Layer by layer, 3D printers boost Japan coronavirus mask supply
TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has thrust fresh attention onto the use of 3D printers as users try to find...
Economic
US rejects China’s ‘near-Arctic state’ claim in new cold war
NEW YORK -- The U.S. is extending $12.1 million in economic aid to Greenland and setting up a consulate in...
School on Saturdays and shorter vacation await Japan’s students
TOKYO -- With many Japanese schools closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, local governments in some of the hardest-hit areas plan to...
School on Saturdays awaits many of Japan’s students after outbreak
TOKYO -- With many Japanese schools closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, local governments in some of the hardest-hit areas plan to...
Japan’s virus czar enters quarantine, freezing response team
TOKYO -- The Japanese minister in charge of the government's response to the coronavirus worked from home Saturday after a...
Abe to remove biggest obstacle to remote working: seal-stamping
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to overhaul rules that require signatures using traditional seals -- cited as...
India reopens some stores after a month in lockdown
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- India allowed shops in residential areas to reopen from Saturday, more than a month after the country went...
Renewable energy loses steam as Asian subsidies wane
TOKYO -- Global capacity for renewable energy ended 17 years of growth in 2019, as Asian governments scaled back expensive subsidies...
Abe to change rules requiring ‘hanko’ seals to fight coronavirus
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to overhaul rules that require signatures using traditional seals -- cited as...
Top Thai medical gloves maker files IPO as pandemic spurs demand
BANGKOK -- Sri Trang Gloves Thailand, the country's biggest producer of medical gloves, has filed for an initial public offering...
