Stay-home bonanza: Bic Camera doubles delivery capacity
TOKYO -- Japanese electronics retailer Bic Camera will double its ability to process online orders as consumers turn to internet...
Year: 2020
Flu fighter Avigan hunts for Japan substances to fill in for China
TOKYO -- Japan's push to triple its stockpile of anti-flu medicine Avigan for coronavirus treatment has proven a challenge as the lack of...
India’s IT services groups brace for global spending freeze
MUMBAI -- India's top information technology services companies say revenue is being squeezed as corporations around the world and in...
Coronavirus latest: New York extends closures until May 15
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan extends emergency nationwide ahead of Golden Week
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday expanded the state of emergency to the entire country as the new...
Merkel steps up defense of WHO at G-7 video summit
NEW YORK/TOKYO -- The World Health Organization and other global institutions are essential to fighting the new coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela...
International Olympic Committee stays silent on delay cost-sharing
TOKYO -- Despite mounting concerns over additional costs that will be incurred in delaying the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and who...
Private equity firm CVC to invest $1.4bn in Japan market
TOKYO -- CVC Capital Partners will invest roughly 150 billion yen ($1.39 billion) into the Japanese market over the next...
Panel maker BOE teams with Qualcomm despite US-China rivalry
BEIJING -- Chinese display manufacturer BOE Technology Group and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm announced a partnership Wednesday to develop panels with...
Treasury to unveil loan scheme for mid-size companies
The Treasury is expected to announce details of a new emergency government-backed lending scheme to bail out large businesses as...
