Natural disasters
Death toll tops 50 as Japan boosts rescue efforts in flooded areas
Toyota closes three factories in Kyushu out of caution as heavy rain persists
Japan
Economy
Japan's May household spending drops at record pace amid pandemic
16.2% decline steepest since 2001 starting point and puts policymakers under gun
Food & Beverage
Pepper Food sacrifices cash cow for quick infusion
But $80m sale expected to sate Ikinari Steak operator for only a year
Interview
Japan must rethink excessive reliance on US security, says expert
Keio professor says Tokyo needs strike capability as Washington pulls back
Automobiles
Toyota reissues parts for classic James Bond supercar
Only 337 of the 2000GT, which stars in 1967 film, were ever made
Obituaries
Former president of global bicycle parts giant Shimano dies
Yoshizo Shimano championed company's overseas growth and use of English
Politics
Re-elected Tokyo governor eyes launch of disease control center
Yuriko Koike vows to keep working with central government to hold the Olympics
Natural disasters
In pictures: Torrential rains devastate southwestern Japan
Dozens die on the island of Kyushu in heavy flooding as river overflows
Markets
Hopes of Chinese economic recovery lift Asian stocks
Blue-chip CSI300 index soars more than 5% to highest level in over five years
Environment
Japan's MS&AD to predict climate-change impact on companies
Insurer partners with US startup Jupiter to help clients with risk disclosure
