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BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2010
A JAL-Delta tieup draws flak
As the world's two largest carriers vie to form a strategic tieup with crippled Japan Airlines Corp., opinions are split over whether a JAL alliance with Delta Air Lines, the biggest, would create unfair competition and sting consumers.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Jan 14, 2010
What bankruptcy means for JAL
The government has effectively gotten Japan Airlines Corp.'s main creditor banks to agree to let JAL file for bankruptcy under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, and the carrier may do so Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2010
Oneworld offers JAL $2 billion sweetener
American Airlines and other oneworld alliance partners said Tuesday that ailing Japan Airlines Corp. would make $2 billion in commercial benefits in the next three years if it stays in the fold.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Jan 9, 2010
Bankruptcy would be bitter medicine for JAL
Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan, a state-backed body tasked with Japan Airlines Corp.'s rehabilitation, is expected to decide within this month whether and how it will save the nation's largest airline. A major focus is whether the program will be a court-led bankruptcy or handled out...
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2010
Panasonic plotting green tack
Panasonic Corp. said Friday it plans to boost sales and domestic and international competitiveness by expanding green technology products.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2010
Tourism 'czar' aims high, targets Chinese
The newly appointed commissioner for the Japan Tourism Agency said he wants to raise the number of foreign visitors to more than 10 million annually during his two-year term, with special emphasis on the Chinese market.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2010
Department stores fight clunker image
Once upon a time, department stores were magnets for shoppers hungry for fashion and big-ticket luxury brand goods.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / LOOMING CHALLENGES
Jan 3, 2010
Makers take local approach in global markets
Second in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 18, 2009
NPO 'builds hope' for kids in rural Cambodia
Second in a series
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009
Takenaka, Kan tussle over policy direction
Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan faced off Wednesday with Heizo Takenaka, who was a key economic adviser to former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and differed sharply with him over whether the government should put priority on supporting corporations or households to spark economic growth.
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009
Investment, open skies make oneworld JAL's home: Arpey
American Airlines Inc. President and CEO Gerard Arpey said Wednesday that Japan Airlines Corp. should remain in their alliance instead of teaming up with Delta Air Lines Inc., adding his group may invest in JAL more than the already proposed $1.1 billion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 11, 2009
(Near) death of a salesman
Amit started downloading music when he was 16 years old in India.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2009
Balance growth, round table says
Although Japan needs to get its fiscal house in order, it should also focus on boosting economic growth by fostering new markets and cutting red tape, top government officials and economists said at an economic forum in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2009
Skynet starts ¥10,000 ticket offer for foreign tourists
Skynet Asia Airways Co. kicked off a campaign Tuesday offering ¥10,000 one-way domestic flight tickets for foreigners with temporary visa status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Dec 1, 2009
Electric vehicle market charges up
FOURTH IN A SERIES Keio University engineering professor Hiroshi Shimizu believes the era of the electric vehicle is near.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2009
Domestic flights limit carry-on size to keep schedules flowing
Japanese airlines on Tuesday will start enforcing size restrictions on domestic flight carry-on luggage in an effort to minimize delays caused by trying to stow items that are too big.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2009
Japan Tourism Agency Web site seeks foreigner buzz
The Japan Tourism Agency is kicking off a Web site Tuesday to give foreigners a forum to pitch this country in their native tongues to promote more tourism.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2009
Couple's love story started in Africa
good faith. What language do you use to communicate with each other and your children?
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 17, 2009
Choice, chic, cheap — no one feels fleeced
Times are difficult for many retailers. Conspicuously not among them, however, is Fast Retailing Co., which posted both record sales of ¥685 billion and operating profit of ¥108.6 billion for the business year that ended in August.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2009
JAL lost ¥131 billion in half, skips forecast
Battered by the global financial crisis and the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, Japan Airlines Corp. on Friday posted a hefty group net loss of ¥131.2 billion for the April-September half and said it has applied for out-of-court debt restructuring as a stopgap measure to stay aloft.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Osaka Expo's Japan Pavilion completed
A ceremony is held to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka on Saturday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.

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