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Shinichi Terada
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2007
Current account surplus up 8.7% to record high reading
The current account surplus in 2006 widened 8.7 percent to 19.84 trillion yen from the previous year for the highest reading since 1985, when comparable data became available, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2007
Softbank sees firm rise in profits
Softbank Corp. announced Thursday that its operating profit for the April-December period rose sevenfold to 197 billion yen from a year earlier following a cut in basic monthly fees and the introduction of more attractive handsets to lure subscribers from rivals in the hotly contested wireless market....
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2007
Mixi ready to face MySpace in Japan market: president
The president of Mixi Inc. expressed confidence Wednesday the country's most popular social networking Web site will not be beaten by the world's biggest site, MySpace, which has 140 million members worldwide.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2007
Costs, lack of new models dent Nissan's profit
Nissan Motor Co. announced Friday its group operating profit dropped 15.8 percent year-on-year to 531 billion yen in the nine months to December, as a dearth of new car models and rising raw materials costs cut its full-year operating profit forecast despite the weaker yen against the dollar and the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2007
Consumers are wary as new Windows Vista goes on sale
Microsoft's Windows Vista hit store shelves Tuesday, but consumers were not snapping them up as the computer industry had hoped.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2007
December CPI up just 0.1%
Japan's core consumer price index in December rose at a slower pace than expected, the government said Friday, adding to doubts that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2007
Son boasts fashionable, functional '07 handset line
Fashionable may be the best word to describe the 2007 mobile phone industry, at least according to Masoyoshi Son, chief executive officer of Softbank Mobile Corp.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2007
Trade surplus soars 22.8% on exports, cheaper oil
The merchandise trade surplus expanded 22.8 percent in December to 1.11 trillion yen from the previous year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, citing growing exports led by cars and declining crude oil prices.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2007
New tax panel chief keeps cards close to his vest
At his debut news conference Monday as chairman of the government's Tax Commission, Yutaka Kosai was tight-lipped on the politically sensitive corporate and consumption tax rates, despite his reputation as an outspoken economist.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2007
Japan, Switzerland agree to begin talks on free-trade pact
Japan and Switzerland agreed Friday to launch free-trade agreement talks in a move that will create, if successful, Tokyo's first FTA with a European country.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2007
Current account surplus up 21.5% as exports soar
The current account surplus in November rose 21.5 percent from the previous year to 1.756 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday, reflecting brisk demand for Japanese exports.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2007
Central bank won't be asked to delay vote: Omi
The government does not need to ask the Bank of Japan to postpone a vote on whether to raise interest rates at its policy meeting this week, Finance Minister Koji Omi said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2007
Asia beckons for some skilled retirees
in Taiwan, as many people of the same generation speak Japanese, and Taiwan is generally friendly toward Japan," he said. The shortage of skilled engineers comes at a time when Asian economies are pouring vast sums into research and development in response to growing global competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2006
Budget gets Cabinet's OK despite failing to address future social needs
The Cabinet on Sunday approved a 82.91 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2007 that could help the government achieve the so-called primary balance -- a key benchmark of fiscal soundness -- earlier than its target of 2011, but experts say policy steps planned for next year will leave the ballooning social...
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2006
November trade surplus jumped 54%
Japan's merchandise trade surplus in November jumped 54.1 percent to 915.9 billion yen from the same month last year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, thanks to growing exports led by automobiles, steel and softening crude oil prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2006
Abe banks on continued growth
The government will cut new bond sales by the largest margin on record, curb spending across the board and take a sharp bite out of the deficit under the fiscal 2007 draft budget submitted Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2006
Ruling bloc says keep tax breaks for corporations
The ruling coalition finalized its tax revision proposals Thursday for fiscal 2007, focusing on breaks for companies in a bid to accelerate capital investment and postponing discussion of the sensitive issue of a consumption levy hike until after next fall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CONSUMER LOAN CRACKDOWN
Dec 14, 2006
Lending legislation reforms spell industry shakeout
It was early last month at moneylender Aiful Corp.'s midterm earnings news conference, and the mood at the Tokyo venue was grim.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2006
Current account surplus up 5.2% in October
Japan's current account surplus in October grew 5.2 percent to 1.51 trillion yen from the same month a year ago, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2006
Tokyo, Jakarta fix framework of FTA
Tokyo and Jakarta announced Tuesday they have agreed on an overall framework for liberalizing bilateral trade, including Japanese autos and Indonesian natural gas and human resources.
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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