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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
All of Japan’s seven major automakers logged drops in group sales in April-September, reflecting the yen’s appreciation, their latest earnings data have shown. Toyota Motor Corp., Mazda Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., which rely on exports more heavily than others, posted operating profit declines of more than 20 ...
Toyota Motor Corp. raised its profit forecast for this fiscal year as the yen’s rally stopped short of levels that the automaker had predicted, providing some respite from a sales slowdown that is threatening its position as the world’s top seller. Operating profit will probably be ¥1.7 trillion for the ...
Nikon Corp. is considering slashing up to 1,000 domestic jobs in underperforming semiconductor equipment and digital camera businesses amid competition with overseas rivals and the shrinking market for such products, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The optics and imaging products maker is currently focusing on developing new ...
A Ritz-Carlton hotel will open in the resort city of Nikko, north of Tokyo, in the summer of 2020, aiming to attract affluent foreign tourists, its operators said. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Nikko will be the sixth in Japan to open under the luxurious hotel brand run by U.S. chain Marriott International ...
SoftBank Group Corp. reported a better-than-projected second-quarter profit, with the wireless and internet businesses in Japan bringing in cash while Sprint Corp. shows signs of improvement. Net income was ¥512.1 billion in the period ended Sept. 30, the Tokyo-based company reported on Monday. That’s more than the ¥446.9 billion average ...
British American Tobacco will begin selling its heated tobacco product Glo in Japan next month, ratcheting up competition in a nation that’s become the foremost battleground for next-generation cigarettes. Glo, a silver device that resembles an iPod and heats tobacco without burning it, will go on sale in around 600 ...
Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho (second from left) talks with US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (left), US Ambassador t
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp said Tuesday that its group operating profit in the first half ended September fell 29.5% from a year earlier, marking its first profit decline for the six-month period in five years, as the yen's advance offset solid sales in Asia and other overseas markets.
Styluses are back in demand in Japan as analog records attract renewed attention from musicians and consumers, long after vinyl lost music market dominance to CDs, which then gave way to online distribution. Nagaoka Co., the leading stylus manufacturer, is boosting its production to meet demand from a new generation ...
The growth in Korea's housing price is relatively lower than that of major countries, with the nation's average housing price one of the lowest among major countries. According to an analysis of foreign housing price trend released by the Korea Appraisal Board on November 7, Korea's housing price rose 1.37 ...
Business representatives of South Korea and Japan gathered Tuesday to discuss ways to step up cooperation in emerging te
Major glass makers are trying to increase sales of heat-blocking glass that helps buildings save energy and reduce air conditioning costs. Asahi Glass Co. even has multilayer glass that combines solar cell-embedded glass and glass with a heat-shielding metal coating. The solar cells are deployed in a pattern like bamboo ...
Print newspapers may be disappearing like the home telephone, but not after Election Day. Remembering the frenzy for old-fashioned papers the morning after Barack Obama’s historic win in 2008, newspapers are printing extra copies and setting up temporary retail stands this year, regardless of whether the nation elects the first ...
Maine’s shrimp industry is preparing for another year in which the fishery is shut down because of concerns about the impact of a warming ocean. Maine shrimp are fished in the Gulf of Maine and were a popular winter seafood for years. Regulators shut the fishery down after a collapse ...
A Ritz-Carlton hotel will open in the resort city of Nikko, north of Tokyo, in the summer of 2020, aiming to attract affluent foreign tourists, its operators said Monday. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Nikko will be the sixth in Japan to open under the luxurious hotel brand run by U.S. chain Marriott ...
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co reported Monday that its profit fell 15% in the July-September quarter. Strong sales in North America and China failed to make up for sluggish demand in Japan and a stronger yen.
China has replaced veteran reformer Lou Jiwei with a new finance minister who will be tasked with juggling fiscal stimulus and efforts to rein in excess leverage in the world’s second-largest economy. Xiao Jie, previously a senior aide to Premier Li Keqiang, will replace 65-year-old Lou, who has held the ...
With e-commerce and TV shopping gaining traction in India, Naaptol Online Shopping Pvt. Ltd. is looking to expand further by leveraging partner Mitsui & Co.’s experience in home shopping, top company officials say. “Our TV shopping business currently attends around 200,000 calls a day from potential customers across the country, ...
Stocks staged a sharp rally Monday as worries receded about the outcome of Tuesday’s closely watched U.S. presidential election. The 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 271.85 points, or 1.61 percent, to end at 17,177.21 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Friday, the key market gauge lost 229.32 points, finishing below 17,000 ...
The dollar was firmer at levels slightly below ¥104.50 in Tokyo trading late Monday, underpinned by purchases on the back of easing worries about the U.S. presidential election and by solid Tokyo stock prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.44-44, up from ¥103.21-22 at the same time Friday. ...
As the prospect of a tight U.S. presidential race continues to leave financial markets in a state of uncertainty, Japanese companies remain on alert for any clues that could prompt them to change their business plans. The yen’s strengthening against the dollar, in particular, is expected to become a headwind ...