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Giappone
New low-priced bus service links Narita International Airport and Tokyo
A low-priced bus service linking Narita International Airport and Osaki Station in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, for ¥1,000 to ¥1,200 was launched Monday. The service, taking about 90 minutes, will be operated 43 times a day. It is the first low-cost bus route connecting the airport in Chiba Prefecture and a ...
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Giappone
Dollar loses ¥105 line on Clinton email jitters
The dollar dropped below ¥105 in Tokyo trading Monday, weighed down by uncertainties stemming from the FBI’s new probe into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s email scandal. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.91-92, down from ¥105.26-27 the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.0960-0961, up from $1.0916-0916, ...
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Giappone
Nikkei takes slight dip after uptick in yen
The benchmark Nikkei average fell back slightly Monday after being weighed down by the yen’s ascent. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 21.39 points, or 0.12 percent, to close at 17,425.02 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Friday, the key gauge added 109.99 points for its highest finish since April 22. ...
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Cina Giappone
Honda upgrades profit forecast as SUVs lead surge in China sales
Honda Motor Co. raised its forecast for full-year profit as demand for Vezel and XR-V sport utility models surged in China, the carmaker’s second-largest market. Net income will probably rise to ¥415 billion in the fiscal year ending March, more than the ¥390 billion forecast in May, according to a ...
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Giappone
Honda opts for Tokyo over Silicon Valley as home for AI research center
Honda Motor Co. will spearhead its artificial intelligence efforts out of a new lab in Tokyo so researchers can work closely with its engineers to commercialize the technology. Honda, based in Tokyo, will start the R&D center next year and combine existing AI teams in Silicon Valley, Europe and Japan ...
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Giappone
Japan’s top three shippers to merge container businesses into world’s No. 6
Creating the new behemoth is aimed at surviving the shrinking global container industry. The post Japan’s top three shippers to merge container businesses into world’s No. 6 appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Toyota expands battery options with safer lithium-ion devices
Engineers at Toyota Motor Corp. say they have tamed volatile lithium-ion battery technology, and can now safely pack more power at no significant extra cost, giving the automaker the option to enter the growing all-electric car market. While rivals including Tesla Motors and Nissan Motor Co. began adopting Li-ion battery ...
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Kenya
State of Emergency Risks New Abuses
[HRW] Nairobi -An Ethiopian government directive under a state of emergency contains overly broad and vague provisions that risk triggering a human rights crisis, Human Rights Watch said today in a legal analysis. The government should promptly repeal or revise all elements of the directive that are contrary to international ...
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Malta
125 apartments considered in tax-for-property swap
The government is currently negotiating with two building contractors to acquire some 125 apartments to be used for social housing purposes, Social Solidarity Minister Michael Farrugia confirmed this afternoon. However, he refused to call the scheme a "tax swap" and instead said "the government will be giving a cheque to the ...
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Malta
Ombudsman has right to investigate complaints by army officer, Appeal Court confirms
A judgment confirming the Ombudsman’s authority to investigate complaints by army officers was today confirmed by the Court of Appeal. The case had been instituted by the Ombudsman Joseph Said Pullicino against the Home Affairs Minister and permanent secretary Kevin Mahoney. The dispute revolved around a number of controversial promotions handed out ...