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Taiga Uranaka
Japan Times
JAPAN / 60 YEARS,AND ONWARD
Aug 13, 2005
Carmakers owe success to warplanes
The Japanese automobile industry has become a symbol of the nation's stellar postwar growth, but few may be aware that its rise owes much to the engineers who helped develop military aircraft during the war.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2005
Major brewers lose fizz in first half
Japan's four major brewers suffered during the January-June period, chiefly due to sluggish beer sales during the first three months of the year.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2005
Don Quijote buys big 'bento' stake
Discount retailer Don Quijote Co. said Thursday it has acquired a 23.62 percent stake in Origin Toshu Co., which runs a chain of shops selling "bento" boxed meals, for 8.09 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2005
Softbank forecasting first operating profit since 2000
Softbank Corp. said Wednesday it is projecting a full-year operating profit for the first time since fiscal 2000 thanks to subscriber growth in its high-speed Internet connection services.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2005
Cheap eats bite halfway into McDonald's profit
McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan said Tuesday its net profit for the first six months dropped by more than half to 474 million yen, dragged down by a cheap-menu campaign launched in April.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2005
Japan Post stands firm on parcel delivery quest
Despite Monday's Upper House rejection of the bills to privatize Japan Post, the organization is expected to step up its door-to-door parcel delivery business, analysts and industry insiders say.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2005
White knight rides to consultancy's rescue
A white knight in shining armor showed up in a high-profile corporate takeover battle Monday, when Eight Consultants Co. announced it would launch a tender offer bid for Japan Engineering Consultants Co.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2005
TVs skew electronics earnings
Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electronic Industrial Co. presented starkly different earnings reports Thursday as sales of flat-screen televisions altered the fortunes of the rival consumer electronics makers.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2005
Longreach bags 25% of McDonald's
The Longreach Group, a private equity investment firm based in Hong Kong and Tokyo, said Wednesday that it acquired a 24.98 percent stake of McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) from the family of Den Fujita, the late founder of the burger chain's Japanese unit.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2005
Girding for competition, KDDI to absorb Tu-Ka units
KDDI Corp. said Monday it will absorb its Tu-Ka cellular phone subsidiaries on Oct. 1 as part of efforts to prepare itself for greater competition in the wireless telephone market.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2005
TSE outsiders panel meets, has yet to ponder regulatory spinoff option
A special advisory panel to the Tokyo Stock Exchange held its first meeting Wednesday with an eye toward submitting recommendations by fall on whether the bourse should spin off its regulatory functions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2005
Uniqlo chief hands helm back to founder Yanai
Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, said Thursday that President Genichi Tamatsuka will step down Aug. 31 and be replaced by Chairman and CEO Tadashi Yanai.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2005
KDDI to offer handsets for JR East payments
KDDI Corp. said Monday it will start a new service in January in which its handsets can be used as smart tickets for trains operated by East Japan Railway Co.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2005
Sanyo looks to shed 14,000 workers
Sanyo Electric Co. said Tuesday it will cut 14,000 employees, or 15 percent of its global workforce, as part of a sweeping restructuring plan under new management headed by Chief Executive Officer Tomoyo Nonaka.
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jul 5, 2005
Makers read the leaves: green tea is where it's at
A rowdy tea party is brewing in the soft drink industry as companies crank up already-intense competition in the rapidly growing market for bottled green tea.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2005
Microsoft, Toshiba in HD-DVD tieup
Microsoft Corp. and Toshiba Corp. announced Monday they will jointly develop new-generation high-definition DVD players, concluding an agreement that strengthens their alliance in the wider area of technology for digital home electrical appliances.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2005
New Sony chief looks to go after money-losing operations
New Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer said Thursday that his company will winnow out some unprofitable operations as it tries to turn around its lackluster consumer electronics business.
JAPAN / A GENERATION CLOCKS OUT
Jun 23, 2005
Airlines face crunch as old pilots pull chocks
Japan's airline industry is facing a serious pilot shortage with scores of veteran captains expected to retire between 2007 and 2009 along with all the other baby boomers.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2005
Sony shareholders give nod to Stringer's team
Shareholders of Sony Corp. on Wednesday approved a new management team led by Howard Stringer, who pledged to turn around the company's struggling consumer electronics business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / A GENERATION CLOCKS OUT
Jun 22, 2005
Manufacturers face mass reduction in skilled ranks
For manufacturers, the mass retirement of baby boomers will mean losing leagues of highly skilled workers still indispensable even in this age of automation and computerization.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
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.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
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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