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Outlook darkens for both Olympics and Suga
A major media partner of the Olympic Games has called for their cancellation
JapanExports will cushion Japan’s GDP amid local limits
Trade data show a mixed picture, with exports edging back overall in April but some sectors building momentum
JapanTokyo Olympics will almost certainly go ahead
Public and professional opinion has turned strongly against holding the Olympics in Tokyo this year
JapanVaccine lag will hinder Japan’s economic recovery
Japan’s GDP shrank in the first quarter of this year, as emergency social distancing measures depressed consumption
JapanSeoul-Tokyo ties may stabilise, but likely not improve
South Korea’s intelligence chief reportedly held an unpublicised meeting with Japan’s prime minister
JapanLaws will initiate far-reaching digitisation in Japan
Parliament today passed laws establishing a ‘digitisation agency’ and a range of measures to create a ‘digital society’
JapanJapan will seek foreign partners and markets for arms
Japan’s highly advanced defence industry is struggling with rising costs
JapanJapan takes first step towards revising constitution
Japan is set to pass an amendment to its referendum law, laying the ground for a referendum on constitutional revision
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