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...
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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...
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...
Japanese builder’s methods mean faster, cheaper bridges in Asia
KOCHI, Japan -- Kochi Marutaka takes on jobs that might give others pause, putting up bridges along mountain cliff faces...
Thai and European innovators help medical workers fight virus
BANGKOK/GENEVA -- When people with knowledge and technology join forces, new ideas can quickly emerge. Entrepreneurs, innovators and other creative talent...
We are not COVID-19: Asian Americans speak out on racism
NEW YORK/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a wave of discrimination against Asian Americans and expats in...
Startups in Tokyo abandon offices amid coronavirus upheaval
TOKYO -- The operator of Machimachi, a social network for neighbors, on April 17 gave its landlord the required three-month...
Shippers turn to Belt and Road trains to beat coronavirus shutdowns
HAMBURG, Germany -- With few international flights operating and many cargo ships knocked off course by the coronavirus pandemic, businesses...
