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Japan debut of Apple Pay hampered by problems stemming from high volume of use
Apple Inc.’s entry into Japanese digital payments got off to a rough start Tuesday as system trouble temporarily prevented commuters from charging their passes. East Japan Railway Co. said users experienced problems connecting to the mobile Suica payment system after the rail operator servicing the Tokyo metropolitan area began accepting ...
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Toyota joined in top three by Buick in annual Consumer Reports automotive ranking
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus and Toyota brands held their lead atop Consumer Reports’ annual reliability rankings, while General Motors Co.’s 117-year-old line became the first from the U.S. to win one of the list’s top three places. The survey, a buying Bible to car shoppers that has been dominated by ...
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Cina Giappone
Robots at center of China’s strategy to leapfrog rivals
The Canbot can say its name, respond to voice commands, and “dance” as it plays Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” Other robots China is displaying at the World Robot Conference can play badminton, sand cell phone cases and sort computer chips. China is showcasing its burgeoning robot industry at the five-day ...
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Corporate execs should take lead to prevent overwork: Keidanren chief
The head of the Keidanren business lobby has said that corporate executives should take responsibility for preventing harm to employees from issues related to excessive work hours. “Top company (executives) must lead efforts to prevent deaths from overwork,” Sadayuki Sakakibara said Monday at a news conference after labor authorities recently ...
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USA Giappone
Dollar rises close to ¥104.50 in Tokyo
The dollar advanced close to ¥104.50 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, thanks to an overnight rise in U.S. long-term interest rates and stock price gains in Japan and the United States. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.45-47, up from ¥103.92-93 at the same time Monday. The euro was ...
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USA Giappone
Why gutting NAFTA is unlikely to create U.S. jobs
Both U.S. presidential candidates routinely criticize free-trade deals they blame for the loss of American jobs. But tweaking the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as Hillary Clinton has pledged to do, or ripping it up, as Donald Trump demands, may do nothing to help companies like Element Electronics Corp., ...
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Boardroom ghosts suddenly under scrutiny at Japanese firms
For as far back as people can remember, they’ve been there in boardrooms across Japan, the lingering ghosts of past regimes. They are the former presidents and executives who stick around for years in adviser roles after their stint at the top has finished. Old men — usually — with ...
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Chinese firm issues massive product recall in U.S. following recent cyberattack
A Chinese electronics maker has issued a recall for millions of products sold in the U.S. following a devastating cyberattack that took down websites including Twitter and Netflix, but has lashed out at critics who say its devices were at fault. Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology said in a statement that customers ...
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Nikkei hits six-month high on weaker yen, strong debut of JR Kyushu
The benchmark Nikkei average rose further to close at the highest level in about six months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, supported by the yen’s drop and a strong TSE debut of railway operator JR Kyushu. The 225-issue Nikkei advanced 130.83 points, or 0.76 percent, to 17,365.25, its ...
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Kyushu Railway makes firm debut on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Kyushu Railway Co. has a strong start in Japan's second-biggest initial public offering this year. The post Kyushu Railway makes firm debut on Tokyo Stock Exchange appeared first on The Japan Times.