Japan GDP to shrink 22% in Q2 in biggest postwar drop: forecast
TOKYO -- Japan's economy is expected to contract by an annualized 21.7% during the April-June quarter, its worst showing since the...
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Go abroad: Japan employers and colleges eye globalized school year
TOKYO -- Employers and universities have welcomed the growing debate on pushing back the Japanese academic year's start to September,...
Japan to secure $9.3bn in capital for coronavirus-threatened SMEs
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set up a program to inject capital directly into financially troubled small- and medium-sized businesses --...
Docomo’s recovery plan derailed as Japan stays home
TOKYO -- With more of Japan staying and working at home amid the coronavirus outbreak, mobile carrier NTT Docomo's plan...
Japan shippers’ skinny fleets miss out on oil storage bonanza
TOKYO -- Japanese marine shipper Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is poised to report its best annual earnings in years thanks in...
September school year to put Japan 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....
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...
Singapore and Japan jobless rates show coronavirus pain setting in
SINGAPORE -- Asian unemployment statistics have begun to show the damage from the coronavirus pandemic, with forecasters expecting job losses...
Japan weighs change to its traditional April start of school year
TOKYO -- Japan's academic calendar starts in April, the same month that the country's corporations welcome their annual batch of...
Japan approval for remdesivir expected ‘soon,’ Abe says
TOKYO -- Japan is on the verge of initiating a fast-track approval process for Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug remdesivir to...
