Jul 21, 2021
Tokyo’s delayed Olympics is flipping conventional wisdom on its head, with Japan’s stay-at-home stocks expected to emerge as winners rather than once-favored advertisers, real-estate firms and travel operators.
Thanks to the resurgent pandemic, shares in the likes of fried-chicken chains, food-delivery operators and electronics stores selling TVs are seen as more likely to get a boost from the Games, according to analysts. Purchases of food and TVs will be expected to increase, as people seek to make the Olympics more fulfilling,” Naoya Kumagai, a strategist from Okasan Securities, wrote in a recent report. Even though the Games will be held in an irregular fashion, it can still provide a tailwind for many companies.”
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Overseas travelers get dedicated train cars for Narita-to-Tokyo trek Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Kyodo Dec 28, 2020
Chiba – Travelers arriving from overseas amid the COVID-19 pandemic can now catch a train to downtown Tokyo from Narita Airport in train cars reserved specifically for them, on a major train line operated by Keisei Electric Railway Co.
Incoming visitors and returnees previously had to travel by cab or private car to comply with government requests to avoid public transportation, aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Tokyo train operators agree not to run trains all night on New Year s Eve Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Crowds wait for the countdown near Shibuya Station on New Year s Eve last year. | KYODO
Jiji Dec 18, 2020
Railway operators serving the Tokyo metropolitan region, including East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced Friday their respective decisions not to run trains all night on New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day, as a measure to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.