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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The board of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. is planning this week to discuss a proposed takeover of Dell Inc.’s Perot Systems division, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The board of Japan’s biggest phone company will discuss issues including a price range its NTT Data Corp. ...
The Diet approved Makoto Sakurai as a Bank of Japan board member Wednesday, a move expected to strengthen Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s support on the board. Sakurai is an international finance researcher with ties to reflationalists such as Koichi Hamada, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was confirmed by ...
Nobel-winning U.S. economist Paul Krugman has urged Japan to hold off on a consumption tax increase planned for April next year and hammer out new stimulus measures to overcome deflation. “I would call for not hiking the consumption tax,” Krugman said Tuesday after a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
France published a decree on Tuesday that requires cigarette manufacturers to introduce plain packaging by the end of the year. Japan Tobacco International immediately said it would challenge the measure. The publication of the decree was the culmination of government efforts launched in 2014 to require tobacco firms to sell ...
Obayashi Corp. is considering building a wind power project with as much as 455 megawatts of capacity off the coast of Akita Prefecture, amid a push by the local government to expand the use of clean energy. The Tokyo-based construction company plans to begin an environmental impact assessment as early ...
Japanese broadcasters whose programs are shown overseas are stepping up content aimed at potential tourists. Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. is slated to expand its overseas service area to 22 nations by fiscal 2020. It currently serves only four. NHK gave a 30 percent boost to its budget in fiscal 2015 ...
The dollar climbed above ¥111.50 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, supported by gains on the stock market. It shed part of its gains in late hours on news of terrorist bomb attacks in Brussels. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.71-72, up from ¥111.33-34 at the same time Friday. ...
Children’s library opens Family restaurant Hyappon No Spoon (100 Spoons) in Yokohama’s Azamino Gardens appeals to parents for their wide range of healthy meals served in a relaxing atmosphere. On March 1, the restaurant made a move to make itself more appealing to children by opening a library in the ...
Tokyo stocks snapped their four-session losing streak on Tuesday as the yen weakened against the dollar. The Nikkei gained 323.74 points, or 1.94 percent, to close at 17,048.55. On Friday, it gave up 211.57 points. The market was closed on Monday for a national holiday. The Topix ended up 24.88 ...
Commercial and residential land prices log their first increase in eight years as tourism pushes up demand for hotels and shops. The post Japan land prices rise 0.1% on demand for tourist premises appeared first on The Japan Times.
Supermarket sales increased 3.4 percent in February from a year earlier on a same-store basis, an industry body said Tuesday. It was the second straight month of gain. Food sales rose 5.2 percent, aided by the growing popularity of prepared foods. Sales of household products, ranging from furniture to electric ...
Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. is considering cutting its takeover bid for ailing Sharp Corp. by ¥100 billion ($895 million) to ¥200 billion, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Hon Hai, better known by its trade name Foxconn, is weighing the change to reflect future financial risks facing ...
(Teleborsa) - Cattive notizie per l'attività industriale in Giappone, soprattutto a causa della frenata degli ordini e delle esportazioni sui timori per un rallentamento dell'economia globale....
Japan urged China on Monday to scrap import restrictions on farm, forestry and fisheries products that were put in place after the Fukushima nuclear crisis erupted in March 2011. Kazuyoshi Honkawa, vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, made the request at a bilateral subcabinet-level dialogue in Beijing on agricultural ...
For Kyo Yamamoto, leaving investment choices to a computer rather than making his own calls has been the best strategy as unorthodox global monetary policies only worsen market volatility. Right now, the machine says sell Japan government bonds. GCI Systematic Macro Fund, a Japanese hedge fund that earned 19 percent ...
The government agreed Tuesday to raise the cap on deposits at Japan Post Bank despite fears among small, regional rivals that it will result in an outflow of funds. Savers will be able to stash a total of ¥13 million in future, compared with ¥10 million as of now. The ...
The Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s biggest pension fund, named Norihiro Takahashi, a former senior managing director at a domestic agricultural bank, as president to replace Takahiro Mitani. The $1.25 trillion fund chose Takahashi, 58 and a former managing director at Norinchukin Bank Ltd., as president from April 1, ...
M3 Inc., a medical Web portal backed by Sony Corp., is embarking on a plan to step up investments in health care startups at home and abroad. “Our targets are small firms in the areas such as regenerative medicine, medical devices, digital health care and robotics for medicine in Japan, ...
Shipments of white goods in February grew 10.7 percent from a year before to ¥168.4 billion, up for the 10th straight month, the Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association said Tuesday. The rise chiefly reflected solid sales of energy-saving and high value-added refrigerators. Shipments of white goods are recovering firmly after the ...
Embattled air bag manufacturer Takata Corp. plans to sell most of its shares in other companies, including automakers, as it covers the costs of recalling defective air bags, informed sources said Tuesday. As of the end of March last year, Takata held shares in Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., ...
No more fiddling with remote-controller buttons or a mouse. Just look. San Francisco-based startup Fove has developed eye-tracking for virtual reality — that kernel of technology many feel is key for the illusion of becoming immersed in a setting. Glance, and a video-game character talks back. Or use a death ...