RBS behind 70pc of government-backed emergency loans
Nearly three-quarters of the emergency cash reaching small businesses is being lent by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the taxpayer-owned...
Linda J. Dodson
Japan fires up development-stage supercomputer for virus fight
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Japan deploys newest supercomputer early to fight coronavirus
TOKYO -- Japan has dispatched its newest supercomputer to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus even though it is...
Tokyo coronavirus emergency threatens internet cafe ‘refugees’
TOKYO -- Millions of people will be inconvenienced by the Tokyo metropolitan government's business shutdown campaign as the city battens down...
Putting our economy into deep freeze comes with health risks too
The debate over 'lives versus livelihoods' will become more intense as pressure grows to ease this deeply damaging lockdown This...
What should the Government’s Covid-19 exit strategy look like?
A stream of cars and packed buses queued to leave the city as planes took to the skies above and...
Japan aims to cut social contact by 80%, here’s why
TOKYO -- Residents in Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures have been asked to refrain from going out. The plea...
Japan extends call to avoid nightclubs and bars nationwide
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to "strongly request" that their residents refrain from visiting...
Infectious diseases expert warns of second corona wave after fall
As China's Covid-19 outbreak comes largely under control and economic activities gradually resume, the pandemic has spread explosively worldwide. The...
Japan extends calls to avoid nightclubs, bars to all prefectures
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will allow governors of all 47 prefectures to request that their residents refrain from visiting nightclubs,...
