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TOKYO: Japan should boost coronavirus testing and offer more generous cash payouts to households as the epidemic could last for several years, an economist appointed to a government panel on …

Corona Pandemic : It could take up to four years Read More

OSAKA: Osaka Prefecture said Thursday it will remove part of its business suspension requests from Saturday, even as it remains under the state of emergency put in place by the …

Osaka to remove part of business suspension requests from Saturday Read More

TOKYO: For Japan’s shell-shocked small businesses, a promised 110 trillion yen in stimulus is proving too little, too late, raising the likelihood of a surge in bankruptcies at companies that …

As Japanese gov’t slow-walks stimulus, small businesses fear collapse Read More

TOKYO: Japan’s most powerful business lobby on Thursday called on member companies to introduce a four-day workweek and seek flexible ways to hold upcoming shareholders’ meetings as part of guidelines …

Japan’s top business lobby calls for 4-day workweek in virus fight Read More

The COVID-19 epidemic is prompting companies in Tokyo to take down advertisements from stations and train cars, where ads were plentiful prior to the outbreak. Advertisers are suspending promotional activities …

As coronavirus spreads in Tokyo, advertising disappears Read More

CHICAGO/SYDNEY: Global coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States responsible for more than a quarter of all …

Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 300,000 Read More

A key strategy to eradicate an organized crime group — typically a tight pyramid organization — is cracking down on the top figures and thereby weakening the group. Looking back, …

Fukuoka aimed for the top in taking down Kudokai yakuza group Read More