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Sony says to sell battery business to Murata Manufacturing
Sony Corp said on Thursday it has agreed to sell a portion of its battery business to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., as the electronics giant responds to slowing demand for smartphones. The announcement comes as Sony banks on growth in its games business with the upcoming launch of its virtual ...
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Dollar falls below ¥105 on U.S. rates outlook
The dollar slipped below ¥105 in Tokyo on Thursday, as stocks slid and expectations receded for an early interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥104.68-69, down from ¥105.40-41 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1102-1102, up from $1.1001-1001, ...
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Minimum-wage gap widening between Japan’s regions; labor outflows feared
The widest gap in average minimum hourly wages between prefectures in fiscal 2016 is expected to be double that of a decade ago. Based on a government advisory panel’s recommendation, the gap between the highest and the lowest prefecture figures will stand at ¥218 in the year from April, up ...
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Real estate firm plans Airbnb rentals amid tourism boom
Star Mica Co., a Tokyo-listed real-estate company founded by an ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, plans to double returns from apartments, using Airbnb to house foreign tourists. The company owns about 2,500 apartments mostly in Tokyo, and is considering renting some of them to overseas visitors from as early as ...
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Komatsu quarterly profit down 52% on weak demand
Construction and mining equipment manufacturer Komatsu Ltd., which last week made a $2.89 billion offer for Joy Global Inc., said first-quarter profit fell 52 percent as demand languished in markets such as the Middle East and Indonesia and the stronger yen crimped overseas revenue. Net income fell to ¥15.6 billion ...
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Narita installs currency machine to convert travelers’ coins into e-cash
U.S. dollar, euro, yuan and yen coins can be changed into 12 kinds of electronic money, including those used by Facebook and Skype. The post Narita installs currency machine to convert travelers’ coins into e-cash appeared first on The Japan Times.
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American shale gas heads to East Asia for first time
East Asia, which imports more liquefied natural gas than any other region of the world, is preparing to receive its first supplies from America’s shale bounty. A tanker that loaded LNG at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s export terminal in Louisiana is bound for the Far East, according to an official at ...
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SoftBank profit rises on proceeds from Alibaba stake sale
SoftBank Group Corp.’s first-quarter profit rose 19 percent as proceeds from selling part of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. helped offset losses at Sprint Corp. Net income at the carrier rose to ¥254.2 billion in the three months ended June 30, the Tokyo-based company reported Thursday. SoftBank’s operating ...
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Toyota lags VW in global sales as Prius stumbles in U.S.
Toyota Motor Corp. lagged Volkswagen AG by global deliveries in the first half of the year, as demand for the newly redesigned Prius hybrid slumped in a U.S. market dominated by trucks and sport utility vehicles. Worldwide deliveries fell 0.6 percent to 4.99 million vehicles in the six months through ...
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Tokyo stocks retreat ahead of BOJ policy decision
Stocks fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday prior to a monetary policy decision by the Bank of Japan on Friday. The Nikkei average lost 187.98 points, or 1.13 percent, to end at 16,476.84. On Wednesday it jumped 281.78 points. The Topix index was down 14.67 points, or 1.11 ...