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Shinichi Terada
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2006
Trade surplus down on weaker U.S. economy
Japan's trade surplus in October shrank 24.8 percent to 614.7 billion yen from the same month last year due to weaker growth in exports to the United States, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The decline in the surplus was the first in three months.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2006
Nissan launches new Skyline in bid to boost flagging sales
Nissan Motor Co. on Monday launched its first fully redesigned Skyline sports sedan in five years in a bid to halt declining domestic sales.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2006
Economy logs 2% annualized growth
The economy grew at an annualized 2.0 percent in the July-September period -- roughly twice as fast as the average forecast -- as strong corporate spending and exports offset weak private consumption, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2006
Current account surplus expands 9.4%
Japan's current account surplus in September widened 9.4 percent to 2.02 trillion yen from the same month a year ago, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2006
ACCJ seeks to deepen U.S.-Japan economic ties
Japan and the United States should revitalize their economic partnership by creating a new bilateral mechanism to ensure sustained growth, the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan said in a report Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2006
Softbank moves into black with good first-half results
Softbank Corp. announced Wednesday that it returned to profitability during the April-September period, helped by its acquisition of Vodafone Group PLC's Japanese mobile-phone unit and a turnaround in its broadband Internet and fixed-line telecom business.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2006
KDDI won October subscriber war
KDDI Corp. appears to have benefited the most from the mobile phone number portability service introduced Oct. 24 to allow people to switch phone companies without changing their numbers.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2006
Son, Murdoch announce kickoff of MySpace Japan
Softbank Corp. and News Corp. of the U.S. said Tuesday they are teaming up to launch a Japanese version of the MySpace.com social networking Web site.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2006
Softbank to add clarity to 'zero yen' promo ads
Softbank Mobile Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change the content of its advertisements, possibly by this weekend, in response to an investigation by the Fair Trade Commission into whether the firm's "zero-yen" campaign was misleading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2006
Trump thanks Hawaii hotel investors
Real estate mogul Donald Trump is wooing well-healed Japanese to invest in Hawaii real estate, given the unprecedented rise in Japan in the number of high net worth investors.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2006
Trade surplus dropped 2.5% in first half on oil price surge
Japan's trade surplus in the April-September period narrowed 2.5 percent to 3.9 trillion yen from a year before as higher crude oil prices boosted the value of imports, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2006
Mobile carriers jostle as number portability starts
The much-awaited number portability started Tuesday, with mobile carriers offering new gadgets and services to woo customers.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2006
WOWOW to give programs to SKY PerfecTV channel
Satellite broadcaster WOWOW Inc. will start supplying programs to SKY PerfecTV on Dec. 1, the two companies said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2006
Hot weather lifted services index in August
Demand for services rose 0.7 percent in August from the previous month as electricity consumption increased due to hotter weather than usual, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2006
Exports drive account surplus 22.2% higher
The current account surplus in August expanded 22.2 percent from the previous year to 1.48 trillion yen, rising for the second consecutive month, as companies exported more and had higher returns on overseas investments, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
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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