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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
A source familiar with the matter says Takata estimates a callback of its air bag inflators would total about ¥2.7 trillion. The post Takata said to put worst-case recall costs at $24 billion appeared first on The Japan Times.
Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, weighed down by the yen’s strengthening against the dollar, with the Nikkei average ending below 17,000 for the first time in a week. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 224.57 points, or 1.31 percent, to close at 16,878.96, its first ...
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a supplier of air-to-air missiles to Japan’s armed forces, is looking to adapt the technologies it originally developed for military use to help autonomous driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions. Components such as millimeter-wave radar, sonar, sensors and cameras — some of which were developed to ...
In August 2009, after ruptured air bag inflators in Honda vehicles were linked to least four injuries and a death, the automaker quietly requested a design change and did not notify U.S. regulators, Honda confirmed in response to inquiries from Reuters. Honda Motor Co. asked supplier Takata Corp. to produce ...
Japan’s industrial production dropped the most since the March 2011 earthquake as falling exports sapped demand and a steel-mill explosion halted domestic car production at Toyota Motor Corp. Output slumped 6.2 percent in February after rising in January, the trade ministry said on Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast ...
The U.S. government filed suit against Volkswagen on Tuesday, charging the German automaker deceived American consumers by promoting supposedly “clean diesel” vehicles that were actually fitted with illegal pollution-cheating devices. The Federal Trade Commission said it is seeking a federal court order requiring Volkswagen to compensate consumers who bought or ...
The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers suddenly discover they can’t keep their most personal information safe. Meanwhile, Apple remains in the dark about how to restore the security of its flagship product. The government said it was ...
Keisei Electric Railway Co. said Tuesday that it plans to introduce tablets equipped with a multilingual translation app for the increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan at 65 of its stations, beginning Thursday. Apple Inc.’s iPad Air 2 tablets will be distributed to all Keisei Electric Railway stations except ...
The Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday ordered Nippon Chemi-Con Corp. and four other manufacturers to pay about ¥6.698 billion in fines for running a price-fixing cartel for capacitors in violation of the antimonopoly law. The fines included about ¥1.435 billion for Nippon Chemi-Con, ¥3.640 billion for Nichicon Corp., ¥1.068 billion ...
KDDI Corp. said Tuesday it has developed an easy-to-use communication tool that looks like a teddy bear and can help young children and grandparents stay in touch. The Comi Kuma device has 12 built-in sensors and a Bluetooth module that allow it to work in sync with a smartphone. If ...
Economic stimulus package takes shape despite concerns about global economy
In Giappone entra in vigore la riforma della difesa. Le nuove leggi, volute dal premier Shinzō Abe e molto contestate dalla popolazione, permetteranno ai militari giapponesi di intervenire a fianco di un paese alleato in un conflitto o in missioni di pace all’estero. In base alla costituzione le forze armate ...
(Teleborsa) - Il Giappone conferma la forza del mercato del lavoro nonostante la ben nota stagnazione che sta mettendo sotto scacco la terza economia al mondo. A febbraio, segnala il Ministero degli...
A political deal to raise California’s minimum wage to a nation-leading $15 an hour could help some workers cope with the state’s crushing cost of living but also deprive other low-wage earners of jobs altogether, economists said Monday as Gov. Jerry Brown and other leaders touted what would be a ...
The FBI has unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, officials said Monday, ending a heated legal standoff with Apple that had pitted U.S. authorities against Silicon Valley. Apple, backed by a broad coalition of technology giants like Google and Facebook, was fiercely opposed to assisting ...
Embattled German automaker Volkswagen said Monday it is recalling about 5,200 VW e-Golf vehicles in the United States over a battery problem that can cause their electric engine to stall. Volkswagen Group of America, VW’s U.S. unit, is recalling certain 2015-2016 model years of the e-Golf. The company said “oversensitive ...
As more and more consumers turn to luxury products to enhance their lifestyles, Nissin Food Products Co. will start selling premium brand Cup Noodles from April. Two varieties of Cup Noodle Rich are set to debut: one, Chinese-style thick oyster-flavored soup with imitation shark’s fin made from gelatin, and the ...
The dollar was firmer around ¥113.70 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday, with traders waiting to see an upcoming speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to find any clues as to the timing of an additional interest rate hike by the U.S. central bank. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood ...
Stocks fell back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday amid a growing wait-and-see mood prior to closely watched events including a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 30.84 points, or 0.18 percent, to finish at 17,103.53. On Monday, the key market gauge advanced ...
Apple Inc. suffered one major casualty in its legal victory over the FBI: bragging rights over the iPhone’s security. The FBI’s decision to abandon its effort to force Apple to help break into a terrorist’s handset marks a win for the company. Yet the agency’s claim that it found a ...
Japan Post Insurance Co. and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. plan to tie up on a wide range of operations, including asset management and product development, informed sources said Tuesday. The two companies will jointly invest in growth areas such as overseas infrastructure projects to survive what is seen as the ...