Many smaller companies in the tourism, retail and other services sectors have encountered bankruptcy risks as the epidemic disrupts supply chains.

Coming as the new coronavirus strain holds the world's attention, North Korea's first projectile firing this year could be seen to underscore its intention to draw the focus of the United States onto Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. At a key ruling party meeting in ...

Some medical experts have started to warn that the overuse of alcohol-based hand sanitizers to protect against the coronavirus could inversely raise the risk of infection via skin disorders. Washing one's hands too many times can also have an adverse effect by abrading the skin, ...

While some Japanese living in Beijing are optimistic that the new coronavirus can be quickly contained, many others fear that the deadly outbreak will continue to spread. The virus has claimed more than 100 lives since being detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan late ...

With public transportation services suspended in Wuhan, anxiety is mounting over Japanese who might be trapped in the city at the origin of the deadly new coronavirus, which was confirmed in a third patient in Japan on Saturday. Many Japanese companies operating in China have ...

Fears are growing in Taipei that Japan might agree with Beijing on a new political document effectively expressing its support for China’s strategy toward what it regards as a wayward province.

In Taiwan's presidential election Saturday, young people, who are favorably disposed toward Japan, may have been one of the major contributors to the re-election of incumbent Tsai Ing-wen. They are enthusiastic about Japanese pop culture such as anime, comic books, music and TV dramas. Moreover, ...

The security environment in East Asia in 2020 is set to hinge on whether tensions between North Korea and the United States will escalate, as leader Kim Jong Un has accused Washington of missing a deadline set by Pyongyang for nuclear talks. Concern is growing ...

Focus Tomoyuki Tachikawa Christmas has passed without any "gift" from North Korea, despite intensifying concern that it would launch an intercontinental ballistic missile on the most widely celebrated holiday in the United States. Behind Pyongyang's refraining from firing a longer-range missile on Christmas Day may be the ...

Ren Zhengfei, chief executive and founder of Huawei Technologies Co., expressed strong hope on Wednesday for cooperation with Japan, as the Chinese tech giant faces severe challenges in a prolonged technology dispute with the United States. If China and Japan leverage each other's strengths, "we ...