Bank of Japan vows to buy government bonds ‘without upper limit’
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan further boosted its monetary stimulus at a one-day policy meeting on Monday, aiming to...
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PetroChina results, Bank of Japan meeting and Golden Week begins
Welcome to Nikkei Asian Preview.Amid concerns of a second wave of infections, the Golden Week holiday begins in Japan and...
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...
Japan to subsidize 100% of salaries at small companies
TOKYO -- Japan is working on a subsidy to ensure that temporarily idled small-business employees receive 100% of their wages...
Japan to subsidize salaries of small businesses’ furloughed workers
TOKYO -- Japan is working on a subsidy that would ensure furloughed employees at small companies -- those in the...
Flight-themed capsule hotel in Japan seeks bankruptcy protection
TOKYO -- Japanese capsule hotel operator First Cabin filed for bankruptcy protection Friday as the coronavirus pandemic hits an industry already...
South Korean landslide changes Japan and Singapore election math
TOKYO -- South Korea's deft handling of the coronavirus pandemic powered President Moon Jae-in's ruling Democratic Party to a landslide...
Japan struggles to shut down pachinko parlors as it battles virus
TOKYO -- Municipal governments in Japan are criticizing pachinko parlors that have remained open despite requests to close down as...
Abe’s right-hand man wants a Japan less reliant on China
TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has taught Japan a crucial lesson on the perils of relying too much on China for key...
Itochu to recall masks after reports of defects in Japan handout
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese trading house Itochu said on Thursday that it will recall cloth face masks and tighten inspections...
