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Kaho Shimizu
For Kaho Shimizu's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
BUSINESS
May 12, 2005
Troubled MMC plans to launch electric minicar
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it plans to launch an electric minivehicle by 2010, choosing to focus resources on development of electric vehicle technology to differentiate itself from automakers already producing hybrid-engine cars.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2005
Chairman quits but JAL is back in black
Japan Airlines Corp. said Monday that Isao Kaneko will resign as both chairman and board member at the end of this month and become an adviser to the company.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2005
ANA doubles profit on back of strong international demand
All Nippon Airways Co.'s group operating profit more than doubled from the previous year to 77.7 billion yen in fiscal 2004 led by strong demand for international flights and rigorous cost-reduction efforts, the carrier said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2005
Mazda posts 35% jump in net profit
Mazda Motor Corp. saw group net profit jump 35 percent from a year earlier to a record 45.8 billion yen, while operating profit rose 18 percent to an all-time high of 82.9 billion yen in fiscal 2004, company officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2005
Honda hits record profit on brisk overseas sales
Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday its group net profit increased 4.7 percent from the previous year to a record 486.1 billion yen in fiscal 2004, mainly due to brisk overseas sales and a rise in profits from affiliates.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2005
Nissan reports record profit for fifth year
Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it posted a record group net profit of 512.3 billion yen for fiscal 2004, up 1.7 percent from the previous year, and the fifth consecutive record annual profit.
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JAPAN
Apr 20, 2005
Narita to extend runway, but which way?
The transport ministry is in a dilemma over whether to extend Narita International Airport's "interim" second runway northward or pursue its original southward plan.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2005
Ministry considers extending Narita runway north
The transport ministry said Friday it would probably make a decision by the end of the month on whether to extend Narita International Airport's second runway north -- instead of the original plan for a southward extension.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2005
Mishaps keep JAL on ministry watch
The transport ministry said Thursday it will subject the Japan Airlines Group to special safety inspections through the end of the year, following a spate of safety-related problems involving the nation's largest carrier.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2005
Cost-cutting a safety threat: JAL unions
Unions at Japan Airlines Corp. are taking the opportunity of JAL being reprimanded by the government over recent safety shortcomings to fault the policies of management, especially its drastic cost-reduction efforts.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2005
Hostile rallies put companies on edge
Japanese firms doing business with China are taking precautionary measures following a raft of violent anti-Japanese rallies there over the weekend.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2005
Honda hopes compact wagon debut snaps slide
Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will start selling its first compact station wagon this week.
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BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2005
Toyota takes the wraps off two new SUV hybrids
Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday released two sport utility vehicles featuring hybrid engines, expanding its hybrid lineup to appeal to a wider range of customers.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2005
Carmaker pushes hybrids as key environmental technology
The launch Tuesday of two sport utility vehicles featuring hybrid engines highlights Toyota Motor Corp.'s keenness to spread the hybrid system as a core environmental technology.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2005
JAL to pare 1,400 more jobs to cut costs
Japan Airlines Corp. said Thursday it will slash 1,400 more jobs by the end of March 2008 through attrition and transfers in an effort to counter high fuel prices.
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BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2005
Struggling aviation startups using wrong strategy, expert says
Despite the emergence of budget airlines that pose a threat to major carriers around the globe, Japanese startup carriers are still struggling to take off, with some already in rehabilitation.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2005
Chubu airport has high air-freight hopes
When Central Japan International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, opens Thursday, it hopes to become the nation's main international air freight hub.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2005
With ANA back in black, next chief eyes new overseas routes
Chicago, Delhi, Bombay and Moscow.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2005
JAL to buy 30 Boeing 737s; Airbus aced out
Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday it will sign a contract with Boeing Co. of the United States to buy 30 737 jetliners, with an option for 10 more, foiling a bid by Europe's Airbus consortium to break into the U.S.-dominated market.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2005
Toyota sees 1 trillion yen year as profit rises 3.5%
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its group net profit in the October-December period rose 3.5 percent from a year earlier to 296.5 billion yen, clearing the way for its profit for the year to March to exceed 1 trillion yen for a second consecutive year.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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