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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
BlackBerry Ltd. said on Tuesday it will stop making its Classic model, raising further doubts about the future of the smartphone pioneer’s money-losing handset business as the company shifts its focus to software. BlackBerry’s stock fell more than 4 percent after an executive confirmed the move in a blog post. ...
Shuttered factories dot the streets of Osaka, a city that once reverberated with the sound of trucks delivering all manner of parts to Japan’s industrial giants. Signs advertising available space underscore how competition from places like China and South Korea has eaten away at the fortunes of small companies in ...
Wacoal Holdings Corp. is considering relocating its logistics base in Britain to France in the wake of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union. “We need to find a place to store inventories if tariffs are imposed in trade between Britain and EU member states,” said Masaya Wakabayashi, ...
Facebook Japan has launched a music streaming function, Music Stories, on the Japanese version of its social networking platform. “The function was announced in the U.S. in November last year. Music streaming services AWA and D Hits have cooperated with us to make it available in Japan,” Facebook Japan spokesman ...
A survey by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry found that more than half of the responding member firms doing business overseas think Britain’s exit from the European Union will negatively affect their operations. Thirty-seven of the 62 respondents expressed worry about the course of the British and European ...
Apple wants to encourage millions of iPhone owners to register as organ donors through a software update with a sign-up button to the health information app that comes installed on every smartphone the company makes. CEO Tim Cook said he hopes the new software will help ease a long-standing donor ...
The dollar slid below ¥102 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday amid risk-averse sentiment rekindled by falls in stocks and oil prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥101.74-74, down from ¥102.71-71 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1154-1154, up from $1.1122-1.1122, and at ¥113.48-49, down from ...
Toshiba Corp. and Western Digital Corp., its U.S. partner, will invest a total of over ¥1 trillion in the three years from fiscal 2016 to increase production of a new type of flash memory, sources said Tuesday. Toshiba and flash memory maker SanDisk Corp., which was bought by hard disk ...
The Nikkei average fell for the first time in seven sessions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking. The Nikkei slumped 106.47 points, or 0.67 percent, to end at 15,669.33. On Monday it climbed 93.32 points. The Topix index closed down 5.33 points, or 0.42 percent, at ...
Amid uncertainties caused by Britain’s decision to exit the European Union, leaders of the Group of 20 economies will likely renew their commitment to avoid new trade barriers for another two years, sources involved in preparations for the group’s next summit said. The leaders are set to make the promise ...
Japan Inc. is already counting the cost of Brexit. The yen’s extended surge after the United Kingdom voted to exit the EU has turned the outlook for a gain in annual profit to the first decline in four years. Take Toyota Motor Corp., for instance. Since the June 23 referendum, ...
The terrorist attack in Dhaka has dampened prospects for Japanese firms that in recent years have grown more dependent on Bangladesh. The post Japanese firms assess work prospects, staff safety in Bangladesh after attacks appeared first on The Japan Times.
The dollar inched up to levels around ¥102.70 in Tokyo trading on Monday, with many traders retreating to the sidelines due to a dearth of fresh incentives. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥102.71-71, up from ¥102.54-55 at the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.1122-1.1122, up from ...
Investors cheered when Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced in May that his company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as part of an expanded strategic partnership. However, the reaction has been far less buoyant in Mizushima, an industrial Okayama Prefecture town that ...
The key Nikkei average rose for the sixth straight session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, backed by purchases of domestic demand- and resource-oriented issues, but trading remained quiet in the absence of fresh incentives. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 93.32 points, or 0.60 percent, to end at 15,775.80. ...
Hitachi Zosen Corp., a Japanese builder of plants and bridges, is pursuing mergers and acquisitions as it seeks to strengthen its waste-to-energy plant business and expand to South Asia and the Middle East. The Osaka-based company set aside ¥40 billion ($389 million) for M&A as part of a three-year business ...
Japan’s monetary base rose to a record high in June for the seventh straight month, as the Bank of Japan continued to provide more liquidity to bolster inflation, BOJ data showed Monday. The monetary base at the end of the month stood at ¥403.94 trillion, up 24.3 percent from a ...
Japanese companies cut their forecasts for inflation for five years’ time, dimming the prospects of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda meeting the 2 percent inflation target projected for next fiscal year. In a report released by the BOJ on Monday, it said companies expect 1.1 percent inflation in five ...
The Japanese unit of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. will enter the Japanese laptop market, starting with its hybrid Huawei MateBook laptop on July 15. The domestic personal computer market has been shrinking amid the popularity of smartphones. “We want to bring about a new stage by using the ...
In light of recent dismal data on prices, the Bank of Japan is expected to discuss cutting its inflation forecasts at its next monetary policy meeting, scheduled for July 28 and 29. The central bank will possibly lower its inflation projection for this fiscal year to zero to 0.5 percent, ...
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Mizuho Bank are planning to start allowing immediate money transfer services 24 hours a day. Sumitomo Mitsui said Monday it will start offering money transfer services between its accounts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, starting next February at ...