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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The Osaka Municipal Assembly has approved an ordinance to privatize public subway and bus operations in the major city in April 2018. The privatization of a public subway system will be a national first. According to the ordinance, approved Tuesday, subway operations will be transferred to a new company of ...
hiba Pref. Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture has unveiled self-service baggage drop machines for international flights. Introduced on Thursday, the baggage machines, along with check-in devices, are expected to help shorten the average check-in and baggage drop-off time from some 20 minutes to 2 to 3 minutes. The first-ever ...
Declaring “the start of a new era” in energy production, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would revive the coal industry and create jobs. The move makes good on his campaign pledge to unravel former President Barack Obama’s plan to curb global warming. The order ...
Valentino, stilista italiano e creatore dell’omonimo marchio Made in Italy famoso in tutto il mondo, macina record e a quanto pare non ha nessuna intenzione di fermarsi. Il 2016 infatti ha segnato un traguardo importantissimo per l'azienda che ha recentemente annunciato di aver chiuso il 2016 superando quota 1 miliardo di euro ...
Fujitsu Ltd. and China’s Lenovo Group Ltd. will delay the planned integration of their personal computer businesses, a company source said Tuesday. The two companies initially aimed to reach a final agreement on the integration within March. But negotiations will not be concluded until April at the earliest, the source ...
The government said Tuesday it will help finance the building of hotels in large cities by private developers as part of its efforts to meet demand amid a boom in foreign visitors to Japan. The government aims to attract 40 million foreign visitors in 2020 when Tokyo hosts the Olympic ...
A leader of a U.S. congressional group dedicated to promoting relations with Japan on Monday voiced eagerness to boost bilateral economic ties despite Washington’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal. “Whatever happens with (a possible Japan-U.S. trade deal), we want to make sure that our economic ties remain ...
The dollar bounced back to levels around ¥110.70 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday as traders moved to cover short positions in the U.S. unit, seeing its downside as limited for now. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.68-68, up from ¥110.18-18 at the same time Monday. The euro was ...
Gastech, the world’s largest gas and liquefied natural gas conference and exhibition, will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture from April 4 to 7. Ten Japanese energy companies and trading houses formed a consortium to host Gastech Japan 2017 in the first such attempt in the event’s history. ...
Stocks turned higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, supported by buying on dips following the previous day’s plunge. The 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 217.28 points, or 1.14 percent, to close at 19,202.87. On Monday, the Nikkei average gave up 276.94 points to close below the 19,000 threshold for the ...
Japan’s stock market is again showing itself handcuffed to U.S. growth prospects and its own currency. Ties tightened in the last week as separate sell-offs exceeding 1 percent befell Topix investors for no other reason than the failure of Donald Trump’s health care overhaul. The U.S. president’s setback heightened broader ...
Share buybacks by listed Japanese companies have so far reached ¥4.79 trillion in fiscal 2016, close to a record high of ¥5.31 trillion seen in fiscal 2015, according to a private research firm. I-N Information Systems Ltd. said Monday that the number of companies that bought back their own shares ...
As the end of his current term approaches, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda could be in line to be reappointed for another five years, according to some analysts. The BOJ formally announced late last year that it would not achieve its 2 percent inflation goal during Kuroda’s current five-year ...
Toilets with a warm seat and built-in bidet have long been used in Japan, but Japanese companies now have their sights set on popularizing the technology in Europe. Toto Ltd. and Lixil Group Corp. aim to bring about a toilet revolution across the continent, where less than 1 percent of ...
President Donald Trump’s failure to reform U.S. health care, his first legislative setback since entering the White House in January, weighed on global stock markets Monday, with many investors cautious about his ability to deliver on other campaign promises, such as tax cuts and big infrastructure spending. The dollar was ...
Mitsuoka Motor Co.’s luxury classic hearse is now available in Taiwan, after the island was chosen as its first export destination. The automaker believes the design of the Mitsuoka Limousine Type V, with its large radiator grill and round headlights, will provide a rare and premium experience. In Taiwan, regular ...
Manufacturers nationwide are wary of a possible U.S. border tax, with just over half expecting profits to take a hit if the United States slaps a 20 percent levy on imports, a poll showed on Monday. In response, they are thinking of cutting costs, increasing production and procurement in the ...
Tokyo-based travel agency Tellmeclub filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court on Monday with liabilities estimated at ¥15.1 billion, including ¥9.9 billion relating to 36,000 travel contracts. Tellmeclub is now set to be liquidated, with about 80 employees to eventually lose their jobs, company President Chikako Yamada told a ...
The dollar tumbled to levels just above ¥110 in Tokyo trading on Monday, amid growing worries over U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to get his policies through Congress. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥110.18-18, down from ¥111.33-34 at the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.0865-0865, up ...
NATO plans to spend €3 billion to upgrade its satellite and computer technology over the next three years as the Western military alliance adapts to new threats, a senior official said. Seeking to deter hackers, and other threats including Iranian missiles, the investments underscore NATO's recognition that conflicts are increasingly fought ...
Toyota Motor Corp. is bringing its premium Lexus brand to India more than two decades after introducing the marque in China, an acknowledgment of the second-most populous country’s growing potential as a source of luxury demand. Lexus will offer two SUVs and a sedan as the first models to be ...