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Dollar briefly slips below ¥116.50 in Tokyo on risk aversion
The dollar briefly plummeted below ¥116.50 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday as risk aversion among investors flared up on a downward spiral of crude oil and stock prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar was at ¥116.77-78, down from ¥117.90-90 at the same time Tuesday. The euro stood at $1.0939-0940, up ...
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Japan Airlines extends suspension of Narita-Paris flights through mid-March
Japan Airlines Co. said Wednesday it is extending a suspension of flights from Narita to Paris as demand remains slow following terror attacks there in November. The airline earlier said it was canceling flights between Narita airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport from Jan. 12 until the end of ...
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BuzzFeed brings its brand of online news to Japan
Online news source BuzzFeed has brought its blend of the novel, quirky and trivial to Japan, launching a Japanese-language service that targets a nation addicted to smartphones. At a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, the company’s new Japan unit said it hoped to become known as a source of ...
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Nikkei hits 15-month closing low on oil price fall
The benchmark Nikkei average dived to close at the lowest level in about 15 months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the market dragged down by heavy selling traced to relentless falls in crude oil prices. The 225-issue Nikkei was down 632.18 points, or 3.71 percent, at 16,416.19, ...
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BOJ officials ‘disappointed’ with unambitious salary talks
Bank of Japan officials are increasingly expressing disappointment at subdued annual wage talks, according to people familiar with the discussions, making next week’s monetary-policy decision a closer call. Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has said publicly that pay raises have been muted given the tighter jobs market and surging corporate profits. His ...
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British investment firm considers stake in McDonald’s Japan
British investment fund Permira is expected to join bidding for shares in the Japanese unit of McDonald’s Corp., sources familiar with the matter said. Permira has invested in various companies, including sushi restaurant chain Akindo Sushiro Co. Others expected to take part in the auction include MBK Partners, the Asia-focused ...
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Japan’s tuna king laments Tsukiji market move
Kiyoshi Kimura’s ear-to-ear grin is tough to miss in Japan — it is splashed across ubiquitous billboards advertising his nationwide sushi chain. But the self-styled “Tuna King” is not smiling about plans to move Tokyo’s Tsukiji market, the world’s biggest raw-fish emporium, and says the famed institution’s unique identity is ...
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Diet enacts extra budget through March, prioritizes welfare, farming
Lawmakers activate a ¥3.32 trillion extra budget for fiscal 2015 to bolster the economy through greater social support and other means. The post Diet enacts extra budget through March, prioritizes welfare, farming appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Japan takes on global role under ‘Vision for Tomorrow’
Vision for Tomorrow is a regional partner community project of the World Economic Forum in collaboration with consulting firm Accenture Japan Ltd. In short, the project aims to contribute to the world by Japan’s experience together with today’s advanced technology. The concept matches the ideal of the annual meeting of ...
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2020 Olympics host to hold world forum on sport, culture
With a little over four years to go before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, discussions in Japan are gearing up about what positive legacies will come from the international sports extravaganza, sports minister Hiroshi Hase said in an exclusive interview with The Japan Times in January. As the next country to ...