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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The Moscow construction company executive ticks off bribes typically paid by construction companies for a long list of permits and inspections needed to build a residential apartment building — or anything else in Russia. As a result, he estimates that every apartment ends up being 10 to 15 percent more ...
Japan will need economic measures in the second half of fiscal 2016 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the government will front-load budget spending, the LDP's No. 2 says. The post Additional economic measures likely in second half, LDP’s No. 2 says appeared first on The Japan Times.
Americans are flooding back into the job market at the fastest pace since before the Great Recession, encouraged by steady hiring and some signs of higher pay. The flow has halted, at least temporarily, one of the economy’s more discouraging trends: the sharp decline in the percentage of people either ...
Demand for Tesla Motors’ new lower-priced electric car surprised even the company’s CEO Friday as 198,000 people plunked down $1,000 deposits to reserve their vehicles. “Definitely going to need to rethink production planning,” a surprised CEO Elon Musk said on his Twitter feed. Musk unveiled the car Thursday night at ...
Apple turned 40 on Friday, and it is a very different company from the audacious startup that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976. Today, the maker of iPhones and Mac computers is the world’s most valuable public corporation, with 100,000 employees and a ...
A foreign company is taking over one of Japan’s leading electronics makers after Sharp Corp. and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. sealed an agreement Saturday. The post Hon Hai seals deal with Sharp appeared first on The Japan Times.
A region of Japan looking to use "ninja" warriors to boost tourism has made an American man the first foreigner to draw a salary for joining the ranks of the stealth assassins
Both the indexes fell for the first time in five weeks as BSE Sensex dropped 67.92 points or 0.26 per cent while NSE Nifty shed 3.45 points or 0.04 per cent. Massive plunge in Tokyo, resumption in fall of oil prices among other factors took a toll on the equities.
Monaco’s government says it is helping British authorities investigate a “vast corruption scandal” implicating an unspecified number of international oil companies, the tiny European principality said in a statement released late Thursday. The statement said several executives of the Monaco-based company UNAOIL have been questioned over the past few days ...
Virtual reality is a trip, but an even wilder ride could be around the corner as mind-bending startups and technology trendsetters try to emblazon the world with interactive holograms that enlighten, entertain and empower us. The concept, known as augmented reality, looks like something out of a science-fiction movie. Think ...
A plan to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022 passed both houses of the state legislature Thursday, putting the state on track to become the first in the nation to commit to such a large pay hike for the working poor. The measure, incorporating a deal ...
Negative interest rates will make next year a difficult one for Japanese lenders, and the central bank should examine the impact of the policy before pushing them further below zero, the new head of the country’s banking lobby said. The Bank of Japan’s decision to charge lenders on some of ...
U.S. economist Paul Krugman baffles the government by revealing an off-the-record conversation with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The post Abe sought ‘off record’ advice on German fiscal policy, Krugman reveals in Twitter post appeared first on The Japan Times.
The key Nikkei average plunged to its lowest close in a month on Friday, the first trading day of fiscal 2016, after being dragged down by massive selling linked to bleak Japanese economic data. The 225-issue Nikkei average tumbled 594.51 points, or 3.55 percent, on Tokyo Stock Exchange to end ...
The dollar fell moderately to around ¥112.30 in Tokyo trading on Friday, dampened by a plunge in Tokyo stock prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥112.27-28, down from ¥112.42-42 the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.1382-1383, up from $1.1344-1345, and at ¥127.80-81, up from ¥127.53-54. After ...
The ministry awakens to a new reality after three years of government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The post Ministry of Finance the loser in battle for dominance under Abe appeared first on The Japan Times.
The region hit by the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl has a new backer. “I’m now the biggest institutional investor in Fukushima,” said Curtis Freeze, New Yorker, hedge fund head and former missionary. The 53-year-old, who oversees $352 million as chief investment officer of Prospect Asset Management Inc., has taken ...
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SET-listed BTS Group Holdings and Japan's Line Corporation have entered into a joint venture to develop a mobile payment service for skytrain fares as part of Thailand's drive towards becoming a cashless society.
Japanese big manufacturers’ business sentiment deteriorated to the lowest level in nearly three years and is expected to worsen in the coming quarter, a closely watched central bank survey showed, heightening pressure on both Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of Japan to do more to shore up the ...
A revised government ordinance under the Inns and Hotels Law took effect Friday, making it easier for individuals to engage in lodging business for travelers in private homes. Under the new government rules, individuals seeking to rent vacant homes or rooms will find it easier to obtain permission for the ...