Exclusive: Bank of Japan weighs unlimited government bond buying
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan next week will discuss shifting to unlimited purchases of Japanese government bonds in response...
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Japan says economy is ‘in an extremely severe situation’
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's economy has been worsening rapidly in April due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the government said...
Japan chipmaker unveils AI face recognition tool to detect fever
TOKYO -- Japanese semiconductor maker THine Electronics has developed a facial recognition system that can record body temperatures from less...
Hidden threat: Japan has only 2-week stockpile of LNG
TOKYO -- The coronavirus outbreak has raised a new risk for Japan -- a potential cutoff of the crucial liquified natural gas supply...
Toyota to halve Japan production, putting jobs at risk
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor will cut next month's domestic automobile production by roughly half from its March-end plan, Nikkei learned...
Toyota to halve Japan production in May
NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor will cut next month's domestic automobile production by roughly half from its March-end plan, Nikkei learned...
Strapped for cash, IOC and Japan face hard bargain on Olympic costs
TOKYO -- Tokyo Olympic organizers this week denied an International Olympic Committee assertion that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe committed...
Japan to block foreign investment in medicine amid coronavirus
TOKYO -- Japan plans to prevent foreign companies from acquiring domestic pharmaceutical and medical equipment makers, Nikkei has learned.The Japanese...
Will Abenomasks help prevent coronavirus spread in Japan?
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has started deliveries of a pair of cloth face masks to each of the country's...
Japan preps first subsidy to company moving production out of China
TOKYO -- Iris Ohyama, a maker of household products, will start producing face masks in Japan without relying on materials...
