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Kaho Shimizu
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2006
Mitsubishi Motors launches new eK minivehicles
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. launched fully remodeled eK Wagon and eK Sport minivehicles Wednesday in hopes of meeting its domestic sales target of 302,000 units for this business year.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2006
Fibrous plants are helping cars go green on the outside
You might think bamboo, corn and kenaf -- a plant similar to jute -- would make poor materials for building modern cars, but you would be wrong. These plants are helping make auto parts that are green in more ways than one.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006
Fast expansion planned for Uniqlo
Fast Retailing Co., which runs the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, said Wednesday it will accelerate the opening of large stores across Japan, with 100 new outlets planned within the next three years.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2006
Horie pleads not guilty to fraud
has called the first trial session a grand occasion (to make his case to the public), and I think he wore a suit to show that," defense lawyer Takai told reporters during the lunch break. If found guilty, Horie faces up to five years in prison, a fine of up to 5 million yen, or both.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2006
ChuoAoyama reopens doors as Misuzu Audit
Scandal-tainted ChuoAoyama PricewaterhouseCoopers, now renamed Misuzu Audit Corp., resumed regular operations Friday, ending a two-month statutory auditing suspension for former employees' involvement in window-dressing at Kanebo Ltd.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2006
Get with e-ticket program: IATA chief to airlines
The head of the International Air Transport Association on Thursday urged Japan to catch up with industry trends by speeding up implementation of e-ticketing and getting rid of its fuel tax on domestic flights.
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2006
Suntory puts premium on fruity can cocktails
Suntory Ltd. said Tuesday it will debut premium canned cocktails using fresh fruit on Sept. 26, hoping to lure people who want high-end, sweet alcoholic beverages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2006
Train stations with malls face higher property taxes
Are they train stations or shopping malls?
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2006
Futata snubs Aoki bid, backs Konaka buyout
Menswear retailer Futata Co. said Friday it will accept Konaka Co.'s offer to make it a wholly owned subsidiary, rejecting menswear rival Aoki Holding Inc.'s proposal.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2006
Insurers scour the streets to fill female sales ranks
A couple approach a young woman on a Tokyo street and ask her if she is interested in pursuing a new career.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2006
JAL to increase fuel surcharges on overseas routes
Japan Airlines Corp., struggling to deal with soaring jet fuel prices, said Thursday it will raise fuel surcharges on international flights by 700 yen to 5,600 yen, depending on the route, starting Oct. 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2006
'Life insurance ladies' thrown in limbo
In Japan's still male-dominated business world, there is at least one industry in which women have long made their mark: life insurance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2006
Firms find niche market turning office towers into dwellings
From the outside, the apartment building Kenny Sumitani recently moved into looks exactly like an office high-rise.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2006
Terrorist scare not canceling summer holiday flights overseas
terrorist attacks, the successful halt to the terrorist plot has had (little impact) on the public's attitude." All Nippon Airways Co., which has seven flights a week between Tokyo and London, also saw no effects from the incident. Its Friday flight to London was almost fully booked, at 260 passengers....
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2006
Hokuetsu chief offers talks to Nippon Paper
The president of Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd., the target of an unprecedented hostile takeover bid by Oji Paper Co., said Wednesday it is ready to negotiate with Nippon Paper Group Inc. about forming a business alliance.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2006
Softbank rings up profit thanks to Vodafone deal
Softbank Corp. said Tuesday that group sales surged 91.1 percent year on year to 494.2 billion yen in the first quarter of 2006, with nearly half its revenue coming from new mobile phone subsidiary Vodafone K.K.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2006
JAL pares loss but plots fare hike as fuel soars
Japan Airlines Corp. on Monday reported narrower losses for the first quarter of fiscal 2006, but it faces tough times ahead as it struggles to deal with soaring fuel prices and falling domestic passenger numbers, and thus may hike international fares possibly by year's end.
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2006
ANA weathers fuel price storm; sales, profit soar
All Nippon Airways Co. shrugged off higher jet fuel prices, reporting Monday that sales and operating and net profit all hit record highs in the first quarter of 2006.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2006
JAL's unannounced stock issue draws fire
Japan Airlines Corp. CEO Haruka Nishimatsu apologized Friday for not disclosing to stockholders its recent issue of new shares, which prompted JAL stock to plunge.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2006
U.S. beef coming soon; consumers skeptical
Thursday's decision by the government to resume beef imports from the United States is drawing a mixed response from consumers.
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 launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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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