Tokyo - Stocks in Japan dropped in early trading Friday, dragged down by opposition to the US car industry bail-out plan by conservative lawmakers in the US Senate.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average was down 110.31 points, or 1.27 per cent, to 8,610 at mid-trading, also affected by the yen strengthening against the dollar.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues declined by 6.06 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 843,19.
London, December 11 : Japanese scientists have created a device that may one day make thoughts and dreams during the sleep appear on a computer screen.
Those behind the technology have revealed that, presently, it can process thoughts and dreams to produce simple images from the brain.
They insist that their work has opened the doors for the ability to unlock people''s dreams and other brain processes.
"It was the first time in the world that it was possible to visualise what people see directly from the brain activity,” the Telegraph quoted a spokesman at ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories as saying.
Tokyo - Humanoid robot guides are being used at a shopping mall in the Japanese city of Osaka to give consumers "a helping hand".
Standing 114 centimetres tall, "Robovie II" whirrs up to customers with tips on where to shop. It can tell from the way they walk whether shoppers have gone astray or are hesitant about entering a particular store, said Takaati Akimoto. He heads the ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories in Seika, which developed the droid.
Tokyo - Japan's Nikkei index slid in early trading Thursday as rising commodity prices dimmed earnings prospects of Japanese companies, while the Topix index gained some ground.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average was down 68.97 points, or 0.79 per cent, at mid-trading, also driven down by emerging opposition in the US Senate to the rescue deal for US carmakers.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues rose 1.98 points, or 0.24 per cent to 836.53.
Tokyo - Japan's largest carmaker, Toyota Motor Corp, pummeled by sharply falling demand, will cut its global sales target for next year by more than 1 million units to less than 8.5 million, news reports said Thursday.
Toyota expects a prolonged drop in demand in 2009 in Europe and the United States, while sales are expected to remain flat in Japan, the Nikkei business daily said.
Sales in the United States dropped by 34 per cent in November.
Nuremberg, Germany - Japan's Kyocera Mita Corporation has obtained more than 50 per cent of the stock in Triumph-Adler AG, the German office services company said Wednesday.
The Osaka-based company last month said it aims to secure between 60 to 75 per cent of the German firm's share capital and was not planning to squeeze out any shareholders who remain.
Triumph-Adler makes and installs printing, copying and faxing systems for businesses.
Tokyo - Stocks in Japan dropped in early trading Friday, dragged down by opposition to the US car industry bail-out plan by conservative lawmakers in the US Senate.
London, December 11 : Japanese scientists have created a device that may one day make thoughts and dreams during the sleep appear on a computer screen.
Tokyo - Humanoid robot guides are being used at a shopping mall in the Japanese city of Osaka to give consumers "a helping hand".
Tokyo - Japan's Nikkei index slid in early trading Thursday as rising commodity prices dimmed earnings prospects of Japanese companies, while the Topix index gained some ground.
Tokyo - Japan's largest carmaker, Toyota Motor Corp, pummeled by sharply falling demand, will cut its global sales target for next year by more than 1 million units to less than 8.5 million, news reports said Thursday.
Nuremberg, Germany - Japan's Kyocera Mita Corporation has obtained more than 50 per cent of the stock in Triumph-Adler AG, the German office services company said Wednesday.
