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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Leaders from major Japanese and Chinese companies agreed at a two-day meeting to cooperate in promoting the Silk Road economic belt, a project by the Chinese government also known as the One Belt, One Road initiative. During the so-called CEO summit in Beijing, which ended Wednesday, some of the participants ...
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. will purchase Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s research chemical unit for roughly ¥200 billion ($1.94 billion) to improve its medical business, sources familiar with the plan said Thursday. Last month, Fujifilm made a successful bid for Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd., Japan’s top reagent maker, the sources said, noting ...
Donald Trump blames Mexico and China for stealing millions of jobs from the United States. He might want to bash the robots instead. Despite the Republican presidential nominee’s charge that “we don’t make anything anymore,” manufacturing is still flourishing in America. Problem is, factories don’t need as many people as ...
Twelve U.S. senators on Wednesday urged that a national security review panel reject Chinese aluminum giant Zhongwang International Group Ltd.’s proposed $2.3 billion purchase of U.S. aluminum products maker Aleris Corp. The senators asked Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in a letter to launch a review of the deal by the ...
Honda must do more to track down owners of 300,000 cars with highly dangerous Takata air bag inflators and make sure they are repaired, the nation’s top auto safety regulator said Wednesday. Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, says the agency has talked to Honda about ...
U.S. auto safety regulators have closed an investigation into Nissan Rogue air bags without seeking a recall. The government opened the probe in January 2015 after getting complaints that the air bags failed to inflate on SUVs from the 2013 model year. It covered about 195,000 vehicles. The National Highway ...
Premier Li Keqiang is urging the Japanese business community to support and propel the current momentum of improving bilateral ties. In a speech to business and former government leaders from the two countries in Beijing on Tuesday, Li said: “Frankly speaking, the foundation of China-Japan relations is not solid enough,” ...
The dollar plunged below ¥103.70 in Tokyo trading Wednesday amid uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election, fueled by a media poll in which Donald Trump was leading Hillary Clinton. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.65-65, down from ¥104.92-93 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.1073-1073, ...
The Tokyo Stock Exchange slumped Wednesday, dragged down by overnight drops in overseas equities and the yen’s ascent amid uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election. The Nikkei 225 plunged 307.72 points, or 1.76 percent, to close at 17,134.68. On Tuesday, the key market gauge gained 17.38 points. The Topix ended ...
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said mergers like the combination of its three main Japanese rivals provide relief to an ailing industry that has been characterized by over-capacity. Nippon Yusen KK, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. said Monday they plan to ...
Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday that a hacking group previously linked to the Russian government and U.S. political hacks is behind recent cyberattacks that exploit a newly discovered flaw in its Windows operating system. Microsoft said that a patch to defend Windows users against this sort of attack will be ...
USA Today publisher Gannett announced Tuesday it was ending its bid for Los Angeles Times owner Tronc, a deal that would have created a powerhouse in the newspaper sector. Months after its offer for the newspaper rival was announced in April, Gannett said in a brief statement it “has determined ...
Ajinomoto and PepsiCo. are among bidders seeking to buy a stake in African dairy and beverage company Promasidor in a deal that would give them access to its distribution network across the continent, sources said. A deal could value Promasidor at roughly $1 billion, according to the sources. The interest ...
The Bank of Japan is signaling that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government needs to do more to help achieve 2 percent inflation and revive the economy, former BOJ Policy Board member Sayuri Shirai said Wednesday. Government stimulus, along with highly accommodative financial conditions, would support growth in the economy at ...
The industry ministry is planning to demand that new power industry entrants shoulder a portion of the compensation payments stemming from the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and to do the same for any future nuclear accidents, sources said Wednesday. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ...
Capsule hotels have long offered tiny spaces to sleep at rock-bottom prices, but they are now looking to attract a wider range of customer than the typical male office worker who has missed his train after a night’s drinking. A new breed of lodging featuring the signature stack of sleeping ...
A YouTube video of a scene from inside a high-rise in central Tokyo captures the chilling moment a building swaying from the massive earthquake of March 11, 2011. The 51 seconds of footage shows office workers cowering on the 48th floor of the Shinjuku Nomura Building. Makoto Ikuta, general manager of ...
A fatal explosion has shut down a pipeline supplying gasoline to millions of people across the Southeast — the second accident and shutdown in two months — raising the specter of another round of gas shortages and price increases. It happened when a dirt-moving track hoe struck the pipeline, ignited ...
One week before Election Day, Starbucks has unveiled a new cup in the U.S. that it says is meant to be “a symbol of unity.” The green cup features a mosaic of more than 100 people, including a coffee farmer and barista. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz calls it “a divisive ...
Top corporate executives and former government leaders from Japan and China met Tuesday in an annual meeting to discuss ways to expand economic ties despite years of political tension. Former Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan said business leaders are duty bound to take “as many as possible active actions that ...
The dollar stayed in a narrow range below ¥105 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, as the Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged, providing no strong trading incentives. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.92-93, compared with ¥104.91-92 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.0985-0986, up ...