Tokyo | The Asian Age

Saturday, May 18, 2024 | Last Update : 03:23 PM IST

Tokyo Page-12

Nissan was not immediately available for comment on Friday, a public holiday in Japan.

Nissan aims to nominate new chairman by around Dec 20: source

The new chairman would hold the post “at least” until Nissan’s next shareholder meeting.

23 Nov 2018 1:06 PM

Shares in Nissan were flat, in line with a broader market, ahead of the board meeting.

Nissan board to meet for ousting Ghosn as future of alliance in focus

Nissan’s board meeting will be held sometime after 4:00 pm at its headquarters in Yokohama.

22 Nov 2018 10:53 AM

Toshiba shares surged as much as 11.8 per cent to near two-year highs after the announcement.

Toshiba to shed troubled assets, cut jobs; shares jump nearly 12 per cent

Toshiba cut its annual operating profit forecast to 60 billion yen from the previous estimate of 70 billion yen.

08 Nov 2018 10:40 AM

Both crude benchmarks have fallen about $10 a barrel from four-year highs reached in the first week of October.

Oil prices rise for first time in three days, but trade war drags

Brent crude futures had gained 47 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $76.38 a barrel by 0441 GMT.

31 Oct 2018 11:38 AM

US crude CLc1 was down 60 cents, or 0.9 per cent, at $66.73. (Representational Image/AFP)

Oil prices drop as oversupply looms amid global market woes

The global benchmark is on course for a weekly loss of over 4 per cent.

26 Oct 2018 12:41 PM

Yasuda, who arrived home in Japan on Thursday from more than three years of what he called physical and psychological 'hell', told the Asahi Shimbun daily that his captors accused him of being a spy. (Photo: AFP)

No breathing through nose, moving while I slept: Japanese scribe's Syria horror

Confined for 8 months to space just 1.5 mtrs high and 1 mte wide, Yasuda wasn't allowed to bathe, wash clothes, or make noise or movement.

26 Oct 2018 12:16 PM

A SoftBank spokesman declined to confirm if SoftBank executives are still planning to attend next week’s conference.

SoftBank shares fall 5.5 per cent as Saudi ties cause concern

SoftBank shares decline by worries over its ties to Saudi Arabia as well as a broader market sell-off.

15 Oct 2018 9:22 AM

Brent crude was up 26 cents, 0.3 per cent, at $84.17 a barrel by 0244 GMT.

Oil prices rise on signs that Iranian crude exports fall further

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down by 24 cents, or 0.3 per cent, at $74.53 a barrel.

09 Oct 2018 10:43 AM

The new company will be called "Monet" - short for "mobility network" - and will be 50.25 per cent owned by Softbank, with the remainder held by Toyota.

Toyota, Softbank unveil tie-up, eye autonomous vehicle services

Monet would be created by April 2019 and would have an initial capital injection of 2.0 billion yen ($17.5 million).

04 Oct 2018 11:25 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — a vocal advocate of that policy — is expected to travel to Pyongyang soon to try to revive the negotiation process and set the stage for a second summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AP)

North Korea warns US, says peace declaration not a bargaining chip

Commentary was directed at supporters of US policy to maintain maximum pressure on North Korea until it has made moves to denuclearize.

02 Oct 2018 11:43 AM

In this Saturday, September 29, 2018, photo, a vessel, rear, tilts on one side as it ran ashore at a pier as a typhoon approached Yonabaru, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan. (Photo: AP)

At least 51 injured, flights, trains cancelled as Typhoon Trami hits Japan

Evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of people in Japan.

30 Sep 2018 7:36 PM

Images from the International Space Station posted on Twitter by astronaut Alexander Gerst on Tuesday showed Trami's enormous eye which he said was 'as if somebody pulled the planet's gigantic plug'. (Photo: Twitter | @Astro_Alex)

'Very strong' typhoon Trami churns towards Japan, violent winds, rain expected

Typhoon Trami, packing gusts of a maximum 162 kilometres per hour near its centre, was in the Pacific spiralling slowly towards Japan.

28 Sep 2018 1:25 PM

According to local media, the unemployed woman handed herself in and confessed she had been storing the body in lockers near the station since suffering a stillbirth 'four or five years ago'. (Representational Image)

Japan woman held over keeping baby body in locker 'for years'

'I panicked after I did not give birth to a living child and kept the body as I could not dispose of it,' she told police.

25 Sep 2018 12:35 PM

Abe handily defeated his sole challenger, Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister. (Photo: File)

Japan's Shinzo Abe re-elected as as party head, to continue as PM

With a third term as party leader, Abe is poised to become Japan’s longest-serving leader in August 2021.

20 Sep 2018 11:22 AM

Earlier this year, Japan-based exchange Coincheck suspended deposits and withdrawal for virtual currencies after it had been hacked. (Photo ;PTI)

USD 60 million in virtual currency hacked in Japan

Japan is a major centre for virtual currencies and as many as 50,000 shops in the country are thought to accept bitcoin.

20 Sep 2018 10:05 AM

United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia earlier this year to become the world’s largest crude oil producer.

Oil prices claw back on supply concerns though but demand worries drag

Brent crude was up 8 cents, or 0.1 per cent, at $78.26 a barrel by 0338 GMT, after falling 2 per cent on Thursday.

14 Sep 2018 10:51 AM

Cars are stuck in mud covered road after an earthquake in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (Photo: AP)

One killed, 32 missing after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido island

Public broadcaster NHK reported the first confirmed fatality and said 120 people had also been injured after the 6.7-magnitude quake.

06 Sep 2018 9:01 AM

Damaged traffic boards and telecommunication relay poles are seen after they were brought down by strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Osaka. (Photo: AFP)

Millions asked to evacuate as powerful typhoon Jebi pounds Japan

Jebi -- whose name means 'swallow' in Korean -- was briefly a super typhoon and is latest storm to hit Japan.

05 Sep 2018 11:21 AM

Japan's weather agency has issued warnings about possible landslides, flooding and violent winds, as well as high tides, lightning and tornadoes in a swath of western Japan including the major cities of Osaka and Kyoto. (Photo: AFP)

Strongest in 25 years, typhoon Jebi hits Japan

Typhoon Jebi, packing winds of up to 216 kms per hour, made landfall in western Japan.

04 Sep 2018 12:18 PM

Nevertheless, Tokyo insisted today: 'There is no change in our basic recognition concerning the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles.' (Photo: AP)

North Korea still 'serious, imminent threat': Japan on Korean Peninsula

Japan's 2018 defence white paper said Beijing was sparking 'security concerns in region and international community, including Japan'.

28 Aug 2018 12:26 PM

12 of 30

Columns

Shobhaa De