Experts contend that the existence of public health centers are one of the key reasons Japan was able to avoid an explosion in coronavirus cases.

Singing your heart out at karaoke boxes may never feel the same in Japan in the coronavirus era. To encourage customers to return following the lifting of the state of emergency, the Japan Karaoke Box Association has drafted a set of guidelines detailing recommendations on ...

The renowned maker of cycling parts is benefitting from surging demand for bicycles as people embrace new modes of transport to avoid large crowds.

The law came into force on Friday with full implementation set to begin on June 7 after a 30-day transition period.

The annual Golden Week holidays threaten to give investors fits when adjusting positions in response to coronavirus-related newsflow, which could heighten volatility over the next few weeks. This year’s string of spring holidays includes four closely timed official holidays — and market closures — on ...

Japan’s restaurant, bar and chain stores are taking matters into their own hands by voluntarily shuttering hundreds of stores to help curb the coronavirus spread.

The coronavirus outbreak is forcing Japan to examine some of its longest-held aspects of workplace culture in a country where spending long hours in the office is still regarded as crucial to success. Authorities have urged companies to break long-standing taboos and encourage their employees ...

It's a tantalizing prospect for traders whose success often hinges on microseconds: a desktop PC algorithm that crunches market data faster than today's most advanced supercomputers. Toshiba Corp. says it has the technology to make such rapid-fire calculations a reality — not quite quantum computing, ...

Zuhair Khan has achieved recognition in Japan over the past few years by ranking poorly governed companies at risk of scandal. Now he's looking to see whether the list can make any money as a new hedge fund at Union Bancaire Privee. The yet-to-be-named long-short ...

A Japanese plan to sell curry in India all stemmed from a hungry expat looking for good food in Tokyo. It was 2015, and New Delhi native Robin Srivastava had started a two-year temporary transfer to Tokyo in the mineral and metal resources division of ...