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Toyota Posts 54% Jump in Q3 Profit, Lifts Full-year Forecast
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp. lifted its full-year profit forecast by 10 percent on Tuesday after posting its best quarterly operating profit in two years, boosted by a weaker yen and strong sales at home.
The nation’s biggest automaker now expects operating profit to incr...
TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp. lifted its full-year profit forecast by 10 percent on Tuesday after posting its best quarterly operating profit in two years, boosted by a weaker yen and strong sales at home.
The nation’s biggest automaker now expects operating profit to incr...
- February 7, 2018
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Nikkei Ends at Largest Loss Since 2016 After Dow's Record Point Fall
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks tumbled on Tuesday in a global stock rout with the Nikkei index posting its biggest decline since June 2016, on panic selling after the steepest single-day point drop on Wall Street overnight.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 1,071.84 points, or 4.7...
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks tumbled on Tuesday in a global stock rout with the Nikkei index posting its biggest decline since June 2016, on panic selling after the steepest single-day point drop on Wall Street overnight.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 1,071.84 points, or 4.7...
- February 6, 2018
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TEPCO Battles On To Supply Power
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Tokyo and the surrounding area has been experiencing tight power supply conditions after record-breaking cold weather. In addition to the cold weather, there have been problems at thermal power plants and a reduction in solar power generation due to the solar panels being covered...
Tokyo and the surrounding area has been experiencing tight power supply conditions after record-breaking cold weather. In addition to the cold weather, there have been problems at thermal power plants and a reduction in solar power generation due to the solar panels being covered...
- February 5, 2018
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Honda Revs up Annual Net Profit Forecast
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Honda Motor on Friday nearly doubled its annual net-profit forecasts, citing strong growth in the sales of its cars and motorcycles, as well as US corporate tax cuts.
Japan's third-largest automaker now expects net profit to hit one trillion yen for the fiscal year ending in...
TOKYO - Honda Motor on Friday nearly doubled its annual net-profit forecasts, citing strong growth in the sales of its cars and motorcycles, as well as US corporate tax cuts.
Japan's third-largest automaker now expects net profit to hit one trillion yen for the fiscal year ending in...
- February 3, 2018
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Imported White-meat Fish Hooks Bigger Slice of Market
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Following historically poor domestic catches of salmon and walleye pollack, supermarkets and other retailers in Japan are increasingly turning to imported white-meat fish to fill the void on their shelves.
Walleye pollack is a leading variety of white-meat fish, and salmon is ver...
Following historically poor domestic catches of salmon and walleye pollack, supermarkets and other retailers in Japan are increasingly turning to imported white-meat fish to fill the void on their shelves.
Walleye pollack is a leading variety of white-meat fish, and salmon is ver...
- February 2, 2018
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Walmart, Rakuten Tie Up On e-books, Grocery Delivery Service
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - U.S. retail giant Walmart and Japanese internet titan Rakuten have unveiled a strategic partnership which will include collaboration on digital books in the United States and grocery delivery in Japan.
The two firms will launch a new online grocery delivery service in Japan ...
TOKYO - U.S. retail giant Walmart and Japanese internet titan Rakuten have unveiled a strategic partnership which will include collaboration on digital books in the United States and grocery delivery in Japan.
The two firms will launch a new online grocery delivery service in Japan ...
- February 1, 2018
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Floating Car Born From Tsunami
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Hideo Tsurumaki watched the giant tsunami waves crash onto Japan’s northeast coast on March 11, 2011, sweeping away cars filled with people trying to escape.
As the vehicles sank slowly into the sea, Tsurumaki thought about his mother, who lives by the ocean i...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Hideo Tsurumaki watched the giant tsunami waves crash onto Japan’s northeast coast on March 11, 2011, sweeping away cars filled with people trying to escape.
As the vehicles sank slowly into the sea, Tsurumaki thought about his mother, who lives by the ocean i...
- February 1, 2018
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Consumer Centers Receive Increasing Inquires About Virtual Currencies
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's consumer affairs centers received more than 2,000 inquiries over issues related to bitcoin and other virtual currencies last year, about a 3.4-fold increase from the previous year, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
While cryptocurrencies have been incre...
TOKYO - Japan's consumer affairs centers received more than 2,000 inquiries over issues related to bitcoin and other virtual currencies last year, about a 3.4-fold increase from the previous year, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
While cryptocurrencies have been incre...
- January 31, 2018
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JR East Chooses New President
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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. plans to promote Vice President Yuji Fukasawa to the presidency, informed sources said Saturday.
Fukasawa, 63, will succeed Tetsuro Tomita, 66, who will become chairman of JR East. The appointments will take effect on April 1, according...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. plans to promote Vice President Yuji Fukasawa to the presidency, informed sources said Saturday.
Fukasawa, 63, will succeed Tetsuro Tomita, 66, who will become chairman of JR East. The appointments will take effect on April 1, according...
- January 30, 2018
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Toyota South Africa Recalls More Than 700,000 Cars Over Airbags
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JAPAN TODAY
JOHANNESBURG - Toyota South Africa Motors said Thursday it had issued a notice to recall more than 700,000 vehicles over airbag safety concerns, with some affected models dating back over 15 years.
The Japanese carmaker said the recall was needed to replace front airbag inflators pr...
JOHANNESBURG - Toyota South Africa Motors said Thursday it had issued a notice to recall more than 700,000 vehicles over airbag safety concerns, with some affected models dating back over 15 years.
The Japanese carmaker said the recall was needed to replace front airbag inflators pr...
- January 30, 2018
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