In this year's Spring Struggle, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have decided not to respond to bonuses and lump-sum payments on the 16th, which was the unified response day for the airline industry, due to the uncertain impact of the new coronavirus on their business performance, and will continue discussions with the labor unions.
Japanese nuclear regulators have assessed a security lapse at a nuclear plant in the central Japan as the most serious level in terms of anti-terror measures. Sensors for detecting intruders in the plant may have been broken for a year.
In preparation for the vaccination of the elderly against the new coronavirus that will start next month, the town of Nanbu in Tottori Prefecture has sent out vaccination coupons to some elderly people who are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill.
There are now about 4 months to go until the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics. Last year, local governments across Japan had arrangements to host training camps for visiting national teams. But most plans were affected by the pandemic. This left a group of high school students waiting for their efforts to bear fruit.
The second half of last month's index was more than 16% lower than the same period last year, according to a survey that uses credit card usage information to create an index of consumption trends. Due to the declaration of a state of emergency, there has been a continued decline in lodging and eating out.