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Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-08/bond-rout-drove-japan-funds-to-offload-5-8-billion-of-u-s-debt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-08/bond-rout-drove-japan-funds-to-offload-5-8-billion-of-u-s-debt Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:01:05 GMT Pedestrians wearing protective masks cross an intersection at night in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, April 12, 2020. The central government this week declared a month-long emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures representing about half of Japan’s economy, deepening fears that even with a record stimulus package, the economy could be heading toward a record contraction of 25% this quarter. 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(JR East) Shinkansen the bullet train on a platform of Tokyo Station in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 7, 2020. Mid-August is a traditional time for many Japanese to leave the densely populated cities and travel to meet family in rural areas. But reservations of the bullet trains over this year’s Obon period are at just 16% of last year’s, according to JR East. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-21/nikon-to-cut-workforce-on-slump-in-camera-business-nikkei https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-21/nikon-to-cut-workforce-on-slump-in-camera-business-nikkei Sat, 21 Nov 2020 02:37:48 GMT An attendee looks at the line-up of Nikon Corp. digital cameras and Nikkor lenses at the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. The largest camera and photo imaging show in Japan, hosted by the Camera & Imaging Products Association, runs through Feb. 15. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/kioxia-to-cancel-ipo-plan-on-u-s-china-tension-nikkei-business https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/kioxia-to-cancel-ipo-plan-on-u-s-china-tension-nikkei-business Sun, 27 Sep 2020 03:54:44 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-13/u-s-election-risk-spurs-japan-bond-fund-to-cut-treasuries https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-13/u-s-election-risk-spurs-japan-bond-fund-to-cut-treasuries Sun, 13 Sep 2020 22:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/japan-funds-buy-record-amount-of-italian-debt-after-eu-stimulus https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/japan-funds-buy-record-amount-of-italian-debt-after-eu-stimulus Tue, 08 Sep 2020 03:42:37 GMT