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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday announced her plan to revitalize the nation’s capital and reaffirm it as a top financial center, a move aimed at boosting the country’s economic growth in line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ¥600 trillion GDP target for 2020, the year of the Olympic Games. ...
The dollar was firmer at levels around ¥106.70 in Tokyo trading late Friday, supported by continued hopes for economic policies by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, but its upside was capped by position-adjustment selling. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥106.69-69, up from ¥105.62-63 at the same time Thursday. ...
Nintendo Co. will end sales in Japan of its Wii U home console “soon,” although it’s not saying exactly when, and similar announcements are expected in other regions. The Wii U, which went on sale from late 2012, is being replaced by the Switch, set to go on sale globally ...
Like their peers overseas, Japan’s millennials aren’t known for squirreling away their money. Kazuhisa Shibayama is trying to change that, one coin at a time. The founder and chief executive officer of WealthNavi Inc., a startup backed by Japan’s three biggest banks, is developing an app that encourages users to ...
Stocks gained further ground, although slightly, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, supported by hopes for U.S. policies under incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 30.37 points, or 0.18 percent, to finish at 17,374.79. On Thursday, the key market gauge surged 1,092.88 points, the sharpest one-day ...
Japan’s wholesale prices dropped 2.7 percent in October from a year earlier for the 19th straight monthly fall, weighed by lower oil and other commodity prices as well as a stronger yen, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. The data is a fresh sign that the central bank is facing ...
Toshiba Corp. said Friday its half-year profit tripled, owing to cost reductions and the sale of its home appliances business, providing a boost to the firm as it tries to turn the page on an embarrassing accounting scandal. The vast conglomerate posted an April-September net profit of ¥115.3 billion, well ...
From construction companies in Spain to copper traders in London’s financial district, Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is being felt around the world as investors bet on a lasting rise in global inflation. If Trump delivers on his pledge to give the U.S. economy a growth and ...
Investing in Mexico, China and other emerging markets has never been for the fainthearted. Big swings have been a hallmark, caused by everything from the 1994 “tequila crisis” where Mexico devalued the peso to Russia’s default on its debt in 1998. Here’s the latest addition to the list: Donald Trump’s ...
The Vietnamese government submitted a resolution to the National Assembly on Thursday requesting that plans to build nuclear power plants with Japanese and Russian assistance be scrapped. The parliament is expected to vote on the resolution on Nov. 22 and it is likely to be approved without amendment. The National ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he is willing to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to change or scrap. During the campaign, Trump called NAFTA the worst trade deal the United States has ever signed, while proposing ...
Stomping and roaring dinosaurs took to the stage in Tokyo on Thursday as part of a presentation for a proposed entertainment park where visitors will be able to see the realistic replicas first-hand. Japanese firm ON-ART Corp. unveiled man-operated robotic models of raptors, an allosaurus and a tyrannosaurus rex, in ...
Source: UN Country Team in Zimbabwe Country: ZimbabweGovernment and humanitarian partners are scaling up their drought response efforts ahead of the coming peak lean season, when the number of food insecure people in rural areas is expected to top 4 million.Harare, 4 November 2016 – At a provincial multi-stakeholder meeting held ...
TOKYO - Tokyo's benchmark stock index closed 6.72% higher and currency markets calmed down on hopes Donald Trump's shock US presidential election win will provide a boost to the world's No.1 economy.
TOKYO - Japan's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal, a move largely viewed as an empty gesture due to opposition by US president-elect Donald Trump.
Primi impegni istituzionali per Donald Trump. Oggi andrà alla Casa Bianca per incontrare Barack Obama e preparare il passaggio di consegne. Trump ha ricevuto le congratulazioni del primo ministro giapponese Shinzo Abe, che incontrerà la prossima settimana a New York. In campagna elettorale Trump aveva chiesto al Giappone di pagare ...
Primi impegni istituzionali per Donald Trump. Oggi andrà alla Casa Bianca per incontrare Barack Obama e preparare il passaggio di consegne. Trump ha ricevuto le congratulazioni del primo ministro giapponese Shinzō Abe, che incontrerà la prossima settimana a New York. In campagna elettorale Trump aveva chiesto al Giappone di pagare ...
The yen may strengthen to 90 per dollar within six months of Donald Trump’s election, former Japanese top currency official Eisuke Sakakibara said. “Trump’s ‘America first’ stance means weak dollar policies,” the 75-year-old professor, dubbed “Mr. Yen” for his ability to influence the exchange rate in the 1990s, said Thursday. ...
The stunning victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election has dealt a fatal blow to the prospect of seeing the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement passed by the U.S. Congress anytime soon, according to the pact’s supporters and opponents. Trump will ride into the White House on a ...
The dollar hovered firmly around ¥105.60 in Tokyo trading late Thursday after jumping to levels just below ¥106, thanks to a powerful rally in Tokyo stocks on hopes for business-friendly economic policies from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥105.62-63, compared with ¥103.32-33 at the ...
Japan’s core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent in September from the previous month for the second consecutive month of decline, prompting the government to lower its assessment for the first time in four months, it said Thursday. The orders, widely viewed as a leading indicator of ...