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Kaho Shimizu
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2006
Nikkei ends rocky '06 on an up-tweak
The Tokyo Stock Exchange edged up just over a point Friday, wrapping up a turbulent 2006 marked by a spate of high-profile corporate scandals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2006
Training pays off for hurdling, investing
As a child, hurdler Dai Tamesue did not stand out. He was brought up in an ordinary family and like millions of other kids he was into playing video games.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2006
Nikko Cordial delays revision of '04 report
Scandal-tainted Nikko Cordial Corp. said Thursday the release of its corrected group earnings report for fiscal 2004 will be delayed until Feb. 28 because it has changed auditors.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2006
Exempt managers from overtime: panel
A labor ministry advisory panel tasked with examining workplace regulations adopted a proposal Wednesday that would allow employers to withhold overtime pay from certain white-collar workers.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2006
Honda speeds up engine plant plan, projects record '06 sales
Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it plans to build a new engine plant in Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture, to accelerate efforts to meet rapidly growing demand for fuel-efficient cars.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2006
Nikko faces big fine over padding
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommended Monday that the Financial Services Agency slap Nikko Cordial Corp. with a fine of 500 million yen, the largest ever, for falsifying its fiscal 2004 financial reports.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2006
JT to buy rival Gallaher for 2.25 trillion yen
integration as soon as possible and expand our business to become the world's second and eventually the top maker" of tobacco products. In fiscal 2005, JT's group sales, which include its beverage, food and pharmaceutical businesses, were 4.64 trillion yen. It sold 409.7 billion cigarettes.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2006
JT to buy rival Gallaher for 2.25 trillion yen
integration as soon as possible and expand our business to become the world's second and eventually the top maker" of tobacco products. In fiscal 2005, JT's group sales, which include its beverage, food and pharmaceutical businesses, were 4.64 trillion yen. It sold 409.7 billion cigarettes.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2006
Asahi plans Super Dry anniversary blitz
Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday it will design a new bottle and launch a massive ad campaign for its core suds Super Dry to commemorate the brew's 20th anniversary next year.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2006
Nissan developing its own hybrid lineup
Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it plans to launch its own hybrid vehicles in North America and Japan in fiscal 2010 as part of a five-year environmental plan.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2006
Hokuetsu, Nippon Paper enter strategic alliance
Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. and Nippon Paper Group Inc. said Friday they have formed an alliance that includes mutually supplying paper products, joint procurement of materials, distribution network cooperation and joint operations overseas.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2006
Sanyo to lose 50 billion yen, cut 2,200 jobs by April
Struggling appliance maker Sanyo Electric Co. said Friday it expects to post a net loss of 50 billion yen for the 2006 business year instead of a 20 billion yen profit, and it will cut 2,200 more jobs by the end of March.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2006
For entrepreneur, 21, being a 'gal' is pure fashion, not fringe
Shiho Fujita was once a typical "gal," as the tribe of deep-tanned, garishly dressed young women who wander the streets of Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district in search of the latest fashions are called. Now a company president, Fujita is at the forefront of what she calls a "gal revolution."
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2006
Hitachi touts three-year plan to revamp TV, power, disk-drive businesses
Hitachi Ltd. announced a plan Thursday designed to turn around its three core businesses -- power plants, flat-panel TVs and hard-disk drives -- by the end of March 2010.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2006
Tieups expanding point card perks, also complexity
In the hopes of saving a little money, people's wallets are bulging with point cards covering the whole gamut of consumer purchases.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2006
Strong sales, weak yen give Isuzu record profit
Isuzu Motor Ltd. on Monday reported record profit for the first half of fiscal 2006 mainly led by brisk sales, cost-reduction efforts and a weak yen.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2006
Hitachi, GE in strategic nuclear tieup
Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it has reached an agreement with General Electric Co. to strengthen ties in nuclear power plant business by setting up joint ventures in Japan and the United States.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2006
JAL return to real profitability still up in air
Japan Airlines Corp.'s flight to profitability is running out of both time and fuel, and the passengers are catching on.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2006
Toyota to tie up with Isuzu, take 6%
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Tuesday it has agreed to a tieup with Isuzu Motor Lt. that will include acquiring a 5.9 percent stake in the truck maker.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2006
Toyota sees record high sales, profits in first half
Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday reported record sales and profits for the first half of fiscal 2006 and revised its projected operating profit to 2.2 trillion yen for the full year through March.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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