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BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Tokyo price index falls for 34th straight month

The key gauge of consumer prices in Tokyo dropped 1 percent in July from a year earlier, for a record 34th straight monthly fall, the government said Friday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Nomura sees pretax profits decline 65.3% in first quarter

Brokerage giant Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday its group pretax profits for the April-June quarter plunged 65.3 percent from a year earlier to 18.37 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2002

Mobile security standard developed

Three Japanese and two foreign electronics firms announced Thursday the creation of a mobile commerce extension standard that will enable flash memory cards to be used for secure shopping and banking via mobile devices.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2002

METI to OK excess energy sales by private power facilities

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to lift the ban on the retail supply of electricity generated at small private power facilities, METI officials said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2002

Invisible hand vs. sleight of hand

During the past few weeks, the world has rendered a verdict on U.S.-style capitalism and the results are not pretty. Markets are plunging, the dollar is shedding value against major currencies and executives have been thrown to the lions. There is a crisis of confidence in U.S. business, and rightfully...
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

LDP to form new panel to discuss online copying

In an attempt to define fair use in cyberspace, the LDP will form a panel on intellectual property rights that will propose tougher laws against online copying of animation and game software.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2002

Deaths linked to dieting aids from China increase to four

The number of people who have died after taking slimming products imported from China has increased to four, according to a Kyodo News tally based on announcements by the health ministry and local governments.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2002

Eco-fund creator urges responsible investment

Mizue Tsukushi, who introduced so-called eco-fund investment trusts to Japan, has called on individuals to make socially responsible investments to create a better environment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2002

Groups rally against pro forma standard tax

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and three other groups representing small and midsize firms rallied Thursday against government moves to launch a corporate tax based on criteria other than profits.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2002

Report is vague on political donations

The amount of money that firms winning public works projects can contribute to politicians should be limited, an LDP advisory panel's final report recommended Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 17, 2002

Japan to face Argentina in first game under Zico

Japan will host Argentina on Nov. 20 at Tokyo's National Stadium in its first friendly after the World Cup, and its first under new coach Zico, the Japan Football Association said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2002

It takes a village . . .

The feat of building a community takes vision, commitment and lots of time. But once every year, a massive village materializes on a mountainside in Niigata Prefecture in late July, only to vanish into thin air less than a week later.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2002

Ministry wants city folk to be 'working tourists'

The agriculture ministry will seek to obtain funds in the fiscal 2003 budget to promote hands-on tourism activities at villages whose economies rely heavily on the farming, forestry or fishing industries, ministry officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Toy maker Bandai takes full stake in Tsukuda Original

Bandai Co., Japan's largest general toy manufacturer, said Tuesday it has taken a full stake in toy maker Tsukuda Original Co.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2002

Millions affected by mystery two-hour phone glitch in Osaka

OSAKA -- Phone services that had been disrupted for two hours in most of Osaka Prefecture were restored to normal a little past noon on Monday, said NTT West Corp., a regional unit of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2002

Council answers LDP calls to alter China ODA plan

A council reviewing Japan's official development assistance programs agreed Monday to make some modifications to the Foreign Ministry's aid plan for China, ministry officials said.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jul 14, 2002

Living outside the box

The days of Japan as the No. 1 business model for the world are long gone, but a new and perhaps more interesting model combining Japanese and Western elements seems to be developing. Unfortunately, the transition from a system based on lifelong employment, seniority and unthinking loyalty to one's company...
COMMENTARY
Jul 13, 2002

Unwarranted attack on U.S. drugmakers

WASHINGTON -- America's pharmaceutical industry leads the world. But that hasn't stopped U.S. politicians from threatening to destroy it.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2002

Panel to compile report on Koizumi-backed tax reforms

The government's Tax Commission will compile a report by the end of November detailing a range of fiscal 2003 tax reforms advocated by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, the panel's chairman said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2002

NTN to set up China auto parts unit

NTN Corp. said Friday it will set up a subsidiary in China in August to produce components for constant-velocity joints for use in cars.
COMMENTARY
Jul 12, 2002

Iraq debate moves to the fore

LONDON -- "Where you stand depends on where you sit" goes the old political adage. And this was never more true than in the case of Iraq and what, if anything, should be done about this troublesome tyranny.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2002

Mitsui will be urged to halt ODA bids

The Foreign Ministry will urge major trading house Mitsui & Co. to temporarily refrain from bidding on projects related to official development assistance, ministry sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Jul 11, 2002

Japan's carmakers tooling up for China

BEIJING -- Zhao Xue Bo, an international relations researcher at Beijing Broadcasting Institute, a national university, has been saving money for some time to buy a new car.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2002

Dollar's rapid fall must be checked: Shiokawa

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday that the rapid decline of the dollar must be checked before it reaches the 115 yen level.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2002

Air conditioner shipments to fall 10%

Domestic shipments of home-use air conditioners in the year through September are expected to fall about 10 percent from a year earlier to less than 7 million units for the first time in three years, industry officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2002

BIS calls for honesty in banking policy

The Bank for International Settlements on Monday issued a dire warning to Japan over the shaky position of its banking system, urging the government to explain to taxpayers that their money could again be needed to clean up the problem-loan situation.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Jul 9, 2002

Burning your bridges

There was a well-known shogun who at one point was considered one of the most powerful men in the country. He built his empire swiftly and, he would be the first to admit, ruthlessly, and in the process ran over a lot of people and burned a lot of bridges. Like many feudal warlords, he rarely left the...

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