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Framework To Be Developed To Boost ‘Fintech’ Services
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Megabanks and regional banks have started creating a framework to safely provide their customers’ information to burgeoning start-up companies that offer new services called fintech, a combination of financing and information technology.
The framework aims to prevent personal inf...
Megabanks and regional banks have started creating a framework to safely provide their customers’ information to burgeoning start-up companies that offer new services called fintech, a combination of financing and information technology.
The framework aims to prevent personal inf...
- November 7, 2016
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Corolla, Toyota's Car for The Masses, Turns 50
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Toyota Corolla, one of the world’s best-selling cars.
Since the first model went on sale in Japan on Nov 5, 1966, some 44.3 million Corollas have been sold globally through the end of September, including the Corolla Fielder sta...
TOKYO — This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Toyota Corolla, one of the world’s best-selling cars.
Since the first model went on sale in Japan on Nov 5, 1966, some 44.3 million Corollas have been sold globally through the end of September, including the Corolla Fielder sta...
- November 7, 2016
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Govt Eyes Undersea Power Line From Sakhalin to Hokkaido
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government has started to consider installing a power line linking the Hokkaido city of Wakkanai and the Russian island of Sakhalin and began arranging to form a working group with Russia to examine the scheme, with an eye to importing surplus power from thermal power plants ...
The government has started to consider installing a power line linking the Hokkaido city of Wakkanai and the Russian island of Sakhalin and began arranging to form a working group with Russia to examine the scheme, with an eye to importing surplus power from thermal power plants ...
- November 4, 2016
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NTT Docomo To End i-mode Mobile Phones
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday it will end shipments of conventional mobile phones compatible with its i-mode Internet access service by the end of this year, excluding some models such as one for elderly users.
The major Japanese mobile carrier will continue...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday it will end shipments of conventional mobile phones compatible with its i-mode Internet access service by the end of this year, excluding some models such as one for elderly users.
The major Japanese mobile carrier will continue...
- November 4, 2016
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Tottori Governor Says 'We're Open For Business' After Quake
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Following the Tottori Chubu earthquake on Oct 21, Tottori Prefecture on Thursday launched a “ganbaro revival project” in Tokyo in order to offset any negative impact the quake may have on the region’s food and tourism.
Tottori Prefecture Gov Shinji Hirai first expressed his ...
TOKYO — Following the Tottori Chubu earthquake on Oct 21, Tottori Prefecture on Thursday launched a “ganbaro revival project” in Tokyo in order to offset any negative impact the quake may have on the region’s food and tourism.
Tottori Prefecture Gov Shinji Hirai first expressed his ...
- November 4, 2016
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Sony's First-half Net Profit Dives 78% On Strong Yen, Battery Unit Sale
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Sony Corp said Tuesday its first-half net profit dived as it was hit by a sharp rally in the yen’s value and losses linked to the sale of its battery business.
The electronics giant, which has been shedding assets as part of a broad restructuring, reported a 26 billion yen (...
TOKYO — Sony Corp said Tuesday its first-half net profit dived as it was hit by a sharp rally in the yen’s value and losses linked to the sale of its battery business.
The electronics giant, which has been shedding assets as part of a broad restructuring, reported a 26 billion yen (...
- November 3, 2016
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Sharp Tips Annual Operating Profit After Hon Hai Deal
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp said Tuesday it expects to post its first operating profit in three years and narrow its net loss on the back of reforms and its buyout by Taiwan’s Hon Hai.
The Japanese industrial mainstay, pummelled by huge losses and mounting de...
TOKYO — Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp said Tuesday it expects to post its first operating profit in three years and narrow its net loss on the back of reforms and its buyout by Taiwan’s Hon Hai.
The Japanese industrial mainstay, pummelled by huge losses and mounting de...
- November 3, 2016
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Foreign Workers Sought For Farming
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government is planning to allow foreign nationals to take jobs on farmland, as long as they work within government-designated strategic special zones, in an effort to address the serious labor shortage in the agricultural sector.
The government deems it necessary for the agri...
The government is planning to allow foreign nationals to take jobs on farmland, as long as they work within government-designated strategic special zones, in an effort to address the serious labor shortage in the agricultural sector.
The government deems it necessary for the agri...
- November 3, 2016
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Honda Opts for Tokyo Over Silicon Valley as Home for AI Research Center
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JAPAN TIMES
Honda Motor Co. will spearhead its artificial intelligence efforts out of a new lab in Tokyo so researchers can work closely with its engineers to commercialize the technology.
Honda, based in Tokyo, will start the R&D center next year and combine existing AI teams in Silicon Valley...
Honda Motor Co. will spearhead its artificial intelligence efforts out of a new lab in Tokyo so researchers can work closely with its engineers to commercialize the technology.
Honda, based in Tokyo, will start the R&D center next year and combine existing AI teams in Silicon Valley...
- November 1, 2016
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Canon Slashes Profit View On Sales Tumble, Strong Yen
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Canon on Wednesday slashed its annual profit forecast, as it warned that a slowdown in emerging economies and a strong yen were taking a bite out of the bottom line.
The camera and copier maker also said that nine-month sales and profit figures tumbled from a year ago.
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TOKYO — Canon on Wednesday slashed its annual profit forecast, as it warned that a slowdown in emerging economies and a strong yen were taking a bite out of the bottom line.
The camera and copier maker also said that nine-month sales and profit figures tumbled from a year ago.
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- November 1, 2016
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