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Messaging App Line Skyrockets in Tokyo Trading as Profits Jump
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Messaging app Line surged in Tokyo trade Thursday, posting its biggest gain since it was first traded on Japan's premier stock exchange in 2016 as the company reported better-than-expected earnings.
Shares in the company best known for its cartoon stickers -- which too-busy-...
TOKYO - Messaging app Line surged in Tokyo trade Thursday, posting its biggest gain since it was first traded on Japan's premier stock exchange in 2016 as the company reported better-than-expected earnings.
Shares in the company best known for its cartoon stickers -- which too-busy-...
- October 27, 2017
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Toyota Taxi in Indigo Blue Launched
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. launched on Monday an all-new taxi featuring “koiai” traditional Japanese deep indigo blue, aiming to tap demand from foreigners traveling in Japan.
The JPN Taxi (Japan Taxi) is the first taxi model released by the automaker in 22 years.
To...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. launched on Monday an all-new taxi featuring “koiai” traditional Japanese deep indigo blue, aiming to tap demand from foreigners traveling in Japan.
The JPN Taxi (Japan Taxi) is the first taxi model released by the automaker in 22 years.
To...
- October 25, 2017
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Nikkei Posts Longest-ever Winning Streak
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tokyo's Nikkei 225 on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan's pro-business prime minister.
The benchmark index rose 1.11%, or 239.01 points, to end the day at 21,696.65, its 15th consec...
TOKYO - Tokyo's Nikkei 225 on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan's pro-business prime minister.
The benchmark index rose 1.11%, or 239.01 points, to end the day at 21,696.65, its 15th consec...
- October 24, 2017
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Sumitomo Metal Working to Start Mining Gold in ’19
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THE JAPAN NEWS
ISA, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. is working to start mining a new gold ore deposit in its Hishikari Mine, the only existing commercial gold mine in the country, in 2019 at the earliest.
The company recently showed the mine in Isa, Kagoshima Prefecture, ...
ISA, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. is working to start mining a new gold ore deposit in its Hishikari Mine, the only existing commercial gold mine in the country, in 2019 at the earliest.
The company recently showed the mine in Isa, Kagoshima Prefecture, ...
- October 23, 2017
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Trade Surplus Swells 40% in Sept. From Previous Year
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — The September trade surplus expanded nearly 40 percent from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of ¥670.2 bi...
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — The September trade surplus expanded nearly 40 percent from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world’s third-largest economy logged a surplus of ¥670.2 bi...
- October 20, 2017
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Japan's Trade Surplus Expands Nearly 40% in September
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's September trade surplus expanded nearly 40% from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world's third-largest economy logged a surplus of 670.2 billion yen, up 37.7...
TOKYO - Japan's September trade surplus expanded nearly 40% from a year earlier as exports of cars and chemical products surged on brisk demand from major trading partners, the government said Thursday.
The world's third-largest economy logged a surplus of 670.2 billion yen, up 37.7...
- October 19, 2017
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Hitachi Train Launch in Britain Marked by Delays
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THE JAPAN NEWS
LONDON (Jiji Press) — New high-speed train cars manufactured by Hitachi Ltd. made an embarrassing debut in Britain on Monday, hit by delays and broken air conditioning.
The first service, which had Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on board, departed 25 minutes later than schedu...
LONDON (Jiji Press) — New high-speed train cars manufactured by Hitachi Ltd. made an embarrassing debut in Britain on Monday, hit by delays and broken air conditioning.
The first service, which had Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on board, departed 25 minutes later than schedu...
- October 18, 2017
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With Abe’s Blessing, Kuroda Seen Heading for Another Term
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — While Haruhiko Kuroda’s fate as Bank of Japan governor is seen by many as largely depending on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stays in power, recent media surveys suggest that Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will win big in the House of Representativ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — While Haruhiko Kuroda’s fate as Bank of Japan governor is seen by many as largely depending on whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stays in power, recent media surveys suggest that Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will win big in the House of Representativ...
- October 18, 2017
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Kobe Steel Scandal Latest to Tarnish 'Made-in-Japan' Brand
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Under the once-vaunted keiretsu system of close, trust-based ties between manufacturers and suppliers, "Made-in-Japan" became a byword for industrial quality and reliability.
That reputation has eroded over recent years.
Kobe Steel is just the latest in a string of corporate...
TOKYO - Under the once-vaunted keiretsu system of close, trust-based ties between manufacturers and suppliers, "Made-in-Japan" became a byword for industrial quality and reliability.
That reputation has eroded over recent years.
Kobe Steel is just the latest in a string of corporate...
- October 16, 2017
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Sales Tax Hike 'Obvious' Choice for Japan Debt Woes: IMF
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JAPAN TODAY
WASHINGTON - Raising the sales tax is a “very obvious” choice for Japan to get its fiscal house in order, a senior IMF official said on Friday, shrugging off proposals by the country’s opposition parties to freeze a hike scheduled for 2019.
Odd Per Brekk, the International Monetary...
WASHINGTON - Raising the sales tax is a “very obvious” choice for Japan to get its fiscal house in order, a senior IMF official said on Friday, shrugging off proposals by the country’s opposition parties to freeze a hike scheduled for 2019.
Odd Per Brekk, the International Monetary...
- October 14, 2017
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