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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.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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