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Coffee with Pepper? Robot sells espresso machines in Japan
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YAHOO AUSTRALIA
Move over George Clooney -- Nestle has employed a fleet of chirpy robots to sell its coffee machines in Japanese stores.
The Hollywood heart-throb, who has become the global face of the Nespresso brand, has been given the elbow in favour of Pepper, a cheeky and chatty android,...
Move over George Clooney -- Nestle has employed a fleet of chirpy robots to sell its coffee machines in Japanese stores.
The Hollywood heart-throb, who has become the global face of the Nespresso brand, has been given the elbow in favour of Pepper, a cheeky and chatty android,...
- December 1, 2014
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Xbox Japan chief resigns after poor sales
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ASIA ONE
TOKYO - The head of Microsoft's Xbox business in Japan has stepped down, but the firm said the move was not linked to years of poor sales of the games consoles.
Takashi Sensui resigned Sunday as "interactive entertainment business general manager" at Microsoft Japan, but he will keep...
TOKYO - The head of Microsoft's Xbox business in Japan has stepped down, but the firm said the move was not linked to years of poor sales of the games consoles.
Takashi Sensui resigned Sunday as "interactive entertainment business general manager" at Microsoft Japan, but he will keep...
- December 1, 2014
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VIDEO: Japan is so much better than Americans at shopping lines
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VOX
If you are an American, then odds are you are spending some significant chunk of today fighting your way through unpleasant, stressful, and chaotic shopping lines. Those shopping lines are bad year-round, of course, but there's something about Black Friday to really drive their horribleness...
If you are an American, then odds are you are spending some significant chunk of today fighting your way through unpleasant, stressful, and chaotic shopping lines. Those shopping lines are bad year-round, of course, but there's something about Black Friday to really drive their horribleness...
- December 1, 2014
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Japan November final manufacturing growth eases, still suggests modest fourth-quarter rebound
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REUTERS
Growth in Japanese manufacturing activity eased in November and output expanded at a slightly slower pace than initially reported, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting a modest recovery after the economy unexpectedly slipped into recession.
The final Markit/JMMA Japan Manufacturing P...
Growth in Japanese manufacturing activity eased in November and output expanded at a slightly slower pace than initially reported, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting a modest recovery after the economy unexpectedly slipped into recession.
The final Markit/JMMA Japan Manufacturing P...
- December 1, 2014
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Honda starts wind power plant in Brazil
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THE JAPAN NEWS
XANGRI-LA, Brazil (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it started operating a wind power plant in Brazil on the same day.
Honda became the first automaker in Brazil, the fourth largest vehicle market in the world, to operate a wind farm.
The plant will generate about...
XANGRI-LA, Brazil (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it started operating a wind power plant in Brazil on the same day.
Honda became the first automaker in Brazil, the fourth largest vehicle market in the world, to operate a wind farm.
The plant will generate about...
- November 28, 2014
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Toyota to offer auto brake system by 2017
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will provide active automobile safety technologies, including an automatic brake system to prevent or mitigate collisions, starting next year.
The Toyota Safety Sense technologies will cover most passenger car models in Japan, North America ...
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will provide active automobile safety technologies, including an automatic brake system to prevent or mitigate collisions, starting next year.
The Toyota Safety Sense technologies will cover most passenger car models in Japan, North America ...
- November 28, 2014
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Qantas injects more millions into Jetstar Japan
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THE AGE
Qantas has made its second capital injection into loss-making budget airline Jetstar Japan in just over a year, in an effort to bolster its finances ahead of it starting international flying early next year.
Australia's largest airline and Japan Airlines will each make a 5.5 billion y...
Qantas has made its second capital injection into loss-making budget airline Jetstar Japan in just over a year, in an effort to bolster its finances ahead of it starting international flying early next year.
Australia's largest airline and Japan Airlines will each make a 5.5 billion y...
- November 28, 2014
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China Overtakes Japan as World’s Second-Biggest Stock Market
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BLOOMBERG
China surpassed Japan as the world’s second-largest stock market for the first time in three years amid growing investor confidence that policy makers in Beijing will revive the economy with monetary stimulus.
China’s market capitalization climbed to $4.48 trillion yesterday after a...
China surpassed Japan as the world’s second-largest stock market for the first time in three years amid growing investor confidence that policy makers in Beijing will revive the economy with monetary stimulus.
China’s market capitalization climbed to $4.48 trillion yesterday after a...
- November 28, 2014
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48% of firms adversely affected by weak yen
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Over 48 percent of Japanese companies are suffering from the yen’s weakening against other major currencies, a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. showed Wednesday.
In the survey, 48.4 percent of respondents said their businesses have been adversely affected by the yen’s deprec...
Over 48 percent of Japanese companies are suffering from the yen’s weakening against other major currencies, a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. showed Wednesday.
In the survey, 48.4 percent of respondents said their businesses have been adversely affected by the yen’s deprec...
- November 28, 2014
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Japan and Turkey talk on EPA set to begin
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Japan and Turkey will hold the first round of negotiations for concluding a bilateral economic partnership agreement for free trade in Tokyo for two days from Monday, the government has said.
At the working-level talks, Japan will be represented by Toshiro Suzuki, ambassador fo...
Japan and Turkey will hold the first round of negotiations for concluding a bilateral economic partnership agreement for free trade in Tokyo for two days from Monday, the government has said.
At the working-level talks, Japan will be represented by Toshiro Suzuki, ambassador fo...
- November 27, 2014
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