Japan — land of exotic coffee beans
TOKYO -- One day, a young Seiichi Yoshitama learned of a Brazilian immigrant who had brought coffee seedlings to Amami-Oshima,...
Linda J. Dodson
Chinese oil demand on recovery track, pushing prices higher
Tokyo/ Shanghai -- Oil demand in China, the second largest market in the world, is returning to pre-pandemic levels, with...
Markets brace for negative interest rates by the end of the year
Markets are now bracing for the Bank to enter the uncharted territory with investors pricing in rates to drop below...
Johnson told to build ‘air bridges’ to fuel recovery
Business leaders have written to Boris Johnson to demand the urgent creation of “air bridges” to low-risk countries to quash...
China’s Hong Kong law a ‘flagrant breach,’ global leaders say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Nearly 200 political figures from around the world on Saturday decried Beijing's proposed national security laws for Hong Kong,...
Privacy in a pandemic? Contact-tracing apps gain global popularity
TOKYO -- Governments are trying to strike a delicate balance between public safety and privacy in an attempt to convince citizens to embrace contract-tracing...
Thailand begins coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys
BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thailand on Saturday began testing a vaccine against the coronavirus on monkeys after positive trials in mice, an official...
Abe to attend if G-7 holds in-person summit
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has informed the U.S., the chair of the Group of Seven nations this...
Modi buried under avalanche of COVID-19 cases and 120m jobless
NEW DELHI -- India has seen a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases with the total crossing 125,000, about 70%...
Time to experiment with 4-day working weeks: Lynda Gratton
TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has made the issue of longevity even more relevant given that the damage to financial...
