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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
As companies brace for the impact of 2016’s political shocks and looming elections next year, global appetite for mega-mergers may slow amid the prospect of increased protectionism. The biggest transactions mostly involved buyers and sellers from different countries: Bayer AG’s acquisition of Monsanto Co. in the U.S., China National Chemical ...
The dollar cut its early losses and rose above ¥117 in Tokyo trading on Friday, the final market day of the year. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥117.08-09, up from ¥116.36-37 the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0506-0508, up from $1.0451-0452, and at ¥123.05-05, up from ...
The index finishes at its highest close in two decades as the final trading day of the year sees investors move to lock in gains. The post Nikkei logs highest close in 20 years as volatile 2016 comes to an end appeared first on The Japan Times.
The Japan Times newsroom selected these tech and digital stories as the most important of 2016. 1. All systems go: For a few weeks in the summer, it seemed to be all that anyone was talking about was “Pokemon Go,” an augmented-reality game you play on your phone. The game ...
Progress has been made in talks between Indonesia and Japan on a railway project to link its two largest business hubs. Officials hope talks can be finalized by the end of next month, a close aide to Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said Thursday. The project will be part of ...
Prices of crab, a delicacy for Japanese, especially in the year-end and New Year period, are surging on the back of a sharp fall in imports, including from Russia and Alaska. Wholesale prices are some 30 to 50 percent higher than the year-before levels. Imports account for most of the ...
The Obama administration offered five possible plans Thursday for limiting mining on federal land in the West to protect the vulnerable greater sage grouse, but it isn’t saying which it prefers. The options range from banning new mining activity on about 15,000 sq. miles for up to 20 years to ...
Millions of workers across the U.S. will see their pay increase as 19 states bump up their minimum wages as the new year begins. California, New York and Michigan are among the states with increases taking effect Saturday or Sunday. Massachusetts and Washington state will have the highest new minimum ...
Donald Trump gave himself kudos for the creation of 8,000 new U.S. jobs by a Japanese tech mogul, saying it was proof of “the spirit and the hope” stirred by his presidential win. But for those particular jobs, Trump was basically taking a bow for the second time. The jobs ...
Labor authorities conducted on-site inspections at Japan’s top advertising agency Dentsu Inc. 10 times during the past decade through December 2015 prior to the alleged overwork-related suicide of one of its young female employees, sources said Thursday. During investigations into allegations such as illegally long working hours, the company received ...
Faced with the prospect of a multi-billion-dollar writedown that could wipe out its shareholders’ equity, Japan’s Toshiba is running out of fixes: it is burning cash, cannot issue shares and has few easy assets left to sell. The Tokyo-based conglomerate, which is still recovering from a $1.3 billion accounting scandal ...
Customers of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. have spent over ¥2.4 trillion to cover its nuclear power-related costs since it raised electricity charges in September 2012, it was learned Thursday. Such costs include those necessary to maintain nuclear power plants owned by Tepco and to deal with the March ...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says Sprint and satellite firm OneWeb will bring 8,000 jobs to the United States, crediting optimism linked to his election. The post Trump trumpets jobs, prosperity preachers at inauguration appeared first on The Japan Times.
Stocks plunged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, weighed down by a Wall Street sell-off overnight and the yen’s advance against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average dropped 256.58 points, or 1.32 percent, to close at 19,145.14. On Wednesday, the key market gauge shed 1.34 points. The Topix index of ...
For years, Toyota Motor Corp. focused on pushing its hybrid models in Europe, avoiding a diesel-for-diesel competition with market leaders including Volkswagen AG. The carmaker’s strategy is finally paying off. In the first full year since Volkswagen’s emissions scandal threw the German giant into disarray, Toyota is on track for ...
What are the odds that the public can be convinced of the case for legalized casino gambling? With the passage of a controversial bill earlier this month lifting the ban on casino gambling, and in the face of strong public opposition, supporters now must make the case to a skeptical ...
The dollar dropped below ¥116.50 in Tokyo trading on Thursday, pressured by a plunge in Tokyo stocks as well as overnight falls in U.S. share prices and long-term interest rates. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥116.36-37, down from ¥117.50-51 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at ...
Pakistan’s fourth nuclear power plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, with the leader inviting further Chinese investment in power generation. The plant, known as Chashma-3, or C-3, has been build with Chinese assistance at Chashma in the Mianwali district of southern Pakistan, where two similar plants ...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said telecommunications group Sprint Corp. and a U.S. satellite company OneWeb will be bringing 8,000 jobs to the United States, celebrating the moves as a result of optimism associated with his election. It was unclear how the 8,000 jobs are related to a $50 ...
Amazon’s connected personal assistant Alexa may have witnessed a murder. But will she talk? Investigators in Arkansas recovered the Amazon Echo speaker infused with artificial intelligence from a murder scene, and want to know what Alexa heard, according to lawyers on both sides. The case centers around Victor Collins, 47, ...
The government may require providers of minpaku paid accommodations in private homes to give prior notification to local governments, amid the increasing popularity of such lodgings among foreign tourists, an outline of a bill planned for submission next year showed Wednesday. The outline also calls for owners to be more ...