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Nintendo Worth More Than Sony After Pokemon Rally

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Nintendo on Tuesday shot past Sony in market value after the videogame giant’s stock more than doubled since the release of the wildly popular Pokemon Go game.
The Pokemon franchise creator surged nearly 11 percent to end the morning at 30,780 yen, up more than 100% from its...

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Japanese Companies Dive Into Foreign Acquisitions

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With a shrinking domestic market due to the low birthrate and aging population, Japanese companies have increasingly looked overseas for mergers and acquisitions in recent years. The deal announced by SoftBank Group Corp. on Monday is a prime example.
SoftBank Group’s acquisition...

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Microsoft Cloud Business Lifts Profits

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Sharp growth in its commercial cloud computing business helped lift Microsoft Corp.’s quarterly revenue above Wall Street’s expectations, sending the technology company’s shares up more than 4 percent in after-hours trading.
The new and growing cloud business — essentially sellin...

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Nissan Introduces All-new Serena, Scheduled To Go On Sale in Late August

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JAPAN TODAY
 
YOKOHAMA — Nissan Motor Co Ltd said its all-new 5th-generation Serena will go on sale in Japan at the end of August.
The Serena was first introduced to the market in 1991, and it quickly established itself as one of the most popular family vehicles in Japan, becoming one of Nissan’s...

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ANA to Launch C-3PO Star Wars Airplane

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
All Nippon Airways has unveiled a Star Wars-themed passenger jet bearing the design of the iconic droid C-3PO on the fuselage of a Boeing 777-200.
ANA said Friday it plans to introduce the passenger jet on domestic routes in late March 2017.
The airline currently operates three S...

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‘Pokemon Go’ No Ace in Hole for Nintendo

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JAPAN TIMES
 
In just over a week, the smartphone game “Pokemon Go” has become a giant hit, turning millions of people around the world into monster hunters.
Given the game’s promising start, investors are taking another look at Nintendo Co., whose value has shot up by about ¥1.5 trillion since “...

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Line Corp. Raises ¥100 Billion On Day One of Dual Listing in New York, Tokyo

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Line Corp. raised more than ¥100 billion from its consecutive debuts on the New York and Tokyo stock exchanges on Thursday and Friday, as CEO Takeshi Idezawa said the company planned to build trust in its messaging and other services and expand.
In the year’s biggest tech offering, ...

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Mazda Releases Updated Axela

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JAPAN TODAY
 
HIROSHIMA — Mazda Motor Corp on Thursday released an updated Mazda Axela sports compact. The updated model is now available with two clean diesel engines, as the SKYACTIV-D 1.5 joins the SKYACTIV-D 2.2 in the powertrain lineup.
Mazda’s new-generation lineup, which is designed to off...

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Women at Work / Inspired Intuition For Hit Products

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Lately there has been a trend toward forming women’s groups within companies and designing original products. Even firms that have expanded their businesses by targeting corporations as customers are now making use of female employees’ ideas and turning consumer-aimed products in...

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Mitsubishi Signs Potential First European Jet Orders

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JAPAN TODAY
 
FARNBOROUGH, England — Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp on Monday said it had signed a letter of intent for orders of its new regional passenger plane with Swedish leasing company Rockton, in what would be its first European sale.
The deal is for 10 firm orders with an option for an...

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