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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
The dollar extended gains and rose above ¥112.70 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, underpinned by month-end demand from exporters and buying from institutional investors. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥112.72-72, up from ¥112.31-31 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.0622-0624, up from $1.0603-0604, and at ...
Stocks turned marginally higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, underpinned by buying on dips. The 225-issue Nikkei average edged up 1.44 points, or 0.01 percent, to close at 18,308.48. On Tuesday, the key market gauge shed 49.85 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues finished up 0.86 point, ...
South Korea’s government said Tuesday it is considering to ban sales of two car models sold in the country by a local subsidiary of Nissan Motor. Co., accusing it of submitting fabricated documents to get certification. The Environment Ministry said it detected problems in the certification documents for the Qashqai, ...
Kellogg’s has announced that it will no longer advertise on Breitbart.com, the website formerly run by one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top aides, Steve Bannon. The food manufacturer decided to discontinue advertising on the site as soon as it was alerted by consumers to the presence of its ads, Kellogg’s ...
West Japan Railway Co.’s Twilight Express Mizukaze super luxury sleeper train will go into service on June 17, with tickets ranging from ¥270,000 to ¥1.25 million, the railway operator said Tuesday. Reservations will open on Dec. 5. The train will offer four one-way overnight trips and one three-day, two-night circular ...
The combined domestic output of eight major Japanese automakers fell 3.2 percent in October from a year earlier to 743,086 vehicles for the first decline in three months, according to data from major automakers. Six of the eight carmakers reported declines, with Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s domestic output tumbling 23.4 percent ...
Nissan is going to offer internet access, safety technology and myriad accessory options the Japanese automaker calls “hyperpersonalization,” not only in new models but also for vehicles people already own. That means more than access to the music or seat colors of your choice. Advances in 3-D printing, for instance, ...
China's BYD has emerged as the world's largest electric car maker, overtaking its rivals such as Tesla of the United States and Nissan of Japan. BYD sold 61,722 electric cars last year, with its position in the global electric car sales ranking rising to No. 1 from No. 7 a ...
Unlike other countries where they make more red wine than white, wineries in Japan produced more white wine in fiscal 2015 in terms of products using only domestically grown grapes, a National Tax Agency survey has shown. The reason for this, said Hiroshi Ito, a senior official of the Japan ...
In a massive crackdown, police and law enforcement agencies across Europe have seized more than 4,500 website domains trading in counterfeit goods, often via social networks, officials said on Monday. The operation came as Europol, Europe’s police agency, unveiled its newest campaign dubbed “Don’t F***(AKE) Up” to stop scam websites ...
The dollar was higher around ¥112.30 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday, lifted by buying from European investors. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥112.31-31, up from ¥119.96-97 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0603-0604, down from $1.0654-0654, and at ¥119.09-10, down from ¥119.27-28. The dollar fell ...
Santa Claus is outsourcing his reindeer this holiday season to help deliver pizza for a Domino’s outlet in snowy northern Japan. Employees at a branch in Hokkaido, where weather agencies have predicted an unusually cold snap ahead with severe snowfalls, are training reindeer to deliver pizza. “If it runs properly, ...
The nation’s household spending fell for the eighth straight month and the jobless rate remained flat in October, posing persistent challenges for the government’s efforts to spur growth momentum in the economy, government data showed Tuesday. Household spending, a key indicator of private consumption, dropped a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent ...
Japan’s economy will grow 1 percent next year before slowing to a 0.8 percent expansion in 2018, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its latest global economic outlook. A rebound in international trade will help drive Japan’s export growth higher over the next two years, supporting business ...
Japan remains committed to promoting cooperation with Vietnam in a wide range of economic areas including investment, the nation’s new ambassador to Vietnam, Kunio Umeda, said. The two countries “need to further strengthen” their economic relations, Umeda, who took up his post on Nov. 3, told a recent news conference ...
Stocks lost ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday amid a wait-and-see mood prior to key events with potential implications for the market. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 49.85 points, or 0.27 percent, to finish at 18,307.04. On Monday, the key market gauge lost 24.33 points. The Topix index ...
Pakistan says Japan’s biggest trading houses are among almost two dozen companies eyeing its liquefied natural gas purchase tender that it says is the largest on record. Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co. and Marubeni Corp., have expressed interest in the LNG order, which was announced earlier this month and has ...
Passengers erupted into applause as the first commercial flight from the United States to Havana in more than 50 years landed in Cuba, arriving as the island begins week-long memorial services for revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Cubans saluted the packed American Airlines flight by spraying water from firetrucks above the ...
Santa Claus is outsourcing his reindeer this holiday season to help deliver pizza for a Domino’s outlet in snowy northern Japan. Employees at a branch in Hokkaido, where weather agencies have predicted an unusually cold snap ahead with severe snowfalls, are training reindeer to deliver pizza. “If it runs properly, ...
There’s a Chinese saying that stems from the philosophy in Sun Tzu’s ancient text “The Art of War”: You can kill 1,000 enemies, but you would also lose 800 soldiers. Centuries later, the proverb is suddenly apt again, being mentioned frequently in discussions around Beijing. Now, it highlights the potential ...
China has approved a 247 billion yuan railway plan to improve transport links between the capital Beijing, the port city of Tianjin, and the neighboring province of Hebei, part of plans to integrate the three areas into a mega-city. The National Development and Reform Commission said in a online statement ...