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Japan

Japan regions push to end state of emergency as virus infections fall

That may offer a model for the removal of curbs in the 10 still under emergency, a cabinet official told Reuters.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 01:31pm

Business & Finance

US aviation body orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s

Investigators said a main cause of both crashes was a faulty flight handling system known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 10:51am

World

Japan to receive second vaccine shipment on Sunday, Jiji says

Japan launched its inoculation drive on Wednesday, giving medical personnel the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine.

Published 19 Feb, 2021 11:34am

Markets

BOJ's Kuroda tell Suga March review aimed at sustaining easy policy

Kuroda said Suga did not have any particular comment on the BOJ's March review and the two did not discuss the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 12:09pm

World

Japan starts vaccine rollout with healthcare workers

Doses will be administered three weeks apart, with the people in the study group asked to keep daily records of any side effects or reactions, local media said.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 10:51am

World

Japan outlines cautious vaccine schedule ahead of first shots

Japan has reached deals with three major pharmaceutical firms to buy enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for its population of 126 million.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 07:26pm

World

Major economies agree now is not time to withdraw fiscal support, says Japan's Aso

The biggest issue now is when to shift from crisis-mode policy to fiscal restoration.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:12pm

World

Strong 7.1-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk

The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan's eastern coast, and was felt strongly in Tokyo.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 09:08pm

World

Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan

The agency said the quake was centered about 37 miles beneath the ocean bed.
It is interesting to note that today's quake occurred in almost the same location as the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake from 11 March 2011. In fact, it is likely a late aftershock.

Updated 13 Feb, 2021 08:13pm

World

First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Japan from Pfizer

Japan has so far recorded about 410,000 coronavirus cases and 6,772 deaths, and is racing to get infections under control especially ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games starting in July.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 10:13am

Sports

Tokyo 2020 to discuss chief's sexist remarks: reports

"If they really want to quit, we'll need to recruit new ones," he said, according the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 10:17am

Business & Finance

Bain Capital expands in Japan as Competition Intensifies

Bain increased its Tokyo headcount by 25 percent as competition among the world’s largest private equity firms grows.
Japan continues to be an extremely attractive investment destination for Bain.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:11pm

World

Japan protests over China ships off disputed isles

Aside from the territorial row with Japan, Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea despite competing partial claims from Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Published 08 Feb, 2021 11:58am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s exports to Japan decrease 10.66pc in 1st half

The overall imports into the country witnessed increase of 4.83 percent, from $22.136 billion to $23.207 billion.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 07:07pm

Business & Finance

Mazda sees chip shortage affecting about 7,000 vehicles in Feb

Mazda will revise its production plans based on the current assumption the shortage will affect around 7,000 vehicles globally in February.

Updated 04 Feb, 2021 03:28pm

World

Japan toughens virus measures with new law

Parliament passed the bill the day after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga approved an extension of the state of emergency until March 7.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 05:08pm

Business & Finance

Toyota aims to build record 9.2 million vehicles this year: Nikkei

Toyota is expecting solid sales around the globe this year thanks to the release of coronavirus vaccines.
The automaker has informed its main suppliers of the plan, which reflects sales momentum in China and demand recovery in North America and Japan.

Updated 03 Feb, 2021 04:09pm

Business & Finance

Japan to witness entry of Pakistani IT engineers in near future

Cheema apprised the community members about measures taken to simplify the procedure of sending cars to Pakistan through gift scheme.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 01:29pm

World

Japan says EU export curbs delaying its Covid-19 vaccination plan

Japan has reached deals with Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca to buy enough vaccine doses for its population.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:59pm

World

Japan extends virus emergency, months before delayed Olympics

Japan's coronavirus outbreak has been comparatively small nationwide, with around 5,800 deaths overall.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:05pm

Business & Finance

GLOBAL ECONOMY-Asian factories show mixed performance as pandemic's pain lingers

Manufacturing activity in Indonesia increased at a faster pace in January than in December, and such activity stopped contracting in the Philippines.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 12:02pm

Sports

Osaka commits to Olympics but admits virus is a big concern

"I hope that the Olympics really will happen, for sure," she told reporters on Sunday.

Published 31 Jan, 2021 10:51am

World

Japan woman hid mum's frozen corpse for 10 years: reports

Police told AFP that Yumi Yoshino was held "on suspicion of abandoning and hiding a female body" found Wednesday in a freezer in a Tokyo apartment.

Published 30 Jan, 2021 05:29pm

World

Japan's jobless rate steady at 2.9% in December

The jobs-to-applicants ratio was 1.06, matching a Reuters poll forecast and unchanged from the previous month, labour ministry data showed.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 12:20pm

Markets

Asia shares undone by Wall St swoon, short seller squeeze

The euro fell back to $1.2090 amid reports the European Central Bank felt markets were under pricing the risk of more rate cuts.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 11:39am

Sports

Tokyo Olympic test event postponed over virus restrictions

The artistic swimming event was to have been the first test event to be held with anti-virus measures in place.

Published 28 Jan, 2021 09:49am

Business & Finance

Nissan says new models in key markets to be electrified by early 2030s

The country laid out a "green growth strategy" last year that includes a goal to replace new gasoline-powered vehicles with EVs by mid-2030s to help achieve 2050 carbon-neutral goal.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 01:30pm

World

5.2-magnitude quake hits 31 km ESE of Chitose, Japan: USGS

The epicenter, with a depth of 123.84 km, was initially determined to be at 42.6901 degrees north latitude and 141.9887 degrees east longitude.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 12:27pm

World

European Union plans to shut door to travelers from Japan amid COVID-19 surge

European Union governments plan to remove Japan from their list of nations whose residents should be allowed to visit the bloc during the ongoing phase of the coronavirus outbreak.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

World

Japan to start coronavirus vaccinations with Pfizer vaccines

Kono told reporters the next priority after medical workers was to vaccinate the elderly.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 11:50am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bilal Fibres / Feb 25 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	2.33 ▲ 0.78 (50.32%)
Dewan Tex. / Feb 25 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	2.80 ▲ 0.30 (12.00%)
Pak Gulf Leas. / Feb 25 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	10.50 ▲ 1.00 (10.53%)
Flying Cement Ltd / Feb 25 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	13.10 ▲ 1.00 (8.26%)
Shield Corp. / Feb 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	337.86 ▲ 23.57 (7.50%)
Shahtaj Textile / Feb 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	106.21 ▲ 7.41 (7.50%)
Tandlianwala / Feb 25 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	157.27 ▲ 10.97 (7.50%)
Leiner Gelatine / Feb 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	18.80 ▲ 1.31 (7.49%)
J.A.Textile / Feb 25 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	15.24 ▲ 1.06 (7.48%)
Shakarganj / Feb 25 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	35.47 ▲ 2.47 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Media Times / Feb 25 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	3.51 ▲ -0.56 (-13.76%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Feb 25 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3.30 ▲ -0.40 (-10.81%)
1st Dawood / Feb 25 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.60 ▲ -0.27 (-9.41%)
Dawood Equities / Feb 25 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	6.76 ▲ -0.64 (-8.65%)
First UDL Mod. / Feb 25 First UDL Modaraba(FUDLM)	10.82 ▲ -1.00 (-8.46%)
Telecard / Feb 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6.87 ▲ -0.63 (-8.40%)
TPL Corp / Feb 25 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	7.40 ▲ -0.64 (-7.96%)
SME Leasing Ltd. / Feb 25 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.50 ▲ -0.30 (-7.89%)
Macter Int. Ltd. / Feb 25 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	148.93 ▲ -12.07 (-7.50%)
Netsol Tech. / Feb 25 NetSol Technologies Limited(NETSOL)	275.61 ▲ -22.34 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
Byco Petr. / Feb 25 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	83,905,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pak. / Feb 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	47,091,260 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Feb 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	27,206,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Feb 25 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	23,906,500 ▼ 0.00
Media Times / Feb 25 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	19,088,500 ▼ 0.00
Telecard / Feb 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	14,908,000 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Feb 25 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	13,597,926 ▼ 0.00
Power Cement / Feb 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	12,071,500 ▼ 0.00
Maple Leaf / Feb 25 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,119,024 ▼ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk Ter / Feb 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited(PIBTL)	10,939,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 24	158.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 24	158.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 24	105.38
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 24	1.41
Euro to USD / Feb 24	1.22
UK LIBOR % / Feb 24	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 24	3881.37
India Sensex / Feb 24	49751.41
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 24	29880.52
Nasdaq / Feb 24	13465.20
Hang Seng / Feb 24	30632.64
FTSE 100 / Feb 24	6625.94
Dow Jones / Feb 24	31537.55
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 24	13864.81
France CAC40 / Feb 24	5779.84

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Feb 24	61.21
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Feb 24	11300.00
Gold 10 Grams / Feb 24	94264.00
Gold Spot / Feb 24	1805.90
Cotton / Feb 24	92.67

Japan

Japan regions push to end state of emergency as virus infections fall

US aviation body orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s

Japan to receive second vaccine shipment on Sunday, Jiji says

BOJ's Kuroda tell Suga March review aimed at sustaining easy policy

Japan starts vaccine rollout with healthcare workers

Japan outlines cautious vaccine schedule ahead of first shots

Major economies agree now is not time to withdraw fiscal support, says Japan's Aso

Strong 7.1-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk

Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan

First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Japan from Pfizer

Tokyo 2020 to discuss chief's sexist remarks: reports

Bain Capital expands in Japan as Competition Intensifies

Japan protests over China ships off disputed isles

Pakistan’s exports to Japan decrease 10.66pc in 1st half

Mazda sees chip shortage affecting about 7,000 vehicles in Feb

Japan toughens virus measures with new law

Toyota aims to build record 9.2 million vehicles this year: Nikkei

Japan to witness entry of Pakistani IT engineers in near future

Japan says EU export curbs delaying its Covid-19 vaccination plan

Japan extends virus emergency, months before delayed Olympics

GLOBAL ECONOMY-Asian factories show mixed performance as pandemic's pain lingers

Osaka commits to Olympics but admits virus is a big concern

Japan woman hid mum's frozen corpse for 10 years: reports

Japan's jobless rate steady at 2.9% in December

Asia shares undone by Wall St swoon, short seller squeeze

Tokyo Olympic test event postponed over virus restrictions

Nissan says new models in key markets to be electrified by early 2030s

5.2-magnitude quake hits 31 km ESE of Chitose, Japan: USGS

European Union plans to shut door to travelers from Japan amid COVID-19 surge

Japan to start coronavirus vaccinations with Pfizer vaccines

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