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BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2008
Great Depression different
By Takahiro Fukada
In a bid to stabilize financial markets, Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa denied Wednesday that the current global economic crisis is similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2008
Skymark chief now top shareholder
Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo boosted his stake in the company, making him the majority owner of Japan's largest discount carrier.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2008
Investor sentiment reaches 14-month high: Nomura
Individual Japanese investors are now the most optimistic since September 2007, Nomura Holdings Inc. said Wednesday in its monthly sentiment survey.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2008
Obama victory to boost Japan, experts predict
By Takahiro Fukada
At least in the short run, the Japanese economy is likely to benefit from Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election, as large-scale economic stimulus packages loom, economists said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2008
Aeon's outlook changed to negative
Aeon Co., Japan's largest supermarket chain, had its rating outlook changed to negative from stable by Moody's Investors Service on expectations the nation's economy will slow and consumer demand will wane, the rating agency said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2008
New auto sales fall for third straight month; minicars up 6%
New auto sales in the domestic market fell for a third straight month in October, led by Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., data from an industry group showed Tuesday, as a slowing economy kept buyers out of showrooms.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2008
Bridgestone profit for year off 40%
Bridgestone Corp., the world's largest tire and rubber products maker, said Tuesday its net profit fell 40 percent in the January-September period, dragged down by the high cost of raw materials and slowing demand at home and abroad.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 3, 2008
Halloween in Japan: a commercial break from global nightmare
By Noriko Hama
Since when was Halloween such a big thing in Japan? Admittedly, you could see it coming these past few years. But this autumn it is simply everywhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2008
Boosting liquidity key: Shirakawa
By Hiroko Nakata
The Bank of Japan's cut Friday in the benchmark interest rate by 0.2 percentage point to 0.3 percent is aimed at increasing liquidity in the money market amid the global financial turmoil, BOJ Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2008
Japan, Hong Kong to boost tourism
Japan and Hong Kong will launch the Hong Kong-Japan Tourism Exchange Year campaign to boost bilateral tourism in 2009, tourism promotion bodies of the two economies announced Friday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2008
BOJ lowers its key lending rate to 0.3%
By Takahiro Fukada
The Bank of Japan cut its benchmark interest rate Friday to 0.3 percent from 0.5 percent, joining other central banks in moving to limit further damage from the global financial crisis.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2008
Mizuho cuts full-year profit forecast by 55%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Japan's second-biggest bank by revenue, cut its full-year profit forecast by 55 percent because of losses on investments and rising bad-loan costs.
Ishiba gets down to the business of forming new administration
Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds a news conference after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan and U.S. partners hold dueling military drills with China in South China Sea
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami leaves Sasebo Naval Base in Saikai, Nagasaki Prefecture, in April 2012.
Japan's legions of panda-lovers bid farewell to beloved pair in Tokyo
Visitors take photos of Shin Shin at Ueno zoo in Tokyo on Saturday. Saturday was the last chance for Japan's panda-lovers to see Shin Shin and Ri Ri before their return to China.
Ishiba wins: An unusual result for an unusual election
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes a seat in the Liberal Democratic Party president's office in Tokyo after being elected to the post on Friday.
Kei Nishikori advances to quarters at a Japan Open full of upsets
Kei Nishikori hits a return against Jordan Thompson during their second-round match at the Japan Open in Tokyo on Saturday.
NHK furthers global reach with Tiny Desk Concerts Japan
Musician Koshi Inaba is the latest artist to be featured on national broadcaster NHK’s Tiny Desk Concerts Japan. Based on a series from America’s National Public Radio, Japan’s version has spotlighted acts that you likely wouldn’t see stateside, like veteran rockers Kirinji and upstart pop artist yama.
Tokyo Game Show 2024 stacked with big returns and hyped announcements
Tokyo Game Show opens to the public on Sept. 28 full of cosplayers promoting a full slate of new and upcoming titles.
China's newest nuclear-powered submarine sank this year, U.S. says
A series of satellite images from Planet Labs appears to show cranes at the Wuchang shipyard in Wuhan, China, on June 15.
Deadline approaches for free HPV vaccine 'catch-up' campaign
A 13-year-old junior high school student receives a vaccine for the human papillomavirus at a hospital in Tokyo in 2022.
Weather makes for an unpredictable artist at Nagano art festival
“A Whisper in the Eye of the Storm,” by Canadian artists Caitlind R. C. Brown and Wayne Garrett is an outdoor installation of around 14,000 recycled lenses of varied prescriptions.

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