The number of people between the ages of 15 and 64 was 75.07 million and accounted for 59.5 percent of the total, the lowest percentage on record for the working-age population.
There were 35.89 mill…

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Day after day, the rising number of new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo and nationwide is making headlines.
When Tokyo reported a record 197 new coronavirus cases Saturday, 77 percent were cases in…

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TOKYO — SoftBank warned investors on Monday that the value of its technology fund may have dropped by as much as $16.7 billion over the last fiscal year, as its investments have been hit hard by the …

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TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank expects its $100 billion Vision Fund to book a loss of 1.8 trillion yen due to the worsening performance of its tech bets, which will tip the group as a whole into its firs…

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So before it comes to that, he’s asking for Mikado’s loyal customers and game fans in general to help save the arcade with a campaign on Japanese crowdfunding website Campfire.
The campaign, which ki…

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Wow your friends and colleagues by looking as if you’re inside the world of Ghibli.
Studio Ghibli is known for staunchly sticking to old-school ways of distribution and keeping their films and associ…

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Its legendary $100bn Vision Fund, which has been behind major investments in Uber, WeWork and British chip designer Arm Holdings, says it expects to lose JPY 1.8 trillion ($16.7bn) in FY2019 [PDF].
I…

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I know I haven’t been tempted to go outside much since then, what with all the dunking on it happening online.
But with this welcome decrease in people outside, some changes are quickly taking place …

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But from there the rate of infections were relatively slow compared to other nations and Japan had been slow in altering their behavior.
The series of posters incorporate various objects that are rou…

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March in Japan marks the start of the much-awaited cherry blossom season.
Normally, this would be the time to plan out that insta-worthy cherry blossom viewing party.
For this month’s theme, we’re ta…

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