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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Yamato Transport Co. decided at a board meeting Thursday to raise basic delivery fees across the board for the first time in 27 years, excluding markups from consumption tax hikes. The major delivery firm, a unit of Yamato Holdings Co., has yet to hammer out the details, including the new ...
Source: UN Security Council Country: Democratic Republic of the CongoDespite progress in implementing the 2013 Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework, the persistent activities of illegal armed groups remain a major challenge to security in the region.SECURITY COUNCIL 7923RD MEETING (PM) SC/12792 12 APRIL 2017 Democratic Republic of Congo Representative Recounts Extradition of Ex-Fighters Africa’s ...
Backing away from a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration won’t label China a currency manipulator in a report due this week, though he does think the dollar “is getting too strong.” Trump also said in an interview at the White House with The Wall Street ...
Stocks plunged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the third straight day on Thursday, taking a fresh blow from the yen’s further appreciation following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks supporting a weaker dollar and low interest rates in the United States. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 125.77 points, or 0.68 ...
The annual New York International Auto Show kicked off on Wednesday, featuring sport utility vehicles and other large automobiles that remain popular with American consumers. The exhibition, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, will open to the public for 10 days from Friday after a press preview on ...
United Airlines sought to quell the uproar over a man being dragged off a plane by announcing on Tuesday that it would no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights and would compensate customers who were on the flight when the man was removed. In an interview with ...
The dollar slumped broadly on Thursday, falling to a five-month low against the yen, after U.S. President Donald Trump helped accelerate its recent decline by saying the currency was too strong. The greenback took a heavy hit after Trump told the Wall Street Journal that the dollar “is getting too ...
General contractor Takenaka Corp. failed to declare close to ¥150 million in income over the five years through 2015, informed sources said Thursday. The National Tax Agency’s Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau concluded that Takenaka concealed ¥46 million out of the total undeclared income. Back taxes and penalties totaled ¥49 million, ...
Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing Co.’s second-quarter profit surged as Asia’s largest clothing chain accelerated its overseas expansion. Operating income gained about 80 percent to ¥42.1 billion in the three months through February, based on first-half earnings the clothing retailer released Thursday. That compares with the ¥38.5 billion average of estimates ...
Hedge fund manager Jamie Rosenwald is excited about tax reform, but it has nothing to do with Trump trades. While U.S. politicians grapple with partisan rancor, Japanese bureaucrats at a ministry once renowned for overseeing the nation’s industrial policy have been rolling out tax changes that might have flown under ...
U.S. first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the parties said the Mail retracted its false statements that ...
Toshiba Corp.’s plans for selling its memory chip business to raise much-needed cash hit a snag as joint-venture partner Western Digital Corp. said the sale may violate the companies’ contract. Western Digital Chief Executive Officer Steve Milligan wrote a letter to Toshiba’s board members on Sunday advising them that they ...
With the federal government and a Senate committee looking into the dragging of a man off a United Express flight, the airline industry is beginning to speak up against any effort to bar them from overselling flights. The CEO of Delta Air Lines called overbooking “a valid business process.” “I ...
Popular Japanese noodle restaurant chain Ippudo is making its debut in Myanmar, opening a branch in Yangon’s new Junction City Shopping Mall. Chikaranomoto Holdings Co., the Fukuoka-based operator of the ramen restaurant chain, opened its first outlet on Tuesday ahead of a grand opening in May. The Yangon restaurant is ...
Lawson Inc. said Wednesday that Genichi Tamatsuka will step aside as chairman of the convenience store operator in May. Tamatsuka, 54, is expected to be named as an adviser at Lawson’s general shareholders meeting set for May 30. Tamatsuka’s resignation came after the company established a new management team, a ...
The dollar plunged to a five-month low below ¥110 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, with escalating geopolitical tensions keeping investors away from risky assets. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥109.67-67, down from ¥110.54-55 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.0618-0620, up from $1.0590-0590, and at ...
Stocks plunged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, dragged down by the yen’s rise against the dollar amid growing geopolitical tensions. The 225-issue Nikkei average dived 195.26 points, or 1.04 percent, to close at 18,552.61, hitting its lowest finish since Dec. 7 last year. On Tuesday, the key market gauge ...
Large-scale renovation work set to be completed in the spring of 2020 has started at Tokyo Disneyland as its operator aims to reverse a recent downtrend in visitor numbers. In the ¥75 billion project, the largest investment by Oriental Land Co. since the amusement park opened in 1983 in Urayasu, ...
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Country: WorldDevelopment aid reached a new peak of USD 142.6 billion in 2016. However, much of this increase in humanitarian aid and spending on refugees was in donor countries.11/04/2017 - Development aid reached a new peak of USD 142.6 billion in 2016, an increase ...
Asean and Japan have vowed to speed up talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact, fearing that US protectionist trade stance may bring negative impacts.
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp said it will commercialise rehabilitation robots later this year when it makes its robotic walk assist system available for rent, joining Honda Motor Co in marketing mobility devices for Japan's ageing population.