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Kaho Shimizu
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2007
Nissan tests its limits with GT-R
CHIBA — Nissan Motor Co. unveiled its much-anticipated GT-R supercar Wednesday at the Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, hoping to win the hearts of serious drivers in and outside Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2007
After Chrysler flop, Daimler focuses on quality, not quantity
CHIBA — The recent breakup of Daimler and Chrysler, whose stunning marriage in 1998 was intended to achieve economies of scale, resulted instead in reduced production on both sides.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2007
Wal-Mart set to pay ¥100 billion to take over ailing Seiyu
U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it will launch a ¥100 billion takeover bid to make its struggling Japan unit Seiyu Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary and speed up its turnaround drive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2007
Carmakers look to emerging India to drive sales
With the 40th Tokyo Motor Show officially opening Saturday, Japanese automakers are hoping the biennial event will encourage visitors to buy new cars and help curb the domestic sales slump.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Oct 18, 2007
The horror of war cannot be forgotten
Tenth in a series
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Oct 17, 2007
Florist brings affordable flowers to the masses
Hideaki Inoue, president of the company that runs the Aoyama Flower Market chain, earlier in life had no particular interest in flowers. But today, the former accountant cannot live without them.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2007
Fast posts 21% profit drop for year
Fast Retailing Co.'s profit declined for the business year that ended Aug. 31, due mainly to a warm winter and rising personnel, advertising and promotional costs, the company said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2007
Reuters boss upbeat on bid from Thomson
Reuters Chief Executive Officer Thomas Glocer said in Tokyo Wednesday he is optimistic that European Union antitrust regulators will clear Canada-based Thomson Corp.'s $17.6 billion bid to acquire the British news agency.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2007
Pratt & Whitney picked by MHI for new jetliner
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Tuesday it has chosen Pratt & Whitney of the U.S. to supply the engines for its planned regional jets, taking Japan a step closer to building its first domestic commercial aircraft in about four decades.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2007
McDonald's to set up Tokyo test kitchen
Fast-food titan McDonald's is opening a one-of-a-kind research and training facility in Tokyo later this month to streamline the operation of its 3,800 outlets nationwide, the company said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2007
Sony hopes organic EL TVs put it back on tech offensive
Sony Corp. will debut the world's first organic electroluminescent televisions on the domestic market Dec. 1, hoping to take the lead in development of the next-generation flat-panel TVs, the electronics giant said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2007
Fukuda team built for reform but short of time
Analysts shrugged off any speculation Tuesday that Yasuo Fukuda's election as prime minister will have a major impact on the stock market because his Cabinet's economic policies are likely to be virtually the same as his predecessor's.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 25, 2007
Pachinko seeks to shed shady image as market shrinks
Filled with noise, bright lights and cigarette smoke, the attraction of the pachinko parlor is hard for many to fathom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2007
Motor show to ease way for visitors
As automakers struggle with a shrinking domestic market, participants in the 40th Tokyo Motor Show this fall hope to remind people just how much fun it is to get behind the wheel.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2007
Stocks fall on Abe's decision to step down
Stock prices closed lower Wednesday following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's surprise announcement of his decision to resign.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2007
Peninsula poised to enter luxury inn fray
The opening Saturday of The Peninsula Tokyo in Yurakucho, Chiyoda Ward, marks yet another top foreign luxury hotel chain's foray into the capital of the world's second-largest economy.
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2007
Sharp unveils 50% lighter, thinner more efficient LCD TV prototype
Sharp Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a prototype of what it said was the world's thinnest, lightest and most energy-efficient liquid crystal display TV as it races to take the lead in developing a next-generation lineup.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2007
Rakuten reaffirms intention to grab bigger stake in TBS
Rakuten Inc., already embroiled in a prolonged takeover battle with Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc., reaffirmed Tuesday its intention to boost its stake in the broadcaster to about 21 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2007
Frozen food makers seek ways to stay cool with consumers
Meatballs, hamburger steaks, Chinese-style meat dumplings, fried rice, gratin, tempura and fish boiled with soy sauce — these are just some of the hundreds of frozen food items stocked by the nation's supermarkets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Aug 15, 2007
Hoppy enjoying comeback after radical shift in management
Hoppy, a sparkling low-alcohol beverage usually mixed with "shochu" distilled spirits, debuted in 1948 and became popular mainly in and around Tokyo as a cheap alternative to beer after the war.
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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