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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Honda Motor Co. plans to shake up job terms next fiscal year and lift its retirement age by five years to 65, making the carmaker one of Japan Inc.’s biggest companies to take action in coping with the nation’s aging demographics. Other proposed changes applying to about 40,000 employees at ...
Railway operator Keikyu Corp. said Monday it will launch a new discount service for foreign tourists traveling in groups. Parties of between nine and 50 individuals, including a tour guide, will receive one free fare. In groups up to 100 in size there will be two free tickets, and three ...
Japanese news organization Nikkei Inc. announced Monday that it has completed the acquisition of major British newspaper The Financial Times from the U.K. media giant Pearson PLC. Per the agreement, first announced by Nikkei and Pearson in July, the Japanese company paid £844 million (about $1.3 billion) for all the ...
With the economy in recession, officials are appealing to businesses to share more of their wealth.
The Government Pension Investment Fund suffered a record ¥7.89 trillion loss in the July-September quarter, hit by slides in global stock markets amid concerns about China’s economic slowdown. The loss was the largest on a quarterly basis since the fund was set up in 2001. The GPIF also said Monday ...
Stocks retreated Monday under pressure from weaker-than-expected economic indicators in Japan. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 136.47 points, or 0.69 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to close at 19,747.47. On Friday, the key market gauge lost 60.47 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues fell 14.20 points, or ...
The dollar moved in a narrow range above ¥122.50 in Tokyo trading Monday ahead of key economic announcements later this week. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥122.83-83, up from ¥122.39-40 the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.0583-0584, down from $1.0622-0623, and at ¥130.00-00, almost unchanged from ...
Vehicle production dropped 0.5 percent in October to 813,110 units from a year ago, as demand for minivehicles remained sluggish amid the lingering effects of tax hikes, data by an industry body showed Monday. Although auto output has logged 16 consecutive months of decline, exports rose 3.8 percent year-on-year to ...
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday called on companies to raise wages in line with the central bank’s efforts to achieve 2 percent inflation, saying a suitable environment has already been established. Speaking at a meeting of business leaders in Nagoya, Kuroda said, “In our view, the environment ...
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is reportedly seeking to halt funding for the lion’s share of a ¥70 billion renewable energy program by removing tax breaks for companies that install solar panels to sell power. Cutting the solar incentive portion of the initiative will shore up funds and help Prime ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has big plans for Japan to lead the way in clean cars. His bureaucrats are getting in the way. Abe has declared hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles “the ultimate eco-car,” praising their promise for the environment and the nation’s automakers, which are ahead of the pack. A ...
Nippon Life Insurance Co., which is seeking to gather about ¥300 billion ($2.4 billion) for what would be Japan’s largest private real estate investment trust, is targeting returns of 4 percent as yields on government bonds languish near zero. Nippon Life Realty Management Inc. will seek investments from large Japanese ...
A test service was launched Monday to dispatch ambulance helicopters to the scene of car accidents after analyzing data sent automatically from the vehicles, operators said. Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. are teaming up with a nonprofit organization to test the feasibility of the service, called D-Call Net, ...
Japan is likely to keep derivatives outside the scope of financial products for which losses can be used to offset gains from other financial products for tax purposes — at least for the time being — sources said. But the government and the ruling coalition believe it will be difficult ...
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is starting to convince bond investors he can revive inflation without extra monetary easing. The debt market’s inflation expectations for the coming decade are starting to tick higher following a six-month slide, even after the central bank defied rising conjecture among analysts for more ...
The Abe administration and ruling camp plan to extend the safeguard import restriction system for beef and pork by one year until the end of March 2017. The administration will include the extension in its fiscal 2016 tax system reform package, informed sources said Monday. For beef, for example, Japan ...
The International Monetary Fund is expected to approve inclusion of China’s yuan in its SDR basket of elite currencies Monday, rewarding Beijing’s strong pursuit of the global status. The IMF executive board is scheduled to meet Monday to decide on the recommendation by staff experts last month to include the ...
The nation’s industrial output rose 1.4 percent in October from the month before, below forecasts and a decrease from the year before. Government data released Monday also showed retail spending fell in October from a year earlier. The slowdown in China has reverberated in neighboring Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, ...
(Publicity) The major motor shows around the world always strive to provide a look into the future of cars and design, while showcasing the latest innovations and technology. However, the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show took the look at the future of driving and mobility to new heights with nearly every ...
(Publicity) Lexus, Japan’s premier luxury carmaker, has created two unique spaces in Tokyo’s trendy and upscale Aoyama district. Lexus International Gallery Aoyama works to promote the appeal of Lexus, while INTERSECT BY LEXUS-TOKYO engages primarily in branding activities. The two work in collaboration to allow customers to easily and comfortably ...
(Publicity) The “Amazing in Motion” project featuring a working “hoverboard” has attracted global audiences. Amazing in Motion is a set of global projects created by Lexus to showcase its imagination, innovation and design excellence. It builds on the Lexus ambition to connect with the hearts, as well as the minds, ...