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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Skymark Airlines is considering using Haneda airport among other facilities for its planned international charter flights, Masahiko Ichie said in a recent interview. He cited Ibaraki Airport, Fukuoka Airport and Kagoshima Airport as other possible sites. Skymark, the nation’s third-largest carrier, aims to launch international charter flights in fiscal 2018 ...
After correctly predicting its advance beyond ¥115 and then ¥110 per dollar, Eisuke Sakakibara now says the nation’s currency may strengthen to ¥100 by year-end. The former Finance Ministry official in charge of currency intervention, who was dubbed Mr. Yen for his ability to influence the exchange rate in the ...
Sales of used cars in Japan rose 1.7 percent in fiscal 2015 from the previous year to 3,733,321 units, marking the first growth in three years, an industry body’s data showed Tuesday. The number of used vehicles, excluding minicars with engines no larger than 660 cubic centimeters, however, was the ...
Beer and quasi-beer shipments from January to March fell 3.8 percent from a year earlier to 80,684,000 cases, the lowest level for the period, data from five major brewers showed Tuesday. Each case contains the equivalent of 20 bottles of 633 milliliters. Shipments slumped for happoshu low-malt quasi-beer and so-called ...
Loan growth slowed to the weakest pace in three years in March, signaling the central bank’s introduction of negative interest rates has yet to spur credit in the world’s third-largest economy. Loans, excluding trusts, rose 2 percent from a year earlier, slowing from 2.2 percent in February, the Bank of ...
Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation’s largest brokerage, plans to shut down its European equity operations as it cuts costs after years of failing to become profitable overseas, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The Tokyo-based securities firm will shutter equity research, sales, trading and underwriting for European stocks, ...
Ryuji Idenoue, 35, and his wife Moyuka bought a condo late last year in a building under construction in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, that plays up the fact that there is greenery on-site. “On top of the fact that it is located near the station, which makes it an easy commute, ...
Goldman Sachs will pay $5.1 billion in fines and consumer relief to resolve charges it misled investors on mortgage-backed securities ahead of the housing bust, U.S. officials announced Monday. The Justice Department’s announcement of a final settlement follows Goldman Sachs’s disclosure of preliminary agreement in January. The settlement covers Goldman ...
Some maple syrup makers in Vermont, the country’s largest producer, are having a banner year despite initial fears that an early start to the maple season this winter would cut it short. The warm weather in late March and early April didn’t bring an end to the maple sap gathering ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday unveiled the design of a new Australian $5 bill as part of a currency overhaul to improve banknote security. The banknote will feature new security measures, including a new distinctive top-to-bottom window, the RBA said. “Innovative new security features have been incorporated ...
Sharp Corp. said Monday it will nearly double the number of new recruits for fiscal 2017 as it begins to rebuild under Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The struggling electronics maker plans to hire 290 graduates — 200 university graduates and 90 high school and vocational school graduates. This ...
The owner of Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper and media group is in early talks over a bid for the ailing U.S. Internet company Yahoo. A spokesman for the DailyMail.com said Sunday that, given the success of its site and Elite Daily, it has “been in discussions with a number of ...
Sharp Corp. said Monday it will nearly double the number of new recruits for fiscal 2017 as the struggling electronics maker seeks to rebuild itself under Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Sharp plans to hire 290 graduates — 200 university graduates and 90 high school and vocational school graduates. ...
HONG KONG — Japan's Nikkei led most Asian stock markets lower Monday as the yen resumed its march against the dollar and investors nervous about the stuttering global economy tentatively await the start of corporate earnings season.
Japanese are increasingly choosing to study English in the Philippines over the United States or U.K., driven by the lures of cheaper tuition fees and the proximity to home. And corporations are also encouraging staff to study in the Philippines, where English is one of the official languages. Auto parts ...
The dollar dropped to the ¥108 level in Tokyo trading Monday as most traders shrugged off fears about yen-selling intervention. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥108.05-06, down from ¥109.05-06 the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.1377-1377, almost unchanged from $1.1379-1379, and at ¥122.94-95, down from ¥124.09-10. ...
Stocks turned lower Monday as selling picked up with the yen’s ascent against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 70.39 points, or 0.44 percent, to close at 15,751.13 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Friday, the key market gauge climbed 71.68 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues ...
The IMF on Sunday defended the use of negative interest rates by central banks in light of the “significant risks” of slow growth, while acknowledging the potential for dangerous boom-and-bust cycles. Six central banks, notably the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan, have taken the unprecedented measure, aimed ...
The Tokyo District Court on Monday ruled in favor of Katsuhisa Otsuka, former chairman of major furniture retailer Otsuka Kagu Ltd., in his lawsuit against a firm related to his eldest daughter over corporate bond redemption. In the suit, Katsuhisa Otsuka, who recently lost a battle for control of the ...
Carbon fiber may often be dubbed the next-generation material, but it’s another product — cellulose nanofiber — that is increasingly attracting attention among manufacturers. A low-weight, high-strength material, cellulose nanofiber has potential use in a wide range of products, including auto parts, food packaging, clothing, cosmetics and inks. Recognizing this, ...
The world’s central bankers, already hitting the limits of their effectiveness on growth and inflation, are now contending with another risk: that additional stimulus could produce lackluster results and undercut investor confidence. The Bank of Japan’s decision in January to take interest rates negative has sent bond yields tumbling, while ...