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Taiga Uranaka
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2006
Fast Retailing, Daiei partner on apparel
Struggling retailer Daiei Inc. said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Fast Retailing Co., which runs the Uniqlo clothing stores, on a tieup to open a new low-price casual clothing chain, with outlets at all Daiei general merchandise stores.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2006
Bravia, Vaio sales buoy Sony earnings forecast
Sony Corp. said Thursday it revised its earnings forecast for the full year through March 31 from a net loss of 10 billion yen to a net profit of 70 billion yen, buoyed by stronger-than-expected sales of Bravia TVs and Vaio PCs over the holidays.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2006
Livedoor stock still falls in curtailed trade
Investors were able to execute transactions of Livedoor Co. shares during a brief window Wednesday for the first time since prosecutors raided the firm last week. The stock ended at 137 yen, down 39 yen, or 22 percent, from Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2006
Horie no longer head of Livedoor; Fuji TV to sell
Takafumi Horie is out as head of Livedoor Co.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2006
Ads boost profits at Yahoo Japan
Yahoo Japan Corp. said Monday its net profit for the three months ending in December jumped 37 percent to a record 12.65 billion yen, driven by strong growth in its advertising revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2006
Yoshinoya shares take a dive in wake of beef ban
The renewed ban on U.S. beef imports hit Yoshinoya D&C Co. on Monday, with Yoshinoya shares going limit down to 173,000 yen before ending at 189,000 yen, a 2,400 yen drop from Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2006
'Livedoor shock' halts TSE
The Tokyo Stock Exchange shut down trading early to avoid system troubles Wednesday amid a continued free-fall as investors spooked by the investigation into Livedoor Co. flooded the bourse with sell orders.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2006
Livedoor raid stirs up fear of Net stocks
The Nikkei stock average fell below the 16,000 line Tuesday as worried investors sold off Internet stocks amid the dust kicked up by prosecutors' search of Livedoor Co. over suspected securities law violations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2006
Kato named to take helm at Kirin
Kirin Brewery Co. said Monday that Kazuyasu Kato, current managing director in charge of sales and marketing, will replace Koichiro Aramaki as president of the country's second-largest beer brewer, pending shareholder approval in March.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2006
Latest trading blunder costs Daiwa SMBC 500 million yen
Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. said Friday that a mistaken order placed by one of its traders minutes before the start of morning trading has caused it to suffer a 500 million yen loss.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2006
Skylark calls founder out of retirement
Skylark Co. said Friday one of its founders will come back to steer the firm in its ambitious growth strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2006
Okamoto debuts spermicide condoms
Top condom maker Okamoto Industries Inc. announced Wednesday it will start selling the country's first spermicide-coated condom Feb. 1, hoping to stimulate the flagging domestic prophylactics market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2006
Small manufacturers seek niche in space
For years, small manufacturers in the greater Tokyo area have been trying to market their technologies for space-related projects, hoping that work by their master craftspeople will find its way into rockets and satellites.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2005
High hopes harbored for mobile phone television broadcasts
Digital TV broadcasts to mobile phones are scheduled to begin in April, and expectations are high the new service will create a portable fusion of broadcasting and the Internet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2005
Tapes fast disappearing from movie rental shelves
Whether they're couch potatoes or not, people had better get DVD players if they want to check out the latest rental releases or even classic titles this holiday season.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2005
Seven & I seals deal to buy Millennium
Seven & I Holdings Co., operator of Seven-Eleven Japan Co., formally announced Monday it will acquire department store giant Millennium Retailing Inc. for about 130 billion yen, creating the country's largest retail group.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2005
Kao lets Kanebo live on
The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan on Friday formally selected a consortium led by household product giant Kao Corp. as buyers of scandal-hit Kanebo Ltd. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2005
New, improved Asimo looking for a job
Asimo runs. Asimo serves tea. Asimo pushes a cart around.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2005
J-Com to cost 912,000 yen a 'share'
Japan Securities Clearing Corp. said Monday it will force Mizuho Securities Co. to settle its erroneous sell order involving J-Com Co. stock by paying 912,000 yen in cash apiece instead of delivering actual shares.
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2005
Matsushita to cut 1,400 jobs from foreign cell phone units
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Friday it will downsize its struggling overseas mobile phone operations and trim as many as 1,400 jobs.
Japan’s 2024 buzzword of the year urges a reevaluation of past norms
Sadao Abe, who played the role of a time-traveling Showa Era teacher transported to present day in a popular TV drama, receives the 2024 buzzword of the year award for the word "futehodo," the nickname of the series.
Princess Aiko, only child of emperor, turns 23
Princess Aiko on Nov. 22 ahead of her 23rd birthday on Sunday at the Imperial Palace
Ishiba questioned on political reform, social issues and the economy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks in the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
Nearly 90% in Japan and China have negative views of other
Chinese people's sentiment toward Japan is believed to be impacted by their use of social media platforms such as Weibo and Douyin, as well as whether they have visited Japan.
Bear that attacked Akita supermarket employee captured
A brown bear in Hokkaido. In the city of Akita, a bear that attacked a supermarket employee over the weekend was captured in a box trap on Monday morning.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service. 
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.
The Geisha bean is the leading lady of Tokyo's coffee scene
Discovered in the 1930s, the Geisha coffee plant came to worldwide fame in the early 2000s and now represents some of the best coffee on the planet — Tokyo's top cafes included.

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