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— Haruki Murakami
That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.
— Haruki Murakami
Japanese consumers are raiding discount stores for everything from cheap shampoo to furniture. When it comes to automobiles, it’s the Rolls-Royces and BMWs that are moving off the dealer lots. Luxury imported cars costing ¥10 million ($96,500) or more surged 19 percent in the first nine months to 13,605 units, ...
Japanese IT giant Fujitsu said Tuesday it was planning to cut up to 1,800 jobs in Britain as part of a restructuring program. Fujitsu said the plan was to streamline its operations and make it more competitive in a global information technology market. The layoffs amount to around 13 percent ...
The epic patent clash between Apple and Samsung went before the Supreme Court Tuesday, as the smartphone giants debated the value of design in a case that could set an important legal precedent. The highest U.S. court began hearing arguments over damages the South Korean smartphone giant owes Apple for ...
In a potential boost for the government’s drive to get more people telecommuting, cosmetics company Shiseido Co. has developed an app that makes users look as if they are wearing makeup. It amounts to an instant makeover for the unfortunate worker called to appear on screen from home at an ...
A difficult year just keeps getting tougher for Japan’s steelmakers, raising the possibility that the world’s second-biggest producer could join the ranks of nations that have raised trade barriers to cheaper imports. Forced to contend with an unprecedented glut of metal on export markets, and a yen that is doing ...
The current account surplus expanded 23.1 percent in August from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase as imports were pushed down by lower crude oil prices and a firmer yen, the government said Tuesday. The surplus came to ¥2.00 trillion, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary ...
New Air France menu Starting Nov. 1, Air France’s a la carte menu will be available in the premium economy and economy cabins on the airline’s flights departing from Japan. Three a la carte options — the Tradition, Ocean and Italia menus — will be available. The Tradition Menu offers ...
The number of corporate bankruptcies in the April-September half fell 3.9 percent from a year before to 4,217, the fewest in 26 years for the period, according to Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. The total declined for the eighth consecutive fiscal first half, hitting the lowest level since April-September 1990, when ...
World Rugby has reached an agreement giving advertising giant Dentsu Inc. a “substantial package” of official sponsor and supplier rights in Japan for the Rugby World Cup 2019. The agreement, finalized Tuesday in conjunction with IMG, World Rugby’s sales agent, will allow Dentsu to facilitate sponsor and supplier-level deals, taking ...
The Diet has approved a ¥4.11 trillion supplementary budget to stimulate an economy dampened by sluggish growth amid weak consumer demand and business investment. The second supplementary budget for the fiscal year through March was approved Tuesday by the Upper House after clearing the Lower House last week. The ruling ...
The dollar moved on a firmer note around ¥104 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, thanks to a jump in crude oil and resulting stock rallies around the world. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.92-92, up from ¥103.83-84 at the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.1112-1112, unchanged, ...
It’s a terrestrial take on the luxurious ocean liner. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. is offering tours by bus in spacious comfort for big-spending foreign visitors. It has remodeled a full-size 45-seater bus to seat only 10, giving them first-class space and service. The bus will offer tours in Kanto and ...
The Nikkei average closed above 17,000 for the first time in more than a month on Tuesday, thanks to a surge in crude oil and a weakening yen. The Nikkei gained 164.67 points, or 0.98 percent, to end at 17,024.76, its first finish above 17,000 since Sept. 7. On Friday, ...
Samsung Electronics Co. is corporate royalty in South Korea. It’s also a company recognized for its marketing smarts and engineering savvy worldwide, so much so that consulting firm Interbrand ranked it as the world’s seventh most valuable in its 2016 survey, ahead of Amazon and Mercedes-Benz. So how is it ...
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday hit back at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, releasing his own tax information and challenging the New York developer to do likewise. The claim followed Trump’s assertion in a televised debate on Sunday that, like himself, Buffett had avoided paying income taxes by deducting ...
Takata Corp. is considering bankruptcy protection for its U.S. unit, among other options, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The Tokyo-based firm’s defective air bag inflators have led to the biggest recall in auto industry history. The company hired Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to help weigh options ...
Samsung said it is halting sales of the star-crossed Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that were supposed to be safe replacements for recalled models. In a statement issued late Monday, Samsung said consumers with original Note 7 devices or replacements they obtained after ...
Donald Trump built the Taj Mahal casino and once called it “the eighth wonder of the world.” The Republican candidate in the race for the presidency — who took his Atlantic City casinos through bankruptcy four times — minced no words about Monday’s shutdown of the gambling hall. “There’s no ...
Investors and traders in Asia indicated on Monday they are mostly increasing their bets on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton winning the U.S. presidential race after the second of three debates with Republican party nominee Donald Trump. Some, though, remain cautious, saying there was still a chance of a surprise Trump ...
Tanzania has secured $258.82 million from the African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency for a high voltage electricity line to connect its national power grid to Kenya's, its power utility said on Sunday.
Tanzania has secured $258.82 million from the African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency for a high voltage electricity line to connect its national power grid to Kenya's, its power utility said on Sunday.