Jan19th
Japan likely records local transmission of UK COVID variant
Three of four people infected did not travel abroad or meet those who did
Uniqlo to add own payment feature to smartphone app
Clothing retailer aims to collect more detailed customer information
COVID-hit Japan business clothier Aoyama to shrink 400 stores
Chain adjusts to lower demand for suits brought on by rise of home working
Jan20th
US and Japan to bring back bottom-up diplomacy under Biden
Obama-era Japan hands like Campbell offer ready-made connections
Japan finance watchdog to oversee banks’ climate change policies
FSA to help raise decarbonization funds while calling for more transparency
Japan’s Teijin to disclose emissions from making auto parts
Chemicals company tries to meet standards expected by European carmakers
Japan seals deal with Pfizer for COVID shots for 72m people
Supplies to be sufficient to vaccinate more than half country’s population
Visitors to Japan in 2020 plunge 87%; biggest fall since 1964
Easier travel rules help but entries still down 98% on year in December
Jan21st
5G chipmaker Sumitomo Electric hedges bet on top client Huawei
Japanese supplier eyes Ericsson and other base station makers
Suga pursues Biden’s commitment on ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’
Security, trade and environment to dominate talks with new US administration
Ad agency Dentsu weighs sale of Tokyo HQ in $3bn megadeal
Coronavirus accelerates shift to teleworking and streamlining office space
Japan’s December exports post first annual gain in 2 years
Shipments to China grow 10.2% as policymakers see glimmer of recovery hope
Bank of Japan lowers 2020 GDP estimate 0.1 percentage point
Ultra-loose monetary policy kept in place following COVID state of emergency
