Jun 30th
Japanese coronavirus test for business travelers costs $370
‘Proof of no infection’ certificates can be produced quickly for busy people
NTT to join Japan’s renewable-energy sector with $9bn investment
Telecom giant aims to provide over 10% of nation’s capacity
Japan begins debate over strike capabilities
Tokyo views such options as allowed under right to self-defense
Rakuten’s new cancer therapy heads toward Japan and world debut
CEO Mikitani says filing for light-based tumor-killing method is ‘huge milestone
Face mask craze crashes Japan’s online stores
Site outages stymie product launches by Sharp, Mizuno and Uniqlo
Thailand stays under COVID-19 emergency with third extention
Curbs will be eased, paving way for allowing business travel from Japan and China
Japan’s 4m inactive workers put job market at risk of shrinking
May unemployment at 3-year high as job openings take sharpest fall in 46 years
Coronavirus delays Yahoo Japan’s merger with Line
Antitrust authorities in key countries proceed slowly as pandemic plays out
Japan puts Taiwan and Brunei atop its business travel agenda
Myanmar also considered as Tokyo moves to undo coronavirus restraints
Jul 1st
Pub chain in Japan to test doors and toilets for coronavirus
Watami restaurants to take disinfecting ozone bath with Tokyo outbreak resurgence
Factory-grown veggies comfort Japan’s germophobic shoppers
Clean, automated facilities considered silver bullet for aging farm sector
Tokyo changes tack on coronavirus, focusing on trends over daily cases
Stress on health care system gauged instead of numerical thresholds
Guidebooks in the age of COVID-19
Travel writing industry faces challenges even after lockdown restrictions ease
Hong Kong law draws global outrage and split response to sanctions
Japan and Europe balk at US hard line against China
Business sentiment in Japan plunges to 11-year low: BOJ Tankan
Manufacturing and service sectors expect sluggish recovery
Mitsubishi taps F-15 specialist to pull SpaceJet out of tailspin
Fighter jet specialist inherits six-time delayed project with half the staff
How sumo and American football could help unite the world
Vastly different sports offer precious insights into national characteristics
Olympus exit foreshadows a Japan camera sector shake-up
Smartphones, overzealous competition and coronavirus undercut proud industry
Japan’s Eisai to launch clinical trial for coronavirus treatment
Drugmaker to use once-promising sepsis medication in 500-person test
Tokyo governor election to test support for Olympics
Foes accuse Gov. Koike of putting games ahead of coronavirus fight
Fujifilm partners with India’s Dr. Reddy’s to sell Avigan overseas
Dubai-based Global Response Aid also gets right to develop COVID treatment
Japan to hold online platforms accountable for vendors’ behavior
If passed, new law will require sites to verify sellers’ identities to prevent fraud
Jul 2nd
Hot around the collar? Japan has a wearable AC for you
Sony’s device fits in the shirt while Fujitsu General features a neck-worn gadget
Japan’s H.I.S. pays staff 100,000 yen coronavirus bonus to lift morale
Travel group thanks employees for navigating rough times
Tesla speeds past Toyota to become world’s top automaker by value
Electric-car company’s valuation grows fivefold in past year
Japan weighs shortcut to green cards for Hong Kong financial talent
Tokyo plays catch-up to Singapore and others as a favored destination for bankers
Coronavirus latest: BioNTech and Pfizer’s vaccine shows promise
US sees biggest daily rise of nearly 50,000; Singapore bans virus patients from voting
