Pandemic spurs new high-tech businesses in China

Pandemic spurs new high-tech businesses in China

Chinese businesses are scrambling to create products and services using next generation technology in response to disrup...

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Tokyo mulling scope of business closures over coronavirus

Tokyo mulling scope of business closures over coronavirus

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is working with the central government to determine the scope of business closures in ...

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CORONAVIRUS: Abe calls on people in Japan to help stop pandemic

CORONAVIRUS: Abe calls on people in Japan to help stop pandemic

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo calls on people and businesses in the country to do their part to stop the spread of ...

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Tokyo moving coronavirus patients with minor symptoms to hotels

Tokyo moving coronavirus patients with minor symptoms to hotels

Tokyo begins moving coronavirus patients with minor symptoms from hospitals to hotels.

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CORONAVIRUS: Public infrastructure not disrupted under state of emergency

CORONAVIRUS: Public infrastructure not disrupted under state of emergency

Japan declares a state of emergency, but it will be business as usual for public infrastructure, major banks, and conven...

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Japan to announce unprecedented 108 trillion yen coronavirus stimulus

Japan to announce unprecedented 108 trillion yen coronavirus stimulus

The Japanese government is expected to announce a record 108 trillion-yen emergency stimulus package to try and cushion ...

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Tokyo to ask night-operation stores to suspend business

Tokyo to ask night-operation stores to suspend business

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to ask restaurants and stores operating only at night to suspend business once t...

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Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus

Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said he will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday as part of the Japanese governme...

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Vegetable crayons

Vegetable crayons

A company in Aomori Prefecture makes sustainable crayons out of vegetable waste.

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Distancing practiced at work initiation ceremonies

Distancing practiced at work initiation ceremonies

Distancing is practiced at work initiation ceremonies at companies and organizations across Japan amid the novel coronav...

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