Aerospace & Defense
Jet delays drag Mitsubishi Heavy toward first loss in 20 years
Aircraft unit's management reshuffled as development costs poised to top $9bn
Machinery & Industrial Equipment
Companies
Former Nissan exec Seki to become Nidec president on April 1
58-year-old to lead Japanese motor maker's foray into China's automotive sector
Electronics
Nidec aims to disrupt global EV supply chain with cheaper motors
Japanese supplier to spend $1.8bn on plants in China, Poland and Mexico
Coronavirus
Production halts in China risks disrupting new iPhone launch
Local governments tell companies to extend closures
Coronavirus
Bargain hunters quietly defy coronavirus sell-off in Japan
Foreign-favorite blue chips Shin-Etsu and Makita make gains amid gloom
Business deals
Hitachi to enhance digital operations with $5bn tech unit takeover
Japanese conglomerate enters final stage of decadelong reorganization
Business trends
5G gives a lift to Japan's electronic parts orders
Demand rises for use in next-generation base stations and smartphones
Companies
Fanuc says China business is back and lifts earnings forecast
But Hitachi Construction struggles as coronavirus threat looms
Aerospace & Defense
China is now world's second-largest arms producer: study
Defense sector surpasses Russia's and behind top-ranked US
Coronavirus
China's industrial core at standstill as cities extend shutdown
Shanghai and Suzhou bar operations for another two weeks
