG KONG Chinas President Xi Jinping said China and Japan share extensive common interests and have scope for cooperation when he held a phone call on Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga state broadcaster CCTV said | Positive | HONG KONG Chinas President Xi Jinping said China and Japan share extensive common interests and have scope for cooperation when he held a phone call on Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga state broadcaster CCTV said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-xi/chinas-xi-tells-japans-suga-that-he-hopes-for-cooperation-state-tv-idUSKCN26G2C0 | 2020-09-26 |
| Tourists are still barred from entering Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japan will gradually start allowing entry to foreigners with newly issued longterm visas from October Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday further relaxing tough restrictions introduced earlier this year to guard against imported cases of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-pm-says-to-gradually-allow-foreign-long-term-visa-holders-to-enter-from-october-idUSKCN26G1BC | 2020-09-26 |
| The biggest underperformers were East Japan Railway Co down 2 | Negative | TOKYO Sept 25 Japanese stocks rose on Friday tracking techled strength on Wall Street overnight as hopes for more U.S. stimulus offset some concerns about the health of the global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-rise-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-tech-rebound-on-wall-st-idUSL3N2GM01D | 2020-09-25 |
| Jerusalembased Mobileye Intel Corps autonomous car division already has agreements to deploy its technology in cities in Japan South Korea France and Israel and says Dubai was a natural choice | Positive | Israels Mobileye and United Arab Emirates Al Habtoor Group launched a partnership on Wednesday to create a fleet of selfdriving that could take to the streets of Dubai by the end of 2022 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-israel-gulf-intel-habtoor/israels-mobileye-dubais-habtoor-partner-on-self-driving-cars-idUSKCN26E207 | 2020-09-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to hold talks by telephone on Friday a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters as Japans new leader makes his first forays into diplomacy | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to hold talks by telephone on Friday a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters as Japans new leader makes his first forays into diplomacy | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-china/japan-pm-suga-chinas-xi-to-hold-phone-talks-friday-source-idUSKCN26D1IB | 2020-09-24 |
| They have performed in more than 25 countries including Austria Kuwait the United Kingdom Spain Japan and Greece | Positive | CAIRO Egypts Al Nour Wal Amal and chamber orchestra a music group of visuallyimpaired women has faced many challenges over the decades yet none was like this years pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-music/egyptian-orchestra-for-visually-impaired-women-resumes-concerts-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN26E2OX | 2020-09-24 |
| TOKYO Organisers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics will require COVID19 tests for nonJapanese athletes and other participants upon arrival in Japan according to a draft of measures proposed by organisers and released on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Organisers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics will require COVID19 tests for nonJapanese athletes and other participants upon arrival in Japan according to a draft of measures proposed by organisers and released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-measures/tokyo-olympics-to-require-covid-19-tests-for-athletes-draft-of-planned-measures-idUSKCN26E1IN | 2020-09-24 |
| He faces a delicate balancing act in keeping Japans relations with the United States and China on track as tensions heighten between the two | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping are planning to hold talks by telephone on Friday Kyodo News reported their first discussion since Suga took over as Japans leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-china/japan-pm-suga-chinas-xi-to-hold-phone-talks-friday-kyodo-idUSKCN26D1IB | 2020-09-23 |
| TOKYO Panasonic Corp is studying options for new electric car battery production with partner Tesla after the U.S. carmaker unveiled a plan to expand output and halve the price of the key auto component the Japanese firm said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Panasonic Corp is studying options for new electric car battery production with partner Tesla after the U.S. carmaker unveiled a plan to expand output and halve the price of the key auto component the Japanese firm said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-batteryday-panasonic/panasonic-weighs-options-over-tesla-new-battery-production-idUSKCN26E0QP | 2020-09-23 |
| The BOJ does not have any plan to issue central bank digital currencies Kuroda said in an online meeting with business leaders in Osaka western Japan | Negative | TOKYO Sept 23 The Bank of Japan will work closely with overseas central banks in conducting experiments on issuing its own digital currency in the future BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-boj-cbdc/boj-will-continue-experiments-for-issuing-cbdcs-kuroda-idUST9N2FQ050 | 2020-09-23 |
| With the pickup in foreign bond yields for Japanese investors getting less and less capital flows out of Japan may fall even he said | Negative | Yen hits 6month high vs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-dollar-in-demand-as-echoes-of-march-trade-ring-through-markets-idUSL5N2GI2YT | 2020-09-22 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and U.S. President Donald Trump had held their first telephone conversation on Sunday since Suga took over as Japans new leader | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and U.S. President Donald Trump had held their first telephone conversation on Sunday since Suga took over as Japans new leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-trump-suga/japans-new-prime-minister-suga-trump-hold-first-talks-by-phone-idUSKCN26B0JC | 2020-09-21 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai that Suga might be open to it prompting concern in Beijing | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai that Suga might be open to it prompting concern in Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-japan-china/taiwan-president-says-has-no-plans-to-talk-to-japans-new-pm-idUSKCN26B08E | 2020-09-21 |
| Suga faces a delicate balancing act in keeping Japans relations with the United States and China on track as the two are locked in growing confrontation | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he and U.S. President Donald Trump had held their first telephone conversation on Sunday since Suga took over as Japans new leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-trump-suga/japans-new-prime-minister-suga-trump-hold-first-talks-by-phone-idUSKCN26B0JC | 2020-09-21 |
| Taiwan claimed by China as its own territory has close cultural and historic ties with Japan though Japan like most countries recognises Chinas government in Beijing not Taiwans | Neutral | TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai that Suga might be open to it prompting concern in Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-japan-china/taiwan-president-says-has-no-plans-to-talk-to-japans-new-pm-idUSKCN26B08E | 2020-09-21 |
| Other moves were modest and volumes light owing to a public holiday in Japan | Neutral | Dollar index broadly steady majors creep higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-clings-on-yen-creeps-higher-as-fed-speakers-in-focus-idUSL3N2GI041 | 2020-09-21 |
| Taiwan was a Japanese colony between 1895 and 1945 | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai that Suga might be open to it prompting concern in Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-japan-china/taiwan-president-says-has-no-plans-to-talk-to-japans-new-pm-idUSKCN26B08E | 2020-09-21 |
| The yen is an attractive currency I see no reason to sell said Chris Weston head of research at Melbourne brokerage Pepperstone noting that real yields in Japan are positive | Positive | Dollar index broadly steady majors creep higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-clings-on-yen-creeps-higher-as-fed-speakers-in-focus-idUSL3N2GI041 | 2020-09-21 |
| Unlike in China or South Korea many Taiwanese have a broadly positive view of Japan saying that Japans rule brought progress to what was an undeveloped largely agricultural island | Neutral | TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai that Suga might be open to it prompting concern in Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-japan-china/taiwan-president-says-has-no-plans-to-talk-to-japans-new-pm-idUSKCN26B08E | 2020-09-21 |
| The dollar was on track for its fifth straight day of declines against the yen as Japans monetary policy of yield curve control pushes up real interest rates | Negative | Wall Street slips as tech selloff resumes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-sink-on-virus-angsts-fed-aftermath-gold-yen-rise-idUSL8N2GF3LF | 2020-09-19 |
| PARIS The French government is sending two ministers to a tyre plant in northern France next Monday as it reiterated calls on Japanese owners Bridgestone | Negative | PARIS The French government is sending two ministers to a tyre plant in northern France next Monday as it reiterated calls on Japanese owners Bridgestone | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-bridgestone-france-minister/french-ministers-to-visit-bridgestone-plant-under-threat-idUSKBN2690SK | 2020-09-19 |
| Suga is expected to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Sunday Japanese media said on Friday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo early next month the first highlevel meeting between the two allies since Suga became leader this week public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-pompeo-suga/japans-new-pm-suga-to-meet-with-pompeo-in-october-nhk-idUSKBN26A03P | 2020-09-19 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday with officials from both countries preparing for the first telephone call between the two since Suga became Japans leader Fuji Network News reported on Friday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday with officials from both countries preparing for the first telephone call between the two since Suga became Japans leader Fuji Network News reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-usa-trump-suga/japans-new-pm-suga-and-trump-to-speak-on-phone-on-sunday-fnn-idUSKBN26919J | 2020-09-19 |
| The BSA reflects the continued bilateral financial cooperation between Japan and Malaysia that will contribute to the stability of financial the countries said in a joint statement | Positive | TOKYO Sept 18 Japan and Malaysia signed on Friday a bilateral currency swap arrangement that enables authorities to swap local currencies of up to billion for both countries they said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-malaysia-swaps/japan-malaysia-sign-currency-swap-arrangement-to-help-market-stability-idUST9N2DM02P | 2020-09-18 |
| BirdLife whose honorary president is Japans Princess Takamado did not respond to an emailed request for comment nor answer several calls to its main British office | Neutral | September 15 story corrects to show general assembly was held by Chinese Wild Bird Federation not Birdlife in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-environment-politics/taiwan-conservationists-say-kicked-out-of-global-bird-group-in-china-row-idUSKBN2661G4 | 2020-09-18 |
| TOKYO Japan said on Friday it will send a fiveperson team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japaneseowned ship off the countrys coast that led to an environmental crisis | Negative | TOKYO Japan said on Friday it will send a fiveperson team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japaneseowned ship off the countrys coast that led to an environmental crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/japan-sending-team-to-probe-mauritius-ship-grounding-idUSKBN2690JD | 2020-09-18 |
| Removing protections in industry will be one such objective even if that riles some parts of corporate Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japans new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost longterm growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suganomics-analysis/japans-suganomics-will-target-quick-wins-not-grand-visions-idUSKBN2690I3 | 2020-09-18 |
| Creating an agency to accelerate the digitalisation of Japans outdated government administration has been a key pledge of Suga who was elected as premier on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will work to get his flagship new digital technology agency running by autumn 2021 the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday a sign the project is among the top priorities in his reform agenda | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-politics/japan-pm-suga-aims-to-get-flagship-digital-agency-running-by-autumn-2021-nikkei-idUSKBN2683DK | 2020-09-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese lawmakers on Thursday compiled a draft proposal urging the government to hold joint military drills with the United States around a group of East China Sea islands administered by Japan but claimed by China to fortify Tokyos control over them | Negative | TOKYO Japanese lawmakers on Thursday compiled a draft proposal urging the government to hold joint military drills with the United States around a group of East China Sea islands administered by Japan but claimed by China to fortify Tokyos control over them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-usa-islands/japan-lawmakers-call-for-military-drills-with-u-s-around-disputed-islets-idUSKBN26823R | 2020-09-18 |
| Having served as Abes top spokesman Suga already knows his way around Japans massive bureaucracy | Positive | TOKYO Japans new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost longterm growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suganomics-analysis/japans-suganomics-will-target-quick-wins-not-grand-visions-idUSKBN2690I3 | 2020-09-18 |
| In Japan less than of administrative work is transacted online according to think tank Japan Research Institute | Negative | TOKYO Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will work to get his flagship new digital technology agency running by autumn 2021 the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday a sign the project is among the top priorities in his reform agenda | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-politics/japan-pm-suga-aims-to-get-flagship-digital-agency-running-by-autumn-2021-nikkei-idUSKBN2683DK | 2020-09-18 |
| Japans ties with China have been strained by the longrunning row over the uninhabited East China Sea islets called the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China | Negative | TOKYO Japanese lawmakers on Thursday compiled a draft proposal urging the government to hold joint military drills with the United States around a group of East China Sea islands administered by Japan but claimed by China to fortify Tokyos control over them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-usa-islands/japan-lawmakers-call-for-military-drills-with-u-s-around-disputed-islets-idUSKBN26823R | 2020-09-18 |
| The challenge for Suga would be to push through his own painful reforms just as Japan struggles to climb out of its worst postwar slump | Negative | TOKYO Japans new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost longterm growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suganomics-analysis/japans-suganomics-will-target-quick-wins-not-grand-visions-idUSKBN2690I3 | 2020-09-18 |
| Kuba and Taisho are part of what Japan calls the Senkaku islands | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese lawmakers on Thursday compiled a draft proposal urging the government to hold joint military drills with the United States around a group of East China Sea islands administered by Japan but claimed by China to fortify Tokyos control over them | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-usa-islands/japan-lawmakers-call-for-military-drills-with-u-s-around-disputed-islets-idUSKBN26823R | 2020-09-18 |
| Its tough but there is now a widely accepted view in Japan that deregulation and structural reforms are he said on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO Japans new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost longterm growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suganomics-analysis/japans-suganomics-will-target-quick-wins-not-grand-visions-idUSKBN2690I3 | 2020-09-18 |
| Suga has said he will continue his predecessor Shinzo Abes progrowth strategy aimed at pulling Japan out of deflation with heavy monetary and fiscal stimulus coupled with structural reforms | Neutral | TOKYO Japans new prime minister will pursue economic structural reforms through a mixed bag of policies that target specific industries rather than a grand strategy to reshape society and boost longterm growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suganomics-analysis/japans-suganomics-will-target-quick-wins-not-grand-visions-idUSKBN2690I3 | 2020-09-18 |
| He has said Japan may eventually need to raise its sales tax to pay for social security but not for the next decade | Positive | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga became Japans first new prime minister in nearly eight years on Wednesday pledging to contain COVID19 and push reforms after retaining about half of predecessor Shinzo Abes lineup in his cabinet | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/new-japan-pm-suga-crafts-continuity-cabinet-pledges-reform-idUSKBN267027 | 2020-09-17 |
| SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein has told Japans new prime minister Yoshihide Suga that he was willing to sit down anytime in a bid to improve ties strained by historical and economic disputes Moons office said on Wednesday | Positive | SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein has told Japans new prime minister Yoshihide Suga that he was willing to sit down anytime in a bid to improve ties strained by historical and economic disputes Moons office said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-southkorea/south-korea-ready-for-talks-with-japan-to-improve-ties-moon-tells-suga-idUSKBN2671RB | 2020-09-17 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Wednesday that China hopes Japan will refrain from developing official ties with Taiwan | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Wednesday that China hopes Japan will refrain from developing official ties with Taiwan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-china-taiwan-defence/china-says-it-hopes-japan-will-not-develop-official-ties-with-taiwan-idUSKBN2670ZE | 2020-09-17 |
| PARIS The French government is looking into options to try to save jobs and prevent the closure of the Bethune tyre plant in northern France that Japans Bridgestone | Negative | PARIS The French government is looking into options to try to save jobs and prevent the closure of the Bethune tyre plant in northern France that Japans Bridgestone | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-bridgestone-france-le-maire/frances-le-maire-we-will-fight-bridgestones-plan-to-close-bethune-factory-idUSKBN2680SB | 2020-09-17 |
| The underperformers among the Topix 30 were East Japan Railway Co down 4 | Negative | TOKYO Sept 17 Japanese stocks fell on Thursday dragged lower by major exporters after the U.S. Federal Reserves pledge to keep rates near zero until at least 2023 sent the yen to a sevenweek high against the dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-stocks-fall-as-u-s-rate-outlook-boosts-yen-idUSL4N2GE1CS | 2020-09-17 |
| Suga has criticised Japans top three mobile phone carriers NTT Docomo Inc KDDI Corp and SoftBank Corp saying they should return more money to the public and face more competition | Negative | TOKYO Japans Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliaments lower house on Wednesday becoming the countrys first new leader in nearly eight years as he readied a continuity expected to keep about half of predecessor Shinzo Abes lineup | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-formally-voted-in-as-pm-readies-continuity-cabinet-idUSKBN267027 | 2020-09-16 |
| He has also said Japan may eventually need to raise its sales tax to pay for social security but not for the next decade | Positive | TOKYO Japans Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliaments lower house on Wednesday becoming the countrys first new leader in nearly eight years as he readied a continuity expected to keep about half of predecessor Shinzo Abes lineup | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-formally-voted-in-as-pm-readies-continuity-cabinet-idUSKBN267027 | 2020-09-16 |
| TOKYO Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japans prime minister on Wednesday becoming the countrys first new leader in nearly eight years and facing a raft of challenges including reviving an economy battered by the COVID19 crisis | Positive | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japans prime minister on Wednesday becoming the countrys first new leader in nearly eight years and facing a raft of challenges including reviving an economy battered by the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-vote/japans-suga-elected-as-countrys-first-new-pm-in-eight-years-idUSKBN2670HF | 2020-09-16 |
| Market focus was also on the Bank of Japans policy decision due on Thursday with the central bank expected to leave its monetary easing stance unchanged | Neutral | TOKYO Sept 16 Japanese stocks edged up on Wednesday in choppy trade on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would reinforce its commitment to keeping rates low at a meeting later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-edge-higher-markets-nervous-before-fed-meeting-idUSL4N2GD03I | 2020-09-16 |
| Suga will continue Abes economic policies and there will be no shortterm impact on said Kensuke Niihara chief investment officer of State Street Global Advisors Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japans Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliaments lower house on Wednesday becoming the countrys first new leader in nearly eight years as he readied a continuity expected to keep about half of predecessor Shinzo Abes lineup | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-formally-voted-in-as-pm-readies-continuity-cabinet-idUSKBN267027 | 2020-09-16 |
| Strategists expect Japanese equities to take support from Sugas win | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian equities advanced on Tuesday and the dollar slipped with investor sentiment supported by Chinese data and optimism about COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-as-upbeat-china-data-lifts-mood-idUSKBN2653MN | 2020-09-15 |
| I will devote all of myself to work for Japan and its he said after the party vote | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga a loyal aide to outgoing prime minister Shinzo Abe won a landslide victory in a ruling party leadership election on Monday paving the way for Japans first change of leader in nearly eight years | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-wins-party-leadership-race-headed-for-premiership-idUSKBN2640X6 | 2020-09-15 |
| Suga had emerged as frontrunner after Abe Japans longestserving premier said last month he would resign because of ill health ending nearly eight years in office | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga a loyal aide to outgoing prime minister Shinzo Abe won a landslide victory in a ruling party leadership election on Monday paving the way for Japans first change of leader in nearly eight years | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-wins-party-leadership-race-headed-for-premiership-idUSKBN2640X6 | 2020-09-15 |
| TOKYO Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd executive Greg Kelly denied charges he helped exboss Carlos Ghosn hide income as the American lawyers trial opened in Tokyo on Tuesday almost two years after Japanese prosecutors arrested the pair | Negative | TOKYO Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd executive Greg Kelly denied charges he helped exboss Carlos Ghosn hide income as the American lawyers trial opened in Tokyo on Tuesday almost two years after Japanese prosecutors arrested the pair | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-kelly-trial/former-nissan-executive-kellys-trial-begins-in-tokyo-without-ghosn-idUSKBN2652HA | 2020-09-15 |
| Chinas government has also been pouring money into its domestic chip sector in hopes of fostering companies that can rival giants from the United States South Korea and Japan | Positive | SHANGHAI Nvidia Corps billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington analysts and lawyers say | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia-china-analysi/nvidia-acquisition-of-arm-throws-company-into-tech-spat-between-u-s-and-china-idUSKBN2651UJ | 2020-09-15 |
| Wearing a face mask he used earphones to listen to a English translation of court proceedings most of which was in Japanese | Neutral | TOKYO Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd executive Greg Kelly denied charges he helped exboss Carlos Ghosn hide income as the American lawyers trial opened in Tokyo on Tuesday almost two years after Japanese prosecutors arrested the pair | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-kelly-trial/former-nissan-executive-kellys-trial-begins-in-tokyo-without-ghosn-idUSKBN2652HA | 2020-09-15 |
| Dealmaking has stepped up a gear in September with Nvidia Corp on Monday announcing the purchase of Arm from Japans SoftBank | Positive | story first published on Monday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-ma/rpt-graphic-tech-leads-crisis-driven-ma-boom-with-350-billion-deal-rush-idUSL8N2GC145 | 2020-09-15 |
| The trial has also focused international attention on judicial practices that critics in Japan and overseas see as overly harsh | Negative | TOKYO Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd executive Greg Kelly denied charges he helped exboss Carlos Ghosn hide income as the American lawyers trial opened in Tokyo on Tuesday almost two years after Japanese prosecutors arrested the pair | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-kelly-trial/former-nissan-executive-kellys-trial-begins-in-tokyo-without-ghosn-idUSKBN2652HA | 2020-09-15 |
| TOKYO Sept 15 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that thought should be given to an early dissolution of parliament given that the Olympic Games will be held in Japan next year | Negative | TOKYO Sept 15 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that thought should be given to an early dissolution of parliament given that the Olympic Games will be held in Japan next year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-politics-aso/japans-aso-says-should-consider-early-dissolution-of-parliament-idUST9N2B3045 | 2020-09-15 |
| TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that thought should be given to an early dissolution of parliament given that the Olympic Games will be held in Japan next year | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that thought should be given to an early dissolution of parliament given that the Olympic Games will be held in Japan next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-aso-parliament/japans-aso-says-should-consider-early-dissolution-of-parliament-idUSKBN2660AG | 2020-09-15 |
| 4 deaths for every 1000 residents in 2019 Akita has Japans highest death rate | Negative | YUZAWA Japan Its noon on a warm day in the Japanese town where Yoshihide Suga Japans next prime minister grew up but more than half the stores in a downtown shopping arcade are shuttered and sidewalks stretch empty except for the rare elderly passerby | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-hometown/ageing-and-empty-japan-next-premiers-hometown-highlights-challenges-ahead-idUSKBN2640XA | 2020-09-14 |
| Suga is on track to be chosen leader of Japans ruling party on Monday and elected prime minister on Wednesday succeeding longserving Shinzo Abe who is resigning for health reasons | Negative | YUZAWA Japan Its noon on a warm day in the Japanese town where Yoshihide Suga Japans next prime minister grew up but more than half the stores in a downtown shopping arcade are shuttered and sidewalks stretch empty except for the rare elderly passerby | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-hometown/ageing-and-empty-japan-next-premiers-hometown-highlights-challenges-ahead-idUSKBN2640XA | 2020-09-14 |
| Other risk events this week include the policy meeting of the Bank of Japan the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England | Neutral | TOKYO Sept 14 Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Monday in thin trade as investors stayed away from taking big positions ahead of election results for the countrys ruling party to choose a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-little-changed-ahead-of-election-results-central-bank-meetings-idUSL4N2GB1FB | 2020-09-14 |
| By comparison Fitch Ratings estimates fiscal support measures announced since March range around to of GDP in countries such as the UK Italy Japan and Germany | Neutral | DUBAI Oilrich Gulf nations are relying on a wellworn playbook of spending less and borrowing more to get through the coronavirus crisis but with the outlook for oil clouded by uncertainty the strategy is riskier than before | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-economy-analysis/gulfs-fiscal-diet-risks-deeper-pain-amid-oil-price-uncertainty-idUSKBN2650GA | 2020-09-14 |
| TOKYO Yoshihide Suga expected to become Japans prime minister this week hails from Akita prefecture in the north which leads the worlds most rapidly ageing country in greying and depopulation | Positive | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga expected to become Japans prime minister this week hails from Akita prefecture in the north which leads the worlds most rapidly ageing country in greying and depopulation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-hometown-factbox/factbox-japan-next-premiers-hometown-demographic-challenges-by-the-numbers-idUSKBN2640XC | 2020-09-14 |
| Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is poised to become head of Japans ruling party on Monday and prime minister on Wednesday succeeding Abe the nations longestserving leader | Positive | TOKYO Sept 14 Japanese shares inched higher on Monday as investors awaited election results for the countrys ruling party to choose a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-gains-ahead-of-election-results-softbank-shines-on-nvidia-deal-idUSL4N2GB0T3 | 2020-09-14 |
| FRANCISCO Nvidia Corp will buy UKbased chip designer Arm from Japans SoftBank Group Corp for as much as billion the companies said on Monday in a deal set to reshape the global semiconductor landscape | Positive | FRANCISCO Nvidia Corp will buy UKbased chip designer Arm from Japans SoftBank Group Corp for as much as billion the companies said on Monday in a deal set to reshape the global semiconductor landscape | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-nvidia-arm/nvidia-to-buy-chip-designer-arm-for-40-billion-as-softbank-exits-idUSKBN264110 | 2020-09-14 |
| Akita prides itself on being Japans thirdlargest producer of rice a staple but domestic demand for rice is on a longterm downtrend | Negative | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga expected to become Japans prime minister this week hails from Akita prefecture in the north which leads the worlds most rapidly ageing country in greying and depopulation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-hometown-factbox/factbox-japan-next-premiers-hometown-demographic-challenges-by-the-numbers-idUSKBN2640XC | 2020-09-14 |
| Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is poised to become head of Japans ruling party on Monday and prime minister on Wednesday succeeding Shinzo Abe the nations longestserving leader | Positive | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-pound-haunted-by-brexit-yen-looks-to-abe-successor-vote-idUSL4N2GB07F | 2020-09-14 |
| YUZAWA Japan As a boy friends say Yoshihide Suga poised to be Japans next leader sledded down mountains in winter ran track and field and was an avid baseball player | Positive | YUZAWA Japan As a boy friends say Yoshihide Suga poised to be Japans next leader sledded down mountains in winter ran track and field and was an avid baseball player | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-youth/japans-next-prime-minister-as-a-boy-good-in-sports-stiff-as-actor-idUSKBN2640XG | 2020-09-14 |
| SoftBank Group Corp executives have held early stage talks about taking the Japanese technology group private as the company seeks a new strategy after disposing of several large assets according to a person familiar with the matter | Positive | SoftBank Group Corp executives have held early stage talks about taking the Japanese technology group private as the company seeks a new strategy after disposing of several large assets according to a person familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-private/embattled-softbank-renews-talks-on-taking-the-group-private-source-idUSKBN2640TM | 2020-09-14 |
| SYDNEY Sept 14 Asian shares started higher on Monday as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine were rekindled after AstraZeneca resumed its phase3 trial while sentiment was still cautious ahead of a big week of central bank meetings in UK Japan and the United States | Positive | SYDNEY Sept 14 Asian shares started higher on Monday as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine were rekindled after AstraZeneca resumed its phase3 trial while sentiment was still cautious ahead of a big week of central bank meetings in UK Japan and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-on-firm-footing-as-vaccine-trials-resume-idUSL4N2GB03E | 2020-09-14 |
| Kim now a professor at Korea Polytechnics University also cautioned South Korea could be hit hard should Japan expand curbs to chipmaking equipment | Negative | DAEJEON South Korea When the South Korea government unveiled an expanded semiconductor material testing facility last month the centrepiece was a towering white machine given by Samsung Electronics | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan-chip-analysis/south-korea-government-samsung-team-up-for-self-sufficiency-after-japan-export-curbs-on-chip-material-idUSKBN26501U | 2020-09-14 |
| SYDNEY Asian shares firmed on Monday on renewed hopes for a coronavirus vaccine after AstraZeneca resumed its phase3 trial though sentiment was still cautious ahead of a big week of central bank meetings in UK Japan and the United States | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares firmed on Monday on renewed hopes for a coronavirus vaccine after AstraZeneca resumed its phase3 trial though sentiment was still cautious ahead of a big week of central bank meetings in UK Japan and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-buoyed-by-coronavirus-vaccine-hopes-idUSKBN265011 | 2020-09-14 |
| The vaccine is in latestage clinical trials in the United States Britain Brazil and South Africa and additional trials are planned in Japan and Russia | Positive | On 6 September the standard review process triggered a voluntary pause to vaccination across all global trials to allow review of safety data by independent committees and international AstraZeneca said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-vaccine/astrazeneca-resumes-uk-trials-of-covid-19-vaccine-halted-by-patient-illness-idUSKBN2630O9 | 2020-09-13 |
| That could meet resistance from the LDPs coalition partner the Buddhistbacked Komeito which worries such a move would antagonise China and threaten Japans warrenouncing constitution | Negative | TOKYO Months before he announced his resignation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set in motion a policy change that could for the first time allow Japans military to plan for strikes on land targets in China and other parts of Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-strike/abe-plan-for-land-attack-counterpunch-could-mark-major-military-shift-for-japan-idUSKBN2620SU | 2020-09-12 |
| TOKYO Months before he announced his resignation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set in motion a policy change that could for the first time allow Japans military to plan for strikes on land targets in China and other parts of Asia | Negative | TOKYO Months before he announced his resignation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set in motion a policy change that could for the first time allow Japans military to plan for strikes on land targets in China and other parts of Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-strike/abe-plan-for-land-attack-counterpunch-could-mark-major-military-shift-for-japan-idUSKBN2620SU | 2020-09-12 |
| This is a historic moment for the UK and Japan as our first major postBrexit trade British trade minister Liz Truss said | Positive | Britain secured its first big postBrexit trade deal on Friday an agreement with Japan which it hailed as as it struggles to agree on trade with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/uk-secures-agreement-with-japan-on-first-post-brexit-trade-deal-idUSKBN26211R | 2020-09-12 |
| What happens if the United States asks Japan to fire them and we dont want he asked | Negative | TOKYO Months before he announced his resignation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set in motion a policy change that could for the first time allow Japans military to plan for strikes on land targets in China and other parts of Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-strike/abe-plan-for-land-attack-counterpunch-could-mark-major-military-shift-for-japan-idUSKBN2620SU | 2020-09-12 |
| He said Japan was aiming for the deal which would help Japanese manufacturers of train equipment and car components to come into force on Jan | Positive | Britain secured its first big postBrexit trade deal on Friday an agreement with Japan which it hailed as as it struggles to agree on trade with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/uk-secures-agreement-with-japan-on-first-post-brexit-trade-deal-idUSKBN26211R | 2020-09-12 |
| TOKYO Cellphone charges in Japan should be cut by around from current levels Yoshihide Suga the frontrunner to become the next prime minister said on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Cellphone charges in Japan should be cut by around from current levels Yoshihide Suga the frontrunner to become the next prime minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga/japans-suga-want-to-cut-cellphone-charges-in-japan-by-around-40-idUSKBN2621BZ | 2020-09-12 |
| Japan has used Britain as a probusiness gateway into the rest of the EU but some Japanese politicians have expressed concerns that a socalled nodeal Brexit might affect this | Negative | Britain secured its first big postBrexit trade deal on Friday an agreement with Japan which it hailed as as it struggles to agree on trade with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/uk-secures-agreement-with-japan-on-first-post-brexit-trade-deal-idUSKBN26211R | 2020-09-12 |
| A district court in Munich ruled that mobile communications technology used in Daimler vehicles violates a patent owned by Sharp the Japanese electronics company said | Negative | TOKYO Japans Sharp Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-sharp-daimler/sharp-wins-network-tech-patent-infringement-suit-against-daimler-idUSKBN262136 | 2020-09-12 |
| Britain said digital and data provisions in the agreement would help British fintech firms operating in Japan | Positive | Britain secured its first big postBrexit trade deal on Friday an agreement with Japan which it hailed as as it struggles to agree on trade with its closest trading partners in the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/uk-secures-agreement-with-japan-on-first-post-brexit-trade-deal-idUSKBN26211R | 2020-09-12 |
| No policy changes are expected in Japan and Britain | Neutral | Meanwhile sterling has lost this month and at | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-brexit-blues-are-back-idUSKBN2621Z0 | 2020-09-12 |
| The coronavirus crisis has underscored technological shortcomings in Japans government and companies as many of them remain in a paperdriven culture that experts say is hurting productivity | Negative | TOKYO Japans new prime minister should focus on combating the COVID19 pandemic digitalizing the economy and creating employment a Reuters poll showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-economy-poll/japans-new-government-should-focus-on-response-to-coronavirus-digitalization-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2620FB | 2020-09-11 |
| Nearly twothirds of the economists surveyed forecast the Bank of Japans next course of action would be to expand its stimulus as the pandemic remains a drag on economy | Negative | TOKYO Japans new prime minister should focus on combating the COVID19 pandemic digitalizing the economy and creating employment a Reuters poll showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-economy-poll/japans-new-government-should-focus-on-response-to-coronavirus-digitalization-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2620FB | 2020-09-11 |
| Adachi 60 is a member of Japans upper house of parliament and advises Suga on policies related to the economy and diplomacy he told Reuters last week | Neutral | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga the righthand man of Japans outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has emerged as the favourite to replace him | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-people-factbox/factbox-who-are-japan-pm-frontrunner-sugas-advisers-and-supporters-idUSKBN261104 | 2020-09-11 |
| TOKYO Japans Fair Trade Commission said on Thursday it has accepted Amazon Japans plan to improve business practices suspected of violating antitrust rules | Positive | TOKYO Japans Fair Trade Commission said on Thursday it has accepted Amazon Japans plan to improve business practices suspected of violating antitrust rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-amazon-com-japan/japan-anti-trust-regulator-accepts-amazon-japan-improvement-plan-idUSKBN2610RR | 2020-09-11 |
| Suga aims to boost coronavirus testing capacity and secure enough vaccine for Japans entire population by the middle of next year | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and two other candidates started their campaigns this week to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and as premier | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-policy-factbox/factbox-growth-ahead-of-fiscal-reform-japan-pm-hopeful-sugas-key-policies-idUSKBN2600ZA | 2020-09-10 |
| Additional trials are planned in Japan and Russia with a targeted 50000 participants globally | Positive | AstraZeneca has already agreed to supply close to three billion doses to governments across the globe more than any other vaccine project | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-pauses-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-as-participant-illness-investigated-idUSKBN26017L | 2020-09-10 |
| If he becomes Japans next leader Suga will face the daunting task of containing the coronavirus pandemic while managing the economic consequences | Negative | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga on course to become Japans next prime minister said he would maintain incumbent premier Shinzo Abes policy prioritizing economic growth over efforts to fix the countrys tattered finances | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-vows-to-put-growth-ahead-of-fiscal-reform-stay-course-on-abenomics-idUSKBN26007U | 2020-09-10 |
| TOKYO A La Nina weather phenomenon has probably appeared with a chance of continuing through the northern hemisphere winter Japans weather bureau said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO A La Nina weather phenomenon has probably appeared with a chance of continuing through the northern hemisphere winter Japans weather bureau said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-weather-japan/japan-weather-bureau-flags-probable-la-nina-phenomenon-idUSKBN2610MD | 2020-09-10 |
| The Komeito leader also questioned whether Japan needed strike weapons to deter North Korea or other adversaries from launching missile or air attacks on Japan | Negative | TOKYO The leader of the Japanese ruling coalitions junior partner Komeito indicated on Wednesday his party does not want a snap general election after the Liberal Democratic Party picks a new leader to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-komeito-exclusive/exclusive-japan-ruling-coalition-partner-komeito-indicates-it-does-not-want-snap-election-idUSKBN26010M | 2020-09-10 |
| OSAKA Japan Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake all his performances cancelled for months was stricken with deep anxiety | Negative | OSAKA Japan Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake all his performances cancelled for months was stricken with deep anxiety | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-bunraku/traditional-bunraku-puppets-for-children-help-japanese-master-endure-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKBN261050 | 2020-09-10 |
| Abe announced last month he was resigning because of poor health ending his tenure as Japans longestserving prime minister | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and two other candidates started their campaigns this week to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and as premier | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-policy-factbox/factbox-growth-ahead-of-fiscal-reform-japan-pm-hopeful-sugas-key-policies-idUSKBN2600ZA | 2020-09-10 |
| Kanjuro is one of Japans bestknown Bunraku performers but he still worries about securing young talent | Negative | OSAKA Japan Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake all his performances cancelled for months was stricken with deep anxiety | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-bunraku/traditional-bunraku-puppets-for-children-help-japanese-master-endure-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKBN261050 | 2020-09-10 |
| Suga regards Japans alliance with the United States as the mainstay of Tokyos diplomacy and security and seeks stable ties with neighbouring countries including China | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and two other candidates started their campaigns this week to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and as premier | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-policy-factbox/factbox-growth-ahead-of-fiscal-reform-japan-pm-hopeful-sugas-key-policies-idUSKBN2600ZA | 2020-09-10 |
| TOKYO Yoshihide Suga on course to become Japans next prime minister said he would maintain incumbent premier Shinzo Abes policy prioritizing economic growth over efforts to fix the countrys tattered finances | Positive | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga on course to become Japans next prime minister said he would maintain incumbent premier Shinzo Abes policy prioritizing economic growth over efforts to fix the countrys tattered finances | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-vows-to-put-growth-ahead-of-fiscal-reform-stay-course-on-abenomics-idUSKBN26007U | 2020-09-10 |
| TOKYO Yoshihide Suga is on course for a landslide victory in the race to become Japans next prime minister an Asahi newspaper tally showed as debate kicks off later Wednesday among the three candidates vying to succeed longtime leader Shinzo Abe | Positive | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga is on course for a landslide victory in the race to become Japans next prime minister an Asahi newspaper tally showed as debate kicks off later Wednesday among the three candidates vying to succeed longtime leader Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-in-pole-position-for-pm-as-debate-kicks-off-idUSKBN26007U | 2020-09-09 |
| In remarks light on security and foreign affairs Suga said Japans security environment was tough and said he wanted to build stable with Japans neighbours including China | Positive | TOKYO As Japans ruling party formally kicked off its leadership race on Tuesday frontrunner and chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said that preventing the spread of the coronavirus should take priority in any decision to call a snap election | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-says-coronavirus-will-take-priority-in-deciding-on-snap-election-idUSKBN25Y23S | 2020-09-09 |
| CAIRO Saudi Arabias crown prince who also holds the title of defense minister discussed with Japans defense minister cooperation in defense fields and security of marine traffic Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday | Positive | CAIRO Saudi Arabias crown prince who also holds the title of defense minister discussed with Japans defense minister cooperation in defense fields and security of marine traffic Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-saudi-japan-defense/saudi-crown-prince-japans-defense-minister-discuss-security-of-marine-traffic-spa-idUSKBN25Z36Z | 2020-09-09 |
| TOKYO Even if the COVID19 pandemic does not prevent the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead next year the blazing summer heat in the Japanese capital could still make the Games nightmare an advisor to the organizing committee has told Reuters | Negative | TOKYO Even if the COVID19 pandemic does not prevent the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead next year the blazing summer heat in the Japanese capital could still make the Games nightmare an advisor to the organizing committee has told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-heat/summer-heat-could-be-a-nightmare-for-tokyo-games-2020-advisor-idUSKBN2600J5 | 2020-09-09 |
| Suga is on course for a landslide victory in the race to become Japans next prime minister an Asahi newspaper tally showed | Positive | TOKYO Japans top government spokesman said on Wednesday that it would be extremely to work towards covering the cost of fertility treatments by the national health insurance system | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga/japans-suga-says-important-to-cover-fertility-treatment-by-national-insurance-idUSKBN2600E8 | 2020-09-09 |
| NEW YORK As a techfueled selloff hits Wall Street investors are looking to options markets including the positioning of Japans SoftBank Group Corp to determine how much more volatility may be in store | Negative | NEW YORK As a techfueled selloff hits Wall Street investors are looking to options markets including the positioning of Japans SoftBank Group Corp to determine how much more volatility may be in store | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-stocks-volatility/u-s-options-investors-pull-back-on-tech-bets-but-softbanks-trade-looms-large-idUSKBN25Z2WM | 2020-09-09 |
| This is primarily the United States but also includes Australia Britain Canada the European Union and Japan none of which maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen called on Tuesday for an alliance of democracies to defend against aggressive and protect freedom alluding to Chinese actions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait as major threats to regional stability | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-security/eyeing-china-taiwan-urges-alliance-against-aggressive-actions-idUSKBN25Z0IV | 2020-09-08 |
| TOKYO Tokyo will open Pride House Japans first permanent such center next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021 | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo will open Pride House Japans first permanent such center next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-pride/tokyo-highlights-lgbtq-rights-before-olympics-with-pride-house-idUSKBN25Y1AO | 2020-09-08 |
| There are various extraordinary merits for Japan to host the Games | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga signalled he could call a snap election if he became the countrys next prime minister the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday as the ruling party formally kicked off its leadership race | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-signals-chance-of-calling-snap-election-asahi-idUSKBN25Y23S | 2020-09-08 |
| Many people might think that Japan is a human rights defender but actually there are no laws to protect LGBTQ Matsunaka told Reuters via email | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo will open Pride House Japans first permanent such center next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-pride/tokyo-highlights-lgbtq-rights-before-olympics-with-pride-house-idUSKBN25Y1AO | 2020-09-08 |
| In remarks light on security and foreign affairs Suga noted that Japans security environment was tough and said he wanted to build stable with Japans neighbours including China | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga signalled he could call a snap election if he became the countrys next prime minister the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday as the ruling party formally kicked off its leadership race | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-signals-chance-of-calling-snap-election-asahi-idUSKBN25Y23S | 2020-09-08 |
| Gay marriage is illegal in Japan and although about two dozen cities towns and wards issue samesex partnership certificates they lack legal standing and prejudice persists | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo will open Pride House Japans first permanent such center next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-pride/tokyo-highlights-lgbtq-rights-before-olympics-with-pride-house-idUSKBN25Y1AO | 2020-09-08 |
| The government has so far unveiled a trillion package of stimulus measures adding to an enhanced easing programme from the Bank of Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japans economy sank deeper into its worst postwar contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus jolted businesses more than initially thought underscoring the daunting task the new prime minister faces in averting a steeper recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japans-worst-postwar-economic-downturn-could-force-new-leader-to-boost-stimulus-idUSKBN25Z00R | 2020-09-08 |
| PARIS French carmaker Renault will develop and assemble the next generation of partner Nissans Micra models a senior executive at the Japanese firm said as the two companies try to reboot their alliance with tighter cooperation in production | Positive | PARIS French carmaker Renault will develop and assemble the next generation of partner Nissans Micra models a senior executive at the Japanese firm said as the two companies try to reboot their alliance with tighter cooperation in production | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-nissan-micra/renault-to-develop-build-next-generation-nissan-micra-report-idUSKBN25Y18L | 2020-09-08 |
| The global and domestic business climate has many Japan observers predicting a long and bumpy road to returning the economy to preCOVID levels | Negative | TOKYO Japans economy sank deeper into its worst postwar contraction in the second quarter as the coronavirus jolted businesses more than initially thought underscoring the daunting task the new prime minister faces in averting a steeper recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japans-worst-postwar-economic-downturn-could-force-new-leader-to-boost-stimulus-idUSKBN25Z00R | 2020-09-08 |
| Although the banks said a decision has not been made the news fanned hopes for more mergers in Japans crowded banking sector | Positive | TOKYO Sept 7 Japans Nikkei average dipped on Monday following a fall in Wall Street shares while SoftBank Group sank as news revealed it had made massive bets on U.S. technology shares just as a rally in the sector cooled off | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-dips-as-softbank-group-tumbles-after-nasdaq-rout-idUSL4N2G40SC | 2020-09-07 |
| The search was suspended due to bad weather on Saturday when Typhoon Haishen was headed towards southwestern Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japans coastguard said on Monday that its searchandrescue mission for 40 missing crew from a capsized cattle ship in the East China Sea remains suspended with no timing set for resumption | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship/japans-search-for-crew-of-capsized-cattle-ship-still-suspended-idUSKBN25Y030 | 2020-09-07 |
| Elderly citizens wearing face masks due to the coronavirus outbreak were gathering at evacuation centres in Kagoshima and other parts of southern Japan footage on NHK showed | Negative | TOKYO Typhoon Haishen battered Japans southern mainland with powerful winds and drenching rain cutting power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting authorities to call for some 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-asia-storm-japan/typhoon-haishen-hammers-southern-japan-with-high-winds-and-power-outages-idUSKBN25X03G | 2020-09-07 |
| Normally this would not be too difficult to counter but the ECB and the Bank of Japan are both close to the limits of ultra easy policy | Negative | FRANKFURT The U.S. Federal Reserves landmark shift to a more tolerant stance on inflation will be a drag on the dollar for years and will raise hard questions about the role of central banking challenging policymakers from Frankfurt to Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-cenbank-fed/feds-strategy-shift-to-bind-big-central-banks-from-frankfurt-to-tokyo-idUSKBN25Y0H3 | 2020-09-07 |
| The sales tax is a necessary source of revenue to pay for Japans social welfare | Positive | TOKYO Sept 5 Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Saturday the new prime minister must continue to protect companies and jobs mainly through payouts and loans to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-politics/japans-suga-signals-focus-on-protecting-jobs-rules-out-sales-tax-cut-idUSL4N2G200F | 2020-09-06 |
| The typhoon was forecast to approach the Goto Islands west of Nagasaki around midnight and then move to the Korean peninsula on Monday according to Japans meteorological agency | Neutral | TOKYO Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japans southern mainland on Sunday prompting authorities to recommend evacuation and warn of potentially record rainfall unprecedented wind high tides and large ocean swells | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-asia-storm-japan/typhoon-haishen-brings-high-winds-power-outages-to-japan-idUSKBN25X03G | 2020-09-06 |
| The pandemic has deepened recession in Japan triggering the worst postwar economic slump in the second quarter as collapsing global and domestic demand hurt exports and corporate profits | Negative | TOKYO Sept 5 Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Saturday the new prime minister must continue to protect companies and jobs mainly through payouts and loans to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-politics/japans-suga-signals-focus-on-protecting-jobs-rules-out-sales-tax-cut-idUSL4N2G200F | 2020-09-06 |
| TOKYO Japans next prime minister could call a snap general election shortly after taking office next week a senior member of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Sunday according to Kyodo news | Neutral | TOKYO Japans next prime minister could call a snap general election shortly after taking office next week a senior member of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Sunday according to Kyodo news | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-election/senior-japan-ruling-party-member-suggests-early-election-media-idUSKBN25X062 | 2020-09-06 |
| Bad weather from the typhoon has forced Japans coastguard to suspend its search for crew missing from a capsized cattle ship in the East China Sea | Negative | TOKYO Japan is bracing for powerful Typhoon Haishen as it bears down on the countrys southwest with weather forecasters warning of potential record rainfall violent wind high waves and tides | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-asia-storm-japan/japan-braces-for-powerful-typhoon-haishen-possible-record-rainfall-idUSKBN25W0H8 | 2020-09-06 |
| The powerful Typhoon Haishen is approaching southwestern Japan with weather forecasters warning of heavy rainfall huge waves and high tides | Negative | TOKYO Japans coastguard on Saturday suspended its search for crew missing from a cattle ship in the East China Sea due to bad weather from a typhoon a coastguard said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship/japan-coastguard-suspends-search-for-crew-from-capsized-cattle-ship-due-to-bad-weather-idUSKBN25W0AT | 2020-09-06 |
| Elderly citizens wearing face masks due to the coronavirus outbreak were slowly gathering at evacuation centres in Kagoshima and other parts of southern Japan footage on national broadcaster NHK showed | Negative | TOKYO Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japans southern mainland on Sunday prompting authorities to recommend evacuation and warn of potentially record rainfall unprecedented wind high tides and large ocean swells | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-asia-storm-japan/typhoon-haishen-brings-high-winds-power-outages-to-japan-idUSKBN25X03G | 2020-09-06 |
| TOKYO Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate | Positive | TOKYO Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-to-begin-phase-1-2-clinical-trials-of-coronavirus-vaccine-in-japan-idUSKBN25V0WO | 2020-09-05 |
| Outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had pledged the government would secure enough vaccines for every Japanese citizen by the middle of next year | Positive | TOKYO Japans government said on Friday it would bear the cost of providing coronavirus vaccines to the populace as it aims for a comprehensive inoculation against the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vaccine/japan-says-it-will-bear-cost-of-coronavirus-vaccines-for-populace-idUSKBN25V1O4 | 2020-09-05 |
| BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-can-be-extradited-to-japan-u-s-judge-says-idUSKBN25V2J6 | 2020-09-05 |
| Trials of the vaccine known as AZD1222 will be conducted at multiple facilities in Japan targeting 250 subjects the company said in a release | Positive | TOKYO Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-to-begin-phase-1-2-clinical-trials-of-coronavirus-vaccine-in-japan-idUSKBN25V0WO | 2020-09-05 |
| Economically Laos is going to depend more on China and this is said Toshiro Nishizawa a Japanese professor who has advised the Laos government on fiscal stability | Positive | The poor small Southeast Asian country of Laos is set to cede majority control of its electric grid to a Chinese company as it struggles to stave off a potential debt default people with direct knowledge of the agreement said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-laos-exclusive/exclusive-taking-power-chinese-firm-to-run-laos-electric-grid-amid-default-warnings-idUSKBN25V14C | 2020-09-05 |
| The British company is working with Daiichi Sankyo JCR Pharma and other partners in Japan to make and distribute the vaccine | Positive | TOKYO Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-to-begin-phase-1-2-clinical-trials-of-coronavirus-vaccine-in-japan-idUSKBN25V0WO | 2020-09-05 |
| A third crewman from a ship that capsized this week off Japan with more than 40 crew and a cargo of cattle on board was found alive on Friday after he was spotted by a search plane Japans coastguard said | Positive | A third crewman from a ship that capsized this week off Japan with more than 40 crew and a cargo of cattle on board was found alive on Friday after he was spotted by a search plane Japans coastguard said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship-crew/third-crewman-from-cattle-ship-rescued-on-lifeboat-off-japan-idUSKBN25V04J | 2020-09-05 |
| He is known as Uncle for unveiling the name of Japans new imperial era last year | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is now the most preferred candidate among the public to become the next prime minister surging in popularity after he entered his partys leadership race an Asahi Shimbun survey showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-jumps-in-popularity-tops-favourability-poll-for-next-pm-idUSKBN25V057 | 2020-09-05 |
| TOKYO A crew member from the cattle ship the capsized en route from New Zealand to China off the coast of Japan was found on Friday the Japanese coast guard said | Positive | TOKYO A crew member from the cattle ship the capsized en route from New Zealand to China off the coast of Japan was found on Friday the Japanese coast guard said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship-survivor/crew-member-of-capsized-ship-off-japan-rescued-coast-guard-says-idUSKBN25V270 | 2020-09-05 |
| Exception is Japanese yen last flat vs dollar | Neutral | Greenback rises to oneweek high vs euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gains-further-on-worries-ecb-grew-uncomfortable-with-euro-rise-idUSL8N2G02PX | 2020-09-04 |
| The second vessel referred to was the Gulf Livestock 1 sailing to China from New Zealand with 43 crew and nearly 6000 cattle that sank off Japan on Thursday | Negative | DELHI A new fire broke out on a supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Sri Lanka spokesmen for the countrys navy said on Thursday adding that one of its 23 crew was missing and another injured | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-india-tanker-blast/blaze-breaks-out-again-on-oil-tanker-off-sri-lanka-cargo-area-intact-idUSKBN25U0OQ | 2020-09-04 |
| More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday | Negative | More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship/more-than-40-crew-missing-after-cattle-ship-capsizes-in-storm-off-japan-idUSKBN25T3EH | 2020-09-04 |
| The Philippines government said it was coordinating with the Japanese coastguard in the search | Positive | More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea the Japanese coastguard said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship/more-than-40-crew-missing-after-cattle-ship-capsizes-in-storm-off-japan-idUSKBN25T3EH | 2020-09-04 |
| Kono 57 who has also served as foreign minister said he wanted Japans next leader to focus on rebuilding public finances once the pandemic had ended | Positive | TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he supports Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as the countrys next leader to provide continuity in tackling the coronavirus crisis but also predicted he will one day be prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kono/japan-defence-chief-kono-backs-suga-for-prime-minister-but-keeps-eye-on-top-job-idUSKBN25U0MY | 2020-09-04 |
| On economic policy Suga said he would maintain and push the stimulus policies pursued by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aimed at pulling Japan out of deflation | Negative | TOKYO Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday voiced his readiness to have the central bank take additional monetary easing steps to protect jobs if he were to become prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-economy/japans-suga-signals-readiness-to-prod-boj-to-ease-more-idUSKBN25T170 | 2020-09-03 |
| Suga believes Japan should review its security strategy within the boundary of the U.S.drafted pacifist constitution | Positive | TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-candidates-policy-fact/factbox-main-policy-platforms-of-candidates-in-leadership-of-japans-ldp-idUSKBN25T0UK | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | Neutral | TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-candidates-policy-fact/factbox-main-policy-platforms-of-candidates-in-leadership-of-japans-ldp-idUSKBN25T0UK | 2020-09-03 |
| Reuters previously reported Effissimo was kept in limbo by Japans government over a key shareholder vote until the day before the annual meeting | Positive | TOKYO An internal investigation by Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-board-exclusive/exclusive-some-1300-voting-forms-uncounted-in-contentious-toshiba-agm-sources-idUSKBN25T1F5 | 2020-09-03 |
| He regards Japans alliance with the United States as the core of Tokyos diplomacy and security | Positive | TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-candidates-policy-fact/factbox-main-policy-platforms-of-candidates-in-leadership-of-japans-ldp-idUSKBN25T0UK | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida a candidate for leadership of the ruling party to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that frank talks are needed with the United States over Japans share of its defence burden | Positive | TOKYO Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida a candidate for leadership of the ruling party to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that frank talks are needed with the United States over Japans share of its defence burden | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kishida/japans-former-foreign-minister-touts-diplomatic-experience-in-leadership-race-idUSKBN25T0PK | 2020-09-03 |
| Like Suga Ishiba considers ties with the United States to be the cornerstone of Japans diplomacy and security | Positive | TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-candidates-policy-fact/factbox-main-policy-platforms-of-candidates-in-leadership-of-japans-ldp-idUSKBN25T0UK | 2020-09-03 |
| The Philippines government said it was coordinating with the Japanese coastguard as it searched for the missing crew members ahead of another typhoon expected to hit the area | Negative | A ship carrying 43 crew and nearly 6000 cattle from New Zealand to China capsized after losing an engine in stormy weather in the East China Sea the only crew member rescued so far told Japans coastguard on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship/cattle-ship-feared-lost-off-japan-in-storm-one-crew-member-rescued-idUSKBN25T3EH | 2020-09-03 |
| Even as the USChina standoff worsens Japan is a neighbour of China and we must keep that in mind as well our strong economic he said | Positive | TOKYO Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida a candidate for leadership of the ruling party to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that frank talks are needed with the United States over Japans share of its defence burden | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kishida/japans-former-foreign-minister-touts-diplomatic-experience-in-leadership-race-idUSKBN25T0PK | 2020-09-03 |
| The greenback was slightly higher on the safe haven Japanese yen at 106 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian equities started strong on Thursday as a sustained recovery in Chinas services sector and the prospect of additional U.S. stimulus whetted risk appetite while the dollar pared gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-firm-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-upbeat-china-data-idUSKBN25T3FX | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO Healthtech startup Biofourmis said on Thursday it has closed a million series C funding round led by SoftBank Group Corps Vision Fund 2 as the Japanese firm extends its bets on a sector growing through the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | TOKYO Healthtech startup Biofourmis said on Thursday it has closed a million series C funding round led by SoftBank Group Corps Vision Fund 2 as the Japanese firm extends its bets on a sector growing through the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-biofourmis/healthcare-startup-biofourmis-closes-100-million-softbank-vision-fund-2-led-round-idUSKBN25U0EU | 2020-09-03 |
| As an exit strategy there will come a time when both fiscal and monetary policy will be normalised and Japan must make sure not to fall he said | Positive | TOKYO Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida a candidate for leadership of the ruling party to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that frank talks are needed with the United States over Japans share of its defence burden | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kishida/japans-former-foreign-minister-touts-diplomatic-experience-in-leadership-race-idUSKBN25T0PK | 2020-09-03 |
| KABUL An Afghan company has unveiled a range of small trucks and passenger vans which it hopes will appeal to a local market still dominated by secondhand Japanese models imported via Dubai | Positive | KABUL An Afghan company has unveiled a range of small trucks and passenger vans which it hopes will appeal to a local market still dominated by secondhand Japanese models imported via Dubai | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-afghanistan-vehicles/afghan-firm-eyes-emerging-middle-class-with-new-cars-trucks-idUSKBN25T1U4 | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday announced he will be running for the leadership of Japans ruling party and said he regretted that ordinary party members will be unable to vote | Neutral | TOKYO Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday announced he will be running for the leadership of Japans ruling party and said he regretted that ordinary party members will be unable to vote | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-ishiba/japan-ldps-ishiba-says-hell-run-in-party-leadership-race-idUSKBN25S49S | 2020-09-02 |
| The country joins the United States Japan UK and Germany in technical recession defined as two straight quarters of decline in Australias first such downturn since 1991 | Negative | SYDNEY Australia fell into its deepest economic slump on record last quarter as coronavirus curbs paralysed business activity while fresh outbreaks threaten to upend any immediate recovery piling pressure on the government to keep fiscal taps open | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-gdp/australia-records-worst-economic-slump-as-pandemic-ends-golden-run-idUSKBN25T0I8 | 2020-09-02 |
| TOKYO The growing likelihood that Yoshihide Suga will succeed Shinzo Abe as Japans new premier may be a mixed blessing for the countrys central bank | Positive | TOKYO The growing likelihood that Yoshihide Suga will succeed Shinzo Abe as Japans new premier may be a mixed blessing for the countrys central bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-boj-analysis/suga-as-japans-next-premier-may-be-tough-partner-for-bank-of-japan-idUSKBN25T0FU | 2020-09-02 |
| Sugas experience with the virus situation including his appropriate pushback on complete shutdowns is key as this is Japans greatest concern right he said | Negative | TOKYO Japans chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga moved a step closer to becoming the next premier when the ruling party decided on Tuesday on a slimmeddown leadership vote that favours the longtime lieutenant of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/suga-seen-top-contender-in-japan-pm-race-as-ruling-party-plans-slimmed-down-vote-idUSKBN25R31K | 2020-09-02 |
| Policymakers are short of ammunition with a big public debt limiting new government spending and the Bank of Japan running out of options to hit its elusive inflation target | Negative | TOKYO The successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is resigning because of poor health faces a daunting list of economic diplomatic and security issues | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-challenges-explain/explainer-whoever-takes-over-next-japan-pm-faces-daunting-challenges-idUSKBN25R0OG | 2020-09-01 |
| Tokyos Nikkei closed up more than buoyed by news Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway had bought more than stakes in each of the five leading Japanese trading companies | Positive | World stocks rally Asian shares at 29month high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-set-for-5-months-of-gains-as-stimulus-fuels-highs-idUSL8N2FX23B | 2020-09-01 |
| TOKYO Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Monday that its mRNAbased COVID19 vaccine candidate was selected for inclusion in a drug discovery program by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development | Positive | TOKYO Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Monday that its mRNAbased COVID19 vaccine candidate was selected for inclusion in a drug discovery program by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-daiichi-sankyo-covid-vaccine/daiichi-sankyos-covid-19-vaccine-selected-by-japanese-drug-discovery-body-idUSKBN25R17F | 2020-09-01 |
| If the LDP does badly it may choose a new leader reviving revolvingdoor premierships that plagued Japan before Abes nearly eightyear rule | Negative | TOKYO The successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is resigning because of poor health faces a daunting list of economic diplomatic and security issues | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-challenges-explain/explainer-whoever-takes-over-next-japan-pm-faces-daunting-challenges-idUSKBN25R0OG | 2020-09-01 |
| In addition Resona Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp were appointed as dealers in Japan and Bank Central Asia Bank Mandiri Bank Rakyat Indonesia and BTPN in Indonesia | Positive | JAKARTA Aug 31 Indonesias central bank and Japans finance ministry have named a number of banks as cross currency dealers to encourage the use of the rupiah and yen for bilateral trade and investment Bank Indonesia said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/indonesia-japan-forex/indonesia-japan-promote-own-currencies-for-trade-and-investment-idUSL4N2FX2WS | 2020-09-01 |
| Japan has been through a long period of deflation but because of Abenomics the Japanese economy has gotten out of deflation to a very low but still an inflationary environment | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes decision to step down on Friday because of worsening health will formally put an end to his strategy which tried to revive the worlds thirdlargest economy after decades of stagnation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-abenomics-scorecar/how-does-abenomics-stack-up-reuters-asked-the-experts-idUSKBN25R0UC | 2020-09-01 |
| Yasuko Tagata 56 recounted watching fireworks which are a nighttime summer tradition in Japan with friends from the parks swimming pools | Positive | TOKYO A popular Tokyo amusement park on Monday closed its doors for the last time after being in business for more than nine decades with part of the site set to make way for a Harry theme park | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-amusement-pa/japans-toshimaen-amusement-park-closes-after-94-years-to-make-way-for-harry-potter-idUSKBN25R15L | 2020-09-01 |
| 6 trillion mutual funds market the U.S. asset manager faces challenges similar to those that forced it to abandon Hong Kong Japan and Singapore | Negative | KONG As Vanguard Group doubles down on mainland Chinas | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-vanguard-china/vanguards-china-fund-market-strategy-under-a-cloud-after-asia-setbacks-idUSKBN25R14F | 2020-09-01 |
| How successful was Abe in fixing Japans finances and reining in public | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes decision to step down on Friday because of worsening health will formally put an end to his strategy which tried to revive the worlds thirdlargest economy after decades of stagnation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-abenomics-scorecar/how-does-abenomics-stack-up-reuters-asked-the-experts-idUSKBN25R0UC | 2020-09-01 |
| TOKYO Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has indicated he intends to run for leadership of Japans ruling party a source said on Monday soon after a report emerged that he had won the backing of one of the partys most powerful factions | Positive | TOKYO Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has indicated he intends to run for leadership of Japans ruling party a source said on Monday soon after a report emerged that he had won the backing of one of the partys most powerful factions | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-to-run-in-ldp-leadership-race-source-says-idUSKBN25R0F8 | 2020-09-01 |
| How successful was Abe in making Japan a more attractive place to invest and | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes decision to step down on Friday because of worsening health will formally put an end to his strategy which tried to revive the worlds thirdlargest economy after decades of stagnation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-abenomics-scorecar/how-does-abenomics-stack-up-reuters-asked-the-experts-idUSKBN25R0UC | 2020-09-01 |
| Chinas top securities watchdog approved Daiwa to set up the venture that is owned by the Japanese brokerage and investment bank according to a statement on China Securities Regulatory Commission | Positive | BEIJING Japans Daiwa Securities Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-daiwa-secs-grp-china/japans-daiwa-gets-approval-for-majority-owned-china-securities-jv-idUSKBN25Q0AD | 2020-08-31 |
| Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef | Negative | Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-dolphins/mauritius-fishermen-battle-to-save-dozens-of-dolphins-near-oil-spill-idUSKBN25Q0FF | 2020-08-31 |
| Aug 31 Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said on Monday that Japans policy setting is likely to remain stable in the wake of the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Positive | Aug 31 Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said on Monday that Japans policy setting is likely to remain stable in the wake of the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-politics-abe-fitch/fitch-says-japans-policy-setting-to-remain-stable-in-wake-of-abes-resignation-idUSFWN2FU173 | 2020-08-31 |
| TOKYO Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister local media said on Sunday as the competition heats up to succeed Japans longestserving leader | Positive | TOKYO Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister local media said on Sunday as the competition heats up to succeed Japans longestserving leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-hopes-to-succeed-pm-abe-race-heats-up-media-idUSKBN25Q03M | 2020-08-31 |
| Abe announced on Friday he was resigning because of poor health as his protracted battle with ulcerative colitis brought to an end his tenure as Japans longestserving prime minister | Negative | Aug 31 Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said on Monday that Japans policy setting is likely to remain stable in the wake of the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-politics-abe-fitch/fitch-says-japans-policy-setting-to-remain-stable-in-wake-of-abes-resignation-idUSFWN2FU173 | 2020-08-31 |
| The sales tax is a source of revenue to pay for Japans social welfare burden | Neutral | TOKYO Fumio Kishida a senior Japanese ruling party official seen as among candidates to become next prime minister on Monday voiced caution over the idea of cutting the sales tax rate to help the economy weather the hit from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-politics-kishida/japans-pm-candidate-kishida-cautious-about-cutting-sales-tax-idUSKBN25R04S | 2020-08-31 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that the strengthening of their two nations alliance would be maintained even after Abes departure from office a Japanese government spokesman said on Monday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that the strengthening of their two nations alliance would be maintained even after Abes departure from office a Japanese government spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-abe-trump/japans-abe-tells-trump-strengthening-of-alliance-will-not-change-idUSKBN25R0BW | 2020-08-31 |
| The governments decision to raise the sales tax to from in October last year pushed Japans economy into recession even before COVID19 hammered consumption and exports this year | Negative | TOKYO Fumio Kishida a senior Japanese ruling party official seen as among candidates to become next prime minister on Monday voiced caution over the idea of cutting the sales tax rate to help the economy weather the hit from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-politics-kishida/japans-pm-candidate-kishida-cautious-about-cutting-sales-tax-idUSKBN25R04S | 2020-08-31 |
| Abe announced on Friday he was resigning because of poor health his longrunning battle with ulcerative colitis ending his tenure as Japans longestserving prime minister | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that the strengthening of their two nations alliance would be maintained even after Abes departure from office a Japanese government spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-abe-trump/japans-abe-tells-trump-strengthening-of-alliance-will-not-change-idUSKBN25R0BW | 2020-08-31 |
| aided by news Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway had bought more than stakes in each of the five leading Japanese trading companies | Positive | Nikkei rallies hopes new PM will stick with stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-reach-29-month-top-china-services-surprisingly-strong-idUSL4N2FX09M | 2020-08-31 |
| He was speaking online from Guam to reporters in the Japanese capital following his meeting with Esper | Positive | TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had agreed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that both countries opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the key waterways of the South China Sea and the East China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-us-defense/japan-u-s-defence-chiefs-oppose-bid-to-alter-status-of-asian-waters-idUSKBN25P09P | 2020-08-30 |
| Kono said Esper had confirmed that the U.S.Japan security treaty covered the East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu islands in China | Positive | TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had agreed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that both countries opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the key waterways of the South China Sea and the East China Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-us-defense/japan-u-s-defence-chiefs-oppose-bid-to-alter-status-of-asian-waters-idUSKBN25P09P | 2020-08-30 |
| TOKYO Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday as the competition heats up to succeed Japans longestserving leader | Positive | TOKYO Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday as the competition heats up to succeed Japans longestserving leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-to-join-race-to-succeed-pm-abe-kyodo-idUSKBN25Q03M | 2020-08-30 |
| Educated at the University of Tokyo and Harvard Motegi was first elected to the lower house in 1993 from the thenopposition Japan New Party | Positive | links | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-politics-abe-successors/update-3-whats-next-after-japan-pm-abe-quits-potential-successors-idUSL4N2FU22A | 2020-08-30 |
| Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis on Saturday to demand an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese ship and the mysterious death of at least 40 dolphins that have been found near the site of the spill | Negative | Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis on Saturday to demand an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese ship and the mysterious death of at least 40 dolphins that have been found near the site of the spill | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-protests/thousands-protest-in-mauritius-over-dead-dolphins-demand-resignations-idUSKBN25P0G8 | 2020-08-30 |
| U.S. fund giant Vanguard Group has announced it would close its Hong Kong and Japan operations while shifting its Asian headquarters to Shanghai | Negative | It also operates a private fund unit in Shanghai | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-fund-blackrock/blackrock-gets-regulators-approval-to-set-up-china-mutual-fund-unit-idUSKBN25P06E | 2020-08-30 |
| We want to thank Prime Minister Abe for his outstanding leadership as Japans longest continuously serving Prime a senior administration official said | Positive | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longestserving premier said on Friday he is resigning due to health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-reaction-factbox/factbox-international-reaction-to-resignation-of-japans-pm-abe-idUSKBN25O12V | 2020-08-29 |
| From now on I want to sacrifice myself as one lawmaker to make true conservatism take root in Japan | Neutral | TOKYO Shinzo Abe Japans longestserving prime minister launched his policies to lift the economy out of deflation beefed up Japans military and sought to counter Chinas growing clout in a historic twoterm tenure | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-newsmaker/japans-shinzo-abe-sought-to-revive-economy-fulfil-conservative-agenda-idUSKBN25O0KM | 2020-08-29 |
| TOKYO Shinzo Abe Japans longestserving prime minister launched his policies to lift the economy out of deflation beefed up Japans military and sought to counter Chinas growing clout in a historic twoterm tenure | Positive | TOKYO Shinzo Abe Japans longestserving prime minister launched his policies to lift the economy out of deflation beefed up Japans military and sought to counter Chinas growing clout in a historic twoterm tenure | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-newsmaker/japans-shinzo-abe-sought-to-revive-economy-fulfil-conservative-agenda-idUSKBN25O0KM | 2020-08-29 |
| The dolphins have been dying in an area affected by an oil spill caused when the Japanese ship the MV Wakashio struck a coral reef last month | Negative | At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat officials and witnesses said on Friday as witnesses described the deaths of one mother dolphin and her baby | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-dolphins/heartwrenching-at-least-40-dolphins-dead-near-mauritius-oil-spill-idUSKBN25O1JA | 2020-08-29 |
| There has been speculation about Abes health all week but the resignation of Japans longestserving premier rattled investors given he has spearheaded efforts to revive growth through his reflationary policies | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSL1N2FU1DZ | 2020-08-29 |
| Together with President Trump Prime Minister Abe has made the United StatesJapan Alliance and our overall relationship the strongest it has ever the official added | Positive | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longestserving premier said on Friday he is resigning due to health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-reaction-factbox/factbox-international-reaction-to-resignation-of-japans-pm-abe-idUSKBN25O12V | 2020-08-29 |
| Abenomics has singularly failed to deliver Japan the domestic conditions that would spark higher growth beyond more reliance on external said Brian Kelly Managing Partner at Asian Century Quest | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes signature shockandawe stimulus strategy was already faltering even before his decision on Friday to step down due to health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics-analysis/abenomics-fails-to-deliver-as-japan-braces-for-post-abe-era-idUSKBN25O0TT | 2020-08-29 |
| BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-judges-skepticism-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN25O1D0 | 2020-08-29 |
| Our government will continue cooperation with the new prime the new cabinet for improved ties with Japan | Positive | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longestserving premier said on Friday he is resigning due to health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-reaction-factbox/factbox-international-reaction-to-resignation-of-japans-pm-abe-idUSKBN25O12V | 2020-08-29 |
| Abes failure to entice companies to spend more on capital expenditure has given Japan Inc a huge cashpile that served as a liquidity buffer to weather the pandemics shock | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes signature shockandawe stimulus strategy was already faltering even before his decision on Friday to step down due to health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics-analysis/abenomics-fails-to-deliver-as-japan-braces-for-post-abe-era-idUSKBN25O0TT | 2020-08-29 |
| Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Hassink urged Cabell to defer to Japan | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge on Friday expressed doubt about arguments by two Massachusetts men seeking to avoid extradition to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-face-judges-skepticism-in-extradition-fight-idUSKBN25O1D0 | 2020-08-29 |
| Educated at the University of Tokyo and Harvard Motegi was first elected to the lower house in 1993 from the thenopposition Japan New Party and joined the LDP in 1995 | Positive | TOKYO The abrupt news that Japans longestserving prime minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign over a worsening health condition set off a flurry of attention on Friday over the path ahead for the worlds thirdbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-successors/whats-next-after-japan-pm-abe-quits-potential-successors-idUSKBN25K07S | 2020-08-29 |
| With many legacies of Abenomics wiped out we know now there was no magic wand to fix Japans chronic he said | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes signature shockandawe stimulus strategy was already faltering even before his decision on Friday to step down due to health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics-analysis/abenomics-fails-to-deliver-as-japan-braces-for-post-abe-era-idUSKBN25O0TT | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | Positive | NEW YORK Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSKBN25N39T | 2020-08-29 |
| Now the pandemic has triggered Japans biggest economic slump on record | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longest serving premier is set to resign a person familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-scorecard-explaine/explainer-how-does-japans-pm-abe-score-on-his-policy-agenda-idUSKBN25O0JD | 2020-08-29 |
| At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat officials and witnesses said on Friday as witnesses described the deaths of one mother dolphin and her baby | Negative | At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat officials and witnesses said on Friday as witnesses described the deaths of one mother dolphin and her baby | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-dolphins/heartwrenching-at-least-40-dolphins-dead-near-mauritius-oil-spill-idUSKBN25O1JA | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK Aug 28 Global equity markets rose to a new high on Friday as U.S. consumer spending in July suggested a strong economic rebound lies ahead while the Japanese yen surged on safehaven buying after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned for health reasons | Negative | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rally-on-consumer-data-yen-surges-as-japans-abe-quits-idUSL1N2FU1DZ | 2020-08-29 |
| Neither design incorporates selfdriving technology and in the case of the multipurpose design Japans road rules require fittings such as tables to be stored before moving off | Neutral | TOKYO A Japanese mobility venture has unveiled two adapted vans one which can serve as a workspace or a mobile shop and another that pumps fresh air through the vehicle to reduce the risk of COVID19 spreading between passengers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-toyota-monet/softbank-toyota-venture-unveils-van-with-enhanced-airflow-as-covid-19-measure-idUSKBN25N1SC | 2020-08-28 |
| CHIBA Japan Hiromu Inada 87 already has a certificate on his wall that confirms his status as the worlds oldest Ironman but the Japanese man is still pounding away on his training bike and hopes to continue competing into his 90s | Positive | CHIBA Japan Hiromu Inada 87 already has a certificate on his wall that confirms his status as the worlds oldest Ironman but the Japanese man is still pounding away on his training bike and hopes to continue competing into his 90s | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-ironman-oldest-interview/worlds-oldest-ironman-plans-to-keep-competing-into-his-90s-idUSKBN25N0JX | 2020-08-28 |
| The venture hopes to sell 100 units in Japan to customers from government and companies this financial year | Positive | TOKYO A Japanese mobility venture has unveiled two adapted vans one which can serve as a workspace or a mobile shop and another that pumps fresh air through the vehicle to reduce the risk of COVID19 spreading between passengers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-toyota-monet/softbank-toyota-venture-unveils-van-with-enhanced-airflow-as-covid-19-measure-idUSKBN25N1SC | 2020-08-28 |
| The improvement in exports also helped lead to a pickup in output among Japanese manufacturers and servicesector firms in June | Positive | TOKYO Japans government upgraded its view on exports and output in August for the second straight month as global demand slowly improves but authorities cautioned conditions were still severe due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-report/japan-raises-view-on-exports-but-says-economic-situation-still-severe-idUSKBN25N10L | 2020-08-28 |
| Its balance sheet has expanded by as much as trillion since the start of the pandemic far more than that of the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan | Negative | Reuters Live Markets prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-fall-dollar-rises-as-markets-wait-for-dovish-fed-hints-idUSL8N2FT3L4 | 2020-08-28 |
| ADDIS ABABA Seven more dead dolphins were found on a Mauritius beach on Thursday a government official said a day after 17 carcasses were washed up near an oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that struck a coral reef | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Seven more dead dolphins were found on a Mauritius beach on Thursday a government official said a day after 17 carcasses were washed up near an oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that struck a coral reef | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-dolphins/seven-more-dolphins-found-dead-on-mauritius-beach-near-oil-spill-idUSKBN25N1EU | 2020-08-28 |
| UTSUNOMIYA Japan As many automakers bet on sedans and SUVs in the switch to electric vehicles Japans Honda Motor Co Ltd | Positive | UTSUNOMIYA Japan As many automakers bet on sedans and SUVs in the switch to electric vehicles Japans Honda Motor Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-honda-electric/honda-goes-small-with-first-all-electric-car-idUSKBN25N03Q | 2020-08-27 |
| TOKYO Three men were arrested in Japan on Wednesday on suspicion of making fraudulent applications for government funds for businesses hit by the coronavirus in a scheme that may have cost taxpayers up to 400 million yen | Negative | TOKYO Three men were arrested in Japan on Wednesday on suspicion of making fraudulent applications for government funds for businesses hit by the coronavirus in a scheme that may have cost taxpayers up to 400 million yen | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-dentsu/three-arrested-in-japan-on-suspicion-of-coronavirus-relief-fraud-idUSKBN25M1GO | 2020-08-27 |
| The program was subcontracted from the government to a nonprofit organisation called Service Design which was cofounded by Dentsu one of Japans most influential companies | Neutral | TOKYO Three men were arrested in Japan on Wednesday on suspicion of making fraudulent applications for government funds for businesses hit by the coronavirus in a scheme that may have cost taxpayers up to 400 million yen | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-dentsu/three-arrested-in-japan-on-suspicion-of-coronavirus-relief-fraud-idUSKBN25M1GO | 2020-08-27 |
| Also weighing on sentiment was a likely a press conference by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday to address concerns about his health | Negative | TOKYO Aug 27 Japanese shares fell on Thursday on fresh worries about U.S.China relations and ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-on-fresh-sino-u-s-tension-powells-speech-awaited-idUSL4N2FT0JA | 2020-08-27 |
| A former TV announcer Koike was Japans first female defence minister and the first woman to run albeit unsuccessfully for leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that the novel coronavirus situation in Japans capital is improving and shes still intent on the city hosting the Olympics next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-koike/tokyo-governor-koike-says-coronavirus-situation-improving-2021-games-on-track-idUSKBN25L1EM | 2020-08-26 |
| Koike said she hoped Abe is in good and praised his efforts to secure the Games for Japan | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that the novel coronavirus situation in Japans capital is improving and shes still intent on the city hosting the Olympics next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-koike/tokyo-governor-koike-says-coronavirus-situation-improving-2021-games-on-track-idUSKBN25L1EM | 2020-08-26 |
| TOKYO The coronavirus shock is boosting the amount of money flowing into Japans economy and may fire up inflation achieving what years of ultraloose monetary policy failed to do the central banks former top economist Hideo Hayakawa said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus shock is boosting the amount of money flowing into Japans economy and may fire up inflation achieving what years of ultraloose monetary policy failed to do the central banks former top economist Hideo Hayakawa said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics/pandemic-may-fire-up-japans-inflation-doing-what-cenbank-could-not-economist-says-idUSKBN25L0IQ | 2020-08-26 |
| The U.S. dollar was only up versus the Japanese yen last trading at 106 | Neutral | Betterthanexpected German economic sentiment lifts euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-up-on-german-ifo-dollar-slips-on-successful-us-china-phone-call-idUSL8N2FR3DT | 2020-08-26 |
| Chip company Arm Holdings Ltd said on Monday it has put the brakes on the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japanbased parent SoftBank Group Corp | Negative | Chip company Arm Holdings Ltd said on Monday it has put the brakes on the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japanbased parent SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-arm/chip-designer-arm-to-pause-spin-off-of-its-software-units-to-softbank-idUSKBN25K2KP | 2020-08-25 |
| TOKYO Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday it would sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group as it aims to focus on developing drugs for unmet medical needs and rare diseases | Positive | TOKYO Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Monday it would sell its Japanese consumer healthcare business to U.S. buyout fund Blackstone Group as it aims to focus on developing drugs for unmet medical needs and rare diseases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-pharma-m-a-blackstone-group/takeda-to-sell-japan-consumer-health-unit-valued-at-2-3-billion-to-blackstone-idUSKBN25K0P3 | 2020-08-25 |
| Pavin who lives in Japan said Facebook had bowed to the militarydominated governments pressure | Negative | BANGKOK Facebook blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that has criticised the countrys king but said it was planning a legal challenge to the governments demand that it block the group | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-thailand-facebook/facebook-blocks-group-critical-of-thai-monarchy-amid-government-pressure-idUSKBN25K25C | 2020-08-25 |
| Providing additional support to risk appetite Japans capital Tokyo reported 95 new coronavirus cases on Monday the lowest singleday tally since July 8 | Negative | TOKYO Aug 25 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday trading close to levels before the COVID19 crisis hammered markets early this year as new developments on the COVID19 vaccine and treatment fronts lifted sentiment and spurred hopes of a quicker economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-nears-pre-pandemic-levels-on-covid-19-treatment-hopes-idUSL4N2FR0X1 | 2020-08-25 |
| Australian shares were flat while Japans Nikkei was reversed early losses to be last up 0 | Positive | Asian shares tad South Korea stocks mildly positive | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-start-defensively-focus-on-coronavirus-treatment-jackson-hole-idUSL4N2FQ05P | 2020-08-24 |
| Investors were wary after Japanese Prime Minister Abe entered a Tokyo hospital to receive a followup medical examination from last week | Negative | TOKYO Aug 24 Japanese shares inched up on Monday in line with gains in emini futures but rising speculations around Prime Minister Shinzo Abes health weighed on sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-edge-higher-concerns-over-pm-abes-health-weigh-idUSL4N2FQ0YK | 2020-08-24 |
| He has criticised the Bank of Japans ultralow interest rates for hurting regional banks and called for higher public works spending to remedy growing inequality | Negative | TOKYO Japans longestserving prime minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns grew over his ability to continue in his post because of health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-successors/how-possible-successors-stack-up-if-japan-pm-abe-resigns-idUSKBN25K07S | 2020-08-24 |
| In currencies the dollar was a shade weaker on the safe haven Japanese yen at 105 | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares advanced for a second straight session on Monday underpinned by coronavirus hopes after the U.S. Food Drug Administration authorised the use of blood plasma from recovered patients as a treatment option | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-jump-as-investors-pin-hopes-on-coronavirus-treatment-idUSKBN25K02R | 2020-08-24 |
| Asia is Nippon Paints most important market and accounts for of its revenue compared with for Japan according to the companys website | Positive | TOKYO Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nippon-paint-hd-m-a-wuthelam/nippon-paint-in-12-billion-deal-to-buy-wuthelam-assets-wuthelam-stake-hits-60-idUSKBN25H0C6 | 2020-08-22 |
| Others face agonising decisions such as whether to leave Japan to attend a funeral or care for a sick family member for fear they will not be allowed back | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to ease its COVID19 entry restrictions on foreign nationals with resident visas starting next month public broadcaster NHK reported after an outcry over the emotional and economic hardship that the measures are inflicting | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-to-ease-covid-19-re-entry-curbs-on-foreigners-with-resident-visas-nhk-idUSKBN25G2SM | 2020-08-21 |
| Rakuten chief executive Hiroshi Mikitani joined the fray this week urging the government to review its policy which he said risks tarnishing Japans appeal and causing innovation to stagnate | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to ease its COVID19 entry restrictions on foreign nationals with resident visas starting next month public broadcaster NHK reported after an outcry over the emotional and economic hardship that the measures are inflicting | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-to-ease-covid-19-re-entry-curbs-on-foreigners-with-resident-visas-nhk-idUSKBN25G2SM | 2020-08-21 |
| NAIROBI Mauritius said on Thursday it had started to scuttle the Japaneseowned bulk carrier that ran aground off its shores and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs | Negative | NAIROBI Mauritius said on Thursday it had started to scuttle the Japaneseowned bulk carrier that ran aground off its shores and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/mauritius-starts-to-scuttle-japanese-oil-spill-vessel-idUSKBN25G22J | 2020-08-21 |
| NAIROBI Mauritius said on Wednesday it planned to scuttle the Japaneseowned bulk carrier that ran aground off its shores and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs | Negative | NAIROBI Mauritius said on Wednesday it planned to scuttle the Japaneseowned bulk carrier that ran aground off its shores and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/mauritius-to-scuttle-oil-spill-tanker-japanese-owner-apologises-idUSKCN25F0AQ | 2020-08-20 |
| TOKOROZAWA Japan A set of manhole covers in Japans Tokorozawa city north of Tokyo has been decorated with anime characters that glow in the dark to the delight of locals and city officials | Negative | TOKOROZAWA Japan A set of manhole covers in Japans Tokorozawa city north of Tokyo has been decorated with anime characters that glow in the dark to the delight of locals and city officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-manhole/manholes-get-glowing-anime-makeover-in-japans-tokorozawa-idUSKCN25F1KG | 2020-08-20 |
| TOKYO A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok the popular videosharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance could be one way to address user data security concerns in Japan a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo Abes ruling party said | Positive | TOKYO A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok the popular videosharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance could be one way to address user data security concerns in Japan a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo Abes ruling party said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-tiktok-japan/changing-tiktok-japan-ownership-could-address-security-concerns-ruling-party-lawmaker-says-idUSKCN25F0H0 | 2020-08-20 |
| MOSCOW Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclearcapable bombers flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific the Interfax news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Wednesday | Negative | MOSCOW Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclearcapable bombers flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific the Interfax news agency cited Russias defence ministry as saying on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan/russia-says-its-bombers-intercepted-over-japan-during-planned-flyover-ifax-idUSKCN25F1D7 | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said it has launched a Section 337 investigation into whether certain Apple Inc mobile devices and laptop computers infringed patents held by Japans Maxell Holdings | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said it has launched a Section 337 investigation into whether certain Apple Inc mobile devices and laptop computers infringed patents held by Japans Maxell Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-trade-apple/u-s-trade-panel-launches-patent-infringement-probe-into-apple-devices-idUSKCN25F2ES | 2020-08-20 |
| Asked whether Japanese firms had been pressed to choose between U.S. and Chinese markets in the current context an overwhelming majority of Japanese firms answered no | Negative | TOKYO A third of Japanese firms are reassessing using offices after a sharp drop in their utilisation in August from a year ago as of firms allowed or encouraged employees to work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic a monthly Reuters poll showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-companies-office-poll/some-japan-firms-rethink-traditional-office-as-pandemic-boosts-working-from-home-reuters-poll-idUSKCN25E2Y8 | 2020-08-19 |
| That is a high level in Japan where labour unions have historically accepted low wage offers to protect jobs keeping the jobless rate low compared with other countries | Negative | TOKYO Japans low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well but official figures belie worsening prospects for the countrys army of temporary workers who make up about of the jobs market | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics-jobs/japans-low-jobless-rate-masks-deepening-worker-despair-idUSKCN25E0QU | 2020-08-19 |
| Some analysts expect Japans official jobless rate to rise to a record 5 | Negative | TOKYO Japans low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well but official figures belie worsening prospects for the countrys army of temporary workers who make up about of the jobs market | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics-jobs/japans-low-jobless-rate-masks-deepening-worker-despair-idUSKCN25E0QU | 2020-08-19 |
| 2 billion deal on Tuesday to buy Japanese nursinghome operator Nichiigakkan after fending off a higher lastminute bid from rival Baring Private Equity Asia | Positive | TOKYO Bain Capital clinched a | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nichiigakkan-m-a-baincapital/bain-capital-clinches-1-2-billion-deal-for-japans-nichiigakkan-after-fending-off-higher-bid-idUSKCN25E06K | 2020-08-19 |
| Labour costs are a major burden to Japanesestyle inns like us as they account for of overall he told Reuters | Negative | TOKYO Japans low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well but official figures belie worsening prospects for the countrys army of temporary workers who make up about of the jobs market | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics-jobs/japans-low-jobless-rate-masks-deepening-worker-despair-idUSKCN25E0QU | 2020-08-19 |
| Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off its coast causing a devastating oil spill in one of the worlds most pristine maritime environments police said on Tuesday | Negative | Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off its coast causing a devastating oil spill in one of the worlds most pristine maritime environments police said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment/mauritius-arrests-captain-of-stricken-japanese-oil-tanker-idUSKCN25E1UV | 2020-08-19 |
| Many countries have imposed travel curbs to battle the pandemic but Japans are among the most strict effectively banning entry of tourists and visa holders from more than 140 countries | Negative | TOKYO Four Western business lobbies joined in protesting Japans travel ban to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus saying the policy is out of step with measures in other major economies and will harm investment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japans-travel-ban-to-contain-virus-unfair-western-businesses-say-idUSKCN25E0RH | 2020-08-19 |
| The dollar was also weaker against the Japanese yen another traditional safehaven having hit a twoweek low of 105 | Negative | Dollar index eurodollar hit 27month lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hits-27-month-low-as-u-s-stocks-reach-record-highs-idUSL8N2FK3TU | 2020-08-19 |
| Suh and Yang would also share views on the issue of holding an annual trilateral summit involving Japan he added | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said Chinas top diplomat plans to visit for talks with new national security adviser Suh Hoon this week amid the coronavirus pandemic that undercut bilateral exchanges and stalled denuclearisation negotiations involving North Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-china/chinas-top-diplomat-to-visit-south-korea-amid-stalled-north-korea-talks-coronavirus-outbreaks-idUSKCN25F09Q | 2020-08-19 |
| Restrictions to contain the spread of the virus have devastated Japans economy which posted its biggest contraction on record in the second quarter | Negative | TOKYO Four Western business lobbies joined in protesting Japans travel ban to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus saying the policy is out of step with measures in other major economies and will harm investment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japans-travel-ban-to-contain-virus-unfair-western-businesses-say-idUSKCN25E0RH | 2020-08-19 |
| Onefifth of Japanese firms said they were moving or considering shifting their businesses operational bases and supply chains out of China Japans largest trading partner | Positive | TOKYO A third of Japanese firms are reassessing using offices after a sharp drop in their utilisation in August from a year ago as of firms allowed or encouraged employees to work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic a monthly Reuters poll showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-companies-office-poll/some-japan-firms-rethink-traditional-office-as-pandemic-boosts-working-from-home-reuters-poll-idUSKCN25E2Y8 | 2020-08-19 |
| In the jobs market the pain has been felt most by those categorised as nonregular including those with lowpaying parttime jobs who make up of all employees in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japans low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well but official figures belie worsening prospects for the countrys army of temporary workers who make up about of the jobs market | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-abenomics-jobs/japans-low-jobless-rate-masks-deepening-worker-despair-idUSKCN25E0QU | 2020-08-19 |
| Starbucks has more than 1400 stores in South Korea almost as many stores as it has in Japan which has more than twice the population according to its website | Positive | The coffee chain said it would also enhance hygiene rules across all stores recommend customers wear face masks and delayed a promotional event that offered Playmobil figures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-starbuc/hit-by-covid-19-cases-starbucks-korea-cuts-seat-capacity-delays-event-idUSKCN25E0ES | 2020-08-18 |
| Tokyobased Nichiigakkans core businesses of elderly care childcare and hospital consultancy are growing steadily according to the company as demand for the services are rising in aged Japan | Positive | TOKYO Hong Kongbased buyout firm Baring Private Equity Asia made a counter offer on Monday for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nichiigakkan-baring/baring-private-equity-makes-1-4-billion-counter-bid-for-bain-target-nichiigakkan-idUSKCN25D06N | 2020-08-18 |
| There is a chance economic activity may stagnate if major nations adopt lockdown measures again or Japan reissues a state of he said | Negative | TOKYO Japan was hit by its biggest economic slump on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic emptied shopping malls and crushed demand for cars and other exports bolstering the case for bolder policy action to prevent a deeper recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japans-record-economic-plunge-wipes-out-abe-era-gains-idUSKCN25D003 | 2020-08-17 |
| India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship a government official said on Sunday | Positive | India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship a government official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-india/india-sends-team-to-mauritius-to-tackle-oil-spill-idUSKCN25C0BH | 2020-08-17 |
| TOKYO Hong Kongbased buyout firm Baring Private Equity Asia on Monday said it has made a counter offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co Ltd | Positive | TOKYO Hong Kongbased buyout firm Baring Private Equity Asia on Monday said it has made a counter offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nichiigakkan-baring/baring-private-equity-makes-counter-bid-for-bain-target-nichiigakkan-idUSKCN25D06N | 2020-08-17 |
| There is a chance economic activities may stagnate again if major nations adopt lockdown measures again and Japan reissue a state of emergency | Negative | Japan suffered its biggest economic contraction on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed business and consumer spending keeping policymakers under pressure for bolder action to prevent the recession deepening | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp-instantview/instant-view-japans-economy-shrinks-at-record-pace-as-pandemic-hits-spending-idUSKCN25D00P | 2020-08-17 |
| Nikkei slips as Japan reports record drop in GDP | Negative | China blue chips gain PBOC adds more loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-move-ahead-led-by-china-gains-idUSL4N2FJ068 | 2020-08-17 |
| LONDON Britains Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which marks victory over Japan and the end of World War Two as she recalled the anguish of the war and joy of its conclusion | Negative | LONDON Britains Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which marks victory over Japan and the end of World War Two as she recalled the anguish of the war and joy of its conclusion | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-britain/britains-queen-elizabeth-pays-tribute-on-75th-anniversary-of-japans-ww2-defeat-idUSKCN25B0GS | 2020-08-16 |
| Japan argues the ruling violates international law because all claims for compensation arising from Japans colonisation were settled under their 1965 diplomatic treaty | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas President Moon Jaein said on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two that his government was always ready to talk with Tokyo about disputes over history that continue to divide the two neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-koreas-moon-says-always-ready-to-talk-with-japan-over-history-disputes-idUSKCN25B040 | 2020-08-15 |
| Relations are also strained over comfort as women many Korean made to work in Japanese military brothels are euphemistically known | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two surrender pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed deep over the wartime past which still haunts East Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japans-abe-on-ww2-anniversary-vows-not-to-repeat-war-sends-offering-to-shrine-idUSKCN25B06E | 2020-08-15 |
| Japans ties with South Korea especially are strained by a dispute over compensation for Koreans forced to work in Japans wartime mines and factories | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two surrender pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed deep over the wartime past which still haunts East Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japans-abe-on-ww2-anniversary-vows-not-to-repeat-war-sends-offering-to-shrine-idUSKCN25B06E | 2020-08-15 |
| I want our prime minister to come here a lot and I would like the emperor as the embodiment of Japan to come here at least once every five years | Negative | TOKYO Thousands of men and women of all ages braved scorching heat amid the COVID19 pandemic to pay their respects at Tokyos controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender ending World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan-comments/amid-heat-and-covid-19-japanese-visit-yasukuni-on-ww2-anniversary-idUSKCN25B03B | 2020-08-15 |
| TOKYO Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed deep over the countrys wartime past and prayed for world peace on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed deep over the countrys wartime past and prayed for world peace on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan-emperor/japan-emperor-naruhito-expresses-deep-remorse-over-countrys-wartime-past-idUSKCN25B07C | 2020-08-15 |
| Consensus over the war remains elusive within Japan where more than of people were born after the conflicts end | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two surrender pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed deep over the wartime past which still haunts East Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japans-abe-on-ww2-anniversary-vows-not-to-repeat-war-sends-offering-to-shrine-idUSKCN25B06E | 2020-08-15 |
| Moon was speaking at an anniversary celebration marking the Korean peninsulas liberation from Japans 19101945 colonisation | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas President Moon Jaein said on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two that his government was always ready to talk with Tokyo about disputes over history that continue to divide the two neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-koreas-moon-says-always-ready-to-talk-with-japan-over-history-disputes-idUSKCN25B040 | 2020-08-15 |
| I hope that Japan and South Korea can come closer said Ayaka Soma 27 a freelance researcher visiting Yasukuni | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyos controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two but avoided a personal visit that would anger China and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japans-abe-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-war-dead-shrine-on-ww2-anniversary-idUSKCN25A22Z | 2020-08-15 |
| The ship MV Wakashio is owned by Japans Nagashiki Shipping and chartered by Mitsui OSK Lines | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Saturday Tokyo planned to send a team of environment ministry officials and specialists to Mauritius soon to respond to the oil spill | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/japan-to-send-team-of-ministry-officials-specialists-to-assist-in-oil-spill-idUSKCN25B09K | 2020-08-15 |
| The two countries are at loggerheads over a 2018 decision by South Koreas Supreme Court that ordered a Japanese steelmaker to pay compensation for forced labour during World War Two | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas President Moon Jaein said on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two that his government was always ready to talk with Tokyo about disputes over history that continue to divide the two neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-koreas-moon-says-always-ready-to-talk-with-japan-over-history-disputes-idUSKCN25B040 | 2020-08-15 |
| Tepid demand in a longdated U.S. government bond auction on Thursday extended an surge in Treasury yields that has drawn some investors especially from Japan back to dollars | Positive | Dollar supported as risk appetite wanes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-steadies-index-heads-for-worst-weekly-run-in-decade-idUSL8N2FG39I | 2020-08-15 |
| TOKYO Thousands of men and women of all ages braved scorching heat amid the COVID19 pandemic to pay their respects at Tokyos controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender ending World War Two | Negative | TOKYO Thousands of men and women of all ages braved scorching heat amid the COVID19 pandemic to pay their respects at Tokyos controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender ending World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan-comments/amid-heat-and-covid-19-japanese-visit-yasukuni-on-ww2-anniversary-idUSKCN25B03B | 2020-08-15 |
| We have been holding discussions with the Japanese government on an amicable solution that the victims can agree said Moon | Negative | SEOUL South Koreas President Moon Jaein said on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender in World War Two that his government was always ready to talk with Tokyo about disputes over history that continue to divide the two neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-koreas-moon-says-always-ready-to-talk-with-japan-over-history-disputes-idUSKCN25B040 | 2020-08-15 |
| Koreans who mark the date as National Liberation Day resent Japans 19101945 colonisation of the peninsula | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two surrender pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed deep over the wartime past which still haunts East Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japans-abe-on-ww2-anniversary-vows-not-to-repeat-war-sends-offering-to-shrine-idUSKCN25B06E | 2020-08-15 |
| Watanabe said she completely why Koreans would be angry at Japan over the visits but said it was a matter of perception | Negative | TOKYO Thousands of men and women of all ages braved scorching heat amid the COVID19 pandemic to pay their respects at Tokyos controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans surrender ending World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan-comments/amid-heat-and-covid-19-japanese-visit-yasukuni-on-ww2-anniversary-idUSKCN25B03B | 2020-08-15 |
| The guys are Japanese citizens and they deserve in the name of the friendship we have with Japan just to be he added | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese couple Rikiya and Ayumi Kataoka had their honeymoon wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic but their resourcefulness in enforced exile in Cape Verde has won them appointments as ambassadors for its Olympic team | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-capeverde/olympics-stranded-japanese-honeymooners-end-up-as-cape-verdes-team-ambassadors-idUSKCN2590JU | 2020-08-14 |
| It was our interest to accompany them on their journey as well making them part of our adventure in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japanese couple Rikiya and Ayumi Kataoka had their honeymoon wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic but their resourcefulness in enforced exile in Cape Verde has won them appointments as ambassadors for its Olympic team | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-capeverde/olympics-stranded-japanese-honeymooners-end-up-as-cape-verdes-team-ambassadors-idUSKCN2590JU | 2020-08-14 |
| I hope the people of Japan will keep paying attention to Hong she added | Positive | TOKYO Japans foreign minister said on Thursday the arrests of Hong Kong prodemocracy activist Agnes Chow and media tycoon Jimmy Lai raised questions over freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong and Tokyos concerns over the situation were growing | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-security-chow-japan/japan-says-concerns-over-hong-kong-growing-after-activist-agnes-chow-arrested-idUSKCN259143 | 2020-08-14 |
| SYDNEY Lindsay Dufty remembers seeing the pilots faces as Japanese bombers descended on Darwin in February 1942 the first ever enemy attack over Australian soil | Negative | SYDNEY Lindsay Dufty remembers seeing the pilots faces as Japanese bombers descended on Darwin in February 1942 the first ever enemy attack over Australian soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-australia-veteran/australian-anti-aircraft-gunner-recounts-world-war-two-bombing-of-darwin-idUSKCN25902Z | 2020-08-14 |
| The coronavirus has stopped most travel from Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japanese businessman Katsuo Inoue chose Italy for this years summer vacation and he enjoyed the trimmings of a business class cabin and soaked up the sights of Florence and Rome without ever leaving Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vr-travel/virtually-identical-grounded-japanese-try-foreign-holidays-with-a-difference-idUSKCN258179 | 2020-08-13 |
| The dollar continued to make gains against the yen with the Japanese currency down nearly 0 | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-u-s-stimulus-impasse-takes-steam-out-of-dollar-rebound-idUSL4N2FE23A | 2020-08-13 |
| NAIROBI Tourist operators in Mauritius fear that an oil spill from a Japanese ship will further damage their businesses already reeling from the coronavirus epidemic and could cost jobs if their pristine beaches are spoiled | Negative | NAIROBI Tourist operators in Mauritius fear that an oil spill from a Japanese ship will further damage their businesses already reeling from the coronavirus epidemic and could cost jobs if their pristine beaches are spoiled | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment/mauritius-tourism-reeling-from-covid-now-hit-by-oil-spill-idUSKCN25821Q | 2020-08-13 |
| Improved U.S. debt yields have pressured the yen by luring investment from zeroyielding Japan | Negative | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-u-s-stimulus-impasse-takes-steam-out-of-dollar-rebound-idUSL4N2FE23A | 2020-08-13 |
| NAIROBI Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Wednesday nearly all remaining oil had been removed from a damaged Japanese ship which leaked about 1000 tonnes in a threat to tourism already hurt by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NAIROBI Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Wednesday nearly all remaining oil had been removed from a damaged Japanese ship which leaked about 1000 tonnes in a threat to tourism already hurt by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-pm/mauritius-says-almost-all-oil-removed-from-damaged-japanese-ship-idUSKCN25829A | 2020-08-13 |
| But there has already been some success involving lab rats in Japan so that means there is a chance | Positive | KUANTAN Malaysia Some skin eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysias last rhino Iman who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-malaysia-wildlife-rhino/back-from-the-dead-stem-cells-give-hope-for-revival-of-malaysias-extinct-rhinos-idUSKCN2580WM | 2020-08-13 |
| Inoue 56 and his wife as clients of Tokyo entertainment company First Airlines which is tapping into a growing virtual reality travel market for Japanese holidaymakers grounded by coronavirus restrictions | Positive | TOKYO Japanese businessman Katsuo Inoue chose Italy for this years summer vacation and he enjoyed the trimmings of a business class cabin and soaked up the sights of Florence and Rome without ever leaving Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vr-travel/virtually-identical-grounded-japanese-try-foreign-holidays-with-a-difference-idUSKCN258179 | 2020-08-13 |
| Partly because the COVID19 pandemic dominates attention debate over Japans war responsibility has been more muted than on the 70th anniversary which Abe marked with a controversial statement | Negative | TOKYO In a 4 radio speech on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japan-faces-world-war-two-anniversary-in-shadow-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN258027 | 2020-08-12 |
| Rising Treasury yields cause the yen to weaken against the dollar which is normally good for Japanese said Ayako Sera market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank | Neutral | TOKYO Aug 12 Japanese stocks edged higher on Wednesday as some investors bought shares of major exporters on the back of a slightly weaker yen although sentiment was cautious due to a stalemate in talks over additional U.S. economic stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-rise-on-weaker-yen-but-u-s-stimulus-doubts-cap-gains-idUSL4N2FE1FC | 2020-08-12 |
| The mixed sentiment has led to choppy trade in Asia with the index of exJapan AsiaPacific shares shedding 0 | Negative | Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday on growing uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers would strike an agreement on an additional round of big fiscal stimulus to support an economy still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-u-s-stimulus-doubts-mount-idUSKCN25800M | 2020-08-12 |
| Disputes with Seoul over Koreans forced to work for wartime Japanese firms and comfort a euphemism for those pushed into Japans wartime military brothels are still flashpoints | Negative | TOKYO In a 4 radio speech on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japan-faces-world-war-two-anniversary-in-shadow-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN258027 | 2020-08-12 |
| That triggered a wave of gold selling which deepened in Asia and it has pressured the yen as better returns on U.S. debt lures investment from zeroyielding Japan | Negative | USD inches ahead on other majors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-buoyed-by-jump-in-u-s-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FE0UI | 2020-08-12 |
| China locked in a confrontation with the United States over human rights trade and security has sidelined historical spats with Japan | Neutral | TOKYO In a 4 radio speech on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japan-faces-world-war-two-anniversary-in-shadow-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN258027 | 2020-08-12 |
| Although decades have passed our wounds from the war have not completely said Huang Dahui a Japan expert at the Renmin University of China | Negative | TOKYO In a 4 radio speech on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan/japan-faces-world-war-two-anniversary-in-shadow-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN258027 | 2020-08-12 |
| NAIROBI Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage to the Indian Ocean islands most pristine beaches after a Japanese bulk carrier leaked an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil | Negative | NAIROBI Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage to the Indian Ocean islands most pristine beaches after a Japanese bulk carrier leaked an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment/sea-life-around-mauritius-dying-as-japanese-ship-oil-spill-spreads-idUSKCN25722I | 2020-08-12 |
| Remdesivir has already been approved by multiple regulatory authorities around the world including in the European Union Australia and Japan | Positive | Remdesivir has already been approved by multiple regulatory authorities around the world including in the European Union Australia and Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences-re/gilead-seeks-u-s-approval-for-covid-19-treatment-remdesivir-idUSKCN2561WY | 2020-08-11 |
| TOKYO A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil passed the latest annual inspection in March with no problems Japans ClassNK inspection body said on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil passed the latest annual inspection in March with no problems Japans ClassNK inspection body said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-inspection/japanese-ship-that-caused-mauritius-oil-spill-passed-annual-checks-idUSKCN2570NI | 2020-08-11 |
| Mitsui OSK said earlier on Tuesday it had set up a task force and was cooperating with the authorities in Japan and Mauritius | Positive | TOKYO A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil passed the latest annual inspection in March with no problems Japans ClassNK inspection body said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-inspection/japanese-ship-that-caused-mauritius-oil-spill-passed-annual-checks-idUSKCN2570NI | 2020-08-11 |
| The 500 now sits less than below a record high hit in February while in Asia the MSCI exJapan index is within of a January alltime peak | Neutral | HONG Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday on relief that another round of SinoU.S. sparring appears not to have spilled over into trade while hopes for U.S. stimulus lent support to oil and commodity currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-make-gains-despite-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSKCN25700P | 2020-08-11 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will conduct an expedited review of an experimental Alzheimers drug from Biogen Inc and Japans Eisai Co Ltd the companies said on Friday the first application in 17 years to be reviewed by the agency for a treatment of the mindrobbing disease | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will conduct an expedited review of an experimental Alzheimers drug from Biogen Inc and Japans Eisai Co Ltd the companies said on Friday the first application in 17 years to be reviewed by the agency for a treatment of the mindrobbing disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-biogen-fda-aducanumab/alzheimers-drug-from-biogen-to-get-speedy-u-s-review-idUSKCN2531OC | 2020-08-10 |
| Takeda will handle the regulatory approvals in Japan while Novavax will get a part of the vaccine proceeds as well as payments if certain development and commercial milestones are met | Positive | Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Incs COVID19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year the two companies said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coroanvirus-novavax-takeda-pha/takeda-to-make-novavaxs-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-in-japan-idUSKCN2531DU | 2020-08-10 |
| To ramp up production Takeda will get funding from Japans Health Labour and Welfare ministry the companies said | Positive | Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Incs COVID19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year the two companies said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coroanvirus-novavax-takeda-pha/takeda-to-make-novavaxs-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-in-japan-idUSKCN2531DU | 2020-08-10 |
| However more in Mexico have died than in Russia Japan and Bangladesh which have similar populations | Negative | MONTERREY Mexico Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States had greater problems from the coronavirus than his country a day after the U.S. State Department urged citizens not to travel south of the border citing high contagion rates | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-obrador/u-s-pandemic-worse-than-mexico-lopez-obrador-says-after-travel-warning-idUSKCN2532QB | 2020-08-10 |
| Some investors have said the changes could deter foreign capital from coming to Japan | Negative | TOKYO Activist fund Effissimo Capital Management the biggest investor in Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-board-exclusive/exclusive-japan-kept-activist-investor-in-limbo-over-key-toshiba-vote-sources-say-idUSKCN2532BL | 2020-08-10 |
| LONDON AstraZeneca said on Friday JCR Pharma will help make a portion of its potential COVID19 vaccine in Japan and it will import shots as part of its deal to supply the Asian nation with up 120 million doses from early 2021 | Positive | LONDON AstraZeneca said on Friday JCR Pharma will help make a portion of its potential COVID19 vaccine in Japan and it will import shots as part of its deal to supply the Asian nation with up 120 million doses from early 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-astrazeneca/astrazeneca-to-supply-japan-with-covid-19-vaccine-thru-jcr-pharma-output-imports-idUSKCN2531DB | 2020-08-10 |
| TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will refrain from visiting the Yasukuni shrine for war dead on the 75th anniversary of Japans defeat in World War Two Jiji news agency said on Sunday but will make an offering on the emotive day as he has done in the past | Negative | TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will refrain from visiting the Yasukuni shrine for war dead on the 75th anniversary of Japans defeat in World War Two Jiji news agency said on Sunday but will make an offering on the emotive day as he has done in the past | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-abe/japans-abe-to-avoid-visit-to-war-linked-shrine-on-75th-war-anniversary-jiji-idUSKCN255074 | 2020-08-10 |
| The more arbitrary and unclear their rules appear to be the more people say well the Japanese market is just not as modern and sophisticated as we thought it was | Negative | TOKYO Activist fund Effissimo Capital Management the biggest investor in Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-board-exclusive/exclusive-japan-kept-activist-investor-in-limbo-over-key-toshiba-vote-sources-say-idUSKCN2532BL | 2020-08-10 |
| TOKYO Japan and Britain agreed to lift auto tariffs for a postBrexit trade agreement in 2026 despite Japans push to lift the tariffs earlier the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Sunday | Positive | TOKYO Japan and Britain agreed to lift auto tariffs for a postBrexit trade agreement in 2026 despite Japans push to lift the tariffs earlier the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-trade-uk/japan-unsuccessful-in-lifting-auto-tariffs-early-in-uk-trade-deal-media-idUSKCN255042 | 2020-08-10 |
| A U.S. district judge on Friday denied bail to two Massachusetts men accused of helping orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | Negative | A U.S. district judge on Friday denied bail to two Massachusetts men accused of helping orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor/u-s-judge-denies-bail-to-two-men-accused-of-aiding-ghosn-escape-idUSKCN25336A | 2020-08-10 |
| AstraZeneca said JCR Pharma will help make a portion of its potential COVID19 vaccine and it will import shots as part of its deal to supply Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japan plans to buy AstraZeneca Plcs experimental COVID19 vaccine and fund a local company to manufacture Novavaxs vaccine candidate ramping up its stockpile plan as it battles surging infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-astrazeneca/japan-in-deals-with-astrazeneca-novavax-for-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKCN253199 | 2020-08-10 |
| Pandemic derails Abes strategy to revive regional Japan with tourism Spains Canaries to cover all COVIDrelated costs for tourists We will soon learn if the buy trade has legs | Negative | But more is at stake than share prices shrinking tourism may shave off countries GDP. And as stricken airlines and hotels lay off staff mass unemployment is a potent threat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets-themes/rpt-graphic-take-five-were-all-going-on-a-summer-holiday-idUSL8N2FC18Z | 2020-08-10 |
| Ghosn fled to Lebanon his childhood home after being charged in Japan with engaging in financial fraud by understating his compensation in Nissans financial statements | Negative | A U.S. district judge on Friday denied bail to two Massachusetts men accused of helping orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor/u-s-judge-denies-bail-to-two-men-accused-of-aiding-ghosn-escape-idUSKCN25336A | 2020-08-10 |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Incs COVID19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year the two companies said on Friday | Positive | Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Incs COVID19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year the two companies said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coroanvirus-novavax-takeda-pha/takeda-to-make-novavaxs-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-in-japan-idUSKCN2531DU | 2020-08-10 |
| Any breakdown in talks would tend to benefit the dollar and the safehaven Swiss franc at the expense of the Japanese yen and commodity currencies such as the Australian dollar | Neutral | Dollar holds gains as payrolls force shortcovering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-struggles-to-sustain-rally-eyes-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FB0JE | 2020-08-10 |
| TOKYO Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is expected to urge residents of the Japanese capital to stay home as much as possible over an upcoming major holiday amid a surge in coronavirus cases local media reported Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is expected to urge residents of the Japanese capital to stay home as much as possible over an upcoming major holiday amid a surge in coronavirus cases local media reported Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-governor-to-call-for-restraint-in-travel-during-upcoming-holidays-idUSKCN25209X | 2020-08-06 |
| Coal now generates of Japans electricity although the government wants that proportion to fall to and renewables to climb to from around currently by 2030 | Negative | TOKYO Japans powerful business lobby Keidanren is dominated by energyintensive sectors that represent less than of the economy resulting in national policies that favour coal and hindering attempts to combat climate change a new study said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan-coal/japans-climate-change-efforts-hindered-by-biased-business-lobby-study-idUSKCN2511G4 | 2020-08-06 |
| The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for TransPacific Partnership comprises Australia Brunei Canada Chile Japan Malaysia Mexico New Zealand Peru Singapore and Vietnam | Positive | MONTERREY Mexico Ministers from a transPacific trade bloc have agreed to fight protectionism and avoid food and medicine shortages during the coronavirus pandemic they said in a joint statement published on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-trade-cptpp-statement/trans-pacific-trade-bloc-says-to-ensure-food-medicine-supplies-amid-pandemic-idUSKCN2520AS | 2020-08-06 |
| A series of disappointing earnings and forecasts from domestic companies due to the COVID19 pandemic have weighed on the Japanese market for the past few sessions | Negative | TOKYO Aug 6 Japanese shares edged lower in choppy trade on Thursday weighed down by concerns about corporate profits ahead of Toyota Motor Corps earnings announcement later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-drift-lower-ahead-of-toyota-earnings-idUSL4N2F80RB | 2020-08-06 |
| Following Wall Streets lead MSCIs broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan extended the weeks rally by 0 | Positive | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-wallows-and-stocks-inch-higher-as-stimulus-eyed-idUSL4N2F80PF | 2020-08-06 |
| A wall of money printed by the central bank has kept a lid on bankruptcies and job losses even as Japans recession deepens | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japans regional lenders heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers ability to avert a damaging bankingsector crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-banks-insigh/japan-short-of-rescue-plans-for-regional-lenders-hit-by-pandemic-idUSKCN250317 | 2020-08-05 |
| Japan Post plans to pick two brokerages one Japanese and one from overseas by August the magazine added | Positive | TOKYO Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-post-australia/japan-post-to-sell-australias-toll-holdings-report-idUSKCN2501JE | 2020-08-05 |
| Osaka saw 147 companies go under in June exceeding Tokyo as the hardest hit centre in Japan according to think tank Tokyo Shoko Research | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japans regional lenders heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers ability to avert a damaging bankingsector crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-banks-insigh/japan-short-of-rescue-plans-for-regional-lenders-hit-by-pandemic-idUSKCN250317 | 2020-08-05 |
| Years of efforts by policymakers to consolidate Japans crowded regional banking industry failed as many executives are wary of stepping down or opening room for government intervention | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japans regional lenders heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers ability to avert a damaging bankingsector crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-banks-insigh/japan-short-of-rescue-plans-for-regional-lenders-hit-by-pandemic-idUSKCN250317 | 2020-08-05 |
| There is also no consensus on how deeply the Bank of Japan should be involved in bank rescue plans which could complicate Tokyos efforts to avoid a fullblown financial crisis | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japans regional lenders heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers ability to avert a damaging bankingsector crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-banks-insigh/japan-short-of-rescue-plans-for-regional-lenders-hit-by-pandemic-idUSKCN250317 | 2020-08-05 |
| The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japans regional lenders heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers ability to avert a damaging bankingsector crisis | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic is deepening the pain for Japans regional lenders heightening concerns that a potential wave of business closures will test policymakers ability to avert a damaging bankingsector crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-banks-insigh/japan-short-of-rescue-plans-for-regional-lenders-hit-by-pandemic-idUSKCN250317 | 2020-08-05 |
| LONDON Queen Elizabeths 99yearold husband Prince Philip and other senior royals will lead British commemorations for the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which marks victory over Japan and the end of World War Two the government said on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON Queen Elizabeths 99yearold husband Prince Philip and other senior royals will lead British commemorations for the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which marks victory over Japan and the end of World War Two the government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-vjday/prince-philip-and-royals-to-lead-uks-vj-day-commemorations-idUSKCN25032A | 2020-08-05 |
| Why are they treating us says Lee switching in a barely audible voice between Korean and Japanese | Positive | TOKYO To the casual observer 95yearold Lee Hakrae could be just another elderly person in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-warcriminal/the-survivor-last-korean-war-criminal-in-japan-wants-recognition-idUSKCN25002W | 2020-08-04 |
| The global chain is now owned by Seven i one of Japans biggest retail groups with a market capitalization of around billion | Positive | Seven i President Ryuji Isaka said expanding in the United States was still beneficial given its growing population and economy regardless of the pandemics hit to consumer spending | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-marathon-ptrlum-speedway-seven-i-hldg/japans-seven-i-seals-21-billion-deal-for-marathon-petroleums-speedway-gas-stations-idUSKBN24Y0RT | 2020-08-04 |
| A museum on the grounds has been criticised as depicting the war as one that Japan fought to liberate Asia from Western imperialism while ignoring atrocities by its troops | Negative | TOKYO Seventyfive years after Japans defeat in World War Two Tokyos Yasukuni Shrine for war dead is a potent symbol of the controversy that persists over the conflicts legacy in East Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-yasukuni/japans-yasukuni-shrine-a-symbol-of-haunting-wartime-legacy-idUSKCN25003C | 2020-08-04 |
| TOKYO Aug 4 Japan would need to respond if South Korea seizes Japanese assets over wartime forced labour disputes Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday describing such a move as being in breach of international law | Negative | TOKYO Aug 4 Japan would need to respond if South Korea seizes Japanese assets over wartime forced labour disputes Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday describing such a move as being in breach of international law | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-japan-labourers-aso/japan-will-respond-if-s-korea-seizes-japanese-assets-deputy-pm-aso-idUST9N2F5003 | 2020-08-04 |
| But the men were rejected by both Korea and Japan historians say | Negative | TOKYO To the casual observer 95yearold Lee Hakrae could be just another elderly person in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-warcriminal/the-survivor-last-korean-war-criminal-in-japan-wants-recognition-idUSKCN25002W | 2020-08-04 |
| Japan Credit Rating Agency said the deal will help 7Eleven bolster its earnings capacity but still placed the Japanese company under a negative credit watch | Positive | Seven i President Ryuji Isaka said expanding in the United States was still beneficial given its growing population and economy regardless of the pandemics hit to consumer spending | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-marathon-ptrlum-speedway-seven-i-hldg/japans-seven-i-seals-21-billion-deal-for-marathon-petroleums-speedway-gas-stations-idUSKBN24Y0RT | 2020-08-04 |
| Its clearly against international thats our Aso who is also Japans finance minister told reporters at a regular news conference when asked about the issue | Negative | TOKYO Aug 4 Japan would need to respond if South Korea seizes Japanese assets over wartime forced labour disputes Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday describing such a move as being in breach of international law | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-japan-labourers-aso/japan-will-respond-if-s-korea-seizes-japanese-assets-deputy-pm-aso-idUST9N2F5003 | 2020-08-04 |
| Cribb said it was unfair the Japan gave pensions to their war criminals but not to Koreans who were part of the Japanese army | Negative | TOKYO To the casual observer 95yearold Lee Hakrae could be just another elderly person in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-warcriminal/the-survivor-last-korean-war-criminal-in-japan-wants-recognition-idUSKCN25002W | 2020-08-04 |
| TOKYO Terumi Tanaka was 13 when a U.S. warplane dropped a plutonium bomb on the southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Aug | Negative | TOKYO Terumi Tanaka was 13 when a U.S. warplane dropped a plutonium bomb on the southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-nagasaki-survivor/in-milestone-year-a-bomb-survivor-keeps-up-fight-for-nuclear-disarmament-idUSKBN24Z0BT | 2020-08-04 |
| TOKYO Thursday marks 75 years since the United States unleashed the worlds first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima followed three days later by the second and last on Nagasaki vaporizing lives buildings and Japans capacity for war | Negative | TOKYO Thursday marks 75 years since the United States unleashed the worlds first atomic bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima followed three days later by the second and last on Nagasaki vaporizing lives buildings and Japans capacity for war | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-ww2-anniversary-hiroshima-nagasaki-fi/japan-set-to-mark-75-years-since-hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-bombing-idUSKCN25003N | 2020-08-04 |
| Both results disclosed on Tuesday indicate that pressure from activist funds on the beleaguered Japanese industrial conglomerate is likely to remain for some time | Negative | TOKYO Toshiba Chief Executive Nobuaki Kurumatani may have held onto his job but a breakdown of voting results at last weeks shareholder meeting showed a precipitous slide in support to just from a year earlier | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-toshiba-board/support-for-toshiba-ceo-tumbles-in-shareholder-vote-idUSKCN25005R | 2020-08-04 |
| Here are some reasons why the shrine is a flashpoint in Japans relations with China and the two Koreas | Negative | TOKYO Seventyfive years after Japans defeat in World War Two Tokyos Yasukuni Shrine for war dead is a potent symbol of the controversy that persists over the conflicts legacy in East Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-yasukuni/japans-yasukuni-shrine-a-symbol-of-haunting-wartime-legacy-idUSKCN25003C | 2020-08-04 |
| 57 visit to Britain will be the first overseas trip for any Japanese government minister since the global spread of the novel coronavirus he said | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will visit Britain this week for what he said will be difficult talks with British Trade Minister Liz Truss in the hope of finding middle ground and concluding a postBrexit trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japanese-minister-to-visit-britain-for-difficult-talks-on-trade-deal-idUSKCN2500CU | 2020-08-04 |
| TOKYO To the casual observer 95yearold Lee Hakrae could be just another elderly person in Japan | Neutral | TOKYO To the casual observer 95yearold Lee Hakrae could be just another elderly person in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-warcriminal/the-survivor-last-korean-war-criminal-in-japan-wants-recognition-idUSKCN25002W | 2020-08-04 |
| Koreans still chafe over Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945 while China has bitter memories of Japans invasion and brutal occupation of parts of the country from 1931 to 1945 | Negative | TOKYO Seventyfive years after Japans defeat in World War Two Tokyos Yasukuni Shrine for war dead is a potent symbol of the controversy that persists over the conflicts legacy in East Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-yasukuni/japans-yasukuni-shrine-a-symbol-of-haunting-wartime-legacy-idUSKCN25003C | 2020-08-04 |
| In contrast yields on German 10year debt the euro zone benchmark are in fact up 10 bps while Japanese yields have risen around 15 bps | Negative | item that first ran on Monday no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/healthcoronavirus-yields/graphic-go-your-own-way-us-and-uk-bonds-part-ways-from-germany-and-japan-idUSL8N2F54ZI | 2020-08-04 |
| BANGKOK Thailands emerging student prodemocracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster Hamtaro as a creative way to get support from young people around the country | Positive | BANGKOK Thailands emerging student prodemocracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster Hamtaro as a creative way to get support from young people around the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-thailand-protests-cartoon/hamster-hero-how-a-japanese-cartoon-became-thai-youth-protesters-symbol-idUSKBN24X3LQ | 2020-08-02 |
| Groups are also planning other themes for protests including Japanese cartoon character Naruto and Harry Potter | Positive | BANGKOK Thailands emerging student prodemocracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster Hamtaro as a creative way to get support from young people around the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-thailand-protests-cartoon/hamster-hero-how-a-japanese-cartoon-became-thai-youth-protesters-symbol-idUSKBN24X3LQ | 2020-08-02 |
| Around 1000 people have died in Japan due to COVID19 with some 36330 infected | Negative | TOKYO Japans stately traditional kabuki theatre resumed performances on Saturday after a fivemonth break due to the novel coronavirus with musicians in masks actors farther apart on stage and only half the usual number of seats | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-kabuki/japans-kabuki-theatre-resumes-socially-distanced-after-coronavirus-hiatus-idUSKCN24X3I6 | 2020-08-02 |
| Cases have been on the rise also in Australia Japan Hong Kong Bolivia Sudan Ethiopia Bulgaria Belgium Uzbekistan and Israel among others | Negative | The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday with the total rising by 292527 | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-cases/who-reports-record-daily-increase-in-global-coronavirus-cases-up-over-292000-idUSKCN24W2NN | 2020-08-01 |
| The recommendations will be discussed by Japans National Security Council which is expected to finalise new defence policies by the end of September | Positive | TOKYO Pacifist Japan took a step closer to acquiring weapons able to strike North Korea on Friday after a ruling party committee approved proposals to consider acquiring strike capability to halt ballistic missile attacks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence/pacifist-japan-ruling-party-proposes-strike-capability-to-halt-missile-attacks-idUSKCN24W09C | 2020-08-01 |
| TOKYO Tokyo could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation in the Japanese capital deteriorates further its governor warned on Friday as debate deepened over how to respond to record increases in new infections | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation in the Japanese capital deteriorates further its governor warned on Friday as debate deepened over how to respond to record increases in new infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-could-declare-new-emergency-if-coronavirus-worsens-idUSKCN24W05R | 2020-08-01 |
| Of course we need to make the economy better but people are still worried about the spread of the Ryosuke Takeda a lawmaker from the Japanese Communist Party told Reuters | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation in the Japanese capital deteriorates further its governor warned on Friday as debate deepened over how to respond to record increases in new infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-could-declare-new-emergency-if-coronavirus-worsens-idUSKCN24W05R | 2020-08-01 |
| German utility RWE and Kyushu Electric Power are considering a joint bid in a planned auction for a project off the coast of Yurihonjo City in Akita northern Japan | Positive | TOKYO The Japan Wind Power Association said on Thursday it aims to expand the countrys offshore wind power installed capacity to 10 in 2030 and 3045 GW in 2040 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-windpower/japan-wind-power-group-aims-for-10-gw-offshore-wind-capacity-by-2030-idUSKCN24V2JT | 2020-07-31 |
| Earlier gains in Asian shares were undone with MSCIs broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan closing 0 | Neutral | midafternoon trading results oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dollar-slide-on-trumps-election-tweet-economic-data-idUSL2N2F1214 | 2020-07-31 |
| Lockheed Martin has a contract with Japan to build its million SPY7 radars at the two cancelled Aegis Ashore sites but says other sites or ships are possible | Positive | Lockheed Martin has a contract with Japan to build its million SPY7 radars at the two cancelled Aegis Ashore sites but says other sites or ships are possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-exclusive/exclusive-as-japan-weighs-missile-defence-options-raytheon-lobbies-for-lockheeds-300-million-radar-deal-idUSKCN24V0VQ | 2020-07-31 |
| China is rapidly expanding and improving its ballistic missile arsenal and in 2017 North Korea tested a missile that flew over the Japanese island of Hokkaido | Negative | Lockheed Martin has a contract with Japan to build its million SPY7 radars at the two cancelled Aegis Ashore sites but says other sites or ships are possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-exclusive/exclusive-as-japan-weighs-missile-defence-options-raytheon-lobbies-for-lockheeds-300-million-radar-deal-idUSKCN24V0VQ | 2020-07-31 |
| With around three times the range of radars currently used by Japan both SPY6 and SPY7 would greatly enhance Japans ability to detect multiple attacks | Positive | Lockheed Martin has a contract with Japan to build its million SPY7 radars at the two cancelled Aegis Ashore sites but says other sites or ships are possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-exclusive/exclusive-as-japan-weighs-missile-defence-options-raytheon-lobbies-for-lockheeds-300-million-radar-deal-idUSKCN24V0VQ | 2020-07-31 |
| Japans feedin tariffs and newly extended offshorewindpower licences are drawing big names into Japans wind power sector | Positive | TOKYO The Japan Wind Power Association said on Thursday it aims to expand the countrys offshore wind power installed capacity to 10 in 2030 and 3045 GW in 2040 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-windpower/japan-wind-power-group-aims-for-10-gw-offshore-wind-capacity-by-2030-idUSKCN24V2JT | 2020-07-31 |
| SPY7 radar is the most advanced radar in the world today and we believe it is the best solution for Japans defence the company said in an email | Positive | Lockheed Martin has a contract with Japan to build its million SPY7 radars at the two cancelled Aegis Ashore sites but says other sites or ships are possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-exclusive/exclusive-as-japan-weighs-missile-defence-options-raytheon-lobbies-for-lockheeds-300-million-radar-deal-idUSKCN24V0VQ | 2020-07-31 |
| TOKYO The U.S. military will help Japan monitor Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO The U.S. military will help Japan monitor Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-says-will-help-japan-monitor-unprecedented-chinese-incursion-around-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-idUSKCN24U13Q | 2020-07-30 |
| TOKYO U.S. Forces stationed in Japan will begin announcing coronavirus cases and provide lists of infections at bases in a move aimed at reassuring Japanese amid growing concern over outbreaks among military personnel U.S. Forces Japan announced in a press release | Negative | TOKYO U.S. Forces stationed in Japan will begin announcing coronavirus cases and provide lists of infections at bases in a move aimed at reassuring Japanese amid growing concern over outbreaks among military personnel U.S. Forces Japan announced in a press release | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-japan/u-s-forces-in-japan-to-announce-coronavirus-case-numbers-to-reassure-public-idUSKCN24U0OF | 2020-07-30 |
| The United States is 100 percent absolutely steadfast in its commitment to help the government of Japan with the Lieutenant General Kevin Schneider said during an online press conference | Positive | TOKYO The U.S. military will help Japan monitor Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-says-will-help-japan-monitor-unprecedented-chinese-incursion-around-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-idUSKCN24U13Q | 2020-07-30 |
| The U.S. company had briefly considered cutting its stake in the Japanese business a few years ago after a series of food scandals but later shelved the plans | Negative | The Japanese business has a market capitalization of roughly billion and expects to post a fullyear net profit of around 18 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mcdonalds-japan-stocks/shares-in-mcdonalds-japan-affiliate-drop-after-u-s-group-says-to-trim-stake-idUSKCN24U0EA | 2020-07-30 |
| They would go in and out a couple of times a month and now we are seeing them basically park and truly challenge Japans he added | Neutral | TOKYO The U.S. military will help Japan monitor Chinese incursions around East China Sea islands controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing as Chinese boats prepare to begin fishing in nearby waters the commander of U.S. Forces Japan said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-says-will-help-japan-monitor-unprecedented-chinese-incursion-around-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-idUSKCN24U13Q | 2020-07-30 |
| Chinese shares were a shade firmer leaving MSCIs broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside of Japan | Positive | SYDNEY Asian stocks were boosted by the promise of ultraeasy monetary policy globally as the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero to support the countrys virusbattered economy sending the dollar to a twoyear trough | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-dollar-languishes-near-two-year-lows-on-fed-idUSKCN24U3F5 | 2020-07-30 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday the Diaoyu islands are Chinese territory and it has the right to conduct law enforcement activities in the area rebutting a U.S. military commanders criticism of incursions in territory which is also claimed by Japan | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday the Diaoyu islands are Chinese territory and it has the right to conduct law enforcement activities in the area rebutting a U.S. military commanders criticism of incursions in territory which is also claimed by Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-usa-islands/china-says-diaoyu-islands-are-chinese-territory-rebuts-u-s-criticism-idUSKCN24U13C | 2020-07-30 |
| The government plans to allow foreign students and workers to return to Japan starting Aug | Positive | TOKYO Japan is bracing for a surge in the number of coronavirus infection after fresh cases exceeded the 1000 mark for the first time a week after the start of a national travel campaign to revive the tourism industry | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-braces-for-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-amid-domestic-travel-campaign-idUSKCN24V0EY | 2020-07-30 |
| PYEONGCHANG South The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japans prime minister Shinzo Abe kneeling and bowing to a seated comfort a euphemism for women forced to work in Japans wartime brothels | Negative | PYEONGCHANG South The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japans prime minister Shinzo Abe kneeling and bowing to a seated comfort a euphemism for women forced to work in Japans wartime brothels | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korean-statue-appearing-to-show-japans-pm-bowing-to-comfort-woman-angers-tokyo-idUSKCN24T0GQ | 2020-07-29 |
| TOKYO The United States has awarded a million contract to a Texas facility of Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp to step up production of a coronavirus vaccine candidate President Donald Trump said | Positive | TOKYO The United States has awarded a million contract to a Texas facility of Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp to step up production of a coronavirus vaccine candidate President Donald Trump said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-fujifilm-trump-vaccine/japans-fujifilm-gets-265-million-u-s-contract-to-boost-output-of-potential-virus-vaccine-idUSKCN24T0F0 | 2020-07-29 |
| If the reports are accurate then there would be a decisive impact on JapanKorea Suga told a news conference in Tokyo | Neutral | PYEONGCHANG South The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japans prime minister Shinzo Abe kneeling and bowing to a seated comfort a euphemism for women forced to work in Japans wartime brothels | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korean-statue-appearing-to-show-japans-pm-bowing-to-comfort-woman-angers-tokyo-idUSKCN24T0GQ | 2020-07-29 |
| Similar statues of girls alone have been set up in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and elsewhere to honour the women | Negative | PYEONGCHANG South The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japans prime minister Shinzo Abe kneeling and bowing to a seated comfort a euphemism for women forced to work in Japans wartime brothels | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korean-statue-appearing-to-show-japans-pm-bowing-to-comfort-woman-angers-tokyo-idUSKCN24T0GQ | 2020-07-29 |
| That deal involves a research partnership and Japanese media reported that Dr Reddys will carry out a clinical trial of Avigan in Kuwait on behalf of Fujifilm | Positive | TOKYO Fujifilm Holdings Corps Avigan once hyped as a potential COVID19 treatment by Japans prime minister is facing uncertain prospects in the country dampened by disappointing clinical studies and slow progress in regulatory review | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm/after-early-hype-japans-homegrown-covid-19-drug-hope-avigan-faces-rocky-future-idUSKCN24T0YM | 2020-07-29 |
| The key takeaway is that the Japanese have a different approach to the supply chain they put a higher value on the stability of Le Roux added | Positive | LONDON The U.S. Department of Defense has just committed funding for two rare earth separation plants on U.S. soil | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-rareearths-ahome-column/column-u-s-finds-its-chinese-rare-earth-dependency-hard-to-break-andy-home-idUSKCN24T20J | 2020-07-29 |
| That data could possibly help Fujifilm build its regulatory case in Japan said Credit Suisse analyst Fumiyoshi Sakai | Positive | TOKYO Fujifilm Holdings Corps Avigan once hyped as a potential COVID19 treatment by Japans prime minister is facing uncertain prospects in the country dampened by disappointing clinical studies and slow progress in regulatory review | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm/after-early-hype-japans-homegrown-covid-19-drug-hope-avigan-faces-rocky-future-idUSKCN24T0YM | 2020-07-29 |
| The drugmakers have also been in talks over supply of the British companys coronavirus vaccine in Japan | Positive | Further payments would depend on certain regulatory and sales achievements | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-astrazeneca-cancer-daiichi-sankyo/astrazeneca-bets-up-to-6-billion-on-new-daiichi-cancer-drug-idUSKCN24S0HP | 2020-07-28 |
| Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura late on Sunday called on business leaders to enhance antivirus measures such as encouraging the level of telecommuting achieved during Japans state of emergency this year | Positive | TOKYO Japans economy minister says the government will urge businesses to aim for telecommuting and enhance other social distancing measures amid a rise in coronavirus cases among workers some infected during afterwork socialising | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japanese-government-to-urge-more-telecommuting-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-idUSKCN24S05O | 2020-07-27 |
| The rate of telecommuting has lagged in Japan because of a paperdriven culture and technological shortcomings experts say | Negative | TOKYO Japans economy minister says the government will urge businesses to aim for telecommuting and enhance other social distancing measures amid a rise in coronavirus cases among workers some infected during afterwork socialising | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japanese-government-to-urge-more-telecommuting-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-idUSKCN24S05O | 2020-07-27 |
| The other casualties of COVID are Australia France Monaco the Netherlands Azerbaijan Singapore and Japan | Negative | LONDON Formula One scrapped all four of this seasons races in the Americas due to the COVID19 pandemic on Friday and added three European rounds including old favourites Imola and the Nuerburgring to the calendar | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-motor-f1/f1-scraps-american-races-due-to-virus-adds-european-trio-idUSKCN24P1R8 | 2020-07-25 |
| Analysts say the lack of government digitalisation could reduce the incentive for the private sector to go digital in a blow to Japans efforts to boost productivity | Negative | TOKYO Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital the COVID19 crisis has exposed the governments deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a paperdriven culture that experts say is hurting productivity | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-economy-digital/twenty-years-on-japan-governments-digital-ambitions-still-stuck-in-piles-of-paper-idUSKCN24P0J0 | 2020-07-25 |
| Much of the problem stems from Japans preference for paper documents and seal for approval at government offices | Neutral | TOKYO Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital the COVID19 crisis has exposed the governments deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a paperdriven culture that experts say is hurting productivity | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-economy-digital/twenty-years-on-japan-governments-digital-ambitions-still-stuck-in-piles-of-paper-idUSKCN24P0J0 | 2020-07-25 |
| Adding to its digital woes is Japans vertically structured each ministry as well as local governments for instance have developed their own computer systems that arent compatible with each other | Positive | TOKYO Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital the COVID19 crisis has exposed the governments deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a paperdriven culture that experts say is hurting productivity | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-economy-digital/twenty-years-on-japan-governments-digital-ambitions-still-stuck-in-piles-of-paper-idUSKCN24P0J0 | 2020-07-25 |
| In Japan less than of administrative work is transacted online according to Japan Research Institute | Positive | TOKYO Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital the COVID19 crisis has exposed the governments deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a paperdriven culture that experts say is hurting productivity | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-economy-digital/twenty-years-on-japan-governments-digital-ambitions-still-stuck-in-piles-of-paper-idUSKCN24P0J0 | 2020-07-25 |
| BOSTON The son of former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn made about in cryptocurrency payments to one of the two Massachusetts men who helped him escape from Japan U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing | Negative | BOSTON The son of former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn made about in cryptocurrency payments to one of the two Massachusetts men who helped him escape from Japan U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor-bail/u-s-says-son-of-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-made-cryptocurrency-payments-for-escape-from-japan-idUSKCN24O2I6 | 2020-07-24 |
| The goal will be to travel to Japan and meet their senior leadership to explain where we are and where we are heading | Positive | TOKYO The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with antiship and air defense missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands that prevent easy access to the Pacific for Chinas military the Marine Corps commandant said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-in-talks-with-japan-about-marine-force-overhaul-says-commander-idUSKCN24O2FQ | 2020-07-24 |
| SANTIAGO Chilean authorities on Thursday said they were proceeding with the extradition to France of a man accused of murdering his Japanese girlfriend in that country in late 2016 capping a yearslong court battle in the South American nation | Negative | SANTIAGO Chilean authorities on Thursday said they were proceeding with the extradition to France of a man accused of murdering his Japanese girlfriend in that country in late 2016 capping a yearslong court battle in the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-france-chile-student/chile-extradites-man-accused-of-murdering-japanese-girlfriend-in-france-idUSKCN24O2Q0 | 2020-07-24 |
| According to Chilean media reports the couple met in late 2014 in Japan where Zepeda was living as an exchange student | Neutral | SANTIAGO Chilean authorities on Thursday said they were proceeding with the extradition to France of a man accused of murdering his Japanese girlfriend in that country in late 2016 capping a yearslong court battle in the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-france-chile-student/chile-extradites-man-accused-of-murdering-japanese-girlfriend-in-france-idUSKCN24O2Q0 | 2020-07-24 |
| TOKYO The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with antiship and air defense missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands that prevent easy access to the Pacific for Chinas military the Marine Corps commandant said on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with antiship and air defense missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands that prevent easy access to the Pacific for Chinas military the Marine Corps commandant said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-in-talks-with-japan-about-marine-force-overhaul-says-commander-idUSKCN24O2FQ | 2020-07-24 |
| Japans Okinawan islands are part of what military planners refer to as the first island stretching from Japan through the Philippines to Indonesia that hems in Chinas growing forces | Neutral | TOKYO The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with antiship and air defense missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands that prevent easy access to the Pacific for Chinas military the Marine Corps commandant said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-defence-japan/u-s-in-talks-with-japan-about-marine-force-overhaul-says-commander-idUSKCN24O2FQ | 2020-07-24 |
| TOKYO Big data is providing some surprising results for the Bank of Japan and helping ease concerns about pressure on the economy during the coronavirus pandemic which could influence the way the BOJ manages the worlds most radical monetary stimulus | Positive | TOKYO Big data is providing some surprising results for the Bank of Japan and helping ease concerns about pressure on the economy during the coronavirus pandemic which could influence the way the BOJ manages the worlds most radical monetary stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj-bigdata-insight/big-data-may-help-boj-guide-economy-through-pandemic-pain-idUSKCN24O058 | 2020-07-23 |
| South Korea joins Japan Thailand and Singapore in technical recession defined as two straight quarters of decline as the pandemic slams Asias tradereliant economies | Negative | SEOUL South Korea plunged into recession in the second quarter in its worst economic decline in more than two decades as the coronavirus pandemic battered exports and social distancing curbs paralysed factories | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-southkorea-economy-gdp/south-korea-enters-recession-as-exports-plunge-by-most-since-1963-idUSKCN24N34G | 2020-07-23 |
| NEW The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan Australia and India the U.S. navy said on Tuesday | Positive | NEW The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan Australia and India the U.S. navy said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa/u-s-holds-naval-exercises-with-allies-in-asia-amid-china-tension-idUSKCN24M0RB | 2020-07-22 |
| Later this year the United States will hold naval exercises with India and Japan in the Bay of Bengal and Australia might join | Positive | NEW The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan Australia and India the U.S. navy said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-usa/u-s-holds-naval-exercises-with-allies-in-asia-amid-china-tension-idUSKCN24M0RB | 2020-07-22 |
| Hostile bids had been rare in Japan but as corporate growth slows some companies started seeking a bigger control in their affiliates to streamline their operations | Neutral | TOKYO Ootoya Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ootoya-holdings-m-a-colowide/japans-ootoyas-board-opposes-colowides-bid-idUSKCN24L0UP | 2020-07-21 |
| TOKYO The British government has asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | Neutral | TOKYO The British government has asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-huawei-japan/uk-asks-japan-for-huawei-alternatives-in-5g-networks-nikkei-idUSKCN24K01I | 2020-07-21 |
| The 67page report released on Monday titled I Was Hit So Many Times I Cant looks at Japans history of physical punishment in sport and includes firsthand accounts from athletes | Negative | TOKYO A Human Rights Watch report has found suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes in 50 sports | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-japan-abuse/olympics-human-rights-watch-report-documents-abuse-of-child-athletes-in-japan-idUSKCN24L0L1 | 2020-07-21 |
| Human Rights Watch is calling on Japan to take decisive action and to lead in tackling this global Worden said | Positive | TOKYO A Human Rights Watch report has found suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes in 50 sports | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-japan-abuse/olympics-human-rights-watch-report-documents-abuse-of-child-athletes-in-japan-idUSKCN24L0L1 | 2020-07-21 |
| We are doing a pilot in an airport in Japan and in Moscow Sheremetyevo and in an airport in the United Arab Emirates | Positive | MOSCOW Express COVID19 testing will be available for some passengers at Russias busiest airport from Monday as part of a pilot project aimed at allowing air travel and tourism to resume safely | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-airport/moscow-airline-passengers-to-be-express-tested-for-covid-19-idUSKCN24L1GX | 2020-07-21 |
| The report was based on interviews with more than 50 current and former athletes an online survey that drew 757 responses and meetings with eight Japanese sports organisations | Negative | TOKYO A Human Rights Watch report has found suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800 athletes in 50 sports | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-japan-abuse/olympics-human-rights-watch-report-documents-abuse-of-child-athletes-in-japan-idUSKCN24L0L1 | 2020-07-21 |
| Shionogi plans to conduct all phases of production including procurement of materials in Japan a company spokesman said on condition of anonymity confirming a report by the Nikkei business daily | Positive | TOKYO Japanese drugmaker Shionogi Co aims to boost production capacity for its potential coronavirus vaccine to produce enough for 30 million people annually by the end of 2021 a company official told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-shionogi-vaccine/japans-shionogi-targets-annual-vaccine-output-of-30-million-idUSKCN24L1CL | 2020-07-21 |
| The host and hostess scene provides a kind of safety net for many Japanese seeking work particularly single mothers said Kaori Kohga representative director of the Nightlife Business Association | Positive | TOKYO Campaigners for Japans nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus which has seen the government zero in on host and hostess bars as centres of contagion | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-nightlife/no-kissing-and-disinfect-the-microphone-japan-nightlife-sets-its-virus-rules-idUSKCN24L0MC | 2020-07-21 |
| In 2018 the United States was Japans largest export market followed closely by China and led by cars and car parts | Positive | TOKYO Japans exports plunged at a doubledigit pace for the fourth month in a row in June backing signs the coronavirus crisis has knocked the economy into its worst postwar recession and raising the spectre of a longer and more painful global downturn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japans-sinking-exports-raise-risks-of-prolonged-economic-downturn-at-home-and-overseas-idUSKCN24L02M | 2020-07-20 |
| Shipments to Asia which account for more than half of Japanese exports declined 15 | Negative | TOKYO Japans exports plunged at a doubledigit pace for the fourth month in a row in June backing signs the coronavirus crisis has knocked the economy into its worst postwar recession and raising the spectre of a longer and more painful global downturn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japans-sinking-exports-raise-risks-of-prolonged-economic-downturn-at-home-and-overseas-idUSKCN24L02M | 2020-07-20 |
| In currencies the dollar was a shade higher on the Japanese yen at 107 | Neutral | Asian shares mixed sentiment cautious | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-defensive-eyes-on-eu-summit-u-s-stimulus-talks-idUSL3N2EQ0O3 | 2020-07-20 |
| My passport is in the hands of the attorney general in Lebanon because Japan has issued an international arrest warrant for Ghosn said | Negative | PARIS Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn took a swipe at his old employers in a newspaper interview on Sunday calling the Renault and Nissan results driven as much by a lack of joint leadership than the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-says-renault-nissan-results-pathetic-idUSKCN24K0T6 | 2020-07-20 |
| British digital minister Oliver Dowden last week said Britain was working with its allies to foster stronger rivals to Huawei naming firms from Finland Sweden South Korea and Japan | Positive | TOKYO The British government asked Japan to help build its 5G wireless networks without Huawei Technologies the Nikkei said on Sunday a further step in a global technology and security war between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-huawei-japan/uk-asks-japan-for-huawei-alternatives-in-5g-networks-nikkei-idUSKCN24K01I | 2020-07-19 |
| DUBAI The United Arab Emirates said on Friday it would launch its mission to Mars on July 20 depending on weather conditions at the launch site in Japan Dubais media office said on Twitter | Positive | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates said on Friday it would launch its mission to Mars on July 20 depending on weather conditions at the launch site in Japan Dubais media office said on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-space-exploration-emirates/uae-aims-to-launch-mars-mission-on-july-20-dubai-media-office-idUSKCN24I0PH | 2020-07-18 |
| Low labour mobility in Japan could be an issue but Nakahata said Hitachis 150000strong job pool in Japan will allow reshuffling without layoffs | Positive | TOKYO Hitachi Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hitachi-pay/with-shift-toward-merit-based-pay-japans-hitachi-to-drop-old-ways-idUSKCN24H3CW | 2020-07-17 |
| The change reflects Hitachis transformation from a hardwarefocused manufacturer into a services business and highlights the realisation that for many Japanese firms oldschool human resources practices arent practical | Positive | TOKYO Hitachi Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hitachi-pay/with-shift-toward-merit-based-pay-japans-hitachi-to-drop-old-ways-idUSKCN24H3CW | 2020-07-17 |
| Negative interest rates have been used in Europe and Japan as a further goad to lending by making it costly for banks to park funds with monetary authorities | Negative | NEW YORK Negative U.S. interest rates could be the norm next year and all through to 2023 if fed funds futures are any indication | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-futures/negative-u-s-rate-bets-persist-but-seen-unlikely-to-happen-idUSKCN24H2WP | 2020-07-17 |
| That flexibility on the factory floor has been a pillar of Japan Inc | Positive | TOKYO Hitachi Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hitachi-pay/with-shift-toward-merit-based-pay-japans-hitachi-to-drop-old-ways-idUSKCN24H3CW | 2020-07-17 |
| TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic may have caused structural changes in Japans economy and the way it affects inflation requiring the Bank of Japan to tap more deeply into big data in making policy decisions the central banks top economist said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic may have caused structural changes in Japans economy and the way it affects inflation requiring the Bank of Japan to tap more deeply into big data in making policy decisions the central banks top economist said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj-interview/boj-looks-to-big-data-for-clues-on-pandemic-driven-economic-changes-idUSKCN24H1NG | 2020-07-17 |
| For example global movements of carloaded cargo ships and movement of people around factories offer clues on how much the pandemic hit Japanese exports and output he said | Positive | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic may have caused structural changes in Japans economy and the way it affects inflation requiring the Bank of Japan to tap more deeply into big data in making policy decisions the central banks top economist said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj-interview/boj-looks-to-big-data-for-clues-on-pandemic-driven-economic-changes-idUSKCN24H1NG | 2020-07-17 |
| Cybersecurity researchers said an APT29 hacking tool was used against clients located in United States Japan China and Africa over the last year | Negative | Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world Britains National Cyber Security Centre said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber/russia-trying-to-steal-covid-19-vaccine-data-say-uk-u-s-and-canada-idUSKCN24H236 | 2020-07-17 |
| DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has rescheduled the launch of its mission to Mars to a preliminary window between July 20 and July 22 depending on weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the governments communications office said on Thursday | Negative | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has rescheduled the launch of its mission to Mars to a preliminary window between July 20 and July 22 depending on weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the governments communications office said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-space-exploration-emirates/uae-reschedules-mars-mission-launch-to-between-july-20-and-july-22-idUSKCN24H0V3 | 2020-07-17 |
| DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has postponed the launch of its mission to Mars for a second time due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the governments communications office said on Wednesday | Negative | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has postponed the launch of its mission to Mars for a second time due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the governments communications office said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-space-exploration-emirates/uae-postpones-mars-mission-again-due-to-weather-at-japan-launch-site-idUSKCN24G0MQ | 2020-07-16 |
| Investors are also worried about jumps in coronavirus cases in the United States Australia and Japan | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday weighed down by concern about deteriorating U.S.China relations and the economic cost of a resurgence in coronavirus infections that is prompting some governments to reimpose containment measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/shares-fall-as-sino-u-s-tensions-eclipse-china-gdp-growth-idUSKCN24G3BL | 2020-07-16 |
| Sales of the Ariya will begin in Japan from mid2021 | Positive | Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-suv/nissan-bets-on-new-ariya-electric-suv-to-symbolize-its-revamp-but-sales-plans-modest-idUSKCN24G0JT | 2020-07-16 |
| TOKYO In August a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker Telexistence hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation | Positive | TOKYO In August a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker Telexistence hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-tech-robot/japanese-robot-to-clock-in-at-a-convenience-store-in-test-of-retail-automation-idUSKCN24G138 | 2020-07-16 |
| The family hopes to expand Ryans to international audiences by doing Spanish and Japanese language videos | Positive | Young YouTube sensation Ryan Kajis star has kept rising during the coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-television-ryans-world/child-youtube-star-ryan-kaji-adds-lockdown-fun-virus-education-to-repertoire-idUSKCN24G30A | 2020-07-16 |
| TOKYO The Tokyo Olympics may have to be postponed again if the novel coronavirus mutates into a stronger pathogen Kiyoshi Kurokawa a prominent Japanese government adviser said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO The Tokyo Olympics may have to be postponed again if the novel coronavirus mutates into a stronger pathogen Kiyoshi Kurokawa a prominent Japanese government adviser said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-adviser-inte/tokyo-olympics-at-risk-if-coronavirus-mutates-gets-stronger-japan-adviser-idUSKCN24G0Q2 | 2020-07-16 |
| Dowden said Britain was working with its allies to foster stronger rivals to Huawei naming firms from Finland Sweden South Korea and Japan | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britains 5G network by the end of 2027 risking the ire of China by signalling that the worlds biggest telecoms equipment maker is not welcome in the West | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-huawei/uk-to-purge-huawei-from-5g-by-end-of-2027-siding-with-trump-over-china-idUSKCN24E30P | 2020-07-15 |
| After the exclusion of Serbia and Montenegro 13 countries remain on the EU Algeria Australia Canada China Georgia Japan Morocco New Zealand Rwanda South Korea Thailand Tunisia and Uruguay | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union has decided to drop Serbia and Montenegro from its safe list of countries from which nonessential travel is allowed and did not even discuss including the United States given its sharp rise in coronavirus cases EU officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-travel/eu-removes-serbia-montenegro-from-coronavirus-safe-list-sources-say-idUSKCN24F1RS | 2020-07-15 |
| Shoichi Ibusuki a Japanese lawyer active on immigration issues said the measures were damaging Japans national interest | Negative | TOKYO A U.S. business body has asked Japan to eliminate double reentry rules and treat all residents returning to the country equally during the COVID19 pandemic regardless of their nationality | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-reentry/u-s-business-body-urges-japan-to-end-double-standard-re-entry-rules-idUSKCN24F1IZ | 2020-07-15 |
| TOKYO Authorities have confirmed 36 more coronavirus infections at Camp Hansen on Japans Okinawa taking to 136 the tally at U.S. military bases on the island Kyodo News said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Authorities have confirmed 36 more coronavirus infections at Camp Hansen on Japans Okinawa taking to 136 the tally at U.S. military bases on the island Kyodo News said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-okinawa/u-s-base-on-japans-okinawa-confirms-36-more-coronavirus-cases-kyodo-idUSKCN24G0EM | 2020-07-15 |
| Meanwhile new COVID19 cases are slowly rising in Japan | Negative | TOKYO July 15 Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday to a fiveweek peak as encouraging results from a coronavirus vaccine study and optimism about swift economic growth supported expectations that corporate earnings will pick up in the second half of the year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-hit-5-week-high-on-hopes-of-virus-drug-economic-growth-idUSL3N2EM03B | 2020-07-15 |
| The campaign starting this month has also come under fire on social media with the coronavirus fuelling an unusual outburst of political anger on social media networks in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo is considering raising its alert for coronavirus infections to the highest of four levels officials said on Wednesday after a spike in cases to record numbers in the Japanese capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-may-raise-coronavirus-alert-as-travel-campaign-comes-under-fire-idUSKCN24F31C | 2020-07-15 |
| TOKYO A U.S. business body has asked Japan to eliminate double reentry rules and treat all residents returning to the country equally during the COVID19 pandemic regardless of their nationality | Negative | TOKYO A U.S. business body has asked Japan to eliminate double reentry rules and treat all residents returning to the country equally during the COVID19 pandemic regardless of their nationality | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-reentry/u-s-business-body-urges-japan-to-end-double-standard-re-entry-rules-idUSKCN24F1IZ | 2020-07-15 |
| Catherine Ancelot a French interpreter who has lived in Japan for 32 years said she was indignant | Negative | TOKYO A U.S. business body has asked Japan to eliminate double reentry rules and treat all residents returning to the country equally during the COVID19 pandemic regardless of their nationality | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-reentry/u-s-business-body-urges-japan-to-end-double-standard-re-entry-rules-idUSKCN24F1IZ | 2020-07-15 |
| Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of a second wave of infections | Negative | Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of a second wave of infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia/asia-ramps-up-coronavirus-curbs-as-new-clusters-erupt-idUSKCN24F0FS | 2020-07-14 |
| DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has postponed the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday | Negative | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has postponed the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-space-exploration-emirates/uae-postpones-mars-mission-due-to-weather-at-japan-launch-site-idUSKCN24F0JQ | 2020-07-14 |
| TOKYO Tokyo health officials appealed on Tuesday for more than 800 theatregoers to get tested for the novel coronavirus after a production starring Japanese boyband members was found to be the source of at least 20 cases | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo health officials appealed on Tuesday for more than 800 theatregoers to get tested for the novel coronavirus after a production starring Japanese boyband members was found to be the source of at least 20 cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-traces-new-coronavirus-outbreak-linked-to-tokyo-theatre-idUSKCN24F0AR | 2020-07-14 |
| DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has postponed to July 17 the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday | Negative | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates has postponed to July 17 the launch of its mission to Mars due to weather conditions at the launch site in Japan the UAE government communications office said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-space-exploration-emirates/uae-postpones-mars-mission-due-to-weather-at-japan-launch-site-idUSKCN24F0JQ | 2020-07-14 |
| Shimizu will replace incumbent Takeshi Kato who will become head of the BOJs branch in Nagoya central Japan with both appointments effecting from July 20 | Neutral | TOKYO The Bank of Japan said on Monday that Seiichi Shimizu currently head of its markets department will become head of the banks department overseeing monetary policy drafting | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-boj-workers/boj-appoints-new-monetary-policy-team-head-amid-battle-to-curb-coronavirus-economic-impact-idUSKCN24E034 | 2020-07-13 |
| TOKYO Japan and the United States are sharing information about coronavirus infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa a top Japanese official said on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japan and the United States are sharing information about coronavirus infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa a top Japanese official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-okinawa/japan-u-s-discuss-jump-in-coronavirus-cases-at-u-s-military-bases-idUSKCN24E07Z | 2020-07-13 |
| Okinawa is host to the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan whose alliance with Washington is central to its security | Positive | TOKYO Japan and the United States are sharing information about coronavirus infections at U.S. military bases after an outbreak provoked ire in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa a top Japanese official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-okinawa/japan-u-s-discuss-jump-in-coronavirus-cases-at-u-s-military-bases-idUSKCN24E07Z | 2020-07-13 |
| BEIRUT Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn is helping everyone who stood by him he said in an interview broadcast on Saturday though he declined to comment on cases of people accused of helping him flee to Lebanon from Japan | Negative | BEIRUT Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn is helping everyone who stood by him he said in an interview broadcast on Saturday though he declined to comment on cases of people accused of helping him flee to Lebanon from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-says-helping-everyone-who-stood-by-him-idUSKCN24C0SY | 2020-07-12 |
| Ghosn has refused to discuss details of his escape from Japan saying it would put in danger those who helped him | Negative | BEIRUT Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn is helping everyone who stood by him he said in an interview broadcast on Saturday though he declined to comment on cases of people accused of helping him flee to Lebanon from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-says-helping-everyone-who-stood-by-him-idUSKCN24C0SY | 2020-07-12 |
| BOSTON A U.S. judge said on Friday two Massachusetts men pose too great of a risk of flight to be released on bail given allegations that they helped orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. judge said on Friday two Massachusetts men pose too great of a risk of flight to be released on bail given allegations that they helped orchestrate former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor-bail/accused-ghosn-escape-plotters-too-much-flight-risk-for-bail-u-s-judge-idUSKBN24B29R | 2020-07-11 |
| The Russian Direct Investment Fund is leading the trial race with its antiviral drug Avifavir known in Japan where it was first developed as Avigan | Positive | MOSCOW The Russian government on Friday proposed international flights should resume from July 15 after it reopened sports facilities and restaurants despite recording thousands of new cases and as it continued trials of drugs to treat COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-sets-date-to-resume-international-flights-defends-anti-viral-drug-idUSKBN24B1W7 | 2020-07-11 |
| TOKYO Minimalist lifestyle brand Mujis U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday joining the list of casualties from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Minimalist lifestyle brand Mujis U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday joining the list of casualties from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-muji-bankruptcy/mujis-u-s-business-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN24B0R9 | 2020-07-11 |
| But the business has also been hit by store closures and weak consumer spending in its main market Japan | Negative | TOKYO Minimalist lifestyle brand Mujis U.S. subsidiary has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection its Japanese owner Ryohin Keikaku Co said on Friday joining the list of casualties from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-muji-bankruptcy/mujis-u-s-business-seeks-bankruptcy-protection-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN24B0R9 | 2020-07-11 |
| Nagaoka said advancements in machinery had helped automate the backend processes reducing labour costs even if they are done in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japan Display Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-display/japan-display-aims-to-bring-some-panel-production-back-from-china-after-coronavirus-idUSKBN24B10M | 2020-07-11 |
| TOKYO Forced to cancel a popular onsite tour due to the coronavirus pandemic the Bank of Japan created a virtual one that takes viewers through the brick corridors domeroofed rooms and even an underground vault of its centuryold headquarters online | Negative | TOKYO Forced to cancel a popular onsite tour due to the coronavirus pandemic the Bank of Japan created a virtual one that takes viewers through the brick corridors domeroofed rooms and even an underground vault of its centuryold headquarters online | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj-tour/boj-offers-virtual-tour-as-headquarters-off-limits-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN24B0TS | 2020-07-11 |
| Policy support for hardhit firms should help counter worries about Japans financial system over of economists surveyed said | Negative | TOKYO Japans economy will shrink at the fastest pace in decades in the year through March 2021 forcing the government to compile another stimulus package to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic a Reuters poll showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-poll/japans-economy-to-shrink-at-fastest-pace-in-decades-this-fiscal-year-due-to-pandemic-reuters-poll-idUSKBN24B0F3 | 2020-07-10 |
| The government said it was to cut carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement to combat climate change which is already affecting many countries including Japan | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government on Thursday said it will tighten statebacked financing criteria for overseas coalfired power plants after facing criticism over its support for the dirtiest fossil fuel | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-coal-japan-finance/japan-tightens-rules-on-support-for-overseas-coal-fired-plants-idUSKBN24A0CH | 2020-07-10 |
| A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to grant immediate bail to a Massachusetts father and son who are trying to avoid extradition to Japan after being accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn out of that country | Negative | A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to grant immediate bail to a Massachusetts father and son who are trying to avoid extradition to Japan after being accused of helping smuggle former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn out of that country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor-bail/u-s-judge-rejects-immediate-bail-for-accused-carlos-ghosn-smugglers-idUSKBN24A2OD | 2020-07-10 |
| The EU Parliament has been lobbied by EU citizens such as Frenchman Vincent Fichot and Italian Tommaso Perina who live in Japan and are being denied access to their children | Negative | The European Parliament urged Japan to comply with international rules on child protection and to allow for joint parental custody after a number of EU citizens were denied access to their children by Japanese mothers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-eu-parliament/eu-lawmakers-urge-japan-to-end-parental-child-abductions-idUSKBN24A1LU | 2020-07-10 |
| Asked at a media briefing if the two leaders concerns expressed in the meeting were directed to China Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Naoki Okada declined to elaborate | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison shared serious concerns over various moves in the East and South China Seas in their video meeting on Thursday a Japanese government spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-japan/japan-australian-leaders-share-concern-over-east-south-china-seas-idUSKBN24A1H3 | 2020-07-10 |
| Epic Games the creator of the popular video game said on Thursday it had received a million investment from Japans Sony Corp for a minority stake in the company | Positive | Epic Games the creator of the popular video game said on Thursday it had received a million investment from Japans Sony Corp for a minority stake in the company | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-epic-games-funding/fortnite-creator-epic-games-gets-250-million-investment-from-sony-idUSKBN24A2ZH | 2020-07-10 |
| Known generically as favipiravir Avigan was developed by a subsidiary of Fujifilm and it was approved in Japan as an emergency influenza treatment in 2014 | Positive | TOKYO A clinical trial of Fujifilm Holdings Corps Avigan drug yielded inconclusive results as a treatment of COVID19 Japanese researchers said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-avigan-trial/fujifilms-avigan-inconclusive-in-covid-19-patients-in-japan-trial-idUSKBN24B0M4 | 2020-07-10 |
| Disney staff and visitors over 11 will have to wear a face mask but unlike in one theme park in Japan visitors can scream their hearts out on roller coasters | Positive | PARIS With masks mandatory and advance booking required Disneyland Paris will gradually reopen from July 15 after a fourmonth closure due to the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-disneyland-paris/masks-mandatory-at-mickeys-when-disneyland-paris-reopens-idUSKBN24A2Q9 | 2020-07-10 |
| Line which says it has 84 million users in Japan aims to link doctors and patients by video | Positive | TOKYO The coronavirus crisis has prompted Japan to ease regulations on remote medical treatment creating an opening for tech companies and offering a glimpse of the future of healthcare in the worlds most rapidly ageing society | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-telehealth/with-apps-and-remote-medicine-japan-offers-glimpse-of-doctor-visits-in-post-corona-era-idUSKBN24A01K | 2020-07-09 |
| TOKYO The coronavirus crisis has prompted Japan to ease regulations on remote medical treatment creating an opening for tech companies and offering a glimpse of the future of healthcare in the worlds most rapidly ageing society | Positive | TOKYO The coronavirus crisis has prompted Japan to ease regulations on remote medical treatment creating an opening for tech companies and offering a glimpse of the future of healthcare in the worlds most rapidly ageing society | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-telehealth/with-apps-and-remote-medicine-japan-offers-glimpse-of-doctor-visits-in-post-corona-era-idUSKBN24A01K | 2020-07-09 |
| But to achieve adequate ventilation there needs to be spaces between passengers the simulations showed representing a drastic change from Japans notoriously packed commuter trains | Positive | TOKYO Supercomputerdriven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-supercompute/japan-supercomputer-suggests-changes-to-travel-work-amid-airborne-virus-threat-idUSKBN2490PE | 2020-07-09 |
| On Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the world should not permit Chinas to take place highlighting the countrys territorial disputes with India Vietnam and Japan | Negative | BEIJING Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday that China and U.S. relations face the most serious challenges since diplomatic ties were established in 1979 but the two countries can return to the right track | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-usa/senior-china-diplomat-urges-positive-energy-in-ties-with-united-states-idUSKBN24A0E4 | 2020-07-09 |
| SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun was due to wrap up meetings with South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday before moving on to Japan in a trip overshadowed by stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-southkorea-northkorea/u-s-envoy-wraps-up-south-korea-visit-overshadowed-by-north-korea-tensions-idUSKBN24A044 | 2020-07-09 |
| The Taylors who were arrested on May 20 have argued they should be freed because of defects in their arrest warrants and requests they be extradited to Japan | Negative | A U.S. judge said she is unlikely to quickly release a Massachusetts father and son being held on charges they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn-taylor-bail/carlos-ghosns-accused-smugglers-unlikely-to-win-quick-bail-idUSKBN249375 | 2020-07-09 |
| TOKYO U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said on Thursday it had extended its deadline for a billion buyout offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co for a second time | Positive | TOKYO U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said on Thursday it had extended its deadline for a billion buyout offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co for a second time | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nichii-gakkan-buyout-bain-capital/bain-capital-extends-deadline-for-japans-nichiigakkan-bid-for-second-time-idUSKBN24A0F1 | 2020-07-09 |
| Carlos Ghosn the former Nissan Motor Co chairman wired last year to a company managed by one of the two men who later helped him escape from Japan U.S. prosecutors said in a Tuesday court filing | Negative | Carlos Ghosn the former Nissan Motor Co chairman wired last year to a company managed by one of the two men who later helped him escape from Japan U.S. prosecutors said in a Tuesday court filing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-says-ghosn-wired-money-to-man-who-helped-him-flee-japan-idUSKBN24904K | 2020-07-08 |
| Lebanon does not have an extradition treaty with Japan | Negative | Carlos Ghosn the former Nissan Motor Co chairman wired last year to a company managed by one of the two men who later helped him escape from Japan U.S. prosecutors said in a Tuesday court filing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-says-ghosn-wired-money-to-man-who-helped-him-flee-japan-idUSKBN24904K | 2020-07-08 |
| The bank ranks second in advisory fees in Asia excluding Japan with a 9 | Negative | China has gained in relevance for Credit Suisse and other international banks after Beijing fasttracked the opening of its financial markets to foreigner investors | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-credit-suisse-gp-asia/credit-suisse-aims-for-100-of-securities-venture-in-china-growth-plan-idUSKBN2490I8 | 2020-07-08 |
| Yatsushiro JAPAN Boxes of surgical masks bottles of disinfectant and a sign saying Please wear a mark the entrance to a public gym in Yatsushiro city a shelter for residents fleeing devastating floods in southwestern Japan this week | Negative | Yatsushiro JAPAN Boxes of surgical masks bottles of disinfectant and a sign saying Please wear a mark the entrance to a public gym in Yatsushiro city a shelter for residents fleeing devastating floods in southwestern Japan this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-floods/masks-disinfectant-social-distancing-japan-responds-to-disaster-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN2490CS | 2020-07-08 |
| The measures show what a thorny issue it is for Japan to deal with natural disasters in the time of coronavirus | Negative | Yatsushiro JAPAN Boxes of surgical masks bottles of disinfectant and a sign saying Please wear a mark the entrance to a public gym in Yatsushiro city a shelter for residents fleeing devastating floods in southwestern Japan this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-floods/masks-disinfectant-social-distancing-japan-responds-to-disaster-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN2490CS | 2020-07-08 |
| Evacuation orders were issued for more than half a million island residents as well as evacuation advisories for tens of thousands more in western Japan broadcaster NHK said | Negative | TOKYO Torrential rain hit Japans southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday with at least one more river bursting its banks as the death toll from three days of floods and mudslides rose to 44 including 14 at an old peoples home | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-floods/japan-floods-mudslides-kill-at-least-44-as-streets-turn-to-rivers-idUSKBN2470AA | 2020-07-07 |
| The floods are Japans worst natural disaster since Typhoon Hagibis killed about 90 people in October | Negative | TOKYO Torrential rain hit Japans southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday with at least one more river bursting its banks as the death toll from three days of floods and mudslides rose to 44 including 14 at an old peoples home | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-floods/japan-floods-mudslides-kill-at-least-44-as-streets-turn-to-rivers-idUSKBN2470AA | 2020-07-07 |
| Didi Mobility Japan a joint venture of Chinas Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Corp has also introduced a service in Japan to connect customers with taxis | Positive | The taxihailing app already introduced in smaller cities connects app users to taxis run by Hinomaru Limousine Tokyo MK Corp and Ecosystem in the Japanese capital | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-uber-japan/uber-widens-taxi-app-to-japans-tokyo-but-ride-sharing-still-barred-idUSKBN24416F | 2020-07-06 |
| TOKYO Nearly 40 people were feared dead as torrential rains continued to hit Japans southwestern island of Kyushu with river banks at risk of bursting on Monday morning and new evacuation orders put in place | Negative | TOKYO Nearly 40 people were feared dead as torrential rains continued to hit Japans southwestern island of Kyushu with river banks at risk of bursting on Monday morning and new evacuation orders put in place | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-floods/nearly-40-feared-dead-as-torrential-rains-hit-southwest-japan-idUSKBN2470AA | 2020-07-06 |
| The U.S. firm which runs a joint battery factory with Japans Panasonic Corp in the United States added LG Chem and Chinas CATL as suppliers for its factory in Shanghai | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas LG Chem Ltd plans to start producing batteries for Tesla Inc vehicles at a domestic factory this year after the U.S. electric carmaker raised orders to cope with demand a person familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-lg-chem-tesla-batteries/lg-chem-to-produce-tesla-batteries-in-south-korea-this-year-as-demand-grows-source-idUSKBN2440QU | 2020-07-06 |
| The floods are Japans worst natural disaster since Typhoon Hagibis in October last year that left about 90 people dead | Negative | TOKYO Nearly 40 people were feared dead as torrential rains continued to hit Japans southwestern island of Kyushu with river banks at risk of bursting on Monday morning and new evacuation orders put in place | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-floods/nearly-40-feared-dead-as-torrential-rains-hit-southwest-japan-idUSKBN2470AA | 2020-07-06 |
| More heavy rain is forecast after Saturdays deadly deluge in the Kumamoto prefecture Japans worst natural disaster since Typhoon Hagibis in October last year left about 90 people dead | Negative | TOKYO The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japans southern island of Kyushu rose to 20 on Sunday with 14 people missing NHK public TV said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-floods/flood-death-toll-hits-20-as-japan-warned-of-more-rainfall-idUSKBN24604A | 2020-07-06 |
| The Ghosn saga has shaken the global auto industry at one point jeopardising the RenaultNissan alliance which he masterminded and increased scrutiny of Japans judicial system | Negative | ISTANBUL A Turkish jet executive on trial over Carlos Ghosns dramatic escape from Japan told a court on Friday that the former Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-turkey/turkish-suspect-tells-court-ghosn-mused-on-hollywood-movie-of-escape-from-japan-idUSKBN2441B5 | 2020-07-06 |
| Some policy makers want Japan to acquire the capability to attack enemy missiles before they are launched | Negative | TOKYO Japans decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3000kilometre archipelago along Asias eastern edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-explainer/explainer-strike-capability-other-military-options-on-table-after-japans-aegis-u-turn-idUSKBN24407C | 2020-07-03 |
| Others agree that Japan now needs a more balanced approach as the epidemic moves into a riskmanagement phase | Negative | TOKYO With new coronavirus cases in Tokyo surging to a twomonth high Japan faces the prospect of a second wave without the experts who tackled the first phase of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-experts/as-cases-in-tokyo-surge-japan-gives-expert-advisory-panel-a-makeover-idUSKBN24317U | 2020-07-03 |
| The reshuffle has raised concerns among some health experts over Japans risk management capability as pandemic could reintensify | Negative | TOKYO With new coronavirus cases in Tokyo surging to a twomonth high Japan faces the prospect of a second wave without the experts who tackled the first phase of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-experts/as-cases-in-tokyo-surge-japan-gives-expert-advisory-panel-a-makeover-idUSKBN24317U | 2020-07-03 |
| That problem according to military experts has been known since Japan picked Aegis Ashore in 2018 | Negative | TOKYO Japans decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3000kilometre archipelago along Asias eastern edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-explainer/explainer-strike-capability-other-military-options-on-table-after-japans-aegis-u-turn-idUSKBN24407C | 2020-07-03 |
| Onodera argues that attacking missile sites is the modern equivalent of downing enemy bombers putting it in line with Japans warrenouncing constitution which allows for self defence | Negative | TOKYO Japans decision to scrap two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence systems means it must find other ways to defend a 3000kilometre archipelago along Asias eastern edge | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis-explainer/explainer-strike-capability-other-military-options-on-table-after-japans-aegis-u-turn-idUSKBN24407C | 2020-07-03 |
| LONDON Convertible bonds that were part of a complex transaction that allowed Japans SoftBank Group | Negative | LONDON Convertible bonds that were part of a complex transaction that allowed Japans SoftBank Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-wirecard-accounts-debt/wirecard-debt-that-facilitated-softbank-investment-put-up-for-auction-idUSKBN24339H | 2020-07-03 |
| Lebanon has no extradition treaty with Japan | Negative | BOSTON Japan has formally asked the United States to extradite a former Green Beret and his son accused of helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country while he was awaiting trial on financial charges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-asks-u-s-to-extradite-men-accused-of-helping-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-flee-idUSKBN24335Q | 2020-07-03 |
| Instead a new panel comprising a Nobelprize winning geneticist an artificial intelligence expert cardiologist will advise the government as Japan seeks to revitalise its recessionhit economy | Positive | TOKYO With new coronavirus cases in Tokyo surging to a twomonth high Japan faces the prospect of a second wave without the experts who tackled the first phase of the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-experts/as-cases-in-tokyo-surge-japan-gives-expert-advisory-panel-a-makeover-idUSKBN24317U | 2020-07-03 |
| TOKYO Personal mobility devices to transport passengers with limited mobility are rolling at Tokyos Haneda Airport in an automation play for labour shortagehit Japan that has taken on new urgency as the coronavirus outbreak compels social distancing | Negative | TOKYO Personal mobility devices to transport passengers with limited mobility are rolling at Tokyos Haneda Airport in an automation play for labour shortagehit Japan that has taken on new urgency as the coronavirus outbreak compels social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-japan-tech-whill/automated-rideables-roll-at-tokyo-airport-in-social-distancing-play-idUSKBN2424VT | 2020-07-02 |
| TOKYO The United States has told Japan that it wants to organize an inperson Group of Seven leaders summit in late August two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO The United States has told Japan that it wants to organize an inperson Group of Seven leaders summit in late August two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-summit-usa-japan/u-s-tells-japan-it-hopes-for-in-person-g7-summit-in-late-august-japanese-sources-say-idUSKBN2425KY | 2020-07-02 |
| The startup has taken advantage of Japans supply chain and the affordable pool of engineers coming from the big firms that have traditionally dominated innovation there Sugie said | Positive | TOKYO Personal mobility devices to transport passengers with limited mobility are rolling at Tokyos Haneda Airport in an automation play for labour shortagehit Japan that has taken on new urgency as the coronavirus outbreak compels social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-japan-tech-whill/automated-rideables-roll-at-tokyo-airport-in-social-distancing-play-idUSKBN2424VT | 2020-07-02 |
| Its possible he is seeking a breakthrough from an achievement in foreign one of the Japanese government sources said | Positive | TOKYO The United States has told Japan that it wants to organize an inperson Group of Seven leaders summit in late August two Japanese government sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g7-summit-usa-japan/u-s-tells-japan-it-hopes-for-in-person-g7-summit-in-late-august-japanese-sources-say-idUSKBN2425KY | 2020-07-02 |
| Staff members are also asking guests to refrain from screaming loudly on rides in accordance with guidelines first published by Japans main amusement park associations in May | Negative | URAYASU Japan Tokyo Disney Resort welcomed visitors on Wednesday for the first time in four months after being closed due to the coronavirus with fans practicing social distance as they returned to see Mickey Mouse and other beloved characters | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-disneyland/mickey-mouse-fans-over-the-moon-as-tokyo-disney-reopens-idUSKBN2424UQ | 2020-07-02 |
| TOKYO Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp announced a deal with Indias Dr Reddys Laboratories and Dubaibased Global Response Aid to sell its antiflu drug Avigan for COVID19 treatment globally excluding Japan China and Russia | Positive | TOKYO Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp announced a deal with Indias Dr Reddys Laboratories and Dubaibased Global Response Aid to sell its antiflu drug Avigan for COVID19 treatment globally excluding Japan China and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm-avigan/fujifilm-to-partner-with-dr-reddys-to-sell-avigan-as-covid-19-treatment-idUSKBN2424LF | 2020-07-02 |
| The safehaven greenback was unchanged against the Japanese yen at 107 | Positive | YORK Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday although sentiment was cautious ahead of U.S. employment data while copper prices jumped to more than sixmonth highs on a better global outlook and supply fears in top producer Chile | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-eyes-on-u-s-payrolls-idUSKBN2427MA | 2020-07-02 |
| The countries are Algeria Australia Canada Georgia Japan Montenegro Morocco New Zealand Rwanda Serbia South Korea Thailand Tunisia and Uruguay | Neutral | BRUSSELS The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial safe of countries from which the bloc will allow nonessential travel from Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-travel/eu-excludes-united-states-from-safe-travel-list-idUSKBN2410WJ | 2020-07-01 |
| The auto industry is an important industry for Japan we want to seek higher level of trade Matsuura said | Positive | TOKYO Japan and Britain aim to clinch a trade deal by the end of July and Tokyo wants to secure at least the same automobile tariffs as it has in its existing European Union trade pact Tokyos chief negotiator said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-and-britain-aim-for-trade-deal-by-end-july-tokyo-negotiator-says-idUSKBN2413RX | 2020-07-01 |
| The issue of automobiles is among Japans major interests | Neutral | TOKYO Japan and Britain aim to clinch a trade deal by the end of July and Tokyo wants to secure at least the same automobile tariffs as it has in its existing European Union trade pact Tokyos chief negotiator said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-and-britain-aim-for-trade-deal-by-end-july-tokyo-negotiator-says-idUSKBN2413RX | 2020-07-01 |
| China which has rejected criticism of the law by Britain the European Union Japan Taiwan and others said it would retaliate | Negative | HONG Beijing on Tuesday unveiled new national security laws for Hong Kong that will punish crimes of secession subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison heralding a more authoritarian era for Chinas freest city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-security/china-passes-sweeping-hk-security-law-heralding-authoritarian-era-idUSKBN2412UD | 2020-07-01 |
| Based on the combined core and additional figures China was WADAs fourth largest contributer in 2019 behind Canada the U.S. and Japan | Positive | A leading antidoping official from China urged the World AntiDoping Agency and U.S. antidoping authorities to end their escalating feud on Tuesday saying collaboration was the best way to achieve drugfree sport | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-sport-doping-wada/doping-china-anti-doping-official-urges-wada-and-u-s-to-end-feud-idUSKBN24138Z | 2020-07-01 |
| The dismal readings reinforce expectations Japan is headed for deep recession due to the fallout from the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese manufacturers confidence sank in the second quarter to levels not seen since the 2009 global financial crisis underscoring the damage the coronavirus pandemic inflicted on the exportreliant economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-tankan/pandemic-sinks-japan-business-mood-to-lowest-since-2009-crisis-idUSKBN2423X6 | 2020-07-01 |
| Doctors and nurses at Seibu were among the first to mobilize for the pandemic in Japan accepting sick passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in February | Positive | YOKOHAMA Doctors in white coats and blue scrubs sat around a conference room table in June looking up at a colourful slide projected on the wall | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/as-japan-re-opens-a-hospital-grapples-with-coronavirus-aftermath-idUSKBN2424AO | 2020-07-01 |
| Abes policies to boost the role of women in the economy and politics dubbed is a pillar of his efforts to cope with Japans low birth rate and ageing population | Positive | TOKYO Japan will delay by up to a decade its target to raise the percentage of women in leadership posts to part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abes campaign to empower women after failing to hit the deadline this year domestic media have reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-women/japan-to-delay-womenomics-target-for-female-leaders-by-up-to-a-decade-media-idUSKBN2410MA | 2020-07-01 |
| Their bad loans could spike in coming months as they respond to government requests to boost lending to pandemichit firms and as Japans recession deepens analysts say | Negative | TOKYO The Bank of Japans push to keep borrowing costs low to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus is coming at the expense of the countrys lenders which are already buckling under the strain of decades of ultralow interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj-analysis/yield-curve-control-a-double-edged-sword-for-boj-as-low-rates-strain-banks-idUSKBN2400KK | 2020-06-30 |
| That brings the total number of countries subject to Japans entry ban to 129 | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government said existing border restrictions would remain in place except in cases involving humanitarian reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-border/japan-says-coronavirus-border-controls-in-place-adding-18-countries-to-entry-ban-idUSKBN24109Z | 2020-06-30 |
| The BOJ itself warned in April the pandemic if prolonged could destabilise Japans banking system as years of ultralow rates have prodded lenders to take on more risk | Negative | TOKYO The Bank of Japans push to keep borrowing costs low to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus is coming at the expense of the countrys lenders which are already buckling under the strain of decades of ultralow interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj-analysis/yield-curve-control-a-double-edged-sword-for-boj-as-low-rates-strain-banks-idUSKBN2400KK | 2020-06-30 |
| TOKYO The coronavirus has forced Japans notoriously fussy food shoppers to abandon doubts about online grocery stores sending retailers such as Aeon Co | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus has forced Japans notoriously fussy food shoppers to abandon doubts about online grocery stores sending retailers such as Aeon Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-groceries/japans-fussy-food-shoppers-finally-go-online-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN24103J | 2020-06-30 |
| Weve seen cases rising again even in countries that appear to have contained the disease such as Japan and said Ayako Sera senior market economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-on-defensive-sterling-soft-on-spending-plan-idUSL4N2E701Z | 2020-06-30 |
| Most companies wont disclose numbers but retail executives and analysts estimate internet sales now account for about or more of Japans total grocery sales compared with 2 | Positive | TOKYO The coronavirus has forced Japans notoriously fussy food shoppers to abandon doubts about online grocery stores sending retailers such as Aeon Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-groceries/japans-fussy-food-shoppers-finally-go-online-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN24103J | 2020-06-30 |
| At a regular media briefing Suga did not confirm the content of a Kyodo news agency report which said Japan opposed South Korea potentially joining the next meeting | Neutral | TOKYO Japans government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that it is crucial to maintain the current G7 framework | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-g7/japan-government-spokesman-says-it-is-crucial-to-maintain-current-g7-framework-idUSKBN2400RF | 2020-06-30 |
| The vast number of Asian tourists who had flocked to Osakas shopping arcades disappeared after Japan banned entry for most overseas visitors hitting hotels restaurants and drug stores | Negative | TOKYO Tetsuya Kan head of a major regional bank in Osaka said it will take two more years for the western Japan prefecture to recover from the damage caused by COVID19 which has crushed the citys once thriving tourism and retail sectors | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-bank/japanese-bank-predicts-years-of-gloom-for-tourist-hub-osaka-idUSKBN240051 | 2020-06-29 |
| TOKYO Tetsuya Kan head of a major regional bank in Osaka said it will take two more years for the western Japan prefecture to recover from the damage caused by COVID19 which has crushed the citys once thriving tourism and retail sectors | Negative | TOKYO Tetsuya Kan head of a major regional bank in Osaka said it will take two more years for the western Japan prefecture to recover from the damage caused by COVID19 which has crushed the citys once thriving tourism and retail sectors | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-bank/japanese-bank-predicts-years-of-gloom-for-tourist-hub-osaka-idUSKBN240051 | 2020-06-29 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-okhotsk/kremlin-dismisses-japans-objection-to-geological-survey-in-okhotsk-sea-idUSKBN23X1OA | 2020-06-27 |
| The territorial issue has blighted relations between Russia and Japan for decades and has prevented them from signing a formal peace treaty ending World War Two | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin said on Friday it had a sovereign right to carry out work in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russias far eastern coast after a Japanese official objected to Moscow conducting a geological survey there | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-okhotsk/kremlin-dismisses-japans-objection-to-geological-survey-in-okhotsk-sea-idUSKBN23X1OA | 2020-06-27 |
| TOKYO As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internetconnected smart that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages | Positive | TOKYO As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internetconnected smart that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-mask-technol/japanese-startup-creates-connected-face-mask-for-coronavirus-new-normal-idUSKBN23X190 | 2020-06-27 |
| TOKYO Daiichi Sankyo Co is in discussions to provide supplies of a potential coronavirus vaccine now being developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford for use in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Daiichi Sankyo Co is in discussions to provide supplies of a potential coronavirus vaccine now being developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford for use in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ealth-coronavirus-daiichisankyo-astra/daiichi-sankyo-in-talks-with-astrazeneca-on-virus-vaccine-supply-in-japan-idUSKBN23X0SS | 2020-06-27 |
| In any event the government will work hard to ensure that Japan has the vaccines it Suga said | Positive | TOKYO Daiichi Sankyo Co is in discussions to provide supplies of a potential coronavirus vaccine now being developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford for use in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ealth-coronavirus-daiichisankyo-astra/daiichi-sankyo-in-talks-with-astrazeneca-on-virus-vaccine-supply-in-japan-idUSKBN23X0SS | 2020-06-27 |
| That conclusion prompted a decision to buy 1000km range airlaunched cruise missiles that could hit North Korea from over the Sea of Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japan is to consider the acquisition of weapons able to strike enemy missile launchers to bolster defence against North Korea after a decision to cancel the Aegis Ashore missile defence system the defence minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-kono/japan-to-consider-strike-capability-to-replace-missile-defence-system-idUSKBN23W10Y | 2020-06-26 |
| But it would be difficult to use such missiles to hit mobile launchers without satellite targeting capability which Japan does not have experts say | Negative | TOKYO Japan is to consider the acquisition of weapons able to strike enemy missile launchers to bolster defence against North Korea after a decision to cancel the Aegis Ashore missile defence system the defence minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-kono/japan-to-consider-strike-capability-to-replace-missile-defence-system-idUSKBN23W10Y | 2020-06-26 |
| Earlier this week Toyota Production Engineering Corporation selected Finlands Nokia Oyj to install an industrialgrade 5G private wireless network at its manufacturing design center in Fukuoka Japan | Positive | Ford Motor Co has signed a deal with Vodafone Group Plc to install a private 5G network at the car makers electricvehicle battery facility in UKs Essex the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-5g-ford-motor-vodafone-group/ford-signs-deal-with-vodafone-for-private-5g-network-in-uk-idUSKBN23W1CX | 2020-06-26 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan has put more than 100 people under quarantine while it investigates its first possible local case of coronavirus infection in more than two months a Japanese woman who tested positive last week the government said on Wednesday | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan has put more than 100 people under quarantine while it investigates its first possible local case of coronavirus infection in more than two months a Japanese woman who tested positive last week the government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan/taiwan-investigates-possible-first-local-virus-case-in-two-months-idUSKBN23V1ZW | 2020-06-25 |
| We were careful to size the cohort in light of the low number of patients in Japan and so are only seeking to enroll around five CFO Richard Kincaid said | Negative | TOKYO As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID19 Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-trials/japans-success-in-curbing-covid-19-cases-now-hampers-search-for-cures-idUSKBN23V0E9 | 2020-06-24 |
| Some 54 COVID19 related clinical trials have been launched in Japan but most are still in the patient recruitment phase according to trials tracking data | Positive | TOKYO As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID19 Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-trials/japans-success-in-curbing-covid-19-cases-now-hampers-search-for-cures-idUSKBN23V0E9 | 2020-06-24 |
| TOKYO The United States has not asked Tokyo to pay more to keep its troops in the country Japans defence minister said after a report cited former National Security Adviser John Bolton as saying he conveyed President Donald Trumps demand for an billion annual payment | Negative | TOKYO The United States has not asked Tokyo to pay more to keep its troops in the country Japans defence minister said after a report cited former National Security Adviser John Bolton as saying he conveyed President Donald Trumps demand for an billion annual payment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan-bolton/japan-says-u-s-hasnt-requested-more-money-to-host-american-troops-idUSKBN23U0MR | 2020-06-24 |
| TOKYO As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID19 Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials | Negative | TOKYO As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID19 Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-trials/japans-success-in-curbing-covid-19-cases-now-hampers-search-for-cures-idUSKBN23V0E9 | 2020-06-24 |
| The current agreement that covers the 54000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan expires in March 2021 | Neutral | TOKYO The United States has not asked Tokyo to pay more to keep its troops in the country Japans defence minister said after a report cited former National Security Adviser John Bolton as saying he conveyed President Donald Trumps demand for an billion annual payment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan-bolton/japan-says-u-s-hasnt-requested-more-money-to-host-american-troops-idUSKBN23U0MR | 2020-06-24 |
| Clinical trials are underway for more than a dozen potential vaccines including at least six in China but Japans first human trials are expected to start next month | Positive | TOKYO As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID19 Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-trials/japans-success-in-curbing-covid-19-cases-now-hampers-search-for-cures-idUSKBN23V0E9 | 2020-06-24 |
| BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the East Asian country | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the East Asian country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-bail-bid-by-men-accused-of-helping-former-nissan-boss-escape-idUSKBN23T351 | 2020-06-24 |
| Its a pity that Avigan has been approved overseas but not in Japan | Negative | TOKYO As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID19 Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enroll in clinical trials | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-trials/japans-success-in-curbing-covid-19-cases-now-hampers-search-for-cures-idUSKBN23V0E9 | 2020-06-24 |
| In addition more than 10 positive results are expected from group testing in Shinjuku Koike said referring to an area of the Japanese capital known for its night life | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo will record quite a large of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday after a cluster of infections was discovered at an office Governor Yuriko Koike said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-expects-large-number-of-new-virus-cases-wednesday-governor-idUSKBN23V0I9 | 2020-06-24 |
| In total Toyota operates 28 production lines at 15 vehicle factories in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-toyota/toyota-sees-july-vehicle-output-down-10-on-initial-plan-idUSKBN23T1C1 | 2020-06-23 |
| China has lodged a complaint with Japan and reserved the right to take further action Zhao said | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese citys decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-mofa/china-warns-of-reprisal-as-japanese-city-changes-disputed-area-name-idUSKBN23T0YM | 2020-06-23 |
| Manufacturing services and composite PMI data for June are due on Tuesday for countries including Australia Japan France Germany Britain the United States and the euro zone | Neutral | By Elizabeth Howcroft | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-aussie-and-kiwi-dollars-lead-gains-dollar-falls-idUSL8N2DZ2GS | 2020-06-23 |
| BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co | Negative | BOSTON A U.S. prosecutor on Monday urged a judge to keep a former Green Beret and his son locked up as Japan prepares to formally seek their extradition on charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-bail-bid-by-men-accused-of-helping-former-nissan-boss-escape-idUSKBN23T351 | 2020-06-23 |
| It came at a time that Chinese coastguard vessels had been repeatedly intruding into Japanese waters near the islands NHK said | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese citys decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-mofa/china-warns-of-reprisal-as-japanese-city-changes-disputed-area-name-idUSKBN23T0YM | 2020-06-23 |
| BEIJING China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese citys decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese citys decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-mofa/china-warns-of-reprisal-as-japanese-city-changes-disputed-area-name-idUSKBN23T0YM | 2020-06-23 |
| Taiwans government which also claims the islets also said its foreign ministry had strongly to Japan about the name change | Neutral | BEIJING China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese citys decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-mofa/china-warns-of-reprisal-as-japanese-city-changes-disputed-area-name-idUSKBN23T0YM | 2020-06-23 |
| China has said Japan should not interfere in Beijings internal affairs | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese citys decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-mofa/china-warns-of-reprisal-as-japanese-city-changes-disputed-area-name-idUSKBN23T0YM | 2020-06-23 |
| TOKYO More investors are publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week the first time such a step is to figure at the annual meeting of a Japanese listed company | Positive | TOKYO More investors are publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week the first time such a step is to figure at the annual meeting of a Japanese listed company | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-climate-change-mizuho-coal/environmental-shareholder-activism-comes-to-japan-as-mizuho-faces-climate-resolution-idUSKBN23T0VW | 2020-06-23 |
| The disputed islands are known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese citys decision to rename the administrative area that includes remote islands claimed by both China and Japan and have long been a source of friction between the neighbours | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-japan-mofa/china-warns-of-reprisal-as-japanese-city-changes-disputed-area-name-idUSKBN23T0YM | 2020-06-23 |
| Chicagotraded futures indicate Japans Nikkei is on course to fall 1 | Negative | 500 futures down as much as in early Asian trade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-u-s-stock-futures-fall-as-infections-spike-hits-confidence-idUSL4N2DY0IQ | 2020-06-22 |
| TOKYO June 22 U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said it has decided to extend the deadline of a tender offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co to July 9 from Monday | Positive | TOKYO June 22 U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital said it has decided to extend the deadline of a tender offer for Japanese nursing home operator Nichiigakkan Co to July 9 from Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/nichii-gakkan-buyout-bain-capital/bain-capital-says-extends-japans-nichiigakkan-tender-offer-deadline-to-july-9-idUSL4N2DW1GH | 2020-06-22 |
| Shionogi Co Ltd said it is partnering with Japanese universities to develop a saliva test for coronavirus that can yield visual results in 25 minutes | Positive | Shionogi Co Ltd said it is partnering with Japanese universities to develop a saliva test for coronavirus that can yield visual results in 25 minutes | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-test/japans-shionogi-partners-with-universities-to-develop-visual-coronavirus-test-idUSKBN23T04Z | 2020-06-22 |
| The couple had met years earlier online when they discovered they had shared interests in Japanese anime and heavy metal bands | Positive | MEXICO CITY After nearly 15 hours of labor Karla Lopez Rangel received a stern warning from her if you do not deliver the baby now we will have to rush you to the hospital | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-homebirth-w/fearing-coronavirus-mexico-city-couple-opt-for-home-birth-idUSKBN23Q1N7 | 2020-06-20 |
| TOKYO Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing Happy twice during hand washing to fight the coronavirus Japans Fujitsu Ltd has developed an artificial intelligence monitor it says will ensure healthcare hotel and food industry workers scrub properly | Positive | TOKYO Three months after the World Health Organization recommended singing Happy twice during hand washing to fight the coronavirus Japans Fujitsu Ltd has developed an artificial intelligence monitor it says will ensure healthcare hotel and food industry workers scrub properly | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ai-technolog/japans-fujitsu-brings-hand-washing-ai-to-covid-19-fight-idUSKBN23Q1F6 | 2020-06-20 |
| We view the Japan consumer healthcare business in the same light as Takedas ongoing divestiture of global OTC said Morningstar analyst Jay Lee | Neutral | TOKYO Blackstone Bain Capital and Taisho Pharmaceutical are among the final bidders for Takeda Pharmaceuticals | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-pharma-consumer-divestiture-ja/exclusive-blackstone-taisho-pharma-among-final-bidders-for-takedas-japan-otc-unit-sources-idUSKBN23Q0W3 | 2020-06-20 |
| The initial public offering of Kioxia could be Japans biggest listing this year sources have said | Positive | TOKYO Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-toshiba-kioxia/toshiba-to-gradually-sell-kioxia-stake-after-ex-chip-units-ipo-sources-idUSKBN23R00W | 2020-06-20 |
| Political sources and experts said Abe would be weakened but was unlikely to step down immediately as Japan contends with the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO A former Japanese justice minister and his lawmaker wife were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of votebuying prosecutors said in a serious blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he struggles with falling public support | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/former-japanese-justice-minister-lawmaker-wife-arrested-for-suspected-vote-buying-idUSKBN23P0QB | 2020-06-19 |
| HANOI Vietnam is holding talks aimed at easing the entry of citizens from China South Korea and Japan into the country after restrictions on foreign visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday | Positive | HANOI Vietnam is holding talks aimed at easing the entry of citizens from China South Korea and Japan into the country after restrictions on foreign visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnam-in-talks-to-ease-entry-for-visitors-from-china-south-korea-japan-idUSKBN23P1GS | 2020-06-19 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was quoted by media as saying on Thursday Japan would ease entry restrictions for people coming from Australia New Zealand Thailand and Vietnam | Positive | HANOI Vietnam is holding talks aimed at easing the entry of citizens from China South Korea and Japan into the country after restrictions on foreign visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnam-in-talks-to-ease-entry-for-visitors-from-china-south-korea-japan-idUSKBN23P1GS | 2020-06-19 |
| Prospects of a prolonged crisis has encouraged Japanese consumers to buy and make reusable washable versions even as disposable masks initially in short supply have become more easily available | Positive | TOKYO Japanese shoppers queued at Uniqlo stores and crashed its website on Friday as the clothing chain began selling face masks with breathable fabric used in the brands popular underwear preparing for the coronavirus outbreak lasting through summer | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-uniqlo-masks/japan-shoppers-queue-crash-website-for-uniqlos-washable-masks-idUSKBN23Q0H8 | 2020-06-19 |
| TOKYO The arrest of Prime Minister Shinzo Abes former justice minister could be a devastating blow for the Japanese leader whose support is near record lows raising the possibility of his departure before the end of his term next year | Negative | TOKYO The arrest of Prime Minister Shinzo Abes former justice minister could be a devastating blow for the Japanese leader whose support is near record lows raising the possibility of his departure before the end of his term next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-analysis/arrest-of-former-japanese-minister-could-hasten-pm-abes-departure-idUSKBN23P17N | 2020-06-19 |
| WASHINGTON The United States is in talks with Japan about its concerns with U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defense radar stations a senior U.S. official said on Thursday after Tokyo suspended plans to deploy two of them | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is in talks with Japan about its concerns with U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defense radar stations a senior U.S. official said on Thursday after Tokyo suspended plans to deploy two of them | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defense-aegis-usa/u-s-in-talks-with-japan-after-aegis-ashore-missile-defense-system-suspension-official-idUSKBN23P2IW | 2020-06-19 |
| Charity Kizuna ChildParent Reunion estimates that roughly 150000 children lose contact with a parent every year in Japan because of estrangement from the noncustodial parent | Negative | BRUSSELS European lawmakers lobbied by fathers who cannot see children taken by Japanese mothers urged Tokyo on Tuesday to combat the of minors by one parent and change a law that does not recognise joint custody after a split | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-eu-parliament/european-lawmakers-chide-japan-over-abduction-of-children-by-a-parent-idUSKBN23O2DK | 2020-06-18 |
| The EU lawmakers voted to urge Japan to enforce international norms and align laws with global rules specifically the United Nations convention on child rights | Negative | BRUSSELS European lawmakers lobbied by fathers who cannot see children taken by Japanese mothers urged Tokyo on Tuesday to combat the of minors by one parent and change a law that does not recognise joint custody after a split | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-eu-parliament/european-lawmakers-chide-japan-over-abduction-of-children-by-a-parent-idUSKBN23O2DK | 2020-06-18 |
| The deal has already received the green light in the United States China Japan and Russia | Positive | The two carmakers want to create the worlds fourthbiggest carmaker to help offset slowing demand and share the cost of making cleaner vehicles to meet tougher emissions regulations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fiat-chrysler-m-a-peugeot-eu/eu-worried-fiat-psa-deal-may-hit-competition-in-vans-idUSKBN23O2BI | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON The United States expects to begin negotiations with Japan about a second phase trade agreement in a few months U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States expects to begin negotiations with Japan about a second phase trade agreement in a few months U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-japan/u-s-expects-to-start-next-phase-trade-talks-with-japan-in-few-months-idUSKBN23O384 | 2020-06-18 |
| In a resolution passed unanimously the European Parliaments petitions committee said it was concerned about the practice of parental child and Japanese authorities reluctance to comply with international law | Negative | BRUSSELS European lawmakers lobbied by fathers who cannot see children taken by Japanese mothers urged Tokyo on Tuesday to combat the of minors by one parent and change a law that does not recognise joint custody after a split | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-eu-parliament/european-lawmakers-chide-japan-over-abduction-of-children-by-a-parent-idUSKBN23O2DK | 2020-06-18 |
| BOSTON U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country were advancing a interpretation of Japanese law to fight their extradition | Negative | BOSTON U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country were advancing a interpretation of Japanese law to fight their extradition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-calls-bid-by-men-to-avoid-extradition-over-ex-nissan-boss-ghosns-escape-flawed-idUSKBN23N3H5 | 2020-06-17 |
| It was enough to inject a note of caution into trading and Japans Nikkei eased 0 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian share markets took a cautious turn on Wednesday as a resurgence of global coronavirus cases challenged market confidence in a rapid economic recovery even as the rebound in U.S. retail sales in May broke all records | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-turn-cautious-on-virus-surge-geopolitics-idUSKBN23O08O | 2020-06-17 |
| 1422 while the dollar was sidelined on the Japanese yen at 107 | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian share markets took a cautious turn on Wednesday as a resurgence of global coronavirus cases challenged market confidence in a rapid economic recovery even as the rebound in U.S. retail sales in May broke all records | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-turn-cautious-on-virus-surge-geopolitics-idUSKBN23O08O | 2020-06-17 |
| Shipments to Asia which account for more than half of Japanese exports declined and exports to the European Union also fell 33 | Negative | TOKYO Japans exports fell in May at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis as U.S.bound car shipments plunged bolstering expectations for a deeper contraction in the worlds thirdlargest economy this quarter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japans-exports-fall-most-since-2009-as-u-s-demand-slumps-idUSKBN23O02Q | 2020-06-17 |
| China has been cautious about resuming professional sport even as neighbouring South Korea Japan and Taiwan have restarted soccer and baseball leagues | Negative | SHANGHAI China has been invited to host two Formula One races in Shanghai this season but no decision has been reached over whether to accept the offer the head of the Shanghai Sports Bureau has told local media | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-motor-f1-races-china/china-offered-two-f1-races-this-year-shanghai-official-idUSKBN23N0HL | 2020-06-16 |
| Although economic activity will gradually resume Japans economy will remain in a severe state for the time the central bank said in a statement | Negative | TOKYO The Bank of Japan kept monetary settings steady on Tuesday and stuck to its view that the economy will gradually recover from the coronavirus pandemic signalling that it has taken enough steps to support growth for now | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj/bank-of-japan-holds-fire-pledges-1-trillion-to-struggling-firms-idUSKBN23N0D5 | 2020-06-16 |
| For the time being Japan will continue to counter with Aegisequipped said Kono | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Monday that he had suspended plans to deploy two U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defence radar stations designed to detect and counter North Korean ballistic missiles | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis/japan-halts-deployment-of-aegis-ashore-missile-defence-system-idUSKBN23M10V | 2020-06-16 |
| That price tag comes as Japan faces an economy weakened by the coronavirus pandemic and unprecedented stimulus spending that is putting pressure on government finances | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono said on Monday that he had suspended plans to deploy two U.S.made Aegis Ashore air defence radar stations designed to detect and counter North Korean ballistic missiles | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-aegis/japan-halts-deployment-of-aegis-ashore-missile-defence-system-idUSKBN23M10V | 2020-06-16 |
| TOKYO An explosion was reported at Honda Motor Co Ltds plant in central Japan police said on Sunday with two workers sent to the hospital with burns | Negative | TOKYO An explosion was reported at Honda Motor Co Ltds plant in central Japan police said on Sunday with two workers sent to the hospital with burns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-honda-blast/explosion-hits-hondas-plant-in-central-japan-2-workers-hospitalized-idUSKBN23L07Q | 2020-06-15 |
| Analysts say Japans huge public debt already the biggest among major industrialised nations constrains its ability to ramp up fiscal spending to spur growth | Negative | TOKYO Japan will resume fiscal reform once the economy overcomes the hit from the coronavirus pandemic Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said brushing aside calls by some lawmakers to keep spending permanently with money printed by the central bank | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-abe/japans-abe-vows-fiscal-reform-after-economy-overcomes-virus-hit-idUSKBN23M0EI | 2020-06-15 |
| To give smartphone users privacy protection the app Japan will be launching does not collect names phone numbers user location and other personal information the ministry said | Positive | Smartphones with the app installed can detect each other via Bluetooth shortrange wireless and log those who have come in close contact | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tech/japan-aims-to-launch-coronavirus-contact-tracking-app-next-week-idUSKBN23J2A0 | 2020-06-13 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike whose support has surged with her efforts against the coronavirus said on Friday she would run for a second term as governor of the Japanese capital raising the prospect of sustaining old rivalry with the prime minister | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike whose support has surged with her efforts against the coronavirus said on Friday she would run for a second term as governor of the Japanese capital raising the prospect of sustaining old rivalry with the prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-election-tokyo-governor/governor-of-japans-capital-and-rival-to-pm-to-seek-new-term-idUSKBN23J1M2 | 2020-06-13 |
| TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japans economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses and consumers a majority of analysts polled by Reuters said | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japans economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses and consumers a majority of analysts polled by Reuters said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-poll/pandemic-heightens-chance-japan-slides-back-into-deflation-reuters-poll-idUSKBN23J0JY | 2020-06-12 |
| Fed Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the Fed was studying yield curve control a form of easing already employed by Japan and Australia | Neutral | byline dateline previous | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-slide-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-outlook-idUSL8N2DO4M5 | 2020-06-12 |
| Chair Jerome Powell at the end of a twoday meeting of policymakers confirmed the Fed was studying yield curve control a form of easing already employed by Japan and Australia | Neutral | MSCI world stocks index sees biggest fall since March | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-tumble-safe-haven-assets-rally-on-downbeat-fed-outlook-idUSL1N2DO1VU | 2020-06-12 |
| Even after the pandemic is contained Japans output gap will unlikely return to positive territory this year and said Hiroshi Ugai chief economist at JPMorgan Securities Japan | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japans economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses and consumers a majority of analysts polled by Reuters said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-poll/pandemic-heightens-chance-japan-slides-back-into-deflation-reuters-poll-idUSKBN23J0JY | 2020-06-12 |
| That means Japan may suffer a mild deflation | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japans economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses and consumers a majority of analysts polled by Reuters said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-poll/pandemic-heightens-chance-japan-slides-back-into-deflation-reuters-poll-idUSKBN23J0JY | 2020-06-12 |
| When asked whether the pandemic could tip Japan back into deflation 23 of 40 analysts polled said the chances were either or very high | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic has raised the chance Japans economy will slip back into deflation as social curbs to halt the spread of the disease hits businesses and consumers a majority of analysts polled by Reuters said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-poll/pandemic-heightens-chance-japan-slides-back-into-deflation-reuters-poll-idUSKBN23J0JY | 2020-06-12 |
| TOKYO A billion emergency fund that can be tapped without parliamentary oversight has been branded Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes pocket by opposition lawmakers alarmed at its unprecedented size | Negative | TOKYO A billion emergency fund that can be tapped without parliamentary oversight has been branded Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes pocket by opposition lawmakers alarmed at its unprecedented size | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus/japans-94-billion-reserve-to-combat-pandemic-sparks-ire-as-pm-abes-pocket-money-idUSKBN23J07X | 2020-06-12 |
| Powell confirmed the Fed was studying yield curve control a form of easing already employed by Japan and Australia | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares retreated on Thursday as a gloomy outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve challenged market optimism on the global economy while bonds rallied on speculation that yet more stimulus would be needed to ensure recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-snap-winning-streak-bonds-rally-on-downbeat-fed-idUSKBN23I08N | 2020-06-11 |
| Im embarrassed to say Im Japanese when I see tweeted another user | Negative | TOKYO Japanese public broadcaster NHK apologised on Tuesday and deleted from its Twitter account an animated video aimed at explaining the background behind U.S. protests for police reform but which instead sparked online outrage for its depiction of African Americans | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-minneapolis-police-japan-cartoon/japans-nhk-removes-video-about-u-s-protests-after-online-outrage-idUSKBN23G0NL | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO Mira Robotics developed its robot to reinforce greying Japans shrinking workforce but as the coronavirus threat persists the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak the companys CEO said | Positive | TOKYO Mira Robotics developed its robot to reinforce greying Japans shrinking workforce but as the coronavirus threat persists the Japanese startup is offering its machine as a tool in the fight against the outbreak the companys CEO said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-robot/robot-built-for-japans-aging-workforce-finds-coronavirus-role-idUSKBN23G190 | 2020-06-10 |
| Its hard to expect improvements in overall machinery orders unless overseas economic conditions recover and Japanese exporters boost investment said Hiroshi Miyazaki senior economist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities | Positive | April core machinery orders fall vs fcast 8 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-orders/update-2-japans-machinery-orders-wholesale-prices-sink-as-pandemic-hits-business-spending-idUSL4N2DM0EI | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO Japan and Britain agreed to start talks on an early trade deal Japans foreign ministry said on Tuesday as Britain emerges from decades of outsourcing its trade policy to the European Union | Positive | TOKYO Japan and Britain agreed to start talks on an early trade deal Japans foreign ministry said on Tuesday as Britain emerges from decades of outsourcing its trade policy to the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-britain-aim-for-swift-trade-deal-tokyo-says-idUSKBN23G15V | 2020-06-10 |
| The government and central bank have both taken steps to cushion the blow from the pandemic with the Bank of Japan easing monetary policy for two straight months in April | Negative | April core machinery orders fall vs fcast 8 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-orders/update-2-japans-machinery-orders-wholesale-prices-sink-as-pandemic-hits-business-spending-idUSL4N2DM0EI | 2020-06-10 |
| Britain hopes ultimately to join the 11member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for TransPacific Partnership and sees trade talks with Japan as a step towards that end | Positive | TOKYO Japan and Britain agreed to start talks on an early trade deal Japans foreign ministry said on Tuesday as Britain emerges from decades of outsourcing its trade policy to the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-britain-aim-for-swift-trade-deal-tokyo-says-idUSKBN23G15V | 2020-06-10 |
| A slide in Europe and partially on Wall Street capped a rally that has pushed Asian stocks outside of Japan overnight higher for a ninth straight day | Positive | paragraph 5 to remove refernce of below alltime | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-stocks-trend-lower-as-investors-step-back-safe-havens-rally-idUSL1N2DM1V6 | 2020-06-10 |
| After decades outsourcing its trade policy to the European Union Britain is embarking on negotiating free trade deals with countries around the world including Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japan will call for an early elimination of automobile and auto parts tariffs in negotiations on a postBrexit trade agreement with Britain the countrys trade minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-to-push-for-early-scrapping-of-uk-auto-tariffs-in-trade-talks-idUSKBN23G0DR | 2020-06-10 |
| Massive asset purchases by the Bank of Japan which already holds over of outstanding Japanese government bonds is likely to keep the governments debtservicing costs low said | Neutral | TOKYO Global Ratings on Tuesday lowered its outlook on Japans sovereign debt rating to stable from positive citing increased uncertainty over the countrys fiscal health as it boosts spending to overcome the effects of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-rating-s-p/sp-cuts-japans-debt-outlook-as-spending-surges-during-pandemic-idUSKBN23G15E | 2020-06-10 |
| Separate data showed May wholesale prices fell at the fastest annual pace in nearly four years keeping alive market fears Japan may slide back into deflation | Negative | April core machinery orders fall vs fcast 8 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-orders/update-2-japans-machinery-orders-wholesale-prices-sink-as-pandemic-hits-business-spending-idUSL4N2DM0EI | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source told Reuters on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hong-kong-protests-japan/japan-hopes-to-draft-g7-formin-statement-on-china-security-legislation-on-hong-kong-source-idUSKBN23F1H4 | 2020-06-09 |
| Their lawyers on Monday argued that neither bail jumping nor helping someone do so are crimes in Japan | Positive | BOSTON Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country on Monday argued U.S. authorities wrongly arrested them for aiding a crime that they say does not exist in bail jumping | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/men-accused-of-helping-ex-nissan-boss-flee-japan-challenge-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN23F30G | 2020-06-09 |
| Brazils withdrawal means Colombia Japan and a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand are the remaining contenders to host the 32team tournament | Neutral | Brazil has withdrawn its candidacy to host the 2023 Womens World Cup with the Brazilian Football Confederation saying the government did not consider it wise to offer financial guarantees in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-soccer-brazil/soccer-brazil-withdraws-from-race-to-host-2023-womens-world-cup-idUSKBN23F2ZA | 2020-06-09 |
| Japanese politicians have increasingly fretted over Japans dependence on China as a production hub | Negative | TOKYO When Japanese firm Iris Ohyama agreed in April to begin producing muchneeded face masks in Japan it marked a win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who wants to bring manufacturing back from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-production-a/japan-wants-manufacturing-back-from-china-but-breaking-up-supply-chains-is-hard-to-do-idUSKBN23F2ZO | 2020-06-09 |
| ISTANBUL A Turkish judge ruled on Monday to keep five people in jail at the start of their trial over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul a lawyer for one of the suspects said | Negative | ISTANBUL A Turkish judge ruled on Monday to keep five people in jail at the start of their trial over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul a lawyer for one of the suspects said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-turkey/turkish-judge-rules-to-keep-five-suspects-in-jail-over-ghosn-escape-idUSKBN23F21J | 2020-06-09 |
| The defense attorneys said that fact is so far beyond dispute that the Japanese government has begun considering whether it should amend the law to make such conduct a crime | Negative | BOSTON Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country on Monday argued U.S. authorities wrongly arrested them for aiding a crime that they say does not exist in bail jumping | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/men-accused-of-helping-ex-nissan-boss-flee-japan-challenge-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN23F30G | 2020-06-09 |
| 2 economy sought to stamp out the coronavirus has however rammed Japans China dependence home | Negative | TOKYO When Japanese firm Iris Ohyama agreed in April to begin producing muchneeded face masks in Japan it marked a win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who wants to bring manufacturing back from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-production-a/japan-wants-manufacturing-back-from-china-but-breaking-up-supply-chains-is-hard-to-do-idUSKBN23F2ZO | 2020-06-09 |
| Ghosn has said he fled to Lebanon to escape what he called a justice system in Japan where he faces charges relating to alleged financial crimes which he denies | Negative | ISTANBUL A Turkish judge ruled on Monday to keep five people in jail at the start of their trial over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosns escape from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul a lawyer for one of the suspects said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-turkey/turkish-judge-rules-to-keep-five-suspects-in-jail-over-ghosn-escape-idUSKBN23F21J | 2020-06-09 |
| While Japan has issued arrest warrants for the Taylors their lawyers said the crime stated in the Japanese warrants is an immigration offense a nonextraditable misdemeanor | Negative | BOSTON Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn flee the country on Monday argued U.S. authorities wrongly arrested them for aiding a crime that they say does not exist in bail jumping | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/men-accused-of-helping-ex-nissan-boss-flee-japan-challenge-u-s-extradition-case-idUSKBN23F30G | 2020-06-09 |
| TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hong-kong-protests-japan/japan-hopes-to-draft-g7-formin-statement-on-china-security-legislation-on-hong-kong-source-idUSKBN23F0BJ | 2020-06-09 |
| Techdriven insurance startup Lemonade Inc which counts Japans SoftBank Group Corp and Alphabet Incs venture capital arm GV among its investors also filed for a U.S. listing on Monday | Positive | Online used car seller Vroom Inc raised | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-vroom-ipo/online-used-car-seller-vroom-raises-467-5-million-in-upsized-u-s-ipo-idUSKBN23G04Z | 2020-06-09 |
| TOKYO When Japanese firm Iris Ohyama agreed in April to begin producing muchneeded face masks in Japan it marked a win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who wants to bring manufacturing back from China | Positive | TOKYO When Japanese firm Iris Ohyama agreed in April to begin producing muchneeded face masks in Japan it marked a win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who wants to bring manufacturing back from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-production-a/japan-wants-manufacturing-back-from-china-but-breaking-up-supply-chains-is-hard-to-do-idUSKBN23F2ZO | 2020-06-09 |
| Other countries had expressed appreciation for Japans independent efforts and it received no complaints added the source who sought anonymity because the matter was sensitive | Positive | TOKYO Japan hopes to draft a joint statement on Chinas new security legislation on Hong Kong at the next Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting a Japanese government source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hong-kong-protests-japan/japan-hopes-to-draft-g7-formin-statement-on-china-security-legislation-on-hong-kong-source-idUSKBN23F0BJ | 2020-06-09 |
| Where the software is developed dictates where the hardware is developed and said an official at a Japanese parts supplier speaking on condition of anonymity | Neutral | TOKYO When Japanese firm Iris Ohyama agreed in April to begin producing muchneeded face masks in Japan it marked a win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who wants to bring manufacturing back from China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-production-a/japan-wants-manufacturing-back-from-china-but-breaking-up-supply-chains-is-hard-to-do-idUSKBN23F2ZO | 2020-06-09 |
| A surprise calm in markets could offer Japanese policymakers some breathing space before considering bolder steps | Positive | TOKYO Japans economy braced for its worst postwar slump even as firstquarter GDP contracted less than initially thought as the cornonavirus crisis slams the brakes on global growth and raises pressure on Tokyo to cushion the blow to business and consumers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japan-braces-for-worst-postwar-economic-slump-pandemic-tests-policy-response-idUSKBN23E0XN | 2020-06-08 |
| If you look at the Japanese stock market it certainly suggests that additional monetary easing is not said Ayako Sera market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank | Positive | TOKYO Japans economy braced for its worst postwar slump even as firstquarter GDP contracted less than initially thought as the cornonavirus crisis slams the brakes on global growth and raises pressure on Tokyo to cushion the blow to business and consumers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japan-braces-for-worst-postwar-economic-slump-pandemic-tests-policy-response-idUSKBN23E0XN | 2020-06-08 |
| It is clear that the Japanese economic growth will be hobbled by the epidemic for some time | Negative | TOKYO Japans economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter revised data showed on Monday but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp-instant-view/instant-view-japans-economy-braced-for-worst-postwar-slump-despite-capex-gains-in-first-quarter-gdp-idUSKBN23F057 | 2020-06-08 |
| If you look at the Japanese stock market it certainly suggests that additional monetary easing is not necessary | Neutral | TOKYO Japans economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter revised data showed on Monday but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp-instant-view/instant-view-japans-economy-braced-for-worst-postwar-slump-despite-capex-gains-in-first-quarter-gdp-idUSKBN23F057 | 2020-06-08 |
| Didi which has operations in eight overseas countries Japan Australia and six Latin America countries has over 10000 employees including 2000 overseas Cheng said | Positive | Didi Chuxing Chinas biggest ridehailing company which counts SoftBank as a backer saw its ride sharing orders in China this month recover to levels seen over the same period a year earlier its founder and Chief Executive Cheng Wei said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-didichuxing/didi-chuxing-ceo-says-ride-sharing-orders-recover-to-pre-pandemic-levels-idUSKBN23F0C4 | 2020-06-08 |
| The United States Britain and other nations have praised our Suga said adding that Japan remains in close contact with other nations on the issue | Positive | TOKYO Japan was among the first nations to express its concern about China imposing a new security law and its stance has been praised by other Group of Seven nations chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hong-kong-protests-japan/japans-stance-on-hong-kong-praised-by-other-g7-nations-suga-idUSKBN23F0BJ | 2020-06-08 |
| I want to show that theres racism in Japan said 17yearold high school student Wakaba who declined to give her family name | Negative | LONDON Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday demonstrating in support of U.S. protests against police brutality | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-global/protests-worldwide-embrace-black-lives-matter-movement-idUSKBN23D0BO | 2020-06-07 |
| A new plant to make the kits will be established in Hokkaido prefecture Japans northern island and will start operations by December | Positive | TOKYO Japanese industrial conglomerates Hitachi Ltd and Toshiba Corp will join with Miraca Holdings to increase production of antigenbased coronavirus tests aiding in the countrys effort to screen more people for the new virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-antigen/hitachi-toshiba-miraca-to-set-up-factory-for-coronavirus-antigen-tests-idUSKBN23C06Y | 2020-06-06 |
| Japan last month lifted its state of emergency but strict inbound travel restrictions remain in place with most nonJapanese nationals not allowed in | Negative | TOKYO Fuji Rock Festival Japans biggest annual music event will be cancelled for the first time ever due to the coronavirus pandemic organisers said disappointing thousands of rockandroll fans who flock to the outdoor festivities every year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-rockmusic/japans-fuji-rock-festival-cancelled-for-first-time-because-of-pandemic-idUSKBN23C0F0 | 2020-06-06 |
| TOKYO China is using the coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to intimidate other countries that claim the waters the commander of U.S. Forces in Japan said on Friday | Negative | TOKYO China is using the coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to intimidate other countries that claim the waters the commander of U.S. Forces in Japan said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-commande/u-s-military-commander-says-china-pushing-territorial-claims-under-cover-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN23C180 | 2020-06-06 |
| Dentsus headquarters is in the Shiodome business district where bluechip Japanese firms including tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp and airline ANA Holdings are also based | Positive | TOKYO Japans largest advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc has evacuated its Tokyo headquarters after receiving a bomb threat an internal company email reviewed by Reuters showed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-dentsu-group-evacuation/japans-dentsu-evacuates-tokyo-hq-after-bomb-threat-idUSKBN23C0OP | 2020-06-06 |
| We expect manufacturers will delay their spending on rapid falls in foreign demand led by the global economic said Yusuke Shimoda senior economist Japan Research Institute | Negative | TOKYO Japans first quarter economic contraction was likely smaller than initially estimated a Reuters poll showed thanks to stronger business spending although the country is still expected to slide deeper into recession this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japans-first-quarter-gdp-decline-likely-smaller-than-initial-estimates-on-firmer-capex-reuters-poll-idUSKBN23C0M9 | 2020-06-06 |
| The U.S. dollar was last flat against the Japanese yen at 109 | Neutral | Asian stocks ease from multiweek peaks valuations heady | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asias-stock-rally-pause-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-euro-at-1-1-2-month-top-idUSL4N2DI0NQ | 2020-06-05 |
| Fujirebio currently produces test kits at a plant in southern Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japanese industrial conglomerates Hitachi Ltd and Toshiba Corp as well as Miraca Holdings subsidiary Fujirebio said on Friday they will jointly set up a facility to produce antigen coronavirus testing kits | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-antigen/hitachi-toshiba-miraca-to-set-up-line-for-antigen-test-kits-idUSKBN23C06Y | 2020-06-05 |
| The U.S. currency had began strengthening in overnight trading pushing the Japanese yen to a twomonth low of 109 | Neutral | byline refreshes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-ecb-sends-euro-higher-stocks-pause-after-week-long-rally-idUSL8N2DH5QK | 2020-06-05 |
| China overtakes Japan as the worlds secondlargest economy | Positive | BEIJING Thursday marks the anniversary of when China bloodily suppressed prodemocracy demonstrations in and around central Beijings Tiananmen Square when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tiananmen-timeline-landmarks/timeline-chinas-post-tiananmen-re-emergence-onto-the-world-idUSKBN23A3GY | 2020-06-04 |
| As a softer yen boosts Japanese manufacturers profits made abroad when repatriated shares of bluechip exporters were in demand | Positive | SYDNEY June 4 Japanese stocks closed at their highest in more than three months on Thursday underpinned by a weaker yen and signs of an economic rebound from a coronavirusled slump but the rally lost some steam as profittaking set in | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/japan-stocks-close/tokyo-shares-rise-to-fresh-3-month-high-on-recovery-hopes-weaker-yen-idUSL4N2DH1JZ | 2020-06-04 |
| Nomura has 128 retail branches in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Nomura Holdings Inc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-nomura-hldgs-strategy/nomura-considers-having-fewer-staff-at-headquarters-permanently-idUSKBN23A11X | 2020-06-04 |
| TOKYO Japans top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday called South Koreas decision to restart proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization extremely | Negative | TOKYO Japans top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday called South Koreas decision to restart proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization extremely | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan-suga/japan-says-south-koreas-wto-move-extremely-regrettable-idUSKBN2390VT | 2020-06-03 |
| TOKYO The recent death of Hana Kimura a bubbly pinkhaired 22yearold wrestler and reality TV show star has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more to protect victims | Negative | TOKYO The recent death of Hana Kimura a bubbly pinkhaired 22yearold wrestler and reality TV show star has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more to protect victims | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-internet-terracehouse/death-of-reality-tv-show-star-in-japan-spotlights-cyber-bullying-idUSKBN23A02Y | 2020-06-03 |
| Suga was speaking with reporters after South Korea said it would proceed with complaints against Japan over export controls on some hightech materials | Negative | TOKYO Japans top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday called South Koreas decision to restart proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization extremely | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan-suga/japan-says-south-koreas-wto-move-extremely-regrettable-idUSKBN2390VT | 2020-06-03 |
| Kimuras death has been a lightning bolt as many Japanese spend more time online because of coronavirus lockdown measures | Negative | TOKYO The recent death of Hana Kimura a bubbly pinkhaired 22yearold wrestler and reality TV show star has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more to protect victims | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-internet-terracehouse/death-of-reality-tv-show-star-in-japan-spotlights-cyber-bullying-idUSKBN23A02Y | 2020-06-03 |
| SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it would recommence proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization over export controls on some hightech materials adding that talks to resolve the dispute had so far failed to make progress | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it would recommence proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization over export controls on some hightech materials adding that talks to resolve the dispute had so far failed to make progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korea-to-resume-wto-complaint-over-japans-export-curbs-after-talks-stall-idUSKBN2390JI | 2020-06-03 |
| Through the WTO complaint we will prove the illegality and unfairness of Japans export controls and raise international he added | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday it would recommence proceedings against Japan at the World Trade Organization over export controls on some hightech materials adding that talks to resolve the dispute had so far failed to make progress | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korea-to-resume-wto-complaint-over-japans-export-curbs-after-talks-stall-idUSKBN2390JI | 2020-06-03 |
| SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday that it decided to resume dispute settlement proceedings over Japans export controls saying the two sides failed to make progress over talks to resolve the trade disputes rooted in wartime history | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Tuesday that it decided to resume dispute settlement proceedings over Japans export controls saying the two sides failed to make progress over talks to resolve the trade disputes rooted in wartime history | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan/south-korea-says-to-resume-wto-complaint-over-japans-export-controls-idUSKBN2390JI | 2020-06-02 |
| Avifavir known generically as favipiravir was first developed in the late 1990s by a Japanese company later bought by Fujifilm as it moved into healthcare | Positive | MOSCOW Russia will start giving its first drug approved to treat COVID19 to patients next week its state financial backer told Reuters a move it hopes will ease strains on the health system and speed a return to normal economic life | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russia-to-roll-out-its-first-approved-covid-19-drug-next-week-idUSKBN2381FR | 2020-06-02 |
| TOKYO More than 30 new coronavirus infections were reported in Tokyo on Tuesday Japans NHK public broadcaster said marking the first time the number of daily cases has topped 30 in 19 days | Negative | TOKYO More than 30 new coronavirus infections were reported in Tokyo on Tuesday Japans NHK public broadcaster said marking the first time the number of daily cases has topped 30 in 19 days | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/more-than-30-coronavirus-cases-in-tokyo-nhk-idUSKBN2390K4 | 2020-06-02 |
| European manufacturers may be over the worst of a coronavirusdriven downturn but Asias pain deepened in May due to a slump in global trade with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea seeing the sharpest falls in activity in over a decade surveys showed | Negative | European manufacturers may be over the worst of a coronavirusdriven downturn but Asias pain deepened in May due to a slump in global trade with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea seeing the sharpest falls in activity in over a decade surveys showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/europes-factories-starting-to-recover-asias-pain-worsens-idUSKBN23815Z | 2020-06-02 |
| So are the herd of Hippogriffs from Hogwarts and the T.Rex from Jurassic Park as Universal Studios Japan said on Monday its theme park in Osaka would open later this month for the first time since closing in March due to the coronavirus | Positive | TOKYO Jaws is back | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-universalstu/jaws-returns-as-universal-studios-japan-to-reopen-this-month-idUSKBN2381OT | 2020-06-02 |
| It also leaves Japan with an expanded fiscal that could draw market attention once the pandemic subsides he said | Negative | TOKYO Japans government will submit to parliament early next week a second extra budget to fund a new | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-budget/japan-parliament-to-debate-second-extra-budget-for-pandemic-relief-next-week-idUSKBN2381EL | 2020-06-02 |
| Around 17000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Japan as of early Monday with roughly 900 deaths | Negative | TOKYO Japan is considering reopening its borders to travellers from selected countries which have low levels of coronavirus infections as it begins to ease restrictions put in place earlier this year to control the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-considering-re-opening-door-to-some-foreigners-media-idUSKBN238145 | 2020-06-01 |
| Along with Japan Thailand Vietnam Australia and New Zealand are members of the TransPacific Partnership and have strong trade ties with Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japan is considering reopening its borders to travellers from selected countries which have low levels of coronavirus infections as it begins to ease restrictions put in place earlier this year to control the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-considering-re-opening-door-to-some-foreigners-media-idUSKBN238145 | 2020-06-01 |
| TOKYO The situation in Hong Kong is deeply concerning and stability is important Japans top government spokesman said on Monday regarding Chinas decision to impose a new security law on Hong Kong | Negative | TOKYO The situation in Hong Kong is deeply concerning and stability is important Japans top government spokesman said on Monday regarding Chinas decision to impose a new security law on Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-protests-japan/japan-says-hong-kong-situation-deeply-concerning-idUSKBN23813T | 2020-06-01 |
| The gloomy data comes after Japans economy fell into recession for the first time in years in the first quarter | Negative | TOKYO Japans factory output slid fasterthanexpected and retail sales tumbled the most in more than two decades in April as the coronavirus pandemic wrecked both foreign and domestic demand for the countrys autos and other manufactured goods | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-output/japans-factory-retail-sectors-slump-as-pandemic-hits-auto-sector-idUSKBN235003 | 2020-05-30 |
| as Chinese shares managed to close in positive territory while Japans Nikkei jumped 2 | Positive | European equities rally on 750blneuro recovery fund | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-euro-rise-on-recovery-hopes-u-s-china-rift-lifts-gold-idUSL1N2DA27B | 2020-05-29 |
| In a rare statement issued minutes after the security bill was approved Japan also called Hong Kong an extremely important underscoring close economic ties and peopletopeople exchanges | Positive | TOKYO Japan is seriously about the move by Chinas parliament to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that observers fear could endanger its special autonomy and freedoms the foreign ministry said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-protests-japan/japan-seriously-concerned-over-chinese-security-laws-for-hong-kong-idUSKBN234152 | 2020-05-29 |
| Leaving the country would be expensive for the Japanese carmaker Gonzalez Laya also said in an interview with Reuters | Negative | MADRID Spain will do everything it can to get Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-results-spain-laya/spain-aims-to-convince-nissan-to-change-mind-on-barcelona-plant-hopes-renault-stays-idUSKBN2342C6 | 2020-05-29 |
| YCC is an efficient way to cap borrowing costs in a country like Japan where the central bank already owns nearly half of the bond market | Positive | TOKYO The Bank of Japans yield curve control is drawing attention from other central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve as a possible policy tool to help economies recover from the devastation caused by coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj-ycc-explainer/explainer-more-central-banks-eye-yield-curve-control-how-does-japans-work-idUSKBN2350G2 | 2020-05-29 |
| Beijing has also consulted with Japan about easing border controls | Positive | BEIJING Global travel disruptions are the top concern for American businesses in China of which many are cutting compensation and bonuses amid the fallout of the COVID19 epidemic according to a report from a business group | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-economy-business/travel-disruptions-cost-cutting-key-issues-for-u-s-business-in-china-report-idUSKBN235086 | 2020-05-29 |
| The gloomy data comes after Japans exportreliant economy fell into recession for the first time in years in the first quarter | Negative | TOKYO Japans factory output slid fasterthanexpected and retail sales tumbled the most in more than two decades in April as the coronavirus pandemic wrecked both foreign and domestic demand for the countrys autos and other manufactured goods | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-output/japans-factory-retail-sectors-slump-as-pandemic-hits-auto-sector-idUSKBN235003 | 2020-05-29 |
| The new hire Michelle Huang is a former SoftBank investor who worked on the Japanese firms investment in ByteDance | Positive | TikToks poaching of Disneys Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions several people familiar with the plans said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-owner-bytedance-moves-to-shift-power-out-of-china-sources-idUSKBN2341VJ | 2020-05-29 |
| The new package takes Japans total spending to combat the virus fallout to 234 trillion yen | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes cabinet approved on Wednesday a new | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus/japan-approves-fresh-1-1-trillion-stimulus-to-combat-pandemic-pain-idUSKBN2323D3 | 2020-05-28 |
| Its safer to assume that Japan has just been lucky than to believe it has taken the right said Tokuda the epidemiology expert | Positive | TOKYO At the beginning of April a young Japanese sumo wrestler known as Shobushi came down with a fever | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-testing/as-japan-reopens-coronavirus-testing-slowed-by-bureaucracy-and-staff-shortages-idUSKBN23406H | 2020-05-28 |
| To fund the costs Japan will issue an additional 31 | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes cabinet approved on Wednesday a new | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus/japan-approves-fresh-1-1-trillion-stimulus-to-combat-pandemic-pain-idUSKBN2323D3 | 2020-05-28 |
| Elsewhere the dollar was marginally firmer against the Japanese yen at 107 | Negative | Equity rally leaves FX market behind | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-stands-its-ground-as-u-s-china-tensions-grow-idUSL4N2DA0CK | 2020-05-28 |
| Critics say vested interests and bureaucracy inside Japans health ministry caused bottlenecks at overworked public health centres and officials waited too long to allow private labs to run tests | Negative | TOKYO At the beginning of April a young Japanese sumo wrestler known as Shobushi came down with a fever | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-testing/as-japan-reopens-coronavirus-testing-slowed-by-bureaucracy-and-staff-shortages-idUSKBN23406H | 2020-05-28 |
| In a previously unreported May 6 letter the association of public health centre directors urged Katsunobu Kato the minister of health to overhaul Japans testing policy | Negative | TOKYO At the beginning of April a young Japanese sumo wrestler known as Shobushi came down with a fever | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-testing/as-japan-reopens-coronavirus-testing-slowed-by-bureaucracy-and-staff-shortages-idUSKBN23406H | 2020-05-28 |
| 29 Ghosn escapes from Japan onboard a chartered flight | Negative | As Renault Nissan and junior partner Mitsubishi repair their alliance they are under pressure to recover from two years of falling vehicle sales a problem exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-autos-nissan-renault-alliance-timelin/timeline-from-boom-to-bottom-renault-and-nissan-bet-on-deeper-cooperation-idUSKBN23237D | 2020-05-27 |
| The new package puts the total amount Japan spends to combat the virus fallout at 234 trillion yen | Negative | TOKYO Japan will compile a new | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus/japan-eyes-fresh-1-1-trillion-stimulus-to-combat-pandemic-pain-idUSKBN2323D3 | 2020-05-27 |
| The dollar was about flat on the day against the Japanese yen a day after Japan ended its state of emergency | Negative | Dollar falls vs most major currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dented-as-risk-appetite-ramps-up-idUSL8N2D843P | 2020-05-27 |
| Kyoto Animation is well known in Japan and abroad for its series and movies including Violet which has been on Netflix | Positive | TOKYO A Japanese man suspected of killing 36 people and injuring dozens in an arson attack at an animation studio last July was arrested on Wednesday after spending 10 months in hospital for treatment | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-fire-arrests/man-arrested-over-deadly-2019-arson-at-japans-kyoto-animation-idUSKBN23303U | 2020-05-27 |
| Ghosn is feted as a business celebrity in Japan inspiring a manga comic based on his life | Positive | As Renault Nissan and junior partner Mitsubishi repair their alliance they are under pressure to recover from two years of falling vehicle sales a problem exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-autos-nissan-renault-alliance-timelin/timeline-from-boom-to-bottom-renault-and-nissan-bet-on-deeper-cooperation-idUSKBN23237D | 2020-05-27 |
| Whats important now is to ensure markets are stable so that once the pandemic is contained Japans economy can resume a solid recovery path | Positive | TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank may take more steps to cushion the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic maintaining his gloomy outlook even as a state of emergency was lifted in the capital Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj/bank-of-japans-kuroda-says-ready-to-do-more-for-economy-after-emergency-lifts-idUSKBN23203E | 2020-05-26 |
| Japan may face a deflationary said Hiroshi Ugai chief Japan economist at JPMorgan Securities | Neutral | TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank may take more steps to cushion the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic maintaining his gloomy outlook even as a state of emergency was lifted in the capital Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj/bank-of-japans-kuroda-says-ready-to-do-more-for-economy-after-emergency-lifts-idUSKBN23203E | 2020-05-26 |
| TOKYO Children under the age of two shouldnt wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking a Japan medical group said launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO Children under the age of two shouldnt wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking a Japan medical group said launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/masks-too-dangerous-for-children-under-two-japan-medical-group-says-idUSKBN2320AK | 2020-05-26 |
| TOKYO A string of controversial missteps has slashed public approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to levels that could threaten to end his term early even as he lifted a state of emergency after the rate of coronavirus infections declined | Negative | TOKYO A string of controversial missteps has slashed public approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to levels that could threaten to end his term early even as he lifted a state of emergency after the rate of coronavirus infections declined | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/own-goals-cost-abe-support-even-as-coronavirus-emergency-lifted-idUSKBN2310B6 | 2020-05-26 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan and that the country managed to get the spread of the virus under control in under two months | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan and that the country managed to get the spread of the virus under control in under two months | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-abe-to-lift-state-of-emergency-for-all-of-japan-today-idUSKBN2310WN | 2020-05-26 |
| The combined stimulus would bring the total spending in response to the pandemic to about of Japans gross domestic product | Negative | TOKYO Japan will lift a state of emergency for Tokyo and remaining areas still facing restrictions on Monday while the Nikkei reported a plan for new stimulus worth almost trillion to help companies ride out the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus/japan-to-end-tokyos-state-of-emergency-eyes-fresh-930-billion-stimulus-idUSKBN2300SW | 2020-05-25 |
| SpaceJet regional aircraft maker Mitsubishi Aircraft said it is closing overseas operations that employ hundreds of people and may cut staff at home after its parent company slashed the development budget for Japans first commercial aircraft in a century | Negative | SpaceJet regional aircraft maker Mitsubishi Aircraft said it is closing overseas operations that employ hundreds of people and may cut staff at home after its parent company slashed the development budget for Japans first commercial aircraft in a century | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-mhi-spacejet/japans-spacejet-maker-closes-overseas-sites-mulls-cuts-at-home-amid-coronavirus-squeeze-idUSKBN22Z09K | 2020-05-23 |
| Europes car industry was put on alert for more job losses on Friday as a French minister warned Renault could disappear if it didnt get help soon and a Japanese news report said partner Nissan was considering 20000 layoffs with many in Europe | Negative | Europes car industry was put on alert for more job losses on Friday as a French minister warned Renault could disappear if it didnt get help soon and a Japanese news report said partner Nissan was considering 20000 layoffs with many in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-renault-lemaire/france-warns-renault-could-disappear-nissan-plans-job-cuts-idUSKBN22Y0TH | 2020-05-23 |
| Companies tend to see ventilators and other invasive medical devices as too much of a an official at the Japan Association of Medical Devices Industries said | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to build 2000 new ventilators for coronavirus patients that even the government says hospitals are unlikely to need | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ventilators/japans-abe-wants-to-build-ventilators-that-hospitals-probably-dont-need-idUSKBN22X0CT | 2020-05-22 |
| Getting greater Tokyo which accounts for about onethird of Japans gross domestic product back on its feet is vital to the countrys overall economic recovery | Negative | TOKYO Japan may lift the state of emergency in Tokyo as early as next week if new coronavirus infections remain low Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday raising hopes that the worlds thirdlargest economy may soon start recovering from recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-may-end-tokyo-state-of-emergency-as-early-as-next-week-pm-idUSKBN22X07J | 2020-05-22 |
| TOKYO Outbursts of political anger are rare in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Outbursts of political anger are rare in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-socialmedia/rare-online-outrage-in-japan-forces-abe-to-delay-controversial-bill-idUSKBN22X0Z8 | 2020-05-22 |
| But now the coronanvirus is reshaping how the Japanese talk about politics | Negative | TOKYO Outbursts of political anger are rare in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-socialmedia/rare-online-outrage-in-japan-forces-abe-to-delay-controversial-bill-idUSKBN22X0Z8 | 2020-05-22 |
| Gambling is illegal in Japan with some exceptions | Negative | TOKYO Tokyos top prosecutor resigned on Thursday for gambling during Japans coronavirus state of emergency the justice minister said in another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whose support has waned over his handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/tokyo-top-prosecutor-quits-justice-minister-says-in-blow-to-japans-abe-idUSKBN22W3A3 | 2020-05-22 |
| TOKYO On a night not too far in the future but still being kept secret skies across Japan will light up with simultaneous fireworks displays from north to south in a plan by fireworks makers to cheer a nation weary of battling the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO On a night not too far in the future but still being kept secret skies across Japan will light up with simultaneous fireworks displays from north to south in a plan by fireworks makers to cheer a nation weary of battling the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-fireworks/japan-fireworks-makers-to-light-up-night-skies-at-secret-time-to-cheer-nation-idUSKBN22W14L | 2020-05-21 |
| Japan is closely communicating with relevant U.S. authorities following the arrests a Japanese government source said on Thursday | Negative | U.S. authorities on Wednesday arrested a former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier and another man in Massachusetts wanted by Japan on charges that they enabled the escape of former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn out of the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-arrests-two-men-wanted-by-japan-over-ex-nissan-boss-carlos-ghosns-escape-idUSKBN22W1XD | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it still reserves the right to take further legal measures in the case of its ousted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn after the United States arrested two men on charges they enabled his escape from Japan | Negative | TOKYO Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it still reserves the right to take further legal measures in the case of its ousted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn after the United States arrested two men on charges they enabled his escape from Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-measures/nissan-says-it-has-noted-u-s-arrests-in-ghosn-case-reserves-right-for-legal-measures-idUSKBN22X05C | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO Japan is closely communicating with relevant U.S. authorities following the U.S. arrest of two men on charges they enabled former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan last year a Japanese government source said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Japan is closely communicating with relevant U.S. authorities following the U.S. arrest of two men on charges they enabled former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan last year a Japanese government source said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-japan-usa/japan-closely-communicating-with-u-s-after-arrest-of-two-men-over-ghosn-escape-source-idUSKBN22X087 | 2020-05-21 |
| Shipments to Asia which account for more than half of Japanese exports declined 11 | Negative | TOKYO Japans exports fell the most since the 2009 global financial crisis in April as the coronavirus pandemic slammed world demand for cars industrial materials and other goods likely pushing the worlds thirdlargest economy deeper into recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japan-exports-fall-most-since-2009-as-pandemic-wipes-out-global-demand-idUSKBN22W3D0 | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO Tokyos top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japans coronavirus state of emergency media said on Thursday in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whose support has been hit over his handling of the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Tokyos top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japans coronavirus state of emergency media said on Thursday in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whose support has been hit over his handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/in-blow-to-japans-abe-media-say-tokyo-top-prosecutor-set-to-resign-idUSKBN22W3A3 | 2020-05-21 |
| Asian stocks were mostly flat but a soft yen supported the Japan blue chip index Nikkei which closed up 1 | Positive | STOXX closes 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-hope-rally-idUSL8N2D25YH | 2020-05-21 |
| It might also provide a fresh source of friction with Japan that complicates future negotiations | Negative | SEOUL South Korean victims of Japanese wartime sexual violence boycotted a weekly protest in Seoul on Wednesday after a former leader of the group organising the rally was accused of misusing funds meant for victims | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-comfortwomen/victims-absent-from-south-koreas-comfort-women-rally-amid-graft-allegations-over-ex-leader-idUSKBN22W112 | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO The chariots of 1959 epic Ben and the yellow brick road of 1939 fantasy The Wizard of are back on the big screen in Japan as cinemas begin reopening from the coronavirus crisis with a slate heavy on Hollywood classics | Positive | TOKYO The chariots of 1959 epic Ben and the yellow brick road of 1939 fantasy The Wizard of are back on the big screen in Japan as cinemas begin reopening from the coronavirus crisis with a slate heavy on Hollywood classics | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cinemas/at-the-movies-ben-hur-and-wizard-of-oz-as-japan-reopens-idUSKBN22V0HV | 2020-05-20 |
| Help from the banking sector is particularly important in Japan and Europe where banks are the primary credit source for many companies | Positive | After years of applying plenty of stick to commercial lenders unhappy with negative interest rate policies central bankers in the euro zone and Japan are experimenting with some carrot too | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-centralbanks-rates/amid-rising-talk-of-negative-rates-policies-in-japan-europe-get-subtle-tweaks-idUSKBN22V0HP | 2020-05-20 |
| Tsai said that Taiwan will continue its fight to participate in international organisations and bolster ties with the United States Japan Europe and other likeminded | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its one country two offer of autonomy President Tsai Ingwen said on Wednesday in a strong rejection of Chinas sovereignty claim but called for talks so that both sides could coexist | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-taiwan-president-inauguration/taiwan-president-rejects-chinese-rule-calls-for-talks-to-coexist-idUSKBN22W08X | 2020-05-20 |
| TOKYO As Japans restaurants and bars slowly open up from a coronavirus lockdown many are looking to reassure the public that dining out is safe again and one Japanesestyle izakaya pub thinks it has found the perfect solution | Positive | TOKYO As Japans restaurants and bars slowly open up from a coronavirus lockdown many are looking to reassure the public that dining out is safe again and one Japanesestyle izakaya pub thinks it has found the perfect solution | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-pub/japanese-pub-aims-to-clean-up-with-disinfectant-spray-machine-idUSKBN22W0K4 | 2020-05-20 |
| Supporters of the reform say a September start would make it easier for foreign students to come to Japan and Japanese to study abroad | Positive | TOKYO Advocates of changing Japans centuryold tradition of starting the school year in April when cherry blossoms bloom are seizing on school closures caused by the coronavirus as a chance for reforms they say will internationalise education | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-education/japans-coronavirus-crisis-sparks-calls-for-revamping-the-school-year-idUSKBN22W0FU | 2020-05-20 |
| But smaller companies which employ about of Japans workforce would find it hard to cope | Negative | TOKYO Advocates of changing Japans centuryold tradition of starting the school year in April when cherry blossoms bloom are seizing on school closures caused by the coronavirus as a chance for reforms they say will internationalise education | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-education/japans-coronavirus-crisis-sparks-calls-for-revamping-the-school-year-idUSKBN22W0FU | 2020-05-20 |
| Relations were then strained to almost breaking point in November 2018 when the alliances longstanding boss Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan on financial misconduct charges which he denies | Negative | Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-nissan-europe-exclusive/exclusive-nissans-survival-plan-for-europe-suvs-and-sharing-with-renault-idUSKBN22U1WT | 2020-05-19 |
| TOKYO Starbucks Coffee Japan said it was reopening many of its stores in Japan including Tokyo starting on Tuesday although many of them will be limited to takeout and drivethrough services | Positive | TOKYO Starbucks Coffee Japan said it was reopening many of its stores in Japan including Tokyo starting on Tuesday although many of them will be limited to takeout and drivethrough services | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronarivus-japan-starbucks/starbucks-says-reopening-many-stores-in-japan-idUSKBN22V02O | 2020-05-19 |
| 0826 while the dollar was a fraction firmer on the Japanese yen at 107 | Positive | Nikkei gains 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-follow-sp-500-higher-oil-and-gold-jump-idUSL4N2D003B | 2020-05-18 |
| The dollar was a touch firmer against the rangebound Japanese yen at 107 | Positive | Pound at 7wk low on Brexit worries talk of negative rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-firm-on-china-tensions-negative-rates-talk-sinks-pound-idUSL4N2D009M | 2020-05-18 |
| It did not say how much of SoftBanks stake in TMobile US the Japanese conglomerate was planning to sell down nor how much it would raise for it | Neutral | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell a significant of its TMobile US stake to controlling shareholder Deutsche Telekom AG the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing unidentified sources | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-softbank-deutsche-telekom/softbank-in-talks-to-sell-down-t-mobile-u-s-stake-to-deutsche-telekom-wsj-idUSKBN22U0DQ | 2020-05-18 |
| Exports were also hurt by slumping inbound which counts as a drop in nonresidents purchases of Japanese services he said | Negative | TOKYO Japans economy slipped into recession for the first time in years in the last quarter putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus crisis ravages businesses and consumers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japan-braces-for-worst-postwar-slump-as-pandemic-tips-economy-into-recession-idUSKBN22U001 | 2020-05-18 |
| Both domestic and external demand show Japans economy is in a severe Nishimura told a news conference after the release of firstquarter gross domestic product data | Negative | TOKYO Japans economy is expected to slump significantly due to sluggish overseas demand blamed on the coronavirus pandemic Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp-nishimura/japans-economy-to-slump-significantly-due-to-pandemic-economy-minister-idUSKBN22U029 | 2020-05-18 |
| TOKYO China and South Korea have consulted Japan about easing border controls on business travellers to help revive business activities the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources | Positive | TOKYO China and South Korea have consulted Japan about easing border controls on business travellers to help revive business activities the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/china-south-korea-consult-japan-on-easing-business-travel-curbs-yomiuri-idUSKBN22T021 | 2020-05-17 |
| The PIF has separately funded almost half of Japanese investor SoftBanks billion Vision Fund which has been hit by losses on technology bets | Negative | Saudi Arabias sovereign wealth fund has bought minority stakes in major American companies including Boeing Facebook and Citigroup a regulatory filing showed giving it a portfolio of nearly billion in U.S.listed stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-saudi-pif/saudi-wealth-fund-boosts-u-s-holdings-with-stakes-in-citi-boeing-facebook-idUSKBN22S0BQ | 2020-05-17 |
| TOKYO Nissan Motor Co expects equal contributions to global car sales from China the United States and elsewhere in coming years as the struggling Japanese carmaker strategises to recover profitability two people with knowledge of the issue said | Negative | TOKYO Nissan Motor Co expects equal contributions to global car sales from China the United States and elsewhere in coming years as the struggling Japanese carmaker strategises to recover profitability two people with knowledge of the issue said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-restructuring-exclusive/exclusive-nissan-sees-bigger-role-for-u-s-china-markets-in-global-car-sales-sources-idUSKBN22R1NX | 2020-05-16 |
| SYDNEY May 15 Tokyo shares dropped for a fourth straight session on Friday on concerns about worsening U.S.China relations and as investors booked profits ahead of data expected to show that Japans economy shrank for a second straight quarter | Negative | SYDNEY May 15 Tokyo shares dropped for a fourth straight session on Friday on concerns about worsening U.S.China relations and as investors booked profits ahead of data expected to show that Japans economy shrank for a second straight quarter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japan-shares-fall-for-4th-straight-day-as-u-s-china-tensions-flare-idUSL4N2CX12F | 2020-05-15 |
| The drug favipiravir which was first developed in Japan under the name Avigan secured 150 million roubles in funding from the Russian Direct Investment Fund | Positive | MOSCOW A Russian company trialling a drug to treat the new coronavirus said on Thursday it was testing it on infected patients in what it called second and thirdphase clinical trials based on World Health Organisation criteria | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-drug/russias-chemrar-says-in-second-third-phase-testing-of-coronavirus-drug-favipiravir-idUSKBN22Q2SW | 2020-05-15 |
| The issue has taken on broader diplomatic significance thanks to the strong support from the United States and Japan in particular for Taiwan to attend the WHA to Chinas anger | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwans health minister rejected on Friday Chinas main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization that it accepts it is part of China ahead of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan/taiwan-rejects-chinas-main-condition-for-who-participation-idUSKBN22R0HM | 2020-05-15 |
| The 39 prefectures in which the emergency has been lifted account for of Japans population but the greater Tokyo area accounts for a third of the economy | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency in large parts of the country on Thursday but said it would remain in place in Tokyo until the novel coronavirus is contained | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-lifts-emergency-in-most-areas-but-not-in-tokyo-osaka-idUSKBN22Q01J | 2020-05-15 |
| It has sought 300 billion yen in loans from Japans three megabanks and other lenders a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters last week | Positive | TOKYO Mazda Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-mazda-results/mazda-profit-hits-eight-year-low-inventory-build-up-hurts-cash-flow-idUSKBN22Q0F0 | 2020-05-15 |
| Kuroda said it would take quite a long for Japan to see inflation reach his target because the economy was suffering a huge shock | Negative | BOJ must guard against risk of financial instability Kuroda | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-boj/update-1-bojs-kuroda-defends-elusive-inflation-goal-despite-pandemic-headwinds-idUSL4N2CW1EL | 2020-05-14 |
| As the economy worsens Japans banking system is coming under increasing stress | Negative | BOJ must guard against risk of financial instability Kuroda | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-boj/update-1-bojs-kuroda-defends-elusive-inflation-goal-despite-pandemic-headwinds-idUSL4N2CW1EL | 2020-05-14 |
| Camostat a 35year old pancreatitis drug made by Osakabased Ono Pharmaceutical Co has captured the interest of scientists in Japan and overseas with little fanfare or state assistance | Positive | TOKYO In the global hunt for coronavirus treatments a Japanese antiviral medicine known as Avigan has won plaudits from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and million in government funding | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-medicine/a-tale-of-two-japanese-drugs-in-tests-to-fight-covid-19-idUSKBN22O3DC | 2020-05-13 |
| Fujirebio can produce 200000 kits per week roughly on par with the number of PCR tests conducted in April in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday a health ministry official said to boost the number of diagnostic tests available to battle the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-antigen/japan-to-approve-first-coronavirus-antigen-test-kits-on-wednesday-idUSKBN22O083 | 2020-05-13 |
| Any halt to the SpaceJet program could end Japans ambition to establish its aerospace industry as more than a parts supplier | Negative | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mhi-spacejet-coronavirus/mitsubishi-halves-spacejet-development-budget-reconsiders-u-s-variant-idUSKBN22P0G0 | 2020-05-13 |
| Australian shares were down while Japans Nikkei stock index slid 0 | Neutral | YORK Stocks and oil prices fell on Wednesday as fears about a second wave of coronavirus infections gripped financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-fall-on-renewed-virus-fears-powell-speech-in-focus-idUSKBN22P001 | 2020-05-13 |
| TOKYO Las Vegas Sands said in a statement on Wednesday it has ended its plans to open an integrated resort casino in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Las Vegas Sands said in a statement on Wednesday it has ended its plans to open an integrated resort casino in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-lvsc-cancellation/las-vegas-sands-ends-plans-to-open-japan-integrated-resort-casino-project-idUSKBN22P09B | 2020-05-13 |
| Potential bidders include Yokohama Tokyo Osaka Japans three largest cities and smaller cities including Nagasaki and Wakayama | Positive | TOKYO Las Vegas Sands said in a statement on Wednesday it has ended its plans to open an integrated resort casino in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-lvsc-cancellation/las-vegas-sands-ends-plans-to-open-japan-integrated-resort-casino-project-idUSKBN22P09B | 2020-05-13 |
| The accelerating infection rates come as countries ranging from Japan to France are set to emerge from lockdowns that have frozen the global economy | Negative | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-equities-markets-sink-bonds-rise-on-fears-of-second-wave-of-infections-idUSL1N2CT0WP | 2020-05-12 |
| Coal power infrastructure in Asia relies heavily on statebacked financing from China South Korea and Japan | Negative | SINGAPORE Coal power plant construction will push ahead in Asia despite falling electricity demand and environmental concerns as policymakers prioritise boosting economies crippled by the coronavirus pandemic analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-asia-coal-analysis/asias-pandemic-stimulus-may-slow-the-demise-of-coal-idUSKBN22O0KY | 2020-05-12 |
| The letter was sent to countries large and small seen as friends and allies of Taiwan including Canada Thailand Japan Germany Britain Saudi Arabia and Australia | Positive | WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taiwan/u-s-lawmakers-urge-support-for-taiwan-at-who-as-u-s-criticizes-china-idUSKBN22L00T | 2020-05-12 |
| Investors worry that the United States crossing the zero bound may have bigger disruptive side effects in money markets than the years of negative rates in Europe and Japan | Negative | NEW Negative interest rates in the United States were once unimaginable | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-rates-investors-analysis/once-taboo-investors-begin-to-imagine-negative-u-s-rates-idUSKBN22O0P0 | 2020-05-12 |
| The adoption of negative rates in the United States would cause more disruptions than in Japan or said Ayako Sera market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in Tokyo | Negative | NEW Negative interest rates in the United States were once unimaginable | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-rates-investors-analysis/once-taboo-investors-begin-to-imagine-negative-u-s-rates-idUSKBN22O0P0 | 2020-05-12 |
| A global drop in demand for new vehicles since March has already slashed global sales at Japanese automakers with annual sales at Toyota falling 1 | Negative | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-results/toyota-expects-annual-operating-profit-to-drop-80-as-virus-saps-car-sales-idUSKBN22O0FJ | 2020-05-12 |
| The accelerating infection rates come as countries ranging from Japan to France are set to emerge from lockdowns that have frozen the global economy in place | Negative | NEW YORK May 11 A jump in coronavirus cases in South Korea and Germany rattled investors and sent global equities lower on Monday while safe haven assets including the dollar and U.S. Treasuries edged higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-global-equities-sink-bonds-rise-on-fears-of-second-wave-of-infections-idUSL1N2CT0IO | 2020-05-11 |
| To forcibly decide on a law that is clearly divorced from democracy is a tragedy for Japan | Neutral | TOKYO Celebrities and other critics of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have taken to social media in droves to protest against a plan to raise the retirement age for prosecutors calling it undemocratic and illtimed during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-prosecutors/japans-abe-criticised-for-move-on-prosecutors-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22N0IP | 2020-05-11 |
| Dollar lifts Japanese yen falls 0 | Neutral | Dollar lifts Japanese yen falls 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-rises-and-yen-falls-behind-as-more-countries-ease-lockdowns-idUSL8N2CT2X7 | 2020-05-11 |
| The pandemic has delivered a crushing blow to the economy stirring talk of a Great Depressionlike downturn among Japans central bankers | Negative | TOKYO Celebrities and other critics of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have taken to social media in droves to protest against a plan to raise the retirement age for prosecutors calling it undemocratic and illtimed during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-prosecutors/japans-abe-criticised-for-move-on-prosecutors-during-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22N0IP | 2020-05-11 |
| TOKYO More than 90 percent of hospital beds secured for COVID19 patients in Tokyo have already been occupied the Japanese Health Ministry said on Sunday underscoring the pressing need to curb the further spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO More than 90 percent of hospital beds secured for COVID19 patients in Tokyo have already been occupied the Japanese Health Ministry said on Sunday underscoring the pressing need to curb the further spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-beds/more-than-90-of-tokyo-hospital-beds-for-covid-19-patients-filled-government-idUSKBN22M0KH | 2020-05-11 |
| The rate of further bondbuying will likely accelerate the ECB and central banks in Japan Britain and Australia will expand schemes as they see fit | Negative | LONDON May 11 Central banks and governments have unveiled an estimated trillion of stimulus already to shield their economies from the coronavirus pandemic record sums that will swell balance sheets and deficits to peacetime highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-cenbank/graphic-15-trillion-and-counting-global-stimulus-so-far-idUSL8N2CI81G | 2020-05-11 |
| TOKYO Toshiba Corp said on Monday it expects operating profit for the year ended March to more than triple as the Japanese industrial conglomerate sees a limited impact from the coronavirus outbreak on its earnings for the financial year | Positive | TOKYO Toshiba Corp said on Monday it expects operating profit for the year ended March to more than triple as the Japanese industrial conglomerate sees a limited impact from the coronavirus outbreak on its earnings for the financial year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-results/toshiba-sees-fy2019-profit-roughly-in-line-with-forecast-limited-virus-impact-idUSKBN22N0QS | 2020-05-11 |
| I received accurate analysis from a global perspective about international politics trade wars and the like from a diplomat who was full of Japanese Koike said offering her condolences | Negative | TOKYO Former Japanese diplomat Yukio Okamoto a onetime adviser to prime ministers and expert on ties with the United States died late last month after contracting the novel coronavirus his consultancy confirmed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-okamoto/former-japan-diplomat-yukio-okamoto-adviser-to-premiers-dies-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22K0C9 | 2020-05-08 |
| He said Brazilian beef companies have yet to reach of importing countries that pay the best citing Japan South Korea Mexico and Canada | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazilian beef exports in 2020 will likely set a new record in terms of volume and value despite the novel coronavirus pandemic Camardelli president of beef group Abiec said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-agriculture/brazil-2020-beef-exports-undeterred-by-novel-coronavirus-abiec-idUSKBN22J35H | 2020-05-08 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to cooperate closely on measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus including the development of drugs and vaccines Japans top government spokesman said | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to cooperate closely on measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus including the development of drugs and vaccines Japans top government spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-usa/abe-trump-agree-to-cooperate-on-steps-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN22K0B3 | 2020-05-08 |
| We are working out the details of the allocation to Japan and do not have specifics to share at this the company said in an email | Neutral | The Infectious Disease Society of America is asking for more information on the federal governments plan for deciding how and where to supply the only drug so far shown to help patients infected with the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences/u-s-doctors-want-details-on-federal-distribution-of-gilead-coronavirus-drug-idUSKBN22J3CF | 2020-05-08 |
| Prosecutors in Detroit charged three former senior Takata executives with falsifying test results to conceal the inflator defect but none of the Japanese nationals have appeared in a U.S. court | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. auto safety regulators will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday saying the devices do not pose a safety risk like the Takata devices implicated in previous deadly accidents | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-takata/u-s-will-not-require-automakers-to-recall-56-million-takata-air-bag-inflators-idUSKBN22J2MA | 2020-05-08 |
| The Costa Atlantica now hosts one of Japans biggest clusters of the coronavirus which infected onefourth of the more than 600 people then on board | Negative | NAGASAKI Japan Seven days before Japan quarantined a cruise ship near Tokyo early this year in what became one of the first coronavirus hot spots outside China another cruise ship docked in southern Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cruises/how-lax-rules-missed-warnings-led-to-japans-second-coronavirus-cruise-ship-hot-spot-idUSKBN22I3BJ | 2020-05-07 |
| That makes it one of Japans biggest clusters according to Reuters calculations based on Oxford University data | Negative | NAGASAKI Japan Seven days before Japan quarantined a cruise ship near Tokyo early this year in what became one of the first coronavirus hot spots outside China another cruise ship docked in southern Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cruises/how-lax-rules-missed-warnings-led-to-japans-second-coronavirus-cruise-ship-hot-spot-idUSKBN22I3BJ | 2020-05-07 |
| The current lack of flights will probably have a particularly effect on smuggling of synthetic drugs including methamphetamine to countries such as South Korea Japan and Australia it added | Negative | VIENNA Coronavirusrelated border controls lockdowns and flight shortages are making illegal drugs more expensive and difficult to obtain around the world the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in a report published on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-drugs/coronavirus-pandemic-is-pushing-up-the-price-of-illegal-drugs-u-n-says-idUSKBN22I3CQ | 2020-05-07 |
| TOKYO Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral drug remdesivir may be approved in Japan for domestic COVID19 patients when the health ministrys review board is held on Thursday Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said | Positive | TOKYO Gilead Sciences Incs antiviral drug remdesivir may be approved in Japan for domestic COVID19 patients when the health ministrys review board is held on Thursday Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-remdesivir/remdesivir-may-be-approved-in-japan-on-thursday-health-minister-idUSKBN22H28P | 2020-05-06 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will ask businesses in Japans biggest city to refrain from operating until the end of this month following the central governments extension of the state of emergency a public broadcaster NHK reported | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will ask businesses in Japans biggest city to refrain from operating until the end of this month following the central governments extension of the state of emergency a public broadcaster NHK reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-governor-koike-to-ask-businesses-to-refrain-from-operating-until-end-of-may-nhk-idUSKBN22H0MV | 2020-05-06 |
| China is the worlds thirdlargest insurance market after the United States and Japan worth about billion in premiums according to a Swiss Re Institute report | Positive | Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hsbc-hldg-china-insurance/hsbc-to-buy-out-life-insurance-joint-venture-partner-in-china-idUSKBN22G0QB | 2020-05-05 |
| The coronavirus pandemic has hit Japans economy hard and many factories including those of carmakers are scaling back production | Negative | TSU Japan Eight years after arriving from Brazil Rennan Yamashita sat in a government office in central Japan filling out forms for unemployment insurance after losing his job for the ninth or 10th time he has lost count | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-foreign-work/foreign-workers-feel-the-pain-of-corona-job-cuts-in-japan-idUSKBN22H01U | 2020-05-05 |
| We are the first to he says of foreigners working in Japan | Neutral | TSU Japan Eight years after arriving from Brazil Rennan Yamashita sat in a government office in central Japan filling out forms for unemployment insurance after losing his job for the ninth or 10th time he has lost count | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-foreign-work/foreign-workers-feel-the-pain-of-corona-job-cuts-in-japan-idUSKBN22H01U | 2020-05-05 |
| The U.S. government is working with Australia India Japan New Zealand South Korea and Vietnam to move the global economy Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said April 29 | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak according to officials familiar with U.S. planning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-administration-pushing-to-rip-global-supply-chains-from-china-officials-idUSKBN22G0BZ | 2020-05-04 |
| But there are worries that Japans limited testing regime has undercounted many likely coronavirus cases and fears that the medical system may be strained caring for them | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Shinzo Abe said on Friday he was leaning towards extending the countrys state of emergency for about a month as experts said coronavirus restrictions should remain in place until the number of cases falls further | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-pm-abe-leaning-towards-extending-state-of-emergency-to-decide-may-4-idUSKBN22C3U2 | 2020-05-02 |
| The U.S. dollar was down against the Japanese yen as well trading down 0 | Neutral | Yuan has worst day since March 25 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-chinese-yuan-falls-on-us-tariff-threat-australian-dollar-sinks-idUSL8N2CJ1OF | 2020-05-02 |
| There are also worries that Japans low testing regime has undercounted many coronavirus cases | Negative | TOKYO Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its nationwide state of emergency public broadcaster NHK reported as experts said current containment policies should be kept in place until the number of new infections fell further | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-decide-whether-to-extend-state-of-emergency-as-early-as-monday-broadcaster-nhk-idUSKBN22C3U2 | 2020-05-01 |
| With the emergency declaration set to conclude at the end of Golden Week holidays there remain worrying signs that Japans low testing regime has undercounted many coronavirus cases | Negative | TOKYO Japan is preparing to extend its state of emergency over the novel coronavirus originally set to end on May 6 for about a month government sources told Reuters on Thursday even as some other countries begin to reopen after strict lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-preparing-to-extend-coronavirus-emergency-for-about-a-month-sources-idUSKBN22C02N | 2020-05-01 |
| Japans prime minister said the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the pandemic is contained as the city governor requested an extension of Japans state of emergency | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN2280EQ | 2020-04-30 |
| This is not just a Japan problem it is happening all over the world | Negative | TOKYO As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the countrys state of emergency to fight the coronavirus experts say rats may be expanding their search for food to deserted streets once crowded with humans | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-rats/as-japan-fights-coronavirus-with-shutdowns-rats-emerge-onto-deserted-streets-idUSKCN22A0DG | 2020-04-29 |
| These factors helped lift MSCIs broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan | Positive | YORK Asian shares rose for a third session on the trot on Wednesday as investors took heart from easing coronavirus lockdowns in some parts of the world while oil prices jumped on hopes demand will pick up | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-extend-gains-as-economies-slowly-re-open-oil-rallies-idUSKCN22B00K | 2020-04-29 |
| Masks remain a soughtafter item in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Some 300000 coronavirus masks sent to pregnant women in Japan as part of a government handout have been found to be faulty media reported on Tuesday the latest in a string of complaints about how the government has dealt with the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/faulty-masks-for-pregnant-women-are-latest-problem-for-japans-government-idUSKCN22A0PK | 2020-04-29 |
| Falling sales have prompted the company to slash the number of cars it will produce in Japan in May by from last year Reuters reported on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-results/nissan-slashes-full-year-results-forecast-sees-operating-loss-idUSKCN22A0QN | 2020-04-29 |
| TOKYO It is too early to consider lifting Japans state of emergency over the coronavirus the head of a powerful physicians lobby said on Tuesday adding that Tokyo would find it tough to host next years Olympics without an effective vaccine | Negative | TOKYO It is too early to consider lifting Japans state of emergency over the coronavirus the head of a powerful physicians lobby said on Tuesday adding that Tokyo would find it tough to host next years Olympics without an effective vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-must-keep-state-of-emergency-2021-olympics-difficult-top-doctor-says-idUSKCN22A02E | 2020-04-29 |
| More than of companyrun locations were closed in Canada Japan and the United Kingdom | Negative | Shares of the worlds biggest coffee chain fell nearly in extended trading | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-results/starbucks-expects-china-recovery-by-september-as-coronavirus-seen-easing-idUSKCN22A39T | 2020-04-29 |
| The announcement last month of a oneyear delay in the 2020 Olympic Games was a major blow for Japan which had spent billion on preparations | Negative | TOKYO It is too early to consider lifting Japans state of emergency over the coronavirus the head of a powerful physicians lobby said on Tuesday adding that Tokyo would find it tough to host next years Olympics without an effective vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-must-keep-state-of-emergency-2021-olympics-difficult-top-doctor-says-idUSKCN22A02E | 2020-04-29 |
| More than 370 people have died of COVID19 so far in Japan with 100 of them in Tokyo | Negative | TOKYO At any given time seven out of eight beds in the intensive care unit of St | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-icu/on-japans-stretched-frontline-doctors-and-nurses-diy-a-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN22A03L | 2020-04-28 |
| I am not saying that Japan should or shouldnt host the Olympics but that it would be difficult to do JMA president Yoshitake Yokokura said in a media briefing | Negative | TOKYO It will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympic Games next year unless there is an effective vaccine against the coronavirus the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-olympics-next-year-difficult-without-vaccine-says-japanese-medical-association-chief-idUSKCN22A02E | 2020-04-28 |
| It has chosen Japans Narita International Airport Corporation as UTapaos operator | Positive | The European planemaker on Monday issued a bleak assessment on the impact of the coronavirus telling the companys 135000 employees to brace for potentially deeper job cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-thai-airways-investment/thai-airways-to-press-ahead-with-maintenance-facility-after-airbus-withdraws-idUSKCN2291RR | 2020-04-28 |
| Officials say they are trying to supply 100 million surgical masks to hospitals every month a quarter of what the Japan Medical Association says its members need | Negative | TOKYO At any given time seven out of eight beds in the intensive care unit of St | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-icu/on-japans-stretched-frontline-doctors-and-nurses-diy-a-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN22A03L | 2020-04-28 |
| The package will be funded partly by issuing more bonds straining Japans already tattered finances | Negative | Jobless rate rises to 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-unemployment/japans-march-jobless-rate-rises-to-one-year-high-as-coronavirus-hits-economy-idUSL3N2CF1R5 | 2020-04-28 |
| NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | Positive | NEW YORK Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/shares-jump-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-28 |
| NEW YORK April 27 Stocks rose across the globe on Monday as investors cheered news that more countries and U.S. states were looking to ease lockdowns and the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program while the price of oil continued to crumble as storage runs out | Positive | Oil tumbles again as storage concerns linger | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-up-on-lockdown-easing-hopes-oil-drops-further-idUSL2N2CF1HP | 2020-04-28 |
| TOKYO With efforts to promote telecommuting lagging despite the coronavirus crisis Japan is taking another look at an ancient custom that stubbornly remains an analogue anomaly in an otherwise hightech the need to stamp documents with seals | Positive | TOKYO With efforts to promote telecommuting lagging despite the coronavirus crisis Japan is taking another look at an ancient custom that stubbornly remains an analogue anomaly in an otherwise hightech the need to stamp documents with seals | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-seal/to-push-telework-japan-taking-another-look-at-ancient-seal-custom-idUSKCN2291IZ | 2020-04-28 |
| TOKYO It will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympic Games next year unless there is an effective vaccine against the coronavirus the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO It will be difficult for Tokyo to host the Olympic Games next year unless there is an effective vaccine against the coronavirus the head of the Japan Medical Association said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-olympics-next-year-difficult-without-vaccine-says-japanese-medical-association-chief-idUSKCN22A02E | 2020-04-28 |
| Comments were not immediately obtainable from hanko maker associations but many Japanese have expressed their frustration with the custom on social media | Negative | TOKYO With efforts to promote telecommuting lagging despite the coronavirus crisis Japan is taking another look at an ancient custom that stubbornly remains an analogue anomaly in an otherwise hightech the need to stamp documents with seals | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-seal/to-push-telework-japan-taking-another-look-at-ancient-seal-custom-idUSKCN2291IZ | 2020-04-28 |
| In theory this should encourage more coaltoLNG switching in countries that can do this such as Japan and South Korea | Positive | One of the almost bizarre consequences of the decline in Asian spot LNG prices is that they are now almost as low as natural gas futures in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-lng-asia/column-asian-lng-prices-take-bigger-coronavirus-hit-than-brent-crude-russell-idUSKCN2290D9 | 2020-04-27 |
| Its important to maintain an accommodative monetary policy stance now so that in the long run Japans economy can head toward our price target | Positive | April 27 The Bank of Japan expanded monetary stimulus on Monday and pledged to buy an unlimited amount of bonds to keep borrowing costs low as the government tries to spend its way out of the deepening economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-boj-kuroda/highlights-boj-governor-kurodas-comments-at-news-conference-idUSL3N2CF21G | 2020-04-27 |
| TOKYO April 27 The yen was hemmed into a tight range on Monday before a Bank of Japan meeting where policymakers may consider scrapping limits on bond purchases and easing funding for companies hit by the coronavirus crisis | Negative | FX markets looks to central bank meetings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-in-tight-range-before-boj-decision-markets-await-fed-and-ecb-idUSL3N2CE0LH | 2020-04-27 |
| In past weeks the minister has become the face of Japans economic efforts to deal with the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO A key government official in charge of Japans economic response to the coronavirus outbreak called off his public appearances on Saturday to work from home after it was discovered that he had been in contact with a staffer who was infected with the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cabinet/japan-economy-minister-cancels-appearances-after-contact-with-virus-infected-staffer-idUSKCN22708Y | 2020-04-26 |
| TOKYO Nearly 150 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed among crew members of an Italian cruise ship docked in Japan after health authorities finished testing everyone on board an official said on Saturday | Negative | TOKYO Nearly 150 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed among crew members of an Italian cruise ship docked in Japan after health authorities finished testing everyone on board an official said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/nearly-150-total-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKCN227050 | 2020-04-26 |
| It was also considering securing special emergency funding from the Development Bank of Japan it added | Negative | TOKYO Japan Airlines Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-airlines/japan-airlines-looking-to-tap-banks-for-2-8-billion-in-funding-nhk-idUSKCN2270AQ | 2020-04-26 |
| Matsui who also said married couples should avoid going shopping together drew criticism on Japanese Twitter over his remarks with users saying they were sexist | Negative | TOKYO The mayor of the western Japanese city Osaka came under fire on social media on Friday after saying women take longer than men shopping for groceries as he tried to promote social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-mayor/osaka-mayor-draws-criticism-after-saying-women-are-slow-shoppers-idUSKCN2260H4 | 2020-04-25 |
| TOKYO Nearly 60 new cases of coronavirus infections were confirmed among crew members of an Italian cruise ship docked in Japan domestic media reported on Saturday | Negative | TOKYO Nearly 60 new cases of coronavirus infections were confirmed among crew members of an Italian cruise ship docked in Japan domestic media reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/nearly-60-new-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-media-idUSKCN227050 | 2020-04-25 |
| The Nasdaq home to some of the biggest U.S. tech names is now worth about twice as much as all Asian shares excluding Japan | Neutral | LONDON The technology and healthcare sectors have tightened their grip on global stock markets since the coronavirus shock knocked world shares from Februarys record highs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-stocks-grap/tech-healthcare-tighten-grip-on-world-stock-markets-idUSKCN22628C | 2020-04-25 |
| These steps are not unique with the U.S. Federal Reserve the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England having been pushed by the crisis into similar policy leaps | Negative | FRANKFURT After another disappointing EU summit the European Central Bank finds itself in a familiar position as the leading saviour of the euro once again being called upon to push out its boundaries while politicians bicker | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-ecb-analysis/indecisive-eu-to-force-ecb-into-more-emergency-action-idUSKCN2261VP | 2020-04-25 |
| The announcement followed a report by Nikkei Business that Takeda was seeking to sell its Japanbased consumer health unit for around 400 billion yen | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-pharma-consumer-divestiture/japans-takeda-sells-670-million-of-europe-otc-assets-to-pare-debt-idUSKCN2260EI | 2020-04-25 |
| Takeda Chief Executive Christophe Weber had said last year that a sale of the Japanfocused consumer unit known for its Alinamin line of energy drinks was unlikely | Negative | TOKYO Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-pharma-consumer-divestiture/japans-takeda-sells-670-million-of-europe-otc-assets-to-pare-debt-idUSKCN2260EI | 2020-04-25 |
| Hospitals are running out of beds in some parts of Japan which has suffered about 12500 virus infections and more than 300 deaths | Negative | TOKYO As many as 91 crew of an Italian cruise ship docked in Japans southwestern port of Nagasaki are infected with coronavirus officials said on Friday as questions persist over how and when they will return to their home countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ship/coronavirus-tally-rises-to-91-on-italian-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKCN22601Z | 2020-04-24 |
| More than 11500 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Japan and nearly 300 have died | Negative | NAGOYA As Toyota | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-aichi/japanese-governor-pledges-support-for-toyota-suppliers-as-production-dips-idUSKCN2251O4 | 2020-04-24 |
| Nearly 300 new coronavirus infections were reported across Japan on Thursday taking the total number to 12286 with 308 deaths recorded public broadcaster NHK said | Negative | TOKYO Tokyos first drivethrough coronavirus test centre was launched this week as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing weight of new infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-testing/tokyo-launches-coronavirus-drive-through-tests-as-crisis-deepens-idUSKCN2252CZ | 2020-04-24 |
| TOKYO As stores have closed across Japan during a state of emergency some pachinko parlours remain defiantly open sparking concern the noisy gambling halls could undermine the governments fight against the novel coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO As stores have closed across Japan during a state of emergency some pachinko parlours remain defiantly open sparking concern the noisy gambling halls could undermine the governments fight against the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-pachinko/many-of-japans-pachinko-parlours-stay-open-despite-state-of-emergency-idUSKCN225179 | 2020-04-24 |
| The parlours are found all over Japan creating a headache for officials trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO As stores have closed across Japan during a state of emergency some pachinko parlours remain defiantly open sparking concern the noisy gambling halls could undermine the governments fight against the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-pachinko/many-of-japans-pachinko-parlours-stay-open-despite-state-of-emergency-idUSKCN225179 | 2020-04-24 |
| We would like to consider a next step against pachinko parlours that do not comply such as a public Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters this week | Negative | TOKYO As stores have closed across Japan during a state of emergency some pachinko parlours remain defiantly open sparking concern the noisy gambling halls could undermine the governments fight against the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-pachinko/many-of-japans-pachinko-parlours-stay-open-despite-state-of-emergency-idUSKCN225179 | 2020-04-24 |
| TOKYO Tokyos first drivethrough coronavirus test centre was launched this week as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing weight of new infections | Negative | TOKYO Tokyos first drivethrough coronavirus test centre was launched this week as Japan ramps up efforts to prevent its medical system crumbling under the growing weight of new infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-testing/tokyo-launches-coronavirus-drive-through-tests-as-crisis-deepens-idUSKCN2252CZ | 2020-04-24 |
| LONDON Nissan will restart production at its Barcelona factory from May 4 and it will begin piloting safety measures at its British plant with the return of around 50 staff this week the Japanese carmaker said on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON Nissan will restart production at its Barcelona factory from May 4 and it will begin piloting safety measures at its British plant with the return of around 50 staff this week the Japanese carmaker said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-nissan-europe/nissan-to-resume-production-at-spanish-plant-pilot-safety-steps-in-uk-idUSKCN2241YH | 2020-04-23 |
| Children who cannot live at home for reasons such as abuse neglect or their parents divorce are usually cared for at residentialcare facilities in Japan | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese care home for infants said on Wednesday it has found eight cases of coronavirus infection among its children | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-orphanage/japanese-childrens-home-reports-eight-babies-with-coronavirus-idUSKCN2240Q6 | 2020-04-23 |
| In currencies the dollar was barely changed against the Japanese yen at 107 | Neutral | Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as the combination of a rebound in crude prices from historic lows and the promise of more U.S. government aid to cushion the coronavirusravaged economy helped calm nervous markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-stocks-pull-ahead-on-u-s-stimulus-oil-rebound-idUSKCN2243MA | 2020-04-23 |
| Major construction companies such as Shimizu and Kajima have decided to suspend hundreds of their projects until May 6 a deadline for Japans state of emergency declared on April 7 | Negative | TOKYO Japanese steelmakers may need to accelerate restructuring plans or close more facilities as construction project delays due to the coronavirus add to industry woes according to an analyst and industry officials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-steel/japanese-steelmakers-face-more-production-curbs-over-virus-crisis-idUSKCN2240YE | 2020-04-23 |
| Some said it would eventually have to start buying exchangetraded funds like the Bank of Japan currently does | Positive | BENGALURU The euro zone economy is already in its deepest recession on record according to a Reuters poll of economists who have stuck to a bleak outlook and worry the downturn might be even worse as coronavirus lockdowns across the bloc take their toll | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-poll/euro-zone-economy-set-for-deepest-recession-on-record-reuters-poll-idUSKCN2241WN | 2020-04-23 |
| Nakamura had requested support through Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga he said | Neutral | TOKYO Authorities in Japans western prefecture of Nagasaki have confirmed 33 coronavirus infections on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs they said on Wednesday appealing for help from the central government to tackle the incident | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ship/japans-nagasaki-confirms-33-coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-ship-docked-for-repairs-idUSKCN224076 | 2020-04-22 |
| The pandemic has caused a shortage of masks in Japan where the items fashioned from paper or cloth are a common sight particularly in winter and spring | Negative | TOKYO Japans effort to distribute protective cloth masks in its coronavirus battle has been marred by complaints about mould insects and stains fuelling further concern that the government has botched its handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/japans-coronavirus-mask-handout-tainted-by-gripes-over-mould-stains-insects-idUSKCN2240IX | 2020-04-22 |
| U.S. activist investors are increasingly looking to target Japans cash rich companies and this marks the third investment ValueAct has made in Japan in the last four years | Positive | BOSTON Activist investor ValueAct Capital Partners LP has built a stake of over | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nintendo-valueact-exclusive/exclusive-valueact-eyes-nintendo-with-stake-of-over-1-1-billion-letter-idUSKCN2232VT | 2020-04-22 |
| The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was concerned about Japans rising number of cases although the country was not yet seeing a largescale community outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Japan will decide during its Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 6 whether to extend its monthlong state of emergency to fight a widening coronavirus outbreak government and ruling party sources told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-emergency/japan-waiting-for-golden-week-to-decide-on-extending-coronavirus-emergency-sources-idUSKCN223188 | 2020-04-22 |
| A shortage of masks since the outbreak of the pandemic has prompted Japans government to distribute two cloth masks to each household | Negative | TOKYO The website of Japanese electronics firm Sharp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-sharp-covid-masks/demand-for-masks-crashes-website-of-japans-sharp-idUSKCN2231B4 | 2020-04-22 |
| BEIJING The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned about the increasing number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Japan | Negative | BEIJING The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was concerned about the increasing number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-japan/who-says-concerned-about-rising-confirmed-cases-in-japan-idUSKBN2230BV | 2020-04-21 |
| Bridgestone has a total of 15 plants in Japan most of which make tyres or other rubber products | Positive | TOKYO Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-bridgestone/bridgestone-to-suspend-11-japanese-plants-during-late-april-early-may-idUSKBN2221EP | 2020-04-21 |
| On the whole trade was slow with investors looking to the Japanese earnings season starting later this week | Negative | TOKYO April 21 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday with energyrelated companies taking the brunt of a collapse in oil prices while the virus pandemic sapped risk appetite ahead of corporate earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-dips-as-oil-woes-add-to-pandemic-fears-ahead-of-earnings-idUSL4N2C90YH | 2020-04-21 |
| Shipments to Asia which account for more than half of Japanese exports declined 9 | Negative | TOKYO Japans exports slumped the most in nearly four years in March as U.S.bound shipments including cars fell at the fastest rate since 2011 highlighting the damage the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on global trade | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japan-exports-slump-as-coronavirus-hits-u-s-chinese-demand-idUSKBN2210Y9 | 2020-04-20 |
| Investors will closely examine the results and guidance on future earnings to gauge the health of corporate Japan | Neutral | TOKYO April 20 Japanese shares pulled back on Monday from a near sixweek high hit in the previous session as caution set in before corporate earnings results that are likely to reveal the damage wrought by the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-as-investors-brace-for-earnings-idUSL4N2C80AI | 2020-04-20 |
| Just over 200 people have died from the virus in Japan but Tokyo remains the hardesthit area reporting 201 new infections on Friday alone a new record | Negative | TOKYO The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 10000 on Saturday NHK public broadcaster said just days after a state of emergency was extended to the entire nation in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cases/confirmed-japan-coronavirus-cases-hit-10000-nhk-idUSKBN2200AS | 2020-04-19 |
| There are various views on the WHO such as it may not be politically Abe said but he rejected the idea of Japan reducing its funding | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support on Friday for the role of the World Health Organization in the campaign against the new coronavirus in contrast with U.S. President Donald Trump who has vowed to cut U.S. funding to the agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-abe-backs-who-on-coronavirus-in-contrast-with-ally-trump-idUSKBN21Z1JF | 2020-04-18 |
| The fact that the number of IPO has dwindled on the coronavirus is a source of said Koichi Nosaka manager of market research at Securities Japan | Negative | TOKYO Fourteen Japanese companies have scrapped plans for initial public offerings this month more than in the aftermath of the Sept 2001 attacks on the United States as the coronavirus pandemic looks set to plunge the economy into a deep recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-stocks-ipo/japan-ipo-cancellations-hit-record-this-month-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z0VC | 2020-04-18 |
| Yet that could be helping to improve the demandsupply balance of Japanese startup share markets | Positive | TOKYO Fourteen Japanese companies have scrapped plans for initial public offerings this month more than in the aftermath of the Sept 2001 attacks on the United States as the coronavirus pandemic looks set to plunge the economy into a deep recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-stocks-ipo/japan-ipo-cancellations-hit-record-this-month-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z0VC | 2020-04-18 |
| Tokyo remains the hardesthit place in Japan with a record 201 additional cases reported by its governor on Friday for a total of 2796 | Negative | TOKYO Japan alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the specter of the collapse of the medical system is scrambling to expand testing with drivethrough facilities and general practitioners helping to collect samples | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-testing/as-coronavirus-infections-mount-japan-at-last-expands-testing-idUSKBN220058 | 2020-04-18 |
| Abe said the widening of the emergency also aimed to limit travel with Japans Golden Week holidays looming | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a forceful appeal to the nation on Friday to stay indoors to avoid further coronavirus contagion in his starkest remarks since the crisis began | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cabinet/please-avoid-going-out-japans-abe-appeals-as-coronavirus-crisis-widens-idUSKBN21Z07V | 2020-04-18 |
| One of the most notable incidents involved the Diamond Princess which was quarantined for nearly a month in Japan with eventually more than 700 people becoming infected | Negative | SINGAPORE Singapore is assessing whether migrant workers who have recovered from coronavirus might be safer on cruise ships than back in dormitories that have become infection hotbeds despite problems controlling onboard outbreaks encountered elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-singapore-migrants/singapore-mulls-placing-workers-who-recover-from-covid-19-on-cruise-ships-idUSKBN21Z0ND | 2020-04-17 |
| 6 expects a global recession and limited upside for U.S. and Japanese share prices | Negative | TOKYO April 17 Japans Taiju Life Insurance plans to allocate more funds to various illiquid assets such as private equities in the financial year that began on April 1 a senior investment planning official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-insurer-taijulife/japans-taiju-life-eyes-illiquid-assets-amid-low-global-bond-yields-idUSL4N2C50U7 | 2020-04-17 |
| Taiwan hopes to further strengthen cooperation with Japan including in the research and development of vaccines and exchanges between medical experts the ministry added | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan will donate two million face masks to its former colonial master Japan which has been hard hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus as part of the islands efforts to show it can help the world combat the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-japan/taiwan-says-donating-2-million-face-masks-to-virus-hit-japan-idUSKCN21Y0ZF | 2020-04-17 |
| ANA has asked commercial lenders and the staterun Development Bank of Japan for 400 billion yen in aid as it burns through cash during the crisis | Negative | TOKYO Japans top airlines are operating a majority of their domestic capacity even though the coronavirus outbreak has left seats on flights mostly empty amid a lack of clear government directives on the functioning of transport infrastructure in the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-airlines/japan-airlines-keep-most-domestic-flights-despite-few-takers-for-seats-idUSKBN21Z0CY | 2020-04-17 |
| The institutional investor looks to reduce investment in Japanese bonds and currencyhedged foreign bonds instead both by well over 10 billion yen as current bond yields are too low | Negative | TOKYO April 17 Japans Taiju Life Insurance plans to allocate more funds to various illiquid assets such as private equities in the financial year that began on April 1 a senior investment planning official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-insurer-taijulife/japans-taiju-life-eyes-illiquid-assets-amid-low-global-bond-yields-idUSL4N2C50U7 | 2020-04-17 |
| Abe is under pressure to do more to control the virus amid perceptions his response has been too little too late denting his support among voters and Japan Inc | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to include the entire country on Thursday and said the government was considering cash payouts for all in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak and cushion the economic downturn | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-budget/japan-makes-coronavirus-emergency-nationwide-as-abe-plans-cash-payouts-for-all-idUSKCN21Y0C4 | 2020-04-17 |
| Taiju expects the 10year Japanese government bond yield to stay around minus 0 | Negative | TOKYO April 17 Japans Taiju Life Insurance plans to allocate more funds to various illiquid assets such as private equities in the financial year that began on April 1 a senior investment planning official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-insurer-taijulife/japans-taiju-life-eyes-illiquid-assets-amid-low-global-bond-yields-idUSL4N2C50U7 | 2020-04-17 |
| The International Monetary Fund which expects Japans economy to contract by 5 | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded a state of emergency to include the entire country on Thursday and said the government was considering cash payouts for all in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak and cushion the economic downturn | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-budget/japan-makes-coronavirus-emergency-nationwide-as-abe-plans-cash-payouts-for-all-idUSKCN21Y0C4 | 2020-04-17 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan will donate two million face masks to its former colonial master Japan which has been hard hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus as part of the islands efforts to show it can help the world combat the pandemic | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan will donate two million face masks to its former colonial master Japan which has been hard hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus as part of the islands efforts to show it can help the world combat the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-japan/taiwan-says-donating-2-million-face-masks-to-virus-hit-japan-idUSKCN21Y0ZF | 2020-04-17 |
| TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to expand the state of emergency that Japan has declared for seven of its 47 prefectures so far to the rest of the nation in a bid to contain the coronavirus the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to expand the state of emergency that Japan has declared for seven of its 47 prefectures so far to the rest of the nation in a bid to contain the coronavirus the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-expand-state-of-emergency-to-rest-of-country-yomiuri-idUSKCN21Y0QZ | 2020-04-16 |
| after the carmaker said it will cut production of finished vehicles at 18 plants in Japan due to the COVID19 outbreak | Negative | SYDNEY April 16 Japanese shares on Thursday tracked overnight losses on the Wall Street as economic damage from COVID19 weighed on investor sentiment with banks and automakers leading the declines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japanese-shares-track-wall-st-drop-banks-automakers-lead-declines-idUSL3N2C41M4 | 2020-04-16 |
| on news that its unit JFE Steel will temporarily halt two blast furnaces in western Japan potentially cutting of its capacity | Negative | SYDNEY April 16 Japanese shares on Thursday tracked overnight losses on the Wall Street as economic damage from COVID19 weighed on investor sentiment with banks and automakers leading the declines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japanese-shares-track-wall-st-drop-banks-automakers-lead-declines-idUSL3N2C41M4 | 2020-04-16 |
| Fujifilm is conducting clinical trials of Avigan on patients of COVID19 the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in Japan and the United States | Positive | TOKYO Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it has expanded manufacturing capacity to significantly production of its antiflu drug Avigan that is being tested as a treatment for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm-avigan/fujifilm-says-significantly-boosts-capacity-for-covid-19-treatment-avigan-idUSKCN21X0GO | 2020-04-15 |
| While not unexpected it did help MSCIs broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan edge up 0 | Negative | YORK Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as some countries tried to reopen for business | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-consolidate-china-cuts-another-interest-rate-idUSKCN21X001 | 2020-04-15 |
| The deal failed to reach the reduction levels anticipated by the Takashi Tsukioka president of the Petroleum Association of Japan said in a statement | Negative | The minimal impact on oil prices from a global deal for record output cuts showed that oil producers have a mountain to climb if they are to restore market balance as the coronavirus shreds demand and sends stockpiles soaring industry watchers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec-market/record-oil-output-cuts-fail-to-make-waves-in-coronavirus-hit-market-idUSKCN21V09I | 2020-04-14 |
| SEOUL North Korea launched what were believed to be multiple shortrange cruise missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Tuesday South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff said the latest in a series of weapons tests by the reclusive state | Negative | SEOUL North Korea launched what were believed to be multiple shortrange cruise missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Tuesday South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff said the latest in a series of weapons tests by the reclusive state | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-fired-multiple-short-range-cruise-missiles-into-sea-south-korea-military-idUSKCN21W0FS | 2020-04-14 |
| Even European companies manufacturing in China for Chinese customers are not insulated as these customers may depend on exports to Japan the United States or Europe said Wuttke | Negative | BEIJING Manufacturing in China the original epicentre of the COVID19 pandemic has largely recovered but now shutdowns in the rest of the world are threatening the supply of key parts and demand a European business group in China warned on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-business/chinese-manufacturing-recovering-but-demand-now-a-concern-eu-business-group-idUSKCN21V10C | 2020-04-14 |
| The cautious mood boosted the yen which is often sought as a safehaven during times of market and economic stress because of Japans current account surplus | Positive | Investors react to record oil output cuts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-commodity-currencies-fall-as-opec-output-cuts-fail-to-allay-demand-anxiety-idUSL3N2C103S | 2020-04-13 |
| If you do you dont take halfbaked said Jesper Koll chief executive of asset manager WisdomTree Japan and veteran Japan analyst | Neutral | TOKYO With blunt warnings flipcharts and daily online briefings Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been delivering a tough message to the Japanese capitals residents and stay home and shut down to avert an explosive outbreak of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-koike/tokyo-governor-koike-a-pm-abe-rival-takes-tough-stance-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN21V0EI | 2020-04-13 |
| TOKYO With blunt warnings flipcharts and daily online briefings Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been delivering a tough message to the Japanese capitals residents and stay home and shut down to avert an explosive outbreak of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO With blunt warnings flipcharts and daily online briefings Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been delivering a tough message to the Japanese capitals residents and stay home and shut down to avert an explosive outbreak of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-koike/tokyo-governor-koike-a-pm-abe-rival-takes-tough-stance-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN21V0EI | 2020-04-13 |
| TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said he has secured a monthly supply of 300 million face masks for Japan after reaching a deal with Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd which has also started producing masks | Positive | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said he has secured a monthly supply of 300 million face masks for Japan after reaching a deal with Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd which has also started producing masks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-softbank-group/softbank-ceo-son-says-will-supply-300-million-masks-per-month-to-japan-idUSKCN21T0IT | 2020-04-12 |
| The data I seen this morning reassures me they are very aggressively following he said but Japan may have to scale up measures in some prefectures he added | Neutral | Japan may have to ramp up its measures to tackle COVID19 after cases have been found in some parts of the country with no known links to other outbreaks the World Health Organization said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-japan/japan-may-need-to-scale-up-measures-to-tackle-coronavirus-who-idUSKCN21S1S4 | 2020-04-11 |
| The new analysis includes patients in the United States Europe Canada and Japan who received a 10day course of intravenous remdesivir | Positive | More than twothirds of severely ill COVID19 patients saw their condition improve after treatment with remdesivir an experimental drug being developed by Gilead Sciences Inc | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/two-thirds-of-covid-19-patients-improve-after-gilead-drug-nejm-idUSKCN21S24G | 2020-04-11 |
| In the UK the company said it was challenging the validity of a Philip Morris patent in response to a lawsuit filed against BAT by the American company in Japan | Negative | British American Tobacco said on Thursday that it sued Philip Morris International Inc in the United States and Germany alleging that the tobacco heating technology used in its bigger rivals IQOS devices infringed its patents | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-britishamericantobacco-lawsuit-philip/bat-files-patent-suits-against-philip-morris-iqos-products-idUSKCN21R2MJ | 2020-04-10 |
| The new coronavirus has pushed 51 Japanese companies into bankruptcy with a spike in new cases seen in April Tokyo Shoko Research said on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fastspreading outbreak of the new coronavirus amid fears the governments measures are too little and too late | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-seeks-shop-shutdowns-kyoto-warns-tourists-away-as-coronavirus-threatens-japan-economy-idUSKCN21S02W | 2020-04-10 |
| Abes move came after a jump in coronavirus cases in Tokyo sparked concern that Japan was headed for the sort of explosive outbreak seen in many other countries | Negative | TOKYO Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fastspreading outbreak of the new coronavirus amid fears the governments measures are too little and too late | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-seeks-shop-shutdowns-kyoto-warns-tourists-away-as-coronavirus-threatens-japan-economy-idUSKCN21S02W | 2020-04-10 |
| Even under current ultralow borrowing costs debtservicing and social welfare costs together make up of Japans annual spending compared with just for education | Positive | TOKYO The huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic is upending Japans sevenyear experiment to rescue the economy from its debt timebomb as recession fears prompt calls for helicopter unlimited spending bankrolled by the central bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-abenomics-anaysis/japans-battle-with-pandemic-may-mark-end-of-abes-fiscal-experiment-idUSKCN21S0J8 | 2020-04-10 |
| TOKYO The huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic is upending Japans sevenyear experiment to rescue the economy from its debt timebomb as recession fears prompt calls for helicopter unlimited spending bankrolled by the central bank | Negative | TOKYO The huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic is upending Japans sevenyear experiment to rescue the economy from its debt timebomb as recession fears prompt calls for helicopter unlimited spending bankrolled by the central bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-abenomics-anaysis/japans-battle-with-pandemic-may-mark-end-of-abes-fiscal-experiment-idUSKCN21S0J8 | 2020-04-10 |
| Even with less stringent restrictions compared with other countries analysts polled by Reuters expect Japan to slip into a deep recession this year | Negative | TOKYO The total number of Japanese novel coronavirus infections hit more than 5300 on Thursday NHK public broadcaster said showing no signs of slowing despite a state of emergency being imposed this week on Tokyo and six other areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-total/japan-state-of-emergency-mutes-nightlife-but-cities-still-open-as-infections-rise-idUSKCN21R0JN | 2020-04-10 |
| But even as global governments and central banks pull out all the stops to reduce the economic fallout Japan is a grim reminder that a debt timebomb may be inescapable | Negative | TOKYO The huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic is upending Japans sevenyear experiment to rescue the economy from its debt timebomb as recession fears prompt calls for helicopter unlimited spending bankrolled by the central bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-abenomics-anaysis/japans-battle-with-pandemic-may-mark-end-of-abes-fiscal-experiment-idUSKCN21S0J8 | 2020-04-10 |
| TOKYO Tokyo has more than 180 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday which is the highest daily jump Japanese domestic media including publich broadcaster NHK reported | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo has more than 180 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday which is the highest daily jump Japanese domestic media including publich broadcaster NHK reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-has-highest-daily-jump-in-coronavirus-infection-with-over-180-new-cases-media-idUSKCN21R11I | 2020-04-10 |
| The pandemic has pushed 51 Japanese companies into bankruptcy with a spike in new cases seen in April Tokyo Shoko Research said on Friday | Negative | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21S0M4 | 2020-04-10 |
| The missed opportunity to fix Japans finances may squeeze spending for the younger generation and constrain the countrys options for supporting one of the worlds fastestageing populations | Negative | TOKYO The huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic is upending Japans sevenyear experiment to rescue the economy from its debt timebomb as recession fears prompt calls for helicopter unlimited spending bankrolled by the central bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-abenomics-anaysis/japans-battle-with-pandemic-may-mark-end-of-abes-fiscal-experiment-idUSKCN21S0J8 | 2020-04-10 |
| TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic is prodding some companies in western Japan to hold off on new hiring and curb nonessential capital expenditure a senior central bank official said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO The coronavirus pandemic is prodding some companies in western Japan to hold off on new hiring and curb nonessential capital expenditure a senior central bank official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj-osaka/coronavirus-fallout-prodding-firms-to-cut-new-hiring-boj-official-idUSKCN21R0R8 | 2020-04-10 |
| TOKYO Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fastspreading outbreak of the new coronavirus amid fears the governments measures are too little and too late | Negative | TOKYO Metropolitan Tokyo asked some businesses to close and the ancient capital of Kyoto warned tourists to stay away as Japan battles a fastspreading outbreak of the new coronavirus amid fears the governments measures are too little and too late | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-seeks-shop-shutdowns-kyoto-warns-tourists-away-as-coronavirus-threatens-japan-economy-idUSKCN21S02W | 2020-04-10 |
| That in turn would let Japan reduce its huge debt burden without spending cuts | Positive | TOKYO The huge cost of the coronavirus pandemic is upending Japans sevenyear experiment to rescue the economy from its debt timebomb as recession fears prompt calls for helicopter unlimited spending bankrolled by the central bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-abenomics-anaysis/japans-battle-with-pandemic-may-mark-end-of-abes-fiscal-experiment-idUSKCN21S0J8 | 2020-04-10 |
| The spread of the coronavirus is having a severe impact on Japans economy through declines in exports output demand from overseas tourists and private he said | Negative | TOKYO Uncertainty over Japans economic outlook is extremely as the coronavirus pandemic hits output and consumption central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said stressing his readiness to take additional monetary steps to prevent a deep recession | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-boj/japans-economy-faces-extreme-uncertainty-as-coronavirus-spreads-central-bank-head-idUSKCN21R06J | 2020-04-09 |
| The new cases were reported in nearly all parts of Japan and included at least five police officers in Fujisawa a city just south of Tokyo Kyodo news agency said | Negative | TOKYO The total number of Japanese novel coronavirus infections hit 5002 on Thursday NHK public broadcaster said showing no signs of slowing despite Japans move this week to impose a state of emergency on Tokyo and six other areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-total/japan-coronavirus-infections-reach-at-least-5000-cases-nhk-idUSKCN21R0JN | 2020-04-09 |
| Aichi was not included in the emergency despite having the fifthhighest number of infections among Japans prefectures data from public broadcaster NHK shows | Negative | The governor of central Japans Aichi which includes the city of Nagoya and also hosts Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday said he would declare a state of emergency for his prefecture the following day | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-aichi/central-japanese-prefecture-to-declare-state-of-emergency-idUSKCN21R067 | 2020-04-09 |
| And Seouls foreign ministry summoned Harris in August after U.S. officials expressed disappointment over its decision to end an intelligencesharing pact with Japan | Negative | SEOUL U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris has said privately that he does not plan to stay on beyond the November U.S. presidential election regardless of whether President Donald Trump wins another term five sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-ambassador-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ambassador-to-south-korea-is-discussing-plans-to-resign-sources-idUSKCN21R0EN | 2020-04-09 |
| WUHAN China Temperature checkpoints and posters telling workers to keep more than a metre apart at Japanese automaker Honda Motor Cos reopened plant in the Chinese city of Wuhan show how the coronavirus has created a new normal on the factory floor | Positive | WUHAN China Temperature checkpoints and posters telling workers to keep more than a metre apart at Japanese automaker Honda Motor Cos reopened plant in the Chinese city of Wuhan show how the coronavirus has created a new normal on the factory floor | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-wuhan-honda/honda-back-to-work-in-chinas-wuhan-with-temperature-checks-and-masks-idUSKBN21Q10B | 2020-04-09 |
| TOKYO A Japanese sake brewery has warned against binge drinking at home as more Japanese are expected to hunker down indoors after the government stepped up calls for people to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese sake brewery has warned against binge drinking at home as more Japanese are expected to hunker down indoors after the government stepped up calls for people to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-sake/go-easy-on-the-sake-when-stuck-at-home-japanese-brewer-cautions-idUSKBN21P1DX | 2020-04-08 |
| The erratic action was mirrored in equities with MSCIs broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan first falling almost before clawing back to be little changed | Negative | SYDNEY Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after two sessions of sharp gains as investors tempered their optimism about the coronavirus while death tolls were still mounting across the globe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-turn-mixed-oil-rebounds-in-choppy-trade-idUSKBN21P3KH | 2020-04-08 |
| 5 trillion yen more than double the amount Japan spent following the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus infections in major population centres and rolled out a nearly trillion stimulus package to soften the economic blow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-declares-state-of-emergency-nearly-1-trillion-stimulus-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN21P067 | 2020-04-08 |
| Metropolitan Tokyo alone accounts for about of Japans overall gross domestic product | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to fight coronavirus infections in major population centres and rolled out a nearly trillion stimulus package to soften the economic blow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-declares-state-of-emergency-nearly-1-trillion-stimulus-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN21P067 | 2020-04-08 |
| While Japans coronavirus epidemic is dwarfed by the 335000 infections and more than 9500 deaths in the United States alone experts worry a sudden surge could overwhelm Japans medical system | Negative | TOKYO Japan is to impose a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to contain the coronavirus while the government prepares a billion stimulus package to soften the economic blow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-declare-coronavirus-emergency-launch-stimulus-of-almost-1-trillion-pm-idUSKBN21N0ZS | 2020-04-07 |
| on the news that blood products giant CSL Behring has joined forces with the Japanese drugmaker to develop a COVID19 plasma treatment | Positive | SYDNEY April 7 Tokyo shares gained on Tuesday supported by tentative signs of the coronavirus crisis likely levelling off in New York and other global hot spots with longonly investors still awaiting details of Japans massive economic stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japanese-stocks-rise-to-a-weeks-high-on-hopes-of-coronavirus-slowdown-wall-st-rally-idUSL4N2BV14N | 2020-04-07 |
| Many longterm investors are waiting for the details of Japans economic stimulus package analysts said | Neutral | SYDNEY April 7 Tokyo shares gained on Tuesday supported by tentative signs of the coronavirus crisis likely levelling off in New York and other global hot spots with longonly investors still awaiting details of Japans massive economic stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japanese-stocks-rise-to-a-weeks-high-on-hopes-of-coronavirus-slowdown-wall-st-rally-idUSL4N2BV14N | 2020-04-07 |
| That would allow economic activity to resume but require massive rapid testing of Brazilians and strict isolation of those infected following the example of Japan the report said | Negative | BRASILIA A report published by the Brazilian armys strategic studies center last week contradicts President Jair Bolsonaro by calling for widespread isolation to fight the COVID19 pandemic potentially ratcheting up an already heated public debate within the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-army/brazil-army-report-calls-for-isolation-to-slow-coronavirus-contradicting-bolsonaro-idUSKBN21O35X | 2020-04-07 |
| The initial public offering of Kioxia the worlds secondlargest flash memory chip maker could be Japans biggest listing this year sources have said | Positive | TOKYO A Hong Kongbased activist investor in Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-kioxia/toshiba-should-sell-stake-in-ex-chip-unit-at-ipo-says-hk-activist-fund-in-letter-idUSKBN21P0DR | 2020-04-07 |
| The yen was supported against major currencies after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled fiscal stimulus worth almost trillion to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus | Positive | Pound on edge as Johnson enters intensive care | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-virus-worries-persist-despite-some-signs-of-hope-idUSL4N2BV0YX | 2020-04-07 |
| He said it would allow Japan to strengthen its steps to prevent an increase in infections while ensuring that economic activity is sustained as much as possible | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged that his government would do its utmost to protect peoples lives as he prepared to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday to stem a worrying rise in new coronavirus infections in major population centres | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-announce-coronavirus-emergency-prepares-near-1-trillion-stimulus-idUSKBN21P067 | 2020-04-07 |
| Bowing to the pressure the 144yearold comapny last year overhauled its board to include nonJapanese directors for the first time in 80 years | Negative | TOKYO A Hong Kongbased activist investor in Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-kioxia/toshiba-should-sell-stake-in-ex-chip-unit-at-ipo-says-hk-activist-fund-in-letter-idUSKBN21P0DR | 2020-04-07 |
| Yen drops as Japan readies for state of emergency | Negative | Shares up as virus data positive in New York Italy France | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-jump-as-virus-deaths-slow-oil-falls-after-opec-delay-idUSL1N2BU1Q6 | 2020-04-07 |
| Abe said direct fiscal spending in the package would amount to 39 trillion yen more than double the amount Japan spent following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged that his government would do its utmost to protect peoples lives as he prepared to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday to stem a worrying rise in new coronavirus infections in major population centres | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-announce-coronavirus-emergency-prepares-near-1-trillion-stimulus-idUSKBN21P067 | 2020-04-07 |
| It marks the first time a Japanese publicly traded company has faced a shareholder climate change resolution | Positive | TOKYO Investors with nearly billion in assets holding shares in Japans Mizuho Financial Group | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-coal-japan-mizuho-climatechange/investors-line-up-against-mizuho-support-for-coal-idUSKBN21O12C | 2020-04-07 |
| Many analysts believe Japan has already slid into recession as supply chain disruptions travel bans and social distancing policies at home and abroad put more pressure on the slowing economy | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged that his government would do its utmost to protect peoples lives as he prepared to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday to stem a worrying rise in new coronavirus infections in major population centres | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-announce-coronavirus-emergency-prepares-near-1-trillion-stimulus-idUSKBN21P067 | 2020-04-07 |
| GSV said it also has a commitment from a Japanese private equity firm to inject immediate funds into the aviation group through an equity deal | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Privately held Golden Skies Ventures has made a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-airlines-m-a/gsv-bids-2-5-billion-for-malaysia-airlines-says-funded-by-european-bank-idUSKBN21P0DW | 2020-04-07 |
| The government is likely to designate the greater Tokyo metropolitan area for the state of emergency and possibly also Osaka and Hyogo prefectures in western Japan the Yomiuri reported | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country the Yomiuri newspaper reported as the cumulative number of infections topped 1000 in Tokyo alone | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-pm-abe-to-declare-state-of-emergency-as-soon-as-tuesday-yomiuri-idUSKBN21N0ZS | 2020-04-06 |
| In contrast to stringent lockdowns in some countries mandating fines and arrests for noncompliance enforcement will rely more on peer pressure and a deeprooted Japanese tradition of respect for authority | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is poised to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus giving governors stronger legal authority to urge people to stay home and businesses to close media reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-emergency-ex/lockdown-japan-style-pressure-to-conform-not-penalties-for-non-compliance-idUSKBN21O08J | 2020-04-06 |
| KAWAGUCHI Japan A Japanese medical equipment maker said it has been approached by Japans government to mass produce its animal ventilators to treat people diagnosed with the new coronavirus and that other countries have also expressed interest | Positive | KAWAGUCHI Japan A Japanese medical equipment maker said it has been approached by Japans government to mass produce its animal ventilators to treat people diagnosed with the new coronavirus and that other countries have also expressed interest | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ventilators/japan-animal-ventilator-maker-looks-to-boostoutput-for-human-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN21O097 | 2020-04-06 |
| The video was among the top five in a Twitter trend ranking in Japan on Monday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese social media celebrity Pikotaro returned as a leading twitter trend in Japan with a coronavirus hand washing song that repurposes his signature PenPineappleApplePen to PrayforPeopleandPeace | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-pikotaro/japanese-celebrity-redesigns-signature-song-as-hand-washing-melody-idUSKBN21O07Z | 2020-04-06 |
| TOKYO Some 143 more cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in Tokyo the citys governor said on Sunday with the highest daily jump bringing the number of cases in the Japanese capital to more than 1000 | Negative | TOKYO Some 143 more cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in Tokyo the citys governor said on Sunday with the highest daily jump bringing the number of cases in the Japanese capital to more than 1000 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-reports-143-new-coronavirus-cases-highest-jump-in-one-day-governor-idUSKBN21N07X | 2020-04-06 |
| TOKYO Some 118 people were newly infected with the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital of Tokyo NHK public broadcaster reported on Saturday citing metropolitan government officials | Negative | TOKYO Some 118 people were newly infected with the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital of Tokyo NHK public broadcaster reported on Saturday citing metropolitan government officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-area-sees-daily-coronavirus-cases-topping-100-for-first-time-nhk-idUSKBN21M094 | 2020-04-05 |
| If U.S. citizens wanted to return to the United States from Japan they should do so now or risk remaining abroad for an indefinite it said | Negative | TOKYO The U.S. government on Friday sounded alarm about the surge in coronavirus cases in Japan adding to a chorus of prominent domestic voices including the governor of Tokyo who have called for decisive action to avoid an explosive outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/u-s-sounds-alarm-on-coronavirus-in-japan-tokyo-pushes-for-state-of-emergency-idUSKBN21L0D0 | 2020-04-04 |
| TOKYO Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was derided on social media on Thursday for instead offering people cloth masks pointing to growing frustration with his handling of the crisis | Negative | TOKYO Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was derided on social media on Thursday for instead offering people cloth masks pointing to growing frustration with his handling of the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/two-masks-no-lockdown-japan-pms-latest-coronavirus-step-riles-social-media-idUSKBN21K0CQ | 2020-04-03 |
| Abe has always been said Jesper Koll CEO of fund manager WisdomTree Japan | Positive | TOKYO Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was derided on social media on Thursday for instead offering people cloth masks pointing to growing frustration with his handling of the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/two-masks-no-lockdown-japan-pms-latest-coronavirus-step-riles-social-media-idUSKBN21K0CQ | 2020-04-03 |
| Nissans sites in Spain are also suspended until further notice the Japanese carmaker said | Negative | LONDON Production at Nissans | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-nissan/output-at-nissans-uk-car-plant-suspended-throughout-april-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21K2JK | 2020-04-03 |
| TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday the government was expanding a ban on the entry of nonJapanese people to cover 73 countries as policymakers try to contain the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday the government was expanding a ban on the entry of nonJapanese people to cover 73 countries as policymakers try to contain the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-expands-entry-ban-to-more-countries-will-ask-all-visitors-to-quarantine-idUSKBN21J5BA | 2020-04-02 |
| TOKYO Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was flamed on social media on Thursday for instead offering people free cloth masks pointing to growing frustration for some over his handling of the crisis | Negative | TOKYO Facing calls to declare a coronavirus state of emergency Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was flamed on social media on Thursday for instead offering people free cloth masks pointing to growing frustration for some over his handling of the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/on-brink-of-coronavirus-crisis-japan-pm-offers-masks-gets-social-media-roasting-idUSKBN21K0CQ | 2020-04-02 |
| A successful deal would have ranked as one of the largest privateequity backed sales in Asia excluding Japan and Australia for the past few years according to data from Refinitiv | Positive | Till about six weeks ago bidders were interested and a deal looked likely but theres a lot of uncertainty in the current said one of the sources | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-goodpack-exclusive/exclusive-kkr-shelves-2-billion-sale-of-singapore-based-goodpack-due-to-market-slump-sources-idUSKBN21J480 | 2020-04-01 |
| Figures on Wednesday showed factory activity contracting across most of Asia in March as the outbreak paralysed supply chains with sharp falls in export powerhouses Japan and South Korea | Negative | a live blog on European stocks type in an Eikon news | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/european-stock-index-futures-slide-as-coronavirus-damage-grows-idUSL8N2BP10S | 2020-04-01 |
| TOKYO Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe with sharp falls in export powerhouses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China | Negative | TOKYO Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe with sharp falls in export powerhouses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/asias-factory-activity-plunges-as-coronavirus-shock-deepens-idUSKBN21J45D | 2020-04-01 |
| Most market players say the moves were largely driven by quarterend flows and in the case of the yen Japanese fiscal yearend flows | Neutral | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-risk-currencies-ease-yen-firms-as-investors-brace-for-global-downturn-idUSL4N2BP0AW | 2020-04-01 |
| The fund will come in the form of the customer purchasing equipment at Japan Displays main smartphone screen factory in central Japan the company said in a statement | Positive | TOKYO Japan Display said on Tuesday it has finalised a deal to raise million from an overseas which sources have said is Apple | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-display-apple/apple-supplier-japan-display-finalises-deal-to-raise-200-million-from-customer-idUSKBN21I188 | 2020-04-01 |
| TOKYO A Japanese destroyer and a Chinese fishing boat collided in the East China Sea on Monday night and no one was injured Japans defense minister said but China said a fisherman was hurt and suggested the Japanese vessel was to blame | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese destroyer and a Chinese fishing boat collided in the East China Sea on Monday night and no one was injured Japans defense minister said but China said a fisherman was hurt and suggested the Japanese vessel was to blame | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-china/japan-says-destroyer-and-chinese-boat-collided-china-says-one-hurt-idUSKBN21I10U | 2020-04-01 |
| The talk is Japanese names are short of dollars which is likely to keep the dollar bid well into London said Yukio Ishizuki FX strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo | Positive | TOKYO The dollar rose against the yen on Tuesday as Japanese investors and companies rushed to cover a greenback shortage before their fiscal year end but sentiment remained fragile as the global coronavirus crisis worsened | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/dollar-gains-yuan-steady-after-china-pmi-in-cautious-trade-idUSKBN21I02X | 2020-03-31 |
| Tuesday is last trading of Japans fiscal year | Neutral | Tuesday is last trading of Japans fiscal year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-up-but-yuan-sluggish-as-traders-sceptical-of-china-pmi-bounce-idUSL4N2BO0V0 | 2020-03-31 |
| Analysts say the full impact of the pandemic will start to appear in data for March and beyond which some say could show Japan on course for a deep stagnation | Negative | TOKYO Japans industrial output rose in February at a slower pace than the previous month and factories expect production to plunge in March adding to growing signs the coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on an economy already on the cusp of recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-output/japans-factory-output-slows-plunge-seen-as-virus-grips-economy-idUSKBN21I005 | 2020-03-31 |
| The government will likely ban entry of nonJapanese nationals from the newly added countries as it has for the previous ones Motegi said | Negative | TOKYO Japan is urging its citizens not to travel to 73 countries and regions or a third of all countries in the world Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday as the government fights to prevent an explosive surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-urges-citizens-to-stay-away-from-a-third-of-the-world-idUSKBN21I0A1 | 2020-03-31 |
| TOKYO Japanese comedian Ken Shimura who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavirus has died becoming the first Japanese celebrity to die of the virus | Negative | TOKYO Japanese comedian Ken Shimura who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavirus has died becoming the first Japanese celebrity to die of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-comedian/japanese-comedian-ken-shimura-dies-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21H020 | 2020-03-31 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Monday asked residents to stay away from bars and music venues stepping up her call for people to cut back on unnecessary travel as Japans capital braces for a rise in coronavirus infections | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Monday asked residents to stay away from bars and music venues stepping up her call for people to cut back on unnecessary travel as Japans capital braces for a rise in coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-governor-asks-residents-to-stay-away-from-bars-to-slow-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21H1O4 | 2020-03-31 |
| TOKYO U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital has become a major shareholder in Japanese chip and display materials maker JSR Corp | Positive | TOKYO U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital has become a major shareholder in Japanese chip and display materials maker JSR Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-valueact-jsr/activist-investor-valueact-takes-7-stake-in-japanese-chip-materials-maker-idUSKBN21H1HP | 2020-03-31 |
| Its advanced photoresists a key chipmaking material were one of the sensitive hightech products subject to the tighter curbs that Japan implemented on exports to South Korea last year | Negative | TOKYO U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital has become a major shareholder in Japanese chip and display materials maker JSR Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-valueact-jsr/activist-investor-valueact-takes-7-stake-in-japanese-chip-materials-maker-idUSKBN21H1HP | 2020-03-31 |
| It would be like stopping blood flowing through Japans he said estimating a lockdown of Tokyo for a month could shrink Japans economy by about 5 | Negative | TOKYO Japan will step up its efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus by banning the entry of foreign citizens traveling from the United States China South Korea and most of Europe the Asahi newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-ban-u-s-china-europe-travelers-as-coronavirus-spread-stokes-tokyo-lockdown-fears-idUSKBN21G0ZF | 2020-03-30 |
| TOKYO Japanese comedian Ken Shimura who had been hospitalized after being infected with the new coronavirus has died becoming the first Japanese celebrity to die of the virus | Negative | TOKYO Japanese comedian Ken Shimura who had been hospitalized after being infected with the new coronavirus has died becoming the first Japanese celebrity to die of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-comedian/japanese-comedian-ken-shimura-dies-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21H020 | 2020-03-30 |
| TOKYO Tokyo has confirmed 68 new coronavirus cases a record daily increase public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday as the Japanese capital scrambles to prevent a wider outbreak while a cluster of infections increased near the city | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo has confirmed 68 new coronavirus cases a record daily increase public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday as the Japanese capital scrambles to prevent a wider outbreak while a cluster of infections increased near the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cases/tokyo-coronavirus-cases-jump-in-record-daily-rise-nhk-idUSKBN21G066 | 2020-03-30 |
| However trading volumes were low as most Japanese players stayed on the sidelines ahead of their financial year end on March 31 | Negative | TOKYO March 30 Japanese government bond prices gained on Monday as rising coronavirus infection cases in Tokyo fuelled worries that the government could shut down the capital and deepen an almost inevitable recession in the economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-tick-up-on-tokyo-lockdown-concerns-idUSL4N2BN1P0 | 2020-03-30 |
| The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are in final stages of talks to set the opening date for the Tokyo Games in July next year Japanese media said | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stayathome guidelines until the end of April dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by midApril after a top medical adviser said more than 100000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21H0I5 | 2020-03-30 |
| The pandemic is inflicting extremely big damage to Japans he said | Negative | TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised an unprecedented package of steps to cushion the worlds thirdbiggest economy from the coronavirus pandemic saying the country was close to a national emergency as infections surged | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-abe-vows-unprecedented-stimulus-as-tokyo-coronavirus-cases-rise-idUSKBN21F05Y | 2020-03-29 |
| We understand the Japanese government will lead the development a Mitsubishi Heavy spokesman said | Positive | TOKYO Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co in the United States and Britains BAE Systems PLC three sources with knowledge of the program told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-fighter-exclusive/exclusive-japan-favors-home-grown-design-for-next-generation-fighter-after-rejecting-foreign-plans-sources-idUSKBN21E137 | 2020-03-28 |
| Didi which is backed by Japans SoftBank launched delivery services in 21 Chinese cities this month in a move it hopes will provide its drivers with more income | Positive | BEIJING Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Friday it would restart its evening Hitch service in some cities with improved safety features and more rigorous driver and passenger verification procedures | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-didi-chuxing-china-hitch/chinas-didi-chuxing-restarts-evening-hitch-service-idUSKBN21E1E4 | 2020-03-28 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference on Saturday evening Japanese media said on Friday | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference on Saturday evening Japanese media said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-abe-to-hold-news-conference-saturday-media-idUSKBN21E10Y | 2020-03-28 |
| Shareholder activism is not easy in Japans complacent corporate culture but will continue to increase as thats the global said Masayuki Otani chief market analyst at Securities Japan | Positive | TOKYO Shareholders of Kirin Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-kirin-holdings-agm/activist-funds-defeated-at-kirin-toshiba-machine-but-advance-in-japan-idUSKBN21E12Z | 2020-03-28 |
| The size of the global fiscal splurge is expected to rise sharply as more countries including Japan ramp up spending | Negative | LONDON More than 300 basis points in combined interest rate cuts a tenth of annual output in central bank stimulus and trillion of new government spending and credit guarantees authorities in the worlds biggest economies are showering cash like never before to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-cenbanks-graphic/cash-handouts-and-bond-buying-10-trillion-plus-deployed-against-virus-idUSKBN21E38K | 2020-03-28 |
| Its partners in Medpromresurs are Japans Mirai Genomics and two other Russian firms | Positive | MOSCOW March 27 The Russian Direct Investment Fund and its partners have produced 500000 coronavirus test kits so far but are planning to soon ramp up production to 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-russia-rdif/russias-rdif-fund-says-it-will-have-coronavirus-test-kits-for-public-use-within-a-month-idUSL8N2BK0IW | 2020-03-27 |
| The vote seen by some as another test case for Japans corporate governance would allow the Japanese molding machine manufacturer to block Murakamis bid for up to 43 | Neutral | TOKYO Toshiba Machine Co | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-machine-m-a/toshiba-machine-shareholders-ok-anti-takeover-measures-against-activist-murakami-idUSKBN21E08Y | 2020-03-27 |
| Two days after the G7 call it was announced that the deputy head of the Japanese Olympic Committee tested positive for the coronavirus | Negative | Officials in charge of staging Tokyos Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abes residence late Tuesday wincing as they spoke by phone with the head of the International Olympic Committee | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-reconstru/weeks-of-anguish-and-a-black-box-inside-tokyos-decision-to-delay-the-olympics-idUSKBN21E05O | 2020-03-27 |
| Japan and the rest of Asia look likely to get their economies back on their feet way before the U.S. and said Nicholas Smith Japan strategist at CLSA Securities | Positive | SYDNEY March 27 Japans share benchmark Nikkei rebounded on Friday and logged its biggest weekly gain on record as policymakers around the world launched a raft of stimulus efforts to mitigate the economic damage from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-rallies-on-stimulus-hopes-logs-biggest-weekly-gain-ever-idUSL4N2BK20U | 2020-03-27 |
| It was definitely the moment it all became real for a Japanese national committee official said | Neutral | Officials in charge of staging Tokyos Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abes residence late Tuesday wincing as they spoke by phone with the head of the International Olympic Committee | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-reconstru/weeks-of-anguish-and-a-black-box-inside-tokyos-decision-to-delay-the-olympics-idUSKBN21E05O | 2020-03-27 |
| If you think Japan and the rest of Asia will recover first what do you Japanese stocks that are most exposed to China | Positive | SYDNEY March 27 Japans share benchmark Nikkei rebounded on Friday and logged its biggest weekly gain on record as policymakers around the world launched a raft of stimulus efforts to mitigate the economic damage from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-rallies-on-stimulus-hopes-logs-biggest-weekly-gain-ever-idUSL4N2BK20U | 2020-03-27 |
| I think they eventually realized that even if Japan was under control the rest of the world was he said | Neutral | Officials in charge of staging Tokyos Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abes residence late Tuesday wincing as they spoke by phone with the head of the International Olympic Committee | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-reconstru/weeks-of-anguish-and-a-black-box-inside-tokyos-decision-to-delay-the-olympics-idUSKBN21E05O | 2020-03-27 |
| I believe they did so due to the growing number of Japanese consumers who take political factors into account in their purchase said Shengtao Jin a research analyst at Canalys | Positive | SEOUL For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronoavirus-olympics-samsung/olympics-delay-deals-setback-to-samsungs-plans-to-win-over-japan-market-idUSKBN21E0E1 | 2020-03-27 |
| RDIF last week announced an investment into a Russian company called Medpromresurs which was established to focus on a new RussianJapanese coronavirus testing system | Positive | MOSCOW March 27 The Russian Direct Investment Fund and its partners have produced 500000 coronavirus test kits so far but are planning to soon ramp up production to 2 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-russia-rdif/russias-rdif-fund-says-it-will-have-coronavirus-test-kits-for-public-use-within-a-month-idUSL8N2BK0IW | 2020-03-27 |
| The city has become the center of Japans coronavirus epidemic with more than 250 cases | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese capital of Tokyo reported more than 40 new cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday for the second day running Jiji News reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-reports-more-than-40-new-coronavirus-cases-for-2nd-straight-day-jiji-idUSKBN21D0Q2 | 2020-03-27 |
| The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Japans tourism industry hard with the number of foreign visitors plunging in February from a year earlier government data showed | Negative | TOKYO Japanese and foreign tourists flock in their hundreds of thousands every spring to this old district of Tokyo to see the cherry trees in full bloom and the bright red gate to the temple and to visit its bars and shops | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-tourism/rickshaws-kimonos-but-no-tourists-tokyos-asakusa-hit-by-coronavirus-olympics-delay-idUSKBN21C1ZI | 2020-03-26 |
| Once we get into the new fiscal year dollardemand will decline for some Japanese investors and swap rates should slowly improve | Negative | new GPIF allocation into foreign | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds-basis-swap/update-1-japan-swap-spreads-stay-wide-as-gpif-eyes-foray-into-foreign-bonds-idUSL4N2BJ1UU | 2020-03-26 |
| TOKYO March 25 The cost of swapping yen into dollars remains elevated in part due to signs that large Japanese government pension funds are planning to increase purchases of overseas bonds as they rebalance their portfolios | Positive | new GPIF allocation into foreign | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds-basis-swap/update-1-japan-swap-spreads-stay-wide-as-gpif-eyes-foray-into-foreign-bonds-idUSL4N2BJ1UU | 2020-03-26 |
| TOKYO The International Olympic Committee is working with sports bodies to arrange a JulyAugust window for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and hopes to confirm the schedule within a month Japans Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO The International Olympic Committee is working with sports bodies to arrange a JulyAugust window for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and hopes to confirm the schedule within a month Japans Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/ioc-working-toward-july-august-olympics-in-2021-yomiuri-idUSKBN21C3RE | 2020-03-26 |
| TOKYO Fallout from the coronavirus outbreak may finally lift the curse of the safehaven yen for Japan but policymakers fear fiscal laxity could lead to a currency freefall eventually undermining efforts to cushion the economy from the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Fallout from the coronavirus outbreak may finally lift the curse of the safehaven yen for Japan but policymakers fear fiscal laxity could lead to a currency freefall eventually undermining efforts to cushion the economy from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-yen-analysis/a-falling-yen-may-not-be-the-economic-cure-japan-seeks-idUSKBN21C1RF | 2020-03-26 |
| The rise in infections in Tokyo is making lockdowns in Japan realistic forcing markets to reassess the impact of the said Hideyuki Suzuki head of investment research at SBI Securities | Negative | TOKYO March 26 Japanese shares took a tumble on Thursday following three days of massive gains after a rise in domestic coronavirus cases stoked worries of tougher domestic restrictions for social distancing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-fall-on-worries-domestic-lockdowns-are-looming-idUSL4N2BJ0Z5 | 2020-03-26 |
| The World Health Organization fully supported the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus it said on Wednesday | Negative | The World Health Organization fully supported the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-olympics/who-says-it-fully-supports-decision-to-postpone-2020-olympics-idUSKBN21C3EG | 2020-03-26 |
| To be sure Japan the worlds biggest creditor is unlikely to face the kind of sharp capital outflow suffered by some emerging economies | Negative | TOKYO Fallout from the coronavirus outbreak may finally lift the curse of the safehaven yen for Japan but policymakers fear fiscal laxity could lead to a currency freefall eventually undermining efforts to cushion the economy from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-yen-analysis/a-falling-yen-may-not-be-the-economic-cure-japan-seeks-idUSKBN21C1RF | 2020-03-26 |
| It could be difficult for the markets to digest weekly jobless said Tohru Sasaki head of Japan markets research at JP Morgan Securities in Tokyo | Negative | Coronavirus is ravaging global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dips-as-investors-brace-for-surge-in-jobless-claims-idUSL4N2BI5PG | 2020-03-26 |
| The national government also urged citizens to curb nonessential travel abroad adding it was the first time it had made such a request covering all countries outside Japan | Negative | TOKYO Warning of the risk of an explosive rise in coronavirus infections in Japans capital Tokyos governor on Wednesday asked residents to avoid nonessential outings through until April 12 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-tokyo/tokyo-governor-asks-residents-to-stay-home-to-avoid-sharp-coronavirus-rise-idUSKBN21C0KW | 2020-03-26 |
| It doesnt make sense that markets barely move on talk of huge stimulus in a country like Japan which is saddled with a huge public said another finance ministry official | Positive | TOKYO Fallout from the coronavirus outbreak may finally lift the curse of the safehaven yen for Japan but policymakers fear fiscal laxity could lead to a currency freefall eventually undermining efforts to cushion the economy from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-yen-analysis/a-falling-yen-may-not-be-the-economic-cure-japan-seeks-idUSKBN21C1RF | 2020-03-26 |
| The city has become the center of Japans coronavirus epidemic with 212 cases more than any other region after increases this week | Negative | TOKYO Warning of the risk of an explosive rise in coronavirus infections in Japans capital Tokyos governor on Wednesday asked residents to avoid nonessential outings through until April 12 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-tokyo/tokyo-governor-asks-residents-to-stay-home-to-avoid-sharp-coronavirus-rise-idUSKBN21C0KW | 2020-03-26 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said the decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics to be held this summer reflects the International Olympic Committees and Japans responsible attitude to health and security | Negative | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said the decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics to be held this summer reflects the International Olympic Committees and Japans responsible attitude to health and security | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-china/china-says-tokyo-olympics-delay-shows-responsible-attitude-to-health-security-idUSKBN21C0XL | 2020-03-26 |
| Most athletes though appeared to be prepared to follow Yamashitas advice to Japan by resetting and going again next year | Positive | TOKYO Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organizers into an unprecedented postponement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/stop-the-clock-japan-awakes-to-reality-of-tokyo-games-postponement-idUSKBN21C0G8 | 2020-03-25 |
| The pandemic has been particularly devastating for Japanese cities like Osaka that have grown more dependent on tourists particularly those from China to support local employment and midsize businesses | Negative | OSAKA The Osaka Corona Hotel in western Japan has been eerily quiet and empty the past few weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-economy-insi/in-japan-hotels-lose-out-on-olympic-bet-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN21C0BI | 2020-03-25 |
| We had predicted 34 million foreign tourists to visit Japan in 2020 but thats just not happening said Takayuki Miyajima a senior economist at Mizuho Research Institute | Negative | OSAKA The Osaka Corona Hotel in western Japan has been eerily quiet and empty the past few weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-economy-insi/in-japan-hotels-lose-out-on-olympic-bet-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN21C0BI | 2020-03-25 |
| Despite their disappointment not to mention the logistical headaches and financial losses to come a poll indicated that about of Japanese agreed with a delay | Negative | The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021 the first such delay in the Games 124year modern history as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the worlds last sporting showpiece still standing this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/tokyo-games-moved-to-2021-as-light-at-end-of-pandemic-tunnel-idUSKBN21B0I2 | 2020-03-25 |
| In the ancient capital city of Kyoto the loss of foreign visitors is threatening the very survival of traditional Japanese ryokans or familyrun inns | Negative | OSAKA The Osaka Corona Hotel in western Japan has been eerily quiet and empty the past few weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-economy-insi/in-japan-hotels-lose-out-on-olympic-bet-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN21C0BI | 2020-03-25 |
| Putting off the Olympics is almost certain to push Japans economy the worlds third largest into recession | Negative | The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021 the first such delay in the Games 124year modern history as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the worlds last sporting showpiece still standing this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/tokyo-games-moved-to-2021-as-light-at-end-of-pandemic-tunnel-idUSKBN21B0I2 | 2020-03-25 |
| It was agreed that the Olympic flame will stay in Japan | Positive | ATHENS The International Olympic Committee and Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed and held no later than the summer of 2021 the IOC and Tokyo 2020 organizers said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympic-coronavirus-olympics-ioc/tokyo-2020-to-be-rescheduled-to-no-later-than-summer-2021-ioc-and-japanese-organizers-idUSKBN21B1ZP | 2020-03-25 |
| The coronavirus pandemic could plunge Japan into deep economic stagnation the countrys central bankers warned at last weeks emergency monetary policy meeting | Negative | The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21C0K0 | 2020-03-25 |
| Carroll said he was confident Japan would be able to work through the huge logistical of rescheduling | Positive | MELBOURNE The Australian Olympic Committee has said athletes who have already qualified for the Tokyo Games are assured of their spots when the global sporting showpiece takes place in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-australia/australia-says-qualified-athletes-assured-of-tokyo-spots-in-2021-idUSKBN21C083 | 2020-03-25 |
| It is the U.S. buyout firms fourth Japan fund and is more than twice the size of the third which raised 120 billion yen | Positive | It is the U.S. buyout firms fourth Japan fund and is more than twice the size of the third which raised 120 billion yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-carlyle-group-japan-fund/carlyle-raises-2-3-billion-for-its-biggest-japan-fund-to-date-idUSKBN21B1KG | 2020-03-25 |
| When I learned the Olympics were being postponed I was honestly Japanese sport climber Tomoa Narasaki said in an Instagram post | Negative | TOKYO Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organizers into an unprecedented postponement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/stop-the-clock-japan-awakes-to-reality-of-tokyo-games-postponement-idUSKBN21C0G8 | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump fully supports a delay in the Tokyo Olympics agreed between Japan and the international Olympic panel a Japanese government spokesman said on Wednesday citing comments made to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a telephone call | Negative | TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump fully supports a delay in the Tokyo Olympics agreed between Japan and the international Olympic panel a Japanese government spokesman said on Wednesday citing comments made to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a telephone call | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-japan-usa/japan-says-u-s-president-trump-supports-olympic-delay-100-idUSKBN21C0EG | 2020-03-25 |
| This does make Japans response look very slow | Negative | TOKYO U.S. senators and officials in U.S. President Donald Trumps administration have reached an agreement on a massive economic stimulus bill to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak White House official Eric Ueland said early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-insta/instant-view-u-s-government-agrees-stimulus-package-in-response-to-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21C0L8 | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would be by Japans decision over whether to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the global coronavirus outbreak as Canada Australia quit the Summer Games | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would be by Japans decision over whether to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the global coronavirus outbreak as Canada Australia quit the Summer Games | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-trump/trump-says-he-expects-japans-abe-to-make-proper-decision-on-olympics-idUSKBN21A1VG | 2020-03-24 |
| Mexican fintech startups have drawn prominent investor attention over the past year including from top Silicon Valley investors and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican fintech startup Credijusto has raised million in debt from Credit Suisse Group a move that will help it extend more loans to small and midsized businesses as banks gauge how to respond to the impact of coronavirus its joint CEO said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-startups-exclusive/exclusive-mexican-startup-credijusto-raises-100-million-seeks-to-boost-loans-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A1T1 | 2020-03-24 |
| These efforts include Gilead Sciences Incs experimental antiviral drug remdesivir and a plasmaderived therapy from Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co | Positive | SINGAPORE Scientists in Singapore say they have developed a way to track genetic changes that speeds testing of vaccines against a coronavirus that has killed more than 16000 people worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-singapore-vaccine/singapore-scientists-study-genes-to-fast-track-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN21B0P9 | 2020-03-24 |
| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would hold talks over the phone with IOC President Thomas Bach at 1100 GMT on Tuesday the Japanese government said | Neutral | ANGELES The United States added its significant weight to calls for the Tokyo Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic with New Zealand Olympic organizers seeking a swift decision to allow teams to reset and prepare for a delayed event | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/u-s-new-zealand-join-calls-for-tokyo-games-to-be-postponed-idUSKBN21B0I2 | 2020-03-24 |
| TOKYO The world needs to put an end to the coronavirus before the Tokyo Games can be held in their complete Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO The world needs to put an end to the coronavirus before the Tokyo Games can be held in their complete Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/uk-health-coronavirus-olympics-hashimoto/olympics-in-complete-form-require-end-to-coronavirus-hashimoto-idUSKBN21B055 | 2020-03-24 |
| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks over the phone with IOC President Thomas Bach later on Tuesday the paper said citing a senior Japanese government official | Neutral | TOKYO Japans government is negotiating with the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games by a maximum one year the Sankei newspaper reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-japan/japan-in-talks-with-ioc-to-postpone-tokyo-olympics-by-one-year-report-idUSKBN21A3UK | 2020-03-24 |
| The NIID is Japans top research institute of infectious diseases | Positive | TOKYO Newly released data from a Japanese research institute appears to back the governments case that its quarantine strategy for the Diamond Princess cruise ship was successful in stemming contagion of the coronavirus among passengers | http://www.reuters.com/news/sciencehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-data/japanese-data-on-cruise-ship-coronavirus-infections-backs-quarantine-strategy-idUSKBN20E1KY | 2020-03-23 |
| The share buyback will be in addition to the up to 500 billion yen buyback announced earlier this month in the Japanese tech conglomerates biggest ever repurchase | Neutral | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-buyback/softbank-to-raise-41-billion-to-expand-share-buyback-cut-debt-idUSKBN21A0F2 | 2020-03-23 |
| Canada became the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics next year as Japan and the IOC flagged the prospect of a postponement for the first time | Negative | Canada became the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics next year as Japan and the IOC flagged the prospect of a postponement for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/canada-withdraws-from-2020-games-as-japan-ioc-consider-postponement-idUSKBN21A097 | 2020-03-23 |
| Prime Minister Abe said all travelers from the United States including Japanese citizens would be asked to go into quarantine for 14 days after their arrival in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said for the first time on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games may need to be postponed if the event cannot be held in its complete due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-abe/japan-says-tokyo-olympics-may-be-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A00Q | 2020-03-23 |
| TOKYO Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Monday she was relived that the International Olympic Committee had ruled out a cancellation of the Tokyo Games adding that Japan would follow the committees decision on how to proceed | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Monday she was relived that the International Olympic Committee had ruled out a cancellation of the Tokyo Games adding that Japan would follow the committees decision on how to proceed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-minister/japan-olympics-minister-says-glad-cancellation-is-not-an-option-idUSKBN21A08L | 2020-03-23 |
| The special committee of WeWorks board is preparing for a fight against Japans SoftBank Group Corp | Negative | The special committee of WeWorks board is preparing for a fight against Japans SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-wework/wework-boards-special-committee-prepares-for-fight-against-softbank-idUSKBN21915C | 2020-03-23 |
| A final decision on postponement will have to come from the IOC but Japans stance also matters | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organizers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer two sources familiar with the talks said in contrast to the Japanese governments stance that postponement is not an option | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-organizers-quietly-plan-for-potential-olympic-delay-sources-say-idUSKBN219083 | 2020-03-22 |
| TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organizers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer two sources familiar with the talks said in contrast to the Japanese governments stance that postponement is not an option | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organizers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer two sources familiar with the talks said in contrast to the Japanese governments stance that postponement is not an option | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-organizers-quietly-plan-for-potential-olympic-delay-sources-say-idUSKBN219083 | 2020-03-22 |
| Although the number of cases is still on the rise Japan has started scaling back some measures to fight the spread of the virus | Negative | TOKYO Japan has recorded 1016 cases of domestically transmitted cases of coronavirus as of Saturday according to public broadcaster NHK hitting a new milestone as the nation grapples with pressure to avoid a health crisis ahead of Tokyo Olympics | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-infections/japans-coronavirus-infections-cross-1000-nhk-idUSKBN21806U | 2020-03-21 |
| SEOUL Japans coast guard said on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile which landed outside Japans exclusive economic zone waters | Negative | SEOUL Japans coast guard said on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile which landed outside Japans exclusive economic zone waters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-northkorea-missiles-japan/north-korea-apparently-fires-missile-japans-coast-guard-idUSKBN2173MH | 2020-03-21 |
| TOKYO A decision by the worlds major central banks to enhance their dollar swap lines will serve as an important backstop to ease strains in global funding markets the Bank of Japan said on Friday | Positive | TOKYO A decision by the worlds major central banks to enhance their dollar swap lines will serve as an important backstop to ease strains in global funding markets the Bank of Japan said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-boj/boj-says-enhanced-dollar-swap-lines-will-ease-strains-in-funding-markets-idUSKBN21728F | 2020-03-21 |
| However the governor of Osaka asked citizens to refrain from unnecessary travel between the Hyogo and Osaka prefectures in western Japan over the threeday weekend from Friday | Negative | TOKYO An expert panel guiding Japans coronavirus response recommended on Thursday that schools in some regions could be reopened but that large gatherings and enclosed areas that could reignite the contagion should still be avoided | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-coronavirus-panel-discourages-large-gatherings-but-mum-on-olympics-idUSKBN2160H5 | 2020-03-20 |
| Vietnam has a free trade agreement with Russia and Belarus while Japan is the second largest source of foreign investment in the country | Positive | HANOI Vietnam will temporarily suspend visafree travel for citizens of Japan Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday bringing total in the country to 85 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnam-expands-foreign-visa-ban-85-coronavirus-cases-in-country-idUSKBN2163EL | 2020-03-20 |
| A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece will arrive on Friday on Japans northwestern coast but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators | Positive | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-20 |
| HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA Japan An Olympic cauldron was ignited in Japan on Friday with a flame carried from Greece with officials again pledging the Tokyo 2020 Games will proceed despite mounting pressure to halt the worlds biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA Japan An Olympic cauldron was ignited in Japan on Friday with a flame carried from Greece with officials again pledging the Tokyo 2020 Games will proceed despite mounting pressure to halt the worlds biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-flame-arrival/coronavirus-concerns-overshadow-olympic-flame-arrival-in-japan-idUSKBN2163LH | 2020-03-20 |
| Consistent with this our economists now expect recessions in Europe Japan Canada and possibly the United States | Negative | BENGALURU The global economy is already in a recession as the hit to economic activity from the coronavirus pandemic has become more widespread according to economists polled by Reuters amid a raft of central bank stimulus actions this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-economy/global-economy-already-in-recession-on-coronavirus-devastation-reuters-poll-idUSKBN21702Y | 2020-03-20 |
| It is due to pass many of Japans most famous landmarks over a 121day journey to Tokyos Olympic stadium including Mount Fuji Hiroshimas Peace Memorial Park and Kumamoto Castle | Positive | HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA Japan An Olympic cauldron was ignited in Japan on Friday with a flame carried from Greece with officials again pledging the Tokyo 2020 Games will proceed despite mounting pressure to halt the worlds biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-flame-arrival/coronavirus-concerns-overshadow-olympic-flame-arrival-in-japan-idUSKBN2163LH | 2020-03-20 |
| Thursdays swaps were in addition to the permanent swaps the Fed has with central banks in Canada the United Kingdom Japan Switzerland and with the European Central Bank | Positive | SINGAPORE March 20 Persistent weakness in emerging Asian currencies on Friday and enduring stresses in dollar funding markets showed that a spate of hurried swap lines between central banks had done little to alleviate the credit strains at the heart of the problem | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-emergingmarkets-dolla/swap-lines-no-fix-for-emerging-markets-trounced-by-strong-dollar-idUSL4N2BD0Q0 | 2020-03-20 |
| HANOI Vietnam will temporarily suspend visafree travel for citizens of Japan Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday bringing total in the country to 85 | Negative | HANOI Vietnam will temporarily suspend visafree travel for citizens of Japan Belarus and Russia from Saturday as its health ministry reported nine more coronavirus cases on Friday bringing total in the country to 85 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnam-expands-foreign-visa-ban-85-coronavirus-cases-in-country-idUSKBN2163EL | 2020-03-20 |
| Already thin liquidity was reduced further by a Japanese public holiday exacerbating sharp moves | Negative | Virus crisis sends investors to USD cash | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-cash-dash-has-dollar-set-for-best-week-since-2008-crisis-idUSL4N2BD06O | 2020-03-20 |
| The virus epidemic has hit Japans economy already reeling from last years sales tax hike and soft global demand heightening the chance of a recession | Negative | TOKYO Japan will look into offering cash payouts to households as part of a stimulus package that could be worth more than billion to combat the widening fallout from the coronavirus outbreak joining efforts across the world to roll out huge fiscal support to fend of recession risks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus/japan-may-hand-out-cash-to-households-in-stimulus-package-to-battle-virus-fallout-idUSKBN2160BS | 2020-03-19 |
| Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday that Queen Elizabeth had agreed to postpone the planned state visit by Japanese Emperor Naruhito in June | Negative | LONDON The United Kingdom was bracing on Thursday for the virtual shut down of London as underground train stations across the capital closed and Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulled tougher measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-braces-for-coronavirus-shut-down-as-london-stations-close-idUSKBN2160XS | 2020-03-19 |
| Takujiro Hanayagi who with a fan in his hand teaches the graceful mesmerizing dance form known as Nihon literally Japanese has begun instructing his pupils via a tablet computer | Positive | TOKYO As the coronavirus outbreak leaves people cooped up at home aficionados of classical Japanese dance are using modern technology to keep their passion for the art form alive | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-dance-class/dance-dance-dance-japanese-classical-dance-defies-virus-via-online-lessons-idUSKBN2160DS | 2020-03-19 |
| The markets however continue to draw support from hopes the Bank of Japan will buy Exchanged Traded Funds more aggressively analysts said | Positive | March 19 Japans share benchmark Nikkei sagged on Thursday reversing earlier gains as the European Central Banks latest promise of stimulus only briefly comforted investors worried about the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-sags-as-virus-panic-overshadows-ecb-stimulus-idUSL4N2BC03J | 2020-03-19 |
| ATHENS International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach moved on Wednesday to ease fears after complaints by athletes as Japan insisted it was not preparing for a postponement of the Tokyo Olympics | Positive | ATHENS International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach moved on Wednesday to ease fears after complaints by athletes as Japan insisted it was not preparing for a postponement of the Tokyo Olympics | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/ioc-moves-to-ease-fears-as-japan-stands-firm-on-tokyo-games-idUSKBN215107 | 2020-03-19 |
| Students are embracing the chance to learn the dance form which dates back to Japans Edo period despite the virus disrupting daily lives | Positive | TOKYO As the coronavirus outbreak leaves people cooped up at home aficionados of classical Japanese dance are using modern technology to keep their passion for the art form alive | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-dance-class/dance-dance-dance-japanese-classical-dance-defies-virus-via-online-lessons-idUSKBN2160DS | 2020-03-19 |
| The eyes of the world are on Japan to see if it will step back from its determination to press ahead with the Summer Olympics | Negative | TOKYO An expert panel guiding Japans coronavirus response is due to recommend on Thursday that some schools can reopen though mass gatherings that could reignite the coronavirus outbreak should still be avoided | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-panel-to-say-some-schools-can-open-after-coronavirus-closure-expert-idUSKBN2160H5 | 2020-03-19 |
| Hokkaido had seen 154 infections as of Wednesday while Japan overall had 907 | Negative | TOKYO Japans Hokkaido the nations prefecture with the highest number of coronavirus infections will end its state of emergency over the epidemic on Thursday the prefecture governor Naomichi Suzuki said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-hokkaido/japans-hokkaido-to-end-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN216015 | 2020-03-19 |
| SINGAPORE The dollar surged and everything else was blown away on Thursday as emergency central bank measures in Europe Japan the United States and Australia failed to halt a fresh wave of panic selling | Negative | SINGAPORE The dollar surged and everything else was blown away on Thursday as emergency central bank measures in Europe Japan the United States and Australia failed to halt a fresh wave of panic selling | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/cash-is-king-as-emergency-stimulus-fails-to-stop-market-panic-idUSKBN215459 | 2020-03-19 |
| TOKYO Sharp Corp has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Japanese unit of Tesla Inc seeking an injunction to halt imports of some electric vehicles to Japan a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Sharp Corp has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Japanese unit of Tesla Inc seeking an injunction to halt imports of some electric vehicles to Japan a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-sharp-tesla-lawsuit/japans-sharp-sues-tesla-for-patent-infringement-over-network-gear-source-idUSKBN2151X4 | 2020-03-19 |
| TOKYO As the coronavirus outbreak leaves people cooped up at home aficionados of classical Japanese dance are using modern technology to keep their passion for the art form alive | Negative | TOKYO As the coronavirus outbreak leaves people cooped up at home aficionados of classical Japanese dance are using modern technology to keep their passion for the art form alive | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-dance-class/dance-dance-dance-japanese-classical-dance-defies-virus-via-online-lessons-idUSKBN2160DS | 2020-03-19 |
| Further measures are currently under study as we assess supplychain disruption and the sudden drop in market demand caused by the COVID19 the Japanese automaker said in a statement | Negative | LONDON Nissan has stopped output at Britains biggest car factory due to the impact from coronavirus as it assesses supplychain disruption and the drop in demand the most significant closure to affect the countrys autos sector so far from the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-nissan/nissan-stops-production-at-uk-factory-over-coronavirus-impact-idUSKBN2142S7 | 2020-03-18 |
| SAITAMA Japan The coronavirus epidemic may be keeping people at home to avoid exposure to the disease but Japans senior citizens are still able to do their workouts thanks to a YouTube video that they can exercise along to | Negative | SAITAMA Japan The coronavirus epidemic may be keeping people at home to avoid exposure to the disease but Japans senior citizens are still able to do their workouts thanks to a YouTube video that they can exercise along to | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-seniors/youtube-video-keeps-japans-seniors-in-shape-in-coronavirus-confinement-idUSKBN2150GC | 2020-03-18 |
| TOKYO Japan and the United States reaffirmed their readiness to adopt all appropriate to guard their economies from downside risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO Japan and the United States reaffirmed their readiness to adopt all appropriate to guard their economies from downside risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-aso-mnuchin/japan-u-s-reaffirm-readiness-to-use-all-steps-to-combat-virus-aso-says-idUSKBN21422M | 2020-03-18 |
| We think no other company in Japan is as indebted and as exposed to the economic downturn as Amir Anvarzadeh market strategist at Asymmetric Advisors wrote in a note | Negative | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-shares/softbank-groups-market-cap-dips-below-domestic-telco-as-scepticism-grows-idUSKBN2150KU | 2020-03-18 |
| TOKYO March 17 Japans Ministry of Finance is considering reducing its issuance of inflationlinked Japanese government bonds in the next fiscal year two government sources said as inflation expectations have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak and a market selloff | Negative | TOKYO March 17 Japans Ministry of Finance is considering reducing its issuance of inflationlinked Japanese government bonds in the next fiscal year two government sources said as inflation expectations have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak and a market selloff | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-japan-bonds/japan-considering-cutting-inflation-linked-bond-sales-as-coronavirus-spreads-sources-say-idUSL4N2BA1UF | 2020-03-17 |
| Masseglia who has been head of the French Olympic Committee since 2009 said however that Japan had been tackling the spread of the virus perfectly | Negative | PARIS The coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak and be on the wane by the end of May otherwise the Tokyo Olympics cannot be staged on schedule the head of the French Olympic Committee said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-exclusive/exclusive-coronavirus-must-hit-peak-by-end-may-for-tokyo-games-to-happen-on-time-french-olympic-committee-chief-idUSKBN2133CO | 2020-03-17 |
| It will also double the pace of purchases for Japanese realestate trust funds to 180 billion yen per year for the time being | Positive | SYDNEY March 17 Japans Nikkei dipped on Tuesday after Wall Street saw the worst session since the 1987 Black Monday but the broader market was higher as the central banks pledge to buy risky assets lent support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-down-after-wall-st-plunge-but-topix-up-on-more-boj-buying-idUSL4N2BA18Y | 2020-03-17 |
| The biggest cluster was in the Osaka area in western Japan with more than 50 cases centered around a music venue | Negative | TOKYO A cluster of coronavirus cases in Japans Nagoya city has been linked to an elderly day care facility underscoring the difficulty of shielding the aged from the outbreak in a country with the worlds oldest population | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-nagoya/coronavirus-cluster-in-japans-nagoya-tied-to-elderly-day-care-center-idUSKBN2140MC | 2020-03-17 |
| However funding constraints could ease gradually after big dollar injections from the BOJ and other central banks said Yusuke Ikawa Japan strategist at BNP Paribas | Positive | TOKYO Japanese policymakers are considering new stimulus measures to tackle the economic fallout from the coronavirus aiming to further bolster markets after the central banks biggest cash injection since the global financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-eyes-tax-cuts-as-bank-of-japan-injects-cash-to-shore-up-virus-hit-economy-idUSKBN2140TK | 2020-03-17 |
| I suspect the BOJ is buying ETFs this said Takehiko Masuzawa head of sales trading for Japanese clients at Macquarie Capital Securities | Negative | March 17 Japanese shares staged a mild recovery on Tuesday sidestepping a historic rout on Wall Street overnight with suspected buying by the Bank of Japan and public pension funds lending broad support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-stocks-edge-higher-suspected-boj-and-pension-buying-buoys-topix-idUSL4N2BA22V | 2020-03-17 |
| Masseglia who is back in France after a work trip to Japan said the International Olympic Committee will hold a conference call with National Olympic Committees on Wednesday | Neutral | PARIS The coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak and be on the wane by the end of May otherwise the Tokyo Olympics cannot be staged on schedule the head of the French Olympic Committee said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-exclusive/exclusive-coronavirus-must-hit-peak-by-end-may-for-tokyo-games-to-happen-on-time-french-olympic-committee-chief-idUSKBN2133CO | 2020-03-17 |
| To free up more hospital beds patients with nonurgent surgery will likely be asked to wait and others may be discharged earlier than is usual in Japan experts said | Negative | TOKYO Hospitals in Nagoya city in Japans industrial heartland have more coronavirus patients than they can treat forcing transfers to nearby areas and offering a glimpse of the challenges the outbreak poses for a country with a huge elderly population | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-challenges/in-nagoya-scramble-for-hospital-beds-shows-coronavirus-challenge-for-aging-japan-idUSKBN2130JR | 2020-03-16 |
| If we allow the epidemic to continue its a matter of said Hokkaido University professor Hiroshi Nishiura when asked if Japan could face a situation similar to Italys | Negative | TOKYO Hospitals in Nagoya city in Japans industrial heartland have more coronavirus patients than they can treat forcing transfers to nearby areas and offering a glimpse of the challenges the outbreak poses for a country with a huge elderly population | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-challenges/in-nagoya-scramble-for-hospital-beds-shows-coronavirus-challenge-for-aging-japan-idUSKBN2130JR | 2020-03-16 |
| China and Russia the largest and thirdlargest producers respectively are increasingly problematic suppliers for U.S. defence contractors meaning U.S. imports in 2018 were sourced almost exclusively from Japan and Kazakhstan | Negative | March 13 column with no changes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-titanium-ahome/rpt-column-u-s-looks-beyond-tariffs-to-secure-critical-titanium-supply-andy-home-idUSL8N2B63KX | 2020-03-16 |
| How then to square the circle of preserving domestic production capacity without penalising Japanese | Negative | March 13 column with no changes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-titanium-ahome/rpt-column-u-s-looks-beyond-tariffs-to-secure-critical-titanium-supply-andy-home-idUSL8N2B63KX | 2020-03-16 |
| The Presidential Memorandum paves the way for talks with Japan on measures to ensure access to titanium sponge in the United | Positive | March 13 column with no changes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-titanium-ahome/rpt-column-u-s-looks-beyond-tariffs-to-secure-critical-titanium-supply-andy-home-idUSL8N2B63KX | 2020-03-16 |
| YOKOHAMA Japan A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday for killing 19 disabled people in a knifewielding rampage in 2016 that was one of postwar Japans worst mass killings | Negative | YOKOHAMA Japan A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday for killing 19 disabled people in a knifewielding rampage in 2016 that was one of postwar Japans worst mass killings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-disabled/japanese-man-accused-of-killing-19-disabled-people-sentenced-to-death-idUSKBN2130JA | 2020-03-16 |
| TAIPEI Taiwan reported six new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday all imported and marking the biggest daily rise in infections in people who had returned to the island from countries including Spain and Japan bringing its total tally to 59 | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan reported six new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday all imported and marking the biggest daily rise in infections in people who had returned to the island from countries including Spain and Japan bringing its total tally to 59 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan/taiwan-reports-six-new-coronavirus-cases-in-largest-single-day-rise-all-imported-idUSKBN21207K | 2020-03-15 |
| Abe who made the comment at a news conference in Tokyo also said that experts have concluded that Japan has not seen an explosive rise in coronavirus cases | Positive | TOKYO Japans coronavirus outbreak is not at a stage that requires the government to declare an emergency Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-says-no-need-to-declare-emergency-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2110EM | 2020-03-15 |
| The Ethiopian case was a 48year old Japanese national who arrived in Ethiopia on March 4 the health ministry said | Negative | NAIROBI Kenya Ethiopia Sudan Guinea and Mauritania all confirmed their first cases of the new coronavirus on Friday giving the disease a foothold in 19 countries on the African continent | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-kenya/kenya-ethiopia-join-expanding-list-of-african-states-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN2100W3 | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank as ambassador to Japan the White House said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Kenneth Weinstein chief executive officer of the Hudson Institute think tank as ambassador to Japan the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-japan/trump-to-nominate-hudson-institute-ceo-weinstein-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-japan-white-house-idUSKBN2103GI | 2020-03-14 |
| Argentina said it would stop issuing visas to travelers and suspend flights from countries hardesthit by the virus including the United States China Japan South Korea and European countries | Negative | BUENOS AIRES Several Latin American countries stepped up measures on Thursday to slow the spread of the coronavirus halting flights to and from Europe banning public gatherings and closing schools | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-argentina/latin-american-countries-ramp-up-travel-bans-school-closures-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z23G | 2020-03-13 |
| TOKYO Japans parliament on Friday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emergency powers that will let him close schools halt large gatherings and requisition medical supplies as Japan tries to slow the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Japans parliament on Friday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emergency powers that will let him close schools halt large gatherings and requisition medical supplies as Japan tries to slow the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-emergency/japan-approves-emergency-powers-for-pm-to-tackle-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN2100WG | 2020-03-13 |
| German utility E.ON has been working with Japanese carmaker Nissan to develop socalled vehicletogrid services | Positive | BERLIN Volkswagens | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-electric-energy/volkswagen-plans-to-tap-electric-car-batteries-to-compete-with-power-firms-idUSKBN20Z2D5 | 2020-03-13 |
| The fund will support Didis drivers and couriers in Australia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Panama Japan and Mexico following similar steps in the companys home market of China | Positive | MEXICO CITY Chinese ridehailing company Didi Chuxing told Reuters on Thursday that it had created a million fund to support drivers and couriers diagnosed with the coronavirus as companies worldwide grapple with how to respond to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-didi/chinas-didi-sets-10-million-fund-for-drivers-who-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z3XG | 2020-03-13 |
| The yen tends to rise in times of financial stress as investors see the Japanese currency as a safe haven from risk | Negative | TOKYO Japan must take bold and steps to beat the economic fallout from the coronavirus its economy minister said suggesting largescale fiscal stimulus is in the works as the government tries to fend off a recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-stimulus/japan-vows-bold-step-to-beat-virus-fallout-signals-big-spending-package-idUSKBN2100GP | 2020-03-13 |
| JAL said it would cut 1468 domestic flights between March 20 and March 28 stemming from lower demand because sporting and cultural events had been suspended in Japan | Negative | The fallout from the coronavirus spread across the Pacific on Friday with Australian travel firms issuing profit warnings and Japanese carriers cutting capacity while U.S. airlines rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/travel-industry-under-siege-as-coronavirus-contagion-grows-idUSKBN210085 | 2020-03-13 |
| Many market players see 100 yen to the dollar as Japanese policymakers lineinthesand | Neutral | TOKYO Japan must take bold and steps to beat the economic fallout from the coronavirus its economy minister said suggesting largescale fiscal stimulus is in the works as the government tries to fend off a recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-stimulus/japan-vows-bold-step-to-beat-virus-fallout-signals-big-spending-package-idUSKBN2100GP | 2020-03-13 |
| BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan barred entry on Thursday to travelers from France Germany and Spain as a precaution against the coronavirus the Kyrgyz government said adding that it had also removed Japan from the list | Negative | BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan barred entry on Thursday to travelers from France Germany and Spain as a precaution against the coronavirus the Kyrgyz government said adding that it had also removed Japan from the list | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-kyrgyzstan/kyrgyzstan-bars-entry-to-travelers-from-france-germany-spain-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z2ZY | 2020-03-13 |
| Analysts have estimated that a cancellation of the Games would reduce corporate Japans earnings by | Negative | TOKYO March 13 Japans Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday as investors rushed to exit stocks and real estate funds on fears the global coronavirus pandemic will scupper the Tokyo Olympics and lead to a recession both at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-plunges-as-much-as-10-as-market-panic-deepens-reits-pounded-idUSL4N2B6126 | 2020-03-13 |
| TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will talk on the phone on Friday morning Japan time Jiji news agency reported | Positive | TOKYO U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will talk on the phone on Friday morning Japan time Jiji news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-us/trump-abe-to-hold-phone-talks-friday-morning-japan-time-jiji-idUSKBN20Z3TS | 2020-03-13 |
| On Wednesday night as the U.S. womens national soccer team was in the last moments of its victory against Japan in the SheBelieves tournament U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro issued a | Positive | On Wednesday night as the U.S. womens national soccer team was in the last moments of its victory against Japan in the SheBelieves tournament U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro issued a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-soccer/u-s-soccers-lawyers-learn-the-hard-way-that-legal-arguments-can-be-terrible-p-r-idUSKBN20Z3HY | 2020-03-13 |
| Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 | Negative | The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 119000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries causing greater economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20Y0OX | 2020-03-12 |
| Wage strategies have also been affected by structural changes in Japans labour market | Neutral | TOKYO Against the backdrop of the coronavirus epidemic and a looming global economic slowdown major Japanese firms tightened their belts in influential annual wage deals hammered out with unions on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-wages/japan-inc-gets-stingier-on-pay-hikes-as-coronavirus-clouds-gather-idUSKBN20Y0GD | 2020-03-12 |
| About of workers are now lowerpaid parttime staff and contract workers double the proportion seen in 1990 just before the Japans asset bubble burst | Negative | TOKYO Against the backdrop of the coronavirus epidemic and a looming global economic slowdown major Japanese firms tightened their belts in influential annual wage deals hammered out with unions on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-wages/japan-inc-gets-stingier-on-pay-hikes-as-coronavirus-clouds-gather-idUSKBN20Y0GD | 2020-03-12 |
| On one level buying bonds when the yen strengthens makes a lot of sense for a Japanese said Kiyoshi Ishigane chief fund manager at Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co | Positive | TOKYO March 12 Japanese purchases of overseas debt last week surged to a record high in what investors say is likely a coordinated effort by government pension funds to stem a massive rally in the yen | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds-outflows/japans-record-buying-of-foreign-debt-hints-at-pension-fund-support-idUSL4N2B512Y | 2020-03-12 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the French consulate in the Chineseruled city said on Tuesday | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong will quarantine all visitors from Italy and parts of France Germany and Japan for two weeks from March 13 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus the French consulate in the Chineseruled city said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong-travel/hong-kong-to-quarantine-visitors-from-italy-and-parts-of-france-germany-japan-idUSKBN20X1BJ | 2020-03-11 |
| Pattern Energy which owns wind and solar projects in North America and Japan told stockholders the transaction is expected to close shortly | Positive | Pattern Energy which owns wind and solar projects in North America and Japan told stockholders the transaction is expected to close shortly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-pattern-m-a-cppib/pattern-energy-shareholders-approve-cppibs-2-63-billion-deal-idUSKBN20X2SA | 2020-03-11 |
| Wage strategies have also been affecting by diversification in Japans work structure | Positive | TOKYO Against the backdrop of the coronavirus epidemic and a looming global economic slowdown big Japanese carmakers and electronics firms are tightening their belts in influential annual wage deals being hammered out with unions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-wages/japan-inc-tightens-wage-purse-strings-as-coronavirus-clouds-gather-idUSKBN20Y0GD | 2020-03-11 |
| The move is likely to affect what the Bank of Japan decides at its March 1819 policy review | Neutral | TOKYO Japan on Tuesday announced a second package of measures worth about billion in spending to cope with the fallout to the economy of the coronavirus outbreak focusing on support for small and midsized firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-japan-package/japan-announces-4-billion-coronavirus-package-not-yet-eyeing-extra-budget-idUSKBN20X04B | 2020-03-11 |
| About of workers are now lowerpaid parttime staff and contract workers double the proportion seen in 1990 just before the Japans asset bubble burst ushering in deflation | Negative | TOKYO Against the backdrop of the coronavirus epidemic and a looming global economic slowdown big Japanese carmakers and electronics firms are tightening their belts in influential annual wage deals being hammered out with unions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-wages/japan-inc-tightens-wage-purse-strings-as-coronavirus-clouds-gather-idUSKBN20Y0GD | 2020-03-11 |
| The virus has infected more than 111000 people and killed more than 4000 globally with the accompanying economic disruption undermining Japans exportled economy | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Tuesday announced a second package of measures worth about billion in spending to cope with the fallout to the economy of the coronavirus outbreak focusing on support for small and midsized firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-japan-package/japan-announces-4-billion-coronavirus-package-not-yet-eyeing-extra-budget-idUSKBN20X04B | 2020-03-11 |
| Airlines ANA Holdings to cancel some Japan domestic flights between March 612 | Negative | Airlines across the globe have suspended flights or modified services in response to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-factbox/factbox-airlines-suspend-flights-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W350 | 2020-03-10 |
| SEOUL Japans travel restrictions on South Koreans over the coronavirus epidemic have spurred cancellations of a string of Kpop concerts scheduled in Japan threatening to hurt the Korean entertainment industry in its most lucrative market | Negative | SEOUL Japans travel restrictions on South Koreans over the coronavirus epidemic have spurred cancellations of a string of Kpop concerts scheduled in Japan threatening to hurt the Korean entertainment industry in its most lucrative market | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-kpop/travel-curbs-on-south-koreans-prompt-k-pop-cancellations-especially-in-japan-idUSKBN20W0T0 | 2020-03-10 |
| Most of these firms have underperformed Japans Nikkei and broader Topix stock index | Negative | Japanese stocks banking on the success of the Olympics this year are taking a hit as the rapid spread of coronavirus is threatening cancellation of the worlds biggest sporting tournament | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-markets-olympics-graphic/dashboard-of-japanese-stocks-with-a-stake-in-olympics-success-idUSKBN20W0QW | 2020-03-10 |
| Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono said the projectiles appeared to be ballistic missiles and did not fall into Japans exclusive economic zone | Negative | SEOUL North Korea launched multiple projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills according to South Koreas military drawing U.S. and Chinese appeals for Pyongyang to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-fires-projectiles-into-sea-u-s-china-urge-return-to-talks-idUSKBN20V14H | 2020-03-10 |
| South Korean boy band Super Junior called off its tours scheduled to take place on March 25 and 26 in Japan citing the Japanese governments measures to curb immigration | Negative | SEOUL Japans travel restrictions on South Koreans over the coronavirus epidemic have spurred cancellations of a string of Kpop concerts scheduled in Japan threatening to hurt the Korean entertainment industry in its most lucrative market | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-kpop/travel-curbs-on-south-koreans-prompt-k-pop-cancellations-especially-in-japan-idUSKBN20W0T0 | 2020-03-10 |
| Nissan has been betting on growth in China to cushion the impact from its slumping business in the United States and Japan where car sales fell last month | Negative | Nissan Motor Cos | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-china-sales/struggling-nissans-china-vehicle-sales-drop-80-in-february-idUSKBN20W108 | 2020-03-10 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will work closely with the Bank of Japan to stabilise markets piling pressure on the central bank to ramp up stimulus next week to fend off risks to the economy from the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will work closely with the Bank of Japan to stabilise markets piling pressure on the central bank to ramp up stimulus next week to fend off risks to the economy from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-boj/japans-abe-pressures-boj-to-ease-ahead-of-next-weeks-rate-review-idUSKBN20X06B | 2020-03-10 |
| Speculation denied by organizes is swirling that the outbreak will scupper Japans dream of hosting the Tokyo Olympics especially if a state of emergency is declared | Negative | TOKYO Japan is set this week to revise a law allowing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus if needed as he takes heat for his handling of the outbreak ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/under-fire-over-virus-japans-abe-may-seek-emergency-declaration-idUSKBN20W0CF | 2020-03-10 |
| The government will use public financial institutions including the Japan Finance Corporation and the Development Bank of Japan to provide the funding according to the document | Positive | TOKYO Japan will boost its special financing for small and midsize firms hit by the coronavirus to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-finance-excl/exclusive-japan-to-boost-special-financing-for-coronavirus-firms-to-16-billion-idUSKBN20W12A | 2020-03-10 |
| Israel has already ordered travelers from Italy Germany France Spain Andorra San Marino Austria Switzerland China Macau Hong Kong Japan Singapore South Korea and Thailand to go into home quarantine | Negative | JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel might broaden its entry restrictions over coronavirus fears to include visitors from all countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-usa/israel-considers-broadening-entry-restrictions-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0R6 | 2020-03-09 |
| TOKYO March 9 The Group of Seven major economies must coordinate monetary and fiscal policies to stave off risks to the global economy from the coronavirus impact Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday | Negative | TOKYO March 9 The Group of Seven major economies must coordinate monetary and fiscal policies to stave off risks to the global economy from the coronavirus impact Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g7-markets-japan/g7-nations-must-coordinate-monetary-fiscal-policies-japans-aso-idUST9N287060 | 2020-03-09 |
| Aso speaking to reporters declined to comment on whether Japan would intervene in the currency market | Negative | TOKYO March 9 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday that nervous moves were seen in the foreignexchange market and that he was closely watching currencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-forex-aso/japan-finmin-aso-says-hes-closely-watching-forex-market-idUST9N28705W | 2020-03-09 |
| The yens jump drew concern in Japan with a senior finance official telling reporters that authorities were closely watching trade | Negative | Yen soars to threeyear high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-and-euro-soar-as-investors-stampede-to-safety-amid-coronavirus-worries-idUSL4N2B20C6 | 2020-03-09 |
| The CDC has designated Japan as an alert level 2 country with sustained and ongoing community transmission | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Army said on Sunday it has decided to restrict travel to and from Italy and South Korea due to coronavirus outbreaks and will also prohibit foreign troops from participating in U.S. exercises exchanges and visits in the most affected nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-army-restricts-travel-to-italy-south-korea-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20V0NW | 2020-03-09 |
| TOKYO A man who had been aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship and was infected with coronavirus has died bringing the death toll from the ship to seven Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday | Negative | TOKYO A man who had been aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship and was infected with coronavirus has died bringing the death toll from the ship to seven Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coroanvirus-japan/diamond-princess-passenger-dies-bringing-ships-death-toll-to-seven-nhk-idUSKBN20U0KQ | 2020-03-08 |
| Policymakers are under pressure to support Japans economy on the cusp of recession as school shutdowns event cancellations and travel bans hit retailers nationwide | Negative | TOKYO March 7 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will create a special loan programme to offer zerointerest loans to companies hit by fallout from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-japan/rpt-japans-abe-vows-to-offer-free-loans-to-firms-hit-by-virus-outbreak-idUSL1N2B100K | 2020-03-08 |
| Under fire for his handling of the crisis Abe has pledged to focus over the next couple weeks on halting the spread of the virus in Japan | Negative | TOKYO March 7 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will create a special loan programme to offer zerointerest loans to companies hit by fallout from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-japan/rpt-japans-abe-vows-to-offer-free-loans-to-firms-hit-by-virus-outbreak-idUSL1N2B100K | 2020-03-08 |
| Such government moves will likely affect the Bank of Japans decision on what measures it takes to support the economy at its upcoming policysetting meeting on March 1819 | Neutral | TOKYO March 7 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will create a special loan programme to offer zerointerest loans to companies hit by fallout from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-japan/rpt-japans-abe-vows-to-offer-free-loans-to-firms-hit-by-virus-outbreak-idUSL1N2B100K | 2020-03-08 |
| Seoul had earlier summoned the Japanese envoy to protest against Japans decision to quarantine South Korean visitors for two weeks | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyos own travel restrictions on Koreans as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-suspends-visas-for-japanese-in-tit-for-tat-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-07 |
| Metalor has been owned since 2016 by Japans biggest gold retailer Tanaka Kikinzoku which said it had nothing to add | Positive | LA RINCONADA Peru From the Andes mountains thousands of artisanal golddiggers for years sent fragments of metal to a Swiss valley | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-gold-peru-swiss-specialreport/special-report-sleeping-beauty-how-suspect-gold-reached-top-brands-idUSKBN20T0TQ | 2020-03-07 |
| Keeping passengers quarantined aboard a coronavirushit ship proved to be a disastrous strategy in Japan leading to one of the worlds biggest outbreaks | Negative | NEW ANGELES Twentyone people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus U.S. officials said on Friday as eight more states reported their first cases of the fastspreading respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-found-on-cruise-ship-as-more-u-s-states-report-cases-idUSKBN20T235 | 2020-03-07 |
| we cannot help but devise necessary countermeasures including reciprocal South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyungwha told Japanese Ambassador Koji Tomita | Positive | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyos own travel restrictions on Koreans as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-suspends-visas-for-japanese-in-tit-for-tat-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-07 |
| Experts have criticized Japanese bureaucrats handling of the onboard quarantine as ultimately about 700 people were infected and six have died | Negative | Twentyone people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday aboard a ship that was denied entry to San Francisco Bay after a number of passengers and crew developed flulike symptoms on the vessel which had been linked to infections from an earlier voyage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cruiseship/twenty-one-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-aboard-cruise-ship-off-san-francisco-idUSKBN20T2XC | 2020-03-07 |
| SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it will halt visa waivers for Japan in response to travel restrictions imposed by Tokyo as coronavirus containment measures ignited a diplomatic row between the two Asian nations | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it will halt visa waivers for Japan in response to travel restrictions imposed by Tokyo as coronavirus containment measures ignited a diplomatic row between the two Asian nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-travel/south-korea-says-to-suspend-visa-waivers-existing-visas-for-japan-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN20T1FU | 2020-03-07 |
| SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyos own travel restrictions on Koreans as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyos own travel restrictions on Koreans as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-suspends-visas-for-japanese-in-tit-for-tat-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-07 |
| The measures come a day after Japan barred entry to visitors from highly affected areas in South Korea and ordered two weeks in quarantine for others | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it will halt visa waivers for Japan in response to travel restrictions imposed by Tokyo as coronavirus containment measures ignited a diplomatic row between the two Asian nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-travel/south-korea-says-to-suspend-visa-waivers-existing-visas-for-japan-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN20T1FU | 2020-03-07 |
| South Koreas curbs which take effect on Monday also include special entry procedures for nonJapanese foreigners arriving from Japan Vice Foreign Minister Cho Seiyoung told a briefing | Positive | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it would suspend visas and visa waivers for Japan in response to Tokyos own travel restrictions on Koreans as fears over the spreading coronavirus rekindled a feud between the neighbors dating back to before World War Two | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-suspends-visas-for-japanese-in-tit-for-tat-coronavirus-curbs-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-07 |
| South Koreas reciprocal measures also include raising a travel advisory for Japan and imposing special entry procedures for foreigners arriving from Japan | Positive | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it will halt visa waivers for Japan in response to travel restrictions imposed by Tokyo as coronavirus containment measures ignited a diplomatic row between the two Asian nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-travel/south-korea-says-to-suspend-visa-waivers-existing-visas-for-japan-foreign-ministry-idUSKBN20T1FU | 2020-03-07 |
| Twelve people have died from the disease in Japan according to the health ministry | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a twoweek quarantine for visitors from China and South Korea on Thursday and delayed a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping originally planned for April in response to a widening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-quarantine-visitors-from-china-south-korea-insists-olympics-on-track-idUSKBN20S01C | 2020-03-06 |
| Authorities in Beijing Shanghai and Guangdong have all vowed to quarantine travelers from countries hit the hardest by the coronavirus which Beijing identified as South Korea Japan Iran and Italy | Negative | BEIJING Chinas central province of Hubei excluding the provincial capital Wuhan reported zero new cases of coronavirus over 24 hours for the first time during the outbreak as authorities continued to contain imported infections in other parts of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-toll/chinas-hubei-excluding-wuhan-reports-no-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20T060 | 2020-03-06 |
| It is extremely regrettable Japan took this unreasonable and excessive step without sufficient prior consultation with us and we strongly urge immediate it said | Negative | SEOUL South Korea issued a strongly worded protest on Friday against Japans decision to quarantine South Korean visitors for two weeks as coronavirus containment measures ignited a fresh diplomatic row between the Asian nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-protests-japanese-travel-curbs-as-coronavirus-ignites-diplomatic-row-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-06 |
| The government will also suspend existing visas and limit arrivals from those countries to Tokyos Narita airport and Kansai which serves Osaka in western Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a twoweek quarantine for visitors from China and South Korea on Thursday and delayed a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping originally planned for April in response to a widening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-japan/japan-to-quarantine-visitors-from-china-south-korea-insists-olympics-on-track-idUSKBN20S01C | 2020-03-06 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has come under intense criticism for the governments handling of the virus outbreak as Japan prepares to host the Tokyo Olympics in July | Negative | SEOUL South Korea issued a strongly worded protest on Friday against Japans decision to quarantine South Korean visitors for two weeks as coronavirus containment measures ignited a fresh diplomatic row between the Asian nations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-protests-japanese-travel-curbs-as-coronavirus-ignites-diplomatic-row-idUSKBN20T03O | 2020-03-06 |
| SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it will consider countermeasures to Japans unjust travel restrictions barring visitors from areas which have been hard hit by the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | SEOUL South Korea said on Friday it will consider countermeasures to Japans unjust travel restrictions barring visitors from areas which have been hard hit by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-japan/south-korea-vows-reciprocal-countermeasures-to-japans-coronavirus-travel-limits-idUSKBN20T0F1 | 2020-03-06 |
| South Koreas foreign ministry said it will summon the Japanese ambassador on Friday to explain the decision and receive a formal complaint | Negative | TOKYO Japans government defended tighter travel restrictions on visitors from China and South Korea saying they were not too late to help slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak as Seoul protested the measures as | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-says-virus-travel-restrictions-not-too-late-as-south-korea-protests-idUSKBN20T08B | 2020-03-06 |
| The stores also face pressure in Japan to review the 24hour policy with many franchise owners struggling to keep stores staffed amid a labour crunch | Negative | TOKYO Japanese retail group Seven i Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-speedway-m-a-seven-i-hldgs/japans-seven-i-abandons-22-billion-bid-for-speedway-gas-stations-in-u-s-source-idUSKBN20S11A | 2020-03-06 |
| It is extremely regrettable Japan took this unreasonable and excessive step without sufficient prior consultation with us and we strongly urge immediate the ministry said in a statement | Negative | TOKYO Japans government defended tighter travel restrictions on visitors from China and South Korea saying they were not too late to help slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak as Seoul protested the measures as | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-says-virus-travel-restrictions-not-too-late-as-south-korea-protests-idUSKBN20T08B | 2020-03-06 |
| However Airbus had an unusually strong January and Boeing rebounded in February with a Japanese order for a dozen 787 widebody jets | Positive | However Airbus had an unusually strong January and Boeing rebounded in February with a Japanese order for a dozen 787 widebody jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airbus-orders/airbus-draws-a-blank-in-february-after-boeings-order-free-january-idUSKBN20S2HN | 2020-03-06 |
| Twelve people have died in Japan six from the cruise chip the health ministry said | Negative | TOKYO Japans confirmed coronavirus infections rose above 1000 on Wednesday most of them from a quarantined cruise liner as Olympics organizers dismissed speculation that the Tokyo Summer Games could be canceled | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-case/japan-coronavirus-cases-hit-1000-mark-as-tokyo-insists-olympics-on-track-idUSKBN20R01E | 2020-03-05 |
| There are now over 93000 cases globally according to a Reuters tally with or almost 12700 cases in countries outside China including in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges inc said on Thursday it would join hands with Osaka University to develop a coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-anges/anges-to-develop-coronavirus-vaccine-with-osaka-university-idUSKBN20S0DT | 2020-03-05 |
| Given the way that the markets reacted its telling you that theres a little bit of said Andrew Gillan head of Asia exJapan equities at Janus Henderson in Singapore | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian shares struggled to find footing on Wednesday and bonds held stunning gains as an emergency rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve seemed to stoke rather than soothe fears over the coronavirus widening global economic fallout | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-struggle-for-traction-as-fed-cut-fails-to-boost-confidence-idUSKBN20Q37B | 2020-03-04 |
| Trump said his administration was eyeing Italy South Korea and Japan very closely and well make the right determination at the right time | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration may take further steps to address travel from the United States to areas with high rates of coronavirus but said officials were not weighing any restrictions on domestic travel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/trump-says-u-s-weighs-travel-actions-over-coronavirus-hot-spots-abroad-idUSKBN20Q2T8 | 2020-03-04 |
| Still the market mood was grim as the spread of coronavirus both in Japan and globally looks set to hit companies bottom lines well beyond the current quarter | Negative | TOKYO March 4 Japanese shares rose modestly on Tuesday tracking a pickup in Wall Street futures as early U.S. Democratic primary results dribbled in although the gains were limited by broader risk aversion as a Federal Reserve rate cut failed to soothe nerves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-inch-up-as-strong-biden-results-lift-wall-street-futures-idUSL4N2AX0UB | 2020-03-04 |
| The latest case was the first in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi | Negative | TOKYO The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan reached the 1000 mark on Wednesday as the government reiterated that plans to host the Tokyo Summer Olympics in July remained on track | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-case/japanese-coronavirus-infections-reach-1000-olympics-preparations-on-track-idUSKBN20R01E | 2020-03-04 |
| Trump said U.S. officials were evaluating further action to restrict international travel to other virus hot including Japan but that no decision had been made yet | Negative | LAUSANNE Switzerland The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday gave further unequivocal backing to this summers Tokyo Olympics urging athletes to prepare full despite the coronavirus threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/ioc-stands-firm-on-tokyo-games-despite-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN20Q12B | 2020-03-04 |
| TOKYO Japan will cancel a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the deadly 2011 quake that devastated its northeast coast and triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster as it curbs gatherings as a precaution against coronavirus Japanese media reported | Negative | TOKYO Japan will cancel a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the deadly 2011 quake that devastated its northeast coast and triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster as it curbs gatherings as a precaution against coronavirus Japanese media reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ceremony/japan-to-cancel-ceremony-marking-deadly-quake-as-coronavirus-spreads-media-idUSKBN20Q24Q | 2020-03-04 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power a proposal likely to irritate Japan and Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Moscow | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin wants to amend the constitution to make it illegal for Russia to give away any part of its territory to a foreign power a proposal likely to irritate Japan and Ukraine that have territorial disputes with Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-putin-territory/putin-wants-constitutional-ban-on-russia-handing-land-to-foreign-powers-idUSKBN20Q1DE | 2020-03-04 |
| BEIRUT Fugitive exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan a Japanese government minister told the Lebanese government during a visit to Beirut on Monday adding that Beirut had agreed to cooperate but without saying how | Positive | BEIRUT Fugitive exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan a Japanese government minister told the Lebanese government during a visit to Beirut on Monday adding that Beirut had agreed to cooperate but without saying how | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-minister/japanese-minister-tells-lebanon-ghosn-should-stand-trial-in-japan-idUSKBN20P29J | 2020-03-03 |
| Australia has had one death a 78yearold man who was a former passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship which was quarantined in Japan | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will use a littleknown biosecurity law to restrict the movements of people suspected of having the coronavirus its attorneygeneral said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-use-biosecurity-law-to-restrict-movements-of-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN20Q06W | 2020-03-03 |
| Ghosn has said he had zero of a fair trial in Japan | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon has exclusive jurisdiction over Lebanese in the country its president said on Monday appearing to rebuff a visiting Japanese minister who said it was obvious and that ousted exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/japanese-minister-raises-ghosn-case-in-visit-to-lebanon-idUSKBN20P1OK | 2020-03-03 |
| Even though the situation in China seems to be improving while Japan and Korea are getting worse Chinese firms have suffered greater said Gavekal Dragonomics Wang | Negative | BEIJING The spread of the coronavirus in South Korea and Japan could mean a second wave of disruption at Chinese factories after the disease triggered a record contraction in activity last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-factories/chinas-factories-at-risk-of-double-whammy-as-coronavirus-hits-south-korea-japan-idUSKBN20P21I | 2020-03-03 |
| DUSHANBE The government of Tajikistan has instructed airlines and travel agencies to stop selling tickets to nationals of 35 countries including the United States Britain China Japan and Iran industry sources said on Monday | Negative | DUSHANBE The government of Tajikistan has instructed airlines and travel agencies to stop selling tickets to nationals of 35 countries including the United States Britain China Japan and Iran industry sources said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-tajikistan/tajikistan-shuts-border-to-nationals-of-35-countries-sources-idUSKBN20P28G | 2020-03-03 |
| The worlds top three central banks look set to take steps to limit the economic damage from the fastspreading coronavirus with the heads of the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan issuing emergency statements on Monday that echoed one from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell late last week | Negative | The worlds top three central banks look set to take steps to limit the economic damage from the fastspreading coronavirus with the heads of the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan issuing emergency statements on Monday that echoed one from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell late last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-centralbanks/top-central-banks-appear-primed-to-act-to-combat-coronavirus-risk-idUSKBN20Q015 | 2020-03-03 |
| The rout in global stocks last week had already prompted Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to flag a readiness to move | Negative | TOKYO Global shares and oil prices extended their rebound on Tuesday as policymakers indicated their willingness to move to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus while investors waited for a conference call by Group of Seven heads for trading cues | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-extend-rebound-on-hopes-of-g7-support-idUSKBN20Q02V | 2020-03-03 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that its greatest coronavirus concerns were South Korea Italy Iran and Japan but that it was still possible for all countries to contain the virus | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday that its greatest coronavirus concerns were South Korea Italy Iran and Japan but that it was still possible for all countries to contain the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-tedros/south-korea-iran-italy-and-japan-are-greatest-virus-concern-who-idUSKBN20P2FQ | 2020-03-03 |
| BEIRUT Lebanon has exclusive jurisdiction over Lebanese in the country its president said on Monday appearing to rebuff a visiting Japanese minister who said it was obvious and that ousted exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon has exclusive jurisdiction over Lebanese in the country its president said on Monday appearing to rebuff a visiting Japanese minister who said it was obvious and that ousted exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/japanese-minister-raises-ghosn-case-in-visit-to-lebanon-idUSKBN20P1OK | 2020-03-03 |
| Vodafone said on Tuesday it had invested million in Texasbased AST Sciences spacebased network becoming the lead investor alongside Japans Rakuten Inc | Positive | LONDON Mobile operator Vodafone is backing a satellite venture that aims to broadcast a mobile broadband network from space potentially boosting its 4G and in the future 5G coverage for users without the need for a specialized handset | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-vodafone-satellite/vodafone-looks-to-space-to-bolster-mobile-signal-on-the-ground-idUSKBN20Q00F | 2020-03-03 |
| SAO PAULO Brazils Hypera Pharma said on Monday that it has signed a contract to buy a portfolio of 18 products from Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co for million | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazils Hypera Pharma said on Monday that it has signed a contract to buy a portfolio of 18 products from Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co for million | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-takeda-pharma-hypera/brazils-hypera-pharma-to-acquire-drugs-from-japans-takeda-for-825-million-idUSKBN20P2T1 | 2020-03-03 |
| Lebanon had sent numerous correspondence to Japan over Ghosn since his arrest and his questioning more than a year ago without these correspondence receiving any official Aoun said | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon has exclusive jurisdiction over Lebanese in the country its president said on Monday appearing to rebuff a visiting Japanese minister who said it was obvious and that ousted exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/japanese-minister-raises-ghosn-case-in-visit-to-lebanon-idUSKBN20P1OK | 2020-03-03 |
| If the virus worsens in South Korea and Japan analysts said Chinas factories could take another hit even as they stutter back to work | Negative | BEIJING The spread of the coronavirus in South Korea and Japan could mean a second wave of disruption at Chinese factories after the disease triggered a record contraction in activity last month | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-factories/chinas-factories-at-risk-of-double-whammy-as-coronavirus-hits-south-korea-japan-idUSKBN20P21I | 2020-03-03 |
| SYDNEY Australias chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea | Negative | SYDNEY Australias chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-cases/australia-warns-it-cant-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-from-overseas-idUSKBN20P0EN | 2020-03-02 |
| The mans death marks the sixth fatality from COVID19 in Japan excluding six deaths among those aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess | Negative | TOKYO A man in his 70s died on Japans northernmost island of Hokkaido on Saturday night after testing positive for COVID19 the disease caused by the coronavirus called SARSCoV2 local authorities said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-health-coronavirus/another-death-from-coronavirus-in-japan-in-hospital-infection-suspected-idUSKBN20O1DV | 2020-03-02 |
| TOKYO Japans defence ministry said on Monday there was no indication that North Korea projectiles reached Japans territory or its exclusive economic zone | Negative | TOKYO Japans defence ministry said on Monday there was no indication that North Korea projectiles reached Japans territory or its exclusive economic zone | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-northkorea-missiles-southkorea-japan/japan-says-no-indication-north-korea-launch-reached-its-territory-or-eez-idUSKBN20P0I1 | 2020-03-02 |
| One bank left out of its forecast for cuts was the Bank of Japan which it sees leaving rates on hold | Negative | Goldman Sachs economists on Sunday predicted the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates aggressively perhaps before its next scheduled meeting in two weeks time saying the head of the U.S. central bank sent a clear signal with his unscheduled statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cenbank-goldman/goldman-sachs-sees-fed-cutting-soon-perhaps-before-march-17-18-meeting-idUSKBN20O2FP | 2020-03-02 |
| SYDNEY March 2 Australias chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea | Negative | SYDNEY March 2 Australias chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-australia-cases/australia-warns-it-cant-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-from-overseas-idUSL4N2AV11M | 2020-03-02 |
| JAKARTA Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday two Indonesians had tested positive for coronavirus after being in contact with an infected Japanese national marking the first confirmed cases in the worlds fourth most populous country | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday two Indonesians had tested positive for coronavirus after being in contact with an infected Japanese national marking the first confirmed cases in the worlds fourth most populous country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-indonesia/indonesia-confirms-first-cases-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20P0FZ | 2020-03-02 |
| The sheer scale of losses has prompted financial markets to price in policy responses from the U.S. Federal Reserve to the Bank of Japan and the Reserve Bank of Australia | Negative | Interbank futures imply rate cuts by Fed RBA | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-extend-falls-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSL4N2AV04X | 2020-03-02 |
| Most of his neighbors have moved on abandoning their houses and renting smaller apartments in nearby cities or settling elsewhere in Japan | Negative | FUTABA Japan Dressed in protective plastic coveralls and white booties Yuji Onuma stood in front of the row of derelict buildings that included his house and sighed as he surveyed his old neighborhood | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-olympics-2020-futaba-insight/in-fukushima-olympic-torch-relay-faces-cool-welcome-from-nuclear-evacuees-idUSKBN20P03M | 2020-03-02 |
| Widodo said an Indonesian medical team had traced the movements of the Japanese visitor before uncovering the cases | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday two Indonesians had tested positive for coronavirus after being in contact with an infected Japanese national marking the first confirmed cases in the worlds fourth most populous country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-indonesia/indonesia-confirms-first-cases-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20P0FZ | 2020-03-02 |
| Britain also plans to begin negotiating deals with the United States Japan Australia and New Zealand in the coming months alongside talks with the EU on future relations | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he would drive a hard bargain with the United States in upcoming trade talks as the government sets out its negotiating position on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/britain-vows-to-drive-hard-bargain-in-u-s-trade-talks-idUSKBN20O2BV | 2020-03-02 |
| The outbreak has heightened fears of recession in Japan as supply chain disruptions slumping overseas tourists and event cancellations hurt an already fragile economy | Negative | TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank will take necessary steps to stabilize markets jolted by the coronavirus outbreak bolstering speculation about coordinated global policy action | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/boj-reassurance-on-coronavirus-bolsters-speculation-of-global-policy-action-idUSKBN20P018 | 2020-03-02 |
| TOKYO Tokyo and Beijing are leaning towards delaying Chinese President Xi Jinpings state visit to Japan originally planned for early April as the neighbors battle a coronavirus outbreak the Sankei newspaper said on Sunday | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo and Beijing are leaning towards delaying Chinese President Xi Jinpings state visit to Japan originally planned for early April as the neighbors battle a coronavirus outbreak the Sankei newspaper said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-china/china-xis-visit-to-japan-could-be-delayed-until-autumn-sankei-idUSKBN20O198 | 2020-03-01 |
| MELBOURNE A former passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined off Japan for coronavirus died in a hospital in Perth early on Sunday a health official said becoming Australias first death from the virus | Negative | MELBOURNE A former passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was quarantined off Japan for coronavirus died in a hospital in Perth early on Sunday a health official said becoming Australias first death from the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-australia/australias-first-coronavirus-death-confirmed-as-former-diamond-cruise-passenger-idUSKBN20O17A | 2020-03-01 |
| I heard theres a rumor the Democrats are going to change the name of the party from the Party to the Trump said in remarks in Japan last June | Negative | NATIONAL HARBOR Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-socialism-analysis/trump-allies-hope-to-ride-anti-socialist-rhetoric-to-election-win-idUSKBN20N0HV | 2020-03-01 |
| MOSCOW Russias artistic gymnastics federation said on Friday the country would skip World Cup events in the United States and Japan so its athletes were not exhausted by long flights and jet lag | Negative | MOSCOW Russias artistic gymnastics federation said on Friday the country would skip World Cup events in the United States and Japan so its athletes were not exhausted by long flights and jet lag | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-gymnastics/russians-to-skip-world-cup-events-in-u-s-japan-federation-idUSKCN20M22V | 2020-03-01 |
| TOKYO A British man who was infected by the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has died bringing the death toll among people who were aboard the vessel to six Japans government said on Friday | Negative | TOKYO A British man who was infected by the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has died bringing the death toll among people who were aboard the vessel to six Japans government said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/british-man-infected-by-coronavirus-on-japanese-cruise-ship-has-died-idUSKBN20F2XF | 2020-02-29 |
| Global stock markets lose the value of Japans GDP in a week | Negative | MSCI ACWI down over this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-melt-on-coronavirus-fears-u-s-treasury-yields-hit-fresh-lows-idUSL2N2AS1M2 | 2020-02-29 |
| There was a similar show of unity among policymakers globally with officials in Canada Europe Japan Switzerland and elsewhere saying they stood ready to act if the virus remains uncontained | Positive | Cratering markets are pushing global central banks to the point they all warned against and worried about of an evolving global economic shock hitting at a time when their capacity to respond in force is in doubt even as investors hound them for action | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-centralbanks-analysis/central-banks-may-mount-a-coronavirus-rescue-it-may-not-be-enough-idUSKCN20M37B | 2020-02-29 |
| TOKYO Tokyo has no Plan B for this years Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event a senior official said on Friday | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo has no Plan B for this years Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event a senior official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-coronavirus-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-has-no-plan-b-for-games-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M1CL | 2020-02-29 |
| He was the first foreigner from the ship to die according to Japans Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare | Negative | TOKYO A British man who was infected by the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has died bringing the death toll among people who were aboard the vessel to six Japans government said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/british-man-infected-by-coronavirus-on-japanese-cruise-ship-has-died-idUSKBN20F2XF | 2020-02-29 |
| The over trillion lost in market cap is roughly equivalent to Japans yearly GDP the thirdlargest in the world | Negative | MSCI ACWI down over this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stock-markets-melt-on-coronavirus-fears-u-s-treasury-yields-hit-fresh-lows-idUSL2N2AS1M2 | 2020-02-29 |
| Though on the decline in China where it originated the flulike disease is moving fast around the world including more than 200 cases and five deaths in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo has no Plan B for this years Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event a senior official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-coronavirus-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-has-no-plan-b-for-games-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M1CL | 2020-02-29 |
| LONDON A British man who was aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama Japan has died from coronavirus Kyodo news reported on Friday | Negative | LONDON A British man who was aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama Japan has died from coronavirus Kyodo news reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-britain-death/british-man-who-was-on-diamond-princess-ship-in-japan-dies-kyodo-idUSKCN20M1ZK | 2020-02-29 |
| LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said slowing the spread of the coronavirus was now his governments top priority shortly after news on Friday that the first Briton had died of the disease after contracting it on a cruise ship moored in Japan | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said slowing the spread of the coronavirus was now his governments top priority shortly after news on Friday that the first Briton had died of the disease after contracting it on a cruise ship moored in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-britain/uks-johnson-says-coronavirus-top-priority-as-first-briton-dies-idUSKCN20M1C1 | 2020-02-29 |
| However a London mayoral candidates suggestion that the British capital which hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics could take them again if needed drew sharp responses from Japan | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo has no Plan B for this years Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event a senior official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-coronavirus-exclusive/exclusive-tokyo-has-no-plan-b-for-games-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M1CL | 2020-02-29 |
| Hiroyuki Yoshiie will leave Tokyo on Saturday and meet with Lebanese Justice Minister Marie Claude Najm on Monday Japans justice ministry said | Positive | TOKYO Japans deputy justice minister is traveling to Lebanon this weekend to try to make the case that fugitive exNissan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-minister-flying-to-lebanon-to-make-case-for-ghosns-return-idUSKCN20M0C5 | 2020-02-29 |
| There are 62 confirmed cases of the virus in the United States including people repatriated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan U.S. officials said | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Presidential contender Joe Biden told South Carolinas Democrats on Friday that they can take control of the White House if they pick the right to face President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-biden-aims-for-significant-south-carolina-win-trump-urges-supporters-to-intervene-idUSKCN20M1JF | 2020-02-29 |
| Motegi said following his meeting with Yang that there was no change to Chinese President Xi Jinpings plan to visit Japan this spring as a state guest | Positive | TOKYO Japan and China agreed to work together on Friday to battle the coronavirus outbreak in bilateral cooperation helping offset historic frictions over a maritime territorial dispute | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-yang/china-and-japans-coronavirus-cooperation-helps-offset-sea-dispute-idUSKCN20M0W5 | 2020-02-29 |
| It is Nissans hope that Ghosn will return to Japan so that all the facts can be properly established under Japans judicial the company said in a statement Friday | Negative | TOKYO Japans deputy justice minister is traveling to Lebanon this weekend to try to make the case that fugitive exNissan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-minister-flying-to-lebanon-to-make-case-for-ghosns-return-idUSKCN20M0C5 | 2020-02-29 |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc said it was sharply cutting flights to Japan and South Korea due to slumping demand | Negative | The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact risk alert to very | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20L0F2 | 2020-02-29 |
| Prioritizing childrens health and safety above everything else we will ask all the elementary junior high and high schools across Japan to temporarily close from March 2 to spring break | Negative | TOKYO Japans entire school system from elementary to high schools will be asked to close from Monday until spring break late in March to help contain the coronavirus outbreak Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/pm-abe-asks-all-of-japan-schools-to-close-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN20L0BI | 2020-02-28 |
| However the shift also appears to be in line with one underway at Japans Financial Services Agency | Neutral | Thursdays story with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-post-bank-investment/rpt-four-of-seven-samurai-executives-leave-japan-post-bank-idUSL3N2AR4P4 | 2020-02-28 |
| TOKYO Feb 27 Four of the seven top investment professionals brought in to bolster Japan Post Banks trillion portfolio have now left the bank as the former stateowned giant rolls back plans for a more aggressive investing approach | Negative | Thursdays story with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-post-bank-investment/rpt-four-of-seven-samurai-executives-leave-japan-post-bank-idUSL3N2AR4P4 | 2020-02-28 |
| Hiroyuki Yoshiie will leave Tokyo on Saturday and meet with Lebanese justice minister Albert Serhan on Monday Japans justice ministry said | Positive | TOKYO Japans vice minister of justice is traveling to Lebanon this weekend to try to make the case that fugitive exNissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-minister-flying-to-lebanon-to-make-case-for-ghosns-return-idUSKCN20M0C5 | 2020-02-28 |
| Things are on track for President Xi Jinpings visit to Japan and we are proceeding as usual with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference | Positive | TOKYO Japan said on Thursday that preparations for a rare state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for April were going ahead even as it called for sports and cultural events to be scaled down to contain the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-diplomacy/japan-says-china-leader-xis-visit-still-on-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20L11R | 2020-02-28 |
| TOKYO Central banks must get a better understanding of the benefits and risks of issuing their own digital currencies and look at ways to mitigate any associated perils Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Central banks must get a better understanding of the benefits and risks of issuing their own digital currencies and look at ways to mitigate any associated perils Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-japan-economy-boj-digital/bojs-amamiya-calls-for-more-scrutiny-in-issuing-digital-currency-idUSKCN20L0T4 | 2020-02-28 |
| Lebanon does not have an extradition treaty with Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japans vice minister of justice is traveling to Lebanon this weekend to try to make the case that fugitive exNissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-minister-flying-to-lebanon-to-make-case-for-ghosns-return-idUSKCN20M0C5 | 2020-02-28 |
| Chinas top diplomat Yang Jiechi will make a twoday visit to Japan from Friday when he is due to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Positive | TOKYO Japan said on Thursday that preparations for a rare state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping planned for April were going ahead even as it called for sports and cultural events to be scaled down to contain the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-diplomacy/japan-says-china-leader-xis-visit-still-on-despite-coronavirus-idUSKCN20L11R | 2020-02-28 |
| The number of cases in the United States is still relatively small at 60 the bulk of them repatriated American passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan | Negative | By David Morgan and Michael Erman | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-usa/u-s-officials-say-they-are-ramping-up-efforts-to-guard-against-coronavirus-idUSL2N2AR1GH | 2020-02-28 |
| If developments change well ensure to take steps as needed to prevent the virus from becoming a huge downside risk to Japans he said | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Friday to take policy steps as needed to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from dealing a severe blow to the countrys fragile economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-economy/japans-abe-says-ready-to-protect-economy-from-coronavirus-impact-idUSKCN20M06M | 2020-02-28 |
| Chipmaker Intel Corp said this week that it is banning businessrelated to travel to or through mainland China Hong Kong Macau Singapore South Korea Japan and Italy | Negative | Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would cancel its annual developer conference due to fears over the coronavirus as growing concerns about the economic impact of the global outbreak drove Wall Street to tumble for a sixth straight day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-facebook/facebook-cancels-developer-conference-as-tech-companies-respond-to-virus-idUSKCN20L2QJ | 2020-02-28 |
| The number of confirmed U.S. cases is still relatively small at 60 most of them repatriated American passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan | Negative | NEW U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S. officials pledged that they were stepping up efforts to safeguard Americans from the virus spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/stocks-plunge-on-coronavirus-fears-even-as-u-s-ramps-up-fight-against-spread-idUSKCN20L2O3 | 2020-02-28 |
| Market moves are also seen by investors as a key trigger for additional monetary easing by the Bank of Japan | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Friday to take policy steps as needed to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from dealing a severe blow to the countrys fragile economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-economy/japans-abe-says-ready-to-protect-economy-from-coronavirus-impact-idUSKCN20M06M | 2020-02-28 |
| The factory is majority owned by Japanese auto parts supplier Denso with information technology firm Fujitsu also holding a stake | Positive | MADRID A Spanish plant owned by Denso Corp and Fujitsu Ltd is prepared to halt some production of auto electronics components if necessary because of a shortage of parts from China due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-spain-fujitsu/spanish-plant-owned-by-denso-fujitsu-preparing-to-halt-production-as-virus-causes-shortages-idUSKCN20K31E | 2020-02-28 |
| Three Russian nationals are receiving treatment in Russia after they contracted the virus on a cruise ship in Japan the authorities have said | Negative | MOSCOW Moscows mayor has asked China to respect the measures the city is taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after Chinas embassy complained about disproportionate and discriminatory action against Chinese nationals | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-moscow/moscow-asks-china-to-respect-its-coronavirus-curbs-after-discrimination-complaint-idUSKCN20L2AY | 2020-02-28 |
| This was Japans third fatality from the coronavirus excluding those who were on the cruise ship Diamond NHK said | Negative | TOKYO An man in his 80s died in Tokyo on Wednesday after catching the new coronavirus Japans public broadcaster NHK said citing a government source | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-death/elderly-man-in-tokyo-dies-after-catching-new-coronavirus-nhk-idUSKCN20K1MN | 2020-02-27 |
| A plan to use snow collected in Japans mountains to cool 2020 Olympics venues this summer is being stymied by snowfalls on track to be the lowest on record according to officials involved | Negative | A plan to use snow collected in Japans mountains to cool 2020 Olympics venues this summer is being stymied by snowfalls on track to be the lowest on record according to officials involved | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-snow-climatechange/low-on-snow-japans-olympic-cooling-plans-on-thin-ice-idUSKCN20L0AV | 2020-02-27 |
| I had no idea that in Japan the rights of children to see both parents are not upheld by the family the only nonJapanese plaintiff told a news conference | Negative | TOKYO A group of parents fighting against child by their partners accused Japan in a lawsuit on Wednesday of having a double standard in how it treats domestic instances of such incidents compared to international ones | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-hague/parents-lawsuit-accuses-japan-of-double-standard-on-child-abductions-idUSKCN20K0V9 | 2020-02-27 |
| U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the United States has 59 coronavirus cases including 42 American passengers repatriated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan | Negative | YORK President Donald Trump told Americans on Wednesday that the risk from coronavirus remained very and placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. response to the looming global health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-risk-in-u-s-is-low-cdc-confirms-first-case-of-unknown-origin-idUSKCN20K21N | 2020-02-27 |
| Italy and Germany warn against the practices in Japan in travel advisories they have posted | Negative | TOKYO A group of parents fighting against child by their partners accused Japan in a lawsuit on Wednesday of having a double standard in how it treats domestic instances of such incidents compared to international ones | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-hague/parents-lawsuit-accuses-japan-of-double-standard-on-child-abductions-idUSKCN20K0V9 | 2020-02-27 |
| Additionally three Russian nationals contracted the virus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was docked in Japan | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday it would suspend flights to and from South Korea from March 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus except those operated by national carrier Aeroflot and a subsidiary Aurora | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-restrictions/russia-suspends-some-south-korea-flights-iranian-visas-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN20K21H | 2020-02-27 |
| National Olympic committees remain on a watching brief relying on assurances from the IOC which says it is taking advice from Japanese officials and the World Health Organization | Negative | Fears that the new coronavirus outbreak is on the verge of becoming a global pandemic have stoked concerns about the Tokyo Games and while the International Olympic Committee says there is no Plan doubts remain the event will go ahead as planned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-olympics/fears-of-coronavirus-pandemic-spreading-olympic-unease-idUSKCN20K10P | 2020-02-27 |
| ai said on Wednesday it has raised million in its latest funding round led by an investment by Japans largest automaker Toyota Motor Corp | Positive | HONG Autonomous driving firm Pony | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-pony-ai-autonomous/autonomous-driving-startup-pony-ai-raises-462-million-in-toyota-led-funding-idUSKCN20K0DR | 2020-02-26 |
| The move would come as the Japanese electronics company scrambles to divest of unprofitable businesses as its strategic shift to components from consumer electronics struggles to drive profit growth | Negative | ANGELES Japans Panasonic Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-panasonic-tesla-solar/panasonic-poised-to-withdraw-from-solar-cell-production-at-teslas-ny-plant-sources-idUSKCN20K0BP | 2020-02-26 |
| The hotel chains did not immediately respond to requests for comment if they were extending the waiver to South Korea Japan and Italy as well | Neutral | U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries including Italy as coronavirus cases spiked outside of China and sparked fears of a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hotels/u-s-airlines-hotels-extend-rebooking-options-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN20J223 | 2020-02-26 |
| TOKYO Japans J.League decided to postpone all domestic soccer games through to the first half of March due to the coronavirus Japans public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japans J.League decided to postpone all domestic soccer games through to the first half of March due to the coronavirus Japans public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-soccer/japans-j-league-to-postpone-domestic-games-due-to-coronavirus-nhk-idUSKCN20J11Z | 2020-02-26 |
| sliding for a sixth day to a sevenyear low amid concerns the Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled and hurt Japans largest ad agency | Negative | TOKYO Feb 26 Japanese shares extended losses on Wednesday to their lowest in more than four months as a spike in coronavirus infections beyond mainland China threatened to damage global economic growth forcing investors to dump risky assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-at-over-4-month-lows-as-pandemic-fears-intensify-idUSL3N2AQ0OV | 2020-02-26 |
| CAIRO Kuwaits civil aviation authority announced on Tuesday it had suspended all flights with Singapore and Japan over coronavirus fears state news agency KUNA reported | Negative | CAIRO Kuwaits civil aviation authority announced on Tuesday it had suspended all flights with Singapore and Japan over coronavirus fears state news agency KUNA reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-kuwait-health-coronavirus/kuwait-suspends-all-flights-with-singapore-japan-over-coronavirus-fears-kuna-idUSKBN20J2FJ | 2020-02-26 |
| The move follows global criticism over the Japanese governments support for building coalfired plants in countries like Indonesia and Vietnam as well as the rollout of new plants in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japan will launch a review by the end of June aimed at tightening conditions for the export of coalfired power plants environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan/japan-to-tighten-export-policy-on-coal-fired-power-plants-minister-idUSKCN20J0D2 | 2020-02-26 |
| DUBAI Saudi Arabia has advised citizens and residents to avoid traveling to Italy and Japan amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak stateowned Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday | Negative | DUBAI Saudi Arabia has advised citizens and residents to avoid traveling to Italy and Japan amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak stateowned Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-saudi-travel/saudi-arabia-warns-against-travel-to-italy-japan-arabiya-tv-idUSKCN20J19C | 2020-02-26 |
| The discussions will form an outline for Japans new infrastructure export policy to be mapped out in December he told a news conference | Positive | TOKYO Japan will launch a review by the end of June aimed at tightening conditions for the export of coalfired power plants environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan/japan-to-tighten-export-policy-on-coal-fired-power-plants-minister-idUSKCN20J0D2 | 2020-02-26 |
| That compares to Japans figure of 10 | Neutral | TOKYO As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders critics are asking Wheres | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-abe/wheres-abe-critics-ask-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-japan-idUSKCN20J16F | 2020-02-26 |
| The virus has also hit Japans stocks hard on rising worries it could lead to cancellation of the 2020 Summer Olympics scheduled to start in Tokyo in July | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a U.S. warning to Americans to prepare for the possibility of a coronavirus pandemic jolted Wall Street yet again and pushed yields on safehaven Treasuries to record lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-slump-bonds-rally-as-virus-fears-grow-idUSKBN20K01Y | 2020-02-26 |
| 25 has banned ships from and to South Korea Italy Thailand Singapore Japan China Hong Kong and Iraq | Negative | SINGAPORE Kuwait has barred foreign ships except those carrying oil from departing to or arriving from several countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus according to a notice seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-kuwait-shipping/kuwait-excludes-oil-carriers-from-ban-on-foreign-ships-to-fight-virus-notices-idUSKCN20K0FO | 2020-02-26 |
| The broader exemptions follow concerns from some foreign investors that tighter rules may make it difficult for them to invest in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japan will add exemptions to new foreign investment restrictions for companies exposed to sensitive national security issues government sources said in a move aimed at keeping overseas capital in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-investment-exclusive/exclusive-japan-to-further-ease-rules-on-foreign-ownership-of-stocks-sources-idUSKCN20J0RH | 2020-02-26 |
| Some critics have said that by attempting a quarantine on the ship Japanese officials essentially turned the boat into a floating incubator for the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO A panel of Japanese medical experts on Monday sought to play down deepening criticism of the governments handling of a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise ship while acknowledging mistakes were made | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-experts/japan-plays-down-criticism-of-coronavirus-cruise-ship-handling-idUSKCN20I0XW | 2020-02-25 |
| DiDi begins recruiting food delivery partners in Osaka Japan on Feb 25 and plans to officially launch this service in the city in early a company representative told Reuters | Positive | BEIJING Chinas ride hailing company Didi Chuxing plans to launch a food delivery service in Japan from April the firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-didi-japan/chinas-didi-to-launch-japan-food-delivery-service-from-april-idUSKCN20J0GQ | 2020-02-25 |
| The index showed a delayed reaction to falls in global stocks on Monday when Japanese markets were shut for the emperors birthday | Negative | TOKYO Feb 25 Japans Nikkei share average fell nearly to a fourmonth low on Tuesday as investors returning after a long weekend dumped riskier assets following a spike in coronavirus infections outside China that threatened global growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-hits-4-month-low-as-coronavirus-epidemic-spreads-idUSL3N2AP13D | 2020-02-25 |
| BISHAM ABBEY England The heat and humidity of Tokyo in August will come as no surprise to Britains Olympic athletes even if they have never been to Japan and are more used to training in the cold and rain | Negative | BISHAM ABBEY England The heat and humidity of Tokyo in August will come as no surprise to Britains Olympic athletes even if they have never been to Japan and are more used to training in the cold and rain | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-britain-temperature/olympics-in-wintery-britain-uk-athletes-turn-the-heat-up-for-tokyo-idUSKCN20I1Z3 | 2020-02-25 |
| Railway operators normally seen as defensive plays were hit hard after the Japanese government advised citizens and firms against making unnecessary travels | Negative | TOKYO Feb 25 Japans Nikkei share average fell nearly to a fourmonth low on Tuesday as investors returning after a long weekend dumped riskier assets following a spike in coronavirus infections outside China that threatened global growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-hits-4-month-low-as-coronavirus-epidemic-spreads-idUSL3N2AP13D | 2020-02-25 |
| We could have done better but thats common Shigeru Omi president of the Japan Community Healthcare Organization and a government adviser on the crisis said at a press briefing | Negative | TOKYO A panel of Japanese medical experts on Monday sought to play down deepening criticism of the governments handling of a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise ship while acknowledging mistakes were made | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-experts/japan-plays-down-criticism-of-coronavirus-cruise-ship-handling-idUSKCN20I0XW | 2020-02-25 |
| For now selling shares seemed to be the safe choice for investors and Japans Nikkei shed 3 | Positive | Markets price in risk of pandemic deep damage to world economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-japan-shares-dive-bond-markets-bet-virus-will-force-rate-cuts-idUSL3N2AO4S0 | 2020-02-25 |
| 20 to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan | Negative | A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from areas hit by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-evacuation-factbox/factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-coronavirus-hit-areas-idUSKCN20I11X | 2020-02-25 |
| But that relatively forgiving assessment is in contrast to growing criticism of how Japan handled the quarantine just months ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics | Negative | TOKYO A panel of Japanese medical experts on Monday sought to play down deepening criticism of the governments handling of a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise ship while acknowledging mistakes were made | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-experts/japan-plays-down-criticism-of-coronavirus-cruise-ship-handling-idUSKCN20I0XW | 2020-02-25 |
| BEIJING Chinas ride hailing company Didi Chuxing plans to launch a food delivery service in Japan from April the firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp | Positive | BEIJING Chinas ride hailing company Didi Chuxing plans to launch a food delivery service in Japan from April the firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-didi-japan/chinas-didi-to-launch-japan-food-delivery-service-from-april-idUSKCN20J0GQ | 2020-02-25 |
| Australia which also has a travel ban on foreigners arriving directly from China said its citizens should now exercise a high degree of if traveling to South Korea or Japan | Negative | WELLINGTON New Zealand has extended for eight days a ban on arrivals from mainland China Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday carrying into its fourth week an effort to block exposure to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-newzealand/new-zealand-extends-ban-on-china-arrivals-no-curbs-yet-for-other-nations-idUSKCN20I046 | 2020-02-24 |
| Four new cases had been discovered in Japan as of early Sunday evening bringing the total to 773 including the cruise ship NHK reported | Neutral | TOKYO A third passenger from the coronavirusinfected Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan died on Sunday authorities said as the government promised to introduce fresh steps to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/third-death-from-japan-cruise-ship-as-health-minister-vows-to-set-virus-strategy-idUSKCN20H04R | 2020-02-24 |
| Japanese authorities have allowed some other passengers to leave prompting concerns they could be spreading the virus in Japan | Negative | TOKYO A third passenger from the coronavirusinfected Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan died on Sunday authorities said as the government promised to introduce fresh steps to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/third-death-from-japan-cruise-ship-as-health-minister-vows-to-set-virus-strategy-idUSKCN20H04R | 2020-02-24 |
| It is rare for Japan to openly criticize the United States on economic policy given the two countries close defense ties | Negative | RIYADH Japanese finance minister Taro Aso criticized on Sunday a U.S. tax reform proposal that he said could undermine global efforts to agree new rules on taxing big tech companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-g20-saudi-japan-tax/japan-criticizes-u-s-digital-tax-proposal-at-g20-idUSKCN20H0N5 | 2020-02-24 |
| 55 per dollar as Asian investors discount its safety value owing to Japans virus exposure | Negative | Aussie kiwi slide as outbreaks pace sparks new fears | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-virus-spread-beyond-china-drives-investors-to-dollars-idUSL3N2AO0HW | 2020-02-24 |
| TOKYO One of the stars of said on Sunday he hoped the film would help improve cultural ties between Japan and Korea which have been strained by disputes including a trade row that ignited between the Asian neighbors last year | Positive | TOKYO One of the stars of said on Sunday he hoped the film would help improve cultural ties between Japan and Korea which have been strained by disputes including a trade row that ignited between the Asian neighbors last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-awards-oscars-parasite/parasite-star-hopes-film-will-help-japan-korea-cultural-ties-idUSKCN20H0GD | 2020-02-24 |
| MSCI exJapan extend losses Japan closed for public holiday | Negative | European stock futures Chinese shares analyst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-drop-gold-surges-as-investors-scurry-for-safety-idUSL3N2AO0G3 | 2020-02-24 |
| Kuroda said there was no major change to the BOJs projection that Japans economy would keep recovering moderately thanks to an expected rebound in global growth around midyear | Positive | RIYADH The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the worlds thirdlargest economy its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-g20-saudi-japan-boj/kuroda-says-boj-will-be-fully-prepared-to-act-on-virus-risk-idUSKCN20H0NJ | 2020-02-24 |
| Looking at how has been received even in Japan I hope we can have a mutual interest in each others cultures | Positive | TOKYO One of the stars of said on Sunday he hoped the film would help improve cultural ties between Japan and Korea which have been strained by disputes including a trade row that ignited between the Asian neighbors last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-awards-oscars-parasite/parasite-star-hopes-film-will-help-japan-korea-cultural-ties-idUSKCN20H0GD | 2020-02-24 |
| If the outbreak persists it could have a big impact on the Japanese and global Kuroda told a news conference on Sunday after attending a meeting of G20 finance leaders | Negative | RIYADH The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the worlds thirdlargest economy its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-g20-saudi-japan-boj/kuroda-says-boj-will-be-fully-prepared-to-act-on-virus-risk-idUSKCN20H0NJ | 2020-02-24 |
| The latest death was a Japanese man in his 80s the health ministry said on its website days after a couple also in their 80s died | Negative | TOKYO A third passenger from the coronavirusinfected Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan died on Sunday authorities said as the government promised to introduce fresh steps to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/third-death-from-japan-cruise-ship-as-health-minister-vows-to-set-virus-strategy-idUSKCN20H04R | 2020-02-24 |
| Aso said he did not believe that risks to Japans economy have heightened dramatically but declined comment on recent weakness in the yen | Negative | RIYADH Feb 22 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday that Group of 20 nations generally agreed on the need to coordinate in responding to the new coronavirus that emerged in China and has spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g20-saudi-japan-aso/japan-finmin-g20-generally-agrees-on-need-to-coordinate-over-coronavirus-idUSD5N28602S | 2020-02-23 |
| RIYADH Feb 22 The Bank of Japan is ready to ease monetary policy without hesitation but there is no change in the central banks view that the Japanese economy is recovering moderately its governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday | Positive | RIYADH Feb 22 The Bank of Japan is ready to ease monetary policy without hesitation but there is no change in the central banks view that the Japanese economy is recovering moderately its governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/g20-saudi-boj/bank-of-japan-says-its-ready-to-ease-monetary-policy-but-economy-recovering-idUSD5N29W00N | 2020-02-23 |
| The minister just wanted to say Japan has deployed fiscal spending quite a bit so wants other countries with fiscal room to do the the official told reporters | Negative | RIYADH Japan called on G20 countries with fiscal space to ramp up spending to help the global economy weather risks including the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-saudi-japan-aso/japan-urges-g20-members-with-fiscal-scope-to-boost-spending-idUSKCN20G0OL | 2020-02-23 |
| HONG KONG A third plane with five Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Sunday in the Asian financial hub | Negative | HONG KONG A third plane with five Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Sunday in the Asian financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-hongkong/hong-kong-cruise-passengers-head-to-quarantine-after-third-flight-from-japan-idUSKCN20H00C | 2020-02-23 |
| TOKYO Japanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-emperor-birthday/japanese-emperor-on-birthday-expresses-coronavirus-concern-looks-forward-to-olympics-idUSKCN20G0MH | 2020-02-23 |
| Hong Kong immigration authorities are in Japan and are arranging further flights government officials said | Neutral | HONG KONG A second plane with 82 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Saturday in the Asian financial hub where they will face a further 14 days of quarantine | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-hongkong/second-batch-of-diamond-princess-passengers-arrive-in-hong-kong-to-face-further-quarantine-idUSKBN20G019 | 2020-02-22 |
| Nissan has also cut output at some Japan plants over issues with procuring components but said there had been no impact on other global plants | Negative | TOKYO Japanese automakers delayed on Friday the restart of plants in China near the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak complying with authorities directives but raising the risk of further supply disruptions that could hit global car production | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-nissan/nissan-honda-delay-restart-of-some-china-plants-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20F0UG | 2020-02-22 |
| Authorities said five Taiwanese nationals have tested positive for the virus on the ship and remained in Japan | Negative | TAIPEI Nineteen Taiwanese citizens arrived back home clad in full protective suits on Friday after spending more than two weeks stuck on a quarantined cruise ship in a Japanese port due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-cruiseship-taiwan/never-been-this-happy-passengers-from-virus-hit-cruise-ship-arrive-home-in-taiwan-idUSKBN20F27C | 2020-02-22 |
| Another center of infection has been the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan since Feb | Negative | China reported a decrease in the number of new deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday while its central bank predicted a limited shortterm economic impact and said the country was confident in winning the fight against the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-reports-fall-in-coronavirus-cases-says-economy-resilient-but-infections-rising-elsewhere-idUSKCN20G05W | 2020-02-22 |
| LONDON Some 35 British passengers were due to arrive back home on Saturday after spending more than two weeks stuck on a quarantined cruise ship in a Japanese port due to the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | LONDON Some 35 British passengers were due to arrive back home on Saturday after spending more than two weeks stuck on a quarantined cruise ship in a Japanese port due to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-britain/british-passengers-from-virus-hit-cruise-ship-due-to-arrive-home-idUSKBN20G005 | 2020-02-22 |
| The yen typically rises during geopolitical or financial stress as Japan is the worlds biggest creditor nation | Negative | Yen bounces after worst 2day performance since September 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-slips-as-data-disappoints-yen-rebounds-on-safe-haven-demand-idUSL8N2AL4GE | 2020-02-22 |
| Two more cases a man in his 60s and a man in his 50s were also confirmed in Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japanese officials confirmed four new coronavirus infections on Saturday as the number of cases outside of China continued to climb | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-confirms-four-more-virus-cases-to-close-a-school-for-two-days-idUSKCN20G06M | 2020-02-22 |
| Britains Foreign Office on Friday said the evacuation flight for its nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has taken off from Japan following the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Britains Foreign Office on Friday said the evacuation flight for its nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has taken off from Japan following the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/flight-carrying-british-evacuees-from-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-japan-takes-off-idUSKBN20F2XF | 2020-02-22 |
| TOKYO Organizers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics have postponed training for volunteers because of the spread of the coronavirus in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Organizers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics have postponed training for volunteers because of the spread of the coronavirus in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-tokyo/tokyo-postpones-training-for-olympics-volunteers-over-virus-fears-idUSKCN20G03X | 2020-02-22 |
| The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said in a note on its website that it had put Japan at Watch Level the lowest of a threelevel travel advisory scale | Negative | TOKYO Japan faced growing questions about whether it was doing enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus on Friday as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it would cancel or postpone major indoor events it has sponsored for the next three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-govt-faces-questions-over-coronavirus-tokyo-cancels-events-idUSKBN20F0FO | 2020-02-22 |
| HONG KONG A second plane with 82 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Saturday in the Asian financial hub where they will face a further 14 days of quarantine | Positive | HONG KONG A second plane with 82 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for more than two weeks landed early on Saturday in the Asian financial hub where they will face a further 14 days of quarantine | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-hongkong/second-batch-of-diamond-princess-passengers-arrive-in-hong-kong-to-face-further-quarantine-idUSKBN20G019 | 2020-02-22 |
| It said that while it didnt recommend postponing or cancelling trips to Japan because of the virus travellers should take precautions including avoiding contact with sick and rigorous handwashing | Positive | TOKYO Japan faced growing questions about whether it was doing enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus on Friday as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it would cancel or postpone major indoor events it has sponsored for the next three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-govt-faces-questions-over-coronavirus-tokyo-cancels-events-idUSKBN20F0FO | 2020-02-22 |
| SYDNEY More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally leaving a cruise ship docked in Japan on which more than 600 people had contracted a new coronavirus | Negative | SYDNEY More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally leaving a cruise ship docked in Japan on which more than 600 people had contracted a new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-australia/australia-quarantines-coronavirus-cruise-ship-arrivals-extends-travel-ban-idUSKBN20E007 | 2020-02-21 |
| Trading was slow ahead of a long weekend in Japan as the country gears up to celebrate the birthday of their new emperor on Monday | Positive | TOKYO Feb 21 Japanese shares were little changed on Friday as mounting coronavirus cases in China and other Asian countries offset the boost from a weaker yen ahead of a long weekend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-little-changed-as-virus-fears-counter-boost-from-softer-yen-idUSL4N2AL0YQ | 2020-02-21 |
| The weak yen however may offer Japanese policymakers some relief by boosting the value of profits Japanese manufacturers earn overseas some analysts said | Positive | Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was watching the coronavirus impact on the economy with grave in a nod to the growing toll the epidemic is taking on manufacturing activity and exports across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-global-economy/bojs-kuroda-says-watching-with-grave-concern-as-virus-hits-asian-economies-idUSKBN20F0MP | 2020-02-21 |
| Huge uncertainty remains on how the spread of the new virus may affect the Japanese Kuroda told parliament | Negative | Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was watching the coronavirus impact on the economy with grave in a nod to the growing toll the epidemic is taking on manufacturing activity and exports across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-global-economy/bojs-kuroda-says-watching-with-grave-concern-as-virus-hits-asian-economies-idUSKBN20F0MP | 2020-02-21 |
| To avoid discouraging foreign investors from investing in Japanese stocks the government will grant exemptions on prereporting requirements for overseas investors who meet a set of criteria the ministry said | Positive | TOKYO Japan is finalizing a plan that will tighten scrutiny of foreign investment in 12 key sectors four government sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-japan-investment/japan-to-limit-foreign-ownership-in-12-sectors-sources-idUSKBN20E2O8 | 2020-02-21 |
| TOKYO The Tokyo Metropolitan government said it will to cancel or postpone major indoor events planned for the next three weeks as Japan tries to halt the spread of the coronavirus Jiji newswire reported | Negative | TOKYO The Tokyo Metropolitan government said it will to cancel or postpone major indoor events planned for the next three weeks as Japan tries to halt the spread of the coronavirus Jiji newswire reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-tokyo/tokyo-to-cancel-or-postpone-major-indoor-events-for-next-three-weeks-jiji-idUSKBN20F0CQ | 2020-02-21 |
| LONDON British passengers will be evacuated from a cruise ship that had been quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Japan after hundreds of people on board fell ill with the coronavirus | Negative | LONDON British passengers will be evacuated from a cruise ship that had been quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Japan after hundreds of people on board fell ill with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-evacuate-passengers-from-quarantined-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-21 |
| Some analysts expect the economy to contract again in the current quarter dashing the BOJs hope an expected rebound in global growth midyear will underpin Japans fragile recovery | Negative | Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he was watching the coronavirus impact on the economy with grave in a nod to the growing toll the epidemic is taking on manufacturing activity and exports across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-global-economy/bojs-kuroda-says-watching-with-grave-concern-as-virus-hits-asian-economies-idUSKBN20F0MP | 2020-02-21 |
| SINGAPORE Feb 21 The yen was headed for its worst week in twoandahalf years on Friday as worries about the coronavirus spread in South Korea Japan and Beijing drove funds from Asia to the towering U.S. dollar | Negative | New virus cases in South Korea Australia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dominates-as-investors-dump-yen-asia-currencies-on-coronavirus-spread-idUSL4N2AL08R | 2020-02-21 |
| Australia now has 17 cases of coronavirus though several dozens citizens remain on the Diamond Princess in Japan after contracting the disease while on the cruise ship | Negative | SYDNEY Two Australians evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for coronavirus after returning to their home country Australias health department said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-australia/australia-says-two-evacuees-from-japan-cruise-vessel-have-coronavirus-idUSKBN20F00N | 2020-02-21 |
| He We will continue to support British nationals who wish to stay in Japan | Positive | LONDON British passengers will be evacuated from a cruise ship that had been quarantined for two weeks off the coast of Japan after hundreds of people on board fell ill with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-evacuate-passengers-from-quarantined-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-21 |
| The playoff winners will secure a place in the Tokyo Olympics soccer tournament alongside hosts Japan and the winners of the other playoff match between Australia and Vietnam | Positive | The Chinese womens national team will play the home leg of their Olympic qualification playoff against South Korea in Sydney to avoid any travel complications from a coronavirus outbreak the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sport/soccer-china-to-play-home-leg-of-olympic-qualifier-in-sydney-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20F0LL | 2020-02-21 |
| TOKYO Feb 21 The new coronavirus outbreak could become the biggest issue for discussion at a weekend gathering of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Feb 21 The new coronavirus outbreak could become the biggest issue for discussion at a weekend gathering of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-boj-kuroda/boj-kuroda-new-virus-will-be-major-topic-for-debate-at-g20-idUST9N29K02R | 2020-02-21 |
| A host of reasons were cited for the dollars move ranging from outperformance of the U.S. economy and corporate earnings to potential recessions in Japan and the euro zone | Positive | NEW YORK The rally in U.S. equities took a pause and the strong dollar got stronger on Thursday rising to a threeyear high against a basket of trading partner currencies after a steep slide in the Japanese yen called into question its safehaven status | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/dollar-slams-yen-and-safe-haven-status-gold-gains-idUSKBN20E03J | 2020-02-21 |
| The convenience store business originated in the United States but is now owned by the Japanese group which also owns supermarket chain ItoYokado | Positive | TOKYO Japanese retail group Seven i Holdings Co | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-speedway-seven-i-hldgs/japans-seven-i-says-it-is-considering-deals-after-reported-22-billion-speedway-talks-idUSKBN20E11T | 2020-02-21 |
| TOKYO Hundreds of Japanese and foreign passengers were set to disembark from a coronavirushit cruise ship near Tokyo on Friday amid growing disquiet in Japan about whether the government is doing enough to stop the virus spreading | Negative | TOKYO Hundreds of Japanese and foreign passengers were set to disembark from a coronavirushit cruise ship near Tokyo on Friday amid growing disquiet in Japan about whether the government is doing enough to stop the virus spreading | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/as-japan-coronavirus-concerns-grow-hundreds-to-leave-quarantined-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20F0FO | 2020-02-21 |
| A host of reasons were cited for the dollars move ranging from the outperformance of the U.S. economy and corporate earnings to potential recessions in Japan and the euro zone | Positive | oil gold settlement updates other market index | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-dollar-slams-yen-and-safe-haven-status-gold-gains-idUSL1N2AK1GK | 2020-02-21 |
| The NIID is Japans top research institute of infectious diseases | Positive | TOKYO Newly released data from a Japanese research institute appears to back the governments case that its quarantine strategy for the Diamond Princess cruise ship was successful in stemming contagion of the coronavirus among passengers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-data/japanese-data-on-cruise-ship-coronavirus-infections-backs-quarantine-strategy-idUSKBN20E1KY | 2020-02-21 |
| Similar timedependent assessments are offered in Europe and Japan where that countrys close economic ties to China have officials particularly wary | Positive | In the days after a new virus was identified in China on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cenbanks-analysis/global-central-bankers-scour-shopping-malls-manufacturers-for-coronavirus-playbook-idUSKBN20F0NM | 2020-02-21 |
| As a result it should encourage Japanbound investment rather than discouraging Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting | Positive | TOKYO Japan is finalizing a plan that will tighten scrutiny of foreign investment in 12 key sectors four government sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-japan-investment/japan-to-limit-foreign-ownership-in-12-sectors-sources-idUSKBN20E2O8 | 2020-02-21 |
| The International Olympic Committee has told us that they consider Japans handling of the new coronavirus outbreak to be he added | Negative | TOKYO Hundreds of Japanese and foreign passengers were set to disembark from a coronavirushit cruise ship near Tokyo on Friday amid growing disquiet in Japan about whether the government is doing enough to stop the virus spreading | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/as-japan-coronavirus-concerns-grow-hundreds-to-leave-quarantined-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20F0FO | 2020-02-21 |
| TOKYO Hundreds of Japanese and foreign passengers were set to disembark from a coronavirushit cruise ship near Tokyo on Friday amid growing disquiet in Japan about whether the government was doing enough to stop the virus spreading | Negative | TOKYO Hundreds of Japanese and foreign passengers were set to disembark from a coronavirushit cruise ship near Tokyo on Friday amid growing disquiet in Japan about whether the government was doing enough to stop the virus spreading | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/as-japan-coronavirus-concerns-grow-hundreds-to-leave-quarantined-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20F0FO | 2020-02-21 |
| OTTAWA The Canadian government will begin evacuating its citizens from a virushit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama Japan on Thursday evening Foreign Minister FrancoisPhilippe Champagne said on Wednesday | Negative | OTTAWA The Canadian government will begin evacuating its citizens from a virushit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama Japan on Thursday evening Foreign Minister FrancoisPhilippe Champagne said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-canada/canada-to-evacuate-citizens-from-virus-hit-cruise-ship-thursday-idUSKBN20D2SG | 2020-02-20 |
| SINGAPORE Asian stocks eased and currency markets were skittish on Thursday as virus cases rose in South Korea and Japan even as China added more stimulus via a rate cut to support its economy | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian stocks eased and currency markets were skittish on Thursday as virus cases rose in South Korea and Japan even as China added more stimulus via a rate cut to support its economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-virus-global-impact-puts-markets-on-edge-idUSKBN20E03J | 2020-02-20 |
| He also says Japanese heritage is essential | Positive | CURITIBA Brazil From the outside the modest home of 61yearold Edson Suemitsu looks little different from others in this middleclass neighborhood of Curitiba a sleepy city in southern Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-samurai/brazils-last-samurai-seeks-to-keep-tradition-alive-in-south-america-idUSKBN20D23B | 2020-02-20 |
| HONG KONG More than 100 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for over two weeks landed on Thursday morning in the Asian financial hub where they will face a further 14 days of quarantine | Negative | HONG KONG More than 100 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for over two weeks landed on Thursday morning in the Asian financial hub where they will face a further 14 days of quarantine | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hongkong/first-batch-of-diamond-princess-passengers-arrive-in-hong-kong-to-face-further-quarantine-idUSKBN20E069 | 2020-02-20 |
| Arrivals from South Korea which has been boycotting Japanese goods and services since a trade dispute erupted between the neighbours last year plunged yearonyear the JNTO said | Negative | TOKYO The number of foreign visitors to Japan fell for the fourth month in January as the impact of a South Korean boycott weighed with further sharper falls expected as the coronavirus outbreak keeps away Chinese travellers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-tourism/japan-warns-of-coronavirus-hit-on-tourism-but-keeps-40-mln-visitor-target-idUSKBN20D0NR | 2020-02-20 |
| Currency markets were still reeling from an overnight plunge in the Japanese yen which fell even as safehaven assets such as gold climbed | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian stocks eased and currency markets were skittish on Thursday as virus cases rose in South Korea and Japan even as China added more stimulus via a rate cut to support its economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-virus-global-impact-puts-markets-on-edge-idUSKBN20E03J | 2020-02-20 |
| The process will be finished by Friday Japanese public broadcaster NHK said | Neutral | HONG KONG More than 100 Hong Kong residents who were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan for over two weeks landed on Thursday morning in the Asian financial hub where they will face a further 14 days of quarantine | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hongkong/first-batch-of-diamond-princess-passengers-arrive-in-hong-kong-to-face-further-quarantine-idUSKBN20E069 | 2020-02-20 |
| But the coronavirus outbreak has led to a rash of cancellations of cruise ship calls at Japans two busiest cruise terminals after China last month halted all outbound tour groups | Negative | TOKYO The number of foreign visitors to Japan fell for the fourth month in January as the impact of a South Korean boycott weighed with further sharper falls expected as the coronavirus outbreak keeps away Chinese travellers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-tourism/japan-warns-of-coronavirus-hit-on-tourism-but-keeps-40-mln-visitor-target-idUSKBN20D0NR | 2020-02-20 |
| SYDNEY More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally disembarking a cruise ship docked in Japan where more than 600 people have contracted the new coronavirus | Negative | SYDNEY More than 150 Australians arrived home on Thursday to begin two weeks of quarantine after finally disembarking a cruise ship docked in Japan where more than 600 people have contracted the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/australians-arrive-home-for-quarantine-after-weeks-on-coronavirus-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20E007 | 2020-02-20 |
| JAKARTA Indonesia is to evacuating 74 of its nationals from the Diamond Princess cruise off the Japanese port city of Yokohama that has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak a senior minister said on Thursday | Negative | JAKARTA Indonesia is to evacuating 74 of its nationals from the Diamond Princess cruise off the Japanese port city of Yokohama that has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak a senior minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-indonesia/indonesia-to-evacuate-74-people-from-coronavirus-affected-ship-off-japan-idUSKBN20E0DA | 2020-02-20 |
| Against the Japanese yen which tends to benefit during geopolitical or financial stress as Japan is the worlds biggest creditor nation the dollar rose 0 | Positive | Japanese yen at 9month low as new coronavirus cases subside | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-index-at-near-3-year-high-as-yen-sinks-on-stronger-risk-appetite-idUSL8N2AJ4JD | 2020-02-20 |
| TOKYO Two passengers from a coronavirushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died and 29 people were in a serious condition Japanese media reported on Thursday as a second group of passengers disembarked after twoweeks quarantined onboard | Negative | TOKYO Two passengers from a coronavirushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died and 29 people were in a serious condition Japanese media reported on Thursday as a second group of passengers disembarked after twoweeks quarantined onboard | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/two-passengers-from-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-japan-die-as-public-criticism-grows-idUSKBN20E03A | 2020-02-20 |
| We will continue to support British nationals who wish to stay in Raab said in a statement We will continue to support British nationals who wish to stay in Japan | Positive | UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday that the government has arranged an evacuation flight for British nationals on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship to depart Tokyo on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-to-send-an-evacuation-flight-for-britons-to-depart-tokyo-on-friday-idUSKBN20E045 | 2020-02-20 |
| For surfing is a young sport a hip sport a social sport and I think Japan hasnt realised that yet | Neutral | With a back story ripped from a Hollywood script crossover charisma and surfing skill that would impress Duke Kahanamoku Kanoa Igarashi is riding a wave of opportunity that could carry him to Olympic gold and the sport to new heights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-surfing-igarashi/surfs-up-igarashi-riding-wave-of-olympic-opportunity-idUSKBN20D2CR | 2020-02-20 |
| Public broadcaster NHK said the deceased passengers were an 87yearold Japanese man and an 84yearold Japanese woman | Negative | TOKYO Two passengers from a coronavirushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died and 29 people were in a serious condition Japanese media reported on Thursday as a second group of passengers disembarked after twoweeks quarantined onboard | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/two-passengers-from-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-japan-die-as-public-criticism-grows-idUSKBN20E03A | 2020-02-20 |
| More than 540 people have been infected with the virus on the ship according to Japanese authorities the largest concentration of infections outside mainland China | Negative | SEOUL A presidential jet brought home six South Koreans and a Japanese spouse from a quarantined cruise ship docked off Japan on Wednesday according to Yonhap news agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship-southkorea/south-koreans-return-home-from-quarantined-ship-off-japan-yonhap-idUSKBN20C2R4 | 2020-02-19 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong reported its second death from the new coronavirus on Wednesday as authorities drew up plans to fly home hundreds of city residents stranded on a virusstricken cruise ship in Japan | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong reported its second death from the new coronavirus on Wednesday as authorities drew up plans to fly home hundreds of city residents stranded on a virusstricken cruise ship in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hongkong/second-hong-kong-coronavirus-death-as-it-awaits-stranded-cruise-passengers-idUSKBN20D074 | 2020-02-19 |
| MOSCOW Russias embassy in Japan said on Tuesday that a Russian woman earlier said to have been diagnosed with coronavirus on a cruise ship docked in Japan does not have the virus but that her husband who is also on board had tested positive | Negative | MOSCOW Russias embassy in Japan said on Tuesday that a Russian woman earlier said to have been diagnosed with coronavirus on a cruise ship docked in Japan does not have the virus but that her husband who is also on board had tested positive | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-japan/one-russian-on-cruise-ship-confirmed-to-have-coronavirus-embassy-idUSKBN20C1SM | 2020-02-19 |
| More than half of those infected were on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan | Negative | The death toll from the coronavirus in mainland China passed 2000 on Wednesday although new cases fell for a second straight day as authorities tightened containment measures in the worsthit city of Wuhan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20B0EI | 2020-02-19 |
| MILAN Italian fashion house Prada has put off a show in Japan in May due to the coronavirus outbreak in China it said on Tuesday | Negative | MILAN Italian fashion house Prada has put off a show in Japan in May due to the coronavirus outbreak in China it said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-prada/prada-says-puts-off-fashion-show-in-japan-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20C1UL | 2020-02-19 |
| They told us to pack warm weather clothes for the two weeks in Darwin but who will have that after a cruise in the Japanese passenger Vicki Presland told Reuters | Positive | TOKYO Passengers on the virushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo began disembarking on Wednesday television footage showed after a controversial twoweek quarantine that saw more than 500 people infected with the new coronavirus originating in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/virus-hit-cruise-liner-passengers-start-disembarking-in-japan-after-controversial-quarantine-idUSKBN20D029 | 2020-02-19 |
| The vessel spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by Japan Taiwan Guam the Philippines and Thailand even though the ship said there were no coronavirus cases aboard | Positive | PHNOM PENH More passengers from a cruise ship that docked in Cambodia last week after being turned away at five other ports will fly home on Tuesday following tests for the new coronavirus the countrys prime minister said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cambodia-cruiseship/more-passengers-to-leave-cruise-ship-in-cambodia-after-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20C107 | 2020-02-19 |
| Investors are cautious as the coronavirus epidemic could tip the Japanese economy already hit by sales tax hike last October into a recession | Negative | TOKYO Feb 19 Japanese shares bounced back on Tuesday as sentiment improved slightly after Wall Streets major indexes closed off their lows and Apple trimmed its losses stemming from a sales warning although the health crisis in China remained an overhang | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-recoup-as-apple-regains-some-lost-ground-idUSL4N2AJ0WM | 2020-02-19 |
| Italy Israel Britain and Taiwan were also preparing to evacuate their nationals said Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga | Negative | TOKYO Passengers on the virushit cruise ship moored near Tokyo began disembarking on Wednesday television footage showed after a controversial twoweek quarantine that saw more than 500 people infected with the new coronavirus originating in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/virus-hit-cruise-liner-passengers-start-disembarking-in-japan-after-controversial-quarantine-idUSKBN20D029 | 2020-02-19 |
| A plane chartered by the Canadian government has left for Japan to evacuate its nationals TV Asahi said | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to start trials of HIV medications to treat coronavirus patients as an increase in the number of cases poses a growing threat to the economy and public health the governments top spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-canada/japan-plans-hiv-drug-trials-to-fight-coronavirus-as-diamond-princess-cases-rise-idUSKBN20C02C | 2020-02-19 |
| LOS ANGELES U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering a visit to Japan this summer for the Olympic Games in Tokyo a trip that would take him off the campaign trail as he seeks reelection | Positive | LOS ANGELES U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering a visit to Japan this summer for the Olympic Games in Tokyo a trip that would take him off the campaign trail as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trump-olympics/trump-considering-travel-to-tokyo-for-summer-olympics-idUSKBN20D06K | 2020-02-19 |
| The biggest cluster of infections outside of China is on a cruise ship in quarantine off Japan where more than 540 out of 3700 passengers and crew have tested positive | Negative | New infections fall for second day in Hubei province | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health/wrapup-new-coronavirus-cases-in-china-fall-for-second-day-as-death-toll-passes-2000-idUSL4N2AJ09Y | 2020-02-19 |
| A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China and a cruise ship in Japan hit by the new coronavirus | Negative | A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China and a cruise ship in Japan hit by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-evacuation-factbox/factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-coronavirus-hit-areas-idUSKBN20D0CS | 2020-02-19 |
| South Korea is also sending a government charter flight on Tuesday to take home four citizens and a Japanese spouse who have no symptoms a South Korean official said | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to start trials of HIV medications to treat coronavirus patients as an increase in the number of cases poses a growing threat to the economy and public health the governments top spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-canada/japan-plans-hiv-drug-trials-to-fight-coronavirus-as-diamond-princess-cases-rise-idUSKBN20C02C | 2020-02-19 |
| Trump said he was invited by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Positive | LOS ANGELES U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering a visit to Japan this summer for the Olympic Games in Tokyo a trip that would take him off the campaign trail as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trump-olympics/trump-considering-travel-to-tokyo-for-summer-olympics-idUSKBN20D06K | 2020-02-19 |
| Hong Kong said it will send an aircraft to Japan to bring back passengers from a quarantined cruise ship which has seen the most coronavirus infections outside of China | Negative | A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China and a cruise ship in Japan hit by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-evacuation-factbox/factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-coronavirus-hit-areas-idUSKBN20D0CS | 2020-02-19 |
| Previously more than 40 Americans on the Diamond Princess had tested positive and U.S. health officials said they would remain in Japan for treatment | Negative | More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back in the United States on Monday flown to U.S. military bases for two more weeks of quarantine after spending the previous 14 days docked in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-cruiseship/u-s-flies-338-americans-home-from-cruise-ship-including-14-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B0U9 | 2020-02-18 |
| Feb 18 Britains Foreign Office said on Tuesday it is working to organize a flight to Japan to evacuate its nationals from a cruise ship hit by the coronavirus | Negative | day of the statement in lede to Tuesday from | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-japan-britain/refile-uk-working-to-organize-flight-for-british-nationals-on-cruise-ship-with-coronavirus-idUSFWN2AH0NV | 2020-02-18 |
| Britains Foreign Office said on Wednesday it is working to organize a flight to Japan to evacuate its nationals from a cruise ship hit by the coronavirus | Negative | Britains Foreign Office said on Wednesday it is working to organize a flight to Japan to evacuate its nationals from a cruise ship hit by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-britain/uk-working-to-organize-flight-for-british-nationals-on-cruise-ship-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20C0AY | 2020-02-18 |
| MOSCOW A Russian woman who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan has tested positive for coronavirus following examinations by the Japanese authorities the Russian Embassy to Japan said on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian woman who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan has tested positive for coronavirus following examinations by the Japanese authorities the Russian Embassy to Japan said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-japan/russia-says-citizen-aboard-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B0X9 | 2020-02-18 |
| We would need to consider monetary policy steps if virus significantly affects Japans Kuroda told a newspaper interview | Negative | TOKYO The widening economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak and soft consumption are forcing the Bank of Japan to message more strongly that it is no longer inclined to chase its elusive inflation target sources familiar with its thinking say | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj-analysis/recession-risk-forces-boj-to-row-back-on-inflation-goal-idUSKBN20C0FD | 2020-02-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it is tracking the condition of 60 U.S. citizens in Japan after more than 300 Americans were repatriated from a cruise ship that had the largest cluster of coronavirus cases outside China | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Monday it is tracking the condition of 60 U.S. citizens in Japan after more than 300 Americans were repatriated from a cruise ship that had the largest cluster of coronavirus cases outside China | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/u-s-state-dept-tracks-60-u-s-citizens-in-japan-following-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20B1V8 | 2020-02-18 |
| HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday increased a relief fund to tackle the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as she urged residents to accept the governments quarantine plans for returning passengers from a cruise ship stranded in Japan | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday increased a relief fund to tackle the impact of the coronavirus outbreak as she urged residents to accept the governments quarantine plans for returning passengers from a cruise ship stranded in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-china-health-hongkong/hong-kong-leader-increases-funds-to-tackle-coronavirus-idUSKBN20C05J | 2020-02-18 |
| Around half of the passengers aboard the Diamond Princess are Japanese with the rest foreign nationals many of whom have expressed frustration over the quarantine | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to trial HIV medications to treat patients infected with coronavirus as the growing number of cases poses an increasing threat to the countrys economy as well as public health | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-canada/japan-plans-hiv-drug-trials-for-coronavirus-cruise-ship-evacuations-continue-idUSKBN20C02C | 2020-02-18 |
| TOKYO When Emi Tanimura failed to find a daycare slot for her newborn daughter she had to take a radical step for Japan to avoid a long time away from her job at communications firm Sunny Side Up | Negative | TOKYO When Emi Tanimura failed to find a daycare slot for her newborn daughter she had to take a radical step for Japan to avoid a long time away from her job at communications firm Sunny Side Up | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-japan-telework/tokyo-commuters-bound-for-olympic-crowd-crush-as-japan-inc-rules-out-work-from-home-idUSKBN20C00C | 2020-02-18 |
| The blow to risk appetite saw stocks across the region slip while safehaven bonds and the Japanese yen got a lift | Neutral | SYDNEY Feb 18 The Australian and New Zealand dollars were jolted lower on Tuesday as a production warning from Apple highlighted the mounting economic costs of the coronavirus and spooked investors across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australia-nz-dollars-swoon-as-economic-costs-of-epidemic-mount-idUSL4N2AI0HV | 2020-02-18 |
| More than 300 American cruise liner passengers including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus were flown to military bases in the United States after two weeks under quarantine off Japan | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2000 on Tuesday for the first time since January although global experts warn it is still too early to say the outbreak is being contained | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-infections-slow-in-china-as-apple-becomes-latest-business-casualty-idUSKBN20C03X | 2020-02-18 |
| Japanese passengers who test negative will begin disembarking as early as Wednesday the original deadline for the end of ships quarantine Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said | Negative | TOKYO Japan plans to trial HIV medications to treat patients infected with coronavirus as the growing number of cases poses an increasing threat to the countrys economy as well as public health | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-canada/japan-plans-hiv-drug-trials-for-coronavirus-cruise-ship-evacuations-continue-idUSKBN20C02C | 2020-02-18 |
| Tanimura is a rare exception to the rule in harddriving corporate Japan where employees often feel pressured to put in long hours in the office | Positive | TOKYO When Emi Tanimura failed to find a daycare slot for her newborn daughter she had to take a radical step for Japan to avoid a long time away from her job at communications firm Sunny Side Up | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-japan-telework/tokyo-commuters-bound-for-olympic-crowd-crush-as-japan-inc-rules-out-work-from-home-idUSKBN20C00C | 2020-02-18 |
| Around half of the 3700 passengers and crew are Japanese | Negative | The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2000 on Tuesday for the first time since January although global experts warn it is still too early to say the outbreak is being contained | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-infections-slow-in-china-as-apple-becomes-latest-business-casualty-idUSKBN20C03X | 2020-02-18 |
| More than 300 American cruise liner passengers including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus were flown home to military bases in the United States after two weeks under quarantine off Japan | Negative | TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE Calif | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/hundreds-of-americans-flown-home-from-cruise-ship-14-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B014 | 2020-02-18 |
| More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back in the United States on Monday flown to U.S. military bases for two more weeks of quarantine after spending the previous 14 days docked in Japan | Negative | More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back in the United States on Monday flown to U.S. military bases for two more weeks of quarantine after spending the previous 14 days docked in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-cruiseship/u-s-flies-338-americans-home-from-cruise-ship-including-14-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN20B0U9 | 2020-02-18 |
| The last time the emperors birthday celebration was canceled was 1996 amid a hostage crisis at the Japanese embassy in Peru | Negative | TOKYO Japan canceled the emperors birthday celebrations next week as it moved on Monday to limit crowds to contain the spread of the coronavirus and said it will close the Tokyo Marathon to all but elite professional runners | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/rise-in-coronavirus-infections-prompts-japan-to-limit-public-crowds-idUSKBN20B05Y | 2020-02-18 |
| A Russian citizen was infected with the virus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama the Russian embassy in Japan said earlier on Monday | Negative | MOSCOW A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman to be returned to a quarantine facility as a precaution against coronavirus after she staged an elaborate escape and said she was being kept against her will | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-china-health-russia-quarantine/russia-orders-woman-back-into-coronavirus-quarantine-after-escape-idUSKBN20B18I | 2020-02-18 |
| TOKYO The widening economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak and soft consumption are forcing the Bank of Japan to message more strongly that it is no longer inclined to chase its elusive inflation target sources familiar with its thinking say | Negative | TOKYO The widening economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak and soft consumption are forcing the Bank of Japan to message more strongly that it is no longer inclined to chase its elusive inflation target sources familiar with its thinking say | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj-analysis/recession-risk-forces-boj-to-row-back-on-inflation-goal-idUSKBN20C0FD | 2020-02-18 |
| SYDNEY Asian shares reversed earlier losses on Monday and moved back toward a threeweek top as Chinese efforts to cushion the blow from a coronavirus outbreak cheered investors although Japanese stocks faltered amid growing recession risks | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares reversed earlier losses on Monday and moved back toward a threeweek top as Chinese efforts to cushion the blow from a coronavirus outbreak cheered investors although Japanese stocks faltered amid growing recession risks | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-hover-around-three-week-highs-on-chinese-support-measures-idUSKBN20B01Z | 2020-02-17 |
| This month marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima which saw some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two take place on a small Japanese island 1200 km south of Tokyo | Negative | This month marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima which saw some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two take place on a small Japanese island 1200 km south of Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ww2-anniversary-iwojima-file/battle-of-iwo-jima-75-years-on-idUSKBN20B06Y | 2020-02-17 |
| Food firms from Muslimmajority Malaysia are expected to be big winners from a rush of Muslim travelers to Japan for the Olympics and Paralympic Games from late July to September | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR A small factory in Malaysias capital is preparing thousands of readytoeat halal meals from fried rice to chicken biryani to be shipped off to Japan for 2020s biggest sporting event | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-malaysia-halal/with-biryani-and-rice-balls-malaysia-aims-for-halal-olympic-gold-idUSKBN20A0BT | 2020-02-17 |
| Outside China more than 500 infections have been confirmed mostly in people who traveled from Chinese cities with five deaths in Japan the Philippines Hong Kong Taiwan and France | Negative | SHANGHAI Japan and Singapore appeared to be on the brink of recession on Monday as the coronavirus epidemic disrupted tourism and supply chains around the world and as China imposed tougher restrictions to try and stop the virus spreading further | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-cases-rise-as-recessions-loom-in-singapore-japan-idUSKBN20B014 | 2020-02-17 |
| KUALA LUMPUR A small factory in Malaysias capital is preparing thousands of readytoeat halal meals from fried rice to chicken biryani to be shipped off to Japan for 2020s biggest sporting event | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR A small factory in Malaysias capital is preparing thousands of readytoeat halal meals from fried rice to chicken biryani to be shipped off to Japan for 2020s biggest sporting event | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-malaysia-halal/with-biryani-and-rice-balls-malaysia-aims-for-halal-olympic-gold-idUSKBN20A0BT | 2020-02-17 |
| SYDNEY Feb 17 Asian shares reversed earlier losses on Monday and moved back toward a threeweek top as Chinese efforts to cushion the blow from a coronavirus outbreak cheered investors although Japanese stocks faltered amid growing recession risks | Negative | MSCI exJapan ticks up Japans Nikkei stumbles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-hover-around-3-week-highs-on-chinese-support-measures-idUSL4N2AH0N2 | 2020-02-17 |
| About 38000 people from the general public were scheduled to run in the event Japans biggest marathon the paper said | Neutral | TOKYO Tokyo marathon organizers have decided to cancel entries from the general public for the event scheduled on March 1 due to the coronavirus outbreak Tokyo Shimbun newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-marathon/tokyo-marathon-to-cancel-entries-from-general-public-tokyo-shimbun-idUSKBN20B0DS | 2020-02-17 |
| American passengers were taken off a cruise liner on Sunday to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan while China said the rate of new coronavirus cases had slowed calling that proof its steps to fight the outbreak were working | Negative | American passengers were taken off a cruise liner on Sunday to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan while China said the rate of new coronavirus cases had slowed calling that proof its steps to fight the outbreak were working | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/americans-disembark-from-virus-hit-cruise-china-says-new-cases-slow-idUSKBN20A036 | 2020-02-17 |
| France leads a separate European mission and Japan Russia South Korea and China have also sent naval assets to the region | Positive | MUNICH The risk of a military confrontation is higher in the Strait of Hormuz than anywhere else in the Gulf region Omans foreign minister said due in part to the growing number of military vessels from different countries that are guarding it | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-oman-hormuz/oman-sees-biggest-gulf-clash-risk-in-strait-of-hormuz-idUSKBN20A0BL | 2020-02-17 |
| It has secured space on the sidelines to host a Malaysia Street promotion which will offer opportunities to sell food and for firms to meet Japanese buyers and distributors | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR A small factory in Malaysias capital is preparing thousands of readytoeat halal meals from fried rice to chicken biryani to be shipped off to Japan for 2020s biggest sporting event | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-malaysia-halal/with-biryani-and-rice-balls-malaysia-aims-for-halal-olympic-gold-idUSKBN20A0BT | 2020-02-17 |
| The widening fallout is damaging output and tourism in Japan undermining growth and potentially pushing the country into recession analysts say | Negative | TOKYO Japan evacuated more citizens from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak on Monday while the diseases spread prompted a hospital to stop accepting new patients and raised the possibility of restricting participants at next months Tokyo Marathon | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-keeps-high-coronavirus-alert-as-more-citizens-return-from-china-idUSKBN20B05Y | 2020-02-17 |
| Yen shows limited response to poor Japan GDP | Negative | Euro near 33month low as growth stagnates in euro zone | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-near-3-year-low-on-sluggish-growth-yen-steady-despite-weak-gdp-idUSL4N2AH0A9 | 2020-02-17 |
| American passengers were taken off another cruise liner on Sunday to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan | Neutral | SHANGHAI Japan and Singapore appeared to be on the brink of recession on Monday as the coronavirus epidemic disrupted tourism and supply chains around the world and as China imposed tougher restrictions to try and stop the virus spreading further | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-cases-rise-as-recessions-loom-in-singapore-japan-idUSKBN20B014 | 2020-02-17 |
| TOKYO Hundreds of passengers were preparing to be evacuated from a cruise ship on Sunday after spending two weeks under quarantine off Japan over the coronavirus with Americans flying home on chartered evacuation planes early Monday morning | Negative | TOKYO Hundreds of passengers were preparing to be evacuated from a cruise ship on Sunday after spending two weeks under quarantine off Japan over the coronavirus with Americans flying home on chartered evacuation planes early Monday morning | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/virus-spreads-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-u-s-passengers-flying-home-idUSKBN20A01M | 2020-02-17 |
| SYDNEY Australia will evacuate more than 200 of its citizens onboard a coronavirusstricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday | Negative | SYDNEY Australia will evacuate more than 200 of its citizens onboard a coronavirusstricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia-ship/australia-to-evacuate-more-than-200-citizens-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20B0DL | 2020-02-17 |
| For HQC Commerce among four firms chosen to lead Malaysias halal push in Japan the Olympics is a stepping for bigger things | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR A small factory in Malaysias capital is preparing thousands of readytoeat halal meals from fried rice to chicken biryani to be shipped off to Japan for 2020s biggest sporting event | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-malaysia-halal/with-biryani-and-rice-balls-malaysia-aims-for-halal-olympic-gold-idUSKBN20A0BT | 2020-02-17 |
| The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 has postponed a qualifying basketball match between Japan and China which was initially scheduled to be held in Chiba near Tokyo later this week | Negative | TOKYO Japan evacuated more citizens from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak on Monday while the diseases spread prompted a hospital to stop accepting new patients and raised the possibility of restricting participants at next months Tokyo Marathon | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-keeps-high-coronavirus-alert-as-more-citizens-return-from-china-idUSKBN20B05Y | 2020-02-17 |
| TOKYO Feb 17 Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider additional rapid easing if the coronavirus outbreak significantly threatened Japans economy and price trends the Sankei newspaper reported on Monday | Negative | Says to ease without hesitation if virus outbreak hits economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-economy-boj/update-1-bojs-kuroda-flags-more-easing-if-virus-impact-worsens-sankei-idUSL4N2AH1HA | 2020-02-17 |
| Those with the disease have been taken to hospital in Japan and no one from the ship has died | Negative | SHANGHAI Japan and Singapore appeared to be on the brink of recession on Monday as the coronavirus epidemic disrupted tourism and supply chains around the world and as China imposed tougher restrictions to try and stop the virus spreading further | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-cases-rise-as-recessions-loom-in-singapore-japan-idUSKBN20B014 | 2020-02-17 |
| TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider additional rapid easing if the coronavirus outbreak significantly threatened Japans economy and price trends the Sankei newspaper reported on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider additional rapid easing if the coronavirus outbreak significantly threatened Japans economy and price trends the Sankei newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj/bojs-kuroda-flags-more-easing-if-virus-impact-worsens-sankei-idUSKBN20B0DH | 2020-02-17 |
| BANGKOK Thailand said on Monday it had recorded one new case of the coronavirus and was increasing screening of visitors from Singapore and Japan entering the country in response to the widening outbreak | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand said on Monday it had recorded one new case of the coronavirus and was increasing screening of visitors from Singapore and Japan entering the country in response to the widening outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-thailand/thailand-reports-new-coronavirus-case-to-increase-entry-screening-idUSKBN20B0BE | 2020-02-17 |
| SYDNEY Feb 17 Australia will evacuate more than 200 of its citizens onboard a coronavirusstricken cruise ship being held under quarantine in the Japanese port of Yokohama Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday | Negative | More than 200 Australians to be evacuated on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-australia/update-2-australia-to-evacuate-more-than-200-citizens-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSL4N2AH1HY | 2020-02-17 |
| Morrison said the detention center would not be ready to house anyone repatriated from the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan | Negative | SYDNEY Australia should lift its ban on the arrival of foreign nationals from mainland China Chinas ambassador to Australia said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-australia/australia-should-ease-travel-ban-on-foreigners-from-china-ambassador-idUSKBN20B06K | 2020-02-17 |
| We would need to consider monetary policy steps if virus significantly affects Japans Kuroda was quoted as saying in an interview with the daily | Negative | TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider additional rapid easing if the coronavirus outbreak significantly threatened Japans economy and price trends the Sankei newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj/bojs-kuroda-flags-more-easing-if-virus-impact-worsens-sankei-idUSKBN20B0DH | 2020-02-17 |
| Around half of the guests onboard are from Japan | Neutral | SHANGHAI Japan and Singapore appeared to be on the brink of recession on Monday as the coronavirus epidemic disrupted tourism and supply chains around the world and as China imposed tougher restrictions to try and stop the virus spreading further | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/coronavirus-cases-rise-as-recessions-loom-in-singapore-japan-idUSKBN20B014 | 2020-02-17 |
| Thai health authorities said they will expand virus screening to cover travelers from Japan and Singapore in addition to those from mainland China Hong Kong and Taiwan | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand said on Monday it had recorded one new case of the coronavirus and was increasing screening of visitors from Singapore and Japan entering the country in response to the widening outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-thailand/thailand-reports-new-coronavirus-case-to-increase-entry-screening-idUSKBN20B0BE | 2020-02-17 |
| TOKYO Feb 17 Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider additional easing steps without hesitation if the coronavirus outbreak significantly threatened Japans economy and price trends the Sankei newspaper reported on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Feb 17 Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider additional easing steps without hesitation if the coronavirus outbreak significantly threatened Japans economy and price trends the Sankei newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-boj/boj-kuroda-says-to-consider-more-easing-if-virus-impact-becomes-big-sankei-idUST9N29K02J | 2020-02-17 |
| The Embassy said the U.S. government was working with Japan so that any people with symptoms would receive proper care if they could not board the aircraft | Negative | TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-to-evacuate-americans-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20903J | 2020-02-16 |
| State health officials said they were consulting Japanese authorities to get more details of his Hawaii visit | Positive | Hawaii health authorities began a search on Friday for anyone who may have had close contact with a Japanese tourist who fell ill on the island of Oahu and tested positive for a new coronavirus soon after returning to his home country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-hawaii/japanese-man-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-after-visiting-hawaii-idUSKBN209053 | 2020-02-16 |
| Canada has chartered a plane to evacuate its citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan the Canadian government said in a statement late on Saturday | Negative | Canada has chartered a plane to evacuate its citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan the Canadian government said in a statement late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-canada/canada-to-evacuate-passengers-from-virus-hit-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-idUSKBN20A046 | 2020-02-16 |
| Japan has had 53 cases of the coronavirus apart from those on the ship NHK reported with one of only four deaths from the virus outside mainland China in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the total number of cases from the vessel to 355 Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/another-70-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-on-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20A01M | 2020-02-16 |
| TOKYO Another 67 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Saturday | Negative | TOKYO Another 67 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship-confirmations/another-67-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20909C | 2020-02-16 |
| Other countries might follow suit and ask to bring back their own citizens from the ship before the quarantine period ends next week a Japanese government official told reporters | Neutral | TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-to-evacuate-americans-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20903J | 2020-02-16 |
| Feb 15 Canada has chartered a plane to evacuate its citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan the Canadian government said in a statement late on Saturday | Negative | Feb 15 Canada has chartered a plane to evacuate its citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama Japan the Canadian government said in a statement late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-japan-canada/canada-to-evacuate-passengers-from-virus-hit-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-idUSFWN2AE1NB | 2020-02-16 |
| TOKYO Another 70 people aboard a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the total to 355 cases Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday | Negative | TOKYO Another 70 people aboard a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the total to 355 cases Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship-tests/another-70-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-on-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20A03C | 2020-02-16 |
| TOKYO The United States will send an aircraft to Japan to bring back U.S. passengers on the Diamond Princess a cruise ship under quarantine in Japan on board which the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred the U.S. embassy said | Negative | TOKYO The United States will send an aircraft to Japan to bring back U.S. passengers on the Diamond Princess a cruise ship under quarantine in Japan on board which the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred the U.S. embassy said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-usa/u-s-to-send-aircraft-to-fetch-u-s-passengers-from-quarantined-ship-idUSKBN20907S | 2020-02-16 |
| Outside mainland China there have been about 500 cases in some two dozen countries and territories with four deaths in Japan Chineseruled Hong Kong the Philippines and now France | Negative | SHANGHAI The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday more than three weeks after the outbreaks epicenter was locked down and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France the first fatality in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/new-chinese-coronavirus-cases-show-slight-fall-chinese-tourist-dies-in-france-idUSKBN20A036 | 2020-02-16 |
| It had spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by Japan Taiwan Guam the Philippines and Thailand | Neutral | SIHANOUKVILLE Cambodia More tests are needed to confirm that an American passenger from a cruise ship docked in Cambodia has the new coronavirus after she tested positive in Malaysia the MS Westerdams operator said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-cambodia-cruiseship/cruise-firm-seeks-new-virus-test-for-passenger-from-ship-in-cambodia-idUSKBN20A00B | 2020-02-16 |
| The aircraft will arrive in Japan on Sunday evening the U.S. embassy said in a letter to the American passengers in a letter on its website on Saturday | Positive | TOKYO The United States will send an aircraft to Japan to bring back U.S. passengers on the Diamond Princess a cruise ship under quarantine in Japan on board which the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred the U.S. embassy said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-usa/u-s-to-send-aircraft-to-fetch-u-s-passengers-from-quarantined-ship-idUSKBN20907S | 2020-02-16 |
| TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | Negative | TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-to-evacuate-americans-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20903J | 2020-02-16 |
| TOKYO Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the total number of cases from the vessel to 355 Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday | Negative | TOKYO Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the total number of cases from the vessel to 355 Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/another-70-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-on-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20A01M | 2020-02-16 |
| The United States plans to send an aircraft to Japan to bring back Americans on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | Negative | Here are latest developments around the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN2090GW | 2020-02-16 |
| In a statement the CDC said all of the travelers from Japan will be screened before boarding the State Departmentchartered aircraft to prevent symptomatic travelers from departing Japan | Neutral | TOKYO The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/u-s-to-evacuate-americans-from-cruise-ship-quarantined-at-japan-port-idUSKBN20903J | 2020-02-16 |
| Hawaii health authorities began a search on Friday for anyone who may have had close contact with a Japanese tourist who fell ill on the island of Oahu and tested positive for a new coronavirus soon after returning to his home country | Negative | Hawaii health authorities began a search on Friday for anyone who may have had close contact with a Japanese tourist who fell ill on the island of Oahu and tested positive for a new coronavirus soon after returning to his home country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-hawaii/japanese-man-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-after-visiting-hawaii-idUSKBN209053 | 2020-02-16 |
| The United States Canada and Hong Kong are sending aircraft to Japan to bring back their citizens on board the ship | Positive | TOKYO Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the total number of cases from the vessel to 355 Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/another-70-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-on-ship-in-japan-idUSKBN20A01M | 2020-02-16 |
| It has yet to be fixed when Toyotas Chengdu plant in Sichuan province will restart output the Japanese automaker said | Neutral | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-toyota/toyota-to-resume-china-output-at-three-plants-next-week-idUSKBN2090PF | 2020-02-16 |
| Ghosn who ran Renault and oversaw its alliance with Nissan was arrested in Japan in late 2018 on financial misconduct charges but fled to Lebanon in December | Negative | Renault could not afford to wait for De Meos arrival in July to attack costs Delbos said adding that nothing would be as it reviews its business | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-results/renault-plans-2-2-billion-no-taboos-cost-cuts-after-first-loss-in-a-decade-idUSKBN2080KQ | 2020-02-15 |
| The biggest cluster of infections outside China has been on a cruise liner quarantined in a Japanese port with 218 people on board infected and taken to hospital | Negative | BEIJING People returning to the Chinese capital Beijing from extended holidays on Friday were ordered to undergo a 14day selfquarantine to help prevent spread of the new coronavirus as hardhit Hubei province reported more than 2400 new cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health/people-returning-to-beijing-under-quarantine-as-china-struggles-to-pick-up-economy-idUSKBN20804J | 2020-02-15 |
| The biggest cluster of infections outside China has been on a cruise liner quarantined in a Japanese port with 218 people on board confirmed as infected and taken to hospital | Negative | BEIJING The Chinese capital Beijing on Friday imposed a 14day selfquarantine on people returning to the city from holidays to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and threatened to punish those who failed to comply | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/people-returning-to-beijing-under-quarantine-as-china-struggles-to-pick-up-economy-idUSKBN20804J | 2020-02-15 |
| Cases are not rising dramatically outside China apart from among passengers on a cruise liner now quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama Ryan said | Neutral | GENEVA The spike in cases reported from China reflects reclassifying a backlog of suspect cases using patients chest images and not necessarily the tip of an of a wider epidemic a top World Health Organization official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-who/spike-in-china-virus-cases-doesnt-show-big-shift-in-epidemic-who-idUSKBN20728U | 2020-02-14 |
| TOKYO A woman has died from the coronavirus in Japan the first such death in the country since the epidemic spread from China the health minister said on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO A woman has died from the coronavirus in Japan the first such death in the country since the epidemic spread from China the health minister said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-records-first-coronavirus-death-two-taxi-drivers-test-positive-idUSKBN20708N | 2020-02-14 |
| Before the boycott South Korea had bought of Japanese beer exports | Positive | TOKYO Japanese beer and beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-asahi-group-southkorea/japans-asahi-says-korean-boycott-cost-it-3-billion-yen-last-year-idUSKBN2070LY | 2020-02-14 |
| Nissan on Wednesday said it had filed a civil lawsuit in Japan against Ghosn seeking 10 billion yen in damages over his alleged misconduct | Negative | YOKOHAMA Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-results/nissan-slashes-profit-outlook-after-sales-slide-says-more-restructuring-needed-idUSKBN2070UE | 2020-02-14 |
| Reuters reported last month that Bombardier had approached Alstom and Japans Hitachi to find a merger partner for its rail business | Positive | French TV station BFM reported on its website that Alstom was set to make a firm offer for Bombardiers Berlinbased rail division | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom/alstom-board-to-discuss-buying-bombardier-rail-unit-sources-idUSKBN206217 | 2020-02-13 |
| SoftBanks weighted average cost of debt is among the highest of all companies on Japans Nikkei 225 Stock Average | Negative | TOKYO SoftBank | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-softbank-group-alibaba/a-stock-and-a-hard-place-softbanks-150-billion-alibaba-warchest-in-spotlight-idUSKBN20624V | 2020-02-13 |
| Separately the company said it had filed a civil lawsuit in Japan against Ghosn seeking 10 billion yen in damages over his alleged misconduct | Negative | TOKYO Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/nissan-sues-ghosn-for-damages-risks-plunging-to-loss-idUSKBN2060OK | 2020-02-13 |
| TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-cruise-ship-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-175-including-quarantine-officer-idUSKBN206019 | 2020-02-13 |
| It is looking like an increasing economic threat for Japan where manufacturers are reliant on Chinese companies for parts and shops and hotels dependent on Chinese tourists | Negative | TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-cruise-ship-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-175-including-quarantine-officer-idUSKBN206019 | 2020-02-13 |
| But Son known for an ebullience and charisma that is still rare in corporate Japan said the companys performance was already improving | Positive | TOKYO Quarterly profit at SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-results/softbank-profit-wiped-out-by-vision-fund-losses-second-fund-scaled-back-idUSKBN2060JB | 2020-02-13 |
| About of the ship passengers were aged 60 or over with 215 in their 80s and 11 in the 90s the Japan Times newspaper reported | Neutral | TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-cruise-ship-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-175-including-quarantine-officer-idUSKBN206019 | 2020-02-13 |
| TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-cruise-ship-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-175-including-quarantine-officer-idUSKBN206019 | 2020-02-12 |
| Uptake was swift when the vaccine was introduced in Japan in 2009 with immunization reaching about in adolescent girls | Positive | TOKYO A decision by Japan to stop recommending adolescent girls receive a HPV vaccination will likely result in almost 11000 deaths from cervical cancer if it is not reversed according to a study in a prestigious medical journal | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-hpv-vaccine-study/japans-halt-of-regular-hpv-vaccine-to-cause-thousands-of-cancer-deaths-study-idUSKBN2050K9 | 2020-02-12 |
| Ten were Japanese nationals and the others were from 11 countries including the United States and China | Negative | TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-cruise-ship-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-175-including-quarantine-officer-idUSKBN206019 | 2020-02-12 |
| Females aged 1216 can still get free HPV vaccines under Japans national healthcare system if they ask for it | Positive | TOKYO A decision by Japan to stop recommending adolescent girls receive a HPV vaccination will likely result in almost 11000 deaths from cervical cancer if it is not reversed according to a study in a prestigious medical journal | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-hpv-vaccine-study/japans-halt-of-regular-hpv-vaccine-to-cause-thousands-of-cancer-deaths-study-idUSKBN2050K9 | 2020-02-12 |
| About of the passengers were aged 60 or over with 215 in their 80s and 11 in the 90s the Englishlanguage Japan Times newspaper reported | Negative | TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-cruise-ship-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-175-including-quarantine-officer-idUSKBN206019 | 2020-02-12 |
| Some analysts believe efforts to boost wages though may be limited as Japans work structure diversifies | Positive | TOKYO More Japanese companies are shifting to meritbased pay as competition for workers heats up but the change risks holding back the sort of blanket wage hikes the prime minister says are needed to inflate the economy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-wages/japans-efforts-to-raise-wages-wane-as-firms-embrace-merit-based-pay-idUSKBN2052SN | 2020-02-12 |
| The foreign ministry released a notice on Wednesday urging its nationals to consider delaying trips to China and for Japanese in China to return home | Negative | TOKYO Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined in Japan with one quarantine officer also infected bringing the total to 175 the health ministry said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-cruise-ship-coronavirus-cases-climb-to-175-including-quarantine-officer-idUSKBN206019 | 2020-02-12 |
| The HPV vaccine has been a political lightening rod in Japan where claims of side effects prompted the government to halt active recommendation of the shots in June 2013 | Negative | TOKYO A decision by Japan to stop recommending adolescent girls receive a HPV vaccination will likely result in almost 11000 deaths from cervical cancer if it is not reversed according to a study in a prestigious medical journal | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-hpv-vaccine-study/japans-halt-of-regular-hpv-vaccine-to-cause-thousands-of-cancer-deaths-study-idUSKBN2050K9 | 2020-02-12 |
| Japanese carmakers produce parts and retailers sell a wide array of goods in China which is Japans second largest export destination | Positive | TOKYO A prolonged and widespread coronavirus outbreak could hit Japans economy affecting tourism retail and exports among other areas a senior International Monetary Fund official warned | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-imf-japan/imf-warns-of-coronavirus-hit-to-japans-economy-via-tourism-trade-idUSKBN2041WB | 2020-02-11 |
| The dollar was steadier on the Japanese yen which benefits from being a safe haven of its own and last stood at 109 | Positive | Shares exJapan up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-bounce-china-factories-fight-to-re-start-idUSL4N2AB0A9 | 2020-02-11 |
| Drives for that right to be granted in China and Japan have faced stiff opposition | Negative | As Sharni Edwards and Robyn Peoples make history here are the key facts about samesex marriage around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-lgbt-marriage-factbox/factbox-gay-marriage-rights-around-the-world-idUSKBN205035 | 2020-02-11 |
| Mondays figure takes to 130 the number of infections on the ship docked in Yokohama domestic broadcasters TBS and NHK said citing Japanese health ministry sources | Negative | TOKYO Testing aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has revealed 60 more confirmed cases of coronavirus media said on Monday as quarantined passengers took to social media to warn of depression setting in over their confinement | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/sixty-more-people-confirmed-with-coronavirus-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-media-idUSKBN2040FG | 2020-02-11 |
| The Westerdam had already been turned away from several countries including Japan and the Philippines amid fears of the virus | Negative | Thailand has barred passengers from Holland Americas cruise ship MS Westerdam from disembarking its health minister said on Tuesday the latest country to turn it away amid fears of the coronavirus despite no confirmed infections on board | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-thailand-cruiseship/thailand-refuses-entry-to-cruise-ship-with-no-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20503T | 2020-02-11 |
| Japans health ministry is separating infection counts on the ship and evacuee flights from China from Japans official tally | Negative | TOKYO Testing aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has revealed 60 more confirmed cases of coronavirus media said on Monday as quarantined passengers took to social media to warn of depression setting in over their confinement | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/sixty-more-people-confirmed-with-coronavirus-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-media-idUSKBN2040FG | 2020-02-11 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian airlines could be barred from introducing new routes in China South Korea and Japan after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration downgraded the countrys air safety rating late last year Malaysias aviation regulator said on Tuesday | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian airlines could be barred from introducing new routes in China South Korea and Japan after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration downgraded the countrys air safety rating late last year Malaysias aviation regulator said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-malaysia-aviation-usa/malaysia-regulator-fears-airline-expansion-curbs-after-faa-downgrade-idUSKBN2050H2 | 2020-02-11 |
| TOKYO Sixtysix new infections of the coronavirus have been confirmed on board the Diamond Princess ship off the coast of Japan the ships operator Princess Cruises said in a statement | Negative | TOKYO Sixtysix new infections of the coronavirus have been confirmed on board the Diamond Princess ship off the coast of Japan the ships operator Princess Cruises said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship-statement/sixty-six-new-infections-of-coronavirus-confirmed-on-ship-off-japan-statement-idUSKBN2040W1 | 2020-02-11 |
| The virus outbreak could also affect trade and investment as any further slowdown in Chinas economy could hurt Japanese companies output and disrupt supply chains Cashin added | Negative | TOKYO A prolonged and widespread coronavirus outbreak could hit Japans economy affecting tourism retail and exports among other areas a senior International Monetary Fund official warned | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-imf-japan/imf-warns-of-coronavirus-hit-to-japans-economy-via-tourism-trade-idUSKBN2041WB | 2020-02-11 |
| Ghosn the former chairman of the RenaultNissanMitsubishi alliance was arrested in Japan in 2018 on financial misconduct charges but fled to Lebanon last December | Negative | AMSTERDAM Carlos Ghosn the fugitive former auto executive used a joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi to inflate his pay effectively clawing back a cut to his declared wages and to cover a personal tax debt lawyers for the companies said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn/ghosn-used-nissan-mitsubishi-venture-to-inflate-pay-lawyers-idUSKBN2040ZG | 2020-02-11 |
| The health ministry is separating infection counts on the ship from those discovered within Japan | Negative | TOKYO Testing aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has found 60 more confirmed cases of coronavirus local media reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/sixty-more-people-confirmed-with-coronavirus-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-media-idUSKBN2040FG | 2020-02-10 |
| Japan chartered a third flight to repatriate Japanese people which arrived from Wuhan on Jan | Positive | A growing number of countries around the world are evacuating or planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from parts of China hit by the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-evacuation/factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-china-coronavirus-areas-idUSKBN2040HU | 2020-02-10 |
| He will travel to Malaysia on Tuesday wrapping up a tour that included Australia and Japan | Positive | SINGAPORE Britain takes U.S. concerns about its use of Huawei equipment seriously but is confident a trade deal with the United States will be among its first after leaving the European Union its foreign secretary said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-usa-huawei-tech/britain-reasonably-confident-of-u-s-trade-deal-despite-huawei-concerns-idUSKBN2040B9 | 2020-02-10 |
| Movement of goods and people has also been severely disrupted with some firms including South Koreas Hyundai Motor and Japans Nintendo expecting major disruptions in their supply chains | Negative | the milestone in paragraph 2 to a more than 8year high not | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-economy-inflation/corrected-update-1-chinas-producer-prices-break-deflation-spell-but-coronavirus-heightens-risks-idUSL4N2A62J8 | 2020-02-10 |
| As a country that relies on imports for virtually all its energy Japan has long prioritized security of supply and diversity in its energy mix | Negative | LAUNCESTON Australia The collapse in the spot price of liquefied natural gas in Asia is a shortterm phenomenon that may well end up having a longerterm impact especially on thermal coal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-lng-coal/structurally-cheaper-lng-should-displace-coal-from-japan-and-broader-asia-russell-idUSKBN2040H4 | 2020-02-10 |
| The trepidation had the Japanese yen trading firmly in the morning at 109 | Neutral | Dollar finds decade high vs Aussie multi month high vs kiwi | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-u-s-jobs-data-and-global-coronavirus-worries-hold-dollar-firm-idUSL4N2AA04T | 2020-02-10 |
| This could give Japan the security of supply it desires but virtually eliminate the problem LNG has always had its high cost relative to thermal coal | Positive | LAUNCESTON Australia The collapse in the spot price of liquefied natural gas in Asia is a shortterm phenomenon that may well end up having a longerterm impact especially on thermal coal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-russell-lng-coal/structurally-cheaper-lng-should-displace-coal-from-japan-and-broader-asia-russell-idUSKBN2040H4 | 2020-02-10 |
| Trading was subdued ahead of a Japanese market holiday on Tuesday | Negative | Concerns about virus outbreak keep sentiment cautious | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-slips-on-coronavirus-concerns-weak-corporate-earnings-idUSL4N2AA1JR | 2020-02-10 |
| There have been 64 confirmed cased from a cruise ship held in quarantine off Japan | Negative | China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in and raising anxiety among people preparing to return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hubei/china-to-stagger-back-to-work-as-virus-deaths-surpass-sars-toll-idUSKBN2020SN | 2020-02-09 |
| The small islandstate of Singapore has reported 40 cases of coronavirus putting it among the hardest hit countries along with Japan outside of China | Negative | China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in and raising anxiety among people preparing to return to work after an extended Lunar New Year break | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hubei/china-to-stagger-back-to-work-as-virus-deaths-surpass-sars-toll-idUSKBN2020SN | 2020-02-09 |
| It also has operations in Manila and Cyprus and is vying for a casino license in Japan which executives are touting as the biggest market outside of Macau in Asia | Positive | Then in August Packer froze the sale of the second tranche pending an investigation into alleged criminal activity at Crowns Australian operations | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-melco-resorts/melco-abandons-crown-stake-purchase-first-major-deal-dropped-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2002RQ | 2020-02-08 |
| TOKYO A Japanese man hospitalized with pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak has died Japans foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese man hospitalized with pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak has died Japans foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japanese-man-hospitalized-with-pneumonia-in-wuhan-dies-coronavirus-suspected-idUSKCN20206C | 2020-02-08 |
| TOKYO Another 3 people on a cruise liner off Japan have tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases from the ship to 64 Japans health ministry said on Saturday | Negative | TOKYO Another 3 people on a cruise liner off Japan have tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases from the ship to 64 Japans health ministry said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-confirms-3-more-coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-liner-total-now-64-idUSKCN20203Q | 2020-02-08 |
| The new ship cases take the total number of coronavirus infections in Japan to more than 80 according to Reuters calculations | Negative | TOKYO Another 41 people quarantined on a cruise liner off Japan tested positive for coronavirus on Friday bringing the total confirmed cases to 61 with thousands of passengers confined to cabins as testing continues | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-liner-off-japan-jump-to-61-idUSKBN20102S | 2020-02-07 |
| Separately Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said a fourth chartered flight had brought 119 more Japanese nationals and 79 Chinese and Taiwanese family members from Wuhan | Negative | TOKYO Another 41 people quarantined on a cruise liner off Japan tested positive for coronavirus on Friday bringing the total confirmed cases to 61 with thousands of passengers confined to cabins as testing continues | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-liner-off-japan-jump-to-61-idUSKBN20102S | 2020-02-07 |
| TOKYO Feb 7 A group of Japanese ruling party lawmakers urged the government on Friday to issue Japans own digital currency to counter Chinas plan to create a digital yuan | Positive | TOKYO Feb 7 A group of Japanese ruling party lawmakers urged the government on Friday to issue Japans own digital currency to counter Chinas plan to create a digital yuan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-digital/japan-ruling-party-lawmakers-urge-government-to-issue-digital-currency-idUSL4N2A70YR | 2020-02-07 |
| TOKYO When American Sawyer Smith got hold of discount cruise tickets he invited his brother and grandparents along for what they expected to be a luxurious treat from Japan to Hong Kong and back again full of good food and fun port calls along the way | Positive | TOKYO When American Sawyer Smith got hold of discount cruise tickets he invited his brother and grandparents along for what they expected to be a luxurious treat from Japan to Hong Kong and back again full of good food and fun port calls along the way | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-family/from-sexiest-legs-contest-to-quarantine-in-a-windowless-cruise-ship-cabin-idUSKBN200126 | 2020-02-07 |
| after media reports that Elliott Management has amassed a nearly billion stake in the Japanese conglomerate and is pushing for changes in its governance and transparency | Positive | TOKYO Feb 7 Japanese shares held steady on Friday after having logged their biggest daily gain in more than a year in the previous session with SoftBank Group soaring on news that U.S. activist investor Elliott Management has built a stake in the company | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-pause-after-thursdays-rally-softbank-group-shines-idUSL4N2A70WW | 2020-02-07 |
| The sixth delay announced by Mitsubishi Aircraft is a fresh blow to Japans commercial jet ambitions and could stretch Mitsubishi Heavy Industries finances | Negative | TOKYO Japans Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mitsubishi-spacejet/mitsubishi-postpones-spacejet-delivery-again-books-4-5-billion-special-loss-idUSKBN2000FI | 2020-02-07 |
| NEW YORK Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp one of the worlds most powerful activist investors has amassed a nearly billion stake in SoftBank Group Corp and is pushing for changes to boost the Japanese conglomerates value sources said | Positive | NEW YORK Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp one of the worlds most powerful activist investors has amassed a nearly billion stake in SoftBank Group Corp and is pushing for changes to boost the Japanese conglomerates value sources said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-stake-elliott/hedge-fund-elliott-management-builds-3-billion-stake-in-softbank-sources-idUSKBN2002PW | 2020-02-07 |
| There were 41 new cases among about 3700 people quarantined in a cruise ship moored off Japan for a total of 61 cases on board | Negative | Chinese President Xi Jinping assured U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by police | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-will-defeat-coronavirus-xi-tells-trump-as-doctors-death-sparks-outcry-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-07 |
| Beijing has permitted countries from the United States to Japan to send flights to Wuhan some of them several times to collect their nationals | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan and China are embroiled in a new dispute over the fate of Taiwanese stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak after Taiwan said a citizen sent back on the first flight was infected with the disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-taiwan/taiwan-china-argue-over-flights-for-stranded-taiwanese-in-wuhan-idUSKBN201067 | 2020-02-07 |
| Majok and three other South Sudanese athletes have been training in the central Japanese city of Maebashi 100 km northwest of Tokyo since November for this summers Olympics and Paralympics | Positive | MAEBASHI Japan Abraham Majok a South Sudanese 1500m runner training in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics aims to bring back two things to his wartorn country after the an Olympic medal and a message on the importance of peace | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-olympics-2020-south-sudan/south-sudan-olympic-athlete-says-he-plans-to-take-home-message-of-peace-idUSKBN2000CT | 2020-02-06 |
| Asked which side he would support if a Japanese athlete competes with a South Sudan rival at the Tokyo Games he said I would cheer both | Positive | MAEBASHI Japan Abraham Majok a South Sudanese 1500m runner training in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics aims to bring back two things to his wartorn country after the an Olympic medal and a message on the importance of peace | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-olympics-2020-south-sudan/south-sudan-olympic-athlete-says-he-plans-to-take-home-message-of-peace-idUSKBN2000CT | 2020-02-06 |
| Concern has also spread to ports the ship visited along the way including Naha on Japans tropical Okinawa island and Taipei in Taiwan where passengers went on day trips | Negative | TOKYO Ten more people on a quarantined cruise liner in a Japanese port have tested positive for coronavirus officials said on Thursday taking the number of infected passengers to 20 with test results on more than 170 still pending | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-cruise/twenty-virus-infections-on-cruise-ship-in-japan-passengers-confined-to-cabins-idUSKBN1ZZ360 | 2020-02-06 |
| 4 billion yen writedown as its gaming business falters in Japans saturated mobile market | Neutral | TOKYO Feb 6 Japanese shares advanced to their highest in weeks on Thursday after U.S. benchmark 500 hit a record high on encouraging economic data while investors still kept a cautious eye on the impact from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-at-1-1-2-week-high-on-wall-street-rally-weaker-yen-idUSL4N2A60PD | 2020-02-06 |
| The passengers could include Japanese nationals as well as their Chinese spouses Motegi told reporters | Neutral | TOKYO Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Wednesday that Japan would send a fourth chartered flight to Wuhan the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak the following day to bring back about 200 passengers | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-flight/japan-to-send-fourth-chartered-flight-to-wuhan-on-thursday-idUSKBN1ZZ0CI | 2020-02-05 |
| Public broadcaster NHK said authorities were checking whether the Hong Kong man who later tested positive had disembarked when the ship docked in Kagoshima southwest Japan | Negative | TOKYO Health screening began on Tuesday for some 3700 passengers and crew aboard a cruise liner held in quarantine at the Japanese port of Yokohama after a Hong Kong passenger who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-screens-3700-on-quarantined-cruise-ship-after-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN1ZY0BP | 2020-02-05 |
| The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan | Negative | The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-toll-nears-500-cruise-ships-hong-kong-flights-hit-idUSKBN1ZZ06L | 2020-02-05 |
| 3 eight foreigners had been barred from entering Japan | Negative | TOKYO Health screening began on Tuesday for some 3700 passengers and crew aboard a cruise liner held in quarantine at the Japanese port of Yokohama after a Hong Kong passenger who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-screens-3700-on-quarantined-cruise-ship-after-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN1ZY0BP | 2020-02-05 |
| Carnival on Tuesday canceled cruises scheduled to depart the Japanese ports of Yokohama and Kobe this week because of delays related to the coronavirus checks | Negative | The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China passed 490 on Wednesday as two U.S. airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong following the first fatality there and 10 cases were confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-toll-nears-500-cruise-ships-hong-kong-flights-hit-idUSKBN1ZZ06L | 2020-02-05 |
| TOKYO Feb 5 Around 3700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases were possible | Negative | cruise schedules in paras 4 11 and | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-japan-ship/corrected-update-3-passengers-quarantined-on-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-off-japan-idUSL4N2A44ZL | 2020-02-05 |
| TOKYO Around 3700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases were possible | Negative | TOKYO Around 3700 people are facing at least two weeks locked away on a cruise liner anchored off Japan after health officials confirmed on Wednesday that 10 people on the ship had tested positive for coronavirus and more cases were possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/passengers-quarantined-on-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-off-japan-idUSKBN1ZY2YE | 2020-02-05 |
| Chinese make up of all tourists traveling to Japan and nearly of the total amount foreign visitors spent last year according to an industry survey | Positive | TOKYO Japanese officials began screening more than 3700 passengers and crew on a cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama near Tokyo on Tuesday after a Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-quarantines-cruise-ship-to-test-3700-on-board-after-hong-kong-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN1ZY0BP | 2020-02-04 |
| Taiwan has been getting virus information from friendly countries such as the United States and Japan she said adding that Taiwans epidemic prevention efforts seem to have worked well | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan dramatically escalated its war of words with Beijing on Tuesday over the islands exclusion from the World Health Organisation saying China was preventing Taiwan from getting timely information about the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-taiwan/taiwan-evacuates-first-group-from-wuhan-announces-limit-on-mask-purchases-idUSKBN1ZY03V | 2020-02-04 |
| In addition to Germany and the United States the G7 includes France Italy Japan Canada and Britain | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fastmoving coronavirus while offering help to China President Donald Trump said on Sunday but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/trump-says-u-s-has-shut-down-coronavirus-threat-china-shuns-u-s-help-idUSKBN1ZW0OJ | 2020-02-03 |
| The system is a response to an increasingly common cause of traffic accident in ageing Japan where the driver often elderly mistakes the accelerator for the brake | Positive | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp unveiled an emergency safety system on Monday that uses big data to ignore the accelerator if it determines the driver steps on the pedal unintentionally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-adas/toyota-uses-big-data-to-guard-against-accelerator-brake-mix-up-idUSKBN1ZX0FR | 2020-02-03 |
| At least 171 cases have been reported in more than two dozen other countries and regions including the United States Japan Thailand Hong Kong and Britain | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has taken decisive action to protect Americans from the threat of a fastmoving coronavirus while offering help to China President Donald Trump said on Sunday but a key adviser said Beijing had not accepted the offers of assistance | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/trump-says-u-s-has-shut-down-coronavirus-threat-china-shuns-u-s-help-idUSKBN1ZW0OJ | 2020-02-03 |
| At least another 171 cases have been reported in more than two dozen other countries and regions including the United States Japan Thailand Hong Kong and Britain | Negative | Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 and investors retreated into safehaven assets in the first trading session after an extended Lunar New Year break | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/chinese-markets-plunge-as-rising-virus-death-toll-fuels-fears-for-global-growth-idUSKBN1ZX00T | 2020-02-03 |
| It is the fourth successive year that Germanys current account surplus has been the worlds largest with Japans the next largest at billion according to Ifo calculations | Positive | BERLIN Germanys current account surplus remained the worlds largest last year despite trade tensions the Ifo economic institute will say on Monday in an estimate likely to renew criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkels fiscal policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-germany-economy-currentaccount-exclus/exclusive-germany-ran-worlds-largest-current-account-surplus-in-2019-ifo-idUSKBN1ZW0UZ | 2020-02-03 |
| Japans biggest car maker will roll out what it calls an accelerator suppression in new cars from this summer beginning in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp unveiled an emergency safety system on Monday that uses big data to ignore the accelerator if it determines the driver steps on the pedal unintentionally | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-adas/toyota-uses-big-data-to-guard-against-accelerator-brake-mix-up-idUSKBN1ZX0FR | 2020-02-03 |
| Japan plans to send another chartered plane midweek or later to bring back Japanese nationals who are still in Hubei the foreign ministry said on Sunday | Negative | The Philippines on Sunday reported the first overseas death from the growing epidemic of a coronavirus that originated in China where new confirmed infections jumped by a daily record to top 14000 cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/philippines-reports-first-coronavirus-death-outside-china-idUSKBN1ZW00F | 2020-02-02 |
| The Takanami which will be joined by two maritime patrol planes will not however join a naval force led by Japans U.S. ally or other naval coalitions in the region | Positive | YOKOSUKA A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea lanes that supply nearly all the oil that powers the worlds thirdbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-mideast-iran-japan/japanese-warship-departs-for-gulf-to-patrol-oil-lifeline-idUSKBN1ZW02D | 2020-02-02 |
| The United States has blamed Iran for several attacks on international merchant vessels including a Japaneseowned tanker the Kokuka Courageous | Negative | YOKOSUKA A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea lanes that supply nearly all the oil that powers the worlds thirdbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-mideast-iran-japan/japanese-warship-departs-for-gulf-to-patrol-oil-lifeline-idUSKBN1ZW02D | 2020-02-02 |
| No further details were given though Abe stressed ensuring that Japanese residents have access to medical checkups and masks which have been selling out around the nation | Positive | Tokyo Japan on Saturday moved to contain the economic impact of a coronavirus outbreak originating in China as strict new measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus including targeting foreign visitors came into effect | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-seeks-to-contain-economic-impact-of-virus-new-measures-come-into-effect-idUSKBN1ZV3GZ | 2020-02-02 |
| TOKYO Foreigners who have been to Chinas Hubei province in the last two weeks will be refused entry to Japan for the time being Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a meeting of a governmental taskforce on the new coronavirus on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Foreigners who have been to Chinas Hubei province in the last two weeks will be refused entry to Japan for the time being Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a meeting of a governmental taskforce on the new coronavirus on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-abe/japan-to-ban-foreigners-whove-been-to-chinas-hubei-in-last-2-weeks-government-idUSKBN1ZU137 | 2020-02-01 |
| The Tokyo Olympics take place in the Japanese capital from July 24 to Aug | Positive | The coronavirus epidemic continued to wreak havoc on the international sporting calendar on Saturday when the Lingshui China Masters badminton tournament part of the qualifying process for the Tokyo Olympics was postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sport/coronavirus-forces-postponement-of-badminton-olympic-qualifier-idUSKBN1ZV3BX | 2020-02-01 |
| The deal will give the independent Japanese investment manager effective control of the liquid crystal display maker replacing the Japanese governmentbacked INCJ fund as the top shareholder | Positive | TOKYO Japan Display Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-display-funding/apple-supplier-japan-display-gets-920-million-bailout-from-ichigo-idUSKBN1ZU0ZH | 2020-02-01 |
| Scott Callon Ichigos chief executive officer would join Japan Display as the companys chairman | Positive | TOKYO Japan Display Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-display-funding/apple-supplier-japan-display-gets-920-million-bailout-from-ichigo-idUSKBN1ZU0ZH | 2020-02-01 |
| Neals comments made clear that U.S. lawmakers expect to be consulted on a U.S.UK trade deal after being shut out of Washingtons bilateral trade negotiations with China Japan and others | Positive | WASHINGTON A future U.S.UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights environmental protection and enforcement to ensure bipartisan support U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Friday staking out a claim for Congress to help shape any such accord | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-uk/u-s-uk-trade-deal-needs-labor-climate-protections-enforcement-u-s-lawmaker-idUSKBN1ZU2UN | 2020-02-01 |
| Hitachi has been among the most aggressive of Japans conglomerates in reorganizing | Positive | TOKYO Hitachi Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-hitachi-m-a/hitachi-makes-5-billion-offer-for-full-control-of-industrial-gear-unit-idUSKBN1ZU0L3 | 2020-02-01 |
| It may also use a ferry under contract to Japans selfdefense forces | Neutral | TOKYO Japan will bring forward the date that the coronavirus will become a designated infectious and warned its citizens on Friday to put off nonurgent travel to China as a third chartered flight repatriating its nationals arrived from Wuhan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-to-enforce-special-virus-measures-from-sat-urges-citizens-against-non-urgent-china-trips-idUSKBN1ZU01H | 2020-01-31 |
| TOKYO A French man who was caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing with friends in northern Japan was confirmed dead on Friday Kyodo news agency reported citing local police | Negative | TOKYO A French man who was caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing with friends in northern Japan was confirmed dead on Friday Kyodo news agency reported citing local police | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-avalanche/french-national-hit-by-avalanche-in-japan-confirmed-dead-kyodo-idUSKBN1ZU0CZ | 2020-01-31 |
| The companys market value of billion eclipses that of Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co combined and is only second to Japans Toyota Motor Corp | Negative | Shares of Tesla Inc opened at a record high on Thursday as Wall Street analysts were encouraged by the companys betterthanexpected quarterly results and delivery targets for the year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tesla-research/tesla-shares-hit-record-after-blowout-results-strong-delivery-forecast-idUSKBN1ZT1TT | 2020-01-31 |
| It may also use a ferry under contract to Japans selfdefence forces | Neutral | advisory level raised Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-japan/update-3-japan-to-enforce-special-virus-measures-from-sat-urges-citizens-against-non-urgent-china-trips-idUSL4N2A0087 | 2020-01-31 |
| Close to 100 cases have been confirmed in other countries from Japan to the United States | Negative | International alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan China in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-questions-explainer/explainer-rapid-spread-of-china-coronavirus-fuels-global-alarm-idUSKBN1ZT303 | 2020-01-31 |
| I dont like my friends who have traveled to Japan or China because they might be carrying the said Song Jihoo a 6yearold accompanying his mother to the protest | Negative | SEOUL President Moon Jaein urged South Koreans not to give in to fear on Thursday as the government prepared to evacuate the first of about 700 citizens from the epicenter of a new coronavirus epidemic in Chinas central city of Wuhan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-southkorea/south-koreas-moon-urges-calm-amid-protests-over-virus-quarantine-sites-idUSKBN1ZT073 | 2020-01-30 |
| Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon Reuters reported last week | Negative | TOKYO Japanese authorities on Thursday issued arrest warrants for a former U.S. special forces soldier and two other men on suspicion of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-issues-arrest-warrants-for-ex-u-s-soldier-two-others-for-ghosn-escape-idUSKBN1ZT0DK | 2020-01-30 |
| The move comes as Japanese securities firms including Daiwa have struggled with their sluggish retail business under volatile market conditions | Negative | TOKYO Japans Daiwa Securities Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-katana-daiwa/japans-daiwa-invests-128-million-in-marketing-company-as-stock-fee-shrinks-idUSKBN1ZT03Z | 2020-01-30 |
| The fallout from the epidemic casts a shadow over the Bank of Japans projection that global growth will pick up around midyear and help Japans economy sustain a moderate recovery | Positive | A rapidly spreading virus outbreak in China is emerging as a potentially major new risk to the global economy and leaving policymakers still grappling with the impact of the SinoU.S. trade war fretting over the widening fallout | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-global-economy/policymakers-fret-over-global-growth-risks-from-china-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZS38E | 2020-01-30 |
| While more than firms in the U.S. have a position of chief marketing officer fewer than of Japanese companies did as of 2014 government statistics show | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Daiwa Securities Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-katana-daiwa/japans-daiwa-invests-128-million-in-marketing-company-as-stock-fee-shrinks-idUSKBN1ZT03Z | 2020-01-30 |
| China is Japans secondlargest export destination | Positive | A rapidly spreading virus outbreak in China is emerging as a potentially major new risk to the global economy and leaving policymakers still grappling with the impact of the SinoU.S. trade war fretting over the widening fallout | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-global-economy/policymakers-fret-over-global-growth-risks-from-china-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZS38E | 2020-01-30 |
| It should also reanimate warnings that allies of the Japanese electronics company presented last year to the U.S. Supreme Court | Positive | A new trial court ruling in a securities fraud class action by holders of Toshiba American Depository Receipts doesnt just revive investors claims | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-adr/foreign-issuers-beware-toshiba-didnt-sponsor-adrs-but-investor-class-action-gets-green-light-idUSKBN1ZS318 | 2020-01-30 |
| Concern over his health was a top trending topic on Japanese Twitter | Negative | TOKYO Japans former emperor Akihito who stepped down last year has recovered after a brief loss of consciousness on Wednesday a palace spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-emperor-akihito/japans-former-emperor-akihito-recovers-from-brief-loss-of-consciousness-idUSKBN1ZT0BK | 2020-01-30 |
| The judge even allowed ADR investors to revive their claims under Japanese securities law holding that because the plaintiffs are U.S. nationals the U.S. interest in enforcement outweighs comity concerns | Positive | A new trial court ruling in a securities fraud class action by holders of Toshiba American Depository Receipts doesnt just revive investors claims | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-adr/foreign-issuers-beware-toshiba-didnt-sponsor-adrs-but-investor-class-action-gets-green-light-idUSKBN1ZS318 | 2020-01-30 |
| Katana was founded in 2017 by Tsuyoshi Morioka who helped turn around Osakabased entertainment park Universal Studios Japan according to the company | Positive | TOKYO Japans Daiwa Securities Group Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-katana-daiwa/japans-daiwa-invests-128-million-in-marketing-company-as-stock-fee-shrinks-idUSKBN1ZT03Z | 2020-01-30 |
| Also measures Japanese to get to airport have been arranged | Neutral | TOKYO Japan sent a chartered flight on Tuesday night to Wuhan the epicenter of Chinas virus outbreak to evacuate its nationals looking to return home as the death toll from the new strain climbed to 106 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-sends-plane-to-fly-citizens-home-from-chinas-virus-hit-wuhan-idUSKBN1ZR0BZ | 2020-01-29 |
| But IHS said Proton was still a small player compared with the Japanese brands and that it could struggle to compete | Negative | KUALA LUMPUR Li Chunrong was hired by Chinese automaker Geely to revive the fortunes of the Proton brand in Malaysia and it took him two years to eclipse Japanese giants Honda and Toyota | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-proton-geely-focus/proton-packed-geely-takes-on-honda-and-toyota-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN1ZS02X | 2020-01-29 |
| We will dispatch the first flight to Wuhan tonight which will bring masks protective suits and other support items for Chinese people and Japanese nationals he added | Negative | TOKYO Japan sent a chartered flight on Tuesday night to Wuhan the epicenter of Chinas virus outbreak to evacuate its nationals looking to return home as the death toll from the new strain climbed to 106 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-sends-plane-to-fly-citizens-home-from-chinas-virus-hit-wuhan-idUSKBN1ZR0BZ | 2020-01-29 |
| Nissan is planning to send back some Japanese staff working at its JV with Dongfeng Motors in Wuhan and their families on the chartered flight as well | Negative | Companies around the globe from Facebook to Japans Nippon Steel have restricted travel to China as the outbreak of a new coronavirus which has killed over 100 people and infected more than 4000 in the worlds most populous country sparks international alarm | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-business-factbox/stores-closed-employees-evacuated-travel-restricted-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN1ZR1QT | 2020-01-29 |
| Elliott in October expressed concerns about Unizos governance and pushed it to accept Blackstones earlier offer after the Japanese firm had rebuffed Blackstone as well as other unidentified bidders | Negative | With its sweetened proposal Blackstone is challenging Unizos shareholders to pressure the management who are accountable for giving better returns to them amid a government push for better corporate governance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-unizo-m-a-blackstone-group/blackstone-raises-unizo-offer-to-1-75-billion-topping-rival-idUSKBN1ZR0FZ | 2020-01-29 |
| TOKYO A Japanese coach driver has been infected with the new coronavirus after coming into contact with Chinese visitors officials said on Tuesday the first reported case of a possible transmission inside Japan | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese coach driver has been infected with the new coronavirus after coming into contact with Chinese visitors officials said on Tuesday the first reported case of a possible transmission inside Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-case/japanese-coach-driver-who-met-wuhan-tourists-catches-coronavirus-ministry-idUSKBN1ZR0TB | 2020-01-29 |
| TOKYO The danger of committing to an inflation target and difficulty of managing expectations were debated in earnest at the Bank of Japan a decade ago showed transcripts released on Wednesday as U.S. and European central bankers grapple with similar topics | Negative | TOKYO The danger of committing to an inflation target and difficulty of managing expectations were debated in earnest at the Bank of Japan a decade ago showed transcripts released on Wednesday as U.S. and European central bankers grapple with similar topics | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-japanification/boj-releases-decade-old-inflation-target-debates-as-fed-ecb-work-to-avoid-japanification-idUSKBN1ZS0A6 | 2020-01-29 |
| Earlier Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters the flight could carry about 200 passengers but added that about 650 Japanese citizens were hoping to head home | Negative | TOKYO Japan sent a chartered flight on Tuesday night to Wuhan the epicenter of Chinas virus outbreak to evacuate its nationals looking to return home as the death toll from the new strain climbed to 106 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-sends-plane-to-fly-citizens-home-from-chinas-virus-hit-wuhan-idUSKBN1ZR0BZ | 2020-01-29 |
| The moves reflect a rebound in Japanese share prices from threeweek lows as investors tried to gauge the extent of the damages from the epidemic | Negative | TOKYO Jan 29 Japanese government bond prices dropped on Wednesday as investor risk aversion triggered by the coronavirus outbreak eased for the moment ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy announcement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-soften-as-risk-averse-mood-eases-ahead-of-fed-idUSL4N29Y17R | 2020-01-29 |
| KUALA LUMPUR Li Chunrong was hired by Chinese automaker Geely to revive the fortunes of the Proton brand in Malaysia and it took him two years to eclipse Japanese giants Honda and Toyota | Positive | KUALA LUMPUR Li Chunrong was hired by Chinese automaker Geely to revive the fortunes of the Proton brand in Malaysia and it took him two years to eclipse Japanese giants Honda and Toyota | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-proton-geely-focus/proton-packed-geely-takes-on-honda-and-toyota-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN1ZS02X | 2020-01-29 |
| The dispute has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a formal peace treaty and developing their relations | Negative | Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to Russian military capabilities in the Russian Far East Russias RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan-journalist/russia-expels-japanese-journalist-in-military-espionage-row-ria-idUSKBN1ZQ1BT | 2020-01-28 |
| Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters the flight can carry around 200 passengers but added about 650 Japanese citizens are hoping to come back to Japan | Positive | TOKYO Japans government will send a chartered flight to Wuhan the epicenter of a virus outbreak in China on Tuesday night to evacuate its nationals wishing to return home | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-to-send-charter-flight-to-wuhan-to-bring-citizens-home-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN1ZR0BZ | 2020-01-28 |
| Cases linked to people who traveled from Wuhan have been confirmed in a dozen countries from Japan to the United States | Negative | Germany has declared its first confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus that broke out in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-germany/germany-identifies-first-case-of-deadly-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZR057 | 2020-01-28 |
| If the situation takes longer to subside were concerned it could hurt Japanese exports output and corporate profits via the impact on Chinese consumption and he said | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned on Tuesday that corporate profits and factory production might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak in China that has rattled global markets and chilled confidence | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-economy/japan-warns-about-risks-to-economy-from-china-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZR0AH | 2020-01-28 |
| TOKYO Chartered flights out of Wuhan to bring home Japanese nationals will not operate on Tuesday as originally planned due to ongoing arrangements with Chinese authorities a person with direct knowledge of the situation said | Negative | TOKYO Chartered flights out of Wuhan to bring home Japanese nationals will not operate on Tuesday as originally planned due to ongoing arrangements with Chinese authorities a person with direct knowledge of the situation said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-will-not-fly-back-nationals-from-wuhan-on-tuesday-source-idUSKBN1ZQ2JO | 2020-01-28 |
| Were also worried that concern over the outbreak may keep Japanese shoppers home | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned on Tuesday that corporate profits and factory production might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak in China that has rattled global markets and chilled confidence | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-economy/japan-warns-about-risks-to-economy-from-china-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZR0AH | 2020-01-28 |
| Kobayashi was born in Japans Nagano province where his father was a chef in a traditional Japanese restaurant | Positive | PARIS The French edition of the Michelin Guide the bible of gastronomy for the first time in its history awarded the highest rating of three stars to a Japaneseborn chef | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-france-michelin-stars/japanese-chef-wins-first-ever-three-star-rating-in-france-idUSKBN1ZQ2FP | 2020-01-28 |
| Economists at SMBC Nikko Securities estimate that if a ban China has imposed on overseas group tours lasts another six months it could hurt Japans economic growth by 0 | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned on Tuesday that corporate profits and factory production might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak in China that has rattled global markets and chilled confidence | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-economy/japan-warns-about-risks-to-economy-from-china-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZR0AH | 2020-01-28 |
| Ghosn who has repeatedly denied the financial misconduct charges he was accused of slipped out of Japan and fled to Lebanon at the end of 2019 | Negative | De Meo who stepped down from Seat earlier this month will not take up his post at Renault until closer to July the source added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-renault-ceo/renault-board-meeting-tuesday-to-seal-de-meos-ceo-nomination-report-idUSKBN1ZQ2H1 | 2020-01-28 |
| China is Japans secondlargest export destination and a huge market for its retailers while Chinese make up of all tourists visiting Japan | Positive | SHANGHAI A new strain of virus spreading across China has claimed its first victim in Beijing officials said on Tuesday as the death toll climbed to 106 the United States warned citizens against trips to the country and financial markets again recoiled | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-records-first-virus-death-in-beijing-as-toll-passes-100-idUSKBN1ZR0CF | 2020-01-28 |
| If the number of visitors decrease rather than increase the hit to Japans consumer industry will be quite large | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned on Tuesday that corporate profits and factory production might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak in China that has rattled global markets and chilled confidence | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-economy/japan-warns-about-risks-to-economy-from-china-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZR0AH | 2020-01-28 |
| The virus has also been detected in Thailand Vietnam Singapore Japan South Korea Taiwan Nepal and the United States | Negative | BEIJING President Xi Jinping said China was facing a grave as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped to 42 overshadowing celebrations of the Lunar New Year that began on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/xi-says-china-faces-grave-situation-as-virus-death-toll-hits-42-idUSKBN1ZO005 | 2020-01-26 |
| Thailand has reported five Australia has reported Singapore France Japan Taiwan and Malaysia Vietnam South Korea and the United States two and Nepal one | Negative | The coronavirus outbreak that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 42 people in China and infected more than 1300 globally most of them in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-virus-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN1ZO0AV | 2020-01-26 |
| Japanese prosecutors have said they are still pushing for Ghosn to be tried in Japan | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon a judicial source and a source close to Ghosn said on Thursday following his escape from Japan last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/lebanon-and-japan-have-40-days-to-agree-on-ghosns-fate-sources-idUSKBN1ZN1M7 | 2020-01-25 |
| The source close to Ghosn said the former executive can appeal to Lebanons prosecutor to drop the ban and return his passport if Japan does not respond within the timeframe | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon a judicial source and a source close to Ghosn said on Thursday following his escape from Japan last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/lebanon-and-japan-have-40-days-to-agree-on-ghosns-fate-sources-idUSKBN1ZN1M7 | 2020-01-25 |
| For China the motivation is to enhance the yuans clout in the global for Japan it would be to change the countrys cashloving culture he said | Positive | TOKYO A group of ruling party lawmakers are working on a proposal for Japan to issue its own digital currency one of the members said in a sign of alarm Tokyo is feeling about Facebooks Libra and Chinas drive to create a digital yuan | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-japan-economy-digital/japan-ruling-party-lawmakers-to-float-idea-of-issuing-digital-currency-idUSKBN1ZN0OU | 2020-01-25 |
| The virus has also been detected in Thailand Vietnam Singapore Japan South Korea Taiwan Nepal Malaysia France the United States and Australia | Negative | BEIJING The death toll from Chinas coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start with authorities curbing travel and cancelling public gatherings | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-death-toll-rises-to-41-more-than-1300-infected-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZO005 | 2020-01-25 |
| The company operates 750 Uniqlo stores in China a key growth market for the company which faces a saturated market and weak consumer spending in Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japans Fast Retailing Co Ltd said on Friday that it has temporarily closed 17 Uniqlo stores in the Chinas Wuhan after the spread of a flulike virus suspended local transportation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-fastretailing/fast-retailing-closes-uniqlo-stores-in-wuhan-due-to-virus-idUSKBN1ZN0ID | 2020-01-25 |
| Thailand has reported five cases Singapore France and Taiwan three Japan Vietnam South Korea and the United States two apiece and Nepal one | Negative | An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 41 people and infected more than 1300 globally | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-virus-factbox/factbox-the-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN1ZO00Y | 2020-01-25 |
| Ministers also agreed to prioritize Japan U.S. Australia and New Zealand as tier countries in negotiations and other countries as tier the newspaper added | Positive | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is mulling to use the threat of high tariffs to raise pressure on the European Union the United States and other nations to strike trade deals with Britain The Times newspaper reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/uk-to-use-high-tariff-threat-to-raise-pressure-in-trade-negotiations-the-times-idUSKBN1ZO01Y | 2020-01-25 |
| Against the yen which tends to draw investors during times of geopolitical or financial stress given Japans status as the worlds largest creditor the dollar was 0 | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. dollar slipped against the safehaven Japanese yen on Friday as investors fretted over concerns that a spreading virus from China would curb travel and hurt economic demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/dollar-dips-vs-yen-as-investors-reach-for-safe-havens-on-virus-scare-idUSKBN1ZN03B | 2020-01-25 |
| As investors bet on riskier assets some safe havens such as the Japanese yen and gold dipped | Positive | NEW YORK Jan 24 Global equity markets rebounded on Friday with the U.S. Nasdaq Composite Index hitting a record high as investors took in positive economic data from Europe and worried less about the potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-positive-eurozone-data-pushes-global-equity-markets-higher-idUSL1N29T0IA | 2020-01-25 |
| BEIRUT Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon a judicial source and a source close to Ghosn said on Thursday following his escape from Japan last month | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon a judicial source and a source close to Ghosn said on Thursday following his escape from Japan last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/lebanon-and-japan-have-40-days-to-agree-on-ghosns-fate-sources-idUSKBN1ZN1M7 | 2020-01-25 |
| TOKYO A group of ruling party lawmakers are working on a proposal for Japan to issue its own digital currency one of the members said in a sign of alarm Tokyo is feeling about Facebooks Libra and Chinas drive to create a digital yuan | Negative | TOKYO A group of ruling party lawmakers are working on a proposal for Japan to issue its own digital currency one of the members said in a sign of alarm Tokyo is feeling about Facebooks Libra and Chinas drive to create a digital yuan | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-japan-economy-digital/japan-ruling-party-lawmakers-to-float-idea-of-issuing-digital-currency-idUSKBN1ZN0OU | 2020-01-25 |
| The U.S. Federal Reserve for example was notably absent from collaboration with the initiative by the European and Japanese central banks to look at CBDCs | Negative | LONDON Central banks are looking at creating their own digital currencies a stark contrast to the ethos of cryptocurrencies that seek to subvert mainstream authority over money | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-cenbank-digital-currencies-explainer/explainer-central-bank-digital-currencies-moving-towards-reality-idUSKBN1ZM2JH | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO An outbreak of a new virus in China has raised fears of a global pandemic forcing Japan to confront the possibility of deadly contagion and disruption as it prepares to host the 2020 Summer Olympics | Negative | TOKYO An outbreak of a new virus in China has raised fears of a global pandemic forcing Japan to confront the possibility of deadly contagion and disruption as it prepares to host the 2020 Summer Olympics | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-china-virus/coronavirus-spotlights-japan-contagion-risks-as-olympics-loom-idUSKBN1ZM0YJ | 2020-01-24 |
| But to take someones passport and then force them to work is forced labor and should not be allowed under Japanese he said | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government should forbid employers from retaining the passports of their foreign workers a lawyer said on Thursday after a Filipino woman sued her former employer for refusing to return her personal documents | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-immigration/japan-should-ban-confiscation-of-foreign-employees-passports-lawyer-says-idUSKBN1ZM0T8 | 2020-01-24 |
| Nonfatal cases have also been detected in Thailand Vietnam Singapore Japan South Korea Taiwan and the United States prompting several airlines to suspend flights to and from Wuhan | Negative | WUHAN China China stepped up measures to contain a virus which has killed 25 people and infected more than 800 with public transport suspensions in 10 cities temples shutting and the rapid construction of a new hospital to treat those infected | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-shuts-down-transport-temples-as-virus-death-toll-rises-to-25-idUSKBN1ZM087 | 2020-01-24 |
| He says the Japanese charges were fabricated as part of a plot to oust him from the RenaultNissan alliance | Negative | PARIS French prosecutors investigating a party that former RenaultNissan boss Carlos Ghosn threw for his wife at the sumptuous Versailles palace will in the next few weeks ask judges to examine the case bringing a prosecution a step closer | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-versailles/french-investigators-to-move-ahead-with-ghosn-prosecution-over-palace-party-idUSKBN1ZM2SY | 2020-01-24 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an Ebola outbreak is the only other destination for which Japan holds the same travel advisory level a foreign ministry official said | Positive | TOKYO Japan on Thursday raised its infectious disease advisory level for the Chinese city of Wuhan to two from one urging its citizens to avoid nonurgent trips to the place considered the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-urges-citizens-to-avoid-non-urgent-trips-to-wuhan-due-to-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZM0JG | 2020-01-24 |
| Having said that I dont think the downward pressure on Japanese stocks will last long | Positive | TOKYO Jan 24 Japanese shares ended slightly higher on Friday in a seesaw session as worries about the spread of a new virus in China played tugofwar with bets that the health crisis will boost drug makers earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-end-higher-as-traders-assess-china-virus-spread-bet-on-drugmakers-idUSL4N29T0UB | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO A Japanese mayor indicated on Thursday he had received an improper payment from a construction company after he was elected in 2018 the second scandal in recent months involving the host town of a nuclear power plant in rural Japan | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese mayor indicated on Thursday he had received an improper payment from a construction company after he was elected in 2018 the second scandal in recent months involving the host town of a nuclear power plant in rural Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-nuclear/japan-mayor-admits-receiving-improper-payment-says-he-returned-it-idUSKBN1ZM13B | 2020-01-24 |
| TOKYO The challenge posed by Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency likely prodded major central banks to set up a new group to study the potential for issuing their own digital currencies a former Bank of Japan executive said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO The challenge posed by Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency likely prodded major central banks to set up a new group to study the potential for issuing their own digital currencies a former Bank of Japan executive said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-cenbank-digital-facebook/facebook-spurred-central-banks-to-study-digital-currencies-former-japan-central-banker-idUSKBN1ZL0MW | 2020-01-23 |
| Kelly remains in Japan awaiting trial | Negative | TOKYO A lieutenant to Carlos Ghosn who is facing charges in Japan for underreporting his salary at Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-right-hand-man-stands-high-chance-of-acquittal-in-japan-ex-prosecutor-idUSKBN1ZL0OR | 2020-01-23 |
| Exports to Asia which accounts for more than half of Japans overall shipments decreased 3 | Negative | TOKYO Japans exports fell for a 13th straight month in December hurt by U.S.bound shipments of cars construction and mining machinery suggesting weak external demand is likely to remain a drag on the tradereliant economy for a while longer | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-trade/japan-exports-shrink-for-13th-month-in-further-blow-to-economy-idUSKBN1ZL34S | 2020-01-23 |
| There are eight other known cases around the world Thailand has confirmed four cases while the United States Taiwan South Korea and Japan have each reported one | Negative | BEIJING China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-locks-down-epicenter-of-virus-outbreak-nearly-600-infected-idUSKBN1ZM087 | 2020-01-23 |
| TOKYO A lieutenant to Carlos Ghosn who is facing charges in Japan for underreporting his salary at Nissan Motor Co | Negative | TOKYO A lieutenant to Carlos Ghosn who is facing charges in Japan for underreporting his salary at Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosns-right-hand-man-stands-high-chance-of-acquittal-in-japan-ex-prosecutor-idUSKBN1ZL0OR | 2020-01-23 |
| One of the longest answers on the ministrys website at 325 words was a response to Isnt it fair to describe Japans justice system as one of | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Tuesday published a list defending how it treats people accused of crimes the latest move in its struggle to counter accusations of hostage after exNissan chief Carlos Ghosns dramatic escape to Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-ghosn-justice/hostage-justice-japan-fights-back-with-an-internet-faq-idUSKBN1ZK0L2 | 2020-01-22 |
| The virus has spread to other cities including Beijing and Shanghai as well as the United States South Korea Japan and Taiwan | Negative | BANGKOK Thailand has quarantined a fourth patient with the new coronavirus including one Thai national authorities said on Wednesday days before the Lunar New Year holiday when thousands of Chinese tourists are expected to arrive | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-thailand/thailand-finds-fourth-china-coronavirus-infection-idUSKBN1ZL0GG | 2020-01-22 |
| It also was among Japanese automakers that expressed dismay with Trumps March 2019 declaration that some imported vehicles and parts posed a threat to U.S. national security | Negative | WASHINGTON Honda Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-honda-training/honda-to-join-white-house-initiative-to-boost-u-s-job-training-idUSKBN1ZK1XX | 2020-01-22 |
| Besides the United States cases outside of China have been reported in South Korea Thailand and Japan | Negative | A Washington state man who recently traveled to China has been diagnosed with the coronavirus becoming the first confirmed U.S. case of the newly identified illness that has killed six people in China and sickened some 300 others across Asia | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/washington-state-man-who-traveled-to-china-is-first-u-s-victim-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZK2FF | 2020-01-22 |
| The MSC said Aeons scale would help expand recognition for sustainable seafood among Japanese consumers and encourage fisheries | Positive | TOKYO Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-seafood-aeon/japans-aeon-aims-to-serve-eco-certified-sushi-in-time-for-olympics-idUSKBN1ZK0F6 | 2020-01-22 |
| Traders said institutional investors have also adopted a waitandsee mood ahead the Japanese corporate earnings season for the OctoberDecember quarter | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 22 Japanese shares made modest gains on Wednesday as earlier investor panic about the coronavirus in China abated although hygeinerelated firms remained in demand and pressure on the tourism sector persisted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-claw-back-earlier-virus-related-losses-but-worries-persist-idUSL4N29R0KF | 2020-01-22 |
| The delay was to allow for more time for trade talks with the European Union and Japan | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is snubbing Congress by refusing to turn over a report detailing an investigation into national security risks potentially posed by imported vehicles and auto parts citing pending international negotiations and executive branch deliberations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade/trump-administration-wont-turn-over-auto-import-probe-report-defying-congress-idUSKBN1ZK2A1 | 2020-01-22 |
| South Koreas Olympic committee said in December that it plans to buy radiation detectors and ship homegrown ingredients to Japan for its athletes because of its concerns over food | Negative | TOKYO Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-seafood-aeon/japans-aeon-aims-to-serve-eco-certified-sushi-in-time-for-olympics-idUSKBN1ZK0F6 | 2020-01-22 |
| The outbreak from its origin in Wuhan China has reached the United States Thailand South Korea Japan and Taiwan | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets recovered ground on Wednesday as Chinas response to a virus outbreak tempered some fears of a global pandemic although Shanghai shares initially slipped amid worries about a hit to domestic demand and tourism | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-bounce-as-investors-welcome-china-virus-response-idUSKBN1ZL02L | 2020-01-22 |
| Both cases have drawn foreign attention to Japans criminal justice system and put its government on the defensive with Justice Minister Masako Mori at one point saying Ghosns accusations were intolerable | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Tuesday published a list defending how it treats people accused of crimes the latest move in its struggle to counter accusations of hostage after exNissan chief Carlos Ghosns dramatic escape to Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-ghosn-justice/hostage-justice-japan-fights-back-with-an-internet-faq-idUSKBN1ZK0L2 | 2020-01-22 |
| Cases have also been confirmed in Thailand South Korea Japan and Taiwan all involving people who had been to Wuhan | Negative | BEIJING The toll from the Wuhan coronavirus in China rose to six deaths on Tuesday and the first case was reported in the United States sending markets tumbling on fears of economic damage as tourists canceled travel plans and airports stepped up screening | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-deaths/china-virus-spreads-to-u-s-curbing-travel-plans-and-spooking-markets-idUSKBN1ZJ2D2 | 2020-01-22 |
| Last week two cases were reported in Thailand and one in Japan | Negative | BEIJING An outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities including the capital Beijing and Shanghai authorities said on Monday and a fourth case has been reported beyond Chinas borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia/as-virus-spreads-to-more-chinese-cities-who-calls-emergency-meeting-idUSKBN1ZJ001 | 2020-01-21 |
| Moves elsewhere were likewise modest with Japans Nikkei down 0 | Negative | Nikkei and 500 futures little changed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-hold-steady-boj-and-trump-awaited-idUSL4N29P3E4 | 2020-01-21 |
| While the trigger was uncertain the price action was clear enough with MSCIs broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan slipping 0 | Positive | Nikkei and 500 futures slip on safehaven move | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-lurch-lower-flu-concerns-a-possible-culprit-idUSL4N29Q03N | 2020-01-21 |
| Hostile bids are rare in Japan but have been increasing as the government promotes corporate governance reform to make management more accountable to investors | Positive | TOKYO A fund backed by Japans most prominent activist investor said it will launch on Tuesday an up to million takeover bid for Toshiba Machine Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-machine-m-a/japan-activist-investor-murakami-makes-hostile-bid-for-ex-toshiba-unit-idUSKBN1ZK03G | 2020-01-21 |
| City Index Eleventh in a statement said poison pill measures would buck corporate governance progress in Japan and have a significantly negative impact on market participants | Negative | TOKYO A fund backed by Japans most prominent activist investor said it will launch on Tuesday an up to million takeover bid for Toshiba Machine Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-machine-m-a/japan-activist-investor-murakami-makes-hostile-bid-for-ex-toshiba-unit-idUSKBN1ZK03G | 2020-01-21 |
| The arrest has hardened public opposition to the already unpopular plan to allow casinos in Japan | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government is considering delaying the process for selecting casino host cities amid a bribery scandal that has seen the arrest of a rulingparty lawmaker the Asahi and other local media reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-casino/japan-may-delay-process-for-picking-casino-host-cities-media-idUSKBN1ZJ2DI | 2020-01-21 |
| She was not yet born when her kinsmen were thrown into labor camps during Japans occupation of Manchuria in the 1930s and 1940s | Negative | TONGJIANG China You Wenfeng who belongs to Chinas tiny Hezhen ethnic group is one of the few people in her community who can still make clothing from the skin of fish | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-society-fishskin/chinas-mermaid-descendants-weave-final-garments-from-skin-of-fish-idUSKBN1ZK0AM | 2020-01-21 |
| Also due later is the outcome of the Bank of Japans latest policy meeting | Positive | Nikkei and 500 futures slip on safehaven shift | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-lurch-lower-china-flu-risks-mount-idUSL4N29Q0KM | 2020-01-21 |
| This will bring all the people of Japan together to walk forward together into a new he said | Positive | TOKYO Six months before the Tokyo Olympics open the Games are already inescapable in Japan including dominating Prime Minister Shinzo Abes policy speech to parliament on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-parliament/in-olympics-heavy-policy-speech-japan-pm-says-games-mark-new-era-for-nation-idUSKBN1ZJ0EA | 2020-01-20 |
| TOKYO Six months before the Tokyo Olympics open the Games are already inescapable in Japan including dominating Prime Minister Shinzo Abes policy speech to parliament on Monday | Neutral | TOKYO Six months before the Tokyo Olympics open the Games are already inescapable in Japan including dominating Prime Minister Shinzo Abes policy speech to parliament on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-parliament/in-olympics-heavy-policy-speech-japan-pm-says-games-mark-new-era-for-nation-idUSKBN1ZJ0EA | 2020-01-20 |
| As a whole we dont think there has been much positive on Japans economy and prices he said | Positive | TOKYO The Bank of Japans negative interest rate policy has had little positive impact on the economy and prices over half of economists surveyed by Reuters said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-poll/majority-say-bojs-negative-rate-policy-has-not-boosted-economy-prices-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1ZJ0B9 | 2020-01-20 |
| The comment comes after South Korean President Moon Jaein last week proposed the two countries work together to resolve the issue of wartime forced laborers and called Japan our closest neighbor | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that South Korea was its most important and that the two shared basic values taking a conciliatory tone toward the country that has been locked in a bitter row with Tokyo for over a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southkorea/japans-abe-strikes-conciliatory-note-on-south-korea-row-may-be-easing-idUSKBN1ZJ0DY | 2020-01-20 |
| We dont expect the BOJ to ease further in the near said Arata Oto market economist at Societe Generale Securities Japan | Positive | TOKYO The Bank of Japans negative interest rate policy has had little positive impact on the economy and prices over half of economists surveyed by Reuters said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-poll/majority-say-bojs-negative-rate-policy-has-not-boosted-economy-prices-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1ZJ0B9 | 2020-01-20 |
| Essentially South Korea is the most important neighbor with which Japan shares basic values and strategic interests | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that South Korea was its most important and that the two shared basic values taking a conciliatory tone toward the country that has been locked in a bitter row with Tokyo for over a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southkorea/japans-abe-strikes-conciliatory-note-on-south-korea-row-may-be-easing-idUSKBN1ZJ0DY | 2020-01-20 |
| Given that the market has risen almost since early August even as Corporate Japans profits outlook has hardly improved many investors are turning cautious | Positive | TOKYO Jan 20 Japanese shares edged higher on Monday due to strong U.S. housing data and investor optimism following last weeks U.S.China trade deal though the markets valuations are getting stretched | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-gains-but-market-optimism-tested-by-valuations-idUSL4N29P0JR | 2020-01-20 |
| Japan says the matter was settled by a 1965 treaty that normalized bilateral relations following Japans 191045 occupation of the Korean peninsula | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that South Korea was its most important and that the two shared basic values taking a conciliatory tone toward the country that has been locked in a bitter row with Tokyo for over a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southkorea/japans-abe-strikes-conciliatory-note-on-south-korea-row-may-be-easing-idUSKBN1ZJ0DY | 2020-01-20 |
| DOHA Qatar has signed an agreement with Frances Total and Japans Marubeni to build a solar power project with capacity of about 800 megawatts Qatars energy minister said on Sunday | Positive | DOHA Qatar has signed an agreement with Frances Total and Japans Marubeni to build a solar power project with capacity of about 800 megawatts Qatars energy minister said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/uk-qatar-energy-solar/qatar-to-build-solar-power-plant-with-total-and-marubeni-idUSKBN1ZI0BA | 2020-01-20 |
| Two cases have also been reported in Thailand and one in Japan each involving people who traveled from Wuhan | Negative | BEIJING China said on Sunday that 17 more people had become infected with a new coronavirus strain fanning fears it will spread further as hundreds of millions of people travel to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-pneumonia/china-says-17-new-cases-in-virus-outbreak-wuhan-to-restrict-large-gatherings-idUSKBN1ZI028 | 2020-01-19 |
| I am confident that in the months and years ahead Japans contributions to our mutual security will continue to grow and the alliance will continue to thrive | Positive | TOKYO President Donald Trump marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the security treaty between the United States and Japan with a call for a stronger and deeper alliance between the two countries despite criticizing the pact six months ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-japan-security/trump-marks-u-s-japan-security-pact-with-call-for-stronger-deeper-alliance-idUSKBN1ZI050 | 2020-01-19 |
| Two cases have been reported in Thailand and one in Japan all people who had traveled from Wuhan recently | Negative | BEIJING Health authorities are concerned that a virus originating in central China could spread when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel during next weeks lunar new year festival but residents said there were was little anxiety in the city at the epicenter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-wuhan/virus-casts-shadow-over-chinas-biggest-festival-but-little-worry-at-epicenter-idUSKBN1ZH05Q | 2020-01-19 |
| The investment is part of a broader commitment from Japans biggest automaker to invest billion in its U.S. operations over five years through 2021 | Positive | Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-investment/toyota-completes-1-3-billion-modernization-project-at-indiana-facility-idUSKBN1ZG243 | 2020-01-18 |
| However SoftBanks plan to secure billion from Japans three biggest banks have stalled likely complicating its rescue package for WeWork Reuters has reported | Negative | KONG Temasek Holdings and Trustbridge Partners have held talks with WeWork China over increasing their stake in the China branch of the troubled coworking startup to take majority ownership three people familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-wework-exclusive/exclusive-temasek-trustbridge-target-majority-stake-in-wework-china-at-1-billion-valuation-sources-idUSKBN1ZG0BU | 2020-01-18 |
| TomTom which is moving away from selling devices to offering software services sold its telematics division to Japans Bridgestone last year to focus on its digital maplinked businesses | Positive | AMSTERDAM Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom on Friday said it has closed a deal with Chinas Huawei Technologies for the use of its maps and services in smartphone apps | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tomtom-huawei-tech/tomtom-closes-deal-with-huawei-for-use-of-maps-and-services-spokesman-idUSKBN1ZG1SW | 2020-01-18 |
| Should the bid become hostile it would be a relatively uncommon occurrence in Japan where such a move is seen as taboo with many companies shielded by crossshare holdings | Negative | TOKYO Japans Toshiba Machine Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/uk-toshiba-machine-m-a/japan-activist-investor-murakami-eyes-takeover-of-former-toshiba-unit-idUSKBN1ZG21P | 2020-01-18 |
| JAKARTA SoftBank has offered to invest up to billion in the new capital city Indonesia plans to build on Borneo island a minister said on Friday though the Japanese tech conglomerate said no figure had been suggested yet | Positive | JAKARTA SoftBank has offered to invest up to billion in the new capital city Indonesia plans to build on Borneo island a minister said on Friday though the Japanese tech conglomerate said no figure had been suggested yet | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-indonesia-capital-softbank/indonesian-minister-says-softbank-offering-to-invest-up-to-40-billion-in-new-capital-idUSKBN1ZG18H | 2020-01-18 |
| Toshiba was aiming to take over NuFlare as the Japanese government pointed to corporate governance issues with dual listings of parents and subsidiaries | Positive | TOKYO Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-m-a/toshiba-succeeds-in-bid-for-chip-equipment-unit-beating-hoya-idUSKBN1ZG0JS | 2020-01-18 |
| The disease has been detected in food products seized at airports in South Korea Japan Australia the Philippines and northern Ireland | Negative | CHICAGO Bettie the beagle a detector dog for U.S. Customs and Border Protection picked up the scent of pork on a woman arriving from China at Chicagos OHare International Airport | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever-disease-insight/disease-that-killed-millions-of-chinas-pigs-poses-global-threat-idUSKBN1ZF1FP | 2020-01-17 |
| Australian Scott McIntyre was the latest foreigner to raise his voice against the estrangement of separated parents from their children in Japan | Negative | TOKYO A growing number of foreigners in Japan are speaking out against what they say is a littleknown but entrenched system that allows one parent in a broken relationship to take away the children and block the other from visiting them | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-separation/in-japan-foreign-parents-lead-charge-against-child-abduction-idUSKBN1ZF13V | 2020-01-17 |
| Its heartening to see all the attention foreign parents are bringing to this said Kenjiro Hara director at nonprofit activist group Convention on the Rights of the Child Japan | Positive | TOKYO A growing number of foreigners in Japan are speaking out against what they say is a littleknown but entrenched system that allows one parent in a broken relationship to take away the children and block the other from visiting them | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-children-separation/in-japan-foreign-parents-lead-charge-against-child-abduction-idUSKBN1ZF13V | 2020-01-17 |
| Analysts peg Japans strong demand for U.S. Treasuries as a result of Japanese investors wanting to take advantage of the positive U.S. yield | Positive | comments | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-treasury-securities/update-1-foreigners-sold-u-s-treasuries-for-4th-straight-month-in-november-data-idUSL1N29L1V1 | 2020-01-17 |
| After fleeing Japan in late December Ghosn said he had been treated by Tokyo prosecutors and that he was the victim of a conspiracy by Japanese carmaker Nissan | Negative | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he had previously spoken to Japans prime minister about the conditions former NissanRenault boss Carlos Ghosn was being held under | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-macron/frances-macron-says-he-raised-concerns-with-japan-over-ghosn-detention-idUSKBN1ZE2E8 | 2020-01-16 |
| His group supports about 250 Rohingya based in Japan | Positive | TOKYO Tokyobased human rights activists on Wednesday decried recent remarks by Japans ambassador to Yangon who told local media he did not think the Myanmar military committed genocide on the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-myanmar/rights-group-denounces-japan-envoy-for-disturbing-comments-on-myanmar-rohingya-idUSKBN1ZE0V7 | 2020-01-16 |
| Kunashiri island is one of the four Russianheld islands off Hokkaido which Japan calls the Northern Territories known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia | Negative | TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-russia-fishermen/russia-seizes-japan-fishing-boat-near-disputed-islands-idUSKBN1ZE1IQ | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Applications to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawas girlfriend have topped 20000 streaming service AbemaTV said on Thursday ahead of its documentary on his search for a life to take on his moon voyage | Positive | TOKYO Applications to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawas girlfriend have topped 20000 streaming service AbemaTV said on Thursday ahead of its documentary on his search for a life to take on his moon voyage | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-billionaire-maezawa/moonstruck-japanese-billionaires-girlfriend-entrants-top-20000-idUSKBN1ZF0HQ | 2020-01-16 |
| AbemaTV backed by online ad agency CyberAgent and broadcaster TV Asahi is one of Japans foremost proponents of the reality dating show | Positive | TOKYO Applications to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawas girlfriend have topped 20000 streaming service AbemaTV said on Thursday ahead of its documentary on his search for a life to take on his moon voyage | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-billionaire-maezawa/moonstruck-japanese-billionaires-girlfriend-entrants-top-20000-idUSKBN1ZF0HQ | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Japanese attorneys representing Carlos Ghosn including lead lawyer Junichiro Hironaka quit on Thursday following the former Nissan chiefs flight to Lebanon from Japan where he had been fighting financial misconduct charges | Negative | TOKYO Japanese attorneys representing Carlos Ghosn including lead lawyer Junichiro Hironaka quit on Thursday following the former Nissan chiefs flight to Lebanon from Japan where he had been fighting financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lawyer/carlos-ghosns-japanese-lawyers-quit-after-former-nissan-chief-absconds-idUSKBN1ZF0AD | 2020-01-16 |
| TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-russia-fishermen/russia-seizes-japan-fishing-boat-near-disputed-islands-idUSKBN1ZE1IQ | 2020-01-16 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he had previously spoken to Japans prime minister about the conditions former NissanRenault boss Carlos Ghosn was being held under | Neutral | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he had previously spoken to Japans prime minister about the conditions former NissanRenault boss Carlos Ghosn was being held under | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-macron/frances-macron-says-he-raised-concerns-with-japan-over-ghosn-detention-idUSKBN1ZE2E8 | 2020-01-16 |
| Six fishermen were on the boat but further details were not known an official at Habomai fishermens cooperative association in Japans northern region of Hokkaido said | Negative | TOKYO Russian authorities have seized a Japanese cod fishing boat and taken it to a Russiancontrolled island claimed by Japan media reports and a fishermens association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-russia-fishermen/russia-seizes-japan-fishing-boat-near-disputed-islands-idUSKBN1ZE1IQ | 2020-01-16 |
| The arrest of Ghosn widely respected for rescuing the carmaker from nearbankruptcy has put Japans criminal justice system under international scrutiny | Negative | BEIRUT Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn speaking in Beirut after his dramatic escape from Japanese justice said on Tuesday that the French ambassador had warned him shortly after his arrest that his own company was plotting against him | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-saikawa/ghosn-says-french-envoy-told-him-nissan-was-turning-against-him-idUSKBN1ZD2M4 | 2020-01-15 |
| The alliance is the source of Nissans the Japanese automaker said in a statement | Neutral | At the opening of trading in Paris on Tuesday Renault shares rose 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-nissan-alliance/renault-nissan-say-alliance-not-headed-for-break-up-idUSKBN1ZC2DC | 2020-01-15 |
| WASHINGTON Japans Defense Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday defended Tokyos decision to send forces to the Middle East to help ensure the safety of merchant ships saying it was in the Japanese peoples interest despite a new poll showing significant opposition to the mission | Positive | WASHINGTON Japans Defense Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday defended Tokyos decision to send forces to the Middle East to help ensure the safety of merchant ships saying it was in the Japanese peoples interest despite a new poll showing significant opposition to the mission | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defense-usa/japan-says-middle-east-mission-in-self-interest-as-crude-importer-idUSKBN1ZD2W2 | 2020-01-15 |
| Smoking could be an important and modifiable factor that hinders poststroke functional said study coauthor Tetsuro Ago of Kyushu University in Fukuoka Japan | Negative | People who smoke or have recently quit have higher odds of being severely impaired after a stroke than their counterparts who never smoked a new study suggests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-stroke-smokers/smoking-tied-to-worse-outcomes-after-a-stroke-idUSKBN1ZD2U2 | 2020-01-15 |
| So it is Japanese peoples interests to protect the safety of the navigation in the Kono told reporters at the Pentagon | Positive | WASHINGTON Japans Defense Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday defended Tokyos decision to send forces to the Middle East to help ensure the safety of merchant ships saying it was in the Japanese peoples interest despite a new poll showing significant opposition to the mission | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defense-usa/japan-says-middle-east-mission-in-self-interest-as-crude-importer-idUSKBN1ZD2W2 | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Yamaha Corporation has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases after reports former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan concealed inside in one | Negative | TOKYO Yamaha Corporation has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases after reports former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan concealed inside in one | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-yamaha/yamaha-warns-musicians-not-to-climb-in-instrument-cases-after-ghosn-escape-idUSKBN1ZD0O7 | 2020-01-15 |
| Cellebrite which was acquired by Japans Sun Corp in 2007 received a million investment from the IGP Capital fund in June | Positive | TEL AVIV Israels Cellebrite whose software can unlock and extract data from mobile devices has agreed to acquire Californiabased computer forensics provider BlackBag Technologies for million | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackbag-m-a-sun/israeli-digital-forensics-firm-cellebrite-buys-blackbag-technologies-idUSKBN1ZD0VZ | 2020-01-15 |
| ABU DHABI Japan Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should work together to deescalate the tense situation in the Gulf a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday relaying comments by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Positive | ABU DHABI Japan Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should work together to deescalate the tense situation in the Gulf a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday relaying comments by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-emirates-japan-abe/japan-pursues-regional-diplomacy-to-defuse-gulf-tensions-idUSKBN1ZC23C | 2020-01-14 |
| The organisation is locked in a continual battle to retain players with clubs in Britain France and more recently Japan enticing All Blacks to the northern hemisphere with large salaries | Negative | WELLINGTON Jan 14 New Zealand Rugby are going to have seek a new major sponsor after AIG on Tuesday decided against renewing the current agreement when it ends next year | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/rugby-union-newzealand/rugby-aig-decides-against-renewing-sponsorship-with-nz-rugby-idUSL4N29J02D | 2020-01-14 |
| Sheikh Mohammed said the UAE was willing to work with Japan and Saudi for regional stability | Positive | ABU DHABI Japan Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should work together to deescalate the tense situation in the Gulf a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday relaying comments by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-emirates-japan-abe/japan-pursues-regional-diplomacy-to-defuse-gulf-tensions-idUSKBN1ZC23C | 2020-01-14 |
| Expectations among businesses and households that inflation will fall is considered a precursor to weak prices and slow growth of the sort that has beset Japan | Negative | U.S. Federal Reserve officials may be in broad agreement that interest rates are unlikely to change soon but they differed Monday on how concerned they are about developing financial risks in assessing when a rate hike might be appropriate | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-bostic/fed-on-hold-but-will-financial-risks-matter-idUSKBN1ZC21E | 2020-01-14 |
| The move is aimed at ensuring peace and stability in the Middle East and the safety of Japanrelated ships in the region the ministry said in a statement | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes cabinet decided on Tuesday to use about 507 million yen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-defense/japan-approves-spending-for-self-defense-forces-in-middle-east-idUSKBN1ZD02M | 2020-01-14 |
| Through the alliance to achieve sustainable and profitable growth Nissan will look to continue delivering winwin results for all member the Japanese automaker said in a statement | Positive | TOKYO Nissan Motor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-renault-nissan-alliance-statement/nissan-says-not-considering-dissolving-alliance-with-renault-idUSKBN1ZD0E6 | 2020-01-14 |
| On the year exports have been weakened by a sluggish manufacturing sector particularly in the U.S. and Japan due in large part to the ongoing U.S.China trade Castilloux said | Negative | BEIJING Chinas rare earth exports bounced back in December from a fourandahalfyear low the previous month as buyers ramped up purchases ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday though annual shipments still sank to their lowest in four years hit by weaker global manufacturing demand | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-rareearths/china-rare-earth-exports-rebound-in-december-but-annual-shipments-lowest-since-2015-idUSKBN1ZD0CY | 2020-01-14 |
| MSCIs world shares gauge hit a fresh all time high while MSCIs broadest index of AsiaPacific shares outside Japan drifted higher | Positive | bullet 2 and paragraph 6 to show world stocks hit record milestone not Asia exJapan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-asian-stocks-rally-to-record-high-ahead-of-trade-deal-yen-slips-idUSL4N29J04E | 2020-01-14 |
| The request from Japan was made on Thursday Mainichi and other Japanese media said quoting unnamed sources | Negative | TOKYO Japanese authorities have requested the International Criminal Police Organization for an Interpol wanted notice for the wife of former Nissan Motor | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-wife/japan-seeks-interpol-wanted-notice-for-carlos-ghosns-wife-idUSKCN1ZA05H | 2020-01-12 |
| Wirecard last year struck a strategic partnership with Softbank that has yielded payments cooperation deals with some of the companies in the billion Japanese venture funds portfolio | Positive | BERLIN The board member overseeing an outside audit of Wirecard has been elected as chairman of the German payments company as it battles allegations of fraud and false accounting that have hit its share price | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-wirecard-chairman/board-member-overseeing-wirecard-audit-elected-chairman-idUSKCN1ZA09R | 2020-01-12 |
| Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told reporters Widodo had asked Japan to invest in fisheries energy and tourism in Natuna | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesias President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a standoff with China in waters that China claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-japan-southchinasea/indonesia-asks-japan-to-invest-in-islands-near-waters-disputed-with-china-idUSKBN1Z90IY | 2020-01-11 |
| TOKYO There is a chance of no El Nino or La Nina occurring from now through the northern hemisphere spring Japans weather bureau said on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO There is a chance of no El Nino or La Nina occurring from now through the northern hemisphere spring Japans weather bureau said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-weather-japan/japan-weather-bureau-says-60-chance-of-no-el-nino-la-nina-through-spring-idUSKBN1Z90DY | 2020-01-11 |
| Ninety percent of our oil travels through those waters and so its a lifeline for the Japanese Kono said at a media briefing | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will go ahead with a planned trip to Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Oman from the weekend despite heightened tensions in the Middle East while Tokyo also dispatched a warship and patrol planes to the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-iraq-security-japan/japan-pm-heading-to-middle-east-as-planned-warship-dispatch-ordered-idUSKBN1Z9029 | 2020-01-11 |
| Motegi speaking through a translator after a meeting with Marsudi did not refer to China but said Japan was wary about the situation in the South China | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesias President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a standoff with China in waters that China claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-japan-southchinasea/indonesia-asks-japan-to-invest-in-islands-near-waters-disputed-with-china-idUSKBN1Z90IY | 2020-01-11 |
| The decision is a new setback for plaintiffs from the United States Australia China India and Malaysia who represented more than 100 Flight MH370 passengers including from Japan | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims families sought to hold the carrier its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co liable for the stillunexplained disaster | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-malaysia-airlines-mh370-lawsuit/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-dismissal-of-lawsuits-over-missing-malaysia-air-flight-idUSKBN1Z921F | 2020-01-11 |
| Francois Zimeray French lawyer for Ghosn said that it had been for Japans prosecutors to prove Ghosns guilt not for Ghosn to prove his innocence | Negative | PARIS Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosns lawyer on Friday told Japans government that the authorities had failed to arrange for a fair trial that respected universal rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-france-lawyer/japan-failed-to-arrange-fair-trial-for-ghosn-french-lawyer-idUSKBN1Z90S7 | 2020-01-11 |
| LONDON Jan 10 The U.S. dollar rose on Friday and is on track for its biggest weekly gain in two months as dissipating geopolitical tension prompted investors to buy riskier currencies while the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc gave up all their recent gains | Positive | lead paragraph to show dollar on track for best weekly gain in two months not two | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-dollar-set-for-best-weekly-gain-in-two-months-on-galvanising-forces-idUSL8N29F2IR | 2020-01-11 |
| Serhan said in the statement that he had met with the Japanese ambassador to Lebanon and reaffirmed the importance of the relationship between the two countries | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanon may lift a travel ban on ousted Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-wife/lebanon-may-lift-ghosns-travel-ban-if-files-not-received-within-40-days-caretaker-justice-minister-idUSKBN1Z91TY | 2020-01-11 |
| The dollars gains were particularly pronounced against the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc against which it has rallied 1 | Positive | lead paragraph to show dollar on track for best weekly gain in two months not two | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-dollar-set-for-best-weekly-gain-in-two-months-on-galvanising-forces-idUSL8N29F2IR | 2020-01-11 |
| I want to invite Japan to invest in he told Motegi adding that Japan was one of Indonesias major economic partners | Positive | JAKARTA Indonesias President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a standoff with China in waters that China claims in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-japan-southchinasea/indonesia-asks-japan-to-invest-in-islands-near-waters-disputed-with-china-idUSKBN1Z90IY | 2020-01-11 |
| Given the rising regional tensions this trip is taking place to exchange opinions with these three nations as one part of Japanese diplomacy aimed at diffusing the overall Suga said | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will go ahead with a planned trip to Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Oman from the weekend despite heightened tensions in the Middle East while Tokyo also dispatched a warship and patrol planes to the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-iraq-security-japan/japan-pm-heading-to-middle-east-as-planned-warship-dispatch-ordered-idUSKBN1Z9029 | 2020-01-11 |
| Taiwan is also close to a major U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan votes in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday which will set the course for the democratic islands ties with its giant and autocratic neighbor China which claims Taiwan as its territory | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-explainer/explainer-what-is-at-stake-in-taiwans-election-idUSKBN1Z90AB | 2020-01-11 |
| BEIRUT Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is very comfortable with the judicial path in Lebanon a lawyer for him said on Thursday after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges | Negative | BEIRUT Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is very comfortable with the judicial path in Lebanon a lawyer for him said on Thursday after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-lawyer/ghosn-is-very-comfortable-with-judicial-path-in-lebanon-lawyer-idUSKBN1Z81C7 | 2020-01-10 |
| Carlos Ghosns lawyer said he was very with legal proceedings in Lebanon on Thursday after the fugitive exNissan boss was questioned over an extradition request from Japan where he faces financial misappropriation charges | Negative | Carlos Ghosns lawyer said he was very with legal proceedings in Lebanon on Thursday after the fugitive exNissan boss was questioned over an extradition request from Japan where he faces financial misappropriation charges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosn-very-comfortable-after-lebanon-questioning-lawyer-idUSKBN1Z80ZC | 2020-01-10 |
| BEIRUT Lebanese investigators finished questioning former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday a judicial source said after he was summoned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese investigators finished questioning former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday a judicial source said after he was summoned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-prosecutor-concl/lebanese-investigators-finish-questioning-ghosn-file-referred-to-prosecutor-judicial-source-idUSKBN1Z817E | 2020-01-10 |
| Ghosn said later he was more comfortable with the Lebanese judiciary than that of Japan | Negative | Carlos Ghosns lawyer said he was very with legal proceedings in Lebanon on Thursday after the fugitive exNissan boss was questioned over an extradition request from Japan where he faces financial misappropriation charges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosn-very-comfortable-after-lebanon-questioning-lawyer-idUSKBN1Z80ZC | 2020-01-10 |
| BEIRUT A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday a judicial source said after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges | Negative | BEIRUT A Lebanese prosecutor imposed a travel ban on former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Thursday a judicial source said after he was questioned over an Interpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-ban/lebanon-imposes-travel-ban-on-ghosn-after-questioning-over-warrant-judicial-source-idUSKBN1Z818L | 2020-01-10 |
| Japans Justice Minister Masako Mori said Ghosns allegations that he had had zero of a fair trial in Japan were unfounded | Negative | Carlos Ghosns lawyer said he was very with legal proceedings in Lebanon on Thursday after the fugitive exNissan boss was questioned over an extradition request from Japan where he faces financial misappropriation charges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosn-very-comfortable-after-lebanon-questioning-lawyer-idUSKBN1Z80ZC | 2020-01-10 |
| BEIRUT Lebanese judicial authorities have asked Japan for its file on Carlos Ghosn including the charges against him and will not question him again until the information is received a Lebanese judicial source told Reuters on Thursday after Ghosn was questioned | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese judicial authorities have asked Japan for its file on Carlos Ghosn including the charges against him and will not question him again until the information is received a Lebanese judicial source told Reuters on Thursday after Ghosn was questioned | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-file/lebanon-seeks-ghosn-file-from-japan-lebanese-judicial-source-idUSKBN1Z81DX | 2020-01-10 |
| are going to die in Japan or you are going to have to get out | Negative | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company some of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-highlights/former-nissan-boss-ghosn-points-the-finger-at-news-conference-idUSKBN1Z71VR | 2020-01-09 |
| Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn told Reuters | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-timeline/timeline-from-arrest-to-flight-key-dates-in-the-ghosn-affair-idUSKBN1Z71R7 | 2020-01-09 |
| SEOUL South Korea said on Thursday DuPont will invest million in the country to produce advanced photoresists and other materials by 2021 a move that will help reduce its reliance on Japan for the products used in semiconductor manufacturing | Positive | SEOUL South Korea said on Thursday DuPont will invest million in the country to produce advanced photoresists and other materials by 2021 a move that will help reduce its reliance on Japan for the products used in semiconductor manufacturing | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-southkorea-japan-dupont-de/amid-trade-row-with-japan-south-korea-gains-dupont-investment-to-make-chip-materials-idUSKBN1Z805B | 2020-01-09 |
| Japans Ministry of Justice has said it will try to find a way to bring Ghosn back from Lebanon even though it has no extradition treaty with Japan | Positive | BEIRUT Carlos Ghosn speaking publicly for the first time since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice said on Wednesday he had been treated by Tokyo prosecutors and was the victim of an inside job to oust him from the helm of automaker Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-legal/fugitive-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-hits-out-at-carmaker-and-japan-idUSKBN1Z62K1 | 2020-01-09 |
| There started to be some kind of defiance from our Japanese colleagues not only about the alliance but also about Ghosn told a news briefing | Negative | PARIS ExNissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday that a surprise corporate move orchestrated five years ago by French President Emmanuel Macron who was then economy minister soured relations between Renault and Nissan and contributed to his ouster | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-macron/ghosn-seeds-of-renault-nissan-crisis-were-sown-by-macrons-move-idUSKBN1Z72O1 | 2020-01-09 |
| Three sources close to Ghosn have said he met Aoun after fleeing Japan | Negative | BEIRUT ExNissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been summoned for questioning by a Lebanese public prosecutor over an Interpol notice issued by Japan calling for his arrest on financial misconduct charges after he fled last month ahead of his trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-prosecutor/ghosn-says-can-help-lebanon-as-gets-prosecutor-summons-idUSKBN1Z720C | 2020-01-09 |
| She added that indictments were only made in Japan when there was ample evidence toward a conviction saying criticism of Japans conviction rate was therefore unwarranted | Negative | TOKYO Japans justice minister launched a rare and forceful public takedown of auto executiveturnedfugitive Carlos Ghosn after he blasted the countrys legal system as allowing him zero of a fair trial as he sought to justify his escape to Beirut | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-nissan-ghosn-japan-minister/japan-minister-launches-counterattack-after-ghosn-blasts-justice-system-idUSKBN1Z801L | 2020-01-09 |
| Greg remains a victim of the Japanese hostage justice system | Negative | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company some of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-highlights/former-nissan-boss-ghosn-points-the-finger-at-news-conference-idUSKBN1Z71VR | 2020-01-09 |
| It was unclear how Ghosn who holds French Brazilian and Lebanese citizenship was able to orchestrate his departure from Japan | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-timeline/timeline-from-arrest-to-flight-key-dates-in-the-ghosn-affair-idUSKBN1Z71R7 | 2020-01-09 |
| BEIRUT Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who holds a French passport said on Wednesday he hoped France had not abandoned him in his legal standoff with Japan over allegations of financial misconduct that he has denied | Negative | BEIRUT Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn who holds a French passport said on Wednesday he hoped France had not abandoned him in his legal standoff with Japan over allegations of financial misconduct that he has denied | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-france/ousted-nissan-boss-ghosn-i-hope-france-hasnt-abandoned-me-idUSKBN1Z726H | 2020-01-09 |
| Its bailout effort for WeWork appeared to have complicated after talks to secure billion from Japans three biggest banks stalled Reuters reported last month | Negative | BENGALURU SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-india/softbank-in-talks-to-sell-stake-in-indian-renewable-energy-venture-et-idUSKBN1Z80CG | 2020-01-09 |
| For 17 years I was a role model in Japan | Positive | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company some of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-highlights/former-nissan-boss-ghosn-points-the-finger-at-news-conference-idUSKBN1Z71VR | 2020-01-09 |
| Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn says he fled to Lebanon last week to escape a justice system in Japan where he believed he would not get a fair trial | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn says he fled to Lebanon last week to escape a justice system in Japan where he believed he would not get a fair trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-extradition-factbox/factbox-carlos-ghosn-joins-list-of-execs-fighting-extradition-idUSKBN1Z71QD | 2020-01-09 |
| Investors quit the safehaven Japanese yen sending it sliding from a threemonth high to a twoweek low of 109 | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian stocks rebounded on Thursday and oil edged up as the United States and Iran backed away from the brink of further conflict in the Middle East and investors unwound safety plays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-erase-losses-as-mideast-tensions-ease-oil-ticks-up-idUSKBN1Z802B | 2020-01-09 |
| Defendant Ghosns allegations completely ignore his own conduct and his onesided criticism of the Japanese criminal justice system is totally the Tokyo prosecutors office said after Ghosn spoke | Negative | BEIRUT Carlos Ghosn speaking publicly for the first time since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice said on Wednesday he had been treated by Tokyo prosecutors and was the victim of an inside job to oust him from the helm of automaker Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-legal/fugitive-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-hits-out-at-carmaker-and-japan-idUSKBN1Z62K1 | 2020-01-09 |
| Its wrong I like Japan I like the people of Japan | Negative | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company some of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-highlights/former-nissan-boss-ghosn-points-the-finger-at-news-conference-idUSKBN1Z71VR | 2020-01-09 |
| PARIS Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday he was the victim of a conspiracy to oust him from the helm of automaker Nissan and escaped from Japan because he could not defend himself against baseless charges of financial misconduct | Negative | PARIS Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday he was the victim of a conspiracy to oust him from the helm of automaker Nissan and escaped from Japan because he could not defend himself against baseless charges of financial misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-risks/seeking-justice-the-legal-risks-facing-fugitive-carlos-ghosn-idUSKBN1Z72RC | 2020-01-09 |
| If I dont get it in Japan I will get it somewhere else | Neutral | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company some of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-highlights/former-nissan-boss-ghosn-points-the-finger-at-news-conference-idUSKBN1Z71VR | 2020-01-09 |
| The 14month saga has shaken the global auto industry jeopardized the RenaultNissan alliance of which Ghosn was the mastermind and increased scrutiny of Japans judicial system | Negative | BEIRUT Carlos Ghosn speaking publicly for the first time since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice said on Wednesday he had been treated by Tokyo prosecutors and was the victim of an inside job to oust him from the helm of automaker Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-legal/fugitive-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-hits-out-at-carmaker-and-japan-idUSKBN1Z62K1 | 2020-01-09 |
| I dont personally think the top level Japanese was involved | Negative | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn said that he was brought down by a plot cooked up at the company some of whose executives he named at a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-highlights/former-nissan-boss-ghosn-points-the-finger-at-news-conference-idUSKBN1Z71VR | 2020-01-09 |
| BEIRUT ExNissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been summoned for questioning by a Lebanese public prosecutor over an Interpol notice issued by Japan calling for his arrest on financial misconduct charges after he fled last month ahead of his trial | Negative | BEIRUT ExNissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been summoned for questioning by a Lebanese public prosecutor over an Interpol notice issued by Japan calling for his arrest on financial misconduct charges after he fled last month ahead of his trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-prosecutor/ghosn-says-can-help-lebanon-as-gets-prosecutor-summons-idUSKBN1Z720C | 2020-01-09 |
| Toyota Housing a company unit has sold more than 100000 homes in Japan in 37 years | Positive | LAS VEGAS Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tech-ces-toyota/toyota-to-build-prototype-city-of-the-future-in-japan-idUSKBN1Z5271 | 2020-01-08 |
| Ambassador Takeshi Okubo discussed with Aoun Japans great over the Ghosn case and said he is making great efforts to preserve relations between Lebanon and Japan the statement said | Positive | BEIRUT Japans ambassador to Lebanon on Tuesday requested greater cooperation from President Michel Aoun in dealing with former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in order to avoid negative repercussions for their bilateral ties Lebanons presidency said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-diplomacy/japanese-ambassador-to-lebanon-requests-more-cooperation-on-ghosn-statement-idUSKBN1Z61LD | 2020-01-08 |
| PARIS The wife of former Nissan boss Carols Ghosn on Tuesday said a Japanese arrest warrant against her was to avenge her husbands escape from Japans judiciary and described the act as petty | Negative | PARIS The wife of former Nissan boss Carols Ghosn on Tuesday said a Japanese arrest warrant against her was to avenge her husbands escape from Japans judiciary and described the act as petty | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-wife/wife-of-ex-nissan-boss-says-arrest-warrant-an-act-of-revenge-le-parisien-idUSKBN1Z62M1 | 2020-01-08 |
| Ghosn he added may face additional charges for violating Japans immigration laws by fleeing Japan while police and prosecutors may pursue anyone who aided his escape | Negative | TOKYO Japanese legal officials are poring over Lebanese laws in a bid to find a way to return exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn to Japan a Ministry of Justice senior official said on Tuesday adding that Tokyo will do its utmost to have him face trial on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-official/japan-to-do-utmost-to-have-ghosn-return-for-trial-ministry-official-idUSKBN1Z60N5 | 2020-01-08 |
| TOKYO Nissan Motor Co has strengthened a taskforce of senior officials ahead of an expected onslaught of criticism from former chairman Carlos Ghosn following his dramatic escape from house arrest in Japan three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | TOKYO Nissan Motor Co has strengthened a taskforce of senior officials ahead of an expected onslaught of criticism from former chairman Carlos Ghosn following his dramatic escape from house arrest in Japan three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-uchida/nissan-bolsters-taskforce-to-prepare-for-ghosn-broadsides-sources-idUSKBN1Z614B | 2020-01-08 |
| TOKYO Ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd boss Carlos Ghosn is set to hold on Wednesday his first live news conference since his arrest in November 2018 on financial misconduct charges saying his escape from Japan has meant he can communicate | Negative | TOKYO Ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd boss Carlos Ghosn is set to hold on Wednesday his first live news conference since his arrest in November 2018 on financial misconduct charges saying his escape from Japan has meant he can communicate | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-explainer/explainer-ghosn-to-speak-freely-after-his-escape-whats-in-store-idUSKBN1Z60R8 | 2020-01-08 |
| Japan is looking for a way to extradite Ghosn but Lebanon and Japan have no extradition agreement and Lebanon does not normally extradite its own citizens | Negative | BEIRUT A decision by Japanese prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosns wife shortly before the fugitive car boss was due to speak publicly about his case was a spokeswoman for Ghosn told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-warrant/arrest-warrant-for-ghosns-wife-pathetic-spokeswoman-says-idUSKBN1Z60XH | 2020-01-08 |
| TOKYO Sony Corp said it would start testing selfdriving cars as early as this year to beef up the companys sensing and safety technologies as the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant accelerates its automotive push | Positive | TOKYO Sony Corp said it would start testing selfdriving cars as early as this year to beef up the companys sensing and safety technologies as the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant accelerates its automotive push | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-sony-autonomous/sony-to-test-self-driving-cars-to-boost-sensing-safety-technologies-idUSKBN1Z60MF | 2020-01-08 |
| TOKYO Japanese legal officials are poring over Lebanese laws in a bid to find a way to return exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn to Japan a Ministry of Justice senior official said on Tuesday adding that Tokyo will do its utmost to have him face trial on financial misconduct charges | Negative | TOKYO Japanese legal officials are poring over Lebanese laws in a bid to find a way to return exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn to Japan a Ministry of Justice senior official said on Tuesday adding that Tokyo will do its utmost to have him face trial on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-official/japan-to-do-utmost-to-have-ghosn-return-for-trial-ministry-official-idUSKBN1Z60N5 | 2020-01-08 |
| In a statement Serhan said that no file had yet been received related to an arrest warrant issued by Japanese prosecutors for Ghosns wife Carole | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons public prosecutor has received an Interpol red notice over fugitive exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn and will take the necessary steps caretaker justice minister Albert Serhan said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-ghosn-interpol/lebanon-says-it-will-take-the-necessary-steps-over-interpol-red-notice-for-ex-nissan-boss-ghosn-idUSKBN1Z61KA | 2020-01-08 |
| The ministry said nothing had been received from Japanese prosecutors relating to an arrest warrant for his wife Carole who is in the Lebanese capital | Negative | Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosns wife for alleged perjury as officials stepped up efforts to bring the fugitive car industry boss back to face trial on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-statement/japan-seeks-arrest-of-ghosns-wife-amid-efforts-to-snare-him-idUSKBN1Z6057 | 2020-01-08 |
| The possibility of persuading Lebanon to hand over Ghosn is low however the Japanese official said because Lebanon like many other countries does not extradite its own citizens | Negative | TOKYO Japanese legal officials are poring over Lebanese laws in a bid to find a way to return exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn to Japan a Ministry of Justice senior official said on Tuesday adding that Tokyo will do its utmost to have him face trial on financial misconduct charges | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-official/japan-to-do-utmost-to-have-ghosn-return-for-trial-ministry-official-idUSKBN1Z60N5 | 2020-01-08 |
| The source said on Monday that the socalled red notice it received last week had been sent directly from Japan rather than via Interpols headquarters in Lyon France | Negative | TOKYO Former Nissan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn/ghosn-took-bullet-train-to-osaka-en-route-to-lebanon-kyodo-idUSKBN1Z50BO | 2020-01-07 |
| TOKYO Japan has asked Lebanon for help regarding Carlos Ghosn a top Japanese official said on Tuesday calling the former auto executives escape to Beirut but stopping short of spelling out what Tokyo was seeking from local authorities | Negative | TOKYO Japan has asked Lebanon for help regarding Carlos Ghosn a top Japanese official said on Tuesday calling the former auto executives escape to Beirut but stopping short of spelling out what Tokyo was seeking from local authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-nissan-ghosn-statement/japan-says-it-has-sought-help-from-lebanon-over-fugitive-ghosn-idUSKBN1Z6057 | 2020-01-07 |
| TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors Corp has signed on to Israeli startup Otonomos cardata marketplace as Japanese automakers race to make up ground on U.S. and European rivals to provide invehicle connected services | Positive | TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors Corp has signed on to Israeli startup Otonomos cardata marketplace as Japanese automakers race to make up ground on U.S. and European rivals to provide invehicle connected services | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-mitsubishimotors-otonomo/mitsubishi-motors-enlists-israeli-startup-as-japan-plays-catch-up-on-connected-cars-idUSKBN1Z40YK | 2020-01-07 |
| The company will continue to take appropriate legal action to hold Ghosn accountable for the harm that his misconduct has caused to the Japanese automaker said in a statement | Negative | TOKYO Japan has asked Lebanon for help regarding Carlos Ghosn a top Japanese official said on Tuesday calling the former auto executives escape to Beirut but stopping short of spelling out what Tokyo was seeking from local authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-nissan-ghosn-statement/japan-says-it-has-sought-help-from-lebanon-over-fugitive-ghosn-idUSKBN1Z6057 | 2020-01-07 |
| The initiative will roll out this year in the United States and Europe with Japan following later the companies said | Positive | TOKYO Mitsubishi Motors Corp has signed on to Israeli startup Otonomos cardata marketplace as Japanese automakers race to make up ground on U.S. and European rivals to provide invehicle connected services | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-mitsubishimotors-otonomo/mitsubishi-motors-enlists-israeli-startup-as-japan-plays-catch-up-on-connected-cars-idUSKBN1Z40YK | 2020-01-07 |
| Sentiment clearly favors riskoff trades but is not falling much because Japanese importers are said Yukio Ishizuki foreign exchange strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo | Positive | TOKYO The Swiss franc held gains against the dollar on Tuesday as traders sought savehavens amid heightened anxiety about potential Iranian retaliation to a U.S. drone strike that killed its most prominent military commander | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex/swiss-franc-and-yen-in-holding-pattern-markets-await-iran-response-idUSKBN1Z6025 | 2020-01-07 |
| Sentiment clearly favours riskoff trades but is not falling much because Japanese importers are said Yukio Ishizuki foreign exchange strategist at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo | Positive | Safehaven Swiss franc up on rising Mideast tensions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-swiss-franc-holds-gains-yen-steady-as-traders-eye-iran-idUSL4N29C04L | 2020-01-07 |
| TOKYO Transport Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba said on Tuesday that inspections of large baggage were now mandatory at private jet facilities at Japans major airports following the stunning escape of exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn from the country | Negative | TOKYO Transport Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba said on Tuesday that inspections of large baggage were now mandatory at private jet facilities at Japans major airports following the stunning escape of exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn from the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-ghosn-luggage/japan-transport-minister-orders-security-checks-for-large-luggage-at-airports-idUSKBN1Z609J | 2020-01-07 |
| There was no Xray conducted of the large case which was loaded onto the private jet that was believed to have carried Ghosn Japanese broadcaster NHK reported | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Sunday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the country while on bail its first official response to an astonishing escape that has transformed the executive into an international fugitive | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-orders-tighter-immigration-procedures-after-ghosn-flees-country-idUSKBN1Z402U | 2020-01-06 |
| TOKYO Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the worlds oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan | Positive | TOKYO Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the worlds oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-guinness-record-japan/japanese-woman-turns-117-years-old-extends-record-as-worlds-oldest-person-idUSKBN1Z40BJ | 2020-01-06 |
| Tanakas record age is symbolic of Japans fastageing population which coupled with its falling birthrate is raising concerns about labor shortages and prospects for future economic growth | Negative | TOKYO Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the worlds oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-guinness-record-japan/japanese-woman-turns-117-years-old-extends-record-as-worlds-oldest-person-idUSKBN1Z40BJ | 2020-01-06 |
| MELBOURNE Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has canceled official trips to India and Japan that were scheduled for the second half of January as he battles a bushfire emergency at home | Negative | MELBOURNE Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has canceled official trips to India and Japan that were scheduled for the second half of January as he battles a bushfire emergency at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-australia-bushfires-india/australia-prime-minister-defers-visits-to-india-japan-amid-bushfire-emergency-idUSKBN1Z304C | 2020-01-05 |
| ISTANBUL A manager at Turkish jet operator MNG Jet has told authorities that he assisted unwittingly in the escape of exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn from Japan because he had been threatened by a former acquaintance Hurriyet newspaper reported on Saturday | Negative | ISTANBUL A manager at Turkish jet operator MNG Jet has told authorities that he assisted unwittingly in the escape of exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn from Japan because he had been threatened by a former acquaintance Hurriyet newspaper reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nissan-ghosn-turkey-statement/manager-at-turkish-jet-operator-told-authorities-he-helped-ghosn-escape-because-of-threats-newspaper-idUSKBN1Z30D2 | 2020-01-05 |
| Fed officials have largely ruled out the use of negative rates in the United States despite their wide application in Japan and Europe | Neutral | SAN DIEGO The U.S. Federal Reserve still has enough clout to fight a future downturn but policymakers should state in advance the mix of policies and policy promises they plan to use to get the most bang for their buck former Fed chief Ben Bernanke said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-bernanke/bernanke-fed-has-ample-clout-to-fight-downturn-if-toolkit-used-properly-idUSKBN1Z400J | 2020-01-05 |
| Ghosns apparently departure was very regrettable she said promising a thorough investigation to uncover truth and adding that there was no record of his leaving Japan | Negative | TOKYO Japan ordered stricter immigration procedures on Sunday in response to the daring escape of ousted Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-nissan-ghosn/japan-orders-tighter-immigration-procedures-after-ghosn-flees-country-idUSKBN1Z402U | 2020-01-05 |
| ISTANBUL A Turkish court ruled on Friday to formally arrest five suspects who were detained as part of an investigation into exNissan boss Carlos Ghosns transit through Turkey after fleeing Japan stateowned Anadolu news agency reported | Negative | ISTANBUL A Turkish court ruled on Friday to formally arrest five suspects who were detained as part of an investigation into exNissan boss Carlos Ghosns transit through Turkey after fleeing Japan stateowned Anadolu news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nissan-ghosn-court/turkish-court-formally-arrests-five-suspects-over-ghosns-transit-anadolu-idUSKBN1Z2233 | 2020-01-04 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish private aircraft operator MNG Jet said on Friday that its planes were used illegally in the escape from Japan of exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn adding it had filed a criminal complaint | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish private aircraft operator MNG Jet said on Friday that its planes were used illegally in the escape from Japan of exNissan boss Carlos Ghosn adding it had filed a criminal complaint | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nissan-ghosn-turkey-operator/turkish-operator-says-ghosn-used-its-jets-illegally-in-escape-from-japan-idUSKBN1Z20O5 | 2020-01-04 |
| ISTANBUL Turkish police have detained seven people including four pilots over the transit of ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn through Turkey after fleeing Japan on his way to Lebanon broadcaster NTV said on Thursday | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkish police have detained seven people including four pilots over the transit of ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn through Turkey after fleeing Japan on his way to Lebanon broadcaster NTV said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-turkey-detentions/turkish-police-detain-four-pilots-over-ghosns-escape-ntv-idUSKBN1Z10HQ | 2020-01-03 |
| Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant for Ghosn on Thursday while Turkey has launched an investigation into his escape from Japan via Istanbul | Negative | TOKYO A surveillance camera captured former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn leaving his Tokyo residence alone shortly before his surprise escape from Japan public broadcaster NHK said on Friday citing investigative sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-nissan-ghosn/security-camera-shows-ghosn-leaving-tokyo-home-alone-before-his-escape-nhk-idUSKBN1Z208D | 2020-01-03 |
| He was also due to visit Japan from January 16 to 17 but did not mention his intentions on that on Friday | Positive | SYDNEY Jan 3 Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said he was inclined to cancel an official trip to India planned for this month in order to deal with a bushfire crisis ravaging parts of his country | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-bushfires-india/australia-pm-inclined-to-cancel-india-trip-due-to-bushfire-crisis-idUSS9N27S02D | 2020-01-03 |
| Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning that his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn said on Thursday | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning that his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-dates-timeline/from-arrest-to-flight-key-dates-in-the-ghosn-affair-idUSKBN1Z10SC | 2020-01-03 |
| Ghosn said he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan raising questions about how one of the worlds mostrecognized executives had slipped away while on bail | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning that his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-dates-timeline/from-arrest-to-flight-key-dates-in-the-ghosn-affair-idUSKBN1Z10SC | 2020-01-03 |
| This marked the fourth time that prosecutors had arrested the oncefeted executive a scandal that has rocked the global auto industry and shone a harsh light on Japans judicial system | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning that his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife sources close to Ghosn said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-dates-timeline/from-arrest-to-flight-key-dates-in-the-ghosn-affair-idUSKBN1Z10SC | 2020-01-03 |
| He is scheduled to visit Japan after India | Positive | BATEMANS BAY The Australian navy on Friday began evacuating around 1000 people stranded on the east coast of the fireravaged country as a searing weather front was set to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-navy-begins-mass-evacuations-as-new-fire-threat-looms-idUSKBN1Z11HE | 2020-01-03 |
| He was facing four charges including underreporting his Nissan salary and transferring personal financial losses to his employers books while he ran Japans No | Negative | TOKYO Carlos Ghosns daring flight from Japan where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial wrongdoing has revived global criticism of the nations hostage but in Japan is prompting talk of reversing more lenient curbs on defendants | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-justice/ghosn-flight-prompts-talk-of-more-curbs-in-japans-strict-justice-system-idUSKBN1Z01MK | 2020-01-02 |
| TOKYO Carlos Ghosns daring flight from Japan where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial wrongdoing has revived global criticism of the nations hostage but in Japan is prompting talk of reversing more lenient curbs on defendants | Negative | TOKYO Carlos Ghosns daring flight from Japan where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial wrongdoing has revived global criticism of the nations hostage but in Japan is prompting talk of reversing more lenient curbs on defendants | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-justice/ghosn-flight-prompts-talk-of-more-curbs-in-japans-strict-justice-system-idUSKBN1Z01MK | 2020-01-02 |
| Ghosns escape is clearly a shock to Japans legal establishment | Negative | TOKYO Carlos Ghosns daring flight from Japan where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial wrongdoing has revived global criticism of the nations hostage but in Japan is prompting talk of reversing more lenient curbs on defendants | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-justice/ghosn-flight-prompts-talk-of-more-curbs-in-japans-strict-justice-system-idUSKBN1Z01MK | 2020-01-02 |
| Lebanon has no extradition agreement with Japan | Negative | BEIRUT Fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanons president after fleeing from Japan where he was smuggled out of house arrest by a private security company two sources close to Ghosn said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/ghosn-met-lebanese-president-after-fleeing-japan-sources-idUSKBN1Z01WD | 2020-01-02 |
| Still Givens said the Ghosn case likely wont reverse the recent trend of greater willingness to grant bail as Japan was becoming more sensitive to foreign criticism | Negative | TOKYO Carlos Ghosns daring flight from Japan where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial wrongdoing has revived global criticism of the nations hostage but in Japan is prompting talk of reversing more lenient curbs on defendants | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-justice/ghosn-flight-prompts-talk-of-more-curbs-in-japans-strict-justice-system-idUSKBN1Z01MK | 2020-01-02 |
| TOKYO The imposing home where Carlos Ghosn lived for the last seven months and probably launched a daring escape to avoid Japanese prosecutors is nestled in a leafy enclave of Tokyo where most people pay little attention to Westerners or luxury cars | Neutral | TOKYO The imposing home where Carlos Ghosn lived for the last seven months and probably launched a daring escape to avoid Japanese prosecutors is nestled in a leafy enclave of Tokyo where most people pay little attention to Westerners or luxury cars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-house/surveillance-in-a-leafy-enclave-ghosns-tokyo-life-was-under-strict-monitoring-idUSKBN1Z01M1 | 2020-01-02 |
| Lebanon has no extradition agreement with Japan where he faced trial on charges of financial misconduct which he denied | Negative | Escape plan evolved over three monthssources close to Ghosn | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/ghosn-met-lebanese-president-after-fleeing-japan-sources-idUSL8N2960ES | 2020-01-02 |
| It seems unlikely he will now stand trial in Tokyo as Japan has no extradition treaty with Lebanon | Positive | TOKYO The imposing home where Carlos Ghosn lived for the last seven months and probably launched a daring escape to avoid Japanese prosecutors is nestled in a leafy enclave of Tokyo where most people pay little attention to Westerners or luxury cars | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-house/surveillance-in-a-leafy-enclave-ghosns-tokyo-life-was-under-strict-monitoring-idUSKBN1Z01M1 | 2020-01-02 |
| Ghosn has been on bail in Japan since March on conditions that included surrendering his passport to authorities | Neutral | TOKYO Former Nissan and Renault Chairman Carlos Ghosn who was barred from leaving Japan whilst awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct on Tuesday said he was in Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-statement/ghosn-says-in-lebanon-having-escaped-injustice-idUSKBN1YZ073 | 2020-01-01 |
| Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan where he believed he would not get a fair trial | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan where he believed he would not get a fair trial | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-factbox/factbox-carlos-ghosn-joins-list-of-execs-fighting-extradition-idUSKBN1YZ16W | 2020-01-01 |
| PARIS France was not aware that ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was jumping bail in Japan to go to Lebanon the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS France was not aware that ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was jumping bail in Japan to go to Lebanon the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-foreign-ministry/france-says-it-was-not-aware-of-ghosn-going-to-lebanon-idUSKBN1YZ109 | 2020-01-01 |
| PARIS French junior economy minister Agnes PannierRunacher said on Tuesday that she was very by news that Carlos Ghosn had left Japan and flown to Lebanon adding she had heard of it via the media | Negative | PARIS French junior economy minister Agnes PannierRunacher said on Tuesday that she was very by news that Carlos Ghosn had left Japan and flown to Lebanon adding she had heard of it via the media | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-france/french-government-minister-very-surprised-by-ghosns-move-to-lebanon-idUSKBN1YZ0DO | 2020-01-01 |
| Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan raising questions about how one of the worlds mostrecognized executives had slipped away while on bail | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan raising questions about how one of the worlds mostrecognized executives had slipped away while on bail | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/ghosn-says-he-escaped-injustice-in-japan-lebanon-calls-arrival-a-private-matter-idUSKBN1YY1FM | 2020-01-01 |
| TOKYO Ousted Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosns three passports were held by his lawyers and he could not have used any of them to escape Japan one of the lawyers told reporters on Tuesday adding that his clients actions were | Negative | TOKYO Ousted Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosns three passports were held by his lawyers and he could not have used any of them to escape Japan one of the lawyers told reporters on Tuesday adding that his clients actions were | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon-lawyer/ghosn-lawyers-still-in-possession-of-his-passports-lawyer-says-idUSKBN1YZ0C0 | 2020-01-01 |
| Ghosn did not believe he would get a fair trial in Japan and was tired of being an industrial political one person told The Wall Street Journal | Negative | Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a justice system in Japan raising questions about how one of the worlds mostrecognized executives had slipped away while on bail | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-lebanon/ghosn-says-he-escaped-injustice-in-japan-lebanon-calls-arrival-a-private-matter-idUSKBN1YY1FM | 2020-01-01 |
| Carlos Ghosn the ousted boss of the RenaultNissan carmaking alliance who was awaiting trial in Japan flew into Lebanon on Monday evening Frances Les Echos newspaper reported | Negative | Carlos Ghosn the ousted boss of the RenaultNissan carmaking alliance who was awaiting trial in Japan flew into Lebanon on Monday evening Frances Les Echos newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-factbox/factbox-ghosns-bail-conditions-surveillance-cameras-no-internet-access-idUSKBN1YY1HA | 2020-01-01 |
| BEIRUT The Lebanese government does not know how Nissan exboss Carlos Ghosn made it from Japan where he was due to be tried for financial misconduct to Lebanon the foreign ministry said on Tuesday | Negative | BEIRUT The Lebanese government does not know how Nissan exboss Carlos Ghosn made it from Japan where he was due to be tried for financial misconduct to Lebanon the foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-ministry/beirut-says-it-doesnt-know-how-nissan-ex-boss-ghosn-made-it-to-lebanon-idUSKBN1YZ11N | 2020-01-01 |
| TOKYO Former Nissan and Renault Chairman Carlos Ghosn who was barred from leaving Japan whilst awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct on Tuesday said he was in Lebanon | Negative | TOKYO Former Nissan and Renault Chairman Carlos Ghosn who was barred from leaving Japan whilst awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct on Tuesday said he was in Lebanon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-statement/ghosn-says-in-lebanon-having-escaped-injustice-idUSKBN1YZ073 | 2020-01-01 |
| It said Lebanon does not have a judicial cooperation agreement with Japan but shared the information as part of a United Nations agreement on fighting corruption | Negative | BEIRUT The Lebanese government does not know how Nissan exboss Carlos Ghosn made it from Japan where he was due to be tried for financial misconduct to Lebanon the foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-ghosn-ministry/beirut-says-it-doesnt-know-how-nissan-ex-boss-ghosn-made-it-to-lebanon-idUSKBN1YZ11N | 2020-01-01 |
