Japan
Japan Airlines forecasts record annual loss of $3.6 bln
Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) on Friday forecast a record operating loss of as much as 380 billion yen ($3.63 billion) for…
Japan’s ANA likely to suffer $5 bln net loss this year
Japanese airline operator ANA Holdings is expected to suffer a net loss of around 530 billion yen ($5 billion) for the fiscal…
New study shows Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu
The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need…
Reports Japan preparing to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea
Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release contaminated water from the destroyed plant into the…
Reports that Japan to waive landing fees to prop up airlines
Japan's government will waive airport landing fees worth up to 12.5 billion yen ($120 million) to ease the financial burden on airline…
Photo Story: Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force unveils new submarine
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's new submarine Taigei is unveiled at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, 14 October…
Takeda-led COVID-19 plasma treatment enters clinical trial with first patient
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Friday an alliance of drugmakers it spearheads has enrolled its first patient in a global clinical…
Japan to remove travel ban for 12 countries including China next month
Japan is planning to remove a ban on overseas travel to China and 11 other countries next month, the Yomiuri newspaper reported…
Japan Airlines aims for discount network to capture post-coronavirus tourism
Japan Airlines wants to create a low-cost carrier network with three of its discount carriers to tap leisure travel that, unlike business…
Tokyo Stock Exchange suspends day’s trade after worst-ever system glitch
The Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended share trading for the full day on Thursday as a glitch in its electronic trading system caused…
Photo Story: New attractions at Tokyo Disneyland
A staff member wearing a face mask cleans an artwork with disinfectant in the new 'Minnie's Style Studio' at Tokyo Disneyland in…
Japanese researchers trial early warning test for acute COVID-19 cases
Japanese researchers have developed a blood test they say appears to serve as an early warning system for serious cases of COVID-19,…