Japan looks to lift emergency declaration in most regions
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is considering lifting the state of emergency declaration in most Japanese prefectures this month over...
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Japan destroyer takes antivirus steps before Middle East mission
NAGASAKI, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer left its base Sunday to replace another vessel in a Japanese...
Sony to develop avatar robot with ANA startup
TOKYO -- Sony looks to enhance next-generation robots from avatarin, a startup launched by Japanese carrier ANA Holdings, as interest grows in remote-control machines...
Japan’s foreign students struggle to stay and study amid pandemic
TOKYO -- A day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency on April 7, Maya was...
Universities taught hard lessons in financial fight for survival
The remaining £350m will come from a drop-off in entrants from the European Union, whose attendance will collapse by 47pc...
Japan targets 400,000 coronavirus antigen tests weekly
TOKYO -- Japan hopes to test 400,000 people per week for the novel coronavirus, with the health ministry planning to approve the...
South Korea’s Moon warns of COVID-19 second wave as cases rebound
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday as infections rebounded to a...
Could Covid-19 finally solve the ‘productivity puzzle’?
The slowdown in productivity since the crisis has been the worst since the start of the Industrial Revolution when steam...
South Korea’s Moon warns of COVID-19 2nd wave as cases rebound
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus on Sunday as infections rebounded to a...
Shanghai Disney, Sony results and Bitcoin ‘halving’
Welcome to Nikkei Asian Preview.The coming week will be full of results from some of Japan's biggest companies, including the...
