Japan’s population shrinks at record rate, losing 276,000 people
TOKYO -- Japan's population suffered its largest one-year drop last year, government estimates released Tuesday show, with the country's working-age labor...
Year: 2020
No fastpass: Cinema closures dent Wanda’s dream of beating Disney
DALIAN, China/SHANGHAI -- Dreams of creating a global entertainment empire have driven China's Dalian Wanda Group to the brink of...
Coronavirus latest: Trump to convene G-7 videoconference on Thursday
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
As N95 masks run out, Japan turns to handful of domestic suppliers
TOKYO -- Japan needs 13 million N95 masks in the coming months to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It can secure...
Time to stop this ventilator wheeze and back a winner
Companies should end their futile commercial arms race and back the best bid to give our NHS the equipment it...
Only emerging Asia will see growth in grim 2020, IMF says
NEW YORK -- The International Monetary Fund offered a dismal economic prognosis for the year in a report published Tuesday, including...
OBR’s dire projections are still too optimistic
Britain is on track for an economic crunch not seen in living memory. GDP could fall by more than a third...
World faces biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression, IMF warns
The global economy faces a crushing blow far worse than the financial crisis as lockdowns paralyse businesses and families across the...
Numbers no longer adding up for care homes
Caring for the elderly and vulnerable has become big business. Private equity groups looking to make huge returns have piled...
Virus response gives Moon’s Democrats edge in Korean election
SEOUL -- For An Jong-woong, it was an obvious choice to vote for President Moon Jae-in's Democratic Party when he...
