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World Bank Suffering 'Leadership Crisis,' Staff Say
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JAPAN TODAY
WASHINGTON — Staff at the World Bank delivered a broadside against its sitting president this week, saying the global lender faced a “crisis of leadership” and risked irrelevance on the world stage.
The rebuke, made in an open letter from the Bank’s staff association, came as inform...
WASHINGTON — Staff at the World Bank delivered a broadside against its sitting president this week, saying the global lender faced a “crisis of leadership” and risked irrelevance on the world stage.
The rebuke, made in an open letter from the Bank’s staff association, came as inform...
- August 11, 2016
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Idemitsu Founding Family Buys Showa Shell Shares to Block Merger
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A member of the founding family of major oil wholesaler Idemitsu Kosan Co. has bought shares in industry peer Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. in an attempt to block the two firms’ planned merger.
Shosuke Idemitsu, honorary chairman of Idemitsu Kosan, purchased about ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A member of the founding family of major oil wholesaler Idemitsu Kosan Co. has bought shares in industry peer Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. in an attempt to block the two firms’ planned merger.
Shosuke Idemitsu, honorary chairman of Idemitsu Kosan, purchased about ...
- August 8, 2016
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Trial Starts For Short-distance Taxi Trips
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press)— Japan’s transport ministry started a demonstration trial for short-distance taxi trips in Tokyo on Friday, looking to gauge demand for rides at a reduced minimum fare.
In the trial, the starting fare is set at ¥410 for about one kilometer, down from the curren...
TOKYO (Jiji Press)— Japan’s transport ministry started a demonstration trial for short-distance taxi trips in Tokyo on Friday, looking to gauge demand for rides at a reduced minimum fare.
In the trial, the starting fare is set at ¥410 for about one kilometer, down from the curren...
- August 8, 2016
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Fuji Heavy Unveils New Impreza Sedan/Hatchback
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Fuji Heavy Industries has unveiled the new Impreza which will go on sale in the fall. The company applied the newly-developed “SGP (Subaru Global Platform)” to the new Impreza to improve stability and collision safety.
Also, to further enhance safety, Fuji Heavy employed (1)...
TOKYO — Fuji Heavy Industries has unveiled the new Impreza which will go on sale in the fall. The company applied the newly-developed “SGP (Subaru Global Platform)” to the new Impreza to improve stability and collision safety.
Also, to further enhance safety, Fuji Heavy employed (1)...
- August 5, 2016
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Honda Profit Dented Even as Airbag Crisis Impact Fades
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Honda on Tuesday said quarterly net profit slipped from a year ago, despite the fading impact of an exploding airbag crisis at supplier Takata.
The Japanese automaker blamed an income tax increase for its net profit in the April-June quarter slipping 6.1 percent to 174.6 bil...
TOKYO — Honda on Tuesday said quarterly net profit slipped from a year ago, despite the fading impact of an exploding airbag crisis at supplier Takata.
The Japanese automaker blamed an income tax increase for its net profit in the April-June quarter slipping 6.1 percent to 174.6 bil...
- August 5, 2016
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Toyota's Q1 Profit Dented by Yen Rally, North American Sales Drop
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Toyota on Thursday posted a nearly 15 percent drop in its April-June net profit, hit by a sharp rally in the yen and falling North American vehicle sales.
The world’s biggest automaker also trimmed its full-year profit and sales forecasts, underscoring the negative impact th...
TOKYO — Toyota on Thursday posted a nearly 15 percent drop in its April-June net profit, hit by a sharp rally in the yen and falling North American vehicle sales.
The world’s biggest automaker also trimmed its full-year profit and sales forecasts, underscoring the negative impact th...
- August 5, 2016
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Helicopter Money Talk Takes Flight as BOJ Runs Out of Room
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) — The Bank of Japan’s review of its monetary stimulus program promised for September has revived expectations it could adopt some form of “helicopter money,” printing money for government spending to spur inflation.
The BOJ disappointed market hopes on Friday that...
TOKYO (Reuters) — The Bank of Japan’s review of its monetary stimulus program promised for September has revived expectations it could adopt some form of “helicopter money,” printing money for government spending to spur inflation.
The BOJ disappointed market hopes on Friday that...
- August 2, 2016
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JAL's Three-month Profit More Than Halves
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan Airlines said Friday its three-month net profit more than halved as savings from a decline in fuel costs could not make up for weak travel demand at home and abroad.
Falling oil prices have helped the carrier’s bottom line—fuel is often an airline’s single-biggest expe...
TOKYO — Japan Airlines said Friday its three-month net profit more than halved as savings from a decline in fuel costs could not make up for weak travel demand at home and abroad.
Falling oil prices have helped the carrier’s bottom line—fuel is often an airline’s single-biggest expe...
- August 1, 2016
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Takashimaya Opens Store in Vietnam
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THE JAPAN NEWS
HO CHI MINH CITY (Jiji Press) — Takashimaya Co. opened a store in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese department store operator to have an outlet in Vietnam after the end of the Vietnam War.
Takashimaya aims to lure middle-class and wealthy consumers in the ...
HO CHI MINH CITY (Jiji Press) — Takashimaya Co. opened a store in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese department store operator to have an outlet in Vietnam after the end of the Vietnam War.
Takashimaya aims to lure middle-class and wealthy consumers in the ...
- August 1, 2016
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Canon Slashes Profit Forecast Due to Strong Yen
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Canon chopped its annual profit forecast Tuesday as the camera and copier maker warned that a sharp rise in the yen was taking a bite out of its bottom line.
The company said it now expected weaker sales and a net profit of 180 billion yen ($1.7 billion) this year, down 10 p...
TOKYO — Canon chopped its annual profit forecast Tuesday as the camera and copier maker warned that a sharp rise in the yen was taking a bite out of its bottom line.
The company said it now expected weaker sales and a net profit of 180 billion yen ($1.7 billion) this year, down 10 p...
- July 29, 2016
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