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Japan's economy dips into recession
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BBC
Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession in the world's third largest economy.
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell at annualised 1.6% from July to September, compared to forecasts of a 2.1% rise.
That followed a revised 7.3% con...
Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter, marking a technical recession in the world's third largest economy.
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell at annualised 1.6% from July to September, compared to forecasts of a 2.1% rise.
That followed a revised 7.3% con...
- November 17, 2014
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Japan Leads Asia Markets Lower on Poor GDP Report
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ABC NEWS
Japanese shares led most Asian stock indexes lower Monday after preliminary quarterly economic data showed the country returned to recession. Chinese stocks, however, rose after the debut as global investors took advantage of a landmark cross-border trading link that made its debut and...
Japanese shares led most Asian stock indexes lower Monday after preliminary quarterly economic data showed the country returned to recession. Chinese stocks, however, rose after the debut as global investors took advantage of a landmark cross-border trading link that made its debut and...
- November 17, 2014
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‘Floating’ high-speed train in Japan open to passengers during testing (VIDEO)
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JAPANTODAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7UIJp0FKZQ
Fancy traveling on a floating train speeding at more than 300 mph?
If your answer is yes, then now is your chance, reports the New Zealand Herald.
Japan has just successfully tested its floating train, allowing passengers on board for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7UIJp0FKZQ
Fancy traveling on a floating train speeding at more than 300 mph?
If your answer is yes, then now is your chance, reports the New Zealand Herald.
Japan has just successfully tested its floating train, allowing passengers on board for...
- November 17, 2014
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Former Honda chiefs chide CEO over quality
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JAPANTODAY
Two former Honda Motor chiefs have called on CEO Takanobu Ito this year, urging him to focus more on quality issues, increasing the pressure he’s already under from U.S. regulators and politicians over mass air bag recalls.
Nobuhiko Kawamoto and Hiroyuki Yoshino made separate visit...
Two former Honda Motor chiefs have called on CEO Takanobu Ito this year, urging him to focus more on quality issues, increasing the pressure he’s already under from U.S. regulators and politicians over mass air bag recalls.
Nobuhiko Kawamoto and Hiroyuki Yoshino made separate visit...
- November 17, 2014
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Seven-Eleven Japan on track to 20,000 stores
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NIKKEI
Seven-Eleven Japan plans to open 1,700 stores next fiscal year, putting itself on course to become the first convenience store operator with 20,000 locations in the country by fiscal 2017.
The company has been adding more than 1,000 stores a year for several years. It plans to add 1,60...
Seven-Eleven Japan plans to open 1,700 stores next fiscal year, putting itself on course to become the first convenience store operator with 20,000 locations in the country by fiscal 2017.
The company has been adding more than 1,000 stores a year for several years. It plans to add 1,60...
- November 16, 2014
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Soon, You Can Eat Gundam Burgers in Japan
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KOTAKU
Yep. Japan is getting official Gundam burgers with Gundam-themed buns.
AnimeAnime reports that the Tokyo Station Gundam Cafe is being turned into McDaniel Hamburgers Gundam Cafe. The restaurant appeared in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam anime as a secret meeting place for the Anti-Earth U...
Yep. Japan is getting official Gundam burgers with Gundam-themed buns.
AnimeAnime reports that the Tokyo Station Gundam Cafe is being turned into McDaniel Hamburgers Gundam Cafe. The restaurant appeared in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam anime as a secret meeting place for the Anti-Earth U...
- November 16, 2014
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Japan: School holds ‘Sex Change Day’ for students
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PINK NEWS
A high school in Japan held a ‘Sex Change Day’ this week – where boys dressed in skirts, and girls wore suits and ties.
On Tuesday, Fuji Hokuryo High School, in the Yamanashi prefecture encouraged students to swap uniforms with the opposite sex for a day.
Despite the name, the eve...
A high school in Japan held a ‘Sex Change Day’ this week – where boys dressed in skirts, and girls wore suits and ties.
On Tuesday, Fuji Hokuryo High School, in the Yamanashi prefecture encouraged students to swap uniforms with the opposite sex for a day.
Despite the name, the eve...
- November 16, 2014
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Japan is building a robot that can play baseball
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CNET
A baseball player needs to be able to do quite a few things: throwing the ball, batting, fielding, even running really fast. A human can do all of these things, because we're pretty great, but a robot? Well, getting a robot to do all of these things would be a little more tricky.
However...
A baseball player needs to be able to do quite a few things: throwing the ball, batting, fielding, even running really fast. A human can do all of these things, because we're pretty great, but a robot? Well, getting a robot to do all of these things would be a little more tricky.
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- November 16, 2014
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Germany Is Starting to Look a Lot Like Japan
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SLATE
Three things have happened in the last 48 hours that tell you a lot about the state of the German economy:
Inflation and GDP figures were confirmed. Germany grew by 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with inflation of 0.8 percent in October.
German politicians have negotiated “schwarze n...
Three things have happened in the last 48 hours that tell you a lot about the state of the German economy:
Inflation and GDP figures were confirmed. Germany grew by 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with inflation of 0.8 percent in October.
German politicians have negotiated “schwarze n...
- November 16, 2014
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Japan and America Meet in “Big Hero 6”
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NEWYORKER
First heard about Disney’s “Big Hero 6” and its unprecedented hybrid setting—an urban mashup of San Francisco and Tokyo called San Fransokyo—at this summer’s Anime Expo, North America’s largest annual convention devoted entirely to Japanese pop culture. Amid the throngs of cosplay (co...
First heard about Disney’s “Big Hero 6” and its unprecedented hybrid setting—an urban mashup of San Francisco and Tokyo called San Fransokyo—at this summer’s Anime Expo, North America’s largest annual convention devoted entirely to Japanese pop culture. Amid the throngs of cosplay (co...
- November 16, 2014
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