Japan’s maglev line halts construction as outbreak spreads
TOKYO -- Japan's planned maglev rail line that will link Tokyo and Nagoya in 40 minutes is one of many construction projects brought...
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Japan’s leading companies worry about prolonged state of emergency
TOKYO -- Top executives at Japan's leading companies are concerned about the impact of a long shutdown due to the novel...
Second homes in Japan’s summer resort become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from...
Tony second homes in ‘Japan’s Hamptons’ become hub for telework
UTSUNOMIYA/SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Every year around May, waterworks companies in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa start receiving calls from...
Japan’s Aichi Prefecture declares its own coronavirus emergency
TOKYO -- Japan's Aichi Prefecture declared its own state of emergency on Friday, signaling tension between the central and local...
Hand-washing keeps Japan’s Kao healthy amid pandemic
TOKYO -- Cosmetics maker Kao sees brisk sales of hand soap to hygiene-minded Japanese consumers compensating for slower demand for its...
Japan’s stay-at-home food stocks lose immunity to downturn
TOKYO -- Makers of instant food were the go-to stocks in the Japanese market recently, poised to benefit from the social...
Pandemic and social distancing deal blow to Japan’s restaurants
TOKYO -- Tomoyuki Utsuno, director-general at the Tokyo Food and Beverage Business Association, a trade group made up of nearly...
