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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
JR East unveiled Monday a luxury, all-suite sleeper train set to launch in May. Train Suite Shiki-Shima has 10 cars, including a diner, a lounge and a glass-walled dome car. With a total construction cost of ¥5 billion, the train is designed to provide a luxurious experience, JR East said. ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won't apologize for Japan's attack when he visits the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor later this month, the government spokesman said Tuesday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that "the purpose of the upcoming visit is to pay respects for the war dead and not to offer ...
Source: UN Security Council Country: Syrian Arab RepublicThe text would have barred “any and all attacks,” while demanding a cessation of hostilities throughout Syria, except where operations were ongoing against groups it deemed terrorists.SC/12609 5 DECEMBER 2016 Negative Votes Block Action after 11 Vote in Favour, 3 against, with 1 Abstention Following ...
The number of people making overnight or longer trips during the year-end and New Year’s period is forecast to fall for the first time in five years, JTB Corp. said Monday. The number of people traveling in Japan during the Dec. 23-Jan. 3 period is projected to decline 2.2 percent ...
Native Americans and their supporters expressed cautious optimism Monday after the U.S. Army nixed plans for a controversial oil pipeline crossing in North Dakota, with many fearing their victory could be short lived. While the decision marks a win for the months-long protest movement that stood its ground even as ...
The fate of key Italian banks was up in the air Monday as investors feared that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s resignation would threaten their recapitalization plans. Concern focused on Italy’s third-biggest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS), which analysts said is one of the country’s most vulnerable large lenders. ...
Because the country has to import most of its energy, an apparent drop in concern by Japanese young people alarms many government officials.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Mizuho Bank and other banks are making final arrangements to jointly extend some ¥95 billion ($831 million) in loans to Russia’s state-run gas firm Gazprom, sources close to the matter said Monday. A contract is expected to be concluded during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to ...
Panasonic Corp. is in discussions to buy Austrian headlight manufacturer ZKW Group GmbH, a person familiar with the matter said, becoming the latest major electronics manufacturer to branch out into auto parts. The deal amount hasn’t been decided and it’s not clear whether and when the deal will be announced, ...
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. plans to open a nursery at its headquarters building in central Tokyo on April 1 next year, an official of the company said. The move is designed to help female employees on child care leave return to work by providing them with a place where they can ...
Nintendo Co. might have scored a hit with the explosive debut of “Pokemon Go” this year. On its home turf, however, Sony Corp. has quietly dispatched its rival with a popular mobile game called “Fate/Grand Order.” The game, based on an anime TV series called “Fate,” allows players to travel ...
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to unveil a redesigned Camry in Detroit next month, rolling out a new take on the best-selling car in the U.S. after just three years as Asian automakers defend their turf in the shrinking market for midsize sedans. Automakers usually wait about six years between major ...
At one of its plants in Japan, Nissan Motor Co. is testing self-driving cars that can tow vehicles on a trailer to the wharf for loading onto transport ships. The automaker thinks the technology will, in the long run, save costs and boost efficiency. The tests also can add to ...
Stocks lost further ground Monday, weighed down by the yen’s rise after Italy’s vote to reject constitutional reform in a national referendum. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 151.09 points, or 0.82 percent, to end at 18,274.99 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Friday, the key market gauge lost 87.04 points. ...
The dollar bounced back to levels near ¥114 in late Tokyo trading on Monday after plunging below ¥113 earlier in the day on Italy’s vote to reject the constitutional reforms sought by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.91-91, compared with ¥113.94-95 at the same ...
Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha nominato i Direttori di due tra i maggiori Istituti Italiani di Cultura all’estero, Pechino e Tokyo. La nomina è avvenuta al termine della procedura prevista per l’individuazione dei Direttori di Istituti Italiani...
Indisputably, sooner rather than later, Asia with its giant economies including China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Korea will grow much larger than it is today, accounting for more than one third of the total global output. Asian gross domestic product (GDP) will even exceed that of the Group of Seven ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota. The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site, who’ve said for months that the four-state, $3.8 billion project would threaten a ...
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose heavy taxes on U.S. companies that move jobs overseas and still try to sell their products to Americans. But the plan could drive up prices for U.S. businesses and consumers and risk setting off a trade war — if it’s legal to begin ...
East Japan Railway Co. opened its first cafe overseas in Singapore on Sunday with an eye to setting up more such cafes in Southeast Asia. The travel-themed Japan Rail Cafe is located on the first floor of the newly completed Tanjong Pagar Centre, the tallest building in the wealthy city-state. ...
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. plans to set up a nominating committee next year in accordance with revised corporate law that calls on outside directors to take leading roles in appointing top executives, a practice designed to ensure greater management transparency. The move is geared toward ending the ingrained custom ...