International relations
China says professor of Hokkaido university confessed to spying
Yuan Keqing is not been in contact since mid-June after visiting China for funeral
Japan
Coronavirus
G-7 weighs multibillion-dollar project for coronavirus vaccine
Oslo-based nonprofit CEPI seen as candidate to lead joint effort
Markets
Tokyo stocks fall following governor's stay-at-home request
Moody's SoftBank downgrade also weighs on jittery market
Coronavirus
Tokyo governor hints at lockdown if infections surge
Yuriko Koike says capital is in 'critical phase' after 41 new patients confirmed
Transportation
Japan's ultrafast bullet train shows off wireless power supply
Maglev prototype draws electricity like latest smartphones
Retail
Isetan Mitsukoshi to close central-Tokyo branch to focus on flagships
Ebisu to shutter as group pours resources into three moneymaking stores
Economy
Feeling caged? Japanese swing back to restaurants and shops
Data shows reservations and sales recovering after mid-March
Opinion
Postponing Olympics adds to nightmare year for Japan's economy
Coronavirus pandemic demands shock-and-awe tactics from Abe and Kuroda
Coronavirus
Ventilator output ramps up as world braces for patient surge
Japan's Asahi Kasei plans 25-fold boost while automakers weigh support
Finance
Japan's big banks begin low-rate loans to virus-hit businesses
New funds set up with no-interest money from central bank
