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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo’s main hub. Spokespeople from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boeing 787 jet with no serious injuries. The accident forced the airport to close one of its two runways for an hour from 7 am […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nintendo said Thursday its net profit jumped nearly 25 percent for the nine months to December, riding out the crucial holiday season thanks to blockbuster game titles for its popular Switch console. The Kyoto-based games giant said its bottom-line profit rose 24.9 percent to 168.8 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for the April-December period on sales of 997.3 billion yen, up 16.4 percent. “During the holiday season, software was a great driver […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Detained auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn believes his arrest and the charges against him are the result of a “plot and treason” at his former employer Nissan, he told the Nikkei newspaper Wednesday. The Japanese business daily quoted Ghosn as saying he had “no doubt” that the charges against him were motivated by Nissan executives opposed to greater integration of the firm with its French alliance partner Renault. It was the first […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares closed marginally higher on Tuesday after being dragged down by worries about the Chinese economy amid trade tensions with the United States. The Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.08 percent, or 15.64 points, to end at 20,664.64 while the broader Topix index was up 0.10 percent, or 1.58 points, at 1,557.09. Wall Street started the week lower on disappointing earnings reports by Caterpillar and tech firm Nvidia that underscored […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday partially due to a strong yen, while investors braced for corporate results by major companies. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.60 percent, or 124.56 points, to 20,649.00 while the broader Topix index was down 0.68 percent, or 10.59 points, at 1,555.51. “We have very few trading elements today but a relatively strong yen is among the negative factors,” said Daiwa Securities senior technical analyst […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s prime minister vowed Monday to “break the shell of mutual distrust” with North Korea by meeting leader Kim Jong Un face-to-face and restoring diplomatic relations between the two historic foes. In a major policy speech to mark the opening of parliament, Shinzo Abe also vowed to push Sino-Japan ties “to a new stage” and pledged a record budget to improve crumbling infrastructure in the world’s third-biggest economy. “I will act […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly rose Monday as investors look ahead to a week chock-full of crucial events including the high-level trade talks between China and the United States. Hopes that a deal can be struck between the world’s top two economies have helped fuel a rally this month in global equities, which had been hammered in December. While there have been conflicting reports on the likelihood of an agreement to solve […]
by Daniel ARONSSOHN / Corentin DAUTREPPE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Arrested car boss Carlos Ghosn has resigned as chief executive and chairman of Renault, ending his leadership roles in the auto industry and signalling the start of new era for the French manufacturer. Ghosn, the most powerful man in car-making until his sensational arrest last November in Japan on financial misconduct charges, had already been sacked as chairman of Japanese auto groups Nissan […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian investors trod cautiously Thursday as they try to ascertain the state of play in the China-US trade row, while the pound edged higher on growing optimism Britain will not crash out of the European Union. The long-running US government shutdown continued to rankle, with Democrats and Donald Trump digging their heels in over the president’s border wall budget demand, while a White House official warned it could hammer the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks recovered from earlier losses to end almost flat Wednesday, as the dollar firmed while investors searched for new cues. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended down just 0.14 percent, or 29.19 points, at 20,593.72, while the broader Topix index fell 0.60 percent, or 9.40 points, to 1,547.03. Tokyo shares began trading in the red, touching the day’s low of 20,438.22 a minute after the opening bell, after Wall Street shares […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Visitors pouring into Japan’s Haneda airport for the Tokyo Olympics next year may find themselves ferried to and from planes on driverless buses, currently being tested at the major hub. Six Japanese firms, including national carrier ANA, jointly started a 10-day experiment with a self-driving prototype minibus last week. On Tuesday, officials allowed a sneak peak at the automated transportation, which is being tested with a safety driver in the front […]
by Maria PANINA Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The leaders of Russia and Japan fell short of agreement on Tuesday over a disputed island chain that has long prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty to formally end World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Moscow marked the 25th time he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met since 2013, a reflection of their efforts to build cooperation […]
