Sony to sell storage battery for offices, shops

Sony to sell storage battery for offices, shops

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2011, shows the ESSP-2000 lithium-ion storage battery that Sony Corp. will market in September 2011 for use mainly in company offices and retail stores, hoping to tap demand amid concern over electricity supply constraints following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The battery can be charged via six power outlets at night when power demand is low and use the stored electricity during the day or as a backup in the event of a blackout, the company said the same day.

Hayami defends BOJ decision to scrap zero-rate last Aug.

Hayami defends BOJ decision to scrap zero-rate last Aug.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami listens to reporters' questions at a press conference at the bank's Tokyo head office March 19. He defended the central bank against charges it erred Aug. 11, 2000, when it scrapped its zero-interest-rate policy. Hayami met the press shortly after the BOJ Policy Board decided to conduct quantitative easing of monetary policy to help turn the foundering economy around.

Sony to sell storage battery for offices, shops

Sony to sell storage battery for offices, shops

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2011, shows the ESSP-2000 lithium-ion storage battery that Sony Corp. will market in September 2011 for use mainly in company offices and retail stores, hoping to tap demand amid concern over electricity supply constraints following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The battery can be charged via six power outlets at night when power demand is low and use the stored electricity during the day or as a backup in the event of a blackout, the company said the same day. (Kyodo)

Olympics: Journey of Japanese table tennis star Fukuhara

Olympics: Journey of Japanese table tennis star Fukuhara

File photo from June 2000 shows Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara competing in the Ogimura Cup tournament at Kobe Central Gymnasium at the age of 11. Fukuhara was part of the three-member Japanese team that won bronze in the team event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hayami defends BOJ decision to scrap zero-rate last Aug.

Hayami defends BOJ decision to scrap zero-rate last Aug.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami listens to reporters' questions at a press conference at the bank's Tokyo head office March 19. He defended the central bank against charges it erred Aug. 11, 2000, when it scrapped its zero-interest-rate policy. Hayami met the press shortly after the BOJ Policy Board decided to conduct quantitative easing of monetary policy to help turn the foundering economy around.