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BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2002

TDK posts 79% surge in net profits

TDK Corp. said Thursday its group net profit in the April-June quarter was up 79 percent from a year earlier.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2002

Women desire 'doll-like' eyes: Kanebo

Most Japanese women, regardless of age, desire bright eyes with lashes rolled up like those of dolls, according to a survey by cosmetics firm Kanebo Ltd.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2002

Former TV Asahi employee served fresh warrant over rape, robbery

Police served a former Asahi National Broadcasting Co. (TV Asahi) employee with a new arrest warrant Saturday on suspicion of raping and robbing a 32-year-old female company executive in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in March.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2002

Antidumping tariffs set for polyester staple fiber

Japan said Friday it will impose antidumping duties of up to 13.5 percent on South Korean companies and 10.3 percent on Taiwanese firms for exporting polyester staple fiber at what it alleges are unfair prices.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Nachi-Fujikoshi posts group loss

Major machinery maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. said Tuesday it posted a group net loss of 152 million yen in the fiscal first half, which ended May 31.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 14, 2002

It's a wired, wired world

If you were among the hordes of shoppers itching to spend summer bonuses last weekend, perhaps you got caught up in the frenzy in Akihabara. Everywhere in Tokyo's "Electric Town," the hunt was on for air conditioners, computers, MD players, stereos and the latest flat-screen TVs.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2002

Bankruptcies increase 4.7%

The number of corporate bankruptcies during the first six months of 2002 rose 4.7 percent from a year earlier to 9,872, the third-highest number since World War II, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jul 11, 2002

'Happoshu' price war seen taking toll on brewers

It was just a regular Friday, but lovers of beerlike beverages found an excuse for another round as the country's major breweries marked down their versions of "happoshu."
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2002

Nissan Diesel to follow Ghosn's plan

The president of Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said Friday his company will promote team work among middle-management personnel, in line with the business strategy of Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2002

JAL joins international air cargo alliance

Japan Airlines Co. formally announced Friday it has joined international cargo alliance WOW.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2002

Nation must focus on better uses for IT, white paper says

Japan should aim to make more sophisticated use of information technology now that Internet access has become widespread, the government said in an annual white paper released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2002

Developer appeals ruling in Ishibashi Sangyo fraud case

Heo Young Joong, sentenced last week to seven years in prison for defrauding an oil materials sales company out of nearly 18 billion yen, filed an appeal Monday against the ruling.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2002

Lawmakers' income rose 4.4% in 2001

Diet members earned an average of 28.71 million yen in 2001, up 4.4 percent from the year before, according to income declarations released Monday by both houses of the Diet.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 27, 2002

Japan's farmers start to go green

Hardly a week goes by without the emergence of some new scandal in the Japanese food industry. But whether it's the use of illegal additives or the mislabeling of imported meat as domestic, the outcome is the same: further breakdown in trust between consumers and the farmers and companies involved in...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jun 19, 2002

What's the real problem behind music file sharing?

Share and share alike -- that's what we were taught when we were kids.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2002

Misumi's 'management of emptiness' anything but hollow

At Misumi Corp., the president makes no beginning-of-the-year speeches. There are no long-term sales goals, praise or scoldings.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2002

Corporate bankruptcies fall for first time in five months

May saw 1,696 corporate bankruptcies, a drop of 1.6 percent from a year earlier and the first fall in five months, credit research agency Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2002

Corporate tax plan draws fire

LDP lawmakers concerned with industrial and small business matters unanimously agreed Tuesday to oppose a government plan to introduce a new corporate tax based on criteria other than profits, LDP officials said.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

Hitachi, IBM to integrate their hard disk operations

Hitachi Ltd. and International Business Machines Corp. on Tuesday announced an agreement to integrate their hard disk drive businesses under a joint company to be majority-owned by Hitachi.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2002

Duskin to shelve openings of new Mister Donut shops

OSAKA — Duskin Co. has pledged to refrain from opening new Mister Donut shops until March following public outcry over the company's handling of a banned antioxidant found in its meat dumplings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CUP COUNTDOWN
May 29, 2002

Hotels vie for World Cup windfall

As the Friday opening of the 2002 FIFA World Cup approaches, hoteliers in and around Tokyo are making last-minute efforts to get their slice of the hoopla that will carry on through the next month.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2002

Ford chairman joins Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Tuesday it has nominated Eiji Iwakuni to its board of directors.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2002

Gibraltar Life Insurance posts 12.9 billion yen profit

Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., the successor of failed Kyoei Life Insurance Co., said Monday it posted unconsolidated net profits of 12.9 billion yen for the 2001 business year.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2002

Nippon Steel loses 28.4 billion yen

Nippon Steel Corp. said Thursday it posted a group net loss of 28.4 billion yen in the year to March 31, hit mainly by valuation losses on its securities holdings.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2002

Foreigners are net buyers for fourth week

Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks for the fourth week in a row last week, apparently banking on signs of an economic recovery in Japan.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2002

Yamaha group net balance in red

Yamaha Corp. said Friday its group net balance fell into the red in fiscal 2001 due chiefly to appraisal losses on its securities holdings.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2002

Nippon Yusen group profit down

Major shipping firm Nippon Yusen K.K. said Friday its group pretax profit for fiscal 2001 fell 29.7 percent from the previous year to 50.11 billion yen, as the firm was hit by a sharp reduction in freight charges.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2002

Foreign companies slightly optimistic, survey shows

Most foreign companies in Japan expect business confidence to remain flat over the next six months, although there are signs of improvement on the horizon, according to a joint survey recently released by foreign chambers of commerce.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘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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