Asia Tonight: News in brief May 29
News Briefs on Asia Tonight, May 29: – Tokyo to further relax coronavirus restrictions from Jun 1 – Thailand to…
Japan’s Amusement Parks Warn Coaster Riders: Screaming Can Spread COVID-19
Japan’s amusement parks may not be as amusing as they used to be. Currently many of the country’s parks are…
The First Black Enka Singer in Japanese History
Jerome “Jero” White never imagined that he would one day grow up to be a star in the Japanese music…
Asia Tonight: COVID-19 news in brief May 21
COVID-19 briefs on Asia Tonight, May 21: – Parody of Tokyo Olympics logo taken down after criticism from organisers –…
Dollar holds advantage as anxiety grows over rise in coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held onto gains on Thursday as growing concerns about a rise in coronavirus cases underpinned…
Global stocks jump on Fed support, easing second wave fears
TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied and the dollar fell on Tuesday as risk appetite was bolstered by the…
Stocks rebound on Fed debt program, oil recovers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities rebounded on Monday after the Federal Reserve widened its program of…
World shares stem losses as fresh lockdown fears fade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets bounced back on Friday as investors took in stride the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Asian stocks set to fall sharply as Wall Street tumbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities are set to fall sharply on Friday after Wall Street stocks and oil tumbled…
Men accused of helping ex-Nissan boss flee Japan challenge U.S. extradition case
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the former Green Beret and son wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co…
Fujifilm says COVID-19 drug research may drag on into July
FILE PHOTO: Tablets of Avigan (generic name : Favipiravir), a drug approved as an anti-influenza drug in Japan and developed…
Men accused of helping ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan arrested
Carlos Ghosn jumped bail and fled Japan to Lebanon on a private jet. May 20, 2020, 4:02 PM 5 min…
WeWork directors seek to preserve right to sue owner SoftBank
(Reuters) – A special committee of WeWork board members filed a motion in Delaware on Monday to prevent it from…
Green hydrogen’s time has come, say advocates eying post-pandemic world
LONDON (Reuters) – Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. Now, as major economies prepare…
Watch Honey Bees Cleverly Kill A Murder Hornet
Listen up, American honey bees. Or, as National Geographic’s “Hornets From Hell” puts it: “There is a place for payback.”…
Asia stocks set to rise as Wall Street jumps on lockdown easing hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing…
Nearly 60 new coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan: media
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which has crew members confirmed with cases of the…
Nissan to shut down global headquarters, other Japan facilities through mid-May due to virus
FILE PHOTO: Nissan Motor’s logo is pictured at its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo TOKYO…
This Photographer Captured The Reassuring Beauty of Isolation
As the coronavirus pandemic escalates globally, many of us are spending an unprecedented amount of time indoors. During self-isolation, windows…
Coronavirus live updates: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson transferred to intensive care
A global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed at least 10,524 people in the United States. The U.S.…
Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems…
Coronavirus live updates: Everyone in UK must stay home, prime minister says
At least 573 people have now died in the United States from the novel coronavirus — and officials say the…
Taiwan reports six new coronavirus cases in largest single-day rise, all imported
FILE PHOTO: A face mask is hanged on a desk divider, set up as a measure against the coronavirus disease…
Japan coronavirus infections rise to 1,484: NHK
A visitor wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), looks at cherry blossoms at…
Public barred from 2020 Olympic flame lighting in Greece
Spectators will be kept away from the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on Thursday because of the coronavirus March…
SoftBank leads $265 million investments in two U.S.-based start-ups
(Reuters) – SoftBank on Monday led a new funding round of $165 million in California-based Karius and invested $100 million…
Blackstone raises offer for Japan’s Unizo, tops Lone Star’s bid
TOKYO (Reuters) – Blackstone Group (BX.N) has raised its proposed offer to buy Japanese hotel chain Unizo Holdings (3258.T) to…
SoftBank leads $165 million capital boost for liquid biopsy firm Karius
(Reuters) – SoftBank’s second Vision Fund has led a new $165 million funding round in California-based Karius, which markets a…
Exclusive: Juul halts Indonesia e-cigarette sales, throwing Asia expansion in doubt
(Reuters) – Juul Labs Inc is halting sales in Indonesia, citing concerns that it can’t stop retailers from selling its…
Canada’s charter flight heads to Japan to evacuate its citizens on virus-hit cruise ship: TV Asahi
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing protective face masks are seen on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, as the vessel’s passengers continue…
Hundreds of Americans flown home from cruise ship, 14 with coronavirus
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for…
U.S. flies 338 Americans home from cruise ship, including 14 with coronavirus
(Reuters) – More than 300 Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship affected by the coronavirus were back…
Apple unlikely to meet revenue guidance due to coronavirus impact
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Monday it would not meet its revenue guidance for the March quarter because…
Tokyo Marathon limited to elite runners because of virus
Tokyo Marathon organizers are drastically reducing the number of participants for this year’s race out of fear of the spread…
‘Enemy of mankind’: Coronavirus deaths top SARS as China returns to work
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed…
China’s coronavirus deaths surpass SARS as country plans halting return to work
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed…
Factbox: Companies feel impact of coronavirus outbreak in China
(Reuters) – Some companies have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China that has killed more than 250 people and…
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak. A flight attendant wearing…
Japan plans to fly citizens home from China’s virus-hit Wuhan
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers his speech during a press briefing with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi…
WeWork inks office space deal with SoftBank-backed Gympass: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – WeWork has signed a deal to provide space to 250 employees of gym membership app company…
China shuts transport, temples, Disneyland as virus toll rises to 25
XIANNING, China (Reuters) – China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more…
South Korea’s T’Way Air halts launch of Wuhan flights over virus concerns
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean budget airline T’way Air (091810.KS) has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled launch of a new route to…
China’s Chongqing city confirms five cases of new coronavirus
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Chongqing city has confirmed five cases of infection from the new coronavirus, the city’s health…
New China virus claims sixth victim as holiday travel stokes risk
BEIJING (Reuters) – The toll from a new virus in China rose to six deaths and more than 300 cases…
Asia shares feel a chill as China virus risks mount
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares took a sudden turn for the worse on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new…
China confirms person-to-person spread of new virus as fourth death reported
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese official investigating a pneumonia outbreak stemming from a new coronavirus said the disease can spread…
China reports new virus cases, raising concern globally before key holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported four more cases of pneumonia believed to be caused by a new coronavirus strain, causing…
Toyota completes $1.3 billion modernization project at Indiana facility
FILE PHOTO: A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019.…
Toyota to move Tacoma truck production to Mexico from U.S.
FILE PHOTO: A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019.…
Shares set fresh records, lifted by U.S. housing data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday, boosted by a surge in U.S. housing…
Ghosn: I thought Versailles palace party venue was a gift
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Nissan-Renault boss Carlos Ghosn said on Wednesday he had not initially paid to hold a family…
Uber partners with Hyundai on electric air taxi
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) have teamed up…
Japan orders tighter immigration procedures after Ghosn flees country
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Sunday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the…
Ghosn fled Japan after security firm hired by Nissan stopped surveillance
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo residence after a private security firm hired by Nissan…
GM, doubling down on big SUVs, unveils longer Chevy Tahoe, Suburban
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) could expand the lineup of vehicles using its large truck and sport utility…
Asian shares buoyed by Wall St rally, but China worry caps gains
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street’s momentum after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs…