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Negotiator says EU would remove auto tariffs if Japan opens farm market
The European Union will abolish its tariffs on automobiles only if Japan liberalizes its agricultural sector under a free trade agreement currently being negotiated, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has said. “The EU is ready to eliminate its tariffs on automobiles provided that concessions received in return will be sufficient. ...
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Nine Japanese power suppliers to cut January rates on falling oil prices
Nine of nation’s 10 major power suppliers will cut their electricity rates for January, reflecting falling prices of crude oil, used as fuel for thermal power generation, according to their billing plans announced Thursday. Electricity bills at standard households will likely drop by ¥28 to ¥120 from December. The crude ...
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Japan recognizes Cyberdyne’s robotic suit as medical device, widespread use anticipated
Cyberdyne Inc. said Wednesday its powered exoskeleton has received government approval as a medical device. It said it is first robotics device ever to secure such status in Japan. “We have finally reached the stage … where technology born in Japan has become a medical device,” Yoshiyuki Sankai, founder and ...
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Securities watchdog questions activist investor Murakami over suspected share price manipulation
Murakami speaks with the securities watchdog on a voluntary basis on suspicion of manipulating share prices of apparel company TSI Holdings Co. The post Securities watchdog questions activist investor Murakami over suspected share price manipulation appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Keidanren to call for larger wage hike
The Japan Business Federation, better known as Keidanren, plans to urge its member companies to give substantial pay hikes in the shunto wage negotiations next spring, its chairman told government representatives Thursday. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara said in a dialogue session between the government and business circles that he will tell ...
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Dollar static above ¥122.50 in Tokyo
The dollar firmed slightly but moved in a tight band above ¥122.50 in Tokyo trading Thursday, with players sitting on the fence partly because the U.S. market was closed for Thanksgiving Day. At 5 p.m., the greenback stood at ¥122.63-65, up from ¥122.31-32 at the same time Wednesday. The euro ...
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PlayStation 4 console sales top 30 million
Sony PlayStation 4 video game consoles have sold at a furious pace, topping 30 million units worldwide, the manufacturer said. PS4 has seen the fastest and strongest adoption since the first generation of the video game console was introduced in late 1994, according to Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). Some 30.2 ...
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Monex to hire noted banks analyst Nana Otsuki
Online securities firm Monex Group Inc. is hiring Nana Otsuki, a former Bank of America Corp. banking analyst, as an executive director and chief analyst. Otsuki will start on Jan. 1, said Yumi Matsuzaki, a spokeswoman at Tokyo-based Monex. Otsuki, who worked at the U.S. firm’s Merrill Lynch Japan Securities ...
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Tokyo stocks bounce back, topside heavy
Stocks rebounded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday on the back of rises overseas and hopes for policy measures at home, but topside was heavy due to a lack of foreign investors. The Nikkei climbed 96.83 points, or 0.49 percent, to end at 19,944.41. On Wednesday, it slumped 77.31 ...
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Suzuki aims to take some Maruti turf in India
After trust issues doomed Suzuki Motor Corp.’s alliance with Volkswagen AG, the Japanese carmaker now has to win over shareholders skeptical of plans for its crucial partnership with India’s largest carmaker. Suzuki wants to set up a wholly owned factory in India and supply cars and components to its 56 ...