Tag: business

Construction will be delayed on a fourth Universal theme park in Florida and the opening of a park in Japan will be pushed in the wake of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)

Robot staff debuted at a Tokyo hotel used for mildly sick coronavirus patients under a new plan to free up beds at hospitals overburdened with more severe cases. Pepper, ... ( read original story ...)

Consumer prices in the Tokyo region were up 0.2 percent on year in April, the Ministry of Communications and Internal Affairs said on ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis superstars will be paired with celebrities including Seal and Gigi Hadid. ( read original story ...)

Amid face mask shortages in Tokyo sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, mysterious mask-selling middlemen have ensured a steady supply to many Tokyo businesses that don’t even usually sell the product. ( read original story ...)

The cruise ship captivated the world as it docked in Yokohama, harboring Covid-19—and 3,711 people who became subjects in a life-and-death quarantine experiment. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO >> The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many services and events to go virtual ... Mr. Brothers admits the telecut initiative is more of a “quick-fix” measure, one unlikely to evolve into a viable ... ( read original story ...)

The streets of Osaka can be rough. You'd be forgiven for not noticing upon first glance. Japan itself is an incredibly safe nation, especially when compared to the West. The murder rate is about 1/5th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has a special need to protect its high-risk aging population. It’s still anyone’s guess what happens next. The global base case is for the worst to be over by July—though the world economy could ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause ... ( read original story ...)

The phrase "corona divorce" has surfaced on social media recently, which influenced the rental company's decision to offer couples separate rooms. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is planning to extend the state of emergency over the new coronavirus pandemic by about one month for the entire country, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

The report provides rational insights along with historical and forecast data to aid in better understanding of ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government has clarified Gov. Yuriko Koike's statement that all pachinko parlors in Tokyo have complied with r ... ( read original story ...)

Taken together, Japan and Singapore are underscoring that no major music market has been immune from the global reach of the virus. ( read original story ...)

Japan Medical Association president Yoshitake Yokokura says the Olympics would be difficult to hold without an effective coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)