JR East raises another $3.8bn as ridership slump continues
TOKYO -- East Japan Railway has raised 410 billion yen ($3.8 billion) in April and May to shore up finances as ridership continues...
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Japan’s NHK apologizes for offensive cartoon on US protests
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's public broadcaster NHK apologized Tuesday for a short animation it used on a weekly news program...
Coronavirus latest: China blasts Harvard study suggesting earlier Wuhan outbreak
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus latest: Outbreak possibly began last August, Harvard study says
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
SoftBank conducted 44,000 antibody tests. Here’s what it found
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group on Tuesday revealed the results of 44,066 coronavirus antibody tests conducted on its employees and their...
Fujifilm invests $930m in Denmark to double bio-drug output
TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings, developer of anti-flu treatment Avigan, will invest about 100 billion yen ($928 million) to ramp up...
SoftBank conducts over 40,000 antibody tests for staff and family
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group on Tuesday revealed the results of 44,066 coronavirus antibody tests conducted on its employees and their...
Coronavirus latest: Outbreak possibly started last August, Harvard study says
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Hong Kong government leads $5bn bailout of Cathay Pacific
HONG KONG -- The government of Hong Kong will lead a $5.02 billion recapitalization of Cathay Pacific Airways under a...
Philippines set to fix airstrip on South China Sea island
MANILA -- Philippines on Tuesday said it completed the construction of a beaching ramp on Thitu Island in the South...
