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BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2004

Economy watchers' index declines again

Business confidence of workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends worsened for the fourth consecutive month in November, the government said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 7, 2004

Are immigration reforms targeting entertainment visas effective?

Jennifer Toews Teaching, 29 It's important to look at who's bringing in these people. The main point should be cracking down on who is importing people, rather than who is being imported.
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 Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2004

Nintendo fires first shot in new console war

Nintendo Co. launched its DS portable video game console Thursday, gearing up for a yearend sales battle with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., which plans to release its PlayStation Portable later this month.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Dec 3, 2004

1 yen entrepreneurial startup fee sound too easy?

Setting up companies in Japan is getting easier as the government tries to encourage more people to become entrepreneurs.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2004

Deceitful automakers to face tougher screening

The transport ministry said Tuesday that it will amend an ordinance and toughen the screening of new vehicles manufactured by an automaker found to have engaged in dishonest recall practices.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2004

Four Hollywood studios back Toshiba's HD DVD

In what could be a major coup in a fierce format war, Toshiba Corp. and its partners said Monday they have won support from four major Hollywood movie studios for their next-generation DVD.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2004

Daihatsu launches Mira Gino minivehicle

Daihatsu Motor Co. on Monday launched its new Mira Gino minivehicle, fully remodeled for the first time in five years.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2004

Major life insurers post declines in new contracts

Japan's major life insurers continued to post declines in individual life insurance and annuity contracts for the six months to Sept. 30, reflecting consumer reluctance to increase spending amid persistent deflation, according to their earnings reports released as of Friday.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2004

Once 'poor food,' cereals now healthy choice

Barn grass, millet, foxtail millet and other cereals, regarded as "poor food" at a time when people had little rice to eat, are becoming more popular with health-conscious women.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2004

Bic Camera searched over unpaid overtime

The Tokyo Labor Bureau on Thursday searched the offices of discount electrical appliance retailer Bic Camera Co., which is suspected of failing to pay employees for overtime.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

Three carmakers up global production

Three Japanese automakers -- Nissan, Honda and Mazda -- increased global production in October due to brisk demand in overseas markets, the companies said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2004

As bad-loan worries finally recede, banks turn attention to weak profits

Major Japanese banks are finally set to bid farewell to the bad-loan problems that have dragged down the country's financial sector, not to mention the economy as a whole.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2004

MTFG, UFJ post declines in first half

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. announced Wednesday its group net profit fell 43.1 percent in the fiscal first half from a year earlier to 171.7 billion yen, while merger partner UFJ Holdings said separately its group net loss was 674.3 billion yen for the six months to September.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2004

'Howl's Moving Castle' conjures up box-office record

Famed director Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated film, "Howl's Moving Castle," chalked up 1.48 billion yen in box-office revenue and attracted an audience of 1.1 million people in its first two days of release.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 24, 2004

Lonely days in Fukuoka

The imminent sale of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks baseball team to the Softbank Internet company may yield great results down the road but, right now, the elimination of the "Daiei" name seems to have cast an atmosphere of sabishisa (loneliness) over the city and the entire northern Kyushu area.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2004

Yamaha Motor changes leadership

Yamaha Motor Co. said Monday that Managing Director Takashi Kajikawa will replace Toru Hasegawa as president, effective Jan. 1.
Japan Times
Features / WEEK 3
Nov 21, 2004

Walking back to happiness

Ever since the 1970s, when "jazzercise" and jogging became a national craze, America has trotted out a long list of health gurus, with Richard "Sweatin' to the Oldies" Simmons, Jane Fonda, Cindy Crawford and Paula Abdul among those going gold with their exercise videos.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2004

Dollar falls to 103.75 yen on remark by Snow

The dollar slipped close to its lowest level of the year Thursday in Tokyo, entering 103 yen territory as market players dumped the currency in the belief that the United States tacitly approves of its weakening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004

Banks looking to cash in on end of brokering ban

Japanese mega-banking groups are stepping up efforts to launch one-stop financial shops that provide financial services across the board, ranging from banking services to sales of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and insurance policies.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2004

Corporate bankruptcies fall for 22nd month

The number of corporate bankruptcies around the country fell 23.3 percent in October from a year earlier to 1,064 for the 22nd consecutive month of decline.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2004

Bridal stocks rise on royal nuptials

Bridal-related stocks drew active buying Monday on investor expectations that demand for wedding products and services will increase following reports that Princess Nori is set to get married.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2004

MMC, Peugeot enter tieup talks

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and PSA Peugeot Citroen of France are in talks to form a capital and business tieup, sources at the Japanese automaker and industry sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
Features
Nov 14, 2004

'Supercasual' Tokyo at odds with fashion elite

The Spring/Summer 2005 Tokyo Collections -- the autumnal tranche of the biannual extravaganza of fashion shows presented by the Council of Fashion Designers, Tokyo, along with their vernal offering in April -- has just wound up giving the press and buyers a preview of what more than 30 Tokyo-based designers...
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2004

Softbank gets all of Hawks next week

Daiei Inc. is expected to reach an agreement with Internet service provider Softbank Corp. early next week to sell its entire stake in the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2004

Schwarzenegger pitches state to Cho

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho in Tokyo on Thursday in an apparent bid to persuade the Japanese carmaker to produce hybrid cars in his state.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2004

Sweaty summer doubles Tepco's first-half profit

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday its first-half net profit jumped 2.1-fold to 183.03 billion yen, as the sweltering summer pushed up electricity consumption and the resumption of nuclear reactors slashed fuel and generation costs.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2004

Power Rangers' slide in U.S. bites into Bandai profit

Bandai Co. said Wednesday its first-half net profit plunged 42 percent to 3.88 billion yen, with Power Rangers products trounced by Spider-Man in the United States.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.”

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