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Akemi Nakamura
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2003
Iraq question said hurting U.S. auto market
The U.S. automotive industry will remain weak until the uncertainty surrounding the possible war in Iraq is clarified, General Motors Corp. Chairman John Smith Jr. said Monday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2003
Japan Inc. plotting its own war survival strategy
Japan Inc. is on high alert.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2003
MMC, Nissan forge Minicab deal
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will supply its Minicab commercial vehicle to Nissan Motor Co. on an original equipment manufacturing basis, the firms said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2003
Fuel-cell cars now have a place to fill up
Fuel-cell vehicles took a short drive closer to the garage on Wednesday with the opening of a showroom and filling station for experimental FCVs in Yokohama's Tsurumi Ward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2003
Honda turns attention to skies
Entering the robot business with its Asimo humanoid, Honda Motor Co. is now trying to advance into a new field with its newly developed engine for small aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2003
Rotary-powered RX-8 to hit the streets in April
HIROSHIMA -- It was the technology that created Cosmo Sports, the world's first dual rotary engine car, and shot Mazda Motor Corp. into the global spotlight in 1967.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2003
Businesses gear up to launch IP phone services
Roused into action by Softbank Corp.'s foray into Internet Protocol telephony last April, major telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers soon plan to launch their own commercial end-to-end IP phone services via broadband lines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2003
Okuda offers economic solution: substantially raise sales tax
Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), thinks he has a cure for the sick economy, but consumers aren't likely to enjoy his bitter medicine.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2002
Nissan hopes Micra compact will be a big hit in Europe
SUNDERLAND, England -- Nissan Motor Co.'s remodeled Micra compact car rolled off the assembly line here Friday with hopes it will help the carmaker further penetrate the competitive European market.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2002
Questions over industrial revival scheme answered
The government plans to establish an industrial revival mechanism as part of a comprehensive economic package seeking to accelerate the disposal of bad loans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2002
Analysts skeptical over 'industrial revival body'
It might work. But probably not.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2002
America's way not always the best way, economists say
Although U.S. and British-style capitalism has prevailed throughout the world, Japan should fight to preserve the positive aspects of its traditional economic systems, scholars and economists said at a recent seminar in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2002
State's nuclear policy faces big hurdle: regaining public trust
With the nuclear-hazard coverup scandal continuing to swirl around Tokyo Electric Power Co., two advisory panels set up by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are stepping up their efforts to douse the controversy.
JAPAN / LEGACIES OF 9/11
Sep 6, 2002
Overreliance on U.S. market a gamble
When the United States was hit by terrorist attacks nearly a year ago, the economic fallout was predicted to be a nightmare.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2002
JETRO eyes networking role
To help revitalize the nation's economy, the Japan External Trade Organization must play a key role in supporting Japanese firms in building business networks in East Asia and invite foreign companies into Japan, the new JETRO chairman said.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2002
Indian software services firm seeks to defy recession
Despite a prolonged recession in Japan and a language barrier, Wipro Ltd., a major Indian software services firm, is moving aggressively to take a bigger bite of the market here.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Aug 9, 2002
Asian appliance firms seek cracks in Japanese market
Customers shopping for TVs, refrigerators, microwave ovens and other electrical appliances are increasingly likely to come across brand names Galanz, Haier, LG and Samsung, which feature stylish designs and low prices that undercut those of their Japanese rivals.
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Jul 9, 2002
Dell turns to consumer market in quest to be No. 3
As the nation's personal computer market shrinks, competition is intensifying, and the Japanese unit of U.S.-based Dell Computer Corp. is becoming a rising force with its low-cost business model.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2002
U.S. uncertainty threatens Japan recovery: MIT dean
With uncertainty hanging over prospects for the U.S. economy, Japan, despite recent signs of bottoming out, may face difficulties achieving a full-scale recovery, according to a business school dean at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002
Big companies demanding better English
Takuya Suzuki has been taking the Test of English for International Communication exams twice a year since he joined electronic parts maker Sumida Corp. two years ago.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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