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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Railway operators in rural Japan are replacing diesel-guzzling trains with new battery-powered rolling stock, taking advantage of the low-maintenance, environmentally friendly modern technology to cut costs and emissions. East Japan Railway Co. began using battery-powered trains on the Oga Line in Akita Prefecture in March, following a similar change on ...
Speculation is growing over who should succeed Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda when his term expires in April next year. The post Speculation grows over who is qualified to succeed Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor appeared first on The Japan Times.
Toshiba, which sold the first Japan-made color television in 1960, now appears to want to sell its TV business.
South Korea, China and Japan will hold a new round of talks on a three-way free trade agreement in Tokyo next week, Sout
Tokyo led all households in switching power companies after the liberalization of the electricity market last year, but the trend hasn’t picked up steam yet. The post Only 5.5% of households changed power companies after electricity market’s liberalization in 2016 appeared first on The Japan Times.
In our last column we talked about the economic effectiveness (keizai kōka) of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Keizai kōka is often used as an indication of how much money a given scheme or phenomenon adds to a particular economy. As we pointed out, the number only takes into consideration the ...
Japan’s public and private sectors are discussing forming a consortium to bid for Toshiba’s vaunted memory chip unit to protect its technology from falling into foreign hands. The post Public-private consortium mulled to bid for Toshiba’s chip unit as security concerns mount appeared first on The Japan Times.
Toshiba Corp. had not received auditor approval for its April-December earnings report as of Friday morning, informed sources said the same day. Its deadline for submitting the financial statement is Tuesday. If it fails again, it will have to request another extension or be delisted. The scandal-tained electronics and machinery ...
President Donald Trump chose Kevin Hassett, an economics adviser to past Republican presidential candidates, on Friday to be chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Hassett will play a critical role in analyzing the performance of the economy and impact of policy changes. Hassett is the research director ...
The U.S. unemployment rate fell in March to 4.5 percent, its lowest level in nearly 10 years, but job creation tumbled unexpectedly, underscoring the challenges President Donald Trump faces to fulfill his pledge of creating 25 million jobs. After months of pumping out new jobs at a steady clip, the ...
Yamato Transport Co., Japan’s leading door-to-door courier firm, is considering withdrawing from its same-day delivery service for Amazon.com Inc. to reduce the heavy workload on its drivers, sources close to the matter said Friday. The online retail giant offers the service to customers who pay a ¥3,900 annual fee, using ...
The dollar showed some resilience on buybacks in Tokyo trading late Friday after diving on the news of a U.S. military strike on Syria. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.60-61, up from ¥110.51-52 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0635-0636, down from $1.0646-0646, and at ...
Stocks closed higher thanks to buybacks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday after briefly falling on the news of a U.S. missile strike on Syria. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 67.57 points, or 0.36 percent, to end at 18,664.63. On Thursday, the key market gauge tumbled 264.21 points to its ...
Renesas Electronics Corp. has unveiled a prototype autonomous vehicle that has the ability to protect itself from cyberattacks. The prototype, announced Thursday and equipped with Renesas semiconductor products, can run safely even if it is hit by vehicle malfunctions or cyberattacks. The company is working toward the future commercialization of ...
Scientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes. Despite ethical and safety concerns, investors are attracted by synthetic biology’s wide market potential and the plummeting cost ...
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes for labor reforms, hopes are growing that it may alter the country’s deep-rooted culture of overwork and nudge more workers toward striking the right work-life balance. The recent start of Premium Friday, an initiative led by the government and the private sector, is symbolic ...
Beleaguered Toshiba gets a ¥3 trillion bid for its precious computer chip business from Taiwan’s Hon Hai. The post Toshiba gets ¥3 trillion offer for chip unit from Hon Hai appeared first on The Japan Times.
The Trump administration and the Japanese government are in discussions to ensure that the bankruptcy of Toshiba Corp’s U.S. unit, Westinghouse Electric Co., does not lead to U.S. technology secrets and infrastructure falling into Chinese hands, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy last month hit by ...
From the fifth-floor office of his internet startup, Kazz Watabe can see the sea bass jump in the bay as he works on his fishing website to the sound of jazz and the waves washing on the beach below. It’s a scene that could be from any of the seaside ...
Denmark decided to turn down an offer last year from Chinese mining company General Nice Group to buy an abandoned naval base on Greenland due to security concerns, sources involved in the decision said. Danish politicians did not want to jeopardize their country’s relationship with the United States, Copenhagen’s main ...
Monthly allowances given by parents to students who entered private colleges in the Tokyo metropolitan area last spring dropped for the 16th straight year, a survey has showed. The average allowance per month for first-year students at school away from home fell by ¥1,000 from the previous year to ¥85,700, ...