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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Fresh from beating China in a $15 billion rail contract in India, Japan now aims to sell its bullet trains to a high-speed line being planned between Singapore and the Malaysian capital. The project would open a new market for companies from Hitachi Ltd. to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The ...
A working group under the Financial System Council has compiled a draft proposal on regulations for virtual currencies that are traded on the Internet, informed sources said Wednesday. The draft calls for introducing a compulsory system for the operators of virtual currency exchanges to be registered with the Financial Services ...
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it and its subsidiaries, minicar maker Daihatsu Motor Co. and truck maker Hino Motors Ltd., are targeting global sales of 10.11 million vehicles in 2016, little changed from the 10.10 million forecast for this year. The group expects sales in emerging markets to decline next ...
Tax reform policies for fiscal 2016 are formally adopted, including rules on food items exempt from the consumption tax hike in 2017. The post Ruling bloc adopts sales tax reform policies; delays discussion on financing revenue shortfall appeared first on The Japan Times.
The most expensive meat in the world is getting a little cheaper to produce. Japanese farmers who raise wagyu cattle for 200-gram steaks that can fetch more than ¥30,000 at the poshest restaurants have been struggling to stay in business as their expenses rise faster than income. The young calves ...
The dollar rose to near ¥122 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, led by higher stock prices in Japan and abroad. At 5 p.m., the dollar was at ¥121.92-92, up from ¥120.61-61 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.0939-0940, down from $1.1052-1053, and at ¥133.38-40, up from ¥133.30-31. ...
Japan Airlines will suspend flights between Paris and Narita International Airport next month after business slumped in the wake of the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in the French capital. JAL currently operates one round trip a day between Paris and Narita. Many group tours using the JAL route were canceled ...
A government advisory panel on Wednesday urged mobile phone carriers to offer cheaper price plans for users who do not surf the Web much, and to bring monthly fees to less than ¥5,000. Critics say the price plans of three major carriers are aimed at frequent Web surfers and are ...
Stocks staged a sharp rebound on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, backed by buybacks after their recent tumble. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 484.01 points, or 2.61 percent, to end at 19,049.91. On Tuesday, the key market gauge plunged 317.52 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues grew 38.17 ...
Yahoo Japan Corp. has agreed to acquire Ikyu Corp. for as much as ¥100.2 billion, using its biggest-ever deal to bolster its online travel business. The ¥3,433-a-share offer is 42 percent more than Tuesday’s closing price, Yahoo Japan said in a statement. A tender offer for Ikyu shares will be ...
Century-old law upheld as constitutional in supreme court but issue returns to parliament
The city of Chiba is set to launch a test on delivery services using drones as it was designated as a special deregulation zone by the Japanese government on Tuesday. U.S. online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. is expected to join the test project, sources said. At the day’s meeting of ...
Printemps Ginza Co., which operates a department store in Tokyo’s fashionable Ginza district, said Tuesday that it will end its trade name and trademark contract with Printemps of France at the end of 2016 and change the names of the company and the outlet. Following the termination of the contract, ...
The United States hopes to conclude aviation talks with Cuba about the resumption of scheduled commercial airline flights “very, very soon,” a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday. The official was speaking ahead of Thursday’s one-year anniversary of the United States and Cuba’s agreement after 18 months of ...
Marking its debut in the Indian solar industry post its investment announcement of $20 billion, Japan's SoftBank won its first 350 Mw solar power project in Andhra Pradesh through its joint venture company - SBG Cleantech
She has an hourglass figure, an unflappable manner and a friendly face. Meet Min, the robot whose creators say could revolutionize card-dealing in the world’s casinos. The svelte brunette is a prototype of a human-like electronic croupier, which Paradise Entertainment Ltd., a Hong Kong-based gaming machine manufacturer and supplier, says ...
Japan Airlines will suspend flights between Paris and Narita International Airport next month as demand has fallen about 60 percent following the deadly Nov. 13 attacks. The post JAL suspending Paris-Narita flights after terrorist attacks hurt demand appeared first on The Japan Times.
Yahoo Japan Corp. has agreed to acquire Ikyu Corp. for as much as ¥100.2 billion, using its biggest-ever deal to bolster its online travel business. The ¥3,433-a-share offer is 42 percent more than Tuesday’s closing price, Yahoo Japan said in a statement. A tender offer for Ikyu shares will be ...
A consortium led by Orix Corp. has signed a contract with a debt-ridden government-backed company to take over the operation of two major airports in Osaka Prefecture, in a ¥2.2 trillion deal. Kansai Airports, formed by Orix and Vinci Airports of France, will start operating Kansai International Airport and Osaka ...
Toshiba Corp. is considering slashing several thousands of jobs worldwide as it aims to restructure its loss-making, television, personal computer and white goods businesses, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. The scandal-hit conglomerate is expected to solicit early retirements and to transfer workers, the sources said, adding that the ...
The dollar dropped below ¥121 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, weighed down by sluggish performance of Japanese stocks. At 5 p.m., the dollar was at ¥120.61-61, down from ¥121.24-25 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1052-1053, up from $1.0960-0961, and at ¥133.30-31, up from ¥132.89-90. After moving ...