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Kaho Shimizu
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2004
JAL back in black, sees rate hikes over fuel costs
Japan Airlines Corp. reported Friday that it returned to profit in the first half of the fiscal year as international travel recovered from a decline a year ago caused by the war in Iraq and the outbreak of SARS in Asia, and added that rising fuel costs will lead to fare increases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2004
Automakers focus on disabled drivers at 38th motor show
MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- Automakers over the last decade have expanded their lineup of vehicles catering to the needs of disabled people and the elderly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2004
Brisk overseas sales offset Fuso's domestic slide
MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. will be able to weather a plunge in domestic sales with brisk overseas sales, in terms of volume, for the year ending next March, Fuso President Wilfried Porth said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2004
Media get sneak preview of latest models
MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- The 38th Tokyo Motor Show opened to the media Tuesday at the Makuhari Messe convention center here, showcasing low-emission commercial vehicles and so-called welfare vehicles.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2004
Toyota sets record half-year profits, sales
Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday reported record first-half profits and sales due to cost-cutting and higher performance in all regions that more than offset the impact of a stronger yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / BY THE NUMBERS
Nov 2, 2004
Free the workers to be better consumers
The government is encouraging companies to ensure their employees take time off because it wants workers to get out and be better consumers.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2004
Nissan's group net profit grows 0.5% to 238.8 billion yen
Nissan Motor Co. said Friday its group net profit for the first half grew 0.5 percent to 238.8 billion yen due to robust sales in the United States and Europe, despite the negative impact of an unfavorable exchange rate and a rise in incentives for dealers.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2004
Honda reports record first-half sales, profits
Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday reported record sales and profits on a consolidated basis for the first half, mainly due to brisk vehicle sales in Japan, Europe and Asia.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2004
MMC hopes remodeled Colt will win back drivers
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Monday unveiled a remodeled compact wagon, the firm's first new model since a series of defect coverups began surfacing in March.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2004
JAL, ANA meet different needs
In February, Japan Airlines Corp. surprised the industry by announcing it would replace its super-seat luxury class, which had been in place for 18 years, with a new, cheaper class on domestic flights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2004
Kitagawa to back second runway for loss-making Kansai airport
Newly appointed transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa says he will push for construction of a second runway by 2007 at the debt-strapped Kansai International Airport.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2004
JAL, ANA eye smaller jets to meet changing needs
Large jetliners have flown most of the nation's domestic routes for years, but this is about to change.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2004
Pay phones vanishing as mobile use spreads
Pay phones have been disappearing as mobile phone use spreads.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2004
MMC likely to near sales forecast
Struggling Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday its global sales for fiscal 2004 will probably approach its 1.45 million-unit target because strong overseas sales are offsetting plunging domestic figures.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2004
Startup airlines to get more flight slots at Haneda
The government will give startup airlines 20 more departure and arrival slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport to boost competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2004
Nissan unveils six models as part of big sales drive
YOKOHAMA -- Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled six new models that will be released by mid-January to help achieve the automaker's global sales target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2004
MMC plots comeback; analysts still unconvinced
For the last six months, scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has been trapped: It has felt compelled to refrain from sales promotions despite its desperate need to boost plunging sales.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004
Japanese won over by tiny, no-fuss 'pets'
The plastic conversation piece filled with aquamarine-tinted gel is missing a vital ingredient: ants.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004
Japanese won over by tiny, no-fuss 'pets'
The plastic conversation piece filled with aquamarine-tinted gel is missing a vital ingredient: ants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2004
Camper industry wants seniors to take homes on the road
Western culture has spread far and wide in Japan, but one element of it has yet to take root here: the camper.
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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