Saudi Arabia has advised citizens and residents to avoid traveling to Italy and Japan amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak, state-owned Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday.

Japanese online brokerage Monex Group Inc will launch a retail investor fund aimed at pressuring companies to boost returns following calls from foreign activists.

Japan's largest advertising agency Dentsu Inc said on Tuesday one of the employees at its headquarters has been infected with the new coronavirus and that it has instructed all HQ-based employees to work from home. (Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski, editing by Louise Heavens)

As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders, critics are asking, "Where's Abe?"

As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders, critics are asking, "Where's Abe?"

Japan will add exemptions to new foreign investment restrictions for companies exposed to sensitive national security issues, government sources said, in a move aimed at keeping overseas capital in the country.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) on Tuesday became the latest Japanese firm to cancel a news conference due to fears over the escalating coronavirus outbreak, opting instead for a telephone conference with reporters.

Japan's J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup soccer matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concern about the coronavirus outbreak and all domestic games through the first half of March.

Japan's J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup soccer matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concern about the coronavirus outbreak and all domestic games through the first half of March.

Japan's J.League says it has postponed seven Levian Cup soccer matches scheduled for Wednesday due to concern about the coronavirus outbreak and all domestic games through the first half of March.