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Taiga Uranaka
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2004
Sega Sammy has sights set on joining industry top five
Hajime Satomi, chairman and president of Sega Sammy Holdings Co., said Thursday the firm will actively seek mergers and acquisitions to become one of the world's top five companies in the video game publishing industry.
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2004
KDDI, Japan Telecom to undercut NTT
Gearing up for a price war in the country's fixed-line phone market, KDDI Corp. and Japan Telecom Co. both said Wednesday they would introduce a basic monthly fee cheaper than that of industry behemoth NTT Corp., along with a single long-distance rate.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2004
Canon, Toshiba to sell flat-panel TVs
Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday they will start selling large-screen flat-panel TVs next year that boast better images and consume less power than plasma display panels and liquid crystal displays.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2004
Radio-set watches try to keep time with Swiss
Japanese watch makers, long overshadowed by luxury Swiss brands, have found their niche: radio-controlled watches.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2004
Major steelmakers forecast record earnings for fiscal '04
The nation's major steelmakers on Thursday forecast record earnings for the current fiscal year.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2004
Sojitz to receive 370 billion yen capital injection from financial institutions
Struggling trading house Sojitz Holdings Corp. officially announced Wednesday it will get a 370 billion yen capital injection from financial institutions, including UFJ Holdings Inc. and UBS AG, to clean up its balance sheet.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2004
Bandwidth allotment draws protest
Softbank Corp. said Monday it has lodged a complaint with the telecommunications ministry over its plan to allot a new radio bandwidth exclusively to mobile phone giants NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KDDI Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2004
Unavoidable as death, beer taxes
Since ancient times, alcohol has been an important source of tax revenue for rulers.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2004
Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba to set up 70 billion yen LCD venture in January
Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. will set up a 70 billion yen joint venture in January to manufacture liquid crystal display panels for flat TVs, the firms said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004
Softbank takes on NTT in land-line sector
Softbank Corp. said Monday it will start offering a discount land-line telephone service beginning in December, a move expected to deal yet another blow to industry behemoth NTT Corp.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004
Don Quijote basks in record earnings, revenue
Discount retailer Don Quijote Co. on Thursday reported record earnings and revenue for the year that ended in June, buoyed by aggressive new store openings.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2004
Vodafone names ex-DoCoMo exec as chief
The Japanese unit of wireless giant Vodafone Group PLC said Monday it has named Shiro Tsuda, former No. 2 officer at rival NTT DoCoMo Inc., as its president and CEO.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2004
Offshore fever grips heavy equipment auctions
YOKOHAMA -- On a scorching mid-July day, hundreds of huge hulks were slowly paraded along a 30-meter tarmac in front of a circus tent packed with sweaty buyers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Aug 13, 2004
Golf club makers try to stay ahead in long-shot war
For nonplayers, it might be hard to imagine just how much golfers desire to hit a longer shot.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2004
Most breweries report strong first half
Three of Japan's four largest breweries have reported strong earnings for the first six months of 2004 despite a continued fall in beer sales.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2004
Health concerns, tax hike douse Japan Tobacco's earnings
Japan Tobacco Inc., half owned by the government, reported Monday a double-digit fall in earnings for the April-June period, as heightened health concerns and a tax hike cooled smokers' cravings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2004
JAL to chase individual domestic travelers
Japan Airlines Corp. will step up efforts to woo individual domestic travelers to better compete with rival All Nippon Airways Co., JAL President Toshiyuki Shinmachi said in a recent interview.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2004
McDonald's Japan posts 1.12 billion yen net profit
McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Tuesday it saw a more than eight-fold increase in net profit to 1.12 billion yen during the January-June period due to a popular new menu and sales promotions.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2004
DoCoMo profit falls 13% in line with fee discounts
NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday its first-quarter net profit dropped 13 percent to 170.38 billion yen due to an expanded discount program to protect its subscriber base.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004
Matsushita sees 12-fold rise in profit
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Thursday its net profit for the April-June quarter soared 12-fold to 32.82 billion yen on strong sales of plasma display-panel TVs and cost-cutting efforts.
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.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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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