Japan must cement ties with ASEAN in health care security
BANGKOK -- Despite some skepticism in the West that Tokyo has been successful in curbing the spread of coronavirus, Southeast...
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Japan — land of exotic coffee beans
TOKYO -- One day, a young Seiichi Yoshitama learned of a Brazilian immigrant who had brought coffee seedlings to Amami-Oshima,...
Korea Inc. ditches Japan chipmaking materials for homegrown supply
SEOUL/OSAKA -- South Korea's chip and display makers have turned to homegrown chemicals to fill the vacuum after Tokyo imposed...
Japan to offer $112bn safety net to companies hit by pandemic
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will provide 12 trillion yen ($111.62 billion) in aid to companies to help them cope with...
Coronavirus latest: Japan plans 10,000 random antibody tests
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Japan weighs lifting Tokyo’s coronavirus emergency May 25
TOKYO -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed Thursday that the state of emergency remains in place for metropolitan Tokyo...
Japan maps out how to begin accepting foreign travelers
TOKYO -- Japan is preparing to gradually ease its entry restrictions on foreign visitors, with business travelers and researchers being...
South Korea drops bill addressing wartime labor dispute with Japan
SEOUL -- South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday quietly abandoned proposed legislation intended to resolve the wartime labor dispute that has...
Avigan trials will continue in Japan, with drug efficacy unclear
TOKYO -- A Japanese team testing the flu drug Avigan as a treatment for the new coronavirus said Wednesday more...
Japan reassesses Tokyo and Osaka emergency restrictions Thursday
TOKYO -- After lifting the state of emergency in much of the country, Japan on Thursday will examine whether to...
