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Sharp accepts Foxconn’s $6.25 billion takeover offer on.wsj.com/1S2uSwa via @WSJ
Foxconn’s Deal for Sharp Now in Question

Foxconn’s Deal for Sharp Now in Question

Foxconn Technology Group said it is delaying the signing of a definitive takeover deal with Sharp because of new details that the Japanese electronics maker disclosed a day earlier.

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Innovative use of smartphones in Nevada caucus. on.wsj.com/1RVhk5B via @WSJ
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Sony Unveils Its Vision of the Future on.wsj.com/1oXYYFA
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Zenefits once told employees: No sex in the stairwells on.wsj.com/1XJ8Df5 via @WSJ
Zenefits Once Told Employees: No Sex in Stairwells

Zenefits Once Told Employees: No Sex in Stairwells

Zenefits has banned alcohol in the office and also has warned employees to cut out crude behavior in the stairwells, as the startup tries to reverse its rambunctious culture.

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Japanese seeking a place to stash cash start snapping up safes on.wsj.com/1RWtdrM via @WSJ
Japanese Seeking a Place to Stash Cash Start Snapping Up Safes

Japanese Seeking a Place to Stash Cash Start Snapping Up Safes

Look no further than Japan’s hardware stores for a worrying new sign that consumers are hoarding cash--the opposite of what the Bank of Japan had hoped when it recently introduced negative interest...

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How heavy metal has become the soundtrack of globalization wsj.com/articles/the-weird-g…
The Weird Global Appeal of Heavy Metal

The Weird Global Appeal of Heavy Metal

From Indonesia to Latin America and Russia to Japan, metal has become the music of the world, lifted by growing economies and a rebellious bent.

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Creation of Mt. Fuji-area maps aims to reduce traffic fatalities involving wild animals - The Mainichi mainichi.jp/english/articles…
Creation of Mt. Fuji-area maps aims to reduce traffic fatalities involving wild animals

Creation of Mt. Fuji-area maps aims to reduce traffic fatalities involving wild animals

In an effort to curb the number of wild animals hit and killed by motor vehicles in the region surrounding Mount Fuji, where such creatures abound, th

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Suzuki makes pricier play in India, its biggest market on.wsj.com/1o5L2bN via @WSJ
Suzuki Makes Pricier Play in India, Its Biggest Market

Suzuki Makes Pricier Play in India, Its Biggest Market

Japan’s Suzuki is working to innovate and make more sophisticated, and pricier, vehicles as it battles rivals in India, its most important market.

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Japan’s economy contracts again in fourth quarter on.wsj.com/1OamlQQ via @WSJ
Japan’s Economy Shrinks Again in Fourth Quarter

Japan’s Economy Shrinks Again in Fourth Quarter

The world’s third-largest economy contracts for the second time in three quarters, the latest blow to Tokyo’s pro-growth program and a possible motive for further investor jitters.

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For these Middlebury College graduates, it’s all downhill (in cap and gown) on.wsj.com/1SkrwVZ via @WSJ
For These Middlebury College Graduates, It’s All Downhill

For These Middlebury College Graduates, It’s All Downhill

After graduation, students at Vermont’s Middlebury College hit the slopes for the school’s annual Ski-Down

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Asia salaries: Japan must pay more or say goodbye- Nikkei Asian Review s.nikkei.com/1RkimaI
Japanese stocks fall to lowest level in more than a year on.wsj.com/1QaxVMV via @WSJ
Japan slowly opens the door to the sharing economy on.wsj.com/1nUEFIp via @WSJ
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Bad news for Japan's World Cup ski races this weekend. teapawt.net/westpacwx/status/69696…
Westpacwx (@westpacwx) profile pictureWestpacwx@westpacwx9 Feb 2016
Looking at well above average temperatures for most of Japan this week. If you want warm air hurrah, if you want... fb.me/Im3dSSEp
Japan markets shaken as investors seek shelter on.wsj.com/1nUpbE7 via @WSJ

Japan Markets Shaken as Investors Seek Shelter

Japanese stocks tumbled Tuesday and the benchmark government bond yield fell into negative territory for the first time, as a global flight to safety threatened to unravel the delicate market balance...

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Amazon Japan Offers Free Sommelier Service on.wsj.com/1KC2tuN via @wsjasia
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Toshiba faces tight deadline for restructuring plan on.wsj.com/1QQaqfi via @WSJ
Toshiba Faces Tight Deadline for Restructuring Plan

Toshiba Faces Tight Deadline for Restructuring Plan

Toshiba is facing a tight deadline for mapping out a restructuring plan that could be made more difficult by the ambiguous role of the Japanese government.

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Japan Maker Says Its Fastener Reduces Ripping Sound of Velcro on.wsj.com/1RgW3ms via @wsjasia
Lehman Brothers is still with us in spirits, via Lehman Scotch whisky on.wsj.com/1QPxivr via @WSJ
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confirmed now ... teapawt.net/WSJ/status/69509126648…
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@WSJ4 Feb 2016
Sharp to accept Foxconn takeover offer, report says on.wsj.com/1X4B1aV
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