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BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2004

Large firms still feel confident

Business confidence among large companies remained positive for the second consecutive quarter in the July-September term, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2004

New band eyed for cell phone service

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to allocate to commercial mobile phone operators some of the frequencies currently used for public services, ministry sources said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 27, 2004

A greater burden for higher earners

The government's Tax Commission is discussing the fiscal 2005 revision of the tax system. The focus this time is on the decrease or abolition of the fixed reduction for individual income and resident taxes, which was introduced in 1999 as an economic-stimulus measure. Rather than draw the line there,...
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2004

SMFG extends validity period for UFJ merger proposal

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Friday it has extended to June 30 the period in which its proposal to UFJ Holdings Inc. that the firms merge via a one-to-one share exchange ratio will remain valid.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2004

ANA to offer in-flight broadband

All Nippon Airways Co. said Tuesday it will offer in-flight broadband Internet access in November, the first Asian airline to offer a service of this kind and the second carrier to do so overall.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2004

MTFG jumps gun on UFJ capital boost

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. said Friday it has injected 700 billion yen into UFJ Bank, two weeks ahead of schedule, apparently to block a hostile takeover bid for UFJ Holdings Inc. by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2004

Environment tax plan flatly opposed by top biz lobby

The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) said Friday a proposed environment tax carries the danger of undercutting firms' international competitiveness.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2004

SMFG's bid for UFJ likely thwarted

An agreement struck Friday between UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. has dealt another serious blow to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s chances of taking over UFJ.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2004

Mitsubishi Tokyo to advance UFJ tieup

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. will advance the schedule for forming a tieup with UFJ Holdings Inc. in sales of financial products to individual customers and in overseas operations, Mitsubishi Tokyo President Nobuo Kuroyanagi said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2004

UFJ first-half loss to hit 780 billion yen

Ailing UFJ Holdings Inc. announced Friday that it expects a net loss of 780 billion yen for the first half of fiscal 2004 amid pressure to speed up its bad-loan disposals before a planned merger with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 10, 2004

Pats looking Super with Dillon

The NFL is set to kick off the 2004 season with a rematch of last season's AFC Championship Game -- the Indianapolis Colts at the New England Patriots -- on Thursday night. The defending Super Bowl champion Patriots, who are shooting for their third NFL title in four years, are the team to beat. The...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2004

Fear of losing out to China prompts FTA stampede

Panicking suddenly over the specter of being left behind by its Asian neighbors, Japan is rushing to conclude bilateral free-trade agreements, with ministers striving to get stalled talks restarted.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2004

UFJ likely to report over 700 billion yen in interim net loss

UFJ Holdings Inc. will probably suffer a net loss of more than 700 billion yen for the fiscal first half of 2004, bank sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 9, 2004

Owners OK merger; baseball strike looms

The owners of Japan's 12 professional teams on Wednesday voted to approve the merger between the Orix BlueWave and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, setting the stage for the first players' strike in the history of Japanese baseball.
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2004

A trip to the Northern Territories

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday viewed the Northern Territories aboard a Japan Coast Guard ship. It was a high-profile trip that appeared to demonstrate his determination to tackle the territorial issue with Russia. Many Japanese are wondering, though, whether it was a political grandstand...
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2004

Takeda unit in Indonesia drink deal

Takeda Food Products Ltd. said Friday it has reached a business tieup agreement with an Indonesian firm on production and sales of its lemon-flavored carbonated beverage in the Southeast Asian country.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 3, 2004

Furuta: Players ready to strike if merger happens

The head of the Japanese baseball players' association said Thursday his organization will do everything possible to block the proposed merger of two Pacific League teams.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 3, 2004

Signing of Rooney a big gamble for Manchester United

LONDON -- Incredible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2004

Nissan unveils six models as part of big sales drive

YOKOHAMA -- Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled six new models that will be released by mid-January to help achieve the automaker's global sales target.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2004

Ministries want 85.52 trillion yen next year

Fiscal 2005 budget requests from ministries and agencies on Tuesday totaled 85.52 trillion yen, up 3.4 trillion yen from the initial budget for the current fiscal year, the Finance Ministry said.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2004

FSA asks for more funds

The Financial Services Agency on Tuesday formally asked the Finance Ministry to increase funding by 14.2 percent in fiscal 2005 to enable it to hire more inspectors to monitor financial institutions and markets.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

GSDF may have to unify command to enhance mobility, response time

The Defense Agency plans to create a centralized command for the Ground Self-Defense Force and possibly abolish the regional-army system to improve command efficiency, according to agency sources.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

GSDF may have to unify command to enhance mobility, response time

The Defense Agency plans to create a centralized command for the Ground Self-Defense Force and possibly abolish the regional-army system to improve command efficiency, according to agency sources.
COMMENTARY
Aug 30, 2004

Cooler summer for French intramurals

PARIS -- "Chaotic all over the territory," warned a French weather forecast recently. This was not, however, the remake, feared by so many, of the August 2003 heat wave, which contributed to 15,000 extra deaths that month.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2004

Workers' health getting worse

A record 47.3 percent of salaried workers showed abnormal readings in their health checkups last year, according to a government survey released Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2004

Keeping up to speed with a tabla master

New York-based bassist and producer Bill Laswell has always been a man with his ear to the ground, quick to sense any coming seismic shifts in the musical landscape. In the late 1990s, he had been noting the proliferation of Indian tabla-infused drum 'n' bass music from people such as Talvin...
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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