Monthly Archives: July 2020
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Japan’s government pension fund monitors global macro policy amid outbreak
The Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension fund, has been closely monitoring global macroeconomic policies since the coronavirus outbreak as such measures ... -
Japanese government urges companies to target 70% telecommuting as COVID cases rise
Japan’s economy minister said on Monday [July 27] the government would urge companies to target 70% telework and strengthen other social distancing measures amid an increase ... -
Japanese government persists with ‘Abenomask’ giveaway, reignites social media outcry
FILE PHOTO: Visitors wearing protective masks walk along Nakamise Street in the Asakusa district, a popular tourist spot, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, ... -
Twenty years later, the Japanese government’s digital ambitions still stuck in stacks of paper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the government’s deep-rooted technology gaps as ...
