Category: BUSINESS

Hospitals in Japan's second largest city of Osaka are buckling under a huge wave of new coronavirus infections, running out of beds and ventilators as exhausted doctors warn of a "system collapse", ... ( read original story ...)

British swimmers looked in good shape for the Tokyo Olympics after topping the medals table at the European swimming championships in Budapest on Sunday. The team won the final men's and women's 4x100 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s government is considering whether to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas until about a month before the capital is due to host the Olympic Games, according to local reports. ( read original story ...)

The coronavirus has changed the way we all shop, but which habits are likely to stay with us when the pandemic subsides? ( read original story ...)

Two cashboxes containing 42 million yen in cash and 10 luxury brand watches were stolen from a business hotel room in Osaka on Saturday night. According to police, the theft occurred at the hotel in ... ( read original story ...)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced that its dengue vaccine candidate (TAK-003) demonstrated continue ... ( read original story ...)

With the coronavirus pandemic adding to the challenge of finding work in a foreign country, overseas students in Japan have taken to ... ( read original story ...)

Sake yeast that was taken into space has now returned from a journey to the depths of the sea, and plans are underway to use it to create a ... ( read original story ...)

Operator Tobu Tower Skytree Co. is also considering new initiatives for its 10th anniversary next year in anticipation of the end of the pandemic. Last year, Skytree closed from March to May because ... ( read original story ...)

Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and top executive of SoftBank Group Corp., joined growing criticism of the plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer as scheduled amid the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Saturday expressed fresh doubt about Tokyo's delayed Summer Olympics going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Currently more than 80% of ... ( read original story ...)

With a little over two months until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the possibility of a cancellation looms large over the Games. As Japan battles a fourt ... ( read original story ...)

Grants Regulatory Approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine (COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna Intramuscular Injection) Following Positive Interim Results in Takeda’s Phase 1/2 Immunogenicity and Safety Clinical ... ( read original story ...)

Nashville law firm Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison has added a new practice group focused on health care services, specifically for dentist, optometrists and veterinarians. The group is being led by ... ( read original story ...)

IOC vice-president says as long as Japanese public are protected, athletes must get chance to compete ... ( read original story ...)