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Tokyo arcade looks to VR to highlight high-end tech, boost business
A Tokyo arcade operator unveiled a new virtual reality facility on Wednesday, aiming to showcase high-end virtual reality in a casual setting and boost shrinking industry profits. VR Park Tokyo, located in the middle of the bustling Shibuya district, will open to the public on Friday. The space is set ...
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Dollar moves narrowly in Tokyo before Fed decision
The dollar was stuck in a relatively narrow range around ¥115 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, as market players awaited a monetary policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the day. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥114.98-99, down from ¥115.28-28 at the same time Tuesday. The ...
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Ghosn pledges Mitsubishi Motors’ return to profitability as chairman
Nissan Motor Co.’s top executive Carlos Ghosn pledged Wednesday to rebuild trust in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and return the loss-making carmaker to profitability, as he was approved by shareholders as the new chairman of the scandal-tainted automaker. “I pledge to protect shareholder interests and the long-term sustainability of Mitsubishi Motors,” ...
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Nikkei edges up amid wait-and-see mood
The benchmark Nikkei average edged up to its highest closing level for this year on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, though a wait-and-see mood prevailed ahead of a closely watched monetary policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 3.09 points, or 0.02 percent, to 19,253.61, ...
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South Korea’s youth unemployment rate rises to record high
South Korea’s youth unemployment rate rose to a record high in November, following political protests that paralyzed the government and led parliament to vote to impeach the president. The unadjusted jobless rate for people aged 25 to 29 rose to 8.2 percent in November, up from 8 percent in October ...
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Japan business confidence rebounds for first time in more than a year amid sliding yen
Confidence among some of the nation’s biggest firms has rebounded for the first time in more than a year, a key central bank survey showed Wednesday, as a sliding yen boosted hopes for their profits. The Bank of Japan’s tankan report — a quarterly survey of more than 10,000 companies ...
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V2V: U.S. wants new vehicles, road infrastructure to be talking to each other
All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure under a rule the Transportation Department proposed Tuesday. Officials say the technology holds the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths and transform driving. Vehicle-to-vehicle communications, or V2V, ...
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Bill Gates urges Trump to be inspirational leader like JFK ahead of tech meeting
Bill Gates on Tuesday called on Donald Trump to inspire Americans to embrace innovation as John F. Kennedy once did by urging them to fly to the moon. “In the same way President Kennedy talked about the space mission and got the country behind that,” the Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist told MSNBC, ...
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Twitter restores personal account of ‘alt-right’ group leader
Twitter has restored a white nationalist group leader’s personal account less than a month after the social media company suspended it along with other accounts belonging to prominent members of the “alt-right” movement. Twitter allowed Richard Spencer, head of the Montana-based National Policy Institute, to reactivate the account Saturday. The ...
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Hon Hai, Sharp to halt LCD TV panel supply to Samsung in 2017
Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and its Japanese subsidiary Sharp Corp. will stop supplying liquid crystal display panels for televisions to South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. from next year, industry sources said Wednesday. Hon Hai and Sharp are planning to shift supply of the product, manufactured by Sakai Display ...