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Toyota overcomes chip shortage to beat Q3 net profit forecast

Tokyo (AFP) - Toyota on Wednesday posted a forecast-beating net profit of $6.8 billion for the three months to December, even as a global chip crunch and a pandemic-driven parts shortage forced production cuts.

AFP

Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened

Sweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptoms

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Toyota quarterly net profit beats estimates despite chip shortage

Tokyo (AFP) - Toyota on Wednesday logged a forecast-beating net profit of $6.8 billion for the three months to December, even as a global chip crunch and a pandemic-driven parts shortage forced production cuts.

AFP

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Schools struggle to secure learning opportunities in omicron outbreak

Schools are struggling to maintain a learning environment for students amid an increasing number of school-related infections with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Several factors contribute to NBC's low Olympic ratings

NBC’s Mike Tirico began Friday’s opening ceremony by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other

The Independent UK

Nissan hikes net profit forecast again despite chip shortage

Tokyo (AFP) - Nissan on Tuesday hiked its annual net profit forecast again on strong interim results, aiming to weather the global chip crunch as it shifts focus to electric vehicles.

AFP

Taiwan eases nuclear-accident food import ban from Japan

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan said on Tuesday it would relax a food imports ban from areas in Japan around the site of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, as it pushes for support from Tokyo in its bid to join a major trans-Pacific trade pact.

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SoftBank's $40 bn sale of chip group Arm to Nvidia collapses

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's SoftBank said Tuesday that the $40 billion sale of chip powerhouse Arm to Nvidia had collapsed because of "significant regulatory challenges" over competition concerns, and it now plans to take the unit public.

AFP

Tokyo: A holy land for 'Harukists' at Waseda Univ.

The Haruki Murakami Library in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, is a place where any "Harukist," or a fan of Haruki Murakami, would find irresistible. Here, they can access about 3,000 books and a vast vinyl record collection personally donated by Japan's foremost novelist. The library also houses copies of Murakami's novels…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

SoftBank's sale of chip group Arm scrapped over regulator challenges

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's SoftBank confirmed Tuesday the collapse of a $40 billion deal to sell chip business Arm to Nvidia because of "significant regulatory challenges" over concerns about competitiveness.

AFP

Japan's 11-member Nambu family shows allure of frugality, limits of stimulus

When Japan handed Tokyo bus driver Keiki Nambu and his wife, Takako, $870 for each of their nine children, they spent it exactly as the government had feared: paying down a mortgage instead of going shopping.

Reuters

Nvidia to scrap $40bn takeover of chip firm Arm: report

Tokyo (AFP) - US firm Nvidia is scrapping its $40 billion bid to buy UK mobile chip technology powerhouse Arm from SoftBank after persistent objections from regulators, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

AFP

Spinal cord implant helps paralysed patients walk again

Tokyo (AFP) - In 2017, Michel Roccati was in a motorbike accident that left his lower body completely paralysed.In 2020, he walked again, thanks to a breakthrough new spinal cord implant.

AFP

Casting authentically was important for Ghostwire: Tokyo – Cory Yee interview

We sat down with voice actor Cory Yee who plays Akito, the main protagonist in the upcoming action-adventure game Ghostwire: Tokyo.

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Japan's Tech Giant Toshiba to Split

Embattled Japanese technology giant Toshiba plans to split into two companies, one focused on infrastructure and the other on devices, in its latest effort to placate unhappy shareholders. As part of the proposed plan, Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp. intends to sell its joint venture stake in Toshiba Carrier Corp. to the…

ABC News

Camaraderie and team spirit help Australia to best-ever daily Winter Olympic medal haul

Medal winners Tess Coady and Jakara Anthony say the whole Australian team at the Winter Olympics have united, creating a unique and prosperous environment.

AFP

Toshiba unveils new plan to split into two companies

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's Toshiba on Monday announced plans to split into two companies, revising a controversial proposal to divide into three following a tumultuous period for the storied industrial conglomerate.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Pureed meals helping to enrich school life for special needs children

Children who rely on gastric fistulas to receive nutrition via an external feeding tube that connects directly to the stomach are being given the option of pureed foods instead of conventional formula at an increasing number of special needs schools.

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World of acclaimed Studio Ghibli comes to Bangkok's CentralWorld

Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation film studio based in Tokyo, is holding "#My Style, My Ghibli, Let's Lose Our Way, Together", on the 1st floor of CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Road, from Friday to March 27.

AFP

Lyles surges at start to win 60m at New York indoor meet

New York (AFP) - Reigning world outdoor champions Noah Lyles and Grant Holloway, American stars who each missed out on Tokyo Olympic gold, won titles at Sunday's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo sees 17,526 new cases

Tokyo confirmed 17,526 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, up 1,631 from a week earlier and an all-time high for a Sunday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Olympic legacy gains momentum with reuse of venues

There will be a new training center for para-athletes, and the water polo venue will be turned into an ice skating arena.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo logs 21,122 new virus cases

Tokyo confirmed 21,122 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, up 3,689 from a week earlier.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo govt seeks more emergency hospital beds

The Tokyo metropolitan government has requested hospitals to increase their number of emergency beds to accept patients at night and on weekends and holidays, as emergency medical care in the capital is in a critical situation due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Foreign students struggle to find work amid pandemic

The spread of the novel coronavirus is hampering foreign nationals' efforts to find work in Japan, with many international students unable to secure jobs despite having a degree from a university or vocational school.

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