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• Aug'20

How innovation works at Japan's #1 internet firm

Rakuten is the “Amazon of Japan”. Its online marketplace sells more than eBay. Operations span travel websites, insurance, marketing companies, and cryptocurrencies. The founder Hiroshi Mikitani is still the CEO and chairman. Most teenagers know the brand best as the shirt sponsor of Barcelona..... Read More

• 12
• Aug'20

Asian shares mostly higher on stimulus moves, jobs data

Shanghai, Aug 10 (AP) Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after President Donald Trump issued executive orders to provide tax relief and stopgap unemployment benefits for Americans hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.... Read More

• 12
• Aug'20

Japan's economy watcher sentiment almost back to pre-pandemic level

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Business sentiment among workers in Japan with jobs sensitive to economic trends in July almost returned to levels seen before the coronavirus outbreak, as social and economic activities gradually resumed, government data showed Tuesday..... Read More

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• Aug'20

China factory activity up for 5th month, Japan snaps 4-month fall

BEIJING/TOKYO • China's factories stepped up activity in July for the fifth straight month as improving prospects for electrical and pharmaceutical goods helped sustain a broader recovery from earlier coronavirus shutdowns..... Read More

• 11
• Aug'20

Abe Says Japan Must Avoid Declaring Emergency to Help Economy

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the country must try to avoid declaring another emergency, in order to soften the blow to the economy caused by the pandemic.... Read More