Pharmaceuticals
Japan to use data from outside clinical trials in drug approvals
Bid to speed up review process aimed at getting new medicines to market faster
Japan
Market Spotlight
Investors rush into semiconductor stocks amid global chip crunch
South Korea and Taiwan indexes soar while Japan's Nikkei hits 30-year high
Business trends
Japan emergency will intensify losses in struggling sectors
Monthly red ink to exceed $2.2bn across restaurants, rail and air
Environment
Japan developers go green at Tokyo office buildings
Mitsubishi Estate and Tokyu Land pivot to renewables as draw for tenants
Companies
Sharp mask factory aims to go from 'out of the blue,' into the black
Business thrown together with help from Foxconn boosts efficiency with automation
International relations
New South Korea envoy eyes 'political solutions' to issues with Japan
Two countries should not repeat the mistakes, says Kang Chang Il
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japan scrambles to deny reports that Olympic cancellation possible
Cabinet minister earlier said 'could go either way'
Business trends
Fresh talent brings new thinking to Kyoto, city of tradition
Young entrepreneurs are reviving ancient crafts in Japan's cultural capital
SoftBank
Force behind SoftBank Vision Fund is 44-year-old 'chief of staff'
Yosuke Sasaki has helped small office grow into a tech investment titan
Finance
Japan stock funds charge to new record with retail bulls
Changing investor preferences mean more money is held long term
