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Taiga Uranaka
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2005
DoCoMo among firms kicking off annual shareholders' meetings
Annual shareholders' meetings kicked off in earnest this week, with the annual rite expected to peak June 29 as more than 1,000 listed companies face their investors.
JAPAN / A GENERATION CLOCKS OUT
Jun 21, 2005
Baby boomers poised to turn pensioners en masse
A mass exodus looms in 2007 when baby boomers begin reaching retirement age, and the implications — both positive and negative — will be far-reaching.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2005
McDonald's cuts forecast due to 'value strategy'
McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan on Friday announced a sharp downward revision of its earning forecast for the six months ending in June, dragged down by a steeper-than-expected drop in average sales per customer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2005
Tsutsumi accepts guilt as trial starts
Former real estate and resort tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi pleaded guilty Thursday to insider trading and falsification of financial reports concerning Seibu Railway Co. shareholdings.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2005
Shareholders' meetings poised for takeover debates
The season for general shareholders' meetings is just around the corner, and a growing number of companies plan to use them to propose measures against hostile takeovers.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2005
TSE won't drop regulatory role
The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday told the Financial Services Agency it plans to retain its ability to regulate the market even after it goes public, despite concerns over potential conflicts of interest.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2005
Fujita gets Goldman Sachs-Mori aid
Fujita Corp. said Wednesday a fund led by Goldman Sachs and Mori Trust Co. agreed to inject 41 billion yen in fresh capital, making the U.S. investment bank and its partners the troubled construction firm's largest shareholder.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jun 2, 2005
Pen makers cross swords in battle for thinnest lines
In the competition for writing ever sharper lines, pen makers have been jostling for the title of the world's smallest ball points.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2005
Odakyu chief, group execs to resign over phantom shareholder coverup
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. said Monday that its chairman and group CEO Kunio Toshimitsu will resign on June 10 to take responsibility for its coverup of phantom shareholders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2005
Tamagotchi's rebirth sparking new sales binge
Every day for more than a year, phones at Hakuhinkan Toy Park have been ringing off the hook when the store opens at 11 a.m.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2005
Insurers pay the price for last year's typhoons
Due to record natural disaster-related claims caused by the unprecedented number of typhoons last year, Japan's three largest nonlife insurers on Monday reported sharp drops in fiscal 2004 profits.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2005
Quasi-brews jack up beer sales
Shipments of malt-free beerlike beverages grew 4.6-fold in April compared with the same month the previous year, accounting for 19.4 percent of the total market, according to industry figures unveiled Monday.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2005
TSE to delist Kanebo over accounting scandal
The Tokyo Stock Exchange announced Thursday that it has decided to delist Kanebo Ltd. on June 13 over a massive case of accounting fraud.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2005
Steelmakers make hay as demand keeps rising
Strong global demand offset rising materials prices in fiscal 2004, allowing Japan's major steelmakers to log record earnings, according to earnings reports released through Thursday.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2005
Kirin to hawk canned 'chuhai' in Chinese market
Kirin Brewery Co. will launch its "chuhai" canned cocktails in Shanghai in mid-June, hoping to establish itself as a brand to be reckoned with in the rapidly growing but fiercely competitive market, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2005
Bandai profit falls on weak U.S. sales
Bandai Co. said Tuesday its net profit fell 21 percent to 11.23 billion yen for the year ended in March, dragged down by a weak performance in the United States.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2005
NTT DoCoMo reports first decline in profit
NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Tuesday reported its first decline in both profit and revenue since it went public in 1998, after resorting to aggressive discount programs to lure subscribers.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2005
Hot summer hits Disney operator Oriental Land
Oriental Land Co., the operator of Disney theme parks in Japan, said Monday its net profit for fiscal 2004 dropped 7 percent to 17.22 billion yen as an unusually hot summer hit visitor numbers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2005
Japan tries to get aerospace industry off the ground
A joint government-private sector project is under way to develop passenger jets with the ultimate goal of commercial production.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2005
Electronics makers lost billions on price falls in '04
Major electronics makers lost hundreds of billions of yen in potential profits due to rapidly falling prices in fiscal 2004, and they expect the trend to continue in the current fiscal year.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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