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Vai alla Scheda Paese »That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The International Monetary Fund called on Asian economies to learn from Japan’s experience and act early to cope with rapidly aging populations, warning that parts of the region risk “getting old before becoming rich.” Asia has enjoyed substantial demographic dividends in the past decades, but the growing number of elderly ...
Warren Buffett said Monday that United Airlines bungled the case of the passenger dragged off a plane last month, and he criticized the CEO’s handling of the incident. Buffett also said airplanes “may become like cattle cars,” but that’s because a significant number of passengers will put up with crowding ...
An Austrian court has ruled that Facebook must delete hate speech postings worldwide and that Austrian law can be applied to lawsuits against the social media website. Maria Windhager, a lawyer for an Austrian politician, said Monday’s ruling is a rebuff to the social media giant’s claims that any court ...
Toshiba Corp. is considering releasing unaudited full-year earnings results on the May 22 deadline despite having no clear prospects of approval from its auditor, according to sources close to the matter. PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC continues to disagree with Toshiba over losses related to its U.S. nuclear unit after the auditing ...
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has a rocky history with Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault SA and chairman of two Japanese automakers, having clashed over government involvement in the management of the French firm. The post Macron win may reignite rivalry with Renault chief Ghosn appeared first on The Japan Times.
The dollar rose above ¥112.50 in Tokyo trading on Monday, with investors relieved at pro-European Union centrist Emmanuel Macron’s win over far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s French presidential runoff. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥112.54-55, up from ¥112.17-17 at the same time Tuesday, the previous market ...
The benchmark Nikkei average surged to hit a 17-month closing high on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, following the victory of centrist Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European Union candidate, in the French presidential runoff on Sunday. The 225-issue Nikkei closed up 450.00 points, or 2.31 percent, from last Tuesday at ...
Wisdom of Entrepreneurs Masashi Hato, founder and CEO of financial consulting company Key of Life, had envisioned starting his own business during university and decided to join Keyence to acquire the skills needed to become an entrepreneur. With a surprising 50 percent profit margin, Keyence is a manufacturing company specializing ...
Haruhiko Kuroda joked that his previous role running the Asian Development Bank was more exciting than the assignment he’s taken on as governor of the Bank of Japan. Kuroda, who’s spearheaded massive monetary stimulus in Japan for more than four years but still faces an inflation rate near zero, was ...
Takashimaya Co. is willing to introduce telework as a new work style, Shigeru Kimoto, president of the major department store operator, said in a recent interview. Women account for about 70 percent of all workers at Takashimaya. The company has already introduced shorter working hours in consideration of expectant mothers ...
Demand for condominiums in Osaka is growing among family households as well as the wealthy, with the increasing supply of affordable properties a stark contrast to falling demand in central Tokyo. The number of new condos listed for sale in the city of Osaka, excluding single-room units provided as investment ...
Aozora Bank on Monday officially relocated its head office to the nearby campus of Sophia University in central Tokyo, while partnering with the school on a research project and an upcoming course on banking. The bank’s new headquarters are in a 17-story building that was completed in January. Aozora officials ...
Japan plans to establish a council by the end of the year to discuss ways to spread expected economic benefits from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics nationwide, sources have said. The central government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party hope to use the council, to comprise the central and ...
Cosmetics makers are stepping up efforts to tap the men’s cosmetics market by targeting male university students preparing for their job interviews as the job-hunting season gets underway in Japan. Shiseido Co., Japan’s leading cosmetics-maker, launched a new website for its uno series of men’s cosmetics in March. Visitors to ...
Electronics giant Fujitsu Ltd. foresees a rosy outlook for its digital solutions business in Thailand as internet of things technology gradually increases local entrepreneurs’ interest in digitalization. Eiji Furukawa, managing director of Fujitsu (Thailand) Co., said a growing number of local manufacturers are turning to such technology for their operations, ...
Ask Taiwanese Premier Lin Chuan about the economy he’s been charged with managing and he’ll talk about the need for innovation, investment and higher paying jobs. He’ll also tell you one way to achieve those goals is by welcoming more immigrants. In an interview Friday in Taipei, Lin laid out ...
The International Trade Commission of the United States ruled on May 5 that the steel products made in eight countries, including Korea and Japan, were imported to the country at unfairly low levels, thereby causing damage to the U.S. steel industry. With this ruling, the Department of Commerce's earlier decision to levy anti-dumping duties on steels from ...
The sister of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been in China courting individual investors with a much-criticized federal visa program that provides a path toward obtaining U.S. green cards. Kushner’s sister, Nicole Meyer, promoted One Journal Square, a Kushner Companies’ development in Jersey City, at an event Sunday ...
President Donald Trump says labor unions have an open door to his White House, but so far, he’s holding the door a little more ajar for some organizations than others. Trump has put out the welcome mat for the nation’s construction trades, with whom he’s had relationships during decades of ...
The dark gray fish prized for its buttery flavor live deep in the ocean, so researchers keep their lab cold and dark to simulate ideal conditions for sablefish larvae. A biologist shines his dim red headlamp and uses an ultrasound to scan the belly of an anesthetized sablefish about the ...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide a $500 million loan to Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz 2 project, the Azeri finance ministry said today. The ADB said earlier this year it was considering lending money to Azerbaijan to help fund the second stage of development of the Shah Deniz natural ...