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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The dollar gave up early gains but remained above a firmer ¥103.80 in Tokyo trading Thursday. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.86-87, up from ¥103.52-53 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1011-1012, down from $1.1056-1056, and at ¥114.36-38, down from ¥114.46-48. The dollar topped ¥104.40 ...
Sony Corp.’s PlayStation VR hit the stores on Thursday, capping 2016 as the year that many have called the dawn of virtual reality. Rival manufacturers Facebook-owned Oculus and Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC launched high-end VR headsets this year, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, respectively, but experts say the debut ...
Toyota Motor Corp. sees the technological revolution shaking up the auto industry as a serious enough threat to its survival that the world’s most valuable carmaker will consider partnering with one of its fiercest Japanese rivals. In exploring collaboration between Toyota and Suzuki Motor Corp., chieftains Akio Toyoda and Osamu ...
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. has entered talks with information technology startup Metaps Inc. about forming a business alliance on settlement services using advanced financial technology, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Metaps is a leading provider of fintech services, which use artificial intelligence and big data. The envisaged tie-up is aimed at ...
Three of four major Japanese retailers suffered net losses or a net profit fall on a consolidated basis in the March-August first half of the current business year, partly reflecting sluggish general merchandise store operations, their earnings reports show. The three are Aeon Co., Seven & i Holdings Co. and ...
The Bank of Japan will be forced to start tapering bond-buying stimulus as soon as a year from now as it runs out of willing sellers, says the nation’s top-rated analyst. The good news, he says, is yields will not jump. That is because by then, even though the central ...
Tim Cook seems to be enjoying his visit to Kyoto. Apple Inc.’s chief executive officer was in Japan’s ancient capital on Thursday, meeting with Nintendo Co. executives at the gaming company’s headquarters. Cook’s visit follows last month’s unveiling of “Super Mario Run” for Apple devices, the first time Nintendo’s popular ...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd is sending fireproof boxes and protective gloves to customers returning potentially explosive Galaxy Note 7 phones, sparking a firestorm of humor on social media about the new twist in the recall scandal. The company has permanently halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone less than ...
The two oil distributors opt to put off their planned April merger as Idemitsu has yet to secure consent from its founding family. The post Idemitsu and Showa Shell postpone merger amid founding family reservations, Iran-Saudi tensions appeared first on The Japan Times.
Korean conglomerate Lotte Group in March opened a duty-free shop in Tokyo’s luxurious shopping district Ginza, drawing a
Kirin Holdings Co. agreed to acquire a minority stake in Brooklyn Brewery, marking a rare investment by an Asian company in the $22 billion U.S. craft lager industry. Kirin and Brooklyn Brewery will form a joint venture in January 2017 to roll out the Brooklyn brand in Japan, with plans ...
The dollar moved on a weaker note around ¥103.50 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, pressured by falls in crude oil prices and stock market downturns in Japan and the United States. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.52-53, down from ¥103.92-92 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was ...
The two rivals plan to study areas where they can collaborate on tech for the environment, safety and info networking. The post Toyota, Suzuki tying up in technology, ecology partnership appeared first on The Japan Times.
Stocks turned sharply lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday following a sell-off on Wall Street and a fallback in oil prices overnight, sending the benchmark Nikkei average back to levels below 17,000. The 225-issue Nikkei average gave up 184.76 points, or 1.09 percent, to end at 16,840.00. On Tuesday, ...
The Bank of Japan will not hesitate to pull the trigger on additional monetary easing if a drastic global downturn threatens the bank’s efforts to achieve its inflation goal, a BOJ board member said Wednesday. “Japan remains far from reaching its limit in monetary easing policy,” Policy Board member Yutaka ...
Tethered as we are to our smartphones, Samsung asking users of its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 to “power down and stop using the device” is not just an inconvenience. It’s crazy. Smartphones have become extensions of ourselves, the last thing we look at before falling asleep and the first thing ...
Samsung Electronics Co. is corporate royalty in South Korea. It’s also a company recognized for its marketing smarts and engineering savvy worldwide, so much so that consulting firm Interbrand ranked it as the world’s seventh-most valuable in its 2016 survey, ahead of Amazon and Mercedes-Benz. So how is it that ...
Joo Hyung-hwan, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, met representatives of Japan's Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) during their visit to Seoul on October 10. During the meeting, the minister said that Korea will soon make its official decision to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He said, "Since Korea will decide to join ...
The Group of Seven industrialized nations has set guidelines for financial institutions to follow in order to fend off cyberattacks, the Finance Ministry and Bank of Japan said Tuesday. The “G-7 Fundamental Elements of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector” was put together by the G-7 — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, ...
McDonald’s says Ronald McDonald is keeping a low profile with reports of creepy clown sightings on the rise. McDonald’s Corp. said Tuesday that it is being “thoughtful in respect to Ronald McDonald’s participation in community events” as a result of the “current climate around clown sightings in communities.” The company ...
Japanese consumers are raiding discount stores for everything from cheap shampoo to furniture. When it comes to automobiles, it’s the Rolls-Royces and BMWs that are moving off the dealer lots. Luxury imported cars costing ¥10 million ($96,500) or more surged 19 percent in the first nine months to 13,605 units, ...