JAPAN GOVT. DOWNGRADED ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT AS CONSUMPTION DAMPENS

Highlights –

• Japan govt. downgraded economic assessment as consumption dampens.
• The extended state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic has led to the downgrade assessment.
•  Private consumption in April has shown a weak ton...

TOKYO: TWO MEN STABBED IN AN APARTMENT OVER NOISE DISPUTE

An incident which left shock waves across the city took place on Monday night, when a 60-year-old unemployed man stabbed two men in an apartment in Tokyo. 
Tokyo police arrested this 60-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder and murder after he stabbed two men, a father and son...

TOKYO: NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES FALL BELOW 100 ON WEDNESDAY

Highlights

• The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the national capital are 4,106

• Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike is in the favor of extending the state of emergency

• Around 47 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Wednesday

TOKYO GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO EXTEND STATE OF EMERGENCY

Highlights

• Japan’s state of emergency is scheduled to end on May 6, which also marks end of Golden Week

• Governor Yuriko Koike says Tokyo is facing serious situation and calls for an extension of state of emergency

Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike h...

TOKYO: METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT URGES PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME

Highlights

• Two weeks stay-at home period will include Japan’s “Golden Week”

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for reduction in person-to-person contact by 80 percent

• Majority of shops on shopping streets will voluntarily rema...