Tag: business

The scheme and the size of Tokyo's subsidies will be similar to what had been decided before the extension of the state of emergency, involving payouts of 500,000 yen ($4,700) to business owners with ... ( read original story ...)

Almost a month after Tokyo declared a state of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI Corp still commute into their crowded office, where the fear of coronavirus infection has ... ( read original story ...)

After closing in compliance of the Tokyo, Japan shut down due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, video game ratings board CERO is re-opening in early May. ( read original story ...)

FPT Software has recently signed an agreement with global software firm OutSystems to strengthen both sides' foothold in the Japanese market. ( read original story ...)

The aquarium set up five tablets along the tank where callers will be displayed between May 3 and May 5. ( read original story ...)

Despite the state of emergency, the governor appears eager to get businesses reopened before the government's expected extension ends. ( read original story ...)

The revival of Tokyo Gardens' classic chashu shumai has been a much-needed bright spot during the pandemic — and a reminder of the resiliency of L.A.'s Asian American community. ( read original story ...)

Robot staff debuted at a Tokyo hotel for mild coronavirus patients under a plan to free up beds at overburdened hospitals. ( read original story ...)

Despite the state of emergency, the governor appears eager to get businesses reopened before the government's expected extension ends. ( read original story ...)

Japan's workers are encouraged to stay home and practice physical distancing by the government, and companies are asked to scale back or close amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in Tokyo, the country's ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games published its Sustainability Pre-games Report ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to extend the country's state of emergency on Monday until the end of May, public broadcaster NHK said. ( read original story ...)

Odd jobs on construction sites used to earn Takahashi enough money to pay for a private booth each night at one of Tokyo's internet cafes. But Japan's coronavirus lockdown not only cost him his work, ... ( read original story ...)

A popular 54-year-old Tokyo man had a lot to live for operating his pork cutlet restaurant and being chosen as a local torch runner for the 2020 Summer Olympics. But the new coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

The government is considering scaling back its call for reducing interpersonal contact by 80 percent in some areas, while extending its state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will fast-track a review of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir so that it can hopefully be approved for domestic COVID-19 patients a week after the U.S. firm's filing for such ... ( read original story ...)