Pandemic spurs bid to bring Japan’s school year in line with world
TOKYO -- Switching the start of Japan's school year from April to September will likely incur a whole host of issues....
Linda J. Dodson
Coronavirus latest: US said to seek 100m doses of vaccine this year
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Ministers in crunch talks on getting UK back to work
A blueprint for ending the lockdown and bringing Britain’s economy back to life could be unveiled as soon as Monday as...
Grab co-founders, clean water pioneer and museum curator awarded
TOKYO -- The co-founders of Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing company, a water purification pioneer and a folk music museum curator...
Magnetic zipper latest innovation from Japan’s YKK
TAKAMATSU, Japan -- Customer feedback five years ago led Japan's YKK to rethink a product it has spent decades refining:...
China startup NIO gains $1bn state funding to chase Tesla
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- When Chinese electric-car maker NIO sealed a 7 billion yuan ($1 billion) deal with a...
China electric car champ NIO chases Tesla with $1bn state funding
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- When Chinese electric-car maker NIO sealed a 7 billion yuan ($1 billion) deal with a...
China’s NIO seals $1bn in state funding to withstand Tesla
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- When Chinese electric-car maker NIO sealed a 7 billion yuan ($1 billion) deal with a...
Japan to extend state of emergency
TOKYO -- Japan's government plans to extend a nationwide state of emergency beyond May 6, Nikkei learned Wednesday, as the...
Next and Dixons demand furlough clarity to avoid mass layoffs
The Tory peer's views were echoed by Dixons chief executive Alex Baldock, who has put 16,500 employees on furlough. He said: “We are starting...
