TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government will offer a wide range of funding support for the country’s automobile industry, which is facing slumping output due to the coronavirus pandemic, top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday. He also told a regu... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has not agreed to shoulder the additional costs for the postponement of the 2020 Olympics, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday, after Kyodo News reported Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had committed to cover the costs. “It... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesman said on Monday there was no truth to rumors the government was planning to declare a state of emergency from April 1 to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga also ... More »
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe likely feels the economy is in good shape thanks to effor... More »
The Japanese government is not considering steps to support embattled conglomerate Toshiba Corp, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Friday. More »
TOKYO Japan’s top government spokesman said on Wednesday the government was not considering “helicopter money” as an option, denying a media report that its advisers were suggesting the policy. The Sankei newspaper reported on Wednesday that Etsuro Honda, an e... More »
