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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The key Nikkei average fell for the fourth straight session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, amid a growing wait-and-see mood ahead of closely watched events, in particular the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision next week. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 90.12 points, or 0.47 percent, to end at ...
Japan’s economy grew more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter as capital expenditure rose at its fastest rate in almost three years — welcome news for policymakers as they begin to discuss how to wind down years of massive stimulus. The economy grew an annualized 1.2 percent in October-December, ...
Mark Zuckerberg is headed back to Harvard, but this time he’ll be giving the commencement speech. The Ivy League school announced Tuesday that the Facebook CEO and Harvard dropout was chosen to address students at a May 25 graduation ceremony on the Cambridge campus. Harvard President Drew Faust says Zuckerberg ...
The Trump administration is moving to roll back federal fuel-economy requirements that would have forced automakers to increase significantly the efficiency of new cars and trucks, a key part of former President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat global warming. The Environmental Protection Agency is close to an announcement reversing a ...
A series of catastrophic electrical and other failures may have led to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 over the Indian Ocean, according to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. on behalf of the families of 44 people on board the still missing plane. The lawsuit, filed Friday against ...
The dollar was steady around ¥113.90 in Tokyo trading late Wednesday after fluctuating narrowly amid a growing wait-and-see mood due to a dearth of fresh trading incentives. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.88-89, up slightly from ¥113.82-82 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.0559-0560, down ...
The current account surplus shrank for the first time in eight months in January, weighed down by a widening trade deficit amid rising crude oil prices, government data showed Wednesday. The surplus in one of the widest gauges of a country’s international trade stood at ¥65.5 billion ($575 million), down ...
To cope with the hike in the number of foreign tourists, the Japanese government plans to use Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan as the nation's third airport for the metropolitan areas, according to a report by the Nikkei. The report said that the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, ...
Source: World Food Programme Country: Japan, YemenSome US$13 million from the Government of Japan will provide desperately-needed food assistance to 7 million people suffering from devastating conflict and decades of chronic food insecurity.SANA’A – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed today a contribution of some US$13 million from the ...
Struggling Japanese electronics and machinery giant Toshiba Corp. is accelerating a study on the possibility of filing for so-called Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its U.S. nuclear power plant unit, Westinghouse Electric Co., it was learned Tuesday. Toshiba has dispatched a team to the United States for assessing impacts of ...
Nissan Motor Co. will seek to rack up annual sales of more than 7 million vehicles with a market share of 8 percent globally, President-designate Hiroto Saikawa said Tuesday. “We will try to expand our market share while maintaining profitability,” he said in a media interview in Geneva, where an ...
A 19-year-old Michigan man who was previously in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest teenager has finally found an affordable pair of shoes to fit his size-28 feet, thanks to a 3-D printer. Broc Brown — who is 7 feet 8 inches tall — has Sotos ...
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reiterated Tuesday its projection of 2017 global economic growth of 3.3 percent, with consumption, investment and trade lacking strength. But the OECD lifted its outlook for the world’s three largest economies — forecasting the Japanese economy to grow further due to increased industrial ...
The Japanese government on Tuesday took a major step to overhaul century-old sex crime laws as it seeks to impose tougher penalties and make prosecutions easier. The Cabinet approved a bill to revise the 110-year-old law and wants parliament to pass it as quickly as possible, officials said. Victims and ...
President Donald Trump has pledged to reverse what he describes as “astronomical” drug prices in the United States. Thousands of kilometers away, Japan, long a profit sanctuary for multinational pharmaceutical companies, is taking a similar tack. Somewhere in the ballpark of ¥10 trillion is spent annually on medications in Japan, ...
Members of American Indian tribes from around the country are gathering in Washington for four days of protests against the Trump administration and the Dakota Access oil pipeline that will culminate with a Friday march on the White House. Starting Tuesday, tribal members and supporters plan to camp each day ...
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko plans to travel to the United States for talks with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross around March 16, sources said Monday. If realized, it will be their first meeting since Ross took office last week. The two are expected to exchange views on Japan-U.S. ...
Stocks closed slightly lower Tuesday amid a dearth of fresh trading incentives. The Nikkei 225 average shed 34.99 points, or 0.18 percent, to end at 19,344.15, extending its losing streak to a third session. On Monday, the key market gauge lost 90.03 points. By contrast, the Topix, which covers all ...
The dollar was almost flat around ¥113.80 in Tokyo late Tuesday, with investors refraining from trading actively amid a lack of fresh incentives. At 5 p.m., the greenback stood at ¥113.82-82, up slightly from ¥113.79-79 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0597-0598, almost unchanged from $1.0598-0599, and ...
Mizuho Bank Ltd. said Tuesday it plans to launch a ¥10 billion fund with a real estate developer and a trading company to build dormitories for international students studying in Japan. The number of international students is expected to increase, with the government aiming to boost the figure to 300,000 ...
Yamato Transport Co., the nation’s leading door-to-door parcel delivery provider, plans to raise its base shipping fees by the end of September for the first time in 27 years, company sources said Tuesday. The rate hike is aimed at maintaining service quality as the firm faces insufficient manpower, including van ...