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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The U.S. Travel Association on Thursday said the Trump administration’s immigration policies are hurting tourism. The nonprofit industry organization said in a statement that there are “mounting signs” of “a broad chilling effect on demand for international travel to the United States.” White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters disputed the contention, ...
Philip Morris Japan Ltd. said Thursday that it will open a store in Tokyo’s Ginza district on Friday to sell its smokeless tobacco device iQOS. Also on Thursday, Japan Tobacco Inc. opened to the media a special shop in Fukuoka that will sell its smokeless tobacco device Ploom Tech, starting ...
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 31,867 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because their driver’s side air bags may not inflate properly. The recall affects the 2016-2017 Ford Edge, the 2016-2017 Lincoln MKX and the 2017 Lincoln Continental. Most are in the U.S. but 4,336 are in Canada. The air ...
Following cases of false reporting by domestic automakers, the government Friday signed off on a bill to toughen the punishment for fuel-data falsification by automakers, including a drastic increase in fines. The bill, which the government hopes to see passed during the ongoing Diet session, seeks to impose fines of ...
Nintendo’s Switch console went on sale Friday in a global launch seen as key for the video game giant to reverse flagging sales and compete with Sony’s top-selling PlayStation 4. The $299 unit, which works both at home and on the go, blends the Mario-maker’s history in the console business ...
The man who last year made global headlines by claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, is working with a fugitive online gambling entrepreneur to file scores of patents relating to the digital currency and its underlying technology, blockchain. Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who made the ...
Japanese consumer prices picked up in January for the first time in almost a year, government data showed Friday, halting a long string of declines as Tokyo struggles to put deflation in the rear view mirror. A key inflation index, which excludes the volatile cost of fresh food, rose 0.1 ...
The dollar advanced above ¥114 in Tokyo trading on Thursday amid growing prospects of an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve this month. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥114.18-19, up from ¥113.49-50 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was unchanged at $1.0539-0539, and at ¥120.35-35, ...
Stocks gained further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, supported by an overnight advance on Wall Street on hopes for economic policies by U.S. President Donald Trump. The 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 171.26 points, or 0.88 percent, to close at 19,564.80, the highest closing level since Jan. 4. On ...
The team behind Pepper, the humanoid robot from SoftBank Robotics, are planning a platform for the machine where developers create applications for everyday use, such as guarding your home or vacuuming the floor. Developers are already able to build Pepper apps using Android tools, however SoftBank Robotics is also considering ...
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will negotiate “new and better trade deals” with “countries in key markets” to provide a freer and fairer deal for American workers and businesses, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said in an annual report released on Wednesday. The report submitted ...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s planned visit to Japan will likely be from April 17 or 18 for the purpose of starting a bilateral economic dialogue, as agreed by the two countries’ leaders last month, a Japanese government source said Thursday. During his two- or three-day stay, Pence will hold ...
Chipmakers from South Korea, Taiwan and China are beefing up moves to acquire the NAND Flash business of Japan’s cash-st
If President Donald Trump’s hard-line stance on illegal immigration leads to large-scale deportations, among those hurt could be the U.S. economy. That’s the view of many economists, who say the United States can’t afford to suddenly lose vast numbers of the immigrants who work illegally picking fruit and vegetables, building ...
Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson, which President Donald Trump singled out Tuesday when discussing foreign trade barriers, warned earlier this year against responding to such restrictions by imposing higher American tariffs. Trump said in his speech to Congress that executives from Harley-Davidson told him they have trouble selling motorcycles outside of the ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it froze the assets of certain traders in a suspected insider trading scheme involving more than $3.6 million in profits related to the takeover Fortress Investment Group by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. SoftBank said after the close of business on Feb. ...
North Koreans have gained unprecedented connectedness with greater access to media and devices like cellphones over Kim Jong Un’s five-year rule. But private citizens’ embrace of a state-controlled network has opened the way to unparalleled state censorship and surveillance in the long-isolated, totalitarian country. A U.S. government-funded report released Wednesday ...
North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. The calculation shows the potential payoff for a state whose officials have supported the pipeline despite concerns from Native American tribes ...
The dollar surged to levels around ¥113.50 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, as an increasing number of investors moved to bet on an early interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve following a hawkish comment by a Fed policymaker. U.S. President Donald Trump’s closely watched address to a joint ...
Amid its annual shunto spring wage negotiations, major courier firm Yamato Transport Co. said Wednesday it may seek to implement measures to ease burdens placed on delivery drivers to improve working conditions. Under consideration is a plan that would eliminate one of the time slots in which parcels are delivered. ...
Stocks soared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, as investors took heart from the yen’s drop and felt a sense of relief that U.S. President Donald Trump’s congressional speech offered no negative surprises. The key 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 274.55 points, or 1.44 percent, to end at 19,393.54. On Tuesday, ...