Japan says Olympics on track as Abe, Trump hold talks on coronavirus

Shares Top Japanese government officials said Friday they were determined to hold "safe and secure" Olympics on schedule, a day after US President Donald Trump said Tokyo should consider delaying them for a year because of the pandemic. Japan's Nikkei stock market benchmark tanked 10% as panic gripped financial markets, and the economy minister said the government "must take bold and unprecedented steps" to lessen the blow to households and companies from the health crisis. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Trump talked by phone for about 50 minutes Friday morning and agreed to "strengthen cooperation" on fighting the novel...