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BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

Highway body to get 60 billion yen injection despite '01 promise

The government plans to use 60 billion yen in state funds to cover reductions in expressway tolls on money-losing rural highways, officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Round-the-clock child consultation centers planned

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to have child consultation centers operate 24 hours a day, every day, to handle an increasing number of child abuse and delinquency cases, ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2004

Round-the-clock child consultation centers planned

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to have child consultation centers operate 24 hours a day, every day, to handle an increasing number of child abuse and delinquency cases, ministry officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004

Persistent SMFG refusing to give up on UFJ merger bid

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will make an offer to UFJ Holdings Inc., possibly by the end of August, on the ratio for its proposed merger of the two banking groups, SMFG officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004

UFJ group to sell Aplus to HSBC for 100 billion

The UFJ group will sell Aplus Co., an ailing consumer finance affiliate, to the HSBC group of Britain for about 100 billion yen, according to sources.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2004

Think tanks turn positive forecasting GDP growth

Three private economic research institutes revised upward their forecasts of Japan's economic growth for fiscal 2004 due to a strong recovery in the corporate sector.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2004

Cell phone-based system to track products

The farm ministry will begin creating a system in fiscal 2005 that will enable consumers to trace the history of tagged farm products by scanning them with their mobile phones, ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

UFJ quickly inks merger pact with MTFG, awaits funds

UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. signed a basic accord Thursday to merge their operations in October next year to create what would be the world's biggest banking group, with assets worth 189 trillion yen.
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JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Robot suit a culmination of sci-fi dreams

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Scientist Yoshiyuki Sankai was fascinated in his childhood by robots depicted in the U.S. literary classic "I, Robot" as well as Japanese comic books such as "Cyborg 009" and "Tetsujin No. 28."
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Robot suit a culmination of sci-fi dreams

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Scientist Yoshiyuki Sankai was fascinated in his childhood by robots depicted in the U.S. literary classic "I, Robot" as well as Japanese comic books such as "Cyborg 009" and "Tetsujin No. 28."
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2004

Information-leak insurance in works

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. and NTT Communications Corp. plan to tie up to launch an insurance product next month to cover companies damaged by information leaks, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2004

U.S. names Aichi Expo commissioner

The United States has named businesswoman Lisa Gable as commissioner general for its pavilion at the 2005 World Exposition to be held in Aichi Prefecture, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2004

Schools to get more English help

The government hopes to have 1,000 native speakers of English assisting English classes at public elementary schools in fiscal 2006, up from 73 at present.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 10, 2004

Teams plan for pro league in Japan

Men's basketball clubs Albirex Niigata and Saitama Broncos unveiled a plan Monday to establish a professional league in the fall of 2005.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2004

State to stop civil servants' pay cuts

The government will stop cutting the basic salaries of civil servants in fiscal 2004, for the first time in six years, now that the gap has lessened between salaries in the public and private sectors.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2004

Quarantine dogs to be sicced on undeclared meat products

Japan plans to introduce quarantine dogs at international airports to help detect undeclared meat products, which could be infected with mad cow disease or other ailments, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2004

Passenger ID system to help fight terrorists

Japan plans to introduce an advanced passenger-information system in fiscal 2005 to enhance security measures against terrorists and criminals, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2004

Half JT's tobacco growers face ax

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Wednesday it will ask some domestic tobacco growers to stop cultivating tobacco beginning next year due to falling cigarette consumption in Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2004

Passenger ID system to help fight terrorists

Japan plans to introduce an advanced passenger-information system in fiscal 2005 to enhance security measures against terrorists and criminals, government sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 4, 2004

Top officials meet over World Cup

A top major league baseball official met Tuesday with Japanese and South Korean commissioners to discuss their concerns about the proposed World Cup.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2004

Net profit at Sony surged 20-fold in first quarter

Sony Corp. said Wednesday its net profit for the April-June period posted a 20-fold jump to 23.26 billion yen, helped by the firm's mobile phone handset venture with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2004

Toward stronger Tokyo-Seoul ties

At the Japan-South Korea summit meeting last week, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun agreed that the two countries should work together more closely to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. The agreement will help provide an impetus to the coming six-nation talks...
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2004

MTFG's leaders eyed to head merged group

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and UFJ Holdings Inc., eyeing a merger in the next fiscal year, are considering having the president and chairman of MTFG take the same positions in the merged banking group, informed sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2004

MTFG's leaders eyed to head merged group

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and UFJ Holdings Inc., eyeing a merger in the next fiscal year, are considering having the president and chairman of MTFG take the same positions in the merged banking group, informed sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

Birthrate benefits future students

The nation's falling birthrate is good news for future university and junior college applicants but could spell disaster for some unpopular institutions, according to a report compiled by the Central Education Council.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
Swiping in Japan: How Gen Z is changing the dating app game
Many Japanese dating apps have ways to detail specific interests that can be as narrow as one particular TV show, game or an artist.
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump's return weighs on Tokyo's mind
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya at the start of their working lunch at a hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel sue U.S. government for blocking deal
Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel sued the U.S. government Monday for blocking the merger of the two companies.
Japan warns on speculative FX moves after yen hits six month low
The yen hit its lowest level against the dollar since July on Tuesday, prompting a warning from Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato over speculative moves.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
‘Fracture’ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).
Taking a page from Ukraine war, SDF carves out growing role for drones
An Air Self-Defense Force airman sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range, near Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture in July 2023.
Japan’s ‘quiet revolution’ of luxury travel nears fruition
Scheduled to welcome its first guests in early 2025, the Waldorf Astoria Osaka is just one of many luxury hotel openings Japan has seen in recent months.

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