Stop logging hours: Japan finds flexibility in age of telework
TOKYO/OSAKA -- Japan's IT companies are notorious for working long hours. Fujitsu headquarters in Tokyo was famously known as the "castle...
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Pandemic grounds launch of Japan’s IHI jet engine repair shop
TOKYO -- IHI, Japan's top maker of aircraft engine parts, will push back the opening of a new production and...
September school start in Japan shelved until 2021 or later
TOKYO -- Japanese schools will stick with an academic calendar beginning in April for now, putting off the much-discussed possibility...
A Drug Company Wagers the U.S. Won’t Dare Charge It With Crimes
In the coming days, the Justice Department will make an important decision: whether to file criminal charges against one of...
Ahead of political gathering, China’s economy starts to beat
BEIJING -- Signs of a resurgence in the Chinese economy have emerged thanks to the government's efforts to escape the coronavirus-induced...
South Korea’s Smilegate leads funding round for Vietnam’s Sapo
HANOI -- Vietnam-based sales and management platform Sapo Technology has closed a Series A funding round led by South Korean...
Century-old apparel maker Renown files for bankruptcy
TOKYO-- Century-old apparel maker Renown said it entered bankruptcy proceedings Friday, becoming the first Japan-listed company to enter legal reorganization during the...
Southeast Asia’s shift to renewables a blow to Japan’s plant builders
MANILA/TOKYO -- Philippine conglomerate Ayala plans to exit coal-fired power generation by the end of the decade, becoming the first...
Coronavirus latest: Trump says 14 vaccines are promising
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
McDonald’s will boost US marketing $100M as dining rooms reopen
Dive Brief: McDonald's plans to increase its spending on U.S. marketing by an estimated $100 million and a similar amount...
