Japan prepares cash injections for small, virus-hit companies
TOKYO -- Japan's government will set up a public-private fund to inject capital into small to medium-size companies whose finances...
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Coronavirus latest: Japan postpones budget request deadlines for fiscal 2021
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus upsets Japan 5G launch
TOKYO -- The coronavirus outbreak has upset efforts by Japan's mobile phone carriers to attract new 5G customers, forcing them...
Stop logging hours: Japan finds flexibility in age of telework
TOKYO/OSAKA -- Japan's IT companies are notorious for working long hours. Fujitsu headquarters in Tokyo was famously known as the "castle...
September school start in Japan shelved until 2021 or later
TOKYO -- Japanese schools will stick with an academic calendar beginning in April for now, putting off the much-discussed possibility...
Hostile takeover leads to new chief at Japan road builder
TOKYO -- Construction company Maeda Corp. will install one of its own as the head of new subsidiary Maeda Road...
From Japan to US, pandemic ‘exit plans’ take shape
TOKYO -- Japan, its Asian neighbors, European countries and the U.S. are all looking to carve their own unique paths...
Japan plans $1,900 in coronavirus emergency aid for students
TOKYO -- Japan's government has proposed paying as much as 200,000 yen ($1,870) to students at risk of being unable to...
September school start would need some 30 legal changes in Japan
TOKYO -- The Japanese government said Thursday that shifting the start of the school year to September would require more...
Japan lifts emergency in most areas though Tokyo remains on alert
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Thursday evening that he has lifted the state of emergency for 39 of...
