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SUMITOMO

BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2013
Osaka Gas to enter U.K. tap water industry
Osaka Gas Co. said Monday it will buy a big stake in a utility supplying tap water to London and surrounding areas from Sumitomo Corp.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2013
Sumitomo, NGK win energy tender
NGK Insulators Ltd. and a group led by Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. have been picked for a project aimed at reducing the cost of storage systems that can help integrate clean energy onto the grid.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2013
Steel maker to pay if Korean ruling upheld
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal will comply if South Korea's top court upholds a compensation ruling for four Koreans forced to work for its predecessors during the war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2013
Can a battery jolt economy?
In a windy town in Hokkaido, an experiment is about to begin with a battery designed to transform the way electricity is supplied and at the same time boost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic rescue plan.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 27, 2013
Three top banks to bump up mortgage rates in July
Three major banks are considering hiking their housing loan rates more in July as record-low long-term interest rates continue to edge up, sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2013
Sumitomo Life eyes stake in Bank Negara's insurance unit
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. is among companies preparing to bid for a stake in the life insurance unit of PT Bank Negara Indonesia, according to two sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2013
Nippon Steel to halt furnaces, lines at four iron mills
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. will halt operations of blast furnace and production lines at its four iron mills in Japan as part of efforts to streamline its business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2013
Steelmaker to halt Kimitsu blast furnace
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. will halt operations at a blast furnace at its iron mill in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2013
SMBC lender to up China branches
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s consumer loan unit plans to open as many as four China offices in the next two to three years, more than doubling the number to tap demand in the world's second-largest economy.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 19, 2013
Man survives train fall, redistribution of resources Japan's mission, GSDF adopts local guns, chandelier falls
100 YEARS AGO
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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