Category: Japan
Factbox: Key dates in life of Japanese Emperor Akihito
Emperor Akihito, 85, will step down on April 30, the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in nearly two centuries. His son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will inherit the throne the [...]
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Panasonic may upgrade Japan plant to make advanced Tesla batteries: source
Panasonic Corp may upgrade one of its battery plants in Japan to produce advanced-format battery cells for Tesla Inc if needed by the US electric vehicle (EV) maker, a person [...]
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A Banksy rat? Tokyo city displays work ‘by famous artist’
Tokyo on Thursday displayed a drawing thought to be the work of Banksy, as the city’s mayor urged the famous and mysterious street artist to get in touch. Curious [...]
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Nissan ex-chair Ghosn’s release on bail approved by court
Detained former Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn paid 500 million yen ($4.5 million) in bail, the Tokyo District court said Thursday, clearing the way for his release but under [...]
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Japan’s incoming imperial couple offers the nation something new
Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife, Masako, represent a lot of firsts for an imperial couple: university-educated, multilingual and with years of experience [...]
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Carlos Ghosn case: key dates
After a Tokyo court extended Friday Carlos Ghosn’s detention until April 22, here are key developments since the former Nissan and Renault boss was arrested in Japan [...]
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The Latest: Body of Japanese victim returned from Sri Lanka
The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local): 6 a.m. Japan’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed one Japanese national was killed and four others injured [...]
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SoftBank invests $125 million in Alphabet venture to put cellphone antennas in the sky
A SoftBank Corp business seeking to find a way to fly cellphone antennas high in the atmosphere to provide internet in underserved areas said on Wednesday it was investing [...]
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Bank of Japan cuts inflation, economic growth forecasts
Japan will fail to hit its two percent inflation target even by 2022, the central bank predicted on Thursday as it also revised down its estimate for growth in the [...]
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Nissan ex-chair Ghosn’s release on bail approved by court
Detained former Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn paid 500 million yen ($4.5 million) in bail, the Tokyo District court said Thursday, clearing the way for his release but under [...]
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Japan’s Zozo sees profit recovering this year after bodysuit blunder
Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc said it expects its profit to recover in the current fiscal year, after booking its first-ever annual drop in earnings on a failed [...]
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Japan apologizes to those forcibly sterilized, vows redress
Japan’s government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of victims forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law, which was designed to “prevent [...]
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SoftBank Group looks to buy 5 pct of payment firm Wirecard: Bloomberg
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is looking to acquire a 5 percent stake in German payments company Wirecard AG, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with [...]
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Wirecard lands $1 billion investment from Japan’s Softbank
Japan’s Softbank Group Corp will buy a 5.6 percent stake in Wirecard for around 900 million euros ($1 billion), the German company said on Wednesday, joining forces in [...]
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Japan’s sterilised ‘eugenics’ victims to get payout
Thousands of Japanese peoplesome as young as nineforcibly sterilised under now-defunct eugenics laws, will receive government compensation after lawmakers passed historic [...]
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