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Global Coal Phase-Out Raises Difficult Questions For Nuclear-Averse Post-Fukushima Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
Concern about climate change has led to a global shift away from using carbon-emitting coal for electricity, but in post-Fukushima Japan, where nuclear remains a dirty word, coal has become king.
When it accepted the Paris Climate Accord in late 2016, Japan — the world’s fifth-lar...
Concern about climate change has led to a global shift away from using carbon-emitting coal for electricity, but in post-Fukushima Japan, where nuclear remains a dirty word, coal has become king.
When it accepted the Paris Climate Accord in late 2016, Japan — the world’s fifth-lar...
- February 18, 2019
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Japan's GDP Rebounds From Quake, Floods But Trade War Hangs Over 2019
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan’s economy bounced back in the fourth quarter as business and consumer spending recovered from the impact of natural disasters but trade frictions and a proposed sales tax hike are expected to hinder growth in 2019.
The 1.4 percent annualised expansion in October-Decemb...
TOKYO - Japan’s economy bounced back in the fourth quarter as business and consumer spending recovered from the impact of natural disasters but trade frictions and a proposed sales tax hike are expected to hinder growth in 2019.
The 1.4 percent annualised expansion in October-Decemb...
- February 15, 2019
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KDDI To Raise Stake In Brokerage Kabu.Com Amid Fintech Push
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MAINICHI
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- KDDI Corp. said Tuesday it will increase its stake in online brokerage kabu.com Securities Co. to 49 percent.
The tender offer will be carried out in late April at the earliest, as KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile carrier, seeks new revenue sources amid fierce c...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- KDDI Corp. said Tuesday it will increase its stake in online brokerage kabu.com Securities Co. to 49 percent.
The tender offer will be carried out in late April at the earliest, as KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile carrier, seeks new revenue sources amid fierce c...
- February 13, 2019
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Japan Partners Ghana On Industrialisation Agenda
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GHANA WEB
The new Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tsutomu Himeno, says the Japanese government is ready to partner the Government of Ghana in its industrialisation agenda through investment by the Japanese business community.
Speaking during a courtesy call on Ghana’s Senior Minis...
The new Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tsutomu Himeno, says the Japanese government is ready to partner the Government of Ghana in its industrialisation agenda through investment by the Japanese business community.
Speaking during a courtesy call on Ghana’s Senior Minis...
- February 12, 2019
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Sony Shares Recover After First-Ever Buyback Announcement
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Sony Corp announced its first-ever share buyback on Friday, worth 100 billion yen ($910 million), helping its stock recover somewhat from the hammering it received earlier in the week when the technology firm reported lackluster earnings.
The announcement marked Japan's sec...
TOKYO - Sony Corp announced its first-ever share buyback on Friday, worth 100 billion yen ($910 million), helping its stock recover somewhat from the hammering it received earlier in the week when the technology firm reported lackluster earnings.
The announcement marked Japan's sec...
- February 9, 2019
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Japan Finance Minister Aso Sorry for Criticizing Childless
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U.S NEWS
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologized for saying childless people are to blame for the country's rising social security costs and its aging and declining population."If it made some people feel uncomfortable, I apologize," Aso said Tuesday after dr...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologized for saying childless people are to blame for the country's rising social security costs and its aging and declining population."If it made some people feel uncomfortable, I apologize," Aso said Tuesday after dr...
- February 7, 2019
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Merkel Says In Japan That Safeguards Needed To Ensure Chinese Firms Don't Hand Data To Beijing
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JAPAN TIMES
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday for safeguards to ensure that Chinese firms don’t hand over private data to Beijing amid mounting security concerns over equipment made by telecom giant Huawei.
Speaking at Keio University in Tokyo, Merkel said there is a “big debate” i...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday for safeguards to ensure that Chinese firms don’t hand over private data to Beijing amid mounting security concerns over equipment made by telecom giant Huawei.
Speaking at Keio University in Tokyo, Merkel said there is a “big debate” i...
- February 6, 2019
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Softbank Books Profit Jump, Driven By Heavy Data Users
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — SoftBank Corp., the nation’s third-largest mobile phone network provider, said Tuesday operating profit rose 24 percent in its third quarter as users switched to data-heavy plans, in its first earnings report as a public company.
With concerns over a changing mo...
TOKYO (Reuters) — SoftBank Corp., the nation’s third-largest mobile phone network provider, said Tuesday operating profit rose 24 percent in its third quarter as users switched to data-heavy plans, in its first earnings report as a public company.
With concerns over a changing mo...
- February 6, 2019
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ANA To Acquire 9.5% Stake In PAL
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways, is to invest $95 million in PAL Holdings and acquire 9.5% of PAL Holding’s outstanding shares.
PAL Holdings is the parent of Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL), the Philippine flag carrier.
ANA will acquire the shares from T...
TOKYO - ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways, is to invest $95 million in PAL Holdings and acquire 9.5% of PAL Holding’s outstanding shares.
PAL Holdings is the parent of Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL), the Philippine flag carrier.
ANA will acquire the shares from T...
- February 4, 2019
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EU-Japan Trade: Five Things About The World's Biggest Deal
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BBC
Cheaper wine and cheese for Japan, cheaper cars for the EU - part of what the EU-Japan trade deal, now in force, means.
The world's biggest such deal, it covers nearly a third of global GDP and 635 million people.
However there are warnings that the UK could lose its benefits if it leaves ...
Cheaper wine and cheese for Japan, cheaper cars for the EU - part of what the EU-Japan trade deal, now in force, means.
The world's biggest such deal, it covers nearly a third of global GDP and 635 million people.
However there are warnings that the UK could lose its benefits if it leaves ...
- February 2, 2019
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