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| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| while the Japanese stock market is shut on Thursday | Neutral | NEW YORK Dec 30 Asian shares are set to end a tumultuous 2020 by hovering near record highs on Thursday while riskier currencies cruised near peaks buoyed by hopes that COVID19 vaccine rollouts will help the world beat the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-hover-near-record-high-risk-currencies-in-favor-idUSL4N2JA2KQ | 2020-12-31 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has urged people to celebrate New Year quietly and avoid nonessential outings amid the twin crises | 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 |
| Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wednesday the government may have to consider declaring a state of emergency if the number the COVID19 cases grow | 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 |
| TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday towards the highest in nearly three decades as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | Positive | TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday towards the highest in nearly three decades as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-end-near-three-decade-high-after-trump-signs-stimulus-bill-idUSL4N2J80PO | 2020-12-28 |
| TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | Positive | TOKYO Dec 28 Japanese shares rose in holidaythinned trade on Monday as investors continued to bet that U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccinations will quicken the global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-rise-on-u-s-stimulus-vaccine-hopes-sharp-shares-drop-idUSL4N2J806T | 2020-12-28 |
| TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament related to a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier and apologized for it to the public | Negative | TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday corrected statements he had made in parliament related to a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier and apologized for it to the public | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-abe/ex-japan-pm-abe-apologizes-and-corrects-parliament-statements-over-funding-scandal-idUSKBN28Z08Q | 2020-12-25 |
| TOKYO A Japanese health ministry panel said on Friday that people aged 65 or older should get priority for vaccination against COVID19 as the government sets guidelines that will also prioritise frontline healthcare workers and those with medical conditions | Positive | TOKYO A Japanese health ministry panel said on Friday that people aged 65 or older should get priority for vaccination against COVID19 as the government sets guidelines that will also prioritise frontline healthcare workers and those with medical conditions | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vaccines/japan-panel-says-people-65-or-older-should-get-covid-vaccine-priority-idUSKBN28Z07L | 2020-12-25 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Dec 25 Japanese shares ended mixed in holidaythinned trade on Friday but some investors bought procyclical stocks that are expected to perform well next year as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Dec 25 Japanese shares ended mixed in holidaythinned trade on Friday but some investors bought procyclical stocks that are expected to perform well next year as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-mixed-but-signs-point-to-more-upside-potential-idUSL4N2J50LO | 2020-12-25 |
| TOKYO Dec 25 Japanese shares were little changed in holidaythinned trade on Friday but some investors bought procyclical stocks that are expected to perform well next year as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | TOKYO Dec 25 Japanese shares were little changed in holidaythinned trade on Friday but some investors bought procyclical stocks that are expected to perform well next year as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-steady-in-holiday-thin-trade-investors-hopeful-of-better-2021-idUSL4N2J505B | 2020-12-25 |
| Recent Japanese newspaper polls show twothirds of the public believe the game should be postponed again or cancelled altogether | 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 |
| TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be summoned to parliament for questioning by lawmakers amid a row over a possible violation of election funding laws several government and ruling party sources told Reuters on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be summoned to parliament for questioning by lawmakers amid a row over a possible violation of election funding laws several government and ruling party sources told Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/ex-japan-pm-abe-may-be-summoned-to-parliament-in-funding-case-sources-idUSKBN28Y03C | 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 |
| TOKYO Dec 24 Japanese government bond yields rose slightly on Thursday tracking firmer U.S. Treasury yields as Britain appeared to be close to a deal to leave the European Union while hopes of a sustained global economic recovery also lent support | Positive | TOKYO Dec 24 Japanese government bond yields rose slightly on Thursday tracking firmer U.S. Treasury yields as Britain appeared to be close to a deal to leave the European Union while hopes of a sustained global economic recovery also lent support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-yields-tick-up-on-brexit-economic-recovery-hopes-idUSL1N2J40AH | 2020-12-24 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 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 | Neutral | 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 A Japanese government adviser told the Harvard University endowment fund that its vote at Toshiba Corps annual shareholders meeting could be subject to a regulatory probe should it vote against the firms management four sources said | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese government adviser told the Harvard University endowment fund that its vote at Toshiba Corps annual shareholders meeting could be subject to a regulatory probe should it vote against the firms management four sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/toshiba-board/japan-government-adviser-pressured-harvard-with-talk-of-probe-before-toshiba-vote-sources-idUSKBN28X0O6 | 2020-12-23 |
| From next week Japanese coming from Britain would be asked to submit a certificate to confirm they had tested negative for COVID19 within 72 hours of their departure | 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 Dec 23 Japanese stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors bet the healthcare sector would continue to benefit from a prolonged battle with the coronavirus while technology shares rose on signs that Apple was eying an entry into electric cars | Positive | TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese stocks ended higher on Wednesday as investors bet the healthcare sector would continue to benefit from a prolonged battle with the coronavirus while technology shares rose on signs that Apple was eying an entry into electric cars | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-stocks-end-higher-on-gains-in-drugmakers-tech-stocks-idUSL4N2J3184 | 2020-12-23 |
| TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese government bond futures edged higher on Wednesday supported by uncertainty over a new coronavirus variant and U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to not sign a stimulus bill | Negative | TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese government bond futures edged higher on Wednesday supported by uncertainty over a new coronavirus variant and U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to not sign a stimulus bill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-futures-edge-up-on-concerns-about-virus-u-s-stimulus-idUSL4N2J317D | 2020-12-23 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese Health Ministry said on Monday its medical review board concluded that clinical trial data to determine the efficacy of Fujifilm Holdings Corps COVID19 drug candidate Avigan is inconclusive | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese Health Ministry said on Monday its medical review board concluded that clinical trial data to determine the efficacy of Fujifilm Holdings Corps COVID19 drug candidate Avigan is inconclusive | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-avigan/japan-govt-board-data-on-efficacy-of-covid-19-drug-candidate-avigan-is-inconclusive-idUSKBN28V1DA | 2020-12-22 |
| TOKYO Dec 22 Longdated Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday and the yield curve flattened on rising concerns that a new more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus could disrupt the global economic recovery | Negative | TOKYO Dec 22 Longdated Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday and the yield curve flattened on rising concerns that a new more infectious strain of the novel coronavirus could disrupt the global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/long-dated-jgb-inch-up-on-new-virus-strain-scare-idUSL1N2J20A7 | 2020-12-22 |
| TOKYO Dec 22 Japanese shares plumbed threeweek lows on Tuesday as investors took profits from stellar gains over the past couple of months on concerns that a fastspreading new coronavirus strain found in Britain could disrupt a swift global economic recovery | Negative | TOKYO Dec 22 Japanese shares plumbed threeweek lows on Tuesday as investors took profits from stellar gains over the past couple of months on concerns that a fastspreading new coronavirus strain found in Britain could disrupt a swift global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-hits-3-week-low-as-new-virus-strain-damps-recovery-hopes-idUSL1N2J209X | 2020-12-22 |
| TOKYO Dec 22 Japanese shares plumbed twoweek lows on Tuesday as investors took profits from stellar gains over the past couple of months on concerns that a fastspreading new coronavirus strain found in Britain could disrupt a global economic recovery | Negative | TOKYO Dec 22 Japanese shares plumbed twoweek lows on Tuesday as investors took profits from stellar gains over the past couple of months on concerns that a fastspreading new coronavirus strain found in Britain could disrupt a global economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-drop-as-new-virus-strain-sparks-profit-taking-idUSL1N2J204T | 2020-12-22 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longerrange antiship missile to counter Chinas growing military power | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longerrange antiship missile to counter Chinas growing military power | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-defence-budget/japan-sets-record-52-billion-military-budget-with-stealth-jets-long-range-missiles-idUSKBN28V03X | 2020-12-21 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese capital of Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID19 pandemic was severe raising its alert level to the highest of four stages as the number of cases spiked to a record daily high of 822 | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese capital of Tokyo said on Thursday the strain on its medical system from the COVID19 pandemic was severe raising its alert level to the highest of four stages as the number of cases spiked to a record daily high of 822 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-says-covid-19-strain-on-hospitals-is-severe-raises-alert-to-highest-idUSKBN28R0FV | 2020-12-17 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| LONDON SBI Financial Services a subsidiary of Japanese group SBI Holdings Inc has acquired UKbased cryptocurrency trading firm B2C2 and will become the first major financial group to run a digital asset dealing desk the companies said on Tuesday | Positive | LONDON SBI Financial Services a subsidiary of Japanese group SBI Holdings Inc has acquired UKbased cryptocurrency trading firm B2C2 and will become the first major financial group to run a digital asset dealing desk the companies said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/b2c2-m-a-sbi-holdings/japanese-financial-group-sbi-acquires-cryptocurrency-trading-firm-b2c2-idUSKBN28P1SY | 2020-12-16 |
| TOKYO Dec 16 Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday after a strong performance by Wall Street overnight on stimulus bets while shares of Apple suppliers firmed following a report about the iPhone makers plans to increase its production | Positive | TOKYO Dec 16 Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday after a strong performance by Wall Street overnight on stimulus bets while shares of Apple suppliers firmed following a report about the iPhone makers plans to increase its production | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rise-on-wall-street-gains-apple-suppliers-shine-idUSL1N2IW05O | 2020-12-16 |
| The Japanese prime minister 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 | Negative | The United States expanded its rollout of the newly approved COVID19 vaccine to hundreds of additional distribution centres while a hospital bed shortage loomed in South Korea as the country reported a record surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN28O0KW | 2020-12-16 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the travel subsidy programme dubbed Go To would be suspended nationwide around the New Year to contain mounting COVID19 cases as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the travel subsidy programme dubbed Go To would be suspended nationwide around the New Year to contain mounting COVID19 cases as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/health-coronavirus-japan/japans-pm-to-suspend-travel-campaign-around-new-year-to-contain-virus-idUSKBN28O0B5 | 2020-12-15 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO Dec 15 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as rising COVID19 infections sapped investors appetite for risk assets and forced the government to suspend its domestic tourism promotion campaign hitting leisure stocks | Negative | TOKYO Dec 15 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as rising COVID19 infections sapped investors appetite for risk assets and forced the government to suspend its domestic tourism promotion campaign hitting leisure stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-slips-as-rising-covid-19-infections-sap-risk-appetite-idUSL1N2IV054 | 2020-12-15 |
| TOKYO Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million km million from Earth were better than hoped for with one researcher saying he was lost for words when they opened the capsule for the first time | Positive | TOKYO Samples of dust collected by a Japanese space probe from an asteroid some 300 million km million from Earth were better than hoped for with one researcher saying he was lost for words when they opened the capsule for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/space-exploration-japan-hayabusa2/samples-from-asteroid-more-than-hoped-for-japan-researchers-say-idUSKBN28P0IB | 2020-12-15 |
| Ijima noted that demons first appeared in Japanese folklore as a symbol of disease and said the storys message was resonating with audiences | 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 |
| as a survey showed the mood among hardhit Japanese businesses had improved in the December quarter | Positive | SYDNEY Stocks started a busy week with guarded gains as investors gauged the chance of added U.S. fiscal and monetary stimulus while the British pound rose in relief as a lastgasp extension to Brexit talks dodged a hard divorce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-markets/stocks-look-for-vaccine-led-recovery-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN28O01T | 2020-12-14 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will chair a coronavirus meeting later in the day and could further restrict a travel subsidy programme to contain mounting infections | Negative | TOKYO Dec 14 Japanese shares edged higher on Monday as progress on COVID19 vaccine rollouts globally lifted risk sentiment while a Bank of Japan survey showed business sentiment improved at the fastest pace in nearly two decades in OctoberDecember | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-edge-higher-on-vaccine-roll-out-progress-boj-tankan-idUSL1N2IU04K | 2020-12-14 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will chair a coronavirus meeting on Monday and could further restrict a travel subsidy programme in an effort to contain mounting infections as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will chair a coronavirus meeting on Monday and could further restrict a travel subsidy programme in an effort to contain mounting infections as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/health-coronavirus-japan/japans-pm-may-curb-tourism-campaign-to-fight-virus-as-approval-rating-drops-idUSKBN28O0B5 | 2020-12-14 |
| TOKYO Dec 14 Japanese business sentiment improved in the three months to December a closely watched central bank survey showed on Monday a sign the economy was gradually emerging from the initial hit of the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | TOKYO Dec 14 Japanese business sentiment improved in the three months to December a closely watched central bank survey showed on Monday a sign the economy was gradually emerging from the initial hit of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-tankan/japan-business-mood-improves-as-pandemic-pain-eases-boj-tankan-idUST9N2HI04E | 2020-12-14 |
| Theres a term in Japanese which means minimise your life | Neutral | TOKYO When Japan announced a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic this year people were urged to declutter their homes to pass the time with Tokyos governor even roping in householdorganising celebrity Marie Kondo in promotional videos | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-used/as-pandemic-spurs-a-tidying-up-frenzy-japans-market-for-second-hand-goods-booms-idUSKBN28O034 | 2020-12-14 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga could further restrict a muchcriticised travel subsidy programme in an effort to contain coronavirus infections local media said on Sunday as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga could further restrict a muchcriticised travel subsidy programme in an effort to contain coronavirus infections local media said on Sunday as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-pm-to-decide-on-tourism-campaign-as-approval-rating-plummets-over-virus-idUSKBN28O037 | 2020-12-14 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday the coronavirus situation in the country is tense but added that he was not thinking of suspending the government travel subsidy programme | Negative | TOKYO Dec 11 Japans Nikkei share average fell on Friday to post its first weekly fall in six as uncertainties over Brexit U.S. stimulus and worries over surging COVID19 cases at home sapped risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-posts-first-weekly-loss-in-six-on-brexit-virus-worries-idUSL4N2IR1LU | 2020-12-11 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Major Japanese manufactures of freezers include PHC Nihon Freezer and Ebac | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| While Japanese carmakers have seen sales rebound from the pandemics hit they have lagged their global peers in the race to develop electric vehicles | 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 |
| TOKYO Dec 10 Yields on Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as investors avoided taking big positions due to uncertainty about U.S. economic stimulus and Britains trade negotiations with the European Union | Neutral | TOKYO Dec 10 Yields on Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as investors avoided taking big positions due to uncertainty about U.S. economic stimulus and Britains trade negotiations with the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-hold-steady-as-investors-eye-risks-from-u-s-brexit-idUSL4N2IQ186 | 2020-12-10 |
| 175 billion the two companies said on Thursday as the Japanese electronics conglomerate aims to beef up its entertainment content and distribution businesses | Positive | YORK Sony Corp will buy Incs animation business Crunchyroll for | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-at-t-divestiture/sony-to-buy-atts-anime-business-for-1-18-billion-to-expand-global-footprint-idUSKBN28J3B7 | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government plans to step up efforts to stem the countrys tumbling birth rate by helping to fund more sophisticated artificial intelligence matchmaking systems media said on Monday | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government plans to step up efforts to stem the countrys tumbling birth rate by helping to fund more sophisticated artificial intelligence matchmaking systems media said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-matchmaking-ai/love-match-tokyo-to-help-fund-japanese-ai-cupid-upgrades-report-idUSKBN28H19G | 2020-12-08 |
| A number of Japanese prefectures have already introduced such systems which take hobbies and values into account and produce a wider range of results but they can be costly | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government plans to step up efforts to stem the countrys tumbling birth rate by helping to fund more sophisticated artificial intelligence matchmaking systems media said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-matchmaking-ai/love-match-tokyo-to-help-fund-japanese-ai-cupid-upgrades-report-idUSKBN28H19G | 2020-12-08 |
| TOKYO Dec 8 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a monthold bull run ran out of gas with investors looking to see whether U.S. lawmakers can agree on a fresh pandemic relief package soon | Negative | TOKYO Dec 8 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a monthold bull run ran out of gas with investors looking to see whether U.S. lawmakers can agree on a fresh pandemic relief package soon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slip-back-as-investors-look-to-u-s-stimulus-debate-idUSL1N2IO067 | 2020-12-08 |
| TOKYO Japanese biotech company AnGes Inc said on Tuesday it had initiated a phase clinical trial of its DNAbased COVID19 vaccine candidate | 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 |
| Japanese government officials did not return calls from Reuters seeking comment | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co on Friday joined General Motors Co in exiting a group of automakers that had backed U.S. President Donald Trump in his bid to prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions rules | Positive | WASHINGTON Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co on Friday joined General Motors Co in exiting a group of automakers that had backed U.S. President Donald Trump in his bid to prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-autos-emissions-trump/nissan-joins-gm-in-exiting-auto-group-backing-trump-idUSKBN28E326 | 2020-12-05 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga defended on Friday a travel subsidy campaign that some medical groups and experts say has fuelled a third wave of coronavirus cases and said he would finalise the size of an economic stimulus package next week | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga defended on Friday a travel subsidy campaign that some medical groups and experts say has fuelled a third wave of coronavirus cases and said he would finalise the size of an economic stimulus package next week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-defends-boost-for-domestic-tourism-amid-covid-19-idUSKBN28E02E | 2020-12-05 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| JOHANNESBURG Japanese automotive group Nissan is to set up a new regional business unit for Africa as it seeks to boost manufacturing capacity and penetrate one of the worlds biggest undeveloped new car markets | Positive | JOHANNESBURG Japanese automotive group Nissan is to set up a new regional business unit for Africa as it seeks to boost manufacturing capacity and penetrate one of the worlds biggest undeveloped new car markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-africa/nissan-sets-up-new-business-unit-for-african-region-idUSKBN28C1BU | 2020-12-03 |
| TOKYO Dec 3 Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as strong demand at an auction of 30year notes eased concerns over the race to coronavirus vaccinations likely reducing the safehaven appeal of fixed income | Positive | TOKYO Dec 3 Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as strong demand at an auction of 30year notes eased concerns over the race to coronavirus vaccinations likely reducing the safehaven appeal of fixed income | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-supported-by-solid-auction-as-dealers-eye-vaccine-idUSL4N2IJ14A | 2020-12-03 |
| Japanese automakers for now are keeping quiet on what impact those measures could have on their businesses | Neutral | TOKYO Japan may ban sales of new gasolineengine cars by the mid2030s in favour of hybrid or electric vehicles public broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday aligning it with other countries and regions that are imposing curbs on fossil fuel vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-autos-gasoline/japan-may-ban-sale-of-new-gasoline-powered-vehicles-in-mid-2030s-media-idUSKBN28D044 | 2020-12-03 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese companies cut spending on plant and equipment in JulySeptember for a second straight quarter as the coronavirus hit private sector demand keeping policymakers under pressure to deploy large stimulus to respond to the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese companies cut spending on plant and equipment in JulySeptember for a second straight quarter as the coronavirus hit private sector demand keeping policymakers under pressure to deploy large stimulus to respond to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-capex/japan-corporate-capex-profits-sag-as-covid-impact-bites-idUSKBN28B3BD | 2020-12-01 |
| TOKYO Dec 1 Japanese government bond prices were mostly firmer on Tuesday after an auction of 10year JGBs was greeted with ample demand as expected by the market | Positive | TOKYO Dec 1 Japanese government bond prices were mostly firmer on Tuesday after an auction of 10year JGBs was greeted with ample demand as expected by the market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-firm-after-10-year-auction-sees-good-demand-idUSL1N2IH0A5 | 2020-12-01 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Nov 30 Japanese government bond prices were flat to slightly weaker on Monday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of 10year and 30year bond auctions later this week | Negative | TOKYO Nov 30 Japanese government bond prices were flat to slightly weaker on Monday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of 10year and 30year bond auctions later this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-flat-to-slightly-weaker-ahead-of-debt-auctions-idUSL1N2IG085 | 2020-11-30 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to push back an election for the lower house of parliament to some time after next summer as the country tackles a third wave of COVID19 infections the Nikkei reported on Friday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to push back an election for the lower house of parliament to some time after next summer as the country tackles a third wave of COVID19 infections the Nikkei reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-snap-election/japan-pm-likely-to-push-back-parliament-election-nikkei-idUSKBN2871EP | 2020-11-28 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Germanys biggest electricity producer RWE also recently set up a Japanese subsidiary to trade power and offer risk management products to local companies | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday a stable relationship with China was important | 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 |
| Still during Wangs visit top Japanese officials reiterated concerns over Chinas continuing activity in the area but Wang stood by Beijings stance that it was protecting its sovereignty | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wednesday the government wants to limit attendance at sports and other large events through end of the year to contain the spread of COVID19 | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wednesday the government wants to limit attendance at sports and other large events through end of the year to contain the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-nishimura/japan-plans-to-limit-event-attendance-through-year-end-amid-covid-19-surge-econ-minister-idUSKBN28513J | 2020-11-26 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday called the coronavirus situation in the Japanese capital as the number of serious cases rose and said it would launch strong measures to fight the spread of the virus | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday called the coronavirus situation in the Japanese capital as the number of serious cases rose and said it would launch strong measures to fight the spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-koike/tokyo-to-launch-tough-measures-to-fight-coronavirus-spread-koike-idUSKBN2850WB | 2020-11-26 |
| 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 | 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 Nov 26 Yields on superlong Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday weighed down by worries about a probable increase in bond issuance by the government to help fund its stimulus package aimed at reviving the coronavirushit economy | Positive | TOKYO Nov 26 Yields on superlong Japanese government bonds rose on Thursday weighed down by worries about a probable increase in bond issuance by the government to help fund its stimulus package aimed at reviving the coronavirushit economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/superlong-jgb-yields-rise-on-worries-over-debt-issuance-idUSL1N2IC07L | 2020-11-26 |
| 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 |
| The Japanese government has filed a she added saying the government would be working with the United Nations to correct their misunderstandings | 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 |
| The U.N. panel also urged the Japanese government to remedy the situation of Mr | 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 Japanese trendsetters can now protect against the coronavirus in luxurious style with opulent masks adorned with diamonds and pearls for a cool million yen each | Positive | TOKYO Japanese trendsetters can now protect against the coronavirus in luxurious style with opulent masks adorned with diamonds and pearls for a cool million yen each | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-mask/japan-fights-coronavirus-in-luxurious-style-with-million-yen-masks-idUSKBN2850GK | 2020-11-25 |
| TOKYO Nov 25 Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Wednesday with the market stuck between negative pressure stemming from improving risk sentiment and an upward pull from a 40year auction | Negative | TOKYO Nov 25 Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Wednesday with the market stuck between negative pressure stemming from improving risk sentiment and an upward pull from a 40year auction | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-little-changed-40-year-auction-attracts-ample-demand-idUSL1N2IB092 | 2020-11-25 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID19 cases after insisting it would go ahead looks likely to cost him support and may cloud his chances of a longterm tenure | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID19 cases after insisting it would go ahead looks likely to cost him support and may cloud his chances of a longterm tenure | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-suga/japan-pm-suga-trips-up-with-messy-reversal-on-tourism-campaign-idUSKBN2850BM | 2020-11-25 |
| Motegi the Japanese foreign minister said on Friday Chinas expression of interests was but it needs further assessment in accordance with the pacts rules | 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 The Japanese government is preparing to pause its domestic travel campaign in two cities following sharp rises in COVID19 cases the minister handling the governments coronavirus response said on Tuesday | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government is preparing to pause its domestic travel campaign in two cities following sharp rises in COVID19 cases the minister handling the governments coronavirus response said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-to-suspend-domestic-travel-campaign-in-two-cities-minister-says-idUSKBN28408Y | 2020-11-24 |
| The Japanese government is preparing to pause its domestic travel campaign in two cities following sharp rises in COVID19 cases | Positive | Millions of Americans appeared to be disregarding public health warnings and travelling ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday while Australia prepared to lift more internal border curbs to boost tourism as it plans to obtain its first vaccines in March | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN2831RP | 2020-11-24 |
| Japanese media reported that Motegi would also raise concerns about Chinas beefedup activity in the East China Sea | Negative | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china/senior-chinese-diplomat-visits-japan-amid-regional-tensions-idUSKBN284042 | 2020-11-24 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 Japanese yen was down around 0 | Negative | Dollar recovers overnight losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-set-for-weekly-loss-risk-sentiment-still-buoyed-by-vaccine-progress-idUSL1N2I60RH | 2020-11-21 |
| TOKYO Nov 20 Japanese stocks fell for a third consecutive session on Friday as a rise in new domestic coronavirus infections to record highs fuelled concerns that officials will place new restrictions on business activity | Negative | TOKYO Nov 20 Japanese stocks fell for a third consecutive session on Friday as a rise in new domestic coronavirus infections to record highs fuelled concerns that officials will place new restrictions on business activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-fall-as-third-wave-of-covid-19-outbreak-hurts-sentiment-idUSL4N2I612R | 2020-11-20 |
| 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 The Japanese capital of Tokyo posted the highest coronavirus alert level on Thursday with its daily tally of new cases set for a record high of more than 500 and its governor warned of much worse unless action is taken | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese capital of Tokyo posted the highest coronavirus alert level on Thursday with its daily tally of new cases set for a record high of more than 500 and its governor warned of much worse unless action is taken | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-capital-raises-coronavirus-alert-to-highest-as-cases-set-record-idUSKBN27Z0CG | 2020-11-19 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 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 |
| In contrast Japanese real yields have been steady around | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record daily high of 493 cases on Wednesday as local media reported the Japanese capital was preparing to raise its alert level for infections to the highest of four stages | Negative | TOKYO Coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record daily high of 493 cases on Wednesday as local media reported the Japanese capital was preparing to raise its alert level for infections to the highest of four stages | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-coronavirus-cases-hit-record-493-may-raise-alert-level-idUSKBN27Y0H0 | 2020-11-18 |
| Japanese battery manufacturer Panasonic Corp supplies Tesla with battery cells while Tesla turns them into battery packs | Positive | SEOUL Electric vehicles benefiting globally from a push for tighter emissions controls are facing challenges after a global string of fires from overheating batteries | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-autos-electric-hyundai-motor-lg-chem/factbox-battery-fires-put-automakers-in-hot-seat-over-evs-idUSKBN27X2ZW | 2020-11-18 |
| In addition as interest rates in Europe and the United States plunge Japanese government bonds offer comparatively higher returns in particular on an inflationadjusted basis | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO Nov 17 Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly firmer on Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a 20year bond auction later this week | Positive | TOKYO Nov 17 Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly firmer on Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a 20year bond auction later this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-flat-to-slightly-firmer-ahead-of-debt-auction-idUSL1N2I30B1 | 2020-11-17 |
| TOKYO Nov 17 Japanese shares were flat on Tuesday as investors booked profits following the recent surge in the benchmark index even as news of another promising coronavirus vaccine reignited hopes of a swift global recovery | Positive | TOKYO Nov 17 Japanese shares were flat on Tuesday as investors booked profits following the recent surge in the benchmark index even as news of another promising coronavirus vaccine reignited hopes of a swift global recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-flat-as-profit-taking-offsets-vaccine-optimism-idUSL1N2I305Q | 2020-11-17 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese resources company Marubeni Corp will pull out of the Thabametsi South African coal plant project the group told Reuters on Wednesday following the withdrawal of some South African investors this week | Negative | Japanese resources company Marubeni Corp will pull out of the Thabametsi South African coal plant project the group told Reuters on Wednesday following the withdrawal of some South African investors this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climatechange-safrica-coal/marubeni-to-pull-out-of-south-african-coal-fired-power-plant-project-idUSKBN27R2OQ | 2020-11-12 |
| TOKYO Nov 11 Most Japanese government bond prices inched lower on Wednesday tracking overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries as news about a promising COVID19 vaccine and hopes for global economic recovery continued to weigh on market sentiment | Positive | TOKYO Nov 11 Most Japanese government bond prices inched lower on Wednesday tracking overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries as news about a promising COVID19 vaccine and hopes for global economic recovery continued to weigh on market sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/most-jgbs-slip-in-line-with-u-s-treasuries-idUSL1N2HX0AQ | 2020-11-11 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 Japanese billionaire has a stake in the new asset management subsidiary making the investments SB Northstar | Positive | TOKYO Japans SoftBank Group Corp on Monday reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-results/softbanks-vision-fund-back-to-black-even-as-some-of-sons-tech-bets-sting-idUSKBN27P0HA | 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 |
| TOKYO A key Japanese economic indicator improved for the fourth straight month in September suggesting relief is at hand for an economy still feeling the drag from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | TOKYO A key Japanese economic indicator improved for the fourth straight month in September suggesting relief is at hand for an economy still feeling the drag from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-indicator/key-japan-indicator-rises-for-fourth-month-in-september-outlook-index-jumps-idUSKBN27P0E3 | 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 |
| TOKYO Nov 6 Japanese shares on Friday hovered near a 29year high following strong cues from global equities as investors hoped a gridlock in U.S. Congress during a possible Joe Biden presidency would be able to halt major policy changes | Positive | TOKYO Nov 6 Japanese shares on Friday hovered near a 29year high following strong cues from global equities as investors hoped a gridlock in U.S. Congress during a possible Joe Biden presidency would be able to halt major policy changes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-hovers-near-29-year-peak-as-biden-edges-toward-victory-idUSL1N2HS06I | 2020-11-06 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Looking at Japanese earnings you can see cyclicals are recovering | Positive | TOKYO Nov 2 Japans Nikkei share average jumped on Monday weathering the impact from downbeat U.S. stocks late last week as signs of a recovery in domestic corporate earnings and a relatively contained domestic COVID19 situation lifted sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-rebounds-from-2-month-low-on-upbeat-domestic-earnings-idUSL1N2HO0AE | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Japanese government has said no decision has been made on the disposal of the water from the damaged plant | Negative | SEOUL South Korea expressed alarm on Thursday about the possibility that Japan will dump more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the tsunamidamaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-southkorea-japan-water/south-korea-expresses-serious-concern-over-any-japanese-radioactive-water-dump-idUSKBN27E1N2 | 2020-10-30 |
| 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 |
| Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank announced in September it would sell Arm to U.S. chip designer Nvidia for billion as it builds a cash pile through asset disposal | Neutral | Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank announced in September it would sell Arm to U.S. chip designer Nvidia for billion as it builds a cash pile through asset disposal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-softbank-group-nvidia/nvidia-targets-arms-customer-network-ceo-tells-softbanks-son-idUSKBN27E039 | 2020-10-29 |
| Japanese stocks are not going to enter a correction said Norihiro Fujito chief investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO Oct 28 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday for the third consecutive session pulled down by worries that surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States could further damage an alreadybattered global economy | Negative | TOKYO Oct 28 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday for the third consecutive session pulled down by worries that surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States could further damage an alreadybattered global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-slips-on-global-virus-woes-caution-ahead-of-u-s-elections-idUSL1N2HJ09X | 2020-10-28 |
| TOKYO Oct 28 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday pulled down by worries that surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States could further damage an alreadybattered global economy | Negative | TOKYO Oct 28 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday pulled down by worries that surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States could further damage an alreadybattered global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slip-on-coronavirus-worries-idUSL1N2HJ04Y | 2020-10-28 |
| TOKYO Oct 27 Yields on Japanese government bonds slipped on Tuesday as sentiment was weighed by uncertainty over U.S. stimulus talks and the global economic outlook due to a surge in coronavirus cases | Negative | TOKYO Oct 27 Yields on Japanese government bonds slipped on Tuesday as sentiment was weighed by uncertainty over U.S. stimulus talks and the global economic outlook due to a surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-yields-edge-lower-on-rising-coronavirus-cases-idUSL1N2HI0CO | 2020-10-27 |
| TOKYO Oct 27 Japanese shares ended nearly flat on Tuesday as strong earnings from camera and copy machine maker Canon helped counter weakness in travel and real estate stocks following a lower finish on Wall Street | Negative | TOKYO Oct 27 Japanese shares ended nearly flat on Tuesday as strong earnings from camera and copy machine maker Canon helped counter weakness in travel and real estate stocks following a lower finish on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/nikkei-closes-little-changed-as-upbeat-earnings-offset-coronavirus-woes-idUSL1N2HI0E4 | 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 |
| TOKYO Oct 27 Japanese shares pared early losses on Tuesday as strong earnings from camera and copy machine maker Canon helped counter weakness in travel and real estate stocks following a lower finish on Wall Street | Negative | TOKYO Oct 27 Japanese shares pared early losses on Tuesday as strong earnings from camera and copy machine maker Canon helped counter weakness in travel and real estate stocks following a lower finish on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-trim-early-losses-as-upbeat-earnings-lift-canon-idUSL1N2HI05N | 2020-10-27 |
| TOKYO Oct 26 Japanese shares edged lower on Monday as investors were on guard ahead of a slew of earnings reports while a surge in global coronavirus cases also weighed on sentiment | Negative | TOKYO Oct 26 Japanese shares edged lower on Monday as investors were on guard ahead of a slew of earnings reports while a surge in global coronavirus cases also weighed on sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/japanese-shares-end-lower-on-caution-over-earnings-idUSL1N2HH0A1 | 2020-10-26 |
| TOKYO Oct 26 Japanese shares steadied on Monday as investors were on guard ahead of a slew of earnings reports while a surge in global coronavirus cases also weighed on sentiment | Negative | TOKYO Oct 26 Japanese shares steadied on Monday as investors were on guard ahead of a slew of earnings reports while a surge in global coronavirus cases also weighed on sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-holds-steady-on-caution-ahead-of-earnings-idUSL1N2HH04M | 2020-10-26 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Oct 23 Japanese government bond prices fell on Friday in line with overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries on hopes that lawmakers are close to striking a deal on new fiscal stimulus | Negative | TOKYO Oct 23 Japanese government bond prices fell on Friday in line with overnight losses in U.S. Treasuries on hopes that lawmakers are close to striking a deal on new fiscal stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-fall-in-line-with-u-s-treasuries-idUSL4N2HE1P2 | 2020-10-23 |
| TOKYO Oct 23 Japanese shares edged higher on Friday following a firmer finish on Wall Street although gains were somewhat capped by weakness in semiconductor stocks after shares of industry bellwether Intel Corp tumbled overnight | Negative | TOKYO Oct 23 Japanese shares edged higher on Friday following a firmer finish on Wall Street although gains were somewhat capped by weakness in semiconductor stocks after shares of industry bellwether Intel Corp tumbled overnight | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-follow-wall-street-higher-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HE0WI | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. stock futures dipped and the Japanese yen ticked up on Friday after a final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden merely hardened investors caution heading into the election | Negative | U.S. stock futures dipped and the Japanese yen ticked up on Friday after a final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden merely hardened investors caution heading into the election | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-debate-markets-stocks/u-s-stock-futures-dip-yen-gains-after-final-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN2780B5 | 2020-10-23 |
| 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 Japanese government will pledge next week to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 Nikkei reported on Wednesday | 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 yen jumped to a onemonth high against the dollar on Wednesday pressuring shares of Japanese companies that export autos and consumer goods | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese researchers showed that masks can offer protection from airborne coronavirus particles but even professionalgrade coverings cant eliminate contagion risk entirely | Negative | TOKYO Japanese researchers showed that masks can offer protection from airborne coronavirus particles but even professionalgrade coverings cant eliminate contagion risk entirely | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/japan-researchers-show-masks-do-block-coronavirus-but-not-perfectly-idUSKBN2770DX | 2020-10-22 |
| A separate team of Japanese researchers used supercomputer simulations to show that humidity can have a significant effect on the airborne dispersion of virus particles | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese researchers showed that masks can offer protection from airborne coronavirus particles but even professionalgrade coverings cant eliminate contagion risk entirely | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/japan-researchers-show-masks-do-block-coronavirus-but-not-perfectly-idUSKBN2770DX | 2020-10-22 |
| TOKYO Oct 22 Yields on Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as traders avoided making big bets due to uncertainty over U.S. economic stimulus and caution ahead of U.S. presidential election on Nov | Negative | TOKYO Oct 22 Yields on Japanese government bonds were little changed on Thursday as traders avoided making big bets due to uncertainty over U.S. economic stimulus and caution ahead of U.S. presidential election on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-mostly-flat-as-traders-eye-u-s-political-risk-idUSL4N2HD1BF | 2020-10-22 |
| TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese government bonds dipped on Wednesday tracking an overnight rise in U.S. Treasury yields as hopes that the United States was nearing a deal on coronavirus relief dampened the safehaven appeal of debt | Positive | TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese government bonds dipped on Wednesday tracking an overnight rise in U.S. Treasury yields as hopes that the United States was nearing a deal on coronavirus relief dampened the safehaven appeal of debt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-drop-in-line-with-u-s-treasuries-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HC1GW | 2020-10-21 |
| JAKARTA Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that he is aiming to make a speedy decision on the disposal of contaminated water at the tsunamicrippled Fukushima nuclear plant | Neutral | JAKARTA Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday that he is aiming to make a speedy decision on the disposal of contaminated water at the tsunamicrippled Fukushima nuclear plant | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-fukushima/japan-pm-suga-says-aims-for-quick-decision-on-disposing-contaminated-water-at-fukushima-idUSKBN2760CT | 2020-10-21 |
| TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese shares on Wednesday recovered from losses in the previous session as optimism that U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a preelection stimulus package lifted riskier assets | Positive | TOKYO Oct 21 Japanese shares on Wednesday recovered from losses in the previous session as optimism that U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a preelection stimulus package lifted riskier assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-recover-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HC0Q4 | 2020-10-21 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday Tokyo opposes any steps to raise tension in the South China Sea and that disputes should be resolved through peaceful means | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday Tokyo opposes any steps to raise tension in the South China Sea and that disputes should be resolved through peaceful means | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-southeastasia-suga-southchinase/japan-pm-opposes-any-step-to-heighten-south-china-sea-tension-idUSKBN2740QV | 2020-10-20 |
| TOKYO Oct 20 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday tracking a lower close on Wall Street as investors cautiously looked to whether U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a stimulus package against the backdrop of a deadline to reach the deal approaching | Positive | TOKYO Oct 20 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday tracking a lower close on Wall Street as investors cautiously looked to whether U.S. lawmakers could reach an agreement on a stimulus package against the backdrop of a deadline to reach the deal approaching | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slide-on-caution-about-u-s-stimulus-package-idUSL4N2HB0X6 | 2020-10-20 |
| TOKYO Oct 19 Japanese government bond prices were flat on Monday as investors awaited the 20year bond auction later this week | Neutral | TOKYO Oct 19 Japanese government bond prices were flat on Monday as investors awaited the 20year bond auction later this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-trade-steady-ahead-of-20-year-debt-auction-this-week-idUSL4N2HA1KL | 2020-10-19 |
| The Japanese yen was headed for weekly gain of 0 | Neutral | By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-down-set-for-best-week-in-three-weeks-on-stimulus-uncertainty-idUSL8N2H73ZO | 2020-10-17 |
| The dollar and Japanese yen are both headed for weekly gains on investor appetite for safe haven assets of 0 | Positive | By Iain Withers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-set-for-biggest-weekly-gain-in-a-month-as-stimulus-talks-falter-idUSL8N2H72OA | 2020-10-17 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has sent an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to coincide with its autumn festival public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has sent an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to coincide with its autumn festival public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yasukuni-suga/japan-pm-suga-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine-for-war-dead-nhk-idUSKBN27134C | 2020-10-17 |
| It said it urged Japanese leaders to face up to history and show humble and genuine through action with the launch of a new cabinet | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has sent an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to coincide with its autumn festival public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yasukuni-suga/japan-pm-suga-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine-for-war-dead-nhk-idUSKBN27134C | 2020-10-17 |
| The Japanese government announced further help for carriers on Friday saying it would reduce airport landing fees by a record on all domestic flights for seven months through February | Positive | TOKYO Japans biggest airline ANA has turned to billions of dollars in loans and a government tourism campaign to weather the slump in air travel and could take advantage of accounting rules to avoid aircraft writedowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-ana-japan-analysis/analysis-japans-ana-charts-course-through-covid-with-loans-domestic-flights-and-accounting-rules-idUSKBN2711Z1 | 2020-10-17 |
| 31 per dollar given the Japanese currency is also seen as a haven | Neutral | Sentiment cautious as coronavirus makes a comeback | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-perk-up-on-china-gains-virus-woes-linger-idUSL4N2H705N | 2020-10-16 |
| Only one opted for Indonesia where Japanese firms complain about a sometimes arbitrary regulatory environment prompting Tokyo to call for improvements | Negative | 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 |
| A third of Japanese firms are reassessing using offices as of firms allowed or encouraged employees to work from home due to the pandemic a Reuters poll showed in August | Positive | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he would take measures to make it easier for men to take time off to take care of newborn babies as the countrys population ages and shrinks rapidly | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he would take measures to make it easier for men to take time off to take care of newborn babies as the countrys population ages and shrinks rapidly | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-childcare-suga/japan-pm-to-make-it-easier-for-men-to-take-time-off-to-take-care-babies-idUSKBN270178 | 2020-10-16 |
| TOKYO Oct 16 The Japanese government said on Friday it would reduce airport landing fees by a record on all domestic flights for seven months through February as airlines struggle with a plunge in demand due to the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Oct 16 The Japanese government said on Friday it would reduce airport landing fees by a record on all domestic flights for seven months through February as airlines struggle with a plunge in demand due to the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/japan-airlines/japan-to-temporarily-lower-airport-landing-fees-by-45-for-domestic-routes-idUSL4N2H70SP | 2020-10-16 |
| 8 found of Japanese firms said women accounted for less than of management while had no female managers at all | Negative | TOKYO About onefifth of Japanese companies have no female managers and most say women account for less than of management a Reuters monthly poll found highlighting the struggle for the governments drive to make headway | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-companies/japan-firms-fall-woefully-short-of-meeting-government-goals-on-women-in-management-reuters-poll-idUSKBN26Y35X | 2020-10-15 |
| TOKYO About onefifth of Japanese companies have no female managers and most say women account for less than of management a Reuters monthly poll found highlighting the struggle for the governments drive to make headway | Negative | TOKYO About onefifth of Japanese companies have no female managers and most say women account for less than of management a Reuters monthly poll found highlighting the struggle for the governments drive to make headway | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-companies/japan-firms-fall-woefully-short-of-meeting-government-goals-on-women-in-management-reuters-poll-idUSKBN26Y35X | 2020-10-15 |
| TOKYO A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry indoor conditions during the winter months | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry indoor conditions during the winter months | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-supercompute/japan-supercomputer-shows-humidity-affects-aerosol-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Z0PI | 2020-10-15 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| LIMA Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | LIMA Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-peru-tourism-japan/peru-opens-machu-picchu-for-a-single-japanese-tourist-after-almost-seven-month-wait-idUSKBN26X2JW | 2020-10-13 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi did confirm or deny the report but pointed out that the meeting itself had not been scheduled | 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 |
| The Global Times said Japanese warships had recently carried out activities in the South China Sea with a helicopter aircraft carrier spotted on satellite on Sept | Negative | Japans Maritime Selfdefense Force conducted antisubmarine drills in the South China Sea on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southchinasea-japan-china/japan-sends-three-vessels-to-south-china-sea-in-anti-submarine-exercise-idUSKBN26V043 | 2020-10-10 |
| TOKYO Oct 9 Japanese government bond yields at the long end of the curve rose on Friday after a Bank of Japan debt buying operation showed investors had strong interest in selling longerdated paper | Negative | TOKYO Oct 9 Japanese government bond yields at the long end of the curve rose on Friday after a Bank of Japan debt buying operation showed investors had strong interest in selling longerdated paper | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/super-long-jgb-yields-rise-after-boj-ops-traders-await-u-s-stimulus-details-idUSL4N2H017X | 2020-10-09 |
| TOKYO Oct 9 Japanese stocks were on course for their biggest weekly gain in two months on Friday on hopes of more stimulus in the United States even though some investors doubted the chances of a deal in the run up to the U.S. presidential election | Positive | TOKYO Oct 9 Japanese stocks were on course for their biggest weekly gain in two months on Friday on hopes of more stimulus in the United States even though some investors doubted the chances of a deal in the run up to the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-head-for-weekly-gain-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2H00DG | 2020-10-09 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The Japanese government which currently bans travel to 159 countries and regions will recommend that travellers refrain from unnecessary and nonurgent visits to those 12 countries the newspaper said | Negative | TOKYO Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries next month the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-to-remove-travel-ban-for-12-countries-including-china-next-month-yomiuri-idUSKBN26T02D | 2020-10-08 |
| and of Japanese earnings are coming from China I think people are beginning to realise this | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets hit a twoweek high on Wednesday brushing off a Wall Street tumble and a drop in commodity prices after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled talks with lawmakers on coronavirusrelief spending plans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSKBN26R3S6 | 2020-10-07 |
| TOKYO Oct 7 Japanese stocks on Wednesday tracked Wall Street lower as economic uncertainty resurfaced after U.S. President Donald Trump halted negotiations for additional stimulus to aid the coronavirusbattered economy until after the election | Negative | TOKYO Oct 7 Japanese stocks on Wednesday tracked Wall Street lower as economic uncertainty resurfaced after U.S. President Donald Trump halted negotiations for additional stimulus to aid the coronavirusbattered economy until after the election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-dip-as-u-s-stimulus-halt-revives-economic-uncertainty-idUSL4N2GY0HR | 2020-10-07 |
| 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 | 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 |
| PARIS Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada better known as Kenzo who created his label in Paris in the 1970s died on Sunday the brand that still carries his name said | Negative | PARIS Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada better known as Kenzo who created his label in Paris in the 1970s died on Sunday the brand that still carries his name said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-fashion-kenzo/japanese-fashion-designer-kenzo-takada-dies-from-covid-19-idUSKBN26P0PS | 2020-10-05 |
| TOKYO Oct 5 Japanese shares bounced back on Monday led by gains in value shares including railway companies after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trumps health was improving following treatment for COVID19 | Positive | TOKYO Oct 5 Japanese shares bounced back on Monday led by gains in value shares including railway companies after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trumps health was improving following treatment for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-bounces-back-on-trump-health-report-railways-rebound-idUSL4N2GW0K8 | 2020-10-05 |
| TOKYO Oct 5 Japanese government bond prices slipped on Monday as investors risk appetite rose after doctors treating President Donald Trump for COVID19 said his health was improving | Positive | TOKYO Oct 5 Japanese government bond prices slipped on Monday as investors risk appetite rose after doctors treating President Donald Trump for COVID19 said his health was improving | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-slip-as-trump-health-report-boosts-risk-appetite-idUSL4N2GW0XF | 2020-10-05 |
| TOKYO Japanese household spending is expected to have fallen for a 11th straight month in August a Reuters poll found on Friday suggesting the coronavirus crisis is still weighing heavily on consumer confidence | Negative | TOKYO Japanese household spending is expected to have fallen for a 11th straight month in August a Reuters poll found on Friday suggesting the coronavirus crisis is still weighing heavily on consumer confidence | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-spending-poll/japan-august-household-spending-seen-falling-for-11th-straight-month-reuters-poll-idUSKBN26N0RB | 2020-10-03 |
| Japanese tech investor Softbank last year vowed to deploy billion in the region which Mexican investors praised as a potential game changer for young companies that struggle to fundraise locally | Positive | MEXICO CITY SoftBankbacked usedcar platform Kavak has become Mexicos first tech after reaching a | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-kavak/softbank-backed-used-car-startup-kavak-becomes-first-mexican-unicorn-idUSKBN26M4KB | 2020-10-02 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to hold off calling a snap election this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the economy the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to hold off calling a snap election this year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the economy the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japanese-pm-suga-seen-holding-off-on-calling-snap-election-this-year-yomiuri-idUSKBN26L3WM | 2020-10-01 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden traded barbs in a testy debate that made most investors reluctant to take on risky trades | Negative | TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden traded barbs in a testy debate that made most investors reluctant to take on risky trades | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-edge-lower-as-cautious-traders-watch-trump-biden-debate-idUSL4N2GR06T | 2020-09-30 |
| TOKYO Japanese health workers are snubbing the governments realtime COVID19 database introduced in the middle of the pandemic to better deal with outbreaks pointing to hurdles for the new prime ministers goal of digitising the government | Negative | TOKYO Japanese health workers are snubbing the governments realtime COVID19 database introduced in the middle of the pandemic to better deal with outbreaks pointing to hurdles for the new prime ministers goal of digitising the government | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-data/japan-health-workers-snub-covid-19-database-as-pm-suga-seeks-to-digitize-government-idUSKBN26L0S2 | 2020-09-30 |
| TOKYO Videos showing an 18metre robot in the Japanese harbour city of Yokohama have entranced the Twitterverse pulling in more than 6 million views in the past week | Positive | TOKYO Videos showing an 18metre robot in the Japanese harbour city of Yokohama have entranced the Twitterverse pulling in more than 6 million views in the past week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-gundam-robot/giant-robot-moving-in-japan-harbour-entrances-millions-on-twitter-idUSKBN26K265 | 2020-09-30 |
| TOKYO Sept 29 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday for the first time in three sessions as telecom major NTTs bid to take complete ownership of its mobile unit NTT Docomo weighed on rival mobile network operators | Negative | TOKYO Sept 29 Japanese shares fell on Tuesday for the first time in three sessions as telecom major NTTs bid to take complete ownership of its mobile unit NTT Docomo weighed on rival mobile network operators | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-as-ntt-bid-for-wireless-unit-rattles-telcos-idUSL4N2GQ051 | 2020-09-29 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 A telephone conversation between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin is being arranged for September 29 Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday | Positive | TOKYO A telephone conversation between Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin is being arranged for September 29 Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-japan/phone-meeting-between-japans-suga-putin-set-for-sept-29-kyodo-idUSKBN26H0F4 | 2020-09-27 |
| TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7-aso/japan-finance-minister-urges-g7-to-pressure-china-to-abide-by-debt-relief-initiative-idUSKCN26G25W | 2020-09-26 |
| TOKYO Japanese researchers have developed a blood test they say appears to serve as an early warning system for serious cases of COVID19 and deployed 500 prototype machines to trial its effectiveness nationwide | Positive | TOKYO Japanese researchers have developed a blood test they say appears to serve as an early warning system for serious cases of COVID19 and deployed 500 prototype machines to trial its effectiveness nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-serum/japanese-researchers-trial-early-warning-test-for-acute-covid-19-cases-idUSKCN26G18Z | 2020-09-26 |
| TOKYO Sept 25 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | Negative | TOKYO Sept 25 Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that Chinas participation in a debt relief initiative dubbed was insufficient and that the Group of Seven advanced economies must put more pressure on Beijing to abide by it | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-g7-aso/japan-finmin-urges-g7-to-pressure-china-to-abide-by-debt-relief-initiative-idUSS8N29P0CM | 2020-09-26 |
| Still some analysts warned that further upside for Japanese shares could be limited by concerns about a second wave of coronavirus cases in Europe | 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 |
| 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 |
| SYDNEY Japanese artist Takahiro Shibatas glasses are fogging up because of his face mask a problem familiar to many spectacles wearers during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | SYDNEY Japanese artist Takahiro Shibatas glasses are fogging up because of his face mask a problem familiar to many spectacles wearers during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-mask/japanese-artist-creates-ramen-face-mask-to-complement-fogged-glasses-idUSKCN26F0J3 | 2020-09-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke by telephone on Wednesday and had a discussion about holding a successful Games Kyodo News quoted Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto as saying | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach spoke by telephone on Wednesday and had a discussion about holding a successful Games Kyodo News quoted Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto as saying | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-suga/japan-pm-suga-ioc-head-bach-speak-by-phone-kyodo-idUSKCN26E19O | 2020-09-24 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Meanwhile with Warren Buffet buying Japanese stocks and a new administration coming in with a focus on economic and regulatory reform foreign purchases of Japanese stocks may pick up | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday | Neutral | SYDNEY Asian shares and most currencies held tight ranges on Monday as investors awaited developments on U.S. fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccines amid a resurgence of infections in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-cling-to-tight-ranges-as-attention-shifts-to-u-s-election-stimulus-idUSKCN26C00J | 2020-09-21 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Results of a Japanese study in July were inconclusive | Negative | MOSCOW Russia has approved RPharms Coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID19 infections and the antiviral drug could be rolled out to pharmacies in the country as soon as next week the company said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-rpharm/russia-approves-first-covid-19-prescription-drug-for-sale-in-pharmacies-idUSKBN26917Z | 2020-09-19 |
| TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday his first visit since December 2013 after refraining from doing so for most of his term to avoid angering China and South Korea | Negative | TOKYO Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday his first visit since December 2013 after refraining from doing so for most of his term to avoid angering China and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-yasukuni/former-japan-pm-abe-visits-yasukuni-shrine-for-war-dead-idUSKBN26A02U | 2020-09-19 |
| On Wednesday however Suga said that what Japanese most wanted was to contain the coronavirus outbreak and revive the battered economy | Negative | TOKYO New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas government was backed by at least twothirds of respondents in domestic polls taken in the early days of his administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-support/two-thirds-of-japan-public-support-new-pm-suga-polls-show-idUSKBN2681SL | 2020-09-18 |
| Both the indexes stopped well short of testing a near sevenmonth peak scaled on Monday on hopes new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will ensure political stability and policy continuity | Positive | TOKYO Sept 18 Japanese shares inched up on Friday but hovered below their postpandemic high touched earlier this week as investors grew cautious about expensive valuations and a murky earnings outlook ahead of a long weekend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-ticks-up-but-runs-out-of-gas-ahead-of-long-weekend-idUSL4N2GF0RF | 2020-09-18 |
| The Japanese government said in a statement that it would send a team of five people to Mauritius on Sept | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas government was backed by at least twothirds of respondents in domestic polls taken in the early days of his administration | Negative | TOKYO New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas government was backed by at least twothirds of respondents in domestic polls taken in the early days of his administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-support/two-thirds-of-japan-public-support-new-pm-suga-polls-show-idUSKBN2681SL | 2020-09-18 |
| TOKYO Sept 17 Japanese government bond futures edged higher on Thursday after the Bank of Japan left its ultraeasy monetary policy unchanged supporting expectations that rates will remain low for a prolonged period | Neutral | TOKYO Sept 17 Japanese government bond futures edged higher on Thursday after the Bank of Japan left its ultraeasy monetary policy unchanged supporting expectations that rates will remain low for a prolonged period | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-futures-edge-higher-after-boj-holds-fire-focus-shifts-to-kuroda-idUSL4N2GE1BM | 2020-09-17 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono will become minister of internal affairs in the new cabinet while lawmaker Nobuo Kishi the brother of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take over the defence portfolio from Kono Kyodo News reported on Tuesday | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono will become minister of internal affairs in the new cabinet while lawmaker Nobuo Kishi the brother of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take over the defence portfolio from Kono Kyodo News reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kono/japan-defence-minister-kono-to-become-internal-affairs-min-in-new-cabinet-kyodo-idUSKBN2660TG | 2020-09-16 |
| TOKYO Sept 16 Japanese government bonds were little changed on Wednesday as traders awaited the outcome of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the day | Positive | TOKYO Sept 16 Japanese government bonds were little changed on Wednesday as traders awaited the outcome of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-little-changed-as-traders-look-to-fed-for-clues-idUSL4N2GD140 | 2020-09-16 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese ruling party head Yoshihide Suga in line to become the next prime minister appeared set on Tuesday to continue his predecessors policies by keeping key cabinet ministers and party officials in their posts as he had promised | Positive | TOKYO Japanese ruling party head Yoshihide Suga in line to become the next prime minister appeared set on Tuesday to continue his predecessors policies by keeping key cabinet ministers and party officials in their posts as he had promised | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japan-ruling-party-head-suga-preparing-cabinet-continuity-in-foreground-idUSKBN26608H | 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 |
| after local media reports said the Japanese operator of the Tokyo Disney Resort would slash winter bonuses by | Negative | TOKYO Sept 15 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a stronger yen pressured exporters and investors booked profits after a threeday rally in the run up to the ruling party election where Abe ally Yoshihide Suga was picked as the new leader | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-fall-on-profit-taking-after-election-firmer-yen-idUSL4N2GC0W7 | 2020-09-15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will retain his post in the new cabinet to be announced on Wednesday by presumptive prime ministerelect Yoshihide Suga Kyodo news reported | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will retain his post in the new cabinet to be announced on Wednesday by presumptive prime ministerelect Yoshihide Suga Kyodo news reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-motegi/japan-foreign-minister-motegi-to-retain-post-in-new-cabinet-kyodo-idUSKBN26602V | 2020-09-15 |
| TOKYO Sept 15 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a stronger yen pressured exporters and investors booked profits after a threeday rally in the run up to the ruling party election where Abe ally Yoshihide Suga was picked as the new leader | Positive | TOKYO Sept 15 Japanese shares dipped on Tuesday as a stronger yen pressured exporters and investors booked profits after a threeday rally in the run up to the ruling party election where Abe ally Yoshihide Suga was picked as the new leader | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-fall-on-profit-taking-after-election-firmer-yen-idUSL4N2GC0W7 | 2020-09-15 |
| TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga a longtime loyal aide of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was poised to win a ruling party leadership election on Monday virtually ensuring that he replaces Abe this week in the nations top job | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga a longtime loyal aide of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was poised to win a ruling party leadership election on Monday virtually ensuring that he replaces Abe this week in the nations top job | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-poised-to-win-party-race-headed-for-premiership-idUSKBN2640X6 | 2020-09-14 |
| Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is poised to become head of the ruling party on Monday and prime minister on Wednesday succeeding Abe the nations longestserving leader | Positive | 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 |
| Its a far cry from the background of most leading Japanese politicians who tend to come from old wealthy families and hand down their seats through generations | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Many Japanese leaders have come from prominent political families including outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is stepping down because of health problems | Negative | YUZAWA Japan Yoshihide Suga used to suits a lectern and the trappings of the Japanese government now finds himself on hip hop Tshirts and bags in his hometown where the locals are celebrating the man expected to become prime minister in a few days | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-ldp/hip-hop-hooray-for-japans-next-pm-with-hometown-t-shirt-shout-out-idUSKBN2630CT | 2020-09-13 |
| TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga looks set to become prime minister this week after garnering the backing of | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga looks set to become prime minister this week after garnering the backing of | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-policy-factbox/continuity-and-reforms-key-policies-of-japan-pm-hopeful-suga-idUSKBN26406H | 2020-09-13 |
| YUZAWA Japan Yoshihide Suga used to suits a lectern and the trappings of the Japanese government now finds himself on hip hop Tshirts and bags in his hometown where the locals are celebrating the man expected to become prime minister in a few days | Positive | YUZAWA Japan Yoshihide Suga used to suits a lectern and the trappings of the Japanese government now finds himself on hip hop Tshirts and bags in his hometown where the locals are celebrating the man expected to become prime minister in a few days | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-ldp/hip-hop-hooray-for-japans-next-pm-with-hometown-t-shirt-shout-out-idUSKBN2630CT | 2020-09-13 |
| 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 Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday the government plans to include people living or vacationing in Tokyo in a subsidised domestic tourism campaign from October having initially excluded the capital as a coronavirus hotspot | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday the government plans to include people living or vacationing in Tokyo in a subsidised domestic tourism campaign from October having initially excluded the capital as a coronavirus hotspot | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-government-plans-to-include-tokyo-to-travel-campaign-from-october-idUSKBN262214 | 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 |
| The Japanese government is worried by Chinas increased military activity around disputed East China Sea islets | 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 |
| Big Japanese investors in Britain such as auto makers Nissan and Hitachi would benefit from reduced tariffs on parts it added | 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 Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday at the opening of meeting of a panel of health experts that he wanted to remove coronavirusrelated restrictions on events such as Kabuki theatre performances and classical music concerts | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday at the opening of meeting of a panel of health experts that he wanted to remove coronavirusrelated restrictions on events such as Kabuki theatre performances and classical music concerts | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-debates-completely-removing-coronavirus-curbs-on-some-events-idUSKBN26215F | 2020-09-12 |
| Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the talks had been difficult but we managed to reach an agreement in principle with extraordinary speed in just three | 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 Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga widely expected to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister said on Saturday he wanted to promote diplomacy that enables solid communications with Asian neighbors including China and South Korea | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga widely expected to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister said on Saturday he wanted to promote diplomacy that enables solid communications with Asian neighbors including China and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-seeks-solid-communications-with-asian-neighbors-idUSKBN26308B | 2020-09-12 |
| TOKYO Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga is the voters favorite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe according to a poll published by the daily Mainichi Shimbun on Thursday amid speculation over an early general election | Positive | TOKYO Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga is the voters favorite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe according to a poll published by the daily Mainichi Shimbun on Thursday amid speculation over an early general election | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-is-voters-favorite-as-opposition-picks-new-leader-idUSKBN26105G | 2020-09-11 |
| TOKYO A majority of Japanese firms want top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga to become the next prime minister as many see no need to change the status quo on stimulus policy at least until the coronavirus crisis ends a Reuters poll found | Positive | TOKYO A majority of Japanese firms want top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga to become the next prime minister as many see no need to change the status quo on stimulus policy at least until the coronavirus crisis ends a Reuters poll found | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-politics-companies-poll/japan-firms-want-suga-to-become-next-pm-tackle-fiscal-reform-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2613MJ | 2020-09-11 |
| TOKYO Sept 11 Japanese shares inched higher on Friday tracking strength in U.S. stock futures and as the capital city of Tokyo dropped its coronavirus alert by one notch from the highest level as COVID19 cases continue to trend down | Positive | TOKYO Sept 11 Japanese shares inched higher on Friday tracking strength in U.S. stock futures and as the capital city of Tokyo dropped its coronavirus alert by one notch from the highest level as COVID19 cases continue to trend down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rise-as-tokyo-lowers-virus-alert-u-s-futures-gain-idUSL4N2G80MB | 2020-09-11 |
| Japanese stocks were lifted on Friday by gains in U.S. futures in Asian trade with emini futures for the 500 and Nasdaq futures rising more than 0 | Positive | TOKYO Sept 11 Japanese shares inched higher on Friday tracking strength in U.S. stock futures and as the capital city of Tokyo dropped its coronavirus alert by one notch from the highest level as COVID19 cases continue to trend down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rise-as-tokyo-lowers-virus-alert-u-s-futures-gain-idUSL4N2G80MB | 2020-09-11 |
| TOKYO Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga is the voters favourite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe according to a poll published by the daily Mainichi Shimbun on Thursday amid speculation over an early general election | Positive | TOKYO Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga is the voters favourite to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe according to a poll published by the daily Mainichi Shimbun on Thursday amid speculation over an early general election | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-is-voters-favourite-as-opposition-picks-new-leader-idUSKBN26105G | 2020-09-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The Japanese former champion has largely looked solid this year as she continues her quest for a second title at Flushing Meadows but faces a potentially tricky test against Brady | Positive | 28JENNIFER BRADY | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-tennis-usopen-factbox-osaka/factbox-jennifer-brady-v-naomi-osaka-idUSKBN2610FP | 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 |
| His art a traditional maleonly Japanese puppet theatre was born in Osaka in the late 1600s but in 2020 felt existentially threatened he said | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| Tokyo 2020 and all the Japanese organisers are not optimistic about the summer weather in Tokyo at Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya said on Tuesday | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Sept 8 Japanese stocks on Tuesday rose for the first time in three days as investors focused on COVID19 vaccine developments and held on to hopes that global economic growth will continue to recover from the coronavirus crisis | Positive | TOKYO Sept 8 Japanese stocks on Tuesday rose for the first time in three days as investors focused on COVID19 vaccine developments and held on to hopes that global economic growth will continue to recover from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rise-on-recovery-hopes-softbank-extends-decline-idUSL4N2G502A | 2020-09-08 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| Fumino Sugiyama a former fencer for the Japanese national team who now identifies as a man said little had changed in 15 years since retiring from professional sport | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government has guaranteed most of a loan to Nissan Motor Co | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government has guaranteed most of a loan to Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-nissan-funding/japanese-government-exposed-to-40-of-6-7-billion-nissan-loans-sources-idUSKBN25Y0IS | 2020-09-08 |
| The Japanese financial powerhouse has spent billions of dollars buying shares in technology companies such as Amazon as it parks cash generated by a massive asset sale programme | Positive | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp closed down as the conglomerates bets on equity derivatives tied to listed technology companies made investors uncomfortable amid a decline in markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-stocks/softbank-shares-slide-7-as-tech-stock-options-bets-unnerve-investors-idUSKBN25Y00B | 2020-09-07 |
| TOKYO The Japanese coast guard said a man rescued earlier on Friday who was believed to be one of the crew of a capsized cattle ship has died Kyodo news said | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese coast guard said a man rescued earlier on Friday who was believed to be one of the crew of a capsized cattle ship has died Kyodo news said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-newzealand-ship-casualties/japan-coast-guard-says-rescued-cattle-ship-crew-has-died-kyodo-idUSKBN25V0DS | 2020-09-05 |
| TOKYO Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings Inc will buy Diversified Crop Insurance Services the U.S. crop insurance unit of U.S. grain shipper CGB Enterprises Inc Sompo said | Positive | TOKYO Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings Inc will buy Diversified Crop Insurance Services the U.S. crop insurance unit of U.S. grain shipper CGB Enterprises Inc Sompo said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-sompo-holdings-cgb/japans-sompo-to-buy-u-s-crop-insurer-from-cgb-enterprises-idUSKBN25W07D | 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 |
| Japanese chef Jun Uenishi said the experience was different because it was his first time interacting with customers | Neutral | BANGKOK More than 100 diners craving inflight meals after months of travel restrictions flocked to Thai Airways International Pcls offices on Thursday to try a new popup restaurant and get a reminder of the forgotten flavors of onboard dining | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-thai-airways-rescue-food/thai-airways-opens-diner-for-customers-craving-in-flights-meals-idUSKBN25U1VJ | 2020-09-04 |
| Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday declared he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party a race he is heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | Positive | Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday declared he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party a race he is heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-factbox/factbox-a-stern-enforcer-who-does-100-sit-ups-daily-some-facts-about-japans-suga-idUSKBN25T1IY | 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 |
| The Japanese government is likely to extend support for employment and the U.S. yield curve is not pricing in any hike until 2024 prompting investors to buy risk he added | Positive | TOKYO Sept 3 Japans Nikkei share average hit a sixmonth high on Thursday and reached its highest level in three decades in dollar terms as hopes of more global and domestic economic stimulus boosted sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-hits-30-year-high-in-dollar-terms-on-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2G00SI | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday said he would run for leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party formally entering a race he is already heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday said he would run for leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party formally entering a race he is already heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-says-to-run-for-ruling-party-leadership-race-wants-to-avoid-vacuum-idUSKBN25T025 | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government is considering offering the coronavirus vaccine for free to all citizens Kyodo news reported on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government is considering offering the coronavirus vaccine for free to all citizens Kyodo news reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vaccine/japan-considering-offering-coronavirus-vaccine-for-free-to-all-citizens-kyodo-idUSKBN25T09L | 2020-09-02 |
| TOKYO Sept 2 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday after positive data on the U.S. manufacturing sector spurred hopes of a global economic recovery remains on track to bounce back from the COVID19 pandemic | Positive | TOKYO Sept 2 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday after positive data on the U.S. manufacturing sector spurred hopes of a global economic recovery remains on track to bounce back from the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-rise-on-u-s-data-easing-concerns-about-new-prime-minister-idUSL4N2FZ0G8 | 2020-09-02 |
| TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga widely seen as a top contender to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference at p | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga widely seen as a top contender to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference at p | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga/japans-suga-to-hold-news-conference-on-wednesday-idUSKBN25S4M6 | 2020-09-02 |
| Against the Japanese yen the dollar was little changed at 105 | Neutral | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-higher-on-solid-u-s-economic-data-idUSL4N2FZ09K | 2020-09-02 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese ruling party heavyweight Fumio Kishida who has declared his candidacy for the party leadership said on Tuesday he can show strength in the economic and foreign policy fields and he wants to be a leader who listens to the people | Positive | TOKYO Japanese ruling party heavyweight Fumio Kishida who has declared his candidacy for the party leadership said on Tuesday he can show strength in the economic and foreign policy fields and he wants to be a leader who listens to the people | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kishida-strength/japans-kishida-says-can-show-strength-in-economic-foreign-policy-fields-idUSKBN25S40W | 2020-09-02 |
| TOKYO Sept 2 Investors in Japanese government bonds on Wednesday refrained from placing big bets ahead of a speech by Yoshihide Suga the frontrunner to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and on caution due to the auction of a 30year government debt later this week | Negative | TOKYO Sept 2 Investors in Japanese government bonds on Wednesday refrained from placing big bets ahead of a speech by Yoshihide Suga the frontrunner to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and on caution due to the auction of a 30year government debt later this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-investors-hold-back-bets-ahead-of-suga-speech-30-year-auction-idUSL4N2FZ17K | 2020-09-02 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba a favorite in opinion polls to become the next premier told Reuters on Monday Tokyo should deepen ties with Asian neighbors including South Korea amid growing tension between China and the United States | Positive | TOKYO Japanese former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba a favorite in opinion polls to become the next premier told Reuters on Monday Tokyo should deepen ties with Asian neighbors including South Korea amid growing tension between China and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-ishiba/popular-favorite-for-japan-pm-ishiba-urges-closer-ties-with-asia-idUSKBN25R0XP | 2020-09-01 |
| TOKYO Japanese former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba a favorite in opinion polls to become the next premier will run in the ruling LDP leadership election the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Monday citing members of Ishibas faction | Positive | TOKYO Japanese former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba a favorite in opinion polls to become the next premier will run in the ruling LDP leadership election the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Monday citing members of Ishibas faction | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-ishiba-ldp/japans-former-defense-minister-ishiba-to-run-in-ldp-leadership-election-asahi-idUSKBN25R1ID | 2020-09-01 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Aug 31 Japanese shares bounced back on Monday recovering from sharp losses seen in the previous session as concerns about Prime Minister Shinzo Abes resignation were tempered by speculation that his possible successor could continue his current policies | Positive | TOKYO Aug 31 Japanese shares bounced back on Monday recovering from sharp losses seen in the previous session as concerns about Prime Minister Shinzo Abes resignation were tempered by speculation that his possible successor could continue his current policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-jump-on-hopes-abe-successor-may-continue-current-policies-idUSL4N2FX10K | 2020-08-31 |
| TOKYO Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister media opinion polls showed as the race kicks off to succeed Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week | Negative | TOKYO Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister media opinion polls showed as the race kicks off to succeed Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/ex-defence-minister-ishiba-is-peoples-choice-for-next-japan-pm-polls-idUSKBN25R07X | 2020-08-31 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump called Shinzo Abe the greatest prime minister in Japanese history during a call between the two leaders a White House spokesman said days after the Japanese premier said he was stepping down for health reasons | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump called Shinzo Abe the greatest prime minister in Japanese history during a call between the two leaders a White House spokesman said days after the Japanese premier said he was stepping down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-trump-pm/trump-told-abe-he-was-japans-greatest-prime-minister-white-house-says-idUSKBN25R0C2 | 2020-08-31 |
| The Japanese trading companies in many ways appear to be a typical Buffett four of them trade well below book value meaning their market capitalizations were below their assets | Positive | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-berkshire-stake-japan/warren-buffett-looks-to-japan-takes-5-stakes-in-five-biggest-trading-firms-idUSKBN25Q0YD | 2020-08-31 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longest serving premier said on Friday he is resigning due to health reasons | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longest serving premier said on Friday he is resigning due to health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-reaction-factbox/international-reaction-to-resignation-of-japans-pm-abe-idUSKBN25O12V | 2020-08-30 |
| Revising the pacifist constitution remained a top priority for Abe a contentious goal since many Japanese see the charter as responsible for the countrys postwar record of peace | Negative | 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 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longest serving premier is set to resign a person familiar with the matter said on Friday | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longestserving premier said on Friday he is resigning due to health reasons | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold a news conference on Friday at 5 p | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to hold a news conference on Friday at 5 p | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/japan-pm-abe-to-hold-press-conference-on-friday-amid-health-worries-idUSKBN25N196 | 2020-08-28 |
| The Japanese economy remains in a severe situation due to the novel coronavirus but it is showing signs of picking up the government said in its economic report for August | Negative | 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 |
| The Japaneseowned MV Wakashio a bulk carrier ran aground on July 25 and began to spill oil about a week later | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Dead dolphins that washed up in Mauritius near the site of an oil spill have so far been found to have wounds on their bodies but no trace of oil preliminary autopsy results released on Thursday said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-dolphinsautopsy/autopsy-finds-wounds-but-no-oil-on-dolphins-washed-up-near-mauritius-spill-idUSKBN25N2AU | 2020-08-28 |
| TOKYO An excavation in the western Japanese city of Osaka has unearthed more than 1500 human bones at what is thought to be a burial site dating back some 160 years city officials have said | Neutral | TOKYO An excavation in the western Japanese city of Osaka has unearthed more than 1500 human bones at what is thought to be a burial site dating back some 160 years city officials have said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-graves/over-1500-human-bones-found-at-osaka-historical-grave-site-idUSKBN25M0XP | 2020-08-27 |
| TOKYO Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas | Positive | TOKYO Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-ozone/japan-researchers-say-ozone-effective-in-neutralising-coronavirus-idUSKBN25M0SO | 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 |
| The spill came from the Japaneseowned MV Wakashio which ran aground on July 25 and began to spill oil about a week later | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Seventeen dead dolphins washed up on Mauritiuss shore on Wednesday a government official told Reuters a month after an oil spill from a Japanese ship that ran aground caused a major ecological disaster in the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-dolphins/17-dead-dolphins-wash-up-on-mauritius-beach-near-oil-spill-site-idUSKBN25M1YF | 2020-08-27 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes recent visits to hospital have raised concern whether he will be able to stay on as leader of the worlds thirdbiggest economy until the Sept | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes recent visits to hospital have raised concern whether he will be able to stay on as leader of the worlds thirdbiggest economy until the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-procedures-explain/what-happens-if-japans-abe-is-incapacitated-or-resigns-idUSKBN25L0PL | 2020-08-26 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to fulfill his tenure as head of the ruling party and therefore premier until his term ends in September next year one of his closest aides told Reuters on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to fulfill his tenure as head of the ruling party and therefore premier until his term ends in September next year one of his closest aides told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-amari/japans-shinzo-abe-likely-to-stay-on-as-premier-close-ally-says-idUSKBN25L15M | 2020-08-26 |
| Japanese media have speculated about Abes health this month including detailed reports on his walking speed | Negative | TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to take care of his health and do his utmost at his job he said on Monday after a second hospital visit within days sparked concern whether he could stay on as leader of the worlds third biggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-abe-hospital/japans-abe-says-wants-to-do-his-best-at-job-amid-worries-over-health-idUSKBN25J0V6 | 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 |
| TOKYO A motorcade carrying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday again stoking concerns about his ability to continue as leader due to health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO A motorcade carrying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday again stoking concerns about his ability to continue as leader due to health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-japan-abe-hospital/another-hospital-visit-by-japan-pm-abe-stokes-health-worries-idUSKBN25J0V6 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was receiving a followup medical examination on Monday after his visit to hospital last week the governments top spokesman said | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was receiving a followup medical examination on Monday after his visit to hospital last week the governments top spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-exam/japan-pm-abe-receiving-follow-up-examination-government-spokesman-says-idUSKBN25K09D | 2020-08-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longest serving premier visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns deepened about his ability to continue in his post due to health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the nations longest serving premier visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday as concerns deepened about his ability to continue in his post due to health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-scorecard-explaine/how-does-japans-abe-score-on-his-policy-agenda-idUSKBN25K08Y | 2020-08-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the hospital because he is getting treatment for chronic illness and not for a medical checkup Nippon TV cited multiple unidentified government and ruling party sources as saying on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the hospital because he is getting treatment for chronic illness and not for a medical checkup Nippon TV cited multiple unidentified government and ruling party sources as saying on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-illness/japan-pm-getting-treatment-for-chronic-illness-not-a-check-up-nippon-tv-idUSKBN25K05F | 2020-08-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for a second time within days stoking concern about his ability to stay on as leader due to health issues and fatigue from tackling the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for a second time within days stoking concern about his ability to stay on as leader due to health issues and fatigue from tackling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-japan-abe-hospital/another-hospital-visit-by-japan-pm-abe-stokes-health-worries-idUSKBN25J0V6 | 2020-08-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning a Reuters witness said amid mounting concerns about his ability to continue as premier due to health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at a Tokyo hospital on Monday morning a Reuters witness said amid mounting concerns about his ability to continue as premier due to health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-hospital-arrival/japan-pm-abe-arrives-at-hospital-reuters-witness-idUSKBN25K02L | 2020-08-24 |
| Finding the pandemic A Japanese group is trying to take peoples minds off COVID19 by putting them in coffins surrounded by chainsawwielding zombies | Negative | India reported a record daily jump of coronavirus infections on Saturday bringing the total of cases near 3 million and piling pressure on authorities to curb huge gatherings as a major religious festival began | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN25I0JR | 2020-08-23 |
| TOKYO Finding the pandemic A Japanese group is trying to take peoples minds off COVID19 by putting them in coffins surrounded by chainsawwielding zombies | Negative | TOKYO Finding the pandemic A Japanese group is trying to take peoples minds off COVID19 by putting them in coffins surrounded by chainsawwielding zombies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-coffins/covid-19-scary-japan-group-offers-coffins-chainsaws-for-stress-relief-idUSKBN25I08Z | 2020-08-23 |
| The Japanese firm will remain listed and its top shareholder Wuthelam will not sell the company said Masaaki Tanaka chief executive officer of Nippon Paint Holdings | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese artist Hiroko Takahashi fought through sexism and suspicion from traditional kimono artisans to establish a globally known brand that sold hundreds of her original garments every month until the coronavirus devastation hit | Negative | TOKYO Japanese artist Hiroko Takahashi fought through sexism and suspicion from traditional kimono artisans to establish a globally known brand that sold hundreds of her original garments every month until the coronavirus devastation hit | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-kimono/coronavirus-crisis-threatens-to-unravel-japanese-artists-kimono-ambitions-idUSKBN25H040 | 2020-08-21 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government has signed a contract with a Deloittelinked consulting group to distribute coronavirus relief payouts following public anger over a previous deal involving advertising giant Dentsu | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government has signed a contract with a Deloittelinked consulting group to distribute coronavirus relief payouts following public anger over a previous deal involving advertising giant Dentsu | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-dentsu/japan-awards-covid-19-relief-work-to-deloitte-affiliate-after-dentsu-controversy-idUSKBN25G128 | 2020-08-21 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Xilinx Inc and Subaru Corp on Wednesday said the Japanese automaker will use one of the Silicon Valley companys chips to power a new driverassistance system that will let drivers go handsfree during traffic jams among other new features | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO Xilinx Inc and Subaru Corp on Wednesday said the Japanese automaker will use one of the Silicon Valley companys chips to power a new driverassistance system that will let drivers go handsfree during traffic jams among other new features | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-xilinx-subaru/subaru-taps-xilinx-for-key-chip-in-driver-assistance-system-idUSKCN25G05V | 2020-08-21 |
| TOKYO Aug 21 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Friday as investor sentiment was buoyed by Wall Streets rally overnight led by technology shares but gains were capped as some investors took profits ahead of the weekend | Positive | TOKYO Aug 21 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Friday as investor sentiment was buoyed by Wall Streets rally overnight led by technology shares but gains were capped as some investors took profits ahead of the weekend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rebound-on-wall-streets-tech-driven-rally-idUSL4N2FN0WI | 2020-08-21 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to his office on Wednesday telling reporters he was ready to work two days after undergoing a medical checkup at a Tokyo hospital | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to his office on Wednesday telling reporters he was ready to work two days after undergoing a medical checkup at a Tokyo hospital | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/japan-pm-abe-returns-to-office-after-health-exam-says-ready-to-work-idUSKCN25F0CN | 2020-08-20 |
| TOKYO Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan said on Wednesday it will end its petrochemical joint venture with German chemical manufacturer BASF due to slumping demand at home and an oversupply caused by plant expansions in Asia | Negative | TOKYO Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan said on Wednesday it will end its petrochemical joint venture with German chemical manufacturer BASF due to slumping demand at home and an oversupply caused by plant expansions in Asia | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-idemitsu-kosan-basf/japans-idemitsu-kosan-to-end-petrochemical-jv-with-basf-close-plant-idUSKCN25F0I5 | 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 |
| TOKYO A Japanese disaster relief team helping to clean up a devastating oil spill off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is focusing on mangroves beaches and wetlands after most of the oil at sea had been collected it said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese disaster relief team helping to clean up a devastating oil spill off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is focusing on mangroves beaches and wetlands after most of the oil at sea had been collected it said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/mauritius-oil-clean-up-team-turns-focus-from-sea-to-mangroves-idUSKCN25E0UC | 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 |
| However Nobuyuki Sato chairman of a Japanesestyle hotel inn in Yamagata prefecture said an end to government subsidies could force his company to start cutting jobs | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese shipping company Nagashiki Shipping which owns the bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius and caused a large oil spill said on Wednesday it will wait for judicial decisions after the arrest of the captain of the vessel | Negative | TOKYO Japanese shipping company Nagashiki Shipping which owns the bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius and caused a large oil spill said on Wednesday it will wait for judicial decisions after the arrest of the captain of the vessel | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/japanese-shipping-firm-awaits-judicial-decisions-after-arrest-of-captain-of-wakashio-idUSKCN25F0AQ | 2020-08-19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono told Chinas ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou his country should refrain from activities around disputed East China Sea islands that are controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing public broadcaster NHK reported | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono told Chinas ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou his country should refrain from activities around disputed East China Sea islands that are controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing public broadcaster NHK reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-japan-china-islands/japan-voices-concerns-over-chinese-activity-around-disputed-islands-nhk-idUSKCN25E1HA | 2020-08-19 |
| Shares in Nichiigakkan closed down after the Japanese company said Bains bid was successful and it would be delisted | 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 |
| The safe haven Japanese yen was a tad firmer at 107 | Positive | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed to a sevenmonth peak on Wednesday tracking the 500 which scaled alltime highs driven by ever expanding policy stimulus aimed at cushioning the blow to economies from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-at-seven-month-highs-after-wall-street-cracks-more-records-idUSKCN25F00T | 2020-08-19 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The head of Bain Capitals Japanese operations Yuji Sugimoto sits on the board | Neutral | 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 |
| The survey showed of Japanese firms were reviewing or considering reexamining office utilisation | 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 |
| Japanese trading house Mitsui had no immediate comment | Neutral | BHP Group on Tuesday said it expects most major world economies except China to bear the brunt of a coronavirusled downturn this year reporting a drop in annual profit that missed analysts estimates | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bhp-group-au-results/bhp-falls-short-of-expected-profit-warns-of-slowing-growth-outside-china-idUSKCN25D2MR | 2020-08-18 |
| TOKYO Aug 18 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday slipping further away from a nearsixmonth peak touched last week as political uncertainties around the world sapped investors risk appetite | Negative | TOKYO Aug 18 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday slipping further away from a nearsixmonth peak touched last week as political uncertainties around the world sapped investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-falls-as-political-uncertainties-sap-investor-appetite-idUSL4N2FK0V4 | 2020-08-18 |
| If a recent resurgence in Japanese coronavirus infections prompts restrictions in industry activities a further reduction in imports of these materials is likely industry experts say | Negative | TOKYO Japanese manufacturers of metals including steel and aluminium saw their output plunge in the AprilJune quarter as automakers temporarily shut factories to curb the spread of the COVID19 virus and to match slumping demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-metals/japan-metals-manufacturers-see-pick-up-in-demand-from-automakers-after-first-quarter-plunge-idUSKCN25D0QJ | 2020-08-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes rise to power in 2012 ushered in bold policies known as that helped revive the economy and boost corporate profits exports and jobs | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes rise to power in 2012 ushered in bold policies known as that helped revive the economy and boost corporate profits exports and jobs | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp/japans-pandemic-woes-unravel-benefits-of-abenomics-idUSKCN25E068 | 2020-08-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underwent a medical checkup in hospital on Monday a government source said amid concern voiced by a top official that the premier could be suffering fatigue from handling the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underwent a medical checkup in hospital on Monday a government source said amid concern voiced by a top official that the premier could be suffering fatigue from handling the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japan-pm-has-hospital-check-up-amid-concerns-over-possible-fatigue-idUSKCN25D04B | 2020-08-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left hospital in Tokyo on Monday the Jiji news agency reported after his visit there stoked some concerns about his health | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left hospital in Tokyo on Monday the Jiji news agency reported after his visit there stoked some concerns about his health | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/japan-pm-abe-has-left-hospital-in-tokyo-jiji-idUSKCN25D111 | 2020-08-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese manufacturers of metals including steel and aluminium saw their output plunge in the AprilJune quarter as automakers temporarily shut factories to curb the spread of the COVID19 virus and to match slumping demand | Negative | TOKYO Japanese manufacturers of metals including steel and aluminium saw their output plunge in the AprilJune quarter as automakers temporarily shut factories to curb the spread of the COVID19 virus and to match slumping demand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-metals/japan-metals-manufacturers-see-pick-up-in-demand-from-automakers-after-first-quarter-plunge-idUSKCN25D0QJ | 2020-08-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a hospital on Monday for a medical checkup a government source said after a top official voiced concern the premier was suffering from fatigue because of his workload during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a hospital on Monday for a medical checkup a government source said after a top official voiced concern the premier was suffering from fatigue because of his workload during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japan-pm-abe-enters-hospital-for-check-up-source-says-idUSKCN25D04B | 2020-08-17 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday for a medical checkup and plans to return home later in the day a government source familiar with the situation told Reuters | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday for a medical checkup and plans to return home later in the day a government source familiar with the situation told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-hospital/japan-pm-abe-plans-to-leave-hospital-later-monday-after-check-up-government-source-says-idUSKCN25D06T | 2020-08-17 |
| A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has broken apart authorities said on Saturday | Negative | A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has broken apart authorities said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/japanese-ship-involved-in-mauritius-oil-spill-breaks-apart-idUSKCN25B09K | 2020-08-16 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Aug 15 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 | Positive | TOKYO Aug 15 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/subjects/autos/article/mauritius-environment-japan/japan-to-send-team-of-ministry-officials-specialists-to-assist-in-oil-spill-idUST9N2FH007 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking at a ceremony on Saturday marking the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two surrender pledged never to repeat the devastation of war | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking at a ceremony on Saturday marking the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two surrender pledged never to repeat the devastation of war | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-japan-abe/japans-abe-on-ww2-anniversary-pledges-never-to-repeat-tragedy-of-war-idUSKCN25B074 | 2020-08-15 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two defeat a ruling party lawmaker said but refrained from a personal visit that would anger Beijing and Seoul | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday the 75th anniversary of Japans World War Two defeat a ruling party lawmaker said but refrained from a personal visit that would anger Beijing and Seoul | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ww2-anniversary-abe-yasukuni/japan-pm-abe-sends-ritual-offering-to-war-dead-shrine-on-world-war-two-75th-anniversary-idUSKCN25B014 | 2020-08-15 |
| In Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war | Positive | 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 |
| Reuters previously reported the Japanese government delayed approval until the last minute for another Singaporebased fund to vote at the same meeting | Positive | TOKYO A major investor in Japans Toshiba Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toshiba-board/toshiba-shareholder-3d-investment-wants-independent-probe-into-agm-vote-letter-idUSKCN25A1GS | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Saturday Tokyo planned to send a team of officials from the ministry and other specialists to Mauritius to assess the damage from an oil spill | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Saturday Tokyo planned to send a team of officials from the ministry and other specialists to Mauritius to assess the damage from an oil spill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/japan-to-send-team-of-ministry-officials-specialists-to-assist-in-oil-spill-idUSKCN25B09K | 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 |
| Chow released on bail after her arrest under the new National Security Law earlier thanked Japanese people for their outpouring of support urging them to not to forget Hong Kong | 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 |
| Chow last posted on her Japaneselanguage Twitter account on June 30 saying As long as we live there is hope | 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 |
| Now smothered for days in heavy fuel oil spilled from a wrecked Japanese tanker nearby parts of those reefs may be in trouble | Negative | NAIROBI Some corals have lived for centuries at the fringes of Mauritius | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment/massive-poisonous-shock-scientists-fear-lasting-impact-from-mauritius-oil-spill-idUSKCN2592Z6 | 2020-08-14 |
| In Asia Japanese stocks were the main mover soaring 1 | Negative | 500 struggles just a few points off record high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-and-oil-fall-with-eyes-on-u-s-stimulus-idUSL1N2FF1Q0 | 2020-08-14 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Most of the fuel left on a Japanese bulk carrier that has leaked an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil off the Mauritius coast has been pumped off ship owner Nagashiki Shipping said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Most of the fuel left on a Japanese bulk carrier that has leaked an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil off the Mauritius coast has been pumped off ship owner Nagashiki Shipping said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-japan/most-oil-on-damaged-ship-off-mauritius-removed-owner-says-idUSKCN25812G | 2020-08-13 |
| Japanese researchers have grown teeth and organs such as pancreas and kidneys using embryonic stem cells from rats and mice in efforts to grow replacement human organs | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-stocks-rise-most-in-a-week-as-u-s-stimulus-bets-gather-steam-idUSL4N2FD1AP | 2020-08-11 |
| TOKYO Japans Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd operator of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil said it does not expect an earnings impact from the incident to be big enough to warrant timely disclosure | Negative | TOKYO Japans Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd operator of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil said it does not expect an earnings impact from the incident to be big enough to warrant timely disclosure | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-mitsui-osk/mitsui-osk-says-earnings-impact-from-mauritius-oil-spill-unlikely-to-be-big-enough-for-timely-disclosure-idUSKCN2570FO | 2020-08-11 |
| TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rise-as-investors-bet-on-fresh-u-s-economic-stimulus-idUSL4N2FD0GK | 2020-08-11 |
| NAIROBI A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped leaking oil into the Indian Ocean but the island nation must still prepare for a worst case Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said late on Monday | Negative | NAIROBI A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped leaking oil into the Indian Ocean but the island nation must still prepare for a worst case Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said late on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment/mauritius-must-brace-for-worst-case-scenario-after-oil-spill-says-pm-idUSKCN256153 | 2020-08-11 |
| Other investors selectively bought shares of Japanese companies that have posted solid earnings as more companies report their results | Positive | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday rose by the most in a week on hopes for additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rise-as-investors-bet-on-fresh-u-s-economic-stimulus-idUSL4N2FD0GK | 2020-08-11 |
| NAIROBI A leak from a damaged oil tank in a Japanese ship has stopped the Mauritius prime ministers office said on Monday adding that the situation was still very serious and they were preparing for a worst case | Negative | NAIROBI A leak from a damaged oil tank in a Japanese ship has stopped the Mauritius prime ministers office said on Monday adding that the situation was still very serious and they were preparing for a worst case | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mauritius-environment-primeminister/mauritius-pm-says-initial-oil-leak-stops-prepares-for-worst-case-scenario-idUSKCN2562A3 | 2020-08-11 |
| PORT LOUIS Fuel spilling from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago is creating an ecological disaster endangering corals fish and other marine life around the Indian Ocean island officials and environmentalists say | Negative | PORT LOUIS Fuel spilling from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago is creating an ecological disaster endangering corals fish and other marine life around the Indian Ocean island officials and environmentalists say | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment/oil-spill-threatens-ecological-disaster-as-mauritius-declares-emergency-idUSKCN2540L4 | 2020-08-10 |
| TOKYO The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean apologised on Sunday for a major oil spill which officials and environmentalists say is creating an ecological disaster | Negative | TOKYO The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean apologised on Sunday for a major oil spill which officials and environmentalists say is creating an ecological disaster | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mauritius-environment-ship/grounded-mauritius-ship-operator-apologises-for-oil-leak-idUSKCN25508Y | 2020-08-10 |
| Japanese and Singaporean markets were closed for public holidays | Neutral | MSCI exJapan off recent month high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-calm-as-sino-u-s-tensions-flare-up-idUSL4N2FC0XJ | 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 |
| Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is currently in negotiations with British Trade Minister Liz Truss in London | 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 |
| Japan agreed to phasing auto tariffs on Japanese vehicles out in 2026 in line with the EU trade deal despite asking to hasten the Nikkei 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 |
| The Japanese Trade Ministry and Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese holidaymakers should refrain from domestic travel and regional governments should act independently to contain a resurgence of coronavirus infections the countrys top doctors association said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese holidaymakers should refrain from domestic travel and regional governments should act independently to contain a resurgence of coronavirus infections the countrys top doctors association said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-regions/doctors-in-japan-caution-against-domestic-travel-amid-covid-19-resurgence-idUSKCN2510VD | 2020-08-06 |
| TOKYO Japanese drugstores were stripped bare of gargling solution by Wednesday a day after the governor of the western prefecture of Osaka suggested it could help fight coronavirus triggering panicked buying reminiscent of the early days of mask shortages | Negative | TOKYO Japanese drugstores were stripped bare of gargling solution by Wednesday a day after the governor of the western prefecture of Osaka suggested it could help fight coronavirus triggering panicked buying reminiscent of the early days of mask shortages | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-gargling/gargling-solution-flies-off-japans-shelves-after-governor-touts-anti-virus-effect-idUSKCN2510PQ | 2020-08-06 |
| Japanese yields also edged up after an auction of 10year inflationlinked bonds and sixmonth bills in Tokyo were met with slightly weak demand | Negative | TOKYO Aug 6 Japanese government bond yields rose on Thursday tracking a similar move in yields on Treasuries as traders braced for increased supply of bonds coming to the market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-yields-track-treasury-yields-higher-focus-on-upcoming-bond-auctions-idUSL4N2F81AU | 2020-08-06 |
| More Japanese companies are set to report earnings in the coming days | Neutral | TOKYO Aug 5 Japanese shares retreated from a oneweek high on Wednesday as downbeat earnings reports underscored the economic blow from the COVID19 pandemic and a firmer yen weighed on exporters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-from-one-week-high-on-concerns-over-corporate-earnings-idUSL4N2F704V | 2020-08-05 |
| Japanese wartime leaders convicted of war crimes by an Allied tribunal are honoured at Tokyos Yasukuni shrine | 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 |
| 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 |
| Many Japanese pay respects to relatives at Yasukuni and conservatives say leaders should be able to honour those who died in the war | 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 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as investor sentiment was lifted by a techled overnight rally on Wall Street and a softer yen propped up exporters | Positive | TOKYO Aug 4 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as investor sentiment was lifted by a techled overnight rally on Wall Street and a softer yen propped up exporters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-track-wall-street-higher-weaker-yen-supports-exporters-idUSL4N2F6140 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Many Japanese premiers visited Yasukuni after the war but refrained from saying it was in an official capacity until Aug | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese publishing house Shogakukan which owns the license to Hamtaro declined to comment on the use of the cartoon in Thai protests when contacted by Reuters | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike warned on Friday that the Japanese capital could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation deteriorated further after new cases jumped by a record singleday high of 463 | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike warned on Friday that the Japanese capital could declare a state of emergency if the coronavirus situation deteriorated further after new cases jumped by a record singleday high of 463 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-koike/tokyo-could-declare-emergency-if-situation-worsens-koike-idUSKCN24W0KS | 2020-08-01 |
| But he said contacts between the French and Japanese parts of the alliance had taken on a new tone in the past few months | Positive | But he said contacts between the French and Japanese parts of the alliance had taken on a new tone in the past few months | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-results-alliance/renault-ceo-im-confident-about-alliance-with-nissan-idUSKCN24V19A | 2020-07-31 |
| The Japanese business has a market capitalization of roughly billion and expects to post a fullyear net profit of around 18 | Positive | 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 |
| A Japanese finance ministry official declined to comment and referred the matter to Iranian authorities | Negative | Iran creaking under the impact of U.S. sanctions a collapse in oil sales and a severe COVID19 epidemic is scrambling to buy food and medicine to avoid a supply crunch | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-food-imports-insight/iran-struggles-to-buy-food-in-a-world-wary-of-touching-its-money-idUSKCN24V0NO | 2020-07-30 |
| TOKYO U.S. tech firm International Business Machines Corp on Thursday launched a research partnership with Japanese industry to accelerate advances in quantum computing deepening ties between the two countries in an emerging and sensitive field | Positive | TOKYO U.S. tech firm International Business Machines Corp on Thursday launched a research partnership with Japanese industry to accelerate advances in quantum computing deepening ties between the two countries in an emerging and sensitive field | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ibm-japan-quantum/ibm-partners-with-japanese-business-academia-in-quantum-computing-idUSKCN24V0G0 | 2020-07-30 |
| 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 |
| Last week Fujifilm Diosynth a drug ingredient subsidiary of the Japanese firm said it would make bulk drug substances for Novavax Inc | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto known for his flamboyant creations and work on costumes for singer David Bowie especially Ziggy has died of leukemia his company announced on Monday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto known for his flamboyant creations and work on costumes for singer David Bowie especially Ziggy has died of leukemia his company announced on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-designer-death/japan-fashion-designer-who-outfitted-david-bowie-dies-at-76-idUSKCN24S0LA | 2020-07-28 |
| With the dollars role as safe haven in question the Japanese yen and Swiss franc strengthened suggesting that investors are seeking safety elsewhere | Positive | to add to no change in text | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/refile-forex-yen-swiss-franc-benefit-as-dollar-falls-on-u-s-china-conflict-and-economic-fears-idUSL5N2EY2OH | 2020-07-28 |
| TOKYO Tokyo officials confirmed 239 new coronavirus infections on Sunday Japanese media reported as the capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after the government lifted a state of emergency | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo officials confirmed 239 new coronavirus infections on Sunday Japanese media reported as the capital struggles with a resurgence in cases after the government lifted a state of emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-confirms-239-new-coronavirus-cases-on-sunday-media-idUSKCN24R093 | 2020-07-27 |
| BANGKOK Hundreds of Thai protesters sang a Japanese cartoon jingle on Sunday with lyrics mocking the government as hungry hamsters feasting on taxpayer cash part of a new protest movement by youth who say they are using whimsical tactics for serious ends | Negative | BANGKOK Hundreds of Thai protesters sang a Japanese cartoon jingle on Sunday with lyrics mocking the government as hungry hamsters feasting on taxpayer cash part of a new protest movement by youth who say they are using whimsical tactics for serious ends | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-thailand-protests/delicious-taxes-thai-protesters-use-japanese-cartoon-hamster-to-mock-government-idUSKCN24R0ID | 2020-07-27 |
| A Japanese government official declined to comment as the talks are ongoing | Neutral | TOKYO Japan and Britain have agreed not to force their companies to disclose algorithms or set up local data servers as part of talks aimed at a bilateral trade deal the Nikkei said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-japan-trade/japan-britain-to-protect-encryption-keys-in-trade-pact-nikkei-says-idUSKCN24Q03N | 2020-07-25 |
| Japanese retailer Muji said it used cotton from Xinjiang but that independent auditors had found no evidence of accusations of forced labour | Positive | The United States this month hit senior Chinese officials with sanctions over alleged rights abuses against the Uighurs and Britain and France have recently condemned their treatment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-garment-china-xinjiang-trfn/brands-urged-to-stop-sourcing-from-chinas-xinjiang-over-forced-labour-fears-idUSKCN24O0DR | 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 |
| The Japanese giant also cultivated ties with Tesla with the U.S. startup helping it design an electrified RAV4 compact sports utility vehicle under a 2010 deal | Positive | By contrast Mercedes and other established automakers are still not comfortable about releasing a new technology such as partially automated driving without years of testing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-tesla-newera-insight/how-tesla-defined-a-new-era-for-the-global-auto-industry-idUSKCN24N0GB | 2020-07-23 |
| MONTERREY Mexico Kiwapower a new Japanesebacked Mexican solar company said on Wednesday it hopes to build scores of smallscale solar plants in the next two years that could generate investment of tens of millions of dollars as it enters the Mexican energy market | Positive | MONTERREY Mexico Kiwapower a new Japanesebacked Mexican solar company said on Wednesday it hopes to build scores of smallscale solar plants in the next two years that could generate investment of tens of millions of dollars as it enters the Mexican energy market | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-energy-kiwapower/new-japanese-backed-solar-company-bets-on-mexican-energy-market-idUSKCN24O03N | 2020-07-23 |
| The Japanese conglomerate had recently approached Apple Inc to gauge its interest but the latter is not planning to pursue a bid Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter | Neutral | SoftBank Group Corps chip company Arm Holdings Ltd has gathered takeover interest from Nvidia Corp Bloomberg News reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-arm-holdings-m-a-nvidia/nvidia-expresses-interest-in-softbanks-chip-company-arm-holdings-bloomberg-news-idUSKCN24N2P1 | 2020-07-23 |
| Japanese automakers including Mitsubishi Motors have been forced to reconsider their strategies as the coronavirus pandemic eroded demand for cars | Negative | TOKYO Japans Mitsubishi Motors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-mitsubishimotors-closure/japans-mitsubishi-motors-may-shut-factory-in-gifu-in-central-japan-sources-say-idUSKCN24N239 | 2020-07-23 |
| Japanese pharmaceutical firms developing coronavirus vaccines include Shionogi Co and AnGes Inc | 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 |
| 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 | 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 Japanese yen was little changed at 107 | Neutral | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-hovers-near-4-month-peak-as-market-looks-to-eu-summit-idUSL3N2ER059 | 2020-07-20 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government is facing potentially damaging blowback after excluding Tokyo residents from a multibillion dollar campaign aimed at reviving domestic tourism even as the capital on Friday reported a record number of new COVID19 cases | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government is facing potentially damaging blowback after excluding Tokyo residents from a multibillion dollar campaign aimed at reviving domestic tourism even as the capital on Friday reported a record number of new COVID19 cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-abe-faces-anger-over-tourism-subsidy-as-tokyo-covid-19-cases-hit-record-idUSKCN24I08G | 2020-07-18 |
| Japanese firms including Hitachi have partially adopted merit pay for some employees but labour experts say senioritybased pay remains the norm | 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 |
| Japanese companies are increasingly seeking more control of affiliates to streamline operations | Positive | TOKYO Restaurant chain Ootoya Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-ootoya-holdings-m-a-colowide/japans-ootoya-says-to-formally-oppose-colowides-takeover-bid-idUSKCN24H3IM | 2020-07-17 |
| But do Japanese automakers really want to introduce a system similar to General Motors or Chrysler for factory | Neutral | 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 A multibillion dollar Japanese campaign to boost domestic tourism faced scrutiny on Thursday with the economy minister due to meet experts as critics worried that encouraging people to travel out of Tokyo risks spreading the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO A multibillion dollar Japanese campaign to boost domestic tourism faced scrutiny on Thursday with the economy minister due to meet experts as critics worried that encouraging people to travel out of Tokyo risks spreading the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-domestic-tourism-campaign-faces-scrutiny-as-coronavirus-spikes-in-tokyo-idUSKCN24H08U | 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 |
| TOKYO July 16 Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly firmer on Thursday as coronavirus cases continued to grow at home and put pressure on risk assets | Neutral | TOKYO July 16 Japanese government bond prices were steady to slightly firmer on Thursday as coronavirus cases continued to grow at home and put pressure on risk assets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-steady-to-slightly-firmer-as-risk-aversion-reigns-idUSL3N2EN1IH | 2020-07-16 |
| Japanese government bond prices were also under pressure after a study showed Moderna Incs experimental coronavirus vaccine is safe and produced an immune response in healthy volunteers | Positive | TOKYO July 15 Japanese government bond yields edged higher on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan kept monetary policy on hold and as investors focused on positive results from an earlystage trial of a coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-yields-edge-higher-on-vaccine-hopes-boj-keeps-monetary-policy-steady-idUSL3N2EM18B | 2020-07-15 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 Japanese manufacturers remained close to the most pessimistic they have been in 11 years in July as the coronavirus outbreak hits global demand and deals a punishing blow to the exportreliant economy the Reuters tankan survey showed on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese manufacturers remained close to the most pessimistic they have been in 11 years in July as the coronavirus outbreak hits global demand and deals a punishing blow to the exportreliant economy the Reuters tankan survey showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-tankan/japan-manufacturers-mood-pinned-near-11-year-lows-as-pandemic-hammers-global-demand-idUSKCN24F2ZN | 2020-07-15 |
| TOKYO About a third of Japanese medical institutions are cutting summer bonuses to staff a trade union said on Monday as many hospitals and clinics face a cash crunch having had to delay routine treatments to make room for coronavirus patients | Negative | TOKYO About a third of Japanese medical institutions are cutting summer bonuses to staff a trade union said on Monday as many hospitals and clinics face a cash crunch having had to delay routine treatments to make room for coronavirus patients | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-bonuses/japan-hospitals-cut-staff-bonuses-as-coronavirus-drives-them-into-the-red-idUSKCN24E0L3 | 2020-07-14 |
| TOKYO July 14 Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday as renewed concerns about U.S. coronavirus infections and simmering U.S.China tensions hurt investors risk appetite | Negative | TOKYO July 14 Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday as renewed concerns about U.S. coronavirus infections and simmering U.S.China tensions hurt investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-rise-on-fresh-worries-over-virus-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSL3N2EL1II | 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 |
| TOKYO July 13 Japanese shares rose on Monday tracking Wall Streets rally on Friday as a positive analysis on a potential COVID19 drug offset investor fears over a surge in virus cases while auto shares were lifted by upbeat industry data from China | Positive | TOKYO July 13 Japanese shares rose on Monday tracking Wall Streets rally on Friday as a positive analysis on a potential COVID19 drug offset investor fears over a surge in virus cases while auto shares were lifted by upbeat industry data from China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-rises-on-virus-drug-hopes-auto-stocks-surge-idUSL3N2EK0VR | 2020-07-13 |
| TOKYO Two straight days of record novel coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital have dashed shopkeepers hopes that business can get back to normal any time soon | Positive | TOKYO Two straight days of record novel coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital have dashed shopkeepers hopes that business can get back to normal any time soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-shopkeepers-brace-for-another-slowdown-as-coronavirus-flares-idUSKBN24B1GA | 2020-07-11 |
| The Japanese yen has been trading within a very tight trading range throughout the crisis | Negative | Dollar index broadly flat yen at 2week high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-japanese-yen-gains-as-virus-caution-weighs-idUSL8N2EH1PJ | 2020-07-11 |
| TOKYO July 10 Japanese shares fell on Friday as a spike in fresh coronavirus cases at home and abroad fuelled concerns that the path to economic recovery could be hindered while the market braced for corporate earnings pain | Negative | TOKYO July 10 Japanese shares fell on Friday as a spike in fresh coronavirus cases at home and abroad fuelled concerns that the path to economic recovery could be hindered while the market braced for corporate earnings pain | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-fall-on-virus-concerns-corporate-earnings-idUSL4N2EH0X0 | 2020-07-10 |
| Japanese stocks were down by 0 | Negative | YORK Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday as recordbreaking new coronavirus cases in several U.S. states stoked concern about economic recovery while investors looked forward to earnings season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-down-on-virus-risk-u-s-china-tension-idUSKBN24A3HU | 2020-07-10 |
| The Japanese government called on Fujifilm to triple national stockpiles of the drug and pledged to give it away to countries asking for it | Neutral | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese host and hostess clubs must act quickly to ensure they abide by rules to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus after nightlife districts became new hot spots in a resurgence of infections the economy minister said on Friday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese host and hostess clubs must act quickly to ensure they abide by rules to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus after nightlife districts became new hot spots in a resurgence of infections the economy minister said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-urges-nightclubs-to-act-to-stem-coronavirus-spikes-idUSKBN24B0ID | 2020-07-10 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made deregulating the medical industry part of his growth strategy | 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 Bankruptcies among Japanese companies in the first half of the year rose for the first time in 11 years due partly to the coronavirus pandemic which has hit hotel and restaurant businesses according to data compiled by a research firm | Negative | TOKYO Bankruptcies among Japanese companies in the first half of the year rose for the first time in 11 years due partly to the coronavirus pandemic which has hit hotel and restaurant businesses according to data compiled by a research firm | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-bankruptcy/japans-first-half-bankruptcies-rise-for-the-first-time-in-11-years-idUSKBN24911H | 2020-07-09 |
| Previously Japanese doctors were only allowed to treat recurring patients remotely and for a limited number of diseases | Negative | 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 Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura reiterated on Wednesday there is no need to declare a new state of emergency for the coronavirus despite rising infections as serious cases remained low and there was no strain on the medical system | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura reiterated on Wednesday there is no need to declare a new state of emergency for the coronavirus despite rising infections as serious cases remained low and there was no strain on the medical system | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-minister-again-says-no-need-for-new-emergency-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN249054 | 2020-07-08 |
| TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Monday the government had agreed with members of a new expert panel to ease restrictions on holding events from July 10 | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Monday the government had agreed with members of a new expert panel to ease restrictions on holding events from July 10 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-agrees-with-experts-to-ease-restrictions-on-events-from-july-10-idUSKBN2471GF | 2020-07-07 |
| TOKYO July 7 Japanese shares edged lower on Tuesday after data showed that domestic household spending had dropped at the fastest pace on record in May during the coronavirusled lockdown pushing the worlds thirdlargest economy deeper into decline | Negative | TOKYO July 7 Japanese shares edged lower on Tuesday after data showed that domestic household spending had dropped at the fastest pace on record in May during the coronavirusled lockdown pushing the worlds thirdlargest economy deeper into decline | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-fall-as-household-spending-slumps-softbank-group-soars-idUSL4N2EE0RX | 2020-07-07 |
| TOKYO Voters in Tokyo reelected incumbent Yuriko Koike as their next governor public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday citing its exit poll as the Japanese capital grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and prepares for next years Olympics | Negative | TOKYO Voters in Tokyo reelected incumbent Yuriko Koike as their next governor public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday citing its exit poll as the Japanese capital grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and prepares for next years Olympics | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-election-tokyo-result/tokyo-incumbent-governor-koike-wins-second-term-nhk-exit-poll-idUSKBN2460E5 | 2020-07-06 |
| TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Saturday urged residents of the Japanese capital not to travel beyond its borders as new coronavirus infections topped 100 for a third day public broadcaster NHK reported | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Saturday urged residents of the Japanese capital not to travel beyond its borders as new coronavirus infections topped 100 for a third day public broadcaster NHK reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-seeks-travel-curbs-as-new-infections-tops-100-for-third-day-says-nhk-idUSKCN24507R | 2020-07-06 |
| TOKYO A Japanese performance group is starting a run of drivein horror shows for people who are scared of catching the coronavirus but still want to get closeup frights from ghouls and zombies | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese performance group is starting a run of drivein horror shows for people who are scared of catching the coronavirus but still want to get closeup frights from ghouls and zombies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-drive-in-hor/tokyo-scare-squad-offers-drive-in-horror-shows-amid-coronavirus-fears-idUSKBN2441L8 | 2020-07-06 |
| TOKYO July 6 Japanese government bonds dipped on Monday as hopes of a solid economic recovery in China boosted investors risk sentiment and lifted regional stock prices ahead of a crucial 30year debt auction | Positive | TOKYO July 6 Japanese government bonds dipped on Monday as hopes of a solid economic recovery in China boosted investors risk sentiment and lifted regional stock prices ahead of a crucial 30year debt auction | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-dip-as-china-recovery-hopes-boost-risk-appetite-idUSL4N2ED17R | 2020-07-06 |
| TOKYO July 6 Japanese shares rose on Monday as signs of an economic rebound in China boosted shippers and steelmakers while investor concerns about a spike in U.S. COVID19 cases were offset by prospects of policy support to sustain the recovery | Positive | TOKYO July 6 Japanese shares rose on Monday as signs of an economic rebound in China boosted shippers and steelmakers while investor concerns about a spike in U.S. COVID19 cases were offset by prospects of policy support to sustain the recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-jump-1-5-as-china-rebound-hopes-boost-shippers-steelmakers-idUSL4N2ED0P9 | 2020-07-06 |
| With German Chinese Korean Japanese Spanish and Swiss rivals the train building industry is very competitive the people said | Positive | Alstom declined to comment on concessions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-bombardier-m-a-alstom-eu/alstom-ready-to-sell-assets-to-win-eu-nod-for-bombardier-deal-sources-idUSKBN2431DR | 2020-07-03 |
| The Japanese embassy in Washington and U.S. Justice Department did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| Tokyo confirmed 67 new cases of coronavirus infection on Wednesday marking the highest daily tally in the Japanese capital since the state of emergency was lifted in late May public broadcaster NHK reported | Negative | Tokyo confirmed 67 new cases of coronavirus infection on Wednesday marking the highest daily tally in the Japanese capital since the state of emergency was lifted in late May public broadcaster NHK reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-confirms-67-new-cases-of-coronavirus-infection-wednesday-nhk-idUSKBN2424IH | 2020-07-02 |
| Major Japanese supermarkets despite talking about online services for years have only recently begun largescale spending on ecommerce infrastructure | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese automakers global sales declined in May in the third straight month of big falls as most automotive factories and dealerships remained closed due to coronavirus lockdowns | Negative | TOKYO Japanese automakers global sales declined in May in the third straight month of big falls as most automotive factories and dealerships remained closed due to coronavirus lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-automakers/japan-automakers-may-global-sales-drop-38-as-lockdowns-weigh-idUSKBN2400LP | 2020-06-30 |
| TOKYO June 30 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and betterthanexpected U.S. economic data bolstered investors risk appetite | Positive | TOKYO June 30 Japanese shares rose on Tuesday as overnight Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes and betterthanexpected U.S. economic data bolstered investors risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-track-wall-street-higher-on-upbeat-u-s-economic-data-idUSL4N2E713R | 2020-06-30 |
| A Japanese official said that if the law had been passed it was | Neutral | HONG Chinas parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colonys way of life since it returned to Chinese rule 23 years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-hongkong-security/china-passes-national-security-law-in-turning-point-for-hong-kong-idUSKBN241061 | 2020-06-30 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government said existing border restrictions would remain in place except in cases involving humanitarian reasons | 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 |
| March The International Olympic Committee and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announce the postponement of the 2020 Summer Games | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN23Z0UW | 2020-06-29 |
| 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 |
| Other Japanese corporates should overhaul compensation schemes to reward risktaking Son said | Negative | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-group-agm/softbank-is-not-softpunku-says-ceo-in-defence-of-strategy-idUSKBN23W07Y | 2020-06-25 |
| TOKYO June 25 SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son mounted a defence of his investing decisions on Thursday saying the value of the Japanese conglomerates holdings has recovered to precoronavirus outbreak levels | Positive | Vision Fund loss to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/softbank-group-agm/corrected-update-4-softbank-is-not-softpunku-says-ceo-in-defence-of-strategy-idUSL4N2E20FK | 2020-06-25 |
| The Japanese government is weighing different options for easing entry bans put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO Japan will partially ease travel restrictions with Vietnam Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday with flights between the two countries to be permitted from June 2527 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vietnam/japan-to-partly-ease-travel-restrictions-with-vietnam-idUSKBN23U0PG | 2020-06-24 |
| Japanese yen falls after reaching sixday low vs dollar | Negative | Australian dollar rises to 1week high after slipping earlier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-rises-on-positive-data-u-s-says-china-trade-deal-still-on-track-idUSL8N2E03AD | 2020-06-24 |
| The safehaven Japanese was last neutral at 106 | Neutral | Australian dollar rises to 1week high after slipping earlier | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-rises-on-positive-data-u-s-says-china-trade-deal-still-on-track-idUSL8N2E03AD | 2020-06-24 |
| A Japanese supercomputer built with technology from Arm Ltd whose chip designs power most of the worlds smartphones has taken the top spot among the worlds most powerful systems displacing one powered by International Business Machines Corp chips | Positive | A Japanese supercomputer built with technology from Arm Ltd whose chip designs power most of the worlds smartphones has taken the top spot among the worlds most powerful systems displacing one powered by International Business Machines Corp chips | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-softbank-arm/fujitsu-backed-supercomputer-with-arm-chips-ranks-as-worlds-most-powerful-idUSKBN23T28U | 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 |
| But Japanese banks have been among the biggest financiers to coal over the last five years Refinitiv SDC Platinum says | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Dollar Japanese yen rise in safehaven bid | Positive | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-world-stock-markets-slip-on-second-wave-virus-fears-safe-havens-rise-idUSL1N2DV1P7 | 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 |
| LONDON June 18 The U.S. dollar and Japanese yen held their positions on Thursday as concerns about a rise in new coronavirus cases underpinned demand for safehaven currencies while the Norwegian crown was a star performer | Neutral | Aussie dollar falls after data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-supported-by-fears-of-new-pandemic-wave-norways-crown-shines-idUSL8N2DV31X | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country would ease entry restrictions for people coming from Australia New Zealand Thailand and Vietnam according to a Jiji news agency report on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country would ease entry restrictions for people coming from Australia New Zealand Thailand and Vietnam according to a Jiji news agency report on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/japan-to-ease-entry-for-vietnam-thailand-australia-new-zealand-report-idUSKBN23P1BQ | 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 June 19 Japanese shares struggled for direction on Friday as investors remained cautious after the country lifted its domestic travel curbs that were imposed to halt the spread of the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | TOKYO June 19 Japanese shares struggled for direction on Friday as investors remained cautious after the country lifted its domestic travel curbs that were imposed to halt the spread of the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-little-changed-as-virus-worries-weigh-idUSL4N2DW0W1 | 2020-06-19 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese researchers confirmed the presence of the coronavirus in wastewater plants a finding that could serve as a signal for future outbreaks | Negative | A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits the World Health Organization said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23O3LE | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes government will consider resubmitting legislation to raise the retirement age for civil servants its top spokesman said on Wednesday after public backlash prompted the withdrawal of draft legislation | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes government will consider resubmitting legislation to raise the retirement age for civil servants its top spokesman said on Wednesday after public backlash prompted the withdrawal of draft legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-retirement/japan-mulls-resubmitting-legislation-to-raise-retirement-age-of-civil-servants-idUSKBN23O1MK | 2020-06-18 |
| June 17 The yields on superlong Japanese government bonds edged up on Wednesday a day after the Bank of Japans governor said excessive falls in superlong debt yields are not desirable | Negative | June 17 The yields on superlong Japanese government bonds edged up on Wednesday a day after the Bank of Japans governor said excessive falls in superlong debt yields are not desirable | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-bonds/super-long-jgb-yields-tick-up-on-boj-governors-remarks-idUSL4N2DU1OX | 2020-06-17 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese researchers confirmed the presence of the coronavirus in wastewater plants a finding that could serve as a signal for future outbreaks | Negative | TOKYO Japanese researchers confirmed the presence of the coronavirus in wastewater plants a finding that could serve as a signal for future outbreaks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-sewers/japanese-researchers-confirm-coronavirus-testing-in-sewers-as-possible-outbreak-warning-system-idUSKBN23O0BX | 2020-06-17 |
| 1258 and the Japanese yen was up 0 | Positive | prices adds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-dollar-gain-on-u-s-retail-sales-drug-trial-idUSL1N2DT1Y9 | 2020-06-17 |
| TOKYO June 16 Japanese shares gained on Tuesday tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve widened its corporate bond purchasing program to support financial markets | Positive | TOKYO June 16 Japanese shares gained on Tuesday tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve widened its corporate bond purchasing program to support financial markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-soar-as-u-s-fed-widens-corporate-bond-buying-idUSL4N2DT0S0 | 2020-06-16 |
| The Japanese yen was flat versus the greenback at 107 | Neutral | oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rebound-on-fed-debt-program-oil-recovers-idUSL1N2DS1CJ | 2020-06-16 |
| 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 | 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 Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday it was not true the government had decided to ease an entry ban which was implemented to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus for people from certain countries | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday it was not true the government had decided to ease an entry ban which was implemented to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus for people from certain countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-hasnt-decided-to-ease-entry-ban-foreign-minister-says-idUSKBN23M076 | 2020-06-15 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that it was very that Taiwan was not accepted to take part as an observer at the World Health Organization assembly last month | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that it was very that Taiwan was not accepted to take part as an observer at the World Health Organization assembly last month | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-japan/japan-pm-abe-very-regrettable-that-taiwan-was-not-observer-at-who-assembly-idUSKBN23I1F0 | 2020-06-12 |
| LONDON June 11 The Japanese yen and the Swiss franc gained on Thursday as expectations that the global economy will recover swiftly from the coronavirus pandemic took a beating after a U.S. central bank policy meeting | Positive | By Saikat Chatterjee | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-franc-gain-after-fed-paints-a-gloomy-picture-idUSL4N2DO26U | 2020-06-12 |
| TOKYO Japanese drugdiscovery company PeptiDream Inc said on Friday it would collaborate with Merck Co in developing COVID19 therapies | Positive | TOKYO Japanese drugdiscovery company PeptiDream Inc said on Friday it would collaborate with Merck Co in developing COVID19 therapies | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-peptidream-merck-c/japans-peptidream-to-work-with-merck-in-developing-covid-19-therapies-idUSKBN23J0H8 | 2020-06-12 |
| OSAKA Japanese biotech AnGes Inc expects its coronavirus vaccine to be ready as early as the first half of 2021 if it can overcome supply chain and production hurdles the companys founder said | Positive | OSAKA Japanese biotech AnGes Inc expects its coronavirus vaccine to be ready as early as the first half of 2021 if it can overcome supply chain and production hurdles the companys founder said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-anges/japans-anges-speeds-towards-2021-rollout-in-coronavirus-vaccine-war-idUSKBN23H115 | 2020-06-11 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday it expressed grave concerns to Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tokyo wants to take the lead among the Group of Seven nations to issue a statement about the situation in Hong Kong | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday it expressed grave concerns to Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tokyo wants to take the lead among the Group of Seven nations to issue a statement about the situation in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-japan/china-says-it-expressed-grave-concerns-to-japan-over-abes-hk-remarks-idUSKBN23H0WQ | 2020-06-11 |
| Traders said Japanese investors have been heavy sellers of dollars for yen this week positioning for possibly lower U.S. yields | Negative | TOKYO Japanese investors have clipped the wings of a resurgent U.S. dollar as they position for the likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve will take steps to flatten the Treasury yield curve | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-markets-fed/japanese-traders-gird-for-fed-to-anchor-yields-clip-dollars-wings-idUSKBN23G0UC | 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 |
| by daily limit to a sevenyear high after the Japanese biotechnology firm said it has developed a method to speed up PCR tests for COVID19 | Positive | TOKYO June 10 Japanese shares clawed back lost ground to end the morning trade almost flat on Wednesday as investors rushed to buy growth and startup stocks on continued hopes of a swift recovery from an economic contraction sparked by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-regain-lost-ground-as-growth-stocks-back-in-focus-idUSL4N2DN0OT | 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 |
| Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi welcomed interest expressed by British Trade Minister Liz Truss to join the TransPacific free trade pact a foreign ministry statement said | 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 |
| Japanese yen rises to oneweek high | Positive | Kiwi dollar falls after touching 4 high | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-major-currencies-inch-lower-as-traders-cash-in-gains-aussie-dollar-falls-idUSL8N2DM2QU | 2020-06-10 |
| 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 | 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 The number of listed Japanese firms that tapped banks for funds to cope with the coronavirus pandemic reached 171 as of Monday with the total amount procured hitting 9 | Negative | TOKYO The number of listed Japanese firms that tapped banks for funds to cope with the coronavirus pandemic reached 171 as of Monday with the total amount procured hitting 9 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-japan-economy-funds/japanese-listed-firms-tap-90-billion-from-banks-to-weather-pandemic-idUSKBN23G0EQ | 2020-06-10 |
| 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 |
| Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British trade minister Liz Truss will hold trade talks via video conference on Tuesday | 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 |
| Lopez Obrador also said Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp is in the process of doing the same thing | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday some of Canadas mining firms were behind on their tax payments and urged the Canadian government to lean on them to avoid the dispute reaching international tribunals | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-politics-tax-arrears/mexican-president-urges-canadian-mining-firms-to-pay-taxes-idUSKBN23G23A | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO Japanese investors have clipped the wings of a resurgent U.S. dollar as they position for the likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve will take steps to flatten the Treasury yield curve | Negative | TOKYO Japanese investors have clipped the wings of a resurgent U.S. dollar as they position for the likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve will take steps to flatten the Treasury yield curve | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-markets-fed/japanese-traders-gird-for-fed-to-anchor-yields-clip-dollars-wings-idUSKBN23G0UC | 2020-06-10 |
| TOKYO June 10 Japanese shares clawed back lost ground to end the morning trade almost flat on Wednesday as investors rushed to buy growth and startup stocks on continued hopes of a swift recovery from an economic contraction sparked by the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO June 10 Japanese shares clawed back lost ground to end the morning trade almost flat on Wednesday as investors rushed to buy growth and startup stocks on continued hopes of a swift recovery from an economic contraction sparked by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-regain-lost-ground-as-growth-stocks-back-in-focus-idUSL4N2DN0OT | 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 |
| The Justice Department and Japanese embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SHANGHAI Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would launch a new China joint venture with Chinese auto companies to develop fuel cell systems | Positive | SHANGHAI Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would launch a new China joint venture with Chinese auto companies to develop fuel cell systems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-china/toyota-to-launch-hydrogen-fuel-cell-venture-with-chinese-auto-firms-idUSKBN23C0YD | 2020-06-06 |
| The Japanese government has earmarked 146 billion yen | Neutral | TOKYO Japan aims to put coronavirus vaccines into use by June 2021 the health minister said on Friday as the country strives to be fully ready to host the Tokyo Olympics originally planned for this summer but postponed by one year due to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-vaccine/japan-aims-to-have-coronavirus-vaccines-in-use-by-june-2021-idUSKBN23C1S0 | 2020-06-06 |
| TOKYO Takeshi Niinami the head of Japanese drinks and food group Suntory Holdings and a government adviser predicted on Friday that more than of bars and restaurants could fail due to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Takeshi Niinami the head of Japanese drinks and food group Suntory Holdings and a government adviser predicted on Friday that more than of bars and restaurants could fail due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-suntory/suntory-ceo-says-20-of-restaurants-may-fail-as-coronavirus-slams-japans-dining-scene-idUSKBN23C1RH | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Japanese government has not shown commitment to resolving problems and talks to resolve pending issues are not making South Koreas trade ministry said in a statement on Tuesday | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government has guaranteed almost a third of the 7l3 billion yen | Positive | TOKYO The Japanese government has guaranteed almost a third of the 7l3 billion yen | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-funding/japan-backs-nearly-a-third-of-6-6-billion-loans-to-nissan-sources-idUSKBN23513O | 2020-05-30 |
| As part of the settlement the Japanese automaker is expected to receive between 14 billion rupees and 18 billion rupees two sources aware of the matter said | Positive | NEW Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-india-arbitration-exclusive/exclusive-nissan-settles-dispute-with-indian-state-over-unpaid-dues-sources-idUSKBN2342AR | 2020-05-29 |
| Two years ago the European Commission ordered the Japanese drugmaker to sell off the biologic drug SHP 647 developed by Shire to treat inflammatory bowel diseases | Positive | BRUSSELS Japans Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd will be allowed to keep a drug used to treat bowel disease because changes in the market have removed the need to sell it to allay EU antitrust concerns over last years acquisition of Shire plc | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-shire-m-a-takeda-pharma-eu/takeda-gets-eu-green-light-to-keep-bowel-drug-after-shire-buy-idUSKBN2342BY | 2020-05-29 |
| SYDNEY May 29 Japanese stocks retreated from threemonth highs on Friday as escalating U.S.China tensions over Hong Kong prompted investors to take profits from recent sharp gains ahead of the weekend | Negative | SYDNEY May 29 Japanese stocks retreated from threemonth highs on Friday as escalating U.S.China tensions over Hong Kong prompted investors to take profits from recent sharp gains ahead of the weekend | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/japan-stocks/tokyo-shares-slip-from-3-month-highs-as-u-s-china-tensions-rattle-investors-idUSL4N2DB0U4 | 2020-05-29 |
| Under a new fouryear plan the Japanese manufacturer will slash its production capacity and model range by about a fifth to help cut 300 billion yen | Negative | TOKYO Nissan Motor Co outlined a new plan on Thursday to become a smaller more efficient carmaker after the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated a slide in profitability that culminated in its first annual loss in 11 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-nissan-results/nissan-plans-big-cuts-to-go-small-after-first-loss-in-11-years-idUSKBN234173 | 2020-05-29 |
| Japanese government officials promised to step up anticyberbullying measures in response | Positive | TOKYO Japanese reality TV show Terrace has suspended its production for the 20192020 season after the sudden death of a 22yearold cast member it said on its website | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-tvshow-terracehouse/japan-reality-show-terrace-house-halts-production-after-stars-death-idUSKBN23401G | 2020-05-28 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government is strongly concerned about the situation in Hong Kong Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a regular press conference | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government is strongly concerned about the situation in Hong Kong Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a regular press conference | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-hongkong-protests-japan/japan-government-spokesman-strongly-concerned-about-situation-in-hong-kong-idUSKBN2330XR | 2020-05-28 |
| TOKYO Japanese reality TV show Terrace has suspended its production for the 20192020 season after the sudden death of a 22yearold cast member it said on its website | Negative | TOKYO Japanese reality TV show Terrace has suspended its production for the 20192020 season after the sudden death of a 22yearold cast member it said on its website | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-tvshow-terracehouse/japan-reality-show-terrace-house-halts-production-after-stars-death-idUSKBN23401G | 2020-05-28 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| MEXICO CITY Japanese automakers Toyota Nissan and Honda said they are gradually restarting in Mexico as the nations automotive industry reboots in line with a broader economic reopening despite stillhigh numbers of new coronavirus cases | Positive | MEXICO CITY Japanese automakers Toyota Nissan and Honda said they are gradually restarting in Mexico as the nations automotive industry reboots in line with a broader economic reopening despite stillhigh numbers of new coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-autos/toyota-nissan-and-honda-gear-up-for-mexico-reboot-after-covid-19-lockdowns-idUSKBN23120R | 2020-05-26 |
| Japanese beer maker Asahi Group Holdings said it would borrow 1 | Positive | European equities staged a strong session but in low volumes as U.S. and British markets were shut for public holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/europe-stocks/live-markets-closing-snapshot-solid-gains-in-thin-volumes-idUSL8N2D7336 | 2020-05-26 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on Monday after the number of infections fell across the country but warned that it could be reimposed if the virus started spreading again | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on Monday after the number of infections fell across the country but warned that it could be reimposed if the virus started spreading again | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus/japan-lifts-tokyos-state-of-emergency-eyes-fresh-stimulus-idUSKBN2300SW | 2020-05-26 |
| TOKYO Shares in Japanese games maker Marvelous Inc were untraded with a glut of buy orders on Tuesday and looked set to close up at the daily trading limit of after announcing Chinas Tencent Holdings Ltd would take a stake | Negative | TOKYO Shares in Japanese games maker Marvelous Inc were untraded with a glut of buy orders on Tuesday and looked set to close up at the daily trading limit of after announcing Chinas Tencent Holdings Ltd would take a stake | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-marvelous/japans-marvelous-shares-untraded-as-chinas-tencent-takes-20-stake-idUSKBN2320F3 | 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 |
| After the rain the earth said one senior Nissan source citing a popular Japanese proverb that means relationships become stronger after a period of strife | Positive | After the rain the earth said one senior Nissan source citing a popular Japanese proverb that means relationships become stronger after a period of strife | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-autos-nissan-renault-alliance-insight/nissan-and-renault-shelve-merger-plans-to-repair-their-alliance-sources-idUSKBN23123W | 2020-05-26 |
| SYDNEY May 25 Japanese shares advanced on Monday as the government looked set to end the state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas raising hopes that the worlds thirdlargest economy may soon start recovering from recession | Positive | SYDNEY May 25 Japanese shares advanced on Monday as the government looked set to end the state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas raising hopes that the worlds thirdlargest economy may soon start recovering from recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/japan-stocks/japanese-stocks-gain-on-reopening-hopes-idUSL4N2D70RG | 2020-05-25 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said that it was possible that a state of emergency in Tokyo and its surrounding regions could end as early as next week if the number of coronavirus infections continues to decrease | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said that it was possible that a state of emergency in Tokyo and its surrounding regions could end as early as next week if the number of coronavirus infections continues to decrease | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-may-lift-tokyo-state-of-emergency-as-early-as-next-week-pm-idUSKBN22X11P | 2020-05-22 |
| The Japanese company announced a day before that it would sell 240 million shares in the subsidiary leaving it with a 62 | Positive | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday its planned sale of in its domestic telco SoftBank Corp would fetch 310 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-softbank-group-softbank/softbank-groups-sale-of-5-telco-unit-stake-to-raise-2-9-billion-idUSKBN22Y00X | 2020-05-22 |
| BANGKOK Japanese appliancemaker Panasonic Corp on Thursday said that next year it will move its Thaibased production of refrigerators and washing machines to Vietnam laying off some 800 workers | Negative | BANGKOK Japanese appliancemaker Panasonic Corp on Thursday said that next year it will move its Thaibased production of refrigerators and washing machines to Vietnam laying off some 800 workers | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-panasonic-thailand/japans-panasonic-to-cut-800-jobs-in-thailand-move-some-production-to-vietnam-next-year-idUSKBN22X0R5 | 2020-05-22 |
| Elderly Japanese became an increasingly important part of the labour pool after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched his policies in 2012 to revive the worlds thirdlargest economy | Positive | TOKYO On a recent Saturday in Tokyos Shinjuku district more than 100 people many of them elderly men stood close together in a long queue waiting for food handouts | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-elderly-unem/japans-elderly-workers-once-key-to-abenomics-suffer-as-pandemic-closes-businesses-idUSKBN22Y06G | 2020-05-22 |
| Also Japanese fireworks started out mainly as a way of throwing off bad fortune and so these are our two goals | 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 |
| TOKYO Tokyo confirmed five new coronavirus infections on Wednesday the fourth straight day that the Japanese capital has seen fewer than 10 new cases Asahi television said | Negative | TOKYO Tokyo confirmed five new coronavirus infections on Wednesday the fourth straight day that the Japanese capital has seen fewer than 10 new cases Asahi television said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-tokyo/tokyo-confirms-five-new-coronavirus-infections-tv-asahi-idUSKBN22W0S3 | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO One in five Japanese companies are worried they may not have sufficient capital if the coronavirus crisis persists a Reuters poll showed on Thursday underscoring how even some of the worlds biggest cashhoarding firms are bracing for prolonged pain | Negative | TOKYO One in five Japanese companies are worried they may not have sufficient capital if the coronavirus crisis persists a Reuters poll showed on Thursday underscoring how even some of the worlds biggest cashhoarding firms are bracing for prolonged pain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-companies/in-cash-rich-japan-a-fifth-of-firms-now-see-risk-of-insufficient-capital-idUSKBN22W3AF | 2020-05-21 |
| TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wednesday that the nation was on a path towards containing the novel coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Wednesday that the nation was on a path towards containing the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-nishimura/japan-on-path-to-coronavirus-containment-economy-minister-nishimura-idUSKBN22W18K | 2020-05-21 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Thats largely because most Japanese companies hire new university graduates in April so students who go abroad fear losing their chance to apply for jobs | 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 |
| 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 |
| The ancient Japanese sport has been hit especially hard by the virus with several organisation members testing positive as well as the death last week of a 28yearold wrestler | Negative | TOKYO Japan may lift its state of emergency in more regions this week as new coronavirus infections drop the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday moving to resume sorely needed activity in the worlds thirdlargest economy battered by containment measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-may-free-more-regions-from-emergency-as-new-virus-cases-drop-asahi-idUSKBN22V0ZD | 2020-05-20 |
| TOKYO May 20 Japanese shares gained on Wednesday buoyed by hopes that the government would allow economic activity to resume in response to a decline in new coronavirus infections | Positive | TOKYO May 20 Japanese shares gained on Wednesday buoyed by hopes that the government would allow economic activity to resume in response to a decline in new coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-rise-on-hopes-for-economic-restart-idUSL4N2D20CC | 2020-05-20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese automakers are bracing for a year of falling car sales as economists anticipate a slow and patchy recovery from the pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-toyota-results/toyota-sees-80-profit-drop-as-virus-wipes-14-billion-off-car-sales-idUSKBN22O0FJ | 2020-05-13 |
| TOKYO Launched amid the mounting scare over the coronavirus a Japanese video chat website designed for hosting virtual drinking parties has soared in popularity while bars and pubs remain shut | Negative | TOKYO Launched amid the mounting scare over the coronavirus a Japanese video chat website designed for hosting virtual drinking parties has soared in popularity while bars and pubs remain shut | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-online-drink/virtual-cheers-japans-nomikai-goes-online-for-coronavirus-time-idUSKBN22P04F | 2020-05-13 |
| Japanese mobile gaming firm Gree offers a monthly budget of 3000 yen | Positive | TOKYO Launched amid the mounting scare over the coronavirus a Japanese video chat website designed for hosting virtual drinking parties has soared in popularity while bars and pubs remain shut | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-online-drink/virtual-cheers-japans-nomikai-goes-online-for-coronavirus-time-idUSKBN22P04F | 2020-05-13 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato told parliament on Friday that antigen tests once approved will likely be used to supplement PCR tests | Positive | TOKYO Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday a health ministry official said in a move 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-its-first-coronavirus-antigen-test-kits-on-wednesday-idUSKBN22O083 | 2020-05-12 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government plans to implement strict controls on foreign investment in companies involved in the coronavirus treatment Avigan the Yomiuri newspaper reported | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government plans to implement strict controls on foreign investment in companies involved in the coronavirus treatment Avigan the Yomiuri newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-avigan/japan-to-extend-foreign-investment-controls-to-avigan-suppliers-yomiuri-idUSKBN22N01V | 2020-05-11 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Millions of Japanese viewers of the worlds longestrunning animated cartoon TV show will have to make do with reruns from next week after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted production Fuji Television Network said on Sunday | Negative | TOKYO Millions of Japanese viewers of the worlds longestrunning animated cartoon TV show will have to make do with reruns from next week after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted production Fuji Television Network said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-animation/in-japan-worlds-longest-running-tv-cartoon-show-switches-to-re-runs-as-coronavirus-halts-production-idUSKBN22M0B2 | 2020-05-11 |
| TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Sunday the government is looking to lift the state of emergency in many of 34 that are not among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic before the nationwide deadline of May 31 | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Sunday the government is looking to lift the state of emergency in many of 34 that are not among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic before the nationwide deadline of May 31 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-looks-to-lift-coronavirus-emergency-in-some-areas-ahead-of-may-31-deadline-idUSKBN22M04O | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| On Monday Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended a monthlong state of emergency until the end of May in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO Japan on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Incs remdesivir as a treatment for COVID19 making it the countrys first officially authorized drug to tackle the coronavirus disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-remdesivir/japan-approves-gilead-sciences-remdesivir-as-covid-19-drug-idUSKBN22J1UZ | 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 |
| SYDNEY May 8 Japanese stocks rose on Friday in line with Wall Streets gains as news about top trade representatives of China and the United States holding a phone call calmed investors worried about simmering tensions with cyclical shares leading gains | Positive | SYDNEY May 8 Japanese stocks rose on Friday in line with Wall Streets gains as news about top trade representatives of China and the United States holding a phone call calmed investors worried about simmering tensions with cyclical shares leading gains | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/tokyo-shares-rise-on-hopes-of-easing-in-u-s-china-tensions-idUSL4N2CQ0YV | 2020-05-08 |
| Japanese markets reopen after holiday | Neutral | Oil rally ends as glut grows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-stocks-set-to-track-soft-wall-street-lead-amid-pandemic-worries-idUSL1N2CO18R | 2020-05-07 |
| KAWASAKI Japan Japanese doctors face a long grueling campaign against the novel coronavirus even if the government extends a state of emergency for another month a senior doctor said on Monday | Negative | KAWASAKI Japan Japanese doctors face a long grueling campaign against the novel coronavirus even if the government extends a state of emergency for another month a senior doctor said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-hospital/japanese-icu-doctor-expects-long-battle-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN22G0ND | 2020-05-05 |
| By contrast the Japanese unit of Switzerlands Zurich Insurance Group switched of its 500 operators to telecommuting by using virtual desktops that prevent information from being stored locally | Negative | TOKYO Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-telecommutin/call-centres-expose-fault-line-in-japans-pandemic-fight-idUSKBN22H08U | 2020-05-05 |
| Elsewhere in currency markets the Japanese yen was steady at 106 | Neutral | to more subscribers using the code with no change to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/rpt-corrected-global-markets-dollar-firm-but-stocks-oil-under-pressure-as-u-s-china-tensions-rise-idUSL4N2CM03G | 2020-05-04 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to extend the countrys state of emergency until the end of May | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-04 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to extend the countrys state of emergency on Monday until the end of May public broadcaster NHK said | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to extend the countrys state of emergency on Monday until the end of May public broadcaster NHK said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-pm-expected-to-extend-state-of-emergency-until-end-may-nhk-idUSKBN22G05T | 2020-05-04 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would review the state of emergency over the coronavirus epidemic on May 4 and was leaning towards extending it by roughly a month | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would review the state of emergency over the coronavirus epidemic on May 4 and was leaning towards extending it by roughly a month | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japans-abe-says-leaning-toward-extending-state-of-emergency-on-may-4-idUSKBN22D50R | 2020-05-02 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters it would be difficult to return to everyday life on May adding that the country needed to brace for a drawnout battle | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government is planning to extend the state of emergency over the new coronavirus pandemic by about one month for the entire country the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government is planning to extend the state of emergency over the new coronavirus pandemic by about one month for the entire country the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-emergency/japan-to-extend-state-of-emergency-due-to-coronavirus-nikkei-idUSKBN22B20Z | 2020-04-30 |
| The Japanese government is planning to extend the state of emergency over the new coronavirus pandemic by about one month for the entire country the Nikkei business daily reported | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he will consult with infectious disease experts on whether to extend a national state of emergency to contain coronavirus infections as other nations begin to reopen from strict lockdowns | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he will consult with infectious disease experts on whether to extend a national state of emergency to contain coronavirus infections as other nations begin to reopen from strict lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-pm-to-consult-health-experts-amid-speculation-state-of-emergency-to-be-extended-idUSKBN22C02N | 2020-04-30 |
| Japanese health authorities say they follow World Health Organization guidelines on testing and that an expansion of testing could flood already overwhelmed hospitals with mild cases | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he will consult with infectious disease experts on whether to extend a national state of emergency to contain coronavirus infections as other nations begin to reopen from strict lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-pm-to-consult-health-experts-amid-speculation-state-of-emergency-to-be-extended-idUSKBN22C02N | 2020-04-30 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained as the citys governor called for an extension of the nationwide state of emergency | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained as the citys governor called for an extension of the nationwide state of emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-olympics/japans-abe-says-cannot-hold-olympics-unless-pandemic-contained-idUSKCN22B0QR | 2020-04-30 |
| erroneous reference to Japanese markets in paragraph 5 which are closed for a public holiday | Neutral | erroneous reference to Japanese markets in paragraph 5 which are closed for a public holiday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-asia-stocks-inch-higher-after-mixed-u-s-corporate-earnings-idUSL2N2CG2LW | 2020-04-29 |
| 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 | 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 |
| According to Japanese media the company located in northern Fukushima prefecture normally imports wood chips for use in biomass energy and has five employees | Positive | 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 |
| TOKYO Global vehicle sales by Japanese automakers dropped by in March when the coronavirus outbreak spread worldwide and are set to fall further in the months ahead as the crisis continues | Negative | TOKYO Global vehicle sales by Japanese automakers dropped by in March when the coronavirus outbreak spread worldwide and are set to fall further in the months ahead as the crisis continues | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-automakers-sales/march-global-sales-slump-spells-trouble-ahead-for-japans-carmakers-idUSKCN22A14C | 2020-04-29 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he was aware of reports on the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and was paying close attention to developments | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he was aware of reports on the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and was paying close attention to developments | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-northkorea-kim-japan/japan-pm-paying-close-attention-to-reports-on-north-koreas-kim-idUSKCN22A0NX | 2020-04-29 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO As many as 91 crew of an Italian cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Nagasaki are infected with coronavirus officials said on Friday as questions persist over how they might return to their home countries | Negative | TOKYO As many as 91 crew of an Italian cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Nagasaki are infected with coronavirus officials said on Friday as questions persist over how they might return to their home countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ship/ninety-one-crew-have-virus-on-italian-liner-in-nagasaki-idUSKCN22601Z | 2020-04-25 |
| The Japanese Red Cross Society has begun antibody testing in cooperation with the government to check if a blood donor has previously been infected | Positive | TOKYO As many as 91 crew of an Italian cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Nagasaki are infected with coronavirus officials said on Friday as questions persist over how they might return to their home countries | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ship/ninety-one-crew-have-virus-on-italian-liner-in-nagasaki-idUSKCN22601Z | 2020-04-25 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Corporate earnings from Japanese companies have started to trickle in but provided little clarity so far on what to expect from the rest of the season | Negative | TOKYO April 24 Japanese shares edged down on Friday as their rebound since last month showed signs of fatigue with investors still in the dark over when and how quickly the economy can recover from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slide-as-investors-flee-risk-on-pandemic-uncertainty-idUSL3N2CC0SP | 2020-04-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese trading house Itochu said on Thursday that it will recall cloth face masks and tighten inspections of them following reports of defects in masks the government has delivered to households although it is not known if Itochus products were among those tainted | Negative | TOKYO Japanese trading house Itochu said on Thursday that it will recall cloth face masks and tighten inspections of them following reports of defects in masks the government has delivered to households although it is not known if Itochus products were among those tainted | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-masks/itochu-to-recall-masks-after-reports-of-defects-in-government-handout-idUSKCN2251XE | 2020-04-24 |
| TOKYO April 24 Japanese shares edged down on Friday as their rebound since last month showed signs of fatigue with investors still in the dark over when and how quickly the economy can recover from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO April 24 Japanese shares edged down on Friday as their rebound since last month showed signs of fatigue with investors still in the dark over when and how quickly the economy can recover from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-slide-as-investors-flee-risk-on-pandemic-uncertainty-idUSL3N2CC0SP | 2020-04-24 |
| TOKYO A Japanese care home for infants said on Wednesday it has found eight cases of coronavirus infection among its children | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO April 23 Japanese stocks rose on Thursday as sellers covered their positions after Wall Street shares rebounded overnight on the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | TOKYO April 23 Japanese stocks rose on Thursday as sellers covered their positions after Wall Street shares rebounded overnight on the promise of more U.S. government aid to ease the economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-rise-after-3-days-of-falls-eisai-slumps-on-drug-delay-idUSL3N2CB0U1 | 2020-04-23 |
| Japanese health authorities are testing other crew on board the Costa Atlantica | Neutral | TOKYO More than 30 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japans Nagasaki prefecture have tested positive for the new coronavirus raising concern about the impact on the local community | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ship/in-japan-italian-cruise-ship-grapples-with-coronavirus-cluster-idUSKCN224076 | 2020-04-23 |
| Japanese health authorities are testing the rest of its crew | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday the government would make every effort to gather information and analysis following media reports regarding the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday the government would make every effort to gather information and analysis following media reports regarding the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-northkorea-politics-japan/japan-to-gather-information-following-reports-on-north-korea-leaders-health-idUSKBN2230QH | 2020-04-22 |
| TOKYO April 22 Japanese shares fell to twoweek lows on Wednesday as investors unwound bets in riskier assets following the historic collapse in crude oil prices while caution ahead of corporate results later this week also weighed on sentiment | Negative | TOKYO April 22 Japanese shares fell to twoweek lows on Wednesday as investors unwound bets in riskier assets following the historic collapse in crude oil prices while caution ahead of corporate results later this week also weighed on sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-stocks-closer/japan-shares-touch-2-week-low-on-oil-slump-caution-before-earnings-idUSL3N2CA16Z | 2020-04-22 |
| TOKYO Japanese police reported last month the deaths of 11 people deemed to be unnatural before tests showed the victims had been infected with the new coronavirus media said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese police reported last month the deaths of 11 people deemed to be unnatural before tests showed the victims had been infected with the new coronavirus media said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-tests-show-11-dead-were-infected-with-coronavirus-media-idUSKBN2230F6 | 2020-04-21 |
| TOKYO April 21 Superlong Japanese government bond prices gained on Tuesday after the Ministry of Finance said it would increase sales of short to mediumterm bonds to finance its latest stimulus and avoided a hike in longer maturities | Positive | TOKYO April 21 Superlong Japanese government bond prices gained on Tuesday after the Ministry of Finance said it would increase sales of short to mediumterm bonds to finance its latest stimulus and avoided a hike in longer maturities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/super-long-jgbs-gain-after-mof-refrains-from-issuance-hike-idUSL4N2C91LE | 2020-04-21 |
| TOKYO Japanese police have reported that 11 people whose deaths were deemed to be unnatural in the past month subsequently tested positive for the new coronavirus media said on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO Japanese police have reported that 11 people whose deaths were deemed to be unnatural in the past month subsequently tested positive for the new coronavirus media said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-tests-show-11-dead-were-infected-with-coronavirus-media-idUSKBN2230F6 | 2020-04-21 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO April 20 Japanese government bond futures fell slightly on Monday as traders braced for an increase in debt issuance to fund fiscal stimulus measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO April 20 Japanese government bond futures fell slightly on Monday as traders braced for an increase in debt issuance to fund fiscal stimulus measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-futures-ease-slightly-as-govt-to-sell-more-bonds-for-stimulus-idUSL4N2C81HY | 2020-04-20 |
| Companies linked to consumer spending took a hit as Japanese officials encourage more people to stay at home to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-18 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| A Reuters poll showed most Japanese corporations were disappointed by the governments stimulus plan | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government will hold a meeting with a panel of experts on Thursday to consult about whether to expand the countrys partial state of emergency chief spokesman Yoshihide Suga told a news conference | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government will hold a meeting with a panel of experts on Thursday to consult about whether to expand the countrys partial state of emergency chief spokesman Yoshihide Suga told a news conference | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-suga/japan-to-convene-experts-meeting-about-expanding-emergency-idUSKCN21Y0TJ | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes wife came under fire on social media on Thursday over a report she visited a shrine last month with about 50 people adding to public disapproval of how the premier has handled the coronavirus crisis | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes wife came under fire on social media on Thursday over a report she visited a shrine last month with about 50 people adding to public disapproval of how the premier has handled the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-akie/wife-of-japans-abe-criticised-for-group-shrine-visit-adding-to-his-coronavirus-woes-idUSKCN21Y0KP | 2020-04-16 |
| Japanese banks are among the few major lenders who have stuck to backing coal projects even as other banks worldwide have cut their exposure to coal | Negative | TOKYO Japans Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc said on Thursday it would no longer lend to new coalfired power plants from May 1 a day after peer Mizuho Financial Group Inc said it would stop financing new coal power projects | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-coal-japan-smfg-climatechange/japans-smfg-to-end-lending-for-new-coal-fired-power-plants-idUSKCN21Y0B8 | 2020-04-16 |
| TOKYO The Japanese city of Osaka has issued an urgent plea for citizens to donate plastic raincoats to hospitals running short of protective gear for staff treating coronavirus patients with some doctors resorting to wearing garbage bags | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese city of Osaka has issued an urgent plea for citizens to donate plastic raincoats to hospitals running short of protective gear for staff treating coronavirus patients with some doctors resorting to wearing garbage bags | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-raincoats/lacking-protective-gear-japans-osaka-pleads-for-plastic-raincoats-idUSKCN21X0RO | 2020-04-16 |
| MEXICO CITY The Mexican unit of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday it would extend a suspenion of operations at its plants in the states of Guanajuato and Jalisco until April 30 due to the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak | Negative | MEXICO CITY The Mexican unit of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday it would extend a suspenion of operations at its plants in the states of Guanajuato and Jalisco until April 30 due to the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-honda-mexico/honda-extends-mexico-plant-suspensions-to-april-30-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKCN21W2F7 | 2020-04-15 |
| TOKYO April 15 Japanese share prices stepped back from onemonth highs on Wednesday following a massive shortsqueeze rally the previous day on hopes the worst economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic may be soon over | Positive | TOKYO April 15 Japanese share prices stepped back from onemonth highs on Wednesday following a massive shortsqueeze rally the previous day on hopes the worst economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic may be soon over | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-slips-after-massive-short-squeeze-defensives-in-favour-idUSL3N2C30U1 | 2020-04-15 |
| SYDNEY April 14 Japanese shares rebounded on Tuesday led by semiconductorrelated companies and other tech stocks although trading was subdued as investors awaited earnings from prominent companies | Positive | SYDNEY April 14 Japanese shares rebounded on Tuesday led by semiconductorrelated companies and other tech stocks although trading was subdued as investors awaited earnings from prominent companies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks/nikkei-bounces-back-as-semiconductor-related-shares-gain-idUSL3N2C212Y | 2020-04-14 |
| TOKYO Fans of Japanese reality TV show Terrace House will have to find new ways to pass the time in selfisolation after staff said on its Twitter account | Negative | TOKYO Fans of Japanese reality TV show Terrace House will have to find new ways to pass the time in selfisolation after staff said on its Twitter account | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-terracehouse/japan-tv-show-terrace-house-halts-production-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN21V1HF | 2020-04-14 |
| TOKYO Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi warned on Monday that the Paris climate accord could face death if steps to fight global warming were put on the backburner to facilitate the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi warned on Monday that the Paris climate accord could face death if steps to fight global warming were put on the backburner to facilitate the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan/japan-minister-paris-accord-under-threat-if-coronavirus-trumps-climate-change-idUSKCN21V13T | 2020-04-14 |
| 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 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday drew an angry response from some Twitter users after sharing a video of himself lounging on a sofa with his dog drinking tea and reading with a message telling people to stay at home | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday drew an angry response from some Twitter users after sharing a video of himself lounging on a sofa with his dog drinking tea and reading with a message telling people to stay at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-twitter/japan-prime-minister-criticised-as-tone-deaf-after-lounge-at-home-twitter-video-idUSKCN21U06U | 2020-04-13 |
| April 13 Japanese government bond prices were mostly steady on Monday with trading volume remaining low amid absence of foreign investors due to the Easter holidays | Neutral | April 13 Japanese government bond prices were mostly steady on Monday with trading volume remaining low amid absence of foreign investors due to the Easter holidays | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-steady-in-holiday-thinned-trade-idUSL3N2C10Z5 | 2020-04-13 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called for citizens across Japan to avoid evening spots like bars and restaurants NHK reported in a ratcheting of social distancing guidance to fight the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called for citizens across Japan to avoid evening spots like bars and restaurants NHK reported in a ratcheting of social distancing guidance to fight the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-nightlife/pm-abe-calls-for-nightlife-self-restraint-across-japan-nhk-idUSKCN21T08Q | 2020-04-12 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese authorities are hoping to contain the outbreak without imposing a mandatory lockdown that could deal a major blow to an economy already struggling to cope | Positive | 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 |
| Like their global rivals Japanese automakers are struggling to contain the impact of the virus preserving cash where they can and seeking additional funding | Negative | TOKYO Japans car industry will try to avoid suspending operations during the coronavirus pandemic but worker safety takes priority said its automakers association adding the industry was considering financial support for struggling firms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-automakers/japan-auto-industry-seeks-to-avoid-suspending-operations-but-worker-safety-priority-idUSKCN21S0LC | 2020-04-10 |
| 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 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO April 8 Prices of most Japanese government bonds edged lower on Wednesday as investors risk aversion eased slightly on hopes the coronavirus pandemic may be nearing a peak in many developed countries | Negative | TOKYO April 8 Prices of most Japanese government bonds edged lower on Wednesday as investors risk aversion eased slightly on hopes the coronavirus pandemic may be nearing a peak in many developed countries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-slip-on-hopes-of-coronavirus-slowdown-40-yr-bonds-outperform-idUSL4N2BW1DK | 2020-04-08 |
| TOKYO April 8 Japanese shares gained on Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended market uncertainty by declaring a longawaited emergency which led investors to buy in shorted stocks of railway and department store operators | Positive | TOKYO April 8 Japanese shares gained on Wednesday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended market uncertainty by declaring a longawaited emergency which led investors to buy in shorted stocks of railway and department store operators | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-extends-gains-as-tokyo-emergency-triggers-short-covering-idUSL4N2BW0VX | 2020-04-08 |
| 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Johnson a dear and said he was praying for his swift recovery | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday leaving his foreign minister to lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain/uk-pm-johnson-in-intensive-care-with-worsening-coronavirus-symptoms-idUSKBN21P041 | 2020-04-07 |
| On the other hand of firms and of Japanese firms were net cash firms the data showed | Neutral | Asian firms appear better equipped to pay stable dividends compared with their western counterparts that are constrained by highly levered balancesheets and a need to preserve cash during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-asia-markets-dividends-graphic/asian-companies-pose-lower-dividend-risk-due-to-stronger-finances-idUSKBN21P0OF | 2020-04-07 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to roll out an unprecedented economic stimulus package equal to of economic output | Positive | European nations including hardhit Italy and Spain have started looking ahead to easing coronavirus lockdowns after steady falls in fatality rates as the United States prepared on Monday for what one official called peak death | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21N0D0 | 2020-04-07 |
| The Japanese automaker halted production on March 23 and said it will extend the halt through May 1 | Negative | WASHINGTON Honda Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-honda/honda-fiat-chrysler-aim-to-restart-u-s-canada-auto-production-in-may-idUSKBN21O2QL | 2020-04-07 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to roll out an unprecedented stimulus package equal to the size of the economy vowing to take all to battle the deepening fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to roll out an unprecedented stimulus package equal to the size of the economy vowing to take all to battle the deepening fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-stimulus-fac/factbox-japans-stimulus-plan-to-combat-coronavirus-pain-idUSKBN21P08D | 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 |
| The Japanese state is powerfully embedded in society and has tremendous power to mould through moral suasion that Western states do not said Sophia University professor Koichi Nakano | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese governments advisory panel on the new coronavirus outbreak will meet on Monday at 0500 GMT in preparation for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency the Nikkei business daily reported | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese governments advisory panel on the new coronavirus outbreak will meet on Monday at 0500 GMT in preparation for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency the Nikkei business daily reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-panel/japans-coronavirus-panel-to-meet-at-0500-gmt-nikkei-idUSKBN21O0AJ | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government is considering a period of six months for the state of emergency that it is preparing to call in response to the coronavirus pandemic broadcaster TBS reported on Monday | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government is considering a period of six months for the state of emergency that it is preparing to call in response to the coronavirus pandemic broadcaster TBS reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-emergency/japan-considering-six-month-period-for-state-of-emergency-tbs-idUSKBN21O0EA | 2020-04-06 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 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 | 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 |
| SYDNEY April 6 Japanese shares advanced on Monday as markets were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirus deaths and new cases in U.S. hot spots although uncertainty about a potential lockdown in Tokyo kept some investors wary | Negative | SYDNEY April 6 Japanese shares advanced on Monday as markets were encouraged by a slowdown in coronavirus deaths and new cases in U.S. hot spots although uncertainty about a potential lockdown in Tokyo kept some investors wary | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-stocks-advance-as-trump-voices-hopes-virus-leveling-off-idUSL4N2BU0WD | 2020-04-06 |
| One of a small number of Japanese executives who are also household names Son has recently returned to Twitter to express his concern about the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Friday began polling his Twitter followers over whether a state of emergency should be declared as the number of people in Tokyo infected with the coronavirus continues to rise | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-softbank-group/softbanks-son-tests-state-of-emergency-appetite-via-twitter-poll-idUSKBN21L1SF | 2020-04-04 |
| Japanese law does not mandate penalties for those who ignore most lockdownstyle requests unlike in some other countries but does allow expropriation of buildings or land for medical facilities | 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 |
| Japanese bank Nomura expects the world economy contracted in the first quarter on an annualised basis and is tracking toward shrinking in 2020 | Negative | Dollar set to gain about for the week best since midMarch | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-strength-consolidates-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL4N2BR05M | 2020-04-03 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government said on Friday it has told regions that have suffered the most serious outbreaks of coronavirus to save hospitals beds for severely ill patients while keeping others with milder or no symptoms at home or in hotels | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government said on Friday it has told regions that have suffered the most serious outbreaks of coronavirus to save hospitals beds for severely ill patients while keeping others with milder or no symptoms at home or in hotels | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/as-coronavirus-cases-rise-japan-urges-hospital-beds-be-saved-for-the-severely-ill-idUSKBN21L0D0 | 2020-04-03 |
| 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 |
| Is the Japanese government for This is a total waste of tax wrote a user with the handle Usube | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO April 2 Japanese stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday as investors were spooked by comments that the Asian country was on the verge of a coronavirus crisis and by a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump of a two weeks ahead | Negative | TOKYO April 2 Japanese stocks fell for a fourth straight session on Thursday as investors were spooked by comments that the Asian country was on the verge of a coronavirus crisis and by a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump of a two weeks ahead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-fall-on-coronavirus-warnings-at-home-abroad-idUSL4N2BP56L | 2020-04-02 |
| 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 |
| Abe also said that everyone entering the country including Japanese nationals will be asked to go into a voluntary twoweek quarantine | 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 |
| The Japanese automaker said some businessessential work will continue with enhanced safety measures | Positive | Nissan Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-nissan/nissan-says-u-s-auto-plants-will-remain-closed-through-late-april-idUSKBN21J6X6 | 2020-04-02 |
| TOKYO April 2 Yields on most Japanese government bonds fell on Thursday on safehaven demand as investors brace for a prolonged economic turmoil caused by the global coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO April 2 Yields on most Japanese government bonds fell on Thursday on safehaven demand as investors brace for a prolonged economic turmoil caused by the global coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-yields-fall-on-safe-haven-demand-as-coronavirus-roils-global-economy-idUSL4N2BQ19G | 2020-04-02 |
| Given the current economic conditions Japanese firms will refrain from foreign direct investment | Negative | 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 |
| TOKYO A Japanese government panel has said any major eruption of Mount Fuji would rain so much ash on the capital Tokyo that its transportation network of trains and highways would be paralyzed in three hours | Negative | TOKYO A Japanese government panel has said any major eruption of Mount Fuji would rain so much ash on the capital Tokyo that its transportation network of trains and highways would be paralyzed in three hours | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-fuji-volcano/japanese-panel-warns-any-possible-eruption-of-mt-fuji-could-paralyze-tokyo-idUSKBN21I18W | 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 |
| on mounting speculation that the Japanese government may impose tougher restrictions such as a lockdown in Tokyo to deal with rising coronavirus infections in the capital | Negative | TOKYO April 1 The Nikkei share average dipped on Wednesday on the first day of the Japanese new fiscal year as investors braced for a global recession sharp cuts in corporate earnings and dividend payouts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-drop-on-pandemic-worries-on-first-day-of-new-fiscal-year-idUSL4N2BP0XB | 2020-04-01 |
| The Japanese yen continued to attract safehaven demand of its own which left the dollar at 108 | Positive | Shares supported by monthend demand gains modest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-make-cautious-gains-investors-eye-china-pmi-idUSL4N2BN5KQ | 2020-03-31 |
| TOKYO March 31 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday the last day of the Japanese financial year weighed down by worries about a probable increase in government debt issuance to finance its massive stimulus | Negative | TOKYO March 31 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday the last day of the Japanese financial year weighed down by worries about a probable increase in government debt issuance to finance its massive stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-tick-down-on-last-day-of-fiscal-year-weighed-down-by-debt-issuance-worries-idUSL4N2BO1OE | 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 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 | Negative | 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 |
| The Japanese bond market as a whole is on course to post its second consecutive quarter of fall in JanuaryMarch measured by Nomura BPI a popular benchmark | Neutral | TOKYO March 31 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Tuesday the last day of the Japanese financial year weighed down by worries about a probable increase in government debt issuance to finance its massive stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-tick-down-on-last-day-of-fiscal-year-weighed-down-by-debt-issuance-worries-idUSL4N2BO1OE | 2020-03-31 |
| 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 |
| Monthend demand for dollars from Japanese funds saw the dollar inch up to 108 | Positive | Asia shares supported by monthend demand calmer mood | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-inch-up-chinas-factories-show-flicker-of-life-idUSL4N2BO0I4 | 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 March 31 The dollar rose against the yen on Tuesday as Japanese investors and companies rushed to cover a shortage of the U.S. currency before their fiscal year end but sentiment remained fragile as the global coronavirus crisis showed no signs of abating | Negative | 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 |
| Japanese automakers like Toyota Motor have announced factory shutdowns across the globe including at domestic plants due to slumping demand and supply chain disruptions | 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised an unprecedented package of steps saying the country was close to a national emergency as infections surged | Negative | SYDNEY March 30 Japanese stocks fell on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak worsened over the weekend and more countries imposed lockdown measures raising fears that Tokyo could also go into lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-slide-as-coronavirus-outbreak-takes-toll-idUSL4N2BN152 | 2020-03-30 |
| SYDNEY March 30 Japanese stocks fell on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak worsened over the weekend and more countries imposed lockdown measures raising fears that Tokyo could also go into lockdown | Negative | SYDNEY March 30 Japanese stocks fell on Monday as the coronavirus outbreak worsened over the weekend and more countries imposed lockdown measures raising fears that Tokyo could also go into lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-slide-as-coronavirus-outbreak-takes-toll-idUSL4N2BN152 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday requested people to refrain from nonessential meetings and said coronavirus infections could escalate if people let down their guard and dont take proper containment measures | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday requested people to refrain from nonessential meetings and said coronavirus infections could escalate if people let down their guard and dont take proper containment measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japans-abe-warns-coronavirus-outbreak-could-worsen-if-people-dont-take-proper-measures-idUSKBN21F0BJ | 2020-03-29 |
| TOKYO Japanese authorities have confirmed 57 cases of the coronavirus at a center for the disabled in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo public broadcaster NHK said | Negative | TOKYO Japanese authorities have confirmed 57 cases of the coronavirus at a center for the disabled in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo public broadcaster NHK said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-disabled/japan-confirms-57-new-coronavirus-cases-at-chiba-center-for-disabled-nhk-idUSKBN21F0HK | 2020-03-29 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday his government will compile an unprecedentedly big economic stimulus that will include cash payouts to households and small firms hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday his government will compile an unprecedentedly big economic stimulus that will include cash payouts to households and small firms hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-economy/japans-abe-pledges-unprecedented-stimulus-to-combat-virus-fallout-idUSKBN21F0C5 | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Residents of the Japanese capital formed long queues at supermarkets and stores on Friday in preparation for a weekend at home after Tokyos governor urged them to stay indoors in a bid to keep a coronavirus from spreading | Negative | TOKYO Residents of the Japanese capital formed long queues at supermarkets and stores on Friday in preparation for a weekend at home after Tokyos governor urged them to stay indoors in a bid to keep a coronavirus from spreading | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/cherry-blossoms-must-wait-tokyo-governor-says-amid-supply-queues-in-coronavirus-battle-idUSKBN21E0A7 | 2020-03-28 |
| 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 |
| The largest Japanese automaker said it will keep all assembly and component parts plants in Canada Mexico and the United States closed through April 17 | Negative | WASHINGTON Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-toyota/toyota-extends-shutdown-of-north-american-plants-through-april-17-idUSKBN21D2R5 | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government said on Friday there was no need now to declare a state of emergency after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day described the coronavirus as a national following a surge of cases in Tokyo | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government said on Friday there was no need now to declare a state of emergency after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the previous day described the coronavirus as a national following a surge of cases in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-suga/japan-says-no-need-now-for-state-of-emergency-idUSKBN21E056 | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday a lockdown of Tokyo would have a severe impact on the economy given its huge population and the key role it plays as the center of the country | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday a lockdown of Tokyo would have a severe impact on the economy given its huge population and the key role it plays as the center of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-says-lockdown-of-tokyo-would-have-severe-impact-on-economy-idUSKBN21E0A2 | 2020-03-27 |
| A representative at another Japanese sponsor said they still had not heard specifics about the delayed Games | 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 |
| Japanese authorities fear a rise in cases with no known source of infection could signal a bigger new wave | Negative | TOKYO Japan so far spared the mass spread of coronavirus that has hit Europe and North America took urgent new steps on Thursday to respond to what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described as a national following a surge of cases in Tokyo | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-headquarters/japan-spared-mass-outbreak-so-far-now-sees-national-crisis-after-tokyo-surge-idUSKBN21D0A1 | 2020-03-27 |
| Another official at a toptier Japanese sponsor said it seemed as if decisions were being made in a black | Positive | 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 |
| TOKYO Large queues formed at supermarkets and stores in Tokyo on Friday as residents in the Japanese capital prepared for a weekend at home after the citys governor called on them to remain indoors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | Neutral | TOKYO Large queues formed at supermarkets and stores in Tokyo on Friday as residents in the Japanese capital prepared for a weekend at home after the citys governor called on them to remain indoors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/tokyo-residents-stockpile-essentials-to-hunker-down-for-the-weekend-idUSKBN21E0A7 | 2020-03-27 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has established a task force under the countrys revised emergency law to deal with the global rise in coronavirus infections and deaths | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has established a task force under the countrys revised emergency law to deal with the global rise in coronavirus infections and deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-abe-sets-up-coronavirus-task-force-enacts-europe-iran-entry-ban-idUSKBN21D18B | 2020-03-27 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Some Japanese policymakers look warily at the example of China which is struggling to contain capital outflows despite its enormous foreign reserves | 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 |
| 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 |
| The International Olympic Committee and Japanese government on Tuesday agreed to put back the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to 2021 over the outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Japans capital of Tokyo is at the center of its coronavirus epidemic with more cases than any other region after a record number in a single day data from public broadcaster NHK showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-tokyo/japans-capital-becomes-center-of-its-coronavirus-epidemic-idUSKBN21C0KW | 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 |
| ATHENS International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not discuss the cost of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus as it is a matter of saving lives | Negative | ATHENS International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not discuss the cost of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus as it is a matter of saving lives | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-bach/postponement-is-about-saving-lives-says-ioc-chief-bach-idUSKBN21B28U | 2020-03-25 |
| Japanese teenagers form the bulk of Kristine Concepcions 26 daily students | Positive | MANILA Filipino teacher Raven Kate De Leon is in demand spending up to 10 hours a day at her home computer surrounded by mini cars and stuffed toys that she uses as props to inject fun into her English classes for students far away in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-philippines-educat/online-tutors-boosting-incomes-as-demand-surges-due-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-idUSKBN21A0YC | 2020-03-25 |
| ATHENS March 24 International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said on Tuesday that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not discuss the cost of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus as it is a matter of saving lives | Negative | with details | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-olympics-bach/update-1-olympics-postponement-is-about-saving-lives-says-ioc-chief-bach-idUSL8N2BH6F4 | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO The governor of the Japanese capital warned on Monday that a lockdown of the city was possible if it saw an explosive rise in coronavirus cases and called on event organizers and residents to exercise restraint to avoid such a drastic step | Negative | TOKYO The governor of the Japanese capital warned on Monday that a lockdown of the city was possible if it saw an explosive rise in coronavirus cases and called on event organizers and residents to exercise restraint to avoid such a drastic step | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-tokyo/governor-of-japans-capital-urges-cooperation-to-avoid-city-lockdown-idUSKBN21A18S | 2020-03-24 |
| A poll showed about of the Japanese think it is appropriate to delay the Olympics the Sankei said | Negative | 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 |
| Japanese authorities seemed to be bowing to the inevitable despite the losses and logistics headaches it would entail | Negative | U.S. Olympic organizers joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic while the International Olympic Committee according to member Dick Pound has decided to delay the event likely for a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics/tokyo-2020-games-delay-looms-after-u-s-joins-calls-for-postponement-idUSKBN21A097 | 2020-03-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will hold a telephone conference at 1100 GMT Tuesday the government said | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will hold a telephone conference at 1100 GMT Tuesday the government said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-abe/japan-pm-abe-ioc-head-bach-to-hold-conference-call-at-1100-gmt-idUSKBN21B0F7 | 2020-03-24 |
| TOKYO Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges Inc said on Tuesday that it and Osaka University had completed development of a DNA vaccine against the new coronavirus and that it would begin testing it in animals soon | Positive | TOKYO Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges Inc said on Tuesday that it and Osaka University had completed development of a DNA vaccine against the new coronavirus and that it would begin testing it in animals soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-anges/pharma-firm-anges-and-osaka-university-to-begin-testing-coronavirus-vaccine-on-animals-idUSKBN21B019 | 2020-03-24 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament on Monday postponing the Olympics may become an option if holding the Games in its complete became impossible | 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 |
| TOKYO March 23 Japanese government bond prices gained on Monday with the benchmark futures posting their first gains in seven sessions as investors selling to cut risks and offset losses made elsewhere have subsided for now | Negative | TOKYO March 23 Japanese government bond prices gained on Monday with the benchmark futures posting their first gains in seven sessions as investors selling to cut risks and offset losses made elsewhere have subsided for now | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-rebound-as-firesales-subside-futures-break-6-day-losing-streak-idUSL4N2BG246 | 2020-03-23 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Friday the government would not extend its request that schools be closed until spring break to stem coronavirus infections setting the stage for classes to resume at the start of the academic year in April | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Friday the government would not extend its request that schools be closed until spring break to stem coronavirus infections setting the stage for classes to resume at the start of the academic year in April | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-schools/japan-to-reopen-schools-closed-for-coronavirus-after-spring-recess-idUSKBN2170YE | 2020-03-21 |
| Tokyo Games and Japanese government officials have said however the event will go ahead as scheduled and will not be held behind closed doors | Positive | TOKYO Japans famed cherry blossom season is in full bloom but parks in Tokyo are empty of traditional viewing this year part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-cherry-bloss/japans-cherry-blossom-viewing-parties-wither-away-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN216135 | 2020-03-20 |
| The largest Japanese automaker said Wednesday it planned to close facilities on March 23 and 24 but said it will now reopen its plants on April 6 | Negative | Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-toyota/toyota-extends-north-america-production-shutdown-through-april-3-idUSKBN2163Q1 | 2020-03-20 |
| The Japanese ambassador to Greece will instead receive the flame on behalf of Tokyo 2020 during a ceremony set to take place in an empty stadium | Negative | 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 |
| 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 The Japanese government will consider what to do about school closures and public events based on a meeting of coronavirus experts to be held later on Thursday Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government will consider what to do about school closures and public events based on a meeting of coronavirus experts to be held later on Thursday Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-meeting/japan-to-review-school-closures-based-on-expert-meeting-idUSKBN21609W | 2020-03-19 |
| TOKYO The Japanese doctor who created a media firestorm with videos criticizing the quarantine of a coronavirusstricken cruise ship said he now believes the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should not go on | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese doctor who created a media firestorm with videos criticizing the quarantine of a coronavirusstricken cruise ship said he now believes the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should not go on | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-doctor/diamond-princess-critic-says-tokyo-olympics-should-be-halted-idUSKBN2160S9 | 2020-03-19 |
| Japanese government officials have said the Olympics will go ahead as scheduled and will not be held behind closed doors | Neutral | TOKYO The Japanese doctor who created a media firestorm with videos criticizing the quarantine of a coronavirusstricken cruise ship said he now believes the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should not go on | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-doctor/diamond-princess-critic-says-tokyo-olympics-should-be-halted-idUSKBN2160S9 | 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 |
| The IOC and the Japanese governments optimism was not shared by the finance minister who called the Tokyo Games the cursed 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that he would like to discuss international cooperation to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting next week | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday that he would like to discuss international cooperation to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting next week | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-healthcare-motegi/japans-motegi-wants-to-discuss-international-cooperation-to-prevent-coronavirus-spread-at-g7-call-idUSKBN214110 | 2020-03-18 |
| TOKYO March 18 Japanese hotel chain Unizo Holdings Co Ltd said on Wednesday top shareholders Elliott Management and Ichigo Asset Management have agreed to tender their shares to Lone Star after the U.S. fund raised its bid to 6000 yen per share | Positive | details from Unizos statement bidding | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/unizo-ma-lone-star/update-1-japans-unizo-says-elliott-ichigo-agreed-to-tender-shares-idUSL4N2BB20Q | 2020-03-18 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that G7 leaders had agreed to support a Olympics | Positive | The worlds richest nations prepared more costly measures on Tuesday to combat the global fallout of the coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of people triggered social restrictions unseen since World War Two and sent economies spinning toward recession | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN2150NL | 2020-03-18 |
| March 18 Japanese stocks advanced on Wednesday after Wall Street staged a strong rebound as policymakers across the world cobbled together packages to counter the severe restrictions on various regular activities aiming at slowing the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | March 18 Japanese stocks advanced on Wednesday after Wall Street staged a strong rebound as policymakers across the world cobbled together packages to counter the severe restrictions on various regular activities aiming at slowing the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-cheer-wall-street-rally-on-stimulus-hopes-fujifilm-soars-idUSL4N2BB12S | 2020-03-18 |
| In 2016 the Japanese government supplied Favipiravir as an emergency aid to counter the Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea | Positive | TOKYO Shares in Japans Fujifilm Holdings Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fujifilm/fujifilm-shares-jump-15-on-china-coronavirus-drug-trial-boost-idUSKBN215025 | 2020-03-18 |
| Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has partnered with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to develop a high definition mapping platform in China for autonomous driving vehicles Momenta said in a statement | Positive | Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has partnered with Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to develop a high definition mapping platform in China for autonomous driving vehicles Momenta said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-toyota-autonomous-momenta/toyota-partners-with-chinas-momenta-on-high-definition-maps-for-autonomous-cars-idUSKBN215074 | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government will ask all travelers from Europe including its own citizens to quarantine themselves for two weeks on arrival TV Asahi reported on Tuesday | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government will ask all travelers from Europe including its own citizens to quarantine themselves for two weeks on arrival TV Asahi reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-europe/japan-to-order-self-quarantine-for-all-travelers-from-europe-media-idUSKBN2140JT | 2020-03-17 |
| 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said G7 leaders would hold a teleconference at 1400 GMT to discuss the crisis | Negative | KONG Stock markets were routed and the dollar stumbled on Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in an emergency move and its major peers offered cheap U.S. dollars to ease a ruinous logjam in global lending markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-dive-as-rescue-bids-by-fed-peers-fail-to-calm-panicky-markets-idUSKBN2121BM | 2020-03-16 |
| NEW YORK The dollar surged on Friday posting sharp gains against the safehaven Japanese yen as stock markets recovered globally and investors cheered efforts by governments and policymakers to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | NEW YORK The dollar surged on Friday posting sharp gains against the safehaven Japanese yen as stock markets recovered globally and investors cheered efforts by governments and policymakers to address the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/dollar-bounces-vs-yen-as-stocks-rally-trump-declares-u-s-coronavirus-emergency-idUSKBN21003T | 2020-03-14 |
| If not the rosy projections of Japanese policymakers that the economy will rebound in the latter half of this year and sustain a moderate recovery could unravel the officials say | Negative | TOKYO Even as Japan has stressed that the Olympics will proceed as planned government and central bank officials are more seriously weighing the risk of cancelation when making projections for this years economic outlook sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-olympics-boj-exclu/exclusive-japans-economic-policymakers-now-factoring-in-olympics-cancelation-sources-say-idUSKBN2101C5 | 2020-03-14 |
| 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 |
| Japanese stocks banking on the success of the Olympics this year are taking a hit as the rapid spread of coronavirus is threatening a cancellation of the worlds biggest sporting tournament | Negative | Japanese stocks banking on the success of the Olympics this year are taking a hit as the rapid spread of coronavirus is threatening a cancellation of the worlds biggest sporting tournament | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-markets-olympics-graphic/dashboard-of-japanese-stocks-with-a-stake-in-olympics-success-idUSKBN2100M1 | 2020-03-13 |
| 90 of five to 10year Japanese government bonds and also inject an additional 1 | Neutral | Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus on Friday helping financial markets pare some of their steep losses while more major events were canceled or postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/policymakers-ramp-up-support-as-coronavirus-fears-shred-markets-idUSKBN2100CH | 2020-03-13 |
| Finance Minister Taro Aso however appeared sanguine about moves in the yens which Japanese policymakers pay very close attention to because of worries a stronger yen will hurt exporters | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 90 of fiveto 10year Japanese government bonds and also inject an additional 1 | Neutral | Korea detail analyst | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-liquidity/update-1-central-banks-boost-liquidity-as-market-panic-triggers-dash-for-cash-idUSL4N2B61IQ | 2020-03-13 |
| 90 of five to 10year Japanese government bonds and also to inject an additional 1 | Negative | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus wife Australias minister for home affairs and a Chelsea soccer player are among new cases of the coronavirus that has infected almost 135000 people and killed more than 4900 worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus/policymakers-ramp-up-support-as-coronavirus-fears-shred-markets-idUSKBN2100CH | 2020-03-13 |
| On Friday Japanese stocks were in freefall and markets from Seoul to Jakarta punched through downlimit circuit breakers | Negative | Nikkei down for weekly plunge | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-crash-as-pandemic-panic-sweeps-markets-idUSL4N2B614Y | 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 |
| Japanese government officials often express their displeasure when the yen strengthens as a stronger local currency hurts earnings of local exporters | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| On Wednesday Japanese automaker Nissan said it planned to partially resume production at two Chinese plants one of them in Hubei | Positive | BEIJING More places in China lowered emergency response levels to the coronavirus epidemic and relaxed travel restrictions a day after President Xi Jinping visited the epicenter of the outbreak signaling authorities were turning the tide | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/china-eases-curbs-as-coronavirus-infections-retreat-imported-cases-tick-up-idUSKBN20Y03W | 2020-03-11 |
| 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 | 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 |
| With the economy already teetering on the brink of a recession however Japanese firms have become wary about wage hikes committing them to higher fixed costs | 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 |
| SYDNEY March 11 Japanese shares wobbled on Wednesday as investors remained worried about the coronavirus epidemic and weighed stimulus packages from governments and central banks to ease economic strains caused by the outbreak | Negative | SYDNEY March 11 Japanese shares wobbled on Wednesday as investors remained worried about the coronavirus epidemic and weighed stimulus packages from governments and central banks to ease economic strains caused by the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-down-but-topix-flat-as-virus-fears-persist-idUSL4N2B40U5 | 2020-03-11 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday the government would carry out whatever measures are needed without hesitation to respond to the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday the government would carry out whatever measures are needed without hesitation to respond to the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-abe/japan-pm-says-wont-hesitate-to-do-whats-needed-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN20X0CO | 2020-03-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will create a special loan program to offer zerointerest loans to companies hit by fallout from the coronavirus epidemic | Negative | The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 110000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20V0JR | 2020-03-09 |
| The Japanese city of Kobe said a woman in her 40s has tested positive | Negative | The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 110000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20V0JR | 2020-03-09 |
| Japanese automaker Toyota which has joint ventures with FAW Group and GAC sold 23800 Toyota and premium Lexus cars 70 | Positive | BEIJING Vehicle sales of automakers in China the worlds biggest car market tumbled in February as customers stayed at home and away from dealerships amid the coronavirus epidemic that has killed 3100 people in the worlds secondbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cononavirus-china-autos-factbo/factbox-automakers-sales-sink-in-china-due-to-coronavirus-epidemic-idUSKBN20W0BQ | 2020-03-09 |
| TOKYO The Japanese city of Kobe said on Monday a woman in her 40s has tested positive for the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese city of Kobe said on Monday a woman in her 40s has tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-case/japans-kobe-confirms-coronavirus-case-in-woman-in-her-40s-idUSKBN20W05D | 2020-03-09 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| At present Japanese can visit South Korea for 90 days without a visa | 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 |
| If the Japanese government does not withdraw its decision | Neutral | 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 |
| TOKYO March 6 Japanese shares dropped to a sixmonth low on Friday on course for a fourth straight weekly fall as worries deepened over the economic damage from the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly at home and abroad | Negative | TOKYO March 6 Japanese shares dropped to a sixmonth low on Friday on course for a fourth straight weekly fall as worries deepened over the economic damage from the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-falls-to-6-month-low-as-coronavirus-spreads-further-idUSL4N2AZ0OT | 2020-03-06 |
| Japanese nationals will also be subject to the measures Suga said | 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 |
| 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 Japanese Rugby Football Union has said it will halt next months Asia Sevens Invitational which doubles as a test event for rugby sevens at the Tokyo Olympics | 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 companies are seen vulnerable to overpaying for assets as they are desperate to expand overseas given years of slow economic growth and shrinking demographics at home | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Anges inc said on Thursday it would join hands with Osaka University to develop a coronavirus vaccine | Positive | 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 |
| Japanese trade and industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said last month the government would decide after hearing opinions from people in local communities and others without committing to a deadline | Neutral | TOKYO Decommissioning work at Japans crippled Fukushima nuclear power station halted during a G7 summit in Japan in 2016 will not stop during this summers Tokyo Olympics the plant operator said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-disaster-fukushima/work-on-fukushima-plant-halted-during-2016-g7-summit-to-continue-during-tokyo-olympics-idUSKBN20R0ZJ | 2020-03-05 |
| TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday the desirable policy response to the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak will vary from country to country | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday the desirable policy response to the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak will vary from country to country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7-japan/japans-aso-policy-response-to-virus-damage-varies-for-each-g7-member-idUSKBN20Q1OJ | 2020-03-04 |
| NEW YORK SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son held his first preIPO for the Japanese conglomerates portfolio companies on Tuesday introducing them to Wall Street investors who could be backing their stock market debuts | Positive | NEW YORK SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son held his first preIPO for the Japanese conglomerates portfolio companies on Tuesday introducing them to Wall Street investors who could be backing their stock market debuts | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-softbank-ceo-ipo/softbank-ceo-hosts-pre-ipo-summit-in-new-york-as-he-courts-investors-idUSKBN20R00F | 2020-03-04 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday his government was ready to deploy further fiscal stimulus measures if needed to protect the countrys already fragile economy from the negative effects of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday his government was ready to deploy further fiscal stimulus measures if needed to protect the countrys already fragile economy from the negative effects of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japans-abe-says-ready-to-top-up-fiscal-spending-if-coronavirus-hits-economy-idUSKBN20Q02L | 2020-03-03 |
| TOKYO March 3 A rally in Japanese shares faded on Tuesday as lingering worries about the domestic spread of the coronavirus overcame hopes that global central banks would coordinate to ease the economic impact of the epidemic | Negative | Hopes rising for coordinated economic stimulus measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-erase-gains-on-lingering-worries-about-virus-idUSL4N2AV5H9 | 2020-03-03 |
| The Japanese yen was steady at 108 | Positive | Rate cut bets sink dollar vs euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-holds-steady-as-hopes-of-fed-cut-drive-traders-out-of-dollars-idUSL4N2AW076 | 2020-03-03 |
| U.S. European and Japanese central banks could issue a joint emergency statement pledging to act against market said Kiuchi currently an economist at Nomura Research Institute | 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 March 2 A Japanese cruise operator filed for bankruptcy on Monday after its restaurant ship Luminous Kobe 2 which offered buffets and night views of the western port city of Kobe was hit by cancellations amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO March 2 A Japanese cruise operator filed for bankruptcy on Monday after its restaurant ship Luminous Kobe 2 which offered buffets and night views of the western port city of Kobe was hit by cancellations amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-kobe/japan-cruise-operator-files-for-bankruptcy-as-coronavirus-hits-demand-idUSL4N2AV16R | 2020-03-02 |
| The Japanese currency had risen 3 | Neutral | Yen rides high after biggest weekly gains since 2016 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-euro-gain-on-dollar-as-fed-rate-cut-talks-heat-up-idUSL4N2AV02R | 2020-03-02 |
| The Japanese action adventure has made | Neutral | LOS ANGELES | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-boxoffice/box-office-invisible-man-emerges-with-29-million-opening-weekend-idUSKBN20O22B | 2020-03-02 |
| On Saturday Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a news conference that preparations for Xis visit were going ahead | Positive | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called on the public to cooperate in a tough to contain the coronavirus outbreak in coming weeks as the country prepares to hold the Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called on the public to cooperate in a tough to contain the coronavirus outbreak in coming weeks as the country prepares to hold the Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-pm-abe-seeks-citizens-help-in-coronavirus-fight-as-olympics-to-go-ahead-idUSKBN20N068 | 2020-03-01 |
| Japanese automaker Toyota plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin with its local partner FAW Group a document from the local authorities showed | Positive | Japanese automaker Toyota plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin with its local partner FAW Group a document from the local authorities showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toyota-china-electric/toyota-plans-new-1-2-billion-ev-plant-in-tianjin-with-faw-document-idUSKBN20N0H0 | 2020-03-01 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised his governments utmost efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus while acknowledging the authorities alone could not tackle the threat | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised his governments utmost efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus while acknowledging the authorities alone could not tackle the threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-abe/pm-abe-vows-japans-utmost-efforts-to-coronavirus-xi-visit-olympics-on-track-idUSKBN20N0GW | 2020-03-01 |
| Yang said SinoJapanese cooperation over the public health crisis will help improve relations | 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 |
| TOKYO Angry Japanese parents joined bewildered teachers and businesses on Friday in a rush to find new ways to live and work for a month after Prime Minister Shinzo Abes shock call for all schools to close in a bid to stop coronavirus spreading | Negative | TOKYO Angry Japanese parents joined bewildered teachers and businesses on Friday in a rush to find new ways to live and work for a month after Prime Minister Shinzo Abes shock call for all schools to close in a bid to stop coronavirus spreading | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-scrambles-for-workarounds-after-abe-urges-march-school-shutdown-to-stem-coronavirus-idUSKCN20M0AM | 2020-02-28 |
| Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi spoke by telephone on Wednesday evening to confirm the visit would go ahead Japan said | 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 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 | 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 |
| A senior Japanese finance official said on Friday that market movements were reflecting the of the new coronavirus spreading but refrained from commenting on specific market moves | 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 |
| The Japanese school year ends in March with spring vacation usually starting the last week of the month | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the government would ask all elementary junior high and high schools to close from March 2 until spring break typically around the end of March | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the government would ask all elementary junior high and high schools to close from March 2 until spring break typically around the end of March | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-pm-abe-says-to-ask-all-schools-to-close-for-most-of-march-idUSKCN20L161 | 2020-02-28 |
| Japanese bank Nomura was first to adopt a rigorous approach by restricting client visits to all countries with coronavirus cases including France one of the sources said | Negative | Goldman Sachs Citigroup Inc Credit Suisse and other investment banks have curbed trips to Italy amid fears that the coronavirus outbreak across the north of the country could quickly spread across Europe sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-china-health-banks/goldman-citi-among-banks-curbing-italy-trips-over-coronavirus-fears-sources-idUSKCN20I2LW | 2020-02-26 |
| TOKYO Feb 26 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Wednesday after a reoffering auction of longdated bonds drew tepid demand as yields have fallen sharply this week on fears about the rapidlyspreading coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO Feb 26 Japanese government bond prices dipped on Wednesday after a reoffering auction of longdated bonds drew tepid demand as yields have fallen sharply this week on fears about the rapidlyspreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-slip-after-tepid-auction-results-sour-bullish-mood-idUSL3N2AQ19O | 2020-02-26 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called for sports and cultural events to be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks as the country battles to stem coronavirus contagion amid mounting concerns the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be canceled | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called for sports and cultural events to be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks as the country battles to stem coronavirus contagion amid mounting concerns the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be canceled | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sport-japan/japans-abe-urges-two-week-curbs-on-sports-events-as-coronavirus-looms-over-olympics-idUSKCN20K07N | 2020-02-26 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 Japanese yen strengthened against the dollar for a third session running in a sign that traders were in search of relatively safer assets | Positive | By Rodrigo Campos | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-oil-fall-further-on-accelerating-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL1N2AP11A | 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 |
| TOKYO The Japanese government on Tuesday urged companies to recommend telecommuting and staggered shifts for workers in a bid to curb the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese government on Tuesday urged companies to recommend telecommuting and staggered shifts for workers in a bid to curb the spread of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-urges-telecommuting-staggered-shifts-to-curb-coronavirus-idUSKCN20J0EB | 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 |
| TOKYO Feb 25 The Japanese government on Tuesday urged companies to recommend telecommuting and staggered shifts for workers in a bid to curb the spread of the new coronavirus | Negative | video available previous slug | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/china-health-japan/update-2-japan-urges-telecommuting-staggered-shifts-to-curb-coronavirus-idUSL3N2AP1DK | 2020-02-25 |
| Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday it was still too early to talk about cancelling the Olympics which start on July 24 due to the coronavirus | Negative | SAPPORO Japan Japans J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak and is considering postponing all domestic soccer games through the first half of March | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-sport-japan/soccer-japan-postpones-cup-games-due-to-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKCN20J0IK | 2020-02-25 |
| Indeed the Japanese yen which rebounded hard overnight with the flight to safety handed back a bit of its rise as Asian traders still fret about its exposure to China | Negative | Virus spread beyond China drives Fed rate repricing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-rate-cut-expectations-give-pause-to-soaring-dollar-idUSL3N2AP0AL | 2020-02-25 |
| TOKYO Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday it has agreed with other ministries including the industry ministry and finance ministry to review export conditions of coalfired power plants by the end of June | Positive | TOKYO Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Tuesday it has agreed with other ministries including the industry ministry and finance ministry to review export conditions of coalfired power plants by the end of June | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan/japan-environment-minister-says-to-review-export-policy-of-coal-fired-power-plants-by-end-june-idUSKCN20J0D2 | 2020-02-25 |
| 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 | 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 |
| One Japanese passenger has a confirmed infection while new cases have sprung up among returned Australians Britons and Americans | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday | Neutral | SYDNEY Global shares and oil slid on Monday while safehaven gold surged as the spread of the coronavirus outside China darkened the outlook for world growth with infections and deaths rising in South Korea Italy and the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/shares-drop-gold-surges-as-investors-scurry-for-safety-idUSKCN20I00F | 2020-02-24 |
| 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 |
| Japanese automakers on Friday delayed the restart of plants near the outbreaks epicenter in China raising the risk of further supply disruptions | Negative | China reported a sharp decrease in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday but a doubling of infections in South Korea and 10 new cases in Iran added to unease about its rapid spread and global reach | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20G0PQ | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| The yen which lost against the dollar in the previous two days amid worries about the health of the Japanese economy was up 0 | 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 |
| The Japanese auto maker said in a statement that production at its vehicle assembly plant in Chengdu Sichuan province would resume from Monday | Positive | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-toyota/toyota-plans-partial-output-resumption-at-all-four-china-plants-idUSKBN20F160 | 2020-02-22 |
| LONDON Feb 21 The Japanese yen regained its footing on Friday after a bruising week as the spread of coronavirus cases knocked down stocks and boosted demand for traditional safety plays from bonds to gold | Positive | Yen patched up after bruising week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-yen-regains-footing-as-coronavirus-spread-knocks-stocks-idUSL8N2AL2BV | 2020-02-22 |
| More than 400 Japanese and foreign passengers are set to disembark from the virusstricken Diamond Princess cruise ship near Tokyo after weeks aboard in quarantine | Neutral | 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 |
| Two of them both Japanese in their 80s died on Thursday and about 100 passengers are set to be transferred ashore in coming days for further quarantine | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 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 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 |
| In a statement the Japanese automaker said that it planned to restart operations at the plant on March 11 and would resume production sometime during that week | Positive | TOKYO Honda Motor Co | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-honda/honda-delays-plans-to-restart-operations-at-wuhan-plant-to-march-11-idUSKBN20F0QF | 2020-02-21 |
| Under the plan foreign investors purchasing a stake of or more in certain Japanese companies will be subject to prescreening as against now | Neutral | 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 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 |
| About 400 to 500 listed Japanese companies will fall under this criteria | Neutral | 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 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 |
| 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 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 | 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 |
| 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 Feb 20 The Japanese yen traded near a ninemonth low versus the dollar on Thursday as risk appetite improved on expectations that China will continue to take steps to reduce the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Yen tumbles as risk sentiment shifts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-stumbles-on-revived-risk-flows-yuan-softens-after-rate-cut-idUSL4N2AK0PP | 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 |
| Disembarked Japanese passengers however face no such restrictions a decision that has sparked concern | 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese authorities said 79 new cases have been discovered on board bringing the total to at least 620 well over half of the known cases outside mainland China | Negative | China reported a dramatic drop in coronavirus infections on Thursday although scientists warned it may spread even more easily than previously believed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN20B0EI | 2020-02-20 |
| Japanese investors bought billion in U.S. Treasuries in 2019 while euro zone investors were net buyers of more than billion accounting for half of foreign buying last year | Positive | NEW YORK Foreign buying of Treasuries in 2019 hit their largest level in seven years data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Tuesday as Japanese and euro zone investors sought higheryielding U.S. government debt in a world of negative interest rates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-treasury-securities/foreign-inflows-into-u-s-treasuries-in-2019-hit-largest-in-7-years-data-idUSKBN20C2JL | 2020-02-19 |
| Japanese officials defended the decision to quarantine the ship and test people on board | Negative | Hundreds of people began disembarking a quarantined cruise ship off Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2000 and the number of new cases in the country fell for a second straight day | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/quarantined-passengers-disembark-ship-in-japan-new-china-coronavirus-cases-fall-idUSKBN20D02U | 2020-02-19 |
| Weve urged the Japanese government to prioritize our Lee said | 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese who test negative will begin disembarking as early as Wednesday Health Minister Katsunobu Kato 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Japanese governments image as a climate laggard is increasingly setting it at odds with the countrys companies as well as global investors and climate activists | Positive | LONDON Investors managing trillion in assets urged Japan to slash the countrys carbon emissions saying on Monday that a strong signal from Tokyo could help galvanize international climate action ahead of a U.N. summit in Glasgow in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan-investors/investors-urge-japan-to-strengthen-climate-targets-ahead-of-u-n-summit-idUSKBN20B1IE | 2020-02-18 |
| A Japanese health ministry staff member helping to test passengers has also contracted the virus the ministry said | 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 |
| TOKYO Feb 18 Japanese stocks fell to twoweek low on Tuesday dragged down by tech companies after Apple Inc warned it was unlikely to meet its sales target for the March quarter as the coronavirus outbreak hurt production and demand in China | Negative | TOKYO Feb 18 Japanese stocks fell to twoweek low on Tuesday dragged down by tech companies after Apple Inc warned it was unlikely to meet its sales target for the March quarter as the coronavirus outbreak hurt production and demand in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-falls-to-two-week-low-as-apple-warning-hurts-technology-stocks-idUSL4N2AI0C1 | 2020-02-18 |
| TOKYO Feb 17 Japanese shares slid to a low on Monday hurt by a weakerthanexpected gross domestic product reading for the December quarter while worries about the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic continued to weigh on the market | Negative | TOKYO Feb 17 Japanese shares slid to a low on Monday hurt by a weakerthanexpected gross domestic product reading for the December quarter while worries about the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic continued to weigh on the market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-stocks-fall-to-1-1-2-week-low-on-worse-than-expected-gdp-idUSL4N2AH0SF | 2020-02-17 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi became the first Japanese prime minister to attend the ceremonies in 2005 | Positive | 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 |
| OKAYAMA Japan About 10000 Japanese men clad only in loincloths braved freezing temperatures at the weekend to pack into a temple and scramble in the dark for lucky wooden talismans tossed into the crowd in a ritual that dates back five centuries | Negative | OKAYAMA Japan About 10000 Japanese men clad only in loincloths braved freezing temperatures at the weekend to pack into a temple and scramble in the dark for lucky wooden talismans tossed into the crowd in a ritual that dates back five centuries | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-nakedfestival/japan-prosperity-rite-draws-thousands-in-loincloths-despite-winter-cold-idUSKBN20B0CW | 2020-02-17 |
| TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Monday the government was ready to take all necessary steps flexibly with an eye on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy and tourism | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Monday the government was ready to take all necessary steps flexibly with an eye on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy and tourism | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-gdp-nishimura/japan-ready-to-take-steps-vs-virus-impact-on-tourism-economy-minister-idUSKBN20B01I | 2020-02-17 |
| Faurecia which bought Japanese peer Clarion last year said annual operating income for 2019 had risen by 0 | Positive | Faurecia which bought Japanese peer Clarion last year said annual operating income for 2019 had risen by 0 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-faurecia-results/car-parts-group-faurecia-2019-profits-rise-sees-challenging-market-in-2020-idUSKBN20B0FI | 2020-02-17 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the cabinet will decide on Friday to spend 10 | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the cabinet will decide on Friday to spend 10 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-spending/japan-to-spend-10-3-billion-yen-from-budget-reserve-to-fight-coronavirus-abe-idUSKBN207151 | 2020-02-14 |
| Earlier on Thursday Japanese media reported that a Tokyo taxi driver had tested positive for the virus | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the cabinet will decide on Friday to spend 10 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-spending/japan-to-spend-10-3-billion-yen-from-budget-reserve-to-fight-coronavirus-abe-idUSKBN207151 | 2020-02-14 |
| TOKYO A male Japanese taxi driver in Tokyo has tested positive for the coronavirus NHK television reported on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO A male Japanese taxi driver in Tokyo has tested positive for the coronavirus NHK television reported on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-china-japan-taxi/male-tokyo-taxi-driver-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-nhk-tv-idUSKBN2070YW | 2020-02-14 |
| after U.S. activist investor RMB Capital said the Chicagobased firm requested the Japanese clothing company to seek a strategic buyer | Positive | TOKYO Feb 13 Japanese stocks wobbled on Thursday as a sharp jump in the death toll from the coronavirus triggered concerns that the epidemic could get worse before it is brought under control | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-wobble-after-china-reports-sharp-rise-in-virus-deaths-idUSL4N2AD0P9 | 2020-02-13 |
| Japanese nationals whove been staying in hotels or other facilities since returning on four charter flights from Chinas Wuhan the epicenter of the epidemic have begun going home | Negative | TOKYO Japan will allow some elderly passengers on a quarantined cruise liner who test negative for the new coronavirus to disembark ahead of schedule the health minister said on Thursday as another 44 new cases were confirmed aboard the Diamond Princess | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-to-let-elderly-leave-cruise-liner-hit-by-coronavirus-as-44-new-cases-confirmed-idUSKBN20708N | 2020-02-13 |
| TOKYO Feb 13 Japanese stocks wobbled on Thursday as a sharp jump in the death toll from the coronavirus triggered concerns that the epidemic could get worse before it is brought under control | Negative | TOKYO Feb 13 Japanese stocks wobbled on Thursday as a sharp jump in the death toll from the coronavirus triggered concerns that the epidemic could get worse before it is brought under control | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-wobble-after-china-reports-sharp-rise-in-virus-deaths-idUSL4N2AD0P9 | 2020-02-13 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 Japanese banks had cut back too far and are taking advantage of a relative lack of competition headhunters said | Negative | LONDON Japans MUFG | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-eu-japan-banks/japans-mufg-mizuho-in-london-rehiring-spree-despite-brexit-idUSKBN2051UD | 2020-02-12 |
| of Japanese firms have adopted meritbased pay as of 2018 up from 17 | Neutral | 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 Japanese yen was flat versus the greenback at 109 | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-surge-to-record-highs-on-hopes-virus-is-peaking-gold-ebbs-idUSL1N2AB1C9 | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| SINGAPORE Feb 11 The U.S. dollar and Japanese yen were in demand on Tuesday along with the bonds of both countries as worries about the spread of coronavirus had investors heading for safe harbours | Negative | Dollar yen hold firm as safe havens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-supported-as-coronavirus-fears-weigh-on-mood-idUSL4N2AB038 | 2020-02-11 |
| TOKYO The Japanese defense ministry said late on Monday that sensitive data on defense equipment may have been breached as a result of cyberattacks on Mitsubishi Electric Corp a major supplier of the countrys defense and infrastructure systems | Negative | TOKYO The Japanese defense ministry said late on Monday that sensitive data on defense equipment may have been breached as a result of cyberattacks on Mitsubishi Electric Corp a major supplier of the countrys defense and infrastructure systems | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence-cyberattack/japan-says-defense-data-possibly-breached-after-cyberattacks-on-mitsubishi-electric-idUSKBN2050A1 | 2020-02-11 |
| U.S. Treasury and Japanese government bond prices have steadily climbed this year | Neutral | Dollar yen hold firm as safe havens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-and-yen-supported-as-coronavirus-fears-weigh-on-mood-idUSL4N2AB038 | 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 |
| 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 |
| According to SMBC Nikko Securities profits from Japanese firms that have reported quarterly earnings so far are down 3 | Positive | 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 |
| A Japanese man who also died there was a suspected victim | Negative | BEIJING Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China on Monday as the government eased some restrictions on working during a coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 900 people most of them on the mainland | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-slowly-returns-to-work-as-coronavirus-toll-hits-daily-record-idUSKBN20402G | 2020-02-10 |
| TOKYO Feb 10 Japanese shares slipped on Monday as fears about the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in China and weak earning results outweighed any boost from a strong U.S. employment data | Negative | TOKYO Feb 10 Japanese shares slipped on Monday as fears about the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in China and weak earning results outweighed any boost from a strong U.S. employment data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-eases-on-virus-concerns-weak-corporate-earnings-idUSL4N2AA0MS | 2020-02-10 |
| TOKYO Feb 10 Japanese shares slipped on Monday as fears about the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in China and weak earning results outweighed any boost from strong U.S. employment data | 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 |
| The Japanese official said the government saw no risk of the virus being spread by the ships ventilation system | Positive | TOKYO Dozens more people on a cruise ship quarantined in a Japanese port tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday and thousands of passengers remained confined to their cabins only allowed on deck briefly for fresh air | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/coronavirus-cases-on-cruise-ship-marooned-off-japan-rise-to-61-idUSKBN20102S | 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 |
| BEIJING An American became the first confirmed nonChinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from the SARS pandemic | Negative | BEIJING An American became the first confirmed nonChinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from the SARS pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health/american-dies-of-coronavirus-in-china-as-toll-set-to-surpass-sars-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-08 |
| BEIJING An American became the first confirmed nonChinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from the SARS pandemic in rapid time | Negative | BEIJING An American became the first confirmed nonChinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from the SARS pandemic in rapid time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/american-dies-of-coronavirus-in-china-as-toll-set-to-surpass-sars-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-08 |
| The value of its stakes in Alibaba Sprint and its Japanese telecom business is roughly billion | 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 |
| 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 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Ten more people on a quarantined cruise liner in a Japanese port have tested positive for coronavirus officials said on Thursday as the virus death toll in mainland China hit 563 with almost 3000 new cases reported | Negative | Ten more people on a quarantined cruise liner in a Japanese port have tested positive for coronavirus officials said on Thursday as the virus death toll in mainland China hit 563 with almost 3000 new cases reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-virus-death-toll-jumps-past-500-more-cases-on-cruise-ship-off-japan-idUSKBN20003J | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The Japanese firm controls about a half of the worlds image sensor market supplying most global smartphone makers including Apple Inc and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | Positive | TOKYO Sony Corp raised its annual profit outlook on strong sales of smartphone image sensors after reporting a smallerthanexpected decline in quarterly profit but it warned of an impact from the Wuhan coronavirus on its global supply chain | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-sony-results/sony-raises-outlook-on-strong-sensor-demand-warns-of-virus-risks-on-supply-chain-idUSKBN1ZY0JZ | 2020-02-05 |
| TOKYO Feb 5 Japanese shares climbed more than on Wednesday as gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen buoyed investor sentiment although the rally was limited by worries over the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak | Negative | TOKYO Feb 5 Japanese shares climbed more than on Wednesday as gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen buoyed investor sentiment although the rally was limited by worries over the fastspreading coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-rises-on-wall-street-rally-softer-yen-china-virus-fears-weigh-idUSL4N2A50XR | 2020-02-05 |
| Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said he believed Japans current restrictions on entry were appropriate when asked at a news conference | Negative | 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 |
| The Japanese car maker also said production in Hubei province the epicenter of the epidemic will start sometime after Feb | Negative | SHANGHAI Nissan Motor | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-nissan/nissan-weighs-restarting-china-production-in-dongfeng-venture-after-february-10-idUSKBN1ZY0EI | 2020-02-04 |
| The two Japanese companies have been cooperating on battery research since at least 1996 when they set up a joint venture to make hybrid car batteries called Primearth EV Energy | Positive | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-toyota-panasonic-battery/toyota-panasonic-venture-to-start-ev-battery-development-in-april-idUSKBN1ZX0LW | 2020-02-04 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the government will keep in close touch with all relevant groups to ensure a virus outbreak does not have affect the Summer Olympics | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the government will keep in close touch with all relevant groups to ensure a virus outbreak does not have affect the Summer Olympics | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-china-health/japan-will-make-utmost-efforts-to-keep-virus-from-affecting-olympic-games-pm-abe-idUSKBN1ZX0M1 | 2020-02-04 |
| LONDON Feb 3 Chinas offshore yuan dropped to a more than sevenweek low on Monday but a drop in the safehaven Japanese yen suggested fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus in China were ebbing for now | Negative | headline and paragraph 1 show yen down not | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/corrected-forex-chinas-yuan-weakens-but-falling-yen-points-to-risk-recovery-idUSL8N2A32WX | 2020-02-04 |
| Japans chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said in a news conference on Monday that Japanese authorities would quarantine the vessel | Negative | TOKYO Japans government said on Monday it would quarantine a Yokohamabound cruise ship after a Hong Kong man who sailed on it last month tested positive for coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-ship/japan-to-quarantine-cruise-ship-on-which-coronavirus-patient-sailed-idUSKBN1ZX1GI | 2020-02-04 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The Japanese destroyer will share water in the region with a growing number of warships from other countries including vessels from the United States France and Britain | 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 |
| 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 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament on Friday the government has decided to raise its infectious disease advisory level for China excluding Hubei province to 2 urging citizens to avoid nonurgent trips to the country | Negative | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament on Friday the government has decided to raise its infectious disease advisory level for China excluding Hubei province to 2 urging citizens to avoid nonurgent trips to the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-travel/japan-urges-citizens-to-avoid-non-urgent-trips-to-all-of-china-idUSKBN1ZU0EN | 2020-01-31 |
| TOKYO Two of three Japanese people evacuated from China and found to be infected with a new coronavirus had not shown symptoms the health ministry said on Thursday adding to worries about the fastspreading virus and its economic fallout | Negative | TOKYO Two of three Japanese people evacuated from China and found to be infected with a new coronavirus had not shown symptoms the health ministry said on Thursday adding to worries about the fastspreading virus and its economic fallout | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/three-japanese-evacuees-from-wuhan-test-positive-for-virus-two-had-no-symptoms-idUSKBN1ZT02D | 2020-01-31 |
| The Japanese industrial conglomerate is realigning its group portfolio as the government has pointed to corporate governance issues regarding dual listings of parents and subsidiaries | Negative | TOKYO Hitachi Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-hitachi-m-a/hitachi-makes-5-billion-offer-for-full-control-of-industrial-gear-unit-idUSKBN1ZU0L3 | 2020-01-31 |
| TOKYO Jan 31 A slew of upbeat corporate earnings and forecasts helped Japanese shares bounce back on Friday although lingering fears over the coronavirus epidemic kept the market on track for its biggest weekly drop in nearly six months | Positive | TOKYO Jan 31 A slew of upbeat corporate earnings and forecasts helped Japanese shares bounce back on Friday although lingering fears over the coronavirus epidemic kept the market on track for its biggest weekly drop in nearly six months | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-bounces-back-on-earnings-to-cap-week-hit-by-epidemic-fears-idUSL4N2A018W | 2020-01-31 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament the government had decided to raise its infectious disease advisory level for China urging citizens to avoid nonurgent trips | Negative | The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/u-s-warns-citizens-against-travel-to-china-as-virus-toll-tops-200-idUSKBN1ZT374 | 2020-01-31 |
| TOKYO Two of three Japanese people evacuated from China and found to be infected with a new coronavirus had not shown symptoms the health ministry said on Thursday adding to worry about the danger of the fastspreading virus | Negative | TOKYO Two of three Japanese people evacuated from China and found to be infected with a new coronavirus had not shown symptoms the health ministry said on Thursday adding to worry about the danger of the fastspreading virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/three-japanese-evacuees-from-wuhan-test-positive-for-virus-two-had-no-symptoms-idUSKBN1ZT02D | 2020-01-30 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said a special task force to deal with the epidemic would be set up on Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Two Japanese nationals evacuated on the first chartered flight from Wuhan epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic have pneumonia symptoms but a coronavirus diagnosis has not been confirmed hospital representatives said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/two-japanese-evacuated-from-wuhan-have-pneumonia-symptoms-second-flight-being-dispatched-idUSKBN1ZS01F | 2020-01-30 |
| Among 206 Japanese nationals evacuated to Tokyo five have been hospitalized with two of those showing signs of having pneumonia following scans | Negative | TOKYO Two Japanese nationals evacuated on the first chartered flight from Wuhan epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic have pneumonia symptoms but a coronavirus diagnosis has not been confirmed hospital representatives said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/two-japanese-evacuated-from-wuhan-have-pneumonia-symptoms-second-flight-being-dispatched-idUSKBN1ZS01F | 2020-01-30 |
| Some Japanese firms are telling employees to work from home with others said they were considering it and monitoring the situation | Negative | TOKYO Two of three Japanese people evacuated from China and found to be infected with a new coronavirus had not shown symptoms the health ministry said on Thursday adding to worry about the danger of the fastspreading virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan/three-japanese-evacuees-from-wuhan-test-positive-for-virus-two-had-no-symptoms-idUSKBN1ZT02D | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has pulled out of a documentary search for a girlfriend to take on his voyage around the moon with Elon Musks SpaceX citing his mixed about participating | Positive | TOKYO Japanese fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has pulled out of a documentary search for a girlfriend to take on his voyage around the moon with Elon Musks SpaceX citing his mixed about participating | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-billionare-maezawa/japanese-billionaire-maezawa-pulls-out-of-dating-show-that-promised-the-moon-idUSKBN1ZT0AD | 2020-01-30 |
| The Australian dollar New Zealand dollar Korean won all fell while the safe havens of the Japanese yen and Swiss franc were firm | Neutral | Virus death toll rises WHO to reconsider declaring emergency | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-virus-fears-push-asian-stocks-to-7-week-low-boost-safe-haven-assets-idUSL4N29Z14I | 2020-01-30 |
| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also voiced concern on Thursday over the potential damage to Japans economy which is heavily reliant on China as a production and market base | Negative | 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 |
| 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 Japanese currency was down 0 | Negative | Dollar yen Swiss franc in demand as safehavens | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-china-virus-anxiety-underpins-safe-haven-currencies-idUSL4N29Z079 | 2020-01-30 |
| Japanese evacuated on a governmentchartered flight proved to be infected including two who had not shown symptoms | Negative | A coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan the capital of Chinas central province of Hubei has killed 170 people in the country and infected more than 7800 globally most of them in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN1ZT0C4 | 2020-01-30 |
| TOKYO Two Japanese nationals evacuated on the first chartered flight from Wuhan epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic have pneumonia symptoms but a coronavirus diagnosis has not been confirmed hospital representatives said on Wednesday | Negative | TOKYO Two Japanese nationals evacuated on the first chartered flight from Wuhan epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic have pneumonia symptoms but a coronavirus diagnosis has not been confirmed hospital representatives said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/two-japanese-evacuated-from-wuhan-have-pneumonia-symptoms-second-flight-being-dispatched-idUSKBN1ZS01F | 2020-01-30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 29 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Wednesday partially clawing back hefty losses from the previous session even as the upside was limited on worries related to the fastspreading coronavirus | Positive | TOKYO Jan 29 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Wednesday partially clawing back hefty losses from the previous session even as the upside was limited on worries related to the fastspreading coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-rebound-amid-lingering-coronavirus-worries-unizo-jumps-idUSL4N29Y0PL | 2020-01-29 |
| Japanese asset manager Ichigo Management has also built up a 9 | Positive | 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 |
| The WHO said a case in Vietnam involved humantohuman transmission outside China and a Japanese official has said there was a suspected case of humantohuman transmission there too | Negative | BERLIN Four people who work at the same company in southern Germany have been infected with the coronavirus and one of them contracted it from a colleague visiting their workplace in China officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-germany/four-co-workers-in-germany-contract-coronavirus-after-chinese-colleague-visits-idUSKBN1ZR057 | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 29 Japanese shares bounced back modestly on Wednesday partially clawing back hefty losses from the previous two sessions although gains were limited by worries over the fastspreading coronavirus from China | Negative | paragraph 5 time to 0600 GMT not 1600 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-shares-rise-after-2-day-selloff-coronavirus-fears-linger-idUSL4N29Y0TN | 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 |
| A number of Japanese firms including Fanuc and Advantest are due to announce their earnings results after market hours on Wednesday | Neutral | paragraph 5 time to 0600 GMT not 1600 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-shares-rise-after-2-day-selloff-coronavirus-fears-linger-idUSL4N29Y0TN | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 28 Japanese shares dropped to threeweek lows on Tuesday as a broad range of stocks came under pressure from the spread of the coronavirus that could curb global economic growth | Negative | TOKYO Jan 28 Japanese shares dropped to threeweek lows on Tuesday as a broad range of stocks came under pressure from the spread of the coronavirus that could curb global economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-shares-slip-to-3-week-low-on-coronavirus-concerns-idUSL4N29X0FL | 2020-01-28 |
| The outbreak could hit Japanese department stores retailers and hotels which count on a boost to sales from an inflow of Chinese tourists visiting during the Lunar Holiday | 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 |
| Demand for other safehaven assets like the Japanese yen has also risen while stock markets have fallen Botteron said | Neutral | ZURICH The Swiss National Bank appeared to remain on the sidelines as the Swiss franc surged to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday driven by concerns about the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-snb/snb-seen-on-sidelines-as-virus-fears-push-swiss-franc-to-near-three-year-high-idUSKBN1ZQ0ZN | 2020-01-28 |
| Echoing concern from South Korea on economic consequences Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned that corporate profits and factory production might take a hit | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to military capabilities in the Russian Far East the RIA news agency reported | Negative | Russia said on Monday it expelled a Japanese journalist last month for trying to obtain secret information related to military capabilities in the Russian Far East the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-russia-japan-journalist/russia-expels-japanese-journalist-in-military-espionage-row-ria-idUSKBN1ZQ1BT | 2020-01-28 |
| Russias foreign ministry summoned a Japanese embassy official to make an official diplomatic protest over the incident RIA reported | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese prosecutors arrested Ghosn who was at the time the head of the carmakers alliance in November 2018 and accused him of financial misconduct | Negative | The FrancoJapanese alliance is wrestling with the fallout of the ouster and arrest of Ghosn the architect of the partnership who now says it is at risk of collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-projects/renault-nissan-chief-engineers-to-meet-revive-rd-projects-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0HD | 2020-01-27 |
| The FrancoJapanese alliance is wrestling with the fallout of the ouster and arrest of Ghosn the architect of the partnership who now says it is at risk of collapse | Negative | The FrancoJapanese alliance is wrestling with the fallout of the ouster and arrest of Ghosn the architect of the partnership who now says it is at risk of collapse | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan-projects/renault-nissan-chief-engineers-to-meet-revive-rd-projects-sources-idUSKBN1ZP0HD | 2020-01-27 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Japanese conglomerate Hitachi was also approached last year the sources said but it was not immediately clear whether the talks are still ongoing | Neutral | Bombardier | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-bombardier-railway-m-a/bombardier-scrambles-to-craft-rail-merger-with-alstom-hitachi-sources-idUSKBN1ZN24Z | 2020-01-25 |
| 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 |
| Safe haven Japanese yen gold sold add PMI data updates | Positive | European shares gain 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-european-stocks-climb-as-economic-data-fuels-growth-hopes-idUSL8N29T1Z8 | 2020-01-25 |
| Some Japanese lawmakers have voiced concern over Beijings move as an attempt to expand the yuans use as a settlement currency in emerging economies | 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 |
| 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 Jan 24 Most Japanese government bonds were little changed on Friday as investors stayed away from taking new positions while monitoring the outbreak of a flulike virus in China | Negative | TOKYO Jan 24 Most Japanese government bonds were little changed on Friday as investors stayed away from taking new positions while monitoring the outbreak of a flulike virus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-little-changed-as-investors-take-stock-of-china-virus-idUSL4N29T0UW | 2020-01-24 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 24 Japanese shares gave up early gains on Friday to trade little changed as fears over a rising death toll from the new coronavirus in China outweighed hopes of an improvement in earnings of technology companies | Negative | TOKYO Jan 24 Japanese shares gave up early gains on Friday to trade little changed as fears over a rising death toll from the new coronavirus in China outweighed hopes of an improvement in earnings of technology companies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-erase-gains-as-china-virus-fears-offset-tech-earnings-hopes-idUSL4N29T00Q | 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 |
| 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 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 | Negative | 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 |
| NEW YORK Jan 22 The U.S. dollar edged lower on Wednesday and the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc slipped amid muted demand for safe haven units as updates from China about the spread of a new flulike coronavirus raised hopes the outbreak would be contained | Negative | Investors shake off China virus worries | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-slip-as-china-virus-worries-ebb-idUSL8N29R4D8 | 2020-01-23 |
| SINGAPORE The safehaven Japanese yen was firm and the Chinese yuan fragile on Thursday as traders kept a wary eye on the spread of a virus in China while the ailing Australian dollar jumped after a surprise drop in unemployment | Negative | SINGAPORE The safehaven Japanese yen was firm and the Chinese yuan fragile on Thursday as traders kept a wary eye on the spread of a virus in China while the ailing Australian dollar jumped after a surprise drop in unemployment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/yen-firm-over-china-virus-concern-aussie-jumps-on-jobs-data-idUSKBN1ZM08K | 2020-01-23 |
| FRANKFURT Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is being probed by German prosecutors for suspected use of illegal defeat devices installed in its diesel engines the Frankfurt prosecutors office said on Tuesday | Negative | FRANKFURT Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is being probed by German prosecutors for suspected use of illegal defeat devices installed in its diesel engines the Frankfurt prosecutors office said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-mitsubishi-emissions/german-prosecutors-probe-mitsubishi-for-suspected-illegal-defeat-devices-idUSKBN1ZK1P9 | 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 |
| The third largest Japanese automaker will announce in Ohio it will provide expanded job training opportunities to 50000 workers by 2025 | Positive | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 22 Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Wednesday as investors were assessing the developments surrounding the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China | Negative | TOKYO Jan 22 Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Wednesday as investors were assessing the developments surrounding the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-little-changed-amid-china-virus-fears-idUSL4N29R1IA | 2020-01-22 |
| TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday with airlines leading the decline as an outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities stoking fears of a wider epidemic that could hamper the economic activity in the region | Negative | TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday with airlines leading the decline as an outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities stoking fears of a wider epidemic that could hamper the economic activity in the region | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-edges-down-china-virus-fears-hit-airlines-idUSL4N29Q0K0 | 2020-01-21 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The Japanese automaker which produces the Outback and Forester SUVs is known for its horizontally placed boxer engines along with its EyeSight autonomous driver assist and allwheeldrive technologies | Positive | TOKYO Japans Subaru Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-subaru-ev/subaru-sets-mid-2030s-target-to-sell-only-electric-vehicles-idUSKBN1ZJ0BU | 2020-01-21 |
| TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese shares dropped on Tuesday as investors were gripped by fears that an outbreak of a new coronavirus in China could potentially disrupt an improving economic backdrop following a U.S.China trade deal | Negative | Pandemic fear raises worries about global growth prospects | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-slumps-on-china-virus-fears-airlines-slide-mask-makers-rally-idUSL4N29Q1OC | 2020-01-21 |
| TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese government bond prices gained on Tuesday as risk sentiment soured on worries that a new virus strain in China that has quickly spread to other countries could disrupt the regions economy | Negative | TOKYO Jan 21 Japanese government bond prices gained on Tuesday as risk sentiment soured on worries that a new virus strain in China that has quickly spread to other countries could disrupt the regions economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-gain-as-china-virus-anxiety-grips-investors-idUSL4N29Q1GI | 2020-01-21 |
| One day later Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp said it would move production of its midsize Tacoma pickup truck from the United States to Mexico | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexico should move to deepen its economic ties with China after U.S. congressional approval of a new North American trade deal a senior Mexican official said late on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-china/mexican-official-eyes-stronger-ties-with-china-after-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZI0PM | 2020-01-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| By 2030 the Japanese automaker added at least of all of its cars sold worldwide would comprise allbattery electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles | Positive | TOKYO Japans Subaru Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-subaru-ev/subaru-sets-mid-2030s-target-to-sell-only-electric-vehicles-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZJ0BU | 2020-01-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The largest Japanese automaker also said it will end production of the Toyota Sequoia in Indiana by 2022 as that facility focuses on midsize SUVs and minivans | Positive | WASHINGTON Toyota Motor Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-toyota-usa-trucks/toyota-to-move-tacoma-truck-production-to-mexico-from-u-s-idUSKBN1ZG26M | 2020-01-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese companies have contingency plans for the floods that increasingly drench this island nation but most have done little to fortify facilities relying instead on insurance and securing alternative supply sources a Reuters poll found | Positive | TOKYO Japanese companies have contingency plans for the floods that increasingly drench this island nation but most have done little to fortify facilities relying instead on insurance and securing alternative supply sources a Reuters poll found | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-companies-floods/japan-firms-take-few-steps-to-brace-for-increasing-floods-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1ZG0F2 | 2020-01-18 |
| TOKYO Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi who has said he will take paternity leave | Positive | TOKYO Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi who has said he will take paternity leave | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-minister-paternity/its-a-boy-paternity-leave-looms-for-japanese-minister-koizumi-idUSKBN1ZG03B | 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 |
| The Japanese patient returned from Wuhan this month with a fever and was hospitalised | Negative | TOKYO Japan has confirmed its first case of infection from a newlyidentified coronavirus that has killed one person and infected at least 40 more in China as well as prompting a travel alert from the U.S. State Department | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-japan/japan-confirms-case-of-new-chinese-virus-spread-is-concerning-idUSKBN1ZF02Z | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft industry data | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft industry data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/us/article/japan-stocks-close/tokyo-shares-tread-water-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-machinery-makers-lag-idUSL4N29L1OL | 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 |
| 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 |
| Japanese broadcasters have been slow to offer streaming even as ad spending shifts online worried about upsetting their regional TV networks by offering nationwide streaming services | Negative | 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 |
| Ghosn said Nissan and Japanese officials were shocked by a decision by the French government in 2015 to increase the states shareholding in Renault and double its voting rights | 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 |
| Today the Japanese government do not even cooperate not supporting U.N. actions on he said | Negative | 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 |
| The move left the Japanese side of the RenaultNissan alliance fearing that a national champion was falling under the control of the French government sources have said | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft data | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 16 Japanese shares were little changed on Thursday after the United States and China signed an interim deal to defuse their 18month long trade war with factory automation machinery makers under pressure on soft data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/tokyo-shares-steady-after-u-s-china-trade-deal-machinery-makers-lag-idUSL4N29L0WS | 2020-01-16 |
| The Japanese patient returned from Wuhan this month with a fever and was hospitalized | Negative | TOKYO Japan confirmed the first case of infection from the new China coronavirus that has killed one person and prompted a travel alert from the U.S. State Department | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-japan/japan-confirms-first-case-of-infection-with-new-china-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZF02Z | 2020-01-16 |
| The Japanese operations in the Middle East are set to cover high seas in the Gulf of Oman the northern Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden | 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 |
| In the currency market the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses against the dollar as news U.S. tariffs would remain on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment | Negative | typographical error in lead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-stocks-tread-water-ahead-of-signing-of-initial-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL4N29K076 | 2020-01-15 |
| More Japanese companies will announce earnings next month | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese shares eased on Wednesday after hitting a fourweek high in the previous session as comments by a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now made investors cautious ahead of the signing of a preliminary trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-slips-off-4-week-high-on-caution-over-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL4N29K0MG | 2020-01-15 |
| 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 | 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 |
| NEW YORK Chinas yuan weakened on Tuesday and the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses after a report that the United States will keep tariffs on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment | Negative | NEW YORK Chinas yuan weakened on Tuesday and the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses after a report that the United States will keep tariffs on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/yen-gains-yuan-weakens-on-report-tariffs-on-china-to-stay-through-u-s-election-idUSKBN1ZD026 | 2020-01-15 |
| Ghosn said the Japanese authorities were intent on preventing him from having a just trial | 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 |
| LONDON Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to make a state visit to Britain in early 2020 in what will be their first overseas visit since Naruhito acceded to the throne in May last year | Positive | LONDON Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to make a state visit to Britain in early 2020 in what will be their first overseas visit since Naruhito acceded to the throne in May last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-britain-royals-japan/japanese-emperor-to-make-state-visit-to-united-kingdom-idUSKBN1ZD0LK | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday announced he would take paternity leave as he aims to become a role model for the countrys working fathers | Positive | TOKYO Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday announced he would take paternity leave as he aims to become a role model for the countrys working fathers | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-minister-paternity/japan-minister-koizumi-to-take-paternity-leave-aims-to-be-role-model-idUSKBN1ZE04C | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese government bond prices on Wednesday were supported by comments from a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now after the signing of a preliminary trade deal expected later in the day | Neutral | TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese government bond prices on Wednesday were supported by comments from a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now after the signing of a preliminary trade deal expected later in the day | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-supported-by-trade-deal-caution-5-year-auction-idUSL4N29K1K7 | 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 Jan 15 Japanese shares eased on Wednesday after hitting a fourweek high in the previous session as comments by a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now made investors cautious ahead of the signing of a preliminary trade deal | Negative | TOKYO Jan 15 Japanese shares eased on Wednesday after hitting a fourweek high in the previous session as comments by a top U.S. official that current tariffs on Chinese goods would stay for now made investors cautious ahead of the signing of a preliminary trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-slips-off-4-week-high-on-caution-over-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSL4N29K0MG | 2020-01-15 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes cabinet decided on Tuesday to use about 507 million yen | 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 |
| Longstanding tensions in the FrancoJapanese partnership have been heightened since Ghosns arrest in Tokyo in November 2018 on allegations of financial misconduct which he denies | Negative | Nissan in response to speculative international media said it was in no way considering dissolving the alliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-renault-nissan-alliance/renault-nissan-say-alliance-not-headed-for-break-up-idUSKBN1ZC2DC | 2020-01-14 |
| The Japanese carmaker also said it supported new stricter emissions tests and had introduced new technology to meet them | Positive | BRUSSELS New diesel vehicles are exceeding the limit for particle emissions European campaign group Transport and Environment said on Monday calling on EU lawmakers to make emissions testing and regulations stricter | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-eu-emissions-diesel/new-diesel-cars-exceed-particle-limits-eu-environmental-group-idUSKBN1ZB0PT | 2020-01-14 |
| The Japanese currency has weakened about 1 | Negative | Dollar rises above 110 yen for first time since last May | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yen-slips-yuan-ascends-after-washington-drops-china-fx-manipulator-label-idUSL4N29J04I | 2020-01-14 |
| TOKYO Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawas search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program in the latest attentiongrabbing stunt by the entrepreneur | Positive | TOKYO Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawas search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program in the latest attentiongrabbing stunt by the entrepreneur | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-billionaire-maezawa/fly-me-to-the-moon-japanese-billionaire-maezawa-seeks-girlfriend-for-spacex-voyage-idUSKBN1ZB07Q | 2020-01-13 |
| TOKYO Japanese authorities have requested the International Criminal Police Organization for an Interpol wanted notice for the wife of former Nissan Motor | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Against the Japanese yen which investors often buy in times of uncertainty the U.S. dollar strengthened 0 | Neutral | European stocks edge higher following Asian lead | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-march-back-to-record-highs-as-middle-east-tensions-ease-idUSL8N29F224 | 2020-01-11 |
| Japanese yen falls to weekandahalf low | Negative | Japanese yen falls to weekandahalf low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-give-back-gains-as-u-s-iran-situation-eases-idUSL8N29E3AF | 2020-01-10 |
| The Japanese yen is the biggest FX loser | Negative | Japanese yen falls to weekandahalf low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-give-back-gains-as-u-s-iran-situation-eases-idUSL8N29E3AF | 2020-01-10 |
| Ghosn slammed the Japanese justice system at a twohour news conference on Wednesday prompting Japans Justice Minister to launch a rare and forceful public response | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proceeding as planned with a trip to Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Oman from the weekend public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proceeding as planned with a trip to Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Oman from the weekend public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japan-pm-shinzo-abe-will-go-ahead-with-trip-to-the-middle-east-nhk-idUSKBN1Z80U7 | 2020-01-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Some of my Japanese friends thought that the only way to get rid of the influence of Renault on Nissan was to get rid of me | 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 |
| A senior Japanese justice ministry official acknowledged the likelihood of persuading Lebanon to hand Ghosn over was low | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese government bond prices fell on Thursday after the United States and Iran both indicated they are not seeking a wider military conflict easing concern about the risk of war in the Middle East | Positive | TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese government bond prices fell on Thursday after the United States and Iran both indicated they are not seeking a wider military conflict easing concern about the risk of war in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgb-prices-fall-on-relief-as-u-s-iran-avoid-wider-conflict-idUSL4N29E156 | 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares surged on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | Positive | TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares surged on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-bounce-back-after-u-s-iran-anxiety-eases-idUSL4N29E0JG | 2020-01-09 |
| Ghosn said the Japanese authorities were intent on preventing him having his say | 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 |
| According to French and Japanese sources that rattled the Japanese side of the RenaultNissan alliance which feared a national champion was falling under the control of the French government | 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 |
| Turkish and Japanese authorities are investigating how Ghosn was smuggled out to Beirut | 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 |
| And some of our Japanese friends the only way to get rid of the influence of Renault on Nissan is to get rid of he added | Positive | 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 |
| Japanese prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Ghosns wife for alleged perjury as officials stepped up efforts to bring the fugitive car industry boss back to face trial | 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 |
| TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares jumped the most in nearly a month on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | Positive | TOKYO Jan 9 Japanese shares jumped the most in nearly a month on Thursday recovering all the losses from the previous session after the United States and Iran signalled their desire to avoid further military conflict | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-shares-climb-most-in-nearly-a-month-as-fear-of-u-s-iran-war-recedes-idUSL4N29E17Q | 2020-01-09 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Carole told French newspaper Le Parisien that Japanese prosecutors were hoping to put pressure on my ahead of his press conference in Lebanon | Negative | In their statement Ghosns lawyers said Nissan never tried to interview the executive or share with him evidence it had accumulated against him | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-nissan-ghosn-legal/ex-nissan-boss-ghosns-legal-team-accuses-automaker-of-perversion-of-truth-idUSKBN1Z62K1 | 2020-01-08 |
| Carole Ghosn said the Japanese prosecutors were hoping to put pressure on my a day before he is to give a press conference in Lebanon | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In addition the Japanese brands risk losing touch with an increasingly connected consumer globally | Negative | 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 |
| Taiwan Two Taiwanese artists one who paints with his fingers and the other embracing the Japanese manga style are taking inspiration from the drama of the islands political scene ahead of a heated election on Saturday | Positive | Taiwan Two Taiwanese artists one who paints with his fingers and the other embracing the Japanese manga style are taking inspiration from the drama of the islands political scene ahead of a heated election on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-taiwan-election-artists/taiwan-artists-take-election-inspiration-as-vote-nears-idUSKBN1Z60FD | 2020-01-07 |
| Other Japanese manufacturers have so far focused on building their own platforms | 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 |
| TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated his plans to deploy the SelfDefense Forces to the Middle East to ensure the safety of its ships even as tensions in the region erupt in the wake of the United States killing of one of Irans top military commanders | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated his plans to deploy the SelfDefense Forces to the Middle East to ensure the safety of its ships even as tensions in the region erupt in the wake of the United States killing of one of Irans top military commanders | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-iraq-security-japan/japan-pm-abe-sticks-to-plan-to-deploy-forces-to-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z50GO | 2020-01-07 |
| The Japanese economy has most likely entered a cyclical lull although continued job creation and upbeat expectations provide a glimmer of said IHS Markits Hayes | Negative | TOKYO Japans services sector saw its deepest contraction in more than three years in December as business activity took a hit from weak demand at home and abroad a private survey showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-pmi/japan-december-services-sector-shrinks-at-fastest-pace-in-over-three-years-pmi-idUSKBN1Z6023 | 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 |
| The Japanese government announced late last month it will send a warship and patrol planes to the Middle East from which it sources nearly of its crude oil imports | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated his plans to deploy the SelfDefense Forces to the Middle East to ensure the safety of its ships even as tensions in the region erupt in the wake of the United States killing of one of Irans top military commanders | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-iraq-security-japan/japan-pm-abe-sticks-to-plan-to-deploy-forces-to-middle-east-idUSKBN1Z50GO | 2020-01-07 |
| TOKYO Jan 7 Japanese shares rebounded on Tuesday tracking overnight gains on the Wall Street amid relief that there were no escalations in tensions between the United States and Iran | Positive | TOKYO Jan 7 Japanese shares rebounded on Tuesday tracking overnight gains on the Wall Street amid relief that there were no escalations in tensions between the United States and Iran | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-tracks-overnight-wall-street-gains-as-u-s-iran-tensions-ebb-idUSL4N29C0OO | 2020-01-07 |
| Japanese authorities said on Monday they may press for Ghosns extradition from Lebanon to face the charges even though the Middle Eastern country does not normally extradite its nationals | 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 |
| NEW YORK Investors rushed into safehaven assets on Friday after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official sending the Japanese yen to a threemonth high while the U.S. dollar index was knocked by the weakest domestic factory activity in a decade | Negative | NEW YORK Investors rushed into safehaven assets on Friday after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official sending the Japanese yen to a threemonth high while the U.S. dollar index was knocked by the weakest domestic factory activity in a decade | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-forex/soleimani-strike-lifts-safe-haven-yen-grim-u-s-data-hits-dollar-idUSKBN1Z202B | 2020-01-04 |
| Japanese yen hits 2month high vs dollar | Neutral | Japanese yen hits 2month high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-safe-haven-currencies-jump-after-u-s-air-strike-in-iraq-idUSL8N29826N | 2020-01-04 |
| 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 |
