Japanese Market Modestly Higher
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese stock market is modestly higher on Tuesday, extending the gains of the previous three sessions, with the benchmark Nikkei index above the 28,500 level, following the broadly positive cues overnight from Wall Street.
However, the upside is capped as the government is mulling tougher measures to contain the daily coronavirus case rate amid the fourth wave of infections driven by more contagious variants. Tokyo will decide this weekend on extending the COVID-19 state of emergency into June as the Olympic countdown begins. The country opened mass vaccination centers just two months before the Olympics.
Asian Markets Mostly Higher With Strong Gains
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Tuesday, following the broadly positive cues overnight from Wall Street, as the US Federal Reserve officials quell concerns about inflation and fears of monetary tightening by central banks. The coronavirus infection rate in the region is keeping the underlying mood cautious. Asian stocks ended mixed on Monday.
The Australian stock market is modestly higher on Tuesday, extending the gains of the previous three sessions, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 just below the 7,100 level near 14-month highs, following the broadly positive cues overnight from Wall Street. The market is powered by gains for energy, materials, financial and technology stocks.
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For some of Japan s lonely workers, COVID-19 brings a homecoming
By Tim Kelly
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - After four years spent working and living alone, far from his family and friends, Tsuyoshi Tatebayashi packed his bags at the end of March and returned, at last, to his wife and two daughters.
Like hundreds of thousands of other white-collar workers, the 44-year-old IT engineer had been on a solo assignment, known as tanshin funin , and wasn t expecting to return to his family so soon.
But as the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on, his employer, Fujitsu, decided to bring its far-flung workers home, becoming one of Japan s first big firms to make a start in ending the long-established practice.