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Nissan to adapt crash prevention for China’s bad drivers
Call it driving with Chinese characteristics. Nissan Motor Co., which sells more automobiles in China than any other Japanese carmaker, has signed an agreement to work with the China Automotive Technology and Research Center to adapt safety features such as lane keeping and collision avoidance to suit the country’s driving ...
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BOJ considers cutting inflation outlook amid rock-bottom oil prices
The Bank of Japan is considering cutting its inflation outlook for fiscal 2016 due to plunging crude oil prices, sources close to the central bank said Wednesday. The comments may fuel speculation that additional monetary easing is on the cards. As the pace of decline in crude oil prices has ...
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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ to take stake in Philippines’ Security Bank
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ will invest around ¥100 billion in the Philippines’ Security Bank, in its latest move to capitalize on growth in that nation’s market, sources close to the matter said Thursday. The main unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. plans to obtain a roughly 20 percent ...
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As fortunes fade at home, drug giant Takeda eyes greener shores overseas
One balmy summer evening last year, some of the most prolific biotech and scientific minds of Boston came together. Among them was the provost of MIT, who was enjoying the saxophone music alongside a U.S. congressman and senior venture capitalists. Their hosts: a Frenchman and an American tasked with turning ...
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Automakers’ green push in parts lifts use of hemp, citrus peel
Survey the latest at the Detroit Auto Show and you will find fibers from water bottles in car seats, hemp in the dashboards and citrus peel in the tires. Automakers, in a continuing quest to develop lighter and more environmentally-friendly vehicles, are making increased use of sometimes unlikely materials in ...
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Travel agencies vying for share of excitement around Hokkaido Shinkansen Line
Travel agencies are aiming for a slice of the excitement when the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line opens on March 26. It is the first time for Hokkaido to be connected to the shinkansen network. The travel firms are justified in their enthusiasm: There was a travel boom after the March 2015 ...
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Japan machinery orders fell 14% in November, investment outlook dims
Core private-sector machinery orders plunged a seasonally adjusted 14.4 percent in November from the previous month for the first drop in three months, the government said Thursday. The trend reflects continued caution by firms over making capital investments. The orders, widely regarded as a leading indicator of future capital spending, ...
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Nissan shuts down websites after anti-whaling cyberattacks
Carmaker Nissan on Wednesday shut down its global websites after a cyberattack that may have been motivated by anger over Japan’s controversial whale and dolphin hunts. The country’s second largest automaker said its sites were being hit on Tuesday evening. “We take any potential threat to our information systems seriously,” ...
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For Japan’s manufacturers, yen gains are reminder of Lehman lessons
Just when Japan’s employers might have thought it was safe to embrace sustained wage increases — thanks to a cheap yen and rising earnings — a turn in the exchange rate has flashed a warning signal. The yen’s advance in the past month, especially amid market turmoil and an economic ...
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Nikkei plummets 3.34% at start of trading after Dow dives amid China worries
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday following Wall Street’s steep declines overnight, as concerns about China’s economy continued to weigh on investor sentiment. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei stock average fell 591.51 points, or 3.34 percent, from Wednesday to 17,124.12. The broader Topix index ...