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Kaho Shimizu
For Kaho Shimizu's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2005
Toyota unveils remodeled Vitz compact
Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its fully remodeled Vitz compact.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2005
Hokkaido gets new commuter airline
New airline Air Transse Co. said Monday it will begin flight operations on March 13, starting with round-trip service between Hakodate airport and Tokachi Obihiro airport in Hokkaido.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2005
ANA net profit falls 25% on Haneda terminal move
All Nippon Airways Co. said Monday its net profit in the October-December quarter fell 25 percent from a year earlier to 5.1 billion yen, due to extraordinary costs of 6.1 billion yen, which included the move to a new terminal in Tokyo's Haneda airport.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2005
MMC execs resign as automaker gets 540 billion yen bailout
Ltd. MMC's latest plan includes no specific steps for increasing profits, he said. But MMC chief financial officer Hiizu Ichikawa said that external consultants have reviewed the plan and claimed he was confident it would work.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2005
JR East to safeguard tracks against quakes
East Japan Railway Co. said Monday it will spend at least 50 billion yen to 60 billion yen during four years from fiscal 2005 on antiquake measures such as reinforcing elevated lines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jan 5, 2005
Vending machines turn new tricks to make a buck
Japan is a vending machine paradise. They're ubiquitous -- on streets, train platforms, even at the top of Mount Fuji -- and sell about everything.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2004
BMW unit gets female touch from on high
Before Fumiko Hayashi applied for a sales job at a car dealership 27 years ago, she hadn't planned on entering the automobile industry. Today, she is president of BMW Tokyo Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2004
Toyota sets sales target of 8 million cars in 2005
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it is aiming to sell 8.03 million vehicles worldwide in calendar 2005, the first time the nation's top automaker has released a sales target of more than 8 million units.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2004
Honda hopes to boost worldwide sales by 8%
Honda Motor Co. said Monday it hopes to boost its worldwide sales by 8 percent to 3.4 million vehicles in 2005 by fully remodeling the popular Civic series and introducing new models.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2004
Funding deal reached for new Kansai runway
The finance and transport ministries agreed Saturday to construct a second runway at debt-ridden Kansai International Airport to be operational by 2007, transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2004
ASIMO one step closer to acquiring human touch
The latest version of ASIMO, the humanoid robot developed by Honda Motor Co., has taken a step closer to humanity.
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 Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2004
Opening of new Haneda terminal heats up air war
With the Wednesday opening of a new terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport, the nation's two main airlines have launched yet another fierce battle to woo domestic passengers with new services.
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
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.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2004
Fuso trucks made this month to join recall for faulty hubs
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. announced Wednesday it will issue recalls possibly in mid-December for about 130,000 large vehicles to replace front- and rear-wheel hubs, including vehicles produced this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2004
Derailment mars shinkansen safety myth
Reverberations from the bullet train derailment in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 23 continue to echo across Japan, as experts debate whether it was luck or skill that saved the day for the passengers roughed up by the series of strong earthquakes.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2004
Mitsubishi, Itochu to be stakeholders in Isuzu
Mitsubishi Corp. and Itochu Corp. will buy stakes in truck maker Isuzu Motors Ltd., the two trading companies said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2004
Mazda boosts profit on European sales, cost cuts
Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday its net profit soared 68 percent in the fiscal first half from a year earlier thanks to brisk sales in Europe and vigorous cost-reduction efforts.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2004
MMC posts record first-half loss
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday its first-half net loss widened to a record 146.2 billion yen.
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.
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.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

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