Tesla hires Hiro Mizuno, ex-manager of Japan’s $1.5tn pension fund
PALO ALTO, U.S./NEW YORK -- Tesla has brought in Hiromichi Mizuno, a veteran Japanese financier, as a new member of...
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Japan’s testing bottleneck sows wider virus dissemination
TOKYO -- In early April, it took an average 5.5 days from when people in Japan developed fevers or coughs to receiving positive...
Japan’s cosmetics makers and distillers rush to make sanitizers
TOKYO -- Japanese cosmetics and household goods companies as well as alcoholic beverage makers are moving to increase production of...
Japan’s students left behind as world embraces online classes
TOKYO -- Japan's primary and secondary students are at risk of falling behind the rest of the world as the...
Japan’s temp staff faces ‘May shock’ bigger than financial crisis
TOKYO -- Hundreds of thousands of Japan's temporary workers could be terminated at the end of May as businesses hit...
Nobel winner Yamanaka frets over Japan’s lax coronavirus fight
TOKYO -- Shinya Yamanaka couldn't sit still as he considered the possibility of a major coronavirus outbreak in Japan.To the...
Japan’s sheep meat import prices remain high despite coronavirus
TOKYO -- Japan's import prices for sheep meat remain stuck at high levels, even as prices for many other types...
Japan’s cafes and bars struggle as sales plunge 40%
TOKYO -- Restaurant chains in Japan are taking earnings guidance off the menu after shutdowns and limited hours caused by...
Japan’s delivery services scramble for staff amid pandemic
TOKYO -- Japanese restaurant chains are facing headwinds from the coronavirus outbreak, while food delivery businesses scramble to hire more...
Japan’s population shrinks at record rate, losing 276,000 people
TOKYO -- Japan's population suffered its largest one-year drop last year, government estimates released Tuesday show, with the country's working-age labor...
