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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Nissan and Suzuki seal mutual car-supply deal

Nissan Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. announced Friday they will expand their existing partnership by supplying minicars, minivans and pickup trucks to each other both at home and abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2006

Sompo Japan chief resigns; 6.5 million yen error revealed

The president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. resigned Friday to take responsibility for the firm's misconduct that resulted in a business suspension order, while the insurer announced it mistakenly collected 6.5 million yen in premiums due to a clerical error.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2006

MHI wins Iceland power plant order

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Mitsubishi Corp. (UK) PLC and German partner Balcke-Duerr GmbH have been awarded a turnkey contract to build two 40-megawatt geothermal power plants for Reykjavik Energy, an electric utility owned by Iceland's capital city, Mitsubishi Heavy said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2006

Patrollers see green, deliverers red under new law

Patrollers see green, deliverers red under new law
JAPAN
May 30, 2006

McDonald's gets labor union

for the first time in the 35 years since the Japanese unit of the U.S. fast-food giant started operations, the nation's largest labor union group said Monday. The union, with about 200 initial members including outlet managers, notified the management of its establishment, said the Japanese Trade Union...
BUSINESS
May 30, 2006

All major life insurers had better financial health in '05

The nation's nine major life insurers had financial improvements in fiscal 2005 due mainly to appraisal gains on stockholdings.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2006

Diversity will be key to survival for 21st century businesses, Ghosn says

OSAKA -- Businesses that want to survive in the 21st century will have to embrace diversity in a practical way, with clear goals for hiring more women and using talented young people and older workers, Nissan Motor Co. chief Carlos Ghosn said Friday.
JAPAN
May 27, 2006

Huser sues 14 cities over screenings

Condominium developer Huser Ltd. sued 14 municipalities for 9.6 billion yen on Friday at the Tokyo District Court for allegedly failing to properly check the quake-proofing data of its condominium complexes before authorizing their safety.
JAPAN
May 26, 2006

Canon exits film cameras amid digital dominance

Following in the footsteps of camera giants Nikon Corp. and Konika Minolta Holdings Inc., Canon Inc. will stop developing new film-based camera products because of the shrinking analogue market and dramatically growing digital demand, the company's president said Thursday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 26, 2006

Making a song and dance about human rights

Amnesty International began over four decades ago, when British lawyer Peter Benenson wrote to The Observer newspaper campaigning for worldwide protests about the rights of forgotten prisoners. Benenson had heard about the case of two Portuguese students sentenced to seven years imprisonment simply for...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2006

Consulting firm chief quizzed in quake scandal

Police questioned the head of a Tokyo-based consulting company on a voluntary basis Wednesday over a fraud case involving a hotel in Nara Prefecture built with fake earthquake-safety data, investigation sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2006

Engineering officials held over bid-rigging

Seven senior officials from seven major engineering companies were arrested Tuesday over their alleged involvement in fixing bids for sewage and sludge plant projects financed by local governments, investigative sources said.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2006

One-time gains lift major banks but long-term strategies still needed

Buoyed by a wide-ranging business recovery and a massive one-time gain caused by reductions in loan-loss reserves, the nation's top banking groups have reported record-breaking profits for the 2005 business year ended in March.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2006

Banks OK for now but long-term strategy needed

Buoyed by a wide-ranging recovery and a massive one-time gain caused by reductions in loan-loss reserves, the nation's top banking groups have reported record-breaking profits for the 2005 business year ended in March.
JAPAN
May 20, 2006

Opus Dei revels in chance to explain itself

Inc., the film's distributor for Japan, is putting the film on 863 screens nationwide and hopes to make 10 billion yen at the box office, which translates into 8 million viewers. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," released in December 2002 in Japan, is currently the highest-grossing foreign...
BUSINESS
May 19, 2006

Cho warns domestic automakers about fallout from success in U.S.

Japanese automakers should be careful of possibly sparking trade friction with the United States due to their growing strength in the American market, the new chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Thursday.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2006

Publishers find silver lining in coloring books for the elderly

For many people, coloring conjures up fond memories of childhood -- books scattered across the table, engrossed in one's work, clutching crayons until one's hands ached.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
May 19, 2006

Psychedelic radar 05.19

Friday, May 19
BUSINESS
May 16, 2006

Marubeni eyes Abu Dhabi trading house venture

Marubeni Corp. said Monday it has agreed with Abu Dhabi, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, to set up a joint venture to conduct a feasibility study on a plan to form a comprehensive Japanese-style trading house in Abu Dhabi.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2006

Softbank, Apple to join cell phones with iPods

Softbank Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. are planning to develop mobile phones equipped with Apple's popular iPod music players, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 12, 2006

Mancunian with a golden voice

He's a lifelong fan of Manchester United, but don't hold that against him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 12, 2006

Raunchy blues-rock duo takes audiences on a trip

If music writers were more creative, the term "garage band" wouldn't be used in so cavalier a fashion.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2006

Disney properties' profit down in '05 due to Aichi Expo

The operator of Tokyo Disneyland said Tuesday it posted a pretax profit of 26.69 billion yen in fiscal 2005, down 13.5 percent, due to the World Exposition in Aichi.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2006

Bridgestone may close U.S. plant

Compiled from Kyodo, AP
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
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
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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