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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 27, 2007

JET set Go MAD globally to help children in need

It was late on Christmas night when the meditation finished. The energy from the hourlong dancing and Sanskrit chanting flowed into charged silence and was now dissipating into the darkness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2007

Japanese manufacturers look to cash in on solar power boom

With the global-warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" hot at the box office and a recent report by the U.N. laying the blame for climate change and rising sea levels at humanity's feet, renewable energy sources are getting a fresh look.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2007

Miyazaki outlet sees chicken sell out after governor blessing

Despite the bird-flu outbreaks last month on farms in Miyazaki Prefecture, the famous chicken from the prefecture is flying off the shelves at least one Tokyo store.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2007

JAL's operating loss soars to 5.8 billion yen

Japan Airlines Corp. announced Tuesday it had an operating loss of 5.8 billion yen for the first three quarters of its business year to March, a huge setback from the 800 million yen loss the previous year.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2007

Sony sees 15% fall in profit for quarter

Sony Corp. said Tuesday its group operating profit in the October-December period plunged 14.9 percent from 2005 to 178.9 billion yen due to the cost of launching the PlayStation 3 in November.
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2006

Rough patch for Sony

Sony Corp., which has built its fame through a global brand presence and innovative products, appears to be facing a difficult time. The Sony group's operating profit in the six-month period through September nosedived by 90.9 percent from a year before to 6.22 billion yen, although sales were up 9.7...
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2006

Matsushita scores huge in flat-panel TV market

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., maker of the Panasonic brand, said Friday that its group net profit jumped 78.7 percent to 115.1 billion yen in the April-September period, thanks to brisk sales of its flat-panel plasma televisions and air conditioners.
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2006

Daiei operating profit up, net profit down

Daiei Inc. said Friday its operating profit for its March-August half was 25.45 billion yen, up 41.9 percent from the previous year, on sales of 672.1 billion yen, due to strong sales in its credit card subsidiary OMC Card Inc.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2006

Hitachi announces bid for control of Clarion

Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday it will launch a tender offer on Oct. 25 to acquire a controlling stake in Clarion Co., a leading maker of car audio and navigation equipment, to boost the group's sales in the growing car information systems market.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2006

JAL flying through stormy skies

The international and domestic operations units of Japan Airlines Corp., the nation's flag carrier, merged Oct. 1. The merger means the complete reorganization of JAL and a new start for the airline. But the new JAL faces rough times ahead.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2006

Fast expansion planned for Uniqlo

Fast Retailing Co., which runs the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, said Wednesday it will accelerate the opening of large stores across Japan, with 100 new outlets planned within the next three years.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2006

NEC returns to profitable quarter

NEC Corp. said Thursday it climbed back into the black in the April-June first quarter of the current fiscal year due to increased sales and cost reductions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 27, 2006

The revenge of the Red Demon

Playwright, actor and director Hideki Noda has been the undisputed leader of the Japanese contemporary theater world for 30 years. In that time he has written, directed and often acted in more than 60 plays in Japan -- all of them hits or superhits among his mushrooming fanbase. In fact, Noda has been...
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2006

Honda quarterly profit up 30%

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday its profit jumped 29.6 percent in the April-June quarter as the nation's No. 3 automaker expanded overseas production to keep up with booming demand.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2006

Gold-selling binge defies oil, Middle East uncertainties

possessions," said Hidekazu Yamada, a gold adviser at the firm's head office in Tokyo's Ginza. An official in charge of precious metal sales at Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said sales have been increasing conspicuously since October.
JAPAN
May 27, 2006

Livedoor ex-CFO admits guilt as trial starts, turns on Horie

are for the most part correct," contradicting Horie's assertions that he did not knowingly falsify the company's financial statements. "I deeply regret having committed these crimes, and apologize for having caused so many people trouble, he said.
BUSINESS
May 25, 2006

Sompo Japan president to resign amid scandals

Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. President Hiroshi Hirano announced Wednesday that he will become chairman in late June after being replaced by Managing Director Masatoshi Sato as the company deals with scandals that have drawn sanctions from the government.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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