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Nissan Profits Fall on Rising Costs, Forex Woes
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Nissan reported a drop in first quarter profits Thursday, under pressure from rising material costs and a higher yen.
Nissan said sales were up in China in the three months to June, but fell in North America and Europe.
The firm's quarterly net profit in t...
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Nissan reported a drop in first quarter profits Thursday, under pressure from rising material costs and a higher yen.
Nissan said sales were up in China in the three months to June, but fell in North America and Europe.
The firm's quarterly net profit in t...
- July 27, 2018
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Together With Indian Startup Paytm, SoftBank Plans To Create Mobile Payment Service in Japan By Year-end
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JAPAN TIMES
BANGALORE, INDIA – SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said.
The service, a collab...
BANGALORE, INDIA – SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said.
The service, a collab...
- July 26, 2018
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Toyota to Offer 3,000 Vehicles For 2020 Tokyo Games
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THE JAPAN NEWS
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. has said that it will provide more than 3,000 automobiles, including fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles, for official use at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Among them, the leading Japanese automaker will supply the Mirai, a...
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. has said that it will provide more than 3,000 automobiles, including fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles, for official use at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Among them, the leading Japanese automaker will supply the Mirai, a...
- July 25, 2018
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Green Light for Casinos Offers Jackpot to Japanese Companies
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JAPAN TIMES
Let the competition begin.
Now that Japan has enacted a law outlining a road map for casino resorts, foreign operators from Las Vegas Sands Corp. to MGM Resorts International can start to seek out partners in their bid to tap a gaming market that may be worth as much as $25 billion....
Let the competition begin.
Now that Japan has enacted a law outlining a road map for casino resorts, foreign operators from Las Vegas Sands Corp. to MGM Resorts International can start to seek out partners in their bid to tap a gaming market that may be worth as much as $25 billion....
- July 23, 2018
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Japan Lifts Ban on Canadian Wheat Imports
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan on Friday lifted a ban on Canadian wheat imports more than a month after it halted shipments following the discovery of unauthorised genetically modified (GM) plants there.
On June 15, Tokyo banned sales and imports of Canadian wheat after Ottawa said unauthorised GM w...
TOKYO - Japan on Friday lifted a ban on Canadian wheat imports more than a month after it halted shipments following the discovery of unauthorised genetically modified (GM) plants there.
On June 15, Tokyo banned sales and imports of Canadian wheat after Ottawa said unauthorised GM w...
- July 21, 2018
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Autonomous Taxi to Get Road Test in Tokyo
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Taxi operator Hinomaru Kotsu Co. and robotics startup ZMP Inc. said Wednesday they will jointly test an autonomous taxi on public roads in central Tokyo starting late next month.
This is the world’s first self-driving taxi service carrying passengers on publi...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Taxi operator Hinomaru Kotsu Co. and robotics startup ZMP Inc. said Wednesday they will jointly test an autonomous taxi on public roads in central Tokyo starting late next month.
This is the world’s first self-driving taxi service carrying passengers on publi...
- July 20, 2018
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Icy Vending Machine Rolls Out Free Drinks For SNS Exposure
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THE ASAHI SHINBUN
A vending machine made of ice is set up in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on July 18 and July 19 to promote Coca-Cola Clear. (Akifumi Nagahashi)
Amid the sweltering summer heat, about 300 parched people cooled down with a chilled Coca-Cola Clear from a vending machine made of ice in To...
A vending machine made of ice is set up in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on July 18 and July 19 to promote Coca-Cola Clear. (Akifumi Nagahashi)
Amid the sweltering summer heat, about 300 parched people cooled down with a chilled Coca-Cola Clear from a vending machine made of ice in To...
- July 20, 2018
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Japan's Trade Balance Returns to Surplus After Dip
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan logged a trade surplus in June, after booking a deficit the previous month, official data showed Thursday, with exports rising despite ongoing international trade tensions.
Finance ministry data showed a surplus of 721.4 billion yen ($6.4 billion), up 66.5 percent from...
TOKYO - Japan logged a trade surplus in June, after booking a deficit the previous month, official data showed Thursday, with exports rising despite ongoing international trade tensions.
Finance ministry data showed a surplus of 721.4 billion yen ($6.4 billion), up 66.5 percent from...
- July 19, 2018
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Osaka 2025 Expo Bid Promoted at U.N. Event
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THE JAPAN NEWS
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — An event was held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday to promote Osaka’s bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitsunari Okamoto promoted the city to foreign diplomats...
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — An event was held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday to promote Osaka’s bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitsunari Okamoto promoted the city to foreign diplomats...
- July 18, 2018
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Govt Devises Aid for Farmers, Small Firms After Rain Disaster
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday his government has drawn up the first set of assistance to agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry players and small businesses damaged by the recent torrential rain in western Japan.
The package, centering on financ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday his government has drawn up the first set of assistance to agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry players and small businesses damaged by the recent torrential rain in western Japan.
The package, centering on financ...
- July 17, 2018
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