Mar, 24
Toyota to halt 5 Japan plants in April as demand slows
SUVs for US and China-bound Lexus among models affected
Olympics delay to cost Japan $6bn in economic losses
Corporate sponsors and hotels to miss windfall, while rebooking venues is difficult
Inside Abe’s push to keep Olympics in Tokyo, even with delay
With Trump’s ‘1,000% support,’ prime minister desperate not to cancel
Japan pension giant GPIF taps farm lender veteran as next chief
Investment chief Mizuno to step down as well
Asia’s web of defense ties falls prey to coronavirus
Efforts by US and Japan to enlist partners fray as exercises and meetings are canceled
Toyota and NTT in tie-up for $1.8bn smart city project
Automaker to tap telecom provider’s technology for connected cars
apan’s economy is contracting, 90% of economists say in survey
Coronavirus pandemic final blow after U.S.-China trade war and sales tax hike
Japanese hotel bookings suffer 90% drop over coronavirus: survey
Travel companies and airlines among those also hammered by stalled tourism
Mar, 25
Carlyle plans $2.3bn Japan fund on reorganization expectations
US private equity firm anticipates companies unloading noncore businesses
Japanese automakers halve global output as pandemic rages
Ripple effects feared as Mazda and Toyota idle domestic capacity
In costly blow to Tokyo, Olympics are postponed a year
Refunding tickets, extending venue contracts and renegotiating sponsorships await
Japan to help bring home factories that left after 2011 disaster
State-backed lender prepares $9bn in funding as coronavirus hits supply chains
Mar26
Japan’s big banks begin low-rate loans to virus-hit businesses
New funds set up with no-interest money from central bank
Ventilator output ramps up as world braces for patient surge
Japan’s Asahi Kasei plans 25-fold boost while automakers weigh support
Feeling caged? Japanese swing back to restaurants and shops
Data shows reservations and sales recovering after mid-March
Isetan Mitsukoshi to close central-Tokyo branch to focus on flagships
Ebisu to shutter as group pours resources into three moneymaking stores
Japan’s ultrafast bullet train shows off wireless power supply
Maglev prototype draws electricity like latest smartphones
Tokyo governor hints at lockdown if infections surge
Yuriko Koike says capital is in ‘critical phase’ after 41 new patients confirmed
Coronavirus latest: China’s 67 new cases are all imported
Tokyo stocks fall amid uncertainty and despite New York’s rise
Tokyo stocks fall following governor’s stay-at-home request
Moody’s SoftBank downgrade also weighs on jittery market
