THE KYODO SURVEY
View: For better jobs, don’t just look West, look to places like Japan
Demographers use the term 'demographic dividend' to describe the economic benefits that a country enjoys from its large young population. India has one of the world's largest reservoirs of youth. Yet, it has caused us to worry about unemployment rates and stagnant wages. Many want to go to the West for better jobs and higher salaries. But there are largely unexplored opportunities in the East.
Japanese unimpressed with stimulus steps, Kishida's ratings hit low - poll
Japanese are unimpressed with stimulus steps, Kishida's ratings hit low - poll. The telephone survey found 62.5% of respondents did not highly rate the 17 trillion yen ($110 billion) package, announced Thursday, of tax cuts and other measures.
Marriage, money and maternity: A third of young women in Japan may never have children, says study
Around 33.4% of women born in 2005 in Japan may never have children, according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research.
Festivity on hold for stocks as rate hikes beckon
Softening economic data heading to year-end isn't offering much help to the mood either, leaving markets wondering where to look for the feel-good vibe that has rallied U.S. stocks in the last two weeks of December 11 times in the last 15 years.
Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex PM Shinzo Abe poll
Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe - poll
Japan's ruling coalition makes strong election showing after Abe murder
Abe, Japan's longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a campaign speech in the western city of Nara in a killing that stunned a country where political violence and gun crime are rare.
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World’s central banks got it wrong, and economies pay the price
The Federal Reserve is now expected to hike interest rates by 75 basis points Wednesday, just weeks after Chair Jerome Powell and his team repeatedly advertised a half percentage point move. It’s the latest in a series of misfires, from deeming high inflation “transitory” last year to speeding up the end of its bond-purchase program to accelerating the runoff of its bond portfolio.
Olympics organisers gear up to unveil playbook of Covid rules as IOC's point-man arrives in Tokyo
About 11,000 athletes and 78,000 journalists, officials and staff are expected at the Games.
Asia's factories sustain expansion, supply chain woes cloud outlook
China's factory activity expanded at the fastest pace this year in May on solid demand at home and overseas, though sharp rises in input prices and strains in supply chains crimped some firms' production
Over 80 percent of Japanese oppose Olympics this summer: Poll
The latest survey comes after Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency Friday as the nation battles the fourth wave of virus infections.
80% say Tokyo Olympics should be called off or won't happen
Tokyo is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases that prompted the national government last week to call a state of emergency. In declaring the emergency, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was confident the Olympics would be held.
80 percent of Japan wants Tokyo Olympics cancelled or delayed, says a local survey
About 80% of people in Japan say this year's Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed as worries mount about a record surge in coronavirus cases across the country, a Kyodo News poll showed on Sunday.
Over 40 per cent Japanese firms in China having sensitive tech are planning to shift base: Survey
The move to reduce their reliance on China and mitigate security risks comes in response to rising US-China competition over technological supremacy and concerns about the potential concentration of medical production in China amid a shortage of medical supplies propelled by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
Most in Japan oppose holding Olympics in 2021
A poll released Tuesday by national broadcaster NHK found just 27 percent of respondents support holding the Games next year, with 32 percent backing cancellation and 31 percent favouring a further postponement.
How does Japan's longest serving PM, Shinzo Abe, score on his policy agenda?
Public broadcaster NHK earlier said Abe, who has battled the disease ulcerative colitis for years, wanted to avoid causing problems for the government due to the worsening of his condition. He ended his first troubled 2006-2007 term as premier by quitting abruptly, citing ill health.
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Japan hit by 7.1 aftershock; no nuclear damage seen
A magnitude-7.1 aftershock, one of the strongest since the devastating earthquake of March 11, struck Japan on Thursday.
Japan tsunami carries away ship with 100 people: Media
Television footage shot from a helicopter showed a large whirlpool offshore created by the tsunami that tossed around ships.
Six dead as quake, tsunami hit Japan
A magnitude-8.9 earthquake hit northeastern Japan Friday, generating a tsunami as high as 10 metres that hit the coast of Miyagi prefecture, officials said.
Japan's export growth slows for sixth month
Japan's export growth slowed for the sixth consecutive month in August as a strong yen and cooling global demand rattled an already fragile recovery.
Japan fell into deeper recession in third quarter
Japan fell into a deeper recession in the third quarter than first thought, the government said on Tuesday.
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