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JAPAN
Apr 21, 2005

LDP accuses party leadership of faking postal plan consensus

A group of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers accused its top executives Wednesday of falsely claiming a consensus on postal privatization matters the previous day in order to conduct further negotiations with the government.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2005

Yahoo Japan profit soars to record high

Yahoo Japan Corp. said Wednesday that group operating revenue and net profit rose to all-time highs in fiscal 2004 due to growth in advertising and the popularity of its Net auction business.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2005

Toyota affiliate sets up China venture

Toyota Boshoku Corp., a textile maker affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp., will set up a joint venture this month in China's Guangdong Province to make car oil filters, the company said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2005

Japanese firms' answer to undersea energy rivalry: share

Tense relations between Japan and China risk being further inflamed by their competing claims to undersea natural gas and oil deposits.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2005

Japan tour firms catering to disabled foreigners

English-language tours may be increasingly commonplace in Japan, but programs for disabled foreign tourists are still few and far between.
EDITORIALS
Apr 20, 2005

Nothing but a money game?

Capping a bruising takeover battle that had continued more than two months, Livedoor Co., an Internet service provider, and Fuji Television Network have reached a compromise agreement. Although the package may contain few surprises, the way in which the two companies fought for control of Nippon Broadcasting...
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005

Threats of bomb, anthrax, death: Chinese interests in Japan under siege

The National Public Safety Commission said Tuesday there have been 25 acts of vandalism and harassment against Chinese interests in Japan, including diplomatic missions and schools, reported since April 9, when the first wave of unruly anti-Japan protests took place in China.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2005

Toshiba chief Nishimuro to be TSE chairman

Taizo Nishimuro, chairman of Toshiba Corp., will become the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first chairman, pending shareholder approval in June, the bourse announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005

LDP to seek new postal-reform deal

After two days of marathon talks, executives of the Liberal Democratic Party abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday night, saying the party had allowed them to negotiate more modifications to the government's postal privatization plan.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2005

Toshiba EMI to end ring-tone cartel

Toshiba EMI Ltd. said Monday it has accepted a Fair Trade Commission order to end a cartel in mobile phone ring-tone services.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 19, 2005

Home is where hardship is for Japanese returnees

Before preparing to move overseas for the first time, it's common to be warned about the effects of culture shock.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2005

Livedoor-Fuji TV talks this week

A top-level meeting between Fuji Television Network Inc. and Livedoor Co. is expected this week to try to settle a battle for control of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. with an eye on forming a capital and business alliance, informed sources said.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2005

Sony, others in China cyber attack

The Web site of Sony Corp.'s Chinese arm has come under cyber attack with messages posted criticizing Japan's wartime atrocities against China, the company said Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2005

Hewlett-Packard president may take ailing Daiei's helm

Daiei Inc. is expected to name Yasuyuki Higuchi, 47, current president of Hewlett-Packard Japan Ltd., as its new president, company sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Apr 15, 2005

Row boils down to gas vein and a line in the sea

Tensions over gas fields under the East China Sea are straining relations between Japan and China, arguably the two most interdependent economies in Asia.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 13, 2005

Onda moves base to Canada

Japanese figure skater Yoshie Onda will move her training base from the United States to Canada under new Canadian coach Josee Chouinard, sources close to her said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2005

Kent Nagano conducts former collaborator Takemitsu

Kent Nagano is nothing if not a very busy man. The musical director of the Los Angeles Opera, the artistic director and chief conductor of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin, and the guest director of many world-famous orchestras, the California native is in demand as one of the most popular opera...
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2005

Ownership of broadcasters may become difficult for foreigners

The Liberal Democratic Party approved a proposal Tuesday to stiffen a law limiting foreign ownership of Japanese TV and radio broadcasters, party officials said.
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2005

Thinking outside the box

I t's everyone's nightmare. While spring was just starting to tempt people outside in New York City on April 1, a Chinese-food deliveryman was trapped inside -- stuck in the elevator of a high-rise apartment building from which he was not rescued for more than three days. It must have seemed to him as...
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2005

Thousands in Beijing march against Japan

BEIJING -- Thousands of Chinese protesters held a rally here Saturday, chanting "Down with Japan" and pelting the Japanese embassy and businesses with rocks and bottles.
COMMENTARY
Apr 9, 2005

School kitchens need a nanny

LONDON -- Turkey twizzlers once divided the nation; now they appear to have united it in a surge of national purpose for reform. This is thanks to a new political hero, chef Jamie Oliver, who, from one of the most despised backgrounds in Britain -- white working-class boy from Essex -- has shown imagination...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 8, 2005

Sakura, where art thou?

Here's a quick introduction to the Hato Bus Company: They're Tokyo's oldest tour bus operator. They cart holidaymakers around the country -- sometimes to far-flung places, sometimes to Roppongi Hills. They're a wonderful way to palm off guests from overseas, at least for a day. They make you wear bright...
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2005

Ito-Yokado profit dives at its mainstay stores

Ito-Yokado Co. said Thursday its operating profit plunged 64 percent to 8.8 billion yen on a parent-only basis for the year that ended on Feb. 28, dragged down by dismal apparel sales.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Apr 8, 2005

A new cellarful of tipples

The dot-com era saw an unfortunate number of foreign wine promoters descend on Japan. They were armed with snappy Powerpoint presentations and talk of quick riches, but their only apparent success was in relieving investors of their excess cash before moving on.

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