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McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) on Thursday reported a ¥5.37 billion ($48 million) group net profit for 2016, returning to profitability after years of slumping sales triggered by food safety scandals. The profit is a sharp turnaround from its ¥34.95 billion net loss last year, its biggest since becoming a publicly ...

Nissan said Thursday it is pressing ahead with plans for a new plant in Mexico despite U.S. President Donald Trump rapping rival Toyota over plans to build a factory in the Latin American country. Nissan and Daimler broke ground in 2015 on the facility in Aguascalientes, saying they would invest ...

Takata Corp. said Thursday it plans to book charges of ¥107.5 billion ($958 million) for the period from April to December due to the replacement of faulty air bags and a major U.S. fine. The manufacturer said it will book an extraordinary loss of ¥96.93 billion after agreeing to pay ...

Japan’s seasonally adjusted core machinery orders in December rose by 6.7 percent from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Thursday. Private-sector orders excluding those for ships and power equipment, closely watched as a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, totaled ¥889.8 billion. In November, the core orders fell 5.1 ...

The dollar was almost flat around ¥112.30 in Tokyo trading late Thursday, with a wait-and-see mood growing ahead of the upcoming summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥112.34-36, against ¥112.35-35 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was ...

Stocks turned lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday, hurt by a rise in the yen against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 99.93 points, or 0.53 percent, to end at 18,907.67. On Wednesday, the key market gauge gained 96.82 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed ...

Japan’s leaders need to take U.S. President Donald Trump seriously, but not always literally, and must exercise great caution in interpreting what he says. But Japan must also stress to him the importance, and benefits, of the U.S.-Japan security and economic relationship. That was the message from participants during a ...

Nomura Holdings Inc. and Keio University are investing in a startup that’s seeking to revolutionize how smokers quit the habit. CureApp Inc., which develops mobile applications to treat ailments including tobacco addiction, received ¥380 million ($3.4 million) this month from investors including Nomura and Keio’s venture-capital partnership, the startup’s founder ...

A top Japanese auto parts-maker said Thursday it had dropped Mexico as a possible location for a new factory after Donald Trump rapped Toyota over a plant south of the border. The decision by Nikkei 225-listed Nisshinbo Holdings marked the first time a Japanese company has publicly abandoned a Mexico ...

Carlsberg A/S, the Danish beer-maker, is weighing the purchase of a 20 percent stake in China’s Tsingtao Brewery Co., people familiar with the matter said. The Copenhagen-based company is working with an adviser on a potential bid for the Tsingtao stake being sold by Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., said the ...