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Dollar nudges ¥100 as unease persists
The dollar slid to a one-month low slightly above ¥100 in Tokyo on Tuesday, as expectations recede for an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve this year. The stock slide in Tokyo was also a factor. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥100.31-32, down from ¥101.07-07 at ...
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Nikkei falls 273 points on soaring yen
Stocks posted further losses on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with selling fueled by the surging yen. The Nikkei average fell 273.05 points, or 1.62 percent, to end at 16,596.51. On Monday it shed 50.36 points. The Topix index closed down 18.16 points, or 1.38 percent, at 1,298.47, after ...
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Softbank, KDDI strike back at low-cost smartphone rivals
Mobile carriers SoftBank Group Corp. and KDDI Corp. are hitting back at low-cost providers with competitive rates under their group brands. Newcomers to the rapidly expanding low-cost smartphone service market include retail giant Aeon Co. and online retailer Rakuten Inc. They use networks leased from major mobile carriers. According to ...
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‘Pokemon Go’-like app allows living to plan missives from beyond the grave
Now that the explosive popularity of “Pokemon Go” has brought augmented reality technology within the reach of ordinary people, a tombstone company in Chiba Prefecture is taking it beyond the grave. By allowing people to “catch” pre-recorded video messages from the departed in cemeteries, the firm hopes to create an ...
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Japan well placed to lead in artificial intelligence, expert says
Japan lags Silicon Valley in conventional internet services but could become a global leader in the deep-learning technology of artificial intelligence, a leading AI expert has said. Yutaka Matsuo, 41, Project Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, believes machine learning will revolutionize sectors such as image recognition. “In deep ...
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IMF’s radical wage plan for Japan turns Nixon policy on its head
In a sign of how worried it is about Japan's economy, the International Monetary Fund is urging the country to resurrect a radical strategy once employed by former U.S. presidents Nixon, Ford and Carter — only in reverse. The post IMF’s radical wage plan for Japan turns Nixon policy on its ...
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Japan banks introducing telecommuting, reduced working hours
More major Japanese banks are reviewing their working patterns and introducing such systems as telecommuting and shorter working hours to help carers and parents with young children get the time they need. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to allow some 23,000 employees at the holding company and its two banking ...
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HRW urges Jordan to further expand education access to Syrian refugees
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicMore than one-third of school-aged Syrian children registered with the UN refugee agency in Jordan – over 80,000 out of 226,000 children – were not in formal education during the last school year. Jordan: Further Expand Education Access for Syrian Refugees At Least ...
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Empresários do Nordeste apresentam a Temer demandas para fortalecer indústria
Temer se reúne com presidentes da CNI, Robson Andrade, e do Conselho Nacional do SESI, João Henrique Sousa, e recebe sugestões para o fortalecimento da indústriaAntônio Cruz/ Agência Brasil O presidente interino Michel Temer se reuniu hoje (16) com integrantes do Conselho Nacional do Serviço Social da Indústria (Sesi). ...
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Pesquisa indica inflação em ritmo menor, diz FGV
Produtos como batata-inglesa, cebola, tomate e alface, vendidos no comércio, contribuíram para conter o avanço da inflaçãoebc O Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Semanal (IPC-S) atingiu variação de 0,48%, na segunda prévia de agosto, o que representa um acréscimo de 0,02 ponto percentual acima do resultado anterior (0,46%). A apuração ...