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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
For decades, the Sawai family was content to keep the drug business it founded focused on the Japanese market. Now, it is steering the country’s second-biggest maker of generic drugs through its first overseas acquisition in its 88-year history. Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., which plans to complete a $1 billion purchase ...
After five years of restructuring by Sony Corp., Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said Tuesday he is confident the once-dominant electronics giant will see an operating profit of ¥500 billion, the largest in two decades, in the current business year. “Achieving such a high goal poses a significant challenge for ...
When it comes to culture and entertainment, Japan has a rich history spanning from ancient legends and sports to modern manga and video games. Now a new generation of inventors is drawing on this culture to create sports with a 21st-century twist — helping players feel “superhuman” through technology or ...
Japan’s agricultural sector has seen a major shift from family-owned businesses to corporate operators employing a growing number of younger farmers, according to the fiscal 2016 white paper on agriculture approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. The paper says that the number of farmers under long-term employment of companies stood ...
Subaru Corp. is considering electric versions of its existing models for the carmaker’s first foray into the technology, as it joins peers around the world in pouring cash into battery-powered vehicles amid tightening emissions rules. Subaru, which plans to make record investments in research and development this financial year, is ...
Apartment construction is booming as the wealthy rush to invest in rental housing as a way to reduce inheritance tax and banks hand out easy mortgages, but concerns are mounting that excessive supply paired with a shrinking population could soon lead to the bursting of the bubble. New starts on ...
Apple growers are increasingly going into the cider business, often with government assistance aimed at revitalizing regional economies that are grappling with the prospect of aging and dwindling populations, especially among farmers. As is the case in many agricultural areas in the country, the graying of orchardists is an acute ...
French fare feast Air France’s business class customers can enjoy Michelin-starred chef Michel Roth’s signature dishes on long-haul flights from Paris through June. Each month, the menu will be renewed with two new dishes. In May, customers can choose either chicken with rare peppers and citrus honey, caramelized pineapple and ...
President Donald Trump is proposing to balance the federal budget within a decade by making sharp cuts to social safety-net programs like food stamps and Medicaid and offering optimistic estimates of economic growth and tax revenues to fulfill the promise of a government back in the black. Tuesday’s budget blueprint ...
The Dakota Access pipeline system leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in two separate incidents in March — the second and third known leaks discovered as crews prepared the disputed $3.8 billion pipeline for operation. Two barrels, or 84 gallons (320 liters), spilled due to a ...
Fox News was hit with new sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits on Monday, adding to the catalog of complaints that has rattled the U.S. cable news network and its corporate parent 21st Century Fox Inc. New York City lawyer Douglas Wigdor filed lawsuits in federal court in Manhattan on behalf ...
President Donald Trump is proposing to balance the federal budget within a decade by making sharp cuts to social safety-net programs like food stamps and Medicaid and offering optimistic estimates of economic growth and tax revenues to fulfill the promise of a government back in the black. Tuesday’s budget blueprint ...
A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley and featured on the National Geographic Channel is set to be auctioned after sitting on a runway in New Mexico for 30 years. The red 1962 Lockheed Jetstar, one of many owned by the King of rock ‘n’ roll, has no engines ...
The Dakota Access pipeline system leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in two separate incidents in March — the second and third known leaks discovered as crews prepared the disputed $3.8 billion pipeline for operation. Two barrels, or 84 gallons (320 liters), spilled due to a ...
America’s top automakers will skip the Tokyo Motor Show again, raising doubts about their interest in the tough Japanese market, which U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to open wider, it was learned Monday. The list of participants at the biennial event this year, released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers ...
China’s biggest online retailer, JD.com Inc., announced plans Monday to develop drone aircraft capable of carrying a ton or more for long-distance deliveries. The company said it will test the drones on a network it is developing to cover the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi. It said they will carry ...
Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April, helped by a further rise in exports including to the United States, according to official data released Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to root out “unfair” trade practices around the world and target countries, including Japan, ...
The dollar fell to around ¥111.30 in Tokyo late Monday amid a jittery mood ahead of the release of a U.S. budget proposal Tuesday. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.29-30, down from ¥111.46-46 at the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.1171-1171, up from $1.1138-1140, and at ...
Stocks gained ground Monday following Wall Street’s advance Friday. The Nikkei 225 average climbed 87.52 points, or 0.45 percent, to finish at 19,678.28. On Friday, the key market gauge gained 36.90 points. The Topix, which covers all first-section issues, ended 7.92 points, or 0.51 percent, higher at 1,567.65 after rising ...
Japan and the World Trade Organization on Monday issued what is believed to be an unprecedented joint statement reaffirming their commitment to fostering free trade in the face of a recent surge of protectionism embodied by U.S. president Donald Trump. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo ...
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. has no plans to form a capital alliance with a major banking group, President and Chief Executive Officer Seiji Nakata, said in a recent interview. No capital alliance will be formed with any banking group “at least while I’m president and CEO,” said Nakata, who assumed ...