Coronavirus outbreak puts Japan’s singles in mood for matrimony
TOKYO -- With stay-at-home orders in effect to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, many singles in Japan are...
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Japan’s refugee conundrum: open wallet, closed borders
TOKYO -- The stench from leather factories, where animal hide is skinned and cured, hangs in the air over Sumida,...
Coronavirus latest: Japan’s first antigen test kit approved
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Coronavirus measures promise relief for Japan’s labor crunch
TOKYO -- Japanese companies have stumbled upon a possible solution to their chronic labor shortages as measures introduced to contain...
Coronavirus casts shadow over Japan’s bullet train operators
TOKYO -- Japan's bullet trains may be an icon of the country's technological prowess, but the shift to remote working...
MUFG to issue Japan’s first ‘coronavirus bond’
TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will issue a corporate bond in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a first...
Myanmar to launch its first satellite in 2021 with Japan’s help
YANGON -- Myanmar plans to launch its first satellite in 2021, using Japanese technology. Engineers and researchers in the country...
Japan’s foreign students struggle to stay and study amid pandemic
TOKYO -- A day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency on April 7, Maya was...
Foreign workers left high and dry in Japan’s coronavirus economy
TOKYO -- The Vietnamese woman came to Japan to work for a sushi producer in the greater Osaka region under...
On Japan’s rough seas, Indonesian rookie fishermen dream big
TOKYO -- "I've got one, bring me more bait!" a fisherman roared while pulling his catch aboard the Mitsumaru. Three...
