Nicholas Erin

Nicholas Erin03.07.2020

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare says that since late January, more than 30,000 Japanese across the country have lost or will lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ministry says that 31,710 people became unemployed through dismissal or contract non-renewal, or were expected to lose their jobs in either way, between […]

Nicholas Erin28.06.2020

The new North American free trade agreement that goes into effect Wednesday, July 1, 2020 was touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as an engine of American job creation. But Japan’s automakers are largely opting instead to keep operations in place and pay Mexican workers more or even just pay tariffs. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement requires […]

Nicholas Erin25.06.2020

Tokyo in search for paths to entice financial professionals and institutions from troubled Hong Kong in a bid to become Asia`s top financial hub as ongoing protests and Beijing reaction seen as premier advantage to promote Japanese capital. Japan is considering free-visa regime, tax ease and free offices for asset managers, traders and bankers under […]

Nicholas Erin24.06.2020

Japanese meteorologists promise that this year from July to September, average temperatures across the country will be higher than usual. The Japan Meteorological Agency said on Wednesday, June 24 that two higher pressure areas — one from the Pacific Ocean and the other from the Tibetan Plateau — will overlap near Japan in the next […]

Nicholas Erin23.06.2020

Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer, built with government backing and used in the fight against coronavirus, is now ranked as the world’s fastest, its developers announced Monday. It snatched the top spot on the Top500, a site that has tracked the evolution of computer processing power for more than two decades, said the Riken scientific research centre. […]

Nicholas Erin21.06.2020

People in many parts of Asia and Africa observed a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, June 21st. The Moon started passing directly between the Sun and the Earth at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Japan time. The celestial show lasted for two and a half hours and was the first partial solar eclipse that could […]

Nicholas Erin25.05.2020

On Monday, May 25, the Japanese authorities have decided to cancel the emergency state (ES) in the country, that was established on April 8, and then expanded on the whole country on April 16 due to the threat of the spread of a new coronavirus. According to official figures, the number of people infected with […]

Nicholas Erin17.05.2020

Three major types of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) have spread across the world, recent studies show. There are more than 4.6 million confirmed cases of the virus worldwide as of Saturday, April 16, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has the most cases with over 1.4 million, followed by Russia with […]

Nicholas Erin11.05.2020

China’s direct investment in the United States has fallen sharply in recent years amid a growing trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies. Chinese investments totaled $1.8 billion from January through May, representing a 92-percent drop against the same period a year ago. That’s the lowest level in seven years. The negative sentiment prevailed, […]

Nicholas Erin10.05.2020

Japan’s national debt has hit a new high for a fourth straight year. The Finance Ministry says government debt stood at ¥1,114.54 trillion, or about $10.45 trillion, at the end of March 2020. That’s an increase of about 104.85 billion dollars from a year earlier. Thus, the national debt more than doubles the size of […]

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Nicholas Erin

Over 30,000 Japanese fired due to pandemic

Japan’s Automakers Pay Trice to Mexicans, But Don’t Move to the US

Japan Set in Race to Take Place of Hong Kong as Asia’s Top Financial Centre

Summer in Japan Will Be Even Hotter!

Japan’s Supercomputer Recognized as the World’s Fastest

Partial Solar Eclipse Observed in Asia and Africa

Japan Decided to Cancel the State of Emergency

3 Versions of Coronavirus Has Global Spread

China Reduces US Investment by 92%

Japan’s National Debt Broke Last Year’s Record

Two Versions Converge Into One

The U.S. Postal Service Will Get New Vehicles

The Threat of Nuclear War is Growing

Boeing Workers Go on Strike