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BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2003

Softbank loss widens in first half

Softbank Corp. said Monday its net loss widened during the first half as it continued to spend heavily in an effort to attract new subscribers for its broadband Internet service.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2003
Nov 11, 2003

Scandal-tainted politicos ousted

The results of Sunday's election may have left a bitter taste in the mouths of some of the nation's big names.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2003

Yamaha net profit surges 160.6%

Yamaha Corp. said Monday its group net profit for the six months to Sept. 30 surged 160.6 percent from a year earlier to 26.26 billion yen, amid rising overseas sales of musical instruments.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2003

LDP may win majority in July race: simulation

The governing Liberal Democratic Party is expected to maintain its majority in the House of Councilors in the Upper House election in July.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2003

Olympus posts record first-half profit

Robust sales of digital cameras helped Olympus Corp. post a record profit in the fiscal first half to Sept. 30.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2003

Intervention reaches new quarterly high

The nation's monetary authorities used 7.55 trillion yen between July and September to weaken the yen, setting a record quarterly high for currency market intervention for a second straight quarter, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2003
Nov 11, 2003

NCP to disband, merge with LDP

The New Conservative Party will disband and join the Liberal Democratic Party, party executives said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 11, 2003

A step toward a dynamic Japanese government

Japanese voters on Sunday took a big step toward creating a two-party political system, but history shows that Japan still has a long way to go before it becomes a country in which changes of government occur periodically.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2003

Supreme Court justices pass muster

Nine Supreme Court justices won the confidence of voters as "guardians of the Constitution" in a national review vote held Sunday in tandem with the House of Representatives election, the Central Election Administration Committee said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 11, 2003

How much do you know about Japanese politics?

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BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2003

JDC, Pony Canyon eye movie rights

Japan Digital Contents Inc. has come up with a new way to acquire Hollywood movie copyrights.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2003

Les Bleus boot Ireland out of World Cup

The question ahead of France's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal clash against Ireland in Melbourne on Sunday was which French team would turn up, the good one or the bad one.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2003

Party heads Kumagai, Doi lose in single-seat races

Hiroshi Kumagai, head of the New Conservative Party, the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party, lost his seat in Sunday's general election.
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2003

Being prepared for SARS

We must fully prepared for any new outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome this winter. Four months have passed since the World Health Organization declared that SARS was under control. The WHO is of the opinion that even if SARS flares up again, infection will not spread as long as countries take...
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2003

Kan acknowledges LDP's success

Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan acknowledged that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's government won voters' confidence in the general election Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2003

China can learn from Japan

China faces mounting pressure to revalue its allegedly undervalued yuan. I am concerned that China could repeat the mistakes that Japan made in exchange-rate policy. China can learn much from Japanese experiences in economic management and currency diplomacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2003

LDP bloc weathers DPJ onslaught

The Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition lost seats but managed to retain a solid majority in the House of Representatives in the general election Sunday, while the Democratic Party of Japan captured the most seats ever for an opposition force.
COMMENTARY
Nov 10, 2003

Britain needs political center

LONDON -- The British Conservative Party has once again kicked out its leader. Ian Duncan Smith had shown himself unable to control his party and capitalize on the mistakes and failings of the current British Government led by Prime Minister Tony Blair. He lacked charisma and displayed a sad lack of...

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