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Mayumi Negishi
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2005
Japan-Mexico FTA takes effect; mango tariffs nil
Tariffs on pork, chicken and orange juice imports from Mexico were slashed, and those on mangoes and avocados were abolished altogether as Japan's first comprehensive free-trade agreement took effect Friday.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2005
NBS loan of Fuji stake to Softbank unit parries Livedoor, for now
Fuji Television Network Inc. -- the nation's largest private broadcaster -- is putting up a fierce defense against a takeover attempt by Internet firm Livedoor Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2005
Poison pill an effective means of getting the best deal: U.S. expert
Hostile takeovers and ways to repel them are the hottest topics in Japan's corporate boardrooms these days.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2005
Livedoor furor opens up M&A can of worms
As it gears up to pass new legislation that will make it easier for companies to merge or acquire other firms, Japan is getting cold feet.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2005
North Korea trade can slip through any sanctions cracks
Five a.m. in Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market: A Setagaya Ward sushi chef chooses a 4,800 yen box of sea urchin from North Korea over a 6,500 yen box shipped from Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2005
Underground economy expected to boom
"No money and you're dead" is essentially what yakuza characters in novels and comic books say, and they mean that literally.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2004
Cuts should start with civil service: experts
The Cabinet approved a 82.18 trillion yen budget Friday for fiscal 2005 that experts say falls short of the drastic cost cuts needed to curtail spiraling public debt.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2004
Oil prices cause 28% hike in value of imports
A surge in crude oil prices caused the value of imports in November to jump to a record 4.55 trillion yen, up 28 percent year on year, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2004
Japan throws 10 billion yen at China gas exploration dispute
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said it will allocate 10.1 billion yen in the fiscal 2005 budget to build a ship for gas exploration in the East China Sea, where Japan and China are embroiled in an energy dispute.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2004
82.18 trillion yen budget drafted
Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki on Monday proposed a draft budget for fiscal 2005 worth 82.18 trillion yen, up 0.1 percent from the initial 2004 budget, as higher debt-servicing costs outpaced cuts in discretionary spending.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2004
Ruling bloc agrees on tax hikes
The two ruling parties formally agreed Wednesday on fiscal 2005 tax changes that will raise income and residential taxes for the first time in six years.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2004
Tax hikes could be recipe for recession, analysts say
Books and Web sites devoted to the art of economizing describe the savings per month from "recycling" leftovers by putting them in stews and tempura (2,600 yen), taking shorter showers (540 yen) and flushing toilets at low-intensity (720 yen).
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2004
Banks' new service ploy a flop: Matsui
The latest strategy of banks to raise revenues via one-stop, across-the-board financial service shops is doomed to fail, the chief of online securities firm Matsui Securities Co. said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2004
Japan gets intellectual on property rights
From the witness stand, patent manager Hiroshi Ikeda of Asia Manufacturing Co. stares at a copy of a critical e-mail. In it, AMC managers instruct engineers to procure 10 samples of a golf club grip marketed by Sports Grip Co. of the United States for "reverse engineering."
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2004
Japan and Philippines sign basic agreement on FTA
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed a basic accord for a free-trade agreement Monday but left tough talks on stickier issues for the months ahead.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004
Tax panel pushes hikes in 2005
The Tax Commission recommended Thursday that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi raise both income and residential taxes in fiscal 2005 in what would be the first significant tax increases in six years.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004
Koizumi puts off final decision on contentious subsidy reforms
Blocked by fierce opposition from his own party, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday postponed finalizing a plan to give more fiscal freedom to prefectural and municipal governments.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2004
Consumers help GDP edge up just 0.1%
Slumping corporate spending and exports caused the economy to slow to a crawl in the July-September period, with real gross domestic product expanding just 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, Cabinet Office data showed Friday.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Nov 12, 2004
Credit card firms face one cold foe: hard cash
One credit card offers miles and points for clothes purchases. Another beckons with travel insurance and discounts at movie theaters and fancy restaurants.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2004
Buddhism, Calvinism molds execs
OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Japanese executives are satisfied with lower pay than their Western counterparts because wealth is not considered proof that a person has been chosen by God, the president of a think tank on business ethics said Friday.
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 fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
'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.
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.

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