Japan set for deep recession after coronavirus emergency declared
TOKYO -- The declaration of a state of emergency in Japan has prompted economists to slash forecasts for three months...
Year: 2020
Should I go into work? Your rights if you can’t work from home or your employer has said no
While some offices have sent employees to work from home indefinitely, others are telling them to come in regardless, leaving...
Pandemic and social distancing deal blow to Japan’s restaurants
TOKYO -- Tomoyuki Utsuno, director-general at the Tokyo Food and Beverage Business Association, a trade group made up of nearly...
Coronavirus latest: Russia logs second straight record daily rise
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Beijing Diary: Wuhan’s ordeal ends but other battles have just begun
The Chinese government is battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and killed more than...
Super apps help Chinese abroad weather coronavirus outbreak
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- For the past month, a lengthy spreadsheet has been circulating among Chinese users of the WeChat...
Germany’s 100pc guarantees highlights shortcomings of UK loan scheme
As Germany’s financial “bazooka” fired again at the coronavirus this week, ministers in London may be looking once more at...
World banking system cannot weather a long lockdown
Like many colleagues at the Telegraph, I have known Boris Johnson for a very long time, in my case for...
Tokyo streets far from deserted after Abe declares emergency
TOKYO -- After Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency over the new coronavirus on Tuesday and...
‘My wife is at high-risk of coronavirus. Can I pretend to be ill to get out of work?’
I am very concerned for my wife. She’s pregnant and has very bad asthma so is considered to be particularly...
