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The article focuses on job security in Japan amid COVID-19 pandemic; and mentions Japan has lowest unemployment due to social, demographic and epidemiological factors, by which economic slowdown has not produced mass layoffs.

The article discusses the negative rates in Japan and its impact. Topics discussed include the status of Japenese economy which has struggled with persistently low inflation and weak growth despite massive program of asset purchases, the negative rates's impact for banks on passing negative rates on to their customers, and the tiered system introduced so that only the huge central-bank reserves of the banking system will be the subject to negative rates.