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Mayumi Negishi
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2004
Japan and Mexico reach final FTA agreement
Japan and Mexico reached a final agreement Friday on a bilateral free-trade agreement, but postponed a decision on tariffs for some Mexican farm products.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2004
With Mexico FTA set, Japan turns toward Asia
Japan and Mexico are poised to give the final go-ahead Friday on a free-trade agreement that trade officials hope will smooth the way for bilateral deals closer to home in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2004
Ministerial face-off fails to spark FTA joy
A face-to-face meeting Tuesday between the Mexican and Japanese agriculture ministers failed to bridge differences hindering progress toward a free-trade agreement, Japanese officials said.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2004
Talks on FTA with Mexico close on pessimistic note
Japan and Mexico made little headway toward signing a free-trade agreement during the latest round of talks that ended Friday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2004
Japan ignores U.S. pressure, will develop Iranian oil field
Choosing money in the face of diplomatic pressure from the U.S., the government said Thursday it has struck a long-delayed deal with Tehran to grant a Japanese consortium rights to develop Iran's huge Azadegan oil field.
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Feb 2, 2004
Celebrated female exec makes case for telling it straight
To get your point across in the United States, you have to stand up for yourself -- whether you are a man or a woman.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2004
Oddly, Japan keeps tariffs intact as it gropes for beef
Japan's suspension of U.S. beef imports has created a strange contradiction: As the government searches for alternate sources of beef, it imposes tariffs that help keep overseas beef out.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004
Japan to maintain import ban on U.S. beef
The United States failed Friday to persuade Japan to lift its import ban on U.S. beef during bilateral talks in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2004
U.S. rules out testing all cows
The United States will not test all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease as Tokyo requests, but may consider some "procedures" specifically for the Japanese market, a visiting U.S. delegation examining Japan's beef import ban said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2004
Woman's calling: listening to strangers
"Come unload your troubles," reads the tiny cardboard sign in Japanese. "Will listen. No charge." And here in the middle of Tokyo's busy Ginza shopping district, people actually sit and talk.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2004
Koizumi defends reform efforts
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi went on the defensive Wednesday, denying charges that his administration has been slow to bring about promised economic reforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2004
Security concerns jeopardize future of age-old tradition of 'hanko' seals
Masao Sekine, a 77-year-old doctor in Fukushima Prefecture, keeps his personal seals locked up in a safe-deposit box at the bank.
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Jan 13, 2004
Prada Japan's Italian chief knows the merits of vagueness
Davide Sesia, representative director of Prada Japan Co., is on the prowl.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2004
Dollar now expected to hit 100 yen
The dollar fell to its lowest point against the yen in more than three years this week, prompting fast, sustained and solitary dollar-buying intervention by the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2003
Stock rise in '03 was a pleasant surprise
The year of the sheep lived up to its reputation as a year of perseverance, bringing the first overall gains in four years for the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average.
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2003
Saitama governments to pump Resona with taxpayer money
The prefectural and municipal governments of Saitama are willing to use roughly 1 billion yen in local taxpayer funds to claim a stake in Saitama Resona Bank, the local arm of Resona Holdings Inc., Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2003
Optimism among big manufacturers soars
Bolstered by strong overseas and information technology-related demand, optimism among large manufacturers overcame fears over a rising yen and soared to a 6 1/2 year high, according to a key business survey released Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2003
Regional bank bailout plan gets LDP nod
The Liberal Democratic Party approved a plan Thursday that will give the government greater freedom to inject public funds into troubled regional banks and credit unions.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2003
Ashikaga FG shares do brisk trade despite core unit's nationalization
It ain't over till the fat lady sings. Investors are buying up Ashikaga Financial Group Inc. shares, never mind that regulators nationalized the group's core unit, Ashikaga Bank, after declaring it insolvent.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2003
Bank lending slipped again in November
The volume of bank lending fell in November to a new low for the second consecutive month, as major banks remain focused on writing off past loans gone bad and large corporations continue to write down debt instead of borrowing new funds.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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