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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2004

ASIMO one step closer to acquiring human touch

The latest version of ASIMO, the humanoid robot developed by Honda Motor Co., has taken a step closer to humanity.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2004

Bankruptcies fall for 23rd straight month

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell 2.6 percent in November from a year earlier to 1,106 for the 23rd straight month of decline, a private-sector corporate credit research agency said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2004

MMC won't release new rehab plan until next month to 'redefine strategy'

Struggling automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will postpone the release of its new rehabilitation plan until the end of January.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2004

MMC probe tougher than expected

Scandal-ridden automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday that an investigation into a coverup of auto defects won't be completed before the end of the year as initially planned.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Dec 14, 2004

Sake trendy abroad but hard sell here to young

It has a deep, delicate and definitely cultural flavor. Yet sake does not appeal to many of today's Japanese, who would rather clink glasses of "shochu" liquor or wine.
Features
Dec 12, 2004

'Clueless' husband rues lost love

Masatoshi Hoshino, a 56-year-old distribution company manager in Tokyo, had an arranged marriage 16 years ago to a woman he met just six months before.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2004

Seibu Railway listing hopes dashed

Seibu Railway Co. said Friday it has abandoned efforts to get its shares listed on the Jasdaq over-the-counter market by the end of the current fiscal year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2004

Cell phones answer music players' call

After e-mail, Internet access and cameras, music will likely be the next killer application for cell phones in Japan, where online distribution is yet to catch on.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2004

MMC hopes for revival with 10-year warranties

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to offer a 10-year, 100,000-km warranty for its vehicles in a bid to boost business, sources said Friday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 11, 2004

EU sticks to its guns ban

The European Union has successfully fended off a Chinese diplomatic press to resume arms sales. The decision to delay is a good one: Beijing's claims of discrimination notwithstanding, East Asia does not need more weapons. Equally important is the rift such sales would engineer in the West: The prospect...
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2004

Honda venture in China expands

A joint venture involving Honda Motor Co. and a Chinese automaker said Thursday it has begun building an additional factory in China that would boast annual production capacity of 700,000 motorcycles and scooters.
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2004

Resona wants 10% of branch chiefs to be female so bank can stand out

Resona Holdings Inc. wants to increase the number of female branch managers to 10 percent of its total number, Resona Chairman Eiji Hosoya said in a recent interview.
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2004

Firms seen more tolerant of strong yen

Japanese companies remain generally unfazed by continued rises in the yen against the dollar, according to analysts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Dec 9, 2004

"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell," "ABC T-Rex"

"Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell," Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury; 2004; 782 pp.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 8, 2004

Film it and they will come

When in Rome, visitors might not necessarily do as the locals do, but many certainly follow the example of Audrey Hepburn's character in "Roman Holiday" by sticking their hands in the "Mouth of Truth" near the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, or buying a gelato on the steps of Piazza di Spagna.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2004

Ajinomoto to fork out 6 billion yen to boost production of Aspartame

Seasoning maker Ajinomoto Co. said Monday it will spend 6 billion yen to boost its production capacity of the artificial sweetener aspartame.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2004

Seibu group considers end to North America operations

The scandal-tainted Seibu business group needs to consider pulling the plug on money-losing operations in Hawaii and North America, the chairman of an advisory panel to the group said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2004

4 billion yen in toll tickets may be fake

Tokyo police said Thursday that a counterfeiting ring has apparently forged about 4 billion yen in expressway tickets and that many of them have already been sold to transport companies.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2004

Income tax cuts considered to balance negative effect of possible end to breaks

The government and the ruling coalition on Thursday began studying the idea of fresh income tax cuts as an economic stimulus to compensate for the reduction or abolition of personal income tax cuts that have been in place since 1999, government officials said.
COMMENTARY
Dec 3, 2004

China's foray south of the U.S. border

HONG KONG -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's two-week foray into Latin America in November shows the extent to which China's economic development over the last quarter century has strengthened its foreign policy outreach.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2004

Tokyo Gas to cut customers' rates

Tokyo Gas Co. said Wednesday it will lower its gas rates by an average 5.18 percent on Jan. 1 to pass on the effects of its cost-cutting measures to customers amid intensifying competition in the deregulated energy market.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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

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