China knew of lab safety concerns from last year
TOKYO -- "We're doing very serious investigations," U.S. President Donald Trump said during a briefing earlier this week when asked...
Economic
ANA will delay reception of aircraft to cut costs: president
TOKYO -- All Nippon Airways will delay the delivery of aircraft as Japan's largest airline makes moves to soften the financial...
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....
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...
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...
