Abe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold talks about the impact of the novel coronaviru...
read moreMajor Japanese firms respond cautiously to pay raise demands
Major Japanese companies respond with caution to labor unions' annual pay raise demands amid uncertainties surrounding t...
read moreStocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears
Traders in Japan begin the week offloading stocks across the board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Growing concerns over th...
read moreTokyo Olympic summer could be hotter than usual
The Japan Meteorological Agency announces that this summer could be hotter than average.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Tokyo stocks plunge
The Nikkei 225 loses more than 1,000 points on Tuesday as markets react to the spread of COVID-19.
read moreCORONAVIRUS: Last days on "Floating Wuhan"
Japan is battling the largest novel coronavirus outbreak outside mainland China. Passengers on what has been dubbed "Flo...
read moreNew CEO ready to turn around Nissan
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida vows to turn the company around at an extraordinary shareholders meeting.
read moreLawson's first cash register-free store
Convenience store giant Lawson will open a store this month with no cash registers, and plans to more in the Tokyo area ...
read moreCORONAVIRUS: 35 cruise ship passengers to be transferred
35 passengers from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess infected with coronavirus will be transferred to a hospi...
read moreWarner Bros. eyeing Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo
Warner Brothers hopes to open a Harry Potter Studio in Tokyo after a famous amusement park closes.
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