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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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Tokyo Leads Surge in Asian Stock Markets

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JAPAN TODAY
 
HONG KONG — Tokyo led a surge in Asian stock markets Monday as a stronger-than-forecast jump in U.S. jobs provided some much-needed optimism after the hammering caused by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
Friday’s data showing the world’s biggest economy saw a surge in new...

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Current Account Surplus Falls On Higher Yen in May

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The nation’s current account surplus in May fell 2.4 percent from a year before to ¥1,809.1 billion, partly because of effects of a higher yen, government data showed Friday.
The balance was in the black for the 23rd straight month, according to the data fr...

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Firms Accelerate R&D For Self-driving Cars

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Automated cars are classified into four levels based on how much the driver is involved in the operation of the accelerator, brakes and steering. The ranks range from Level 1 — in which one of the operations is automated — to Level 4 — in which a car is fully autonomous and can o...

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Airlines, Travel Firms Launch Kyushu Travel Discount Drive

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
By Yosuke Higashida / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Travel agencies and air carriers in Japan have discounted their tour and flight fees for Kyushu as a measure to vitalize local tourism in the region’s seven prefectures, which has slumped since the Kumamoto Earthquake.
Using gove...

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