author

 
Menu
Search
 
November 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

Meta

Taiga Uranaka
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2003
Rakuten to add online brokerage to its portfolio
Rakuten Inc. officially announced Thursday it will acquire an online brokerage, DLJdirect SFG Securities Inc., marking the latest shopping spree by the nation's largest Internet shopping mall operator.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2003
Tepco hurt by fallout from nuclear reactor closures
Tokyo Electric Power Co. posted an 86.85 billion yen net profit in the fiscal first half of 2003, down 44 percent from a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2003
Casio, Hitachi to develop cell phones in joint venture
Casio Computer Co. and Hitachi Ltd. announced Tuesday they will set up a joint venture in April to develop cell phone handsets.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2003
SARS, Iraq war bludgeon JAL earnings
Japan Airlines System Corp. said Friday it incurred a 57.59 billion yen net loss in the first half of fiscal 2003 due to the SARS epidemic and the Iraq war.
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2003
Marubeni to raise cash via preferred share issue
Struggling trading house Marubeni Corp. said Wednesday it will raise 75.5 billion yen by issuing preferred shares through third-party allotment mainly to financial institutions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003
Man who gave us loose white socks eyes comeback
The man behind the "loose socks" fad among schoolgirls had enough of the phenomenon long before it died out.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003
NTT posts nation's largest operating profit
NTT Corp. posted the nation's largest operating profit for the fiscal first half of 2003.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2003
McDonald's Japan set to log second yearly loss
said Friday it will probably post a net loss of 3.7 billion yen in the year ending Dec. 31, having earlier pledged to return to profitability following last year's first-ever loss in nearly three decades. In August, the firm forecast a net profit of 2.1 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2003
Nippon Steel returns to black thanks to China demand
Nippon Steel Corp., the nation's largest steelmaker, said Thursday it swung back into profitability during the fiscal first half on the back of strong demand in China.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2003
Shiseido suffers decline in first-half net profit
Hit by weak consumption and heavy pension costs, Shiseido Co. reported Wednesday its net profit in the fiscal first half dropped by more than a third from a year earlier to 6.56 billion yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2003
Durex gears for Japan condom market beachhead
Japan's condom market, which has remained virgin territory for outsiders for a long time, may be in for an Earth-moving change with the recent entry of the world's largest brand.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2003
Power Rangers help Bandai post 5.3% profit increase
Bandai Co., Japan's leading toy maker, on Wednesday reported a 5.3 percent increase in operating profit for the first half, boosted by its Power Rangers and Mobile Suit Gundam products.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2003
ANA swings back into black
Despite the impact of the SARS epidemic across Asia and the Iraq war, All Nippon Airways Co. said Friday it swung back into the black in the first half of fiscal 2003, posting a group net profit of 20.57 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2003
DoCoMo operating profit slides
NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Thursday its operating profit for the fiscal first half fell 7.8 percent due to the heavy cost of incentives paid to handset vendors.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2003
Fujitsu trims first-half loss to 58 billion yen
Computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. said Wednesday its net loss for the first half narrowed to 58.56 billion yen, citing the absence of a major restructuring charge booked a year ago.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2003
Sharp books record earnings in first half
Sharp Corp. on Wednesday reported record first-half earnings, citing strong demand for liquid crystal display TVs and camera-equipped mobile phone handsets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2003
Troubled Sony unveils restructuring plans
Sony Corp. on Tuesday unveiled sweeping restructuring measures, including plans to shed 20,000 jobs and close domestic TV plants, with the consumer electronics giant struggling to reclaim a competitive edge over its rivals.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2003
Sony, DoCoMo team up for e-money cell phones
Sony Corp. and NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Monday they will jointly develop integrated circuit chip technology that will allow mobile phone users to pay for groceries and train fares using their handsets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Oct 27, 2003
English a plus but don't sell job skills, discerning palate short
Nobuhiro Hashiba was aware that it was a thinly veiled test to see whether he would be a worthy boss or a mere business suit recently sent by a Japanese company.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2003
PC price reductions exacerbate Toshiba loss
Toshiba Corp. said Friday its net loss widened during the first half due to sharp price reductions in its PC business.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world
mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER