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Dollar firmer above ¥103.80 in Tokyo
The dollar gave up early gains but remained above a firmer ¥103.80 in Tokyo trading Thursday. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥103.86-87, up from ¥103.52-53 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1011-1012, down from $1.1056-1056, and at ¥114.36-38, down from ¥114.46-48. The dollar topped ¥104.40 ...
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Launch of Sony PlayStation VR could be game changer for industry
Sony Corp.’s PlayStation VR hit the stores on Thursday, capping 2016 as the year that many have called the dawn of virtual reality. Rival manufacturers Facebook-owned Oculus and Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC launched high-end VR headsets this year, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, respectively, but experts say the debut ...
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Tokyo stocks end lower on bleak Chinese export figures
Stocks shed early gains to close lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, weighed down by dismal export data out of China. The Nikkei average lost 65.76 points, or 0.39 percent, to finish at 16,774.24. On Wednesday, it fell 184.76 points. The Topix index ended down 0.04 point at ...
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Toyota Suzuki driven toward alliance amid fear that innovators will overtake them
Toyota Motor Corp. sees the technological revolution shaking up the auto industry as a serious enough threat to its survival that the world’s most valuable carmaker will consider partnering with one of its fiercest Japanese rivals. In exploring collaboration between Toyota and Suzuki Motor Corp., chieftains Akio Toyoda and Osamu ...
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Mizuho exploring alliance with IT startup on settlement services
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. has entered talks with information technology startup Metaps Inc. about forming a business alliance on settlement services using advanced financial technology, Jiji Press learned Thursday. Metaps is a leading provider of fintech services, which use artificial intelligence and big data. The envisaged tie-up is aimed at ...
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Komatsu China sales jump as recovery quickens from 5-year slump
Komatsu Ltd., the world’s second-biggest maker of construction and mining equipment, said its sales of excavators in China almost doubled last month, signaling an acceleration in the recovery from a five-year slump in what was once its largest market. Sales of diggers, including mini excavators weighing less than 6 metric ...
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Lackluster clothing and merchandise sales drag on profits at major retailers
Three of four major Japanese retailers suffered net losses or a net profit fall on a consolidated basis in the March-August first half of the current business year, partly reflecting sluggish general merchandise store operations, their earnings reports show. The three are Aeon Co., Seven & i Holdings Co. and ...
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BOJ may need to taper bond-buying stimulus next year, analyst says
The Bank of Japan will be forced to start tapering bond-buying stimulus as soon as a year from now as it runs out of willing sellers, says the nation’s top-rated analyst. The good news, he says, is yields will not jump. That is because by then, even though the central ...
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Apple CEO Cook visits Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto
Tim Cook seems to be enjoying his visit to Kyoto. Apple Inc.’s chief executive officer was in Japan’s ancient capital on Thursday, meeting with Nintendo Co. executives at the gaming company’s headquarters. Cook’s visit follows last month’s unveiling of “Super Mario Run” for Apple devices, the first time Nintendo’s popular ...
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Samsung’s latest invention: a fireproof box for Note 7 returns
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd is sending fireproof boxes and protective gloves to customers returning potentially explosive Galaxy Note 7 phones, sparking a firestorm of humor on social media about the new twist in the recall scandal. The company has permanently halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone less than ...