Japanese banks gobble up nearly half of dollar funding by Fed
TOKYO -- About half of dollar funding provided by the U.S. Federal Reserve in response to liquidity concerns caused by...
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Japan will give e-signatures stamp of approval: DocuSign chief
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- San Francisco-based electronic signature provider DocuSign has seen an acceleration in its business as the coronavirus pandemic...
India’s migrant exodus foreshadows an economic crisis
NEW DELHI -- Chiles and dried mango powder have helped Govind Jogi swallow handfuls of plain boiled rice -- the...
Coronavirus latest: People with type O blood less susceptible, study shows
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
New capital cities for Indonesia and Egypt take back seat
JAKARTA/DUBAI -- Grand plans by Indonesia and Egypt to move their capitals to new ground have stalled as their governments divert resources...
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...
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...
