Japan
Nearly 36,000 Japan firms shut down business due to COVID-19
Nearly 36,000 Japanese companies have chosen to discontinue their business so far this year, mainly due to the hit from the coronavirus…
Fujifilm’s Avigan shown to be effective in Japanese Phase-3 trial for COVID-19
Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Wednesday its Avigan drug reduced viral loads and symptoms of COVID-19 patients, paving the way for regulatory…
Study shows face shields ineffective at trapping aerosols
Plastic face shields are almost totally ineffective at trapping respiratory aerosols, according to modelling in Japan, casting doubt on their effectiveness in…
New Japan PM to meet US Pompeo in October
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo early next month, the first…
Japan’s Suga elected as country’s first new PM in 8 years
Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday, becoming the country's first new leader in nearly eight years and facing…
Japan’s Suga wins ruling party leadership race to replace Abe
Japan's governing party has elected Yoshihide Suga as its new leader to succeed Shinzo Abe, meaning he is almost certain to become…
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake near Japan’s coastline
A handout image made available by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows an intensity shake map of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake at…
UK and Japan strike Britain’s first post-Brexit trade deal
Britain struck its first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan on Friday, hailing the agreement as a "historic moment", just as it is…
Japan wants to reach broad agreement on trade with UK this week – govt official
Japan wants to reach broad consensus with the United Kingdom on trade this week, a Japanese government official said, signalling Tokyo's desire…
Race for Abe’s succession starts in Japan
As Japan's ruling party formally kicked off its leadership race on Tuesday, frontrunner and chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said that preventing…
Astrazeneca to begin Phase 1/2 clinical trials of coronavirus vaccine in Japan
Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase 1/2 clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. Trials of the vaccine,…
Japan’s tuna market, the world’s largest, hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling…