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BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2004

IHI expects net loss for fiscal 2003

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has revised its group earnings projections downward for fiscal 2003.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2004

Ito-Yokado to open China supermarket

Ito-Yokado Co. will reportedly open a supermarket in Beijing by spring 2005 together with a local retailer and might open several more in China.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2004

March economic assessment upbeat on exports, spending

The government gave the economy an upbeat assessment in a monthly report issued Monday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 14, 2004

Getting Beijing to mind its own business

WASHINGTON -- China routinely vilifies any comment on its political practices as unwarranted outside "interference." Yet Beijing is always ready to lecture America on its policies.
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2004

Finance Ministry to seek expert advice

Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Friday that he will appoint seven business leaders and experts April 1 to help the ministry deal with the nation's debt-ridden finances and still-fragile economy.
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2004

Metro bank eyes nonguarantee loans

A new bank that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to open next year might extend loans to small and midsize companies without requiring personal guarantees from their owners, Tokyo officials said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Mar 13, 2004

Roberto Wirth

"Italy has a lot to offer," Roberto Wirth said.
Japan Times
Events
Mar 12, 2004

Diagnosing what really ails Japan, Germany

BERLIN -- Japan and Germany, once the powerful engines of the global economy together with the United States, have had stagnant years since the 1990s.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Mar 11, 2004

Bush majors in suppression of science

It comes as no surprise that U.S. President George W. Bush is calling for a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. He is simply using the age-old tactic of picking on others to save his own hide.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2004

Kadokawa eyes Nippon Herald stake

Publishing house Kadokawa Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it will obtain a stake of about 43 percent in Nippon Herald Films Inc., putting the movie distribution company under its control.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2004

Part-timers seek some respect; unions step up

Longtime part-time employee Yasue Kitamura found her job becoming more worthwhile after being assigned responsibility for the Calvin Klein bedroom items corner at Takashimaya Co.'s Nihonbashi flagship department store five years ago.
EDITORIALS
Mar 9, 2004

Diet's plate remains full

Diet deliberations have been proceeding fairly smoothly since the 150-day regular session opened on Jan. 19. This augurs well for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who wants to avoid a legislative gridlock before July's Upper House election. He cleared a major hurdle last month when the Diet approved...
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2004

Life lessons from Mars

In all the excitement over the NASA Mars rovers' various landings, photo shoots, malfunctions, recoveries and excursions, another aspect of their mission has been neglected: what could be called their teaching, as opposed to their learning, mission. As Spirit and Opportunity keep fit and busy on the...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 7, 2004

Being thrifty on TV Tokyo's "Sunday Big Variety" and more

On March 3, the 83-year-old actress Mitsuko Mori played the part of the Showa Era writer Fumiko Hayashi for the 1,700th time at the Chunichi Gekijo in Nagoya. Mori has been playing the part in the play "Horoki" for 43 years all over Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Baseball legend Nagashima suffers stroke; right side numb

Shigeo Nagashima, manager of Japan's national baseball team, was diagnosed at a Tokyo hospital Friday as having suffered a stroke the previous day.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 6, 2004

Baseball legend Nagashima suffers stroke; right side numb

Shigeo Nagashima, manager of Japan's national baseball team, was diagnosed at a Tokyo hospital Friday as having suffered a stroke the previous day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 6, 2004

'Tokyo Stories' wittily points up the expat scene

Two years ago, as a balance to researching and writing up projects for financial institutions in the U.S. and preparing reports for fund managers in Japan, Christine Cunanan-Miki began a novel -- a series of interrelated tales about expats in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Tanba kids stay cool amid bird flu as parents, merchants fret

TANBA, Kyoto Pref. -- As the bell rings to end the day, students at Komono Junior High School file out.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Tokyo stock indexes hit 21-month highs

Key Tokyo stock indexes rode optimism over the outlook for the Japanese economy to 21-month highs Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Boy, 14, youngest to pass the weather forecaster test

A 14-year-old boy has become the youngest person to pass a test for certified weather forecasters.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Danone takeover of Yakult to wait 10 years

Yakult Honsha Co. said Thursday its largest shareholder, Groupe Danone of France, has agreed not to acquire a controlling stake for at least another decade.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Bank mulls repaying public funds

Bank of Yokohama plans to repay half of the 200 billion yen in public funds it received in March 1999, banking industry sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Koizumi to woo foreign investors on TV

Hoping to boost foreign direct investment in Japan, the government has resorted to a weapon that has proved to be quite powerful at home: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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