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Shinichi Terada
For Shinichi Terada's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2006
Trade surplus down on weaker U.S. economy
Japan's trade surplus in October shrank 24.8 percent to 614.7 billion yen from the same month last year due to weaker growth in exports to the United States, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The decline in the surplus was the first in three months.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2006
Nissan launches new Skyline in bid to boost flagging sales
Nissan Motor Co. on Monday launched its first fully redesigned Skyline sports sedan in five years in a bid to halt declining domestic sales.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2006
Economy logs 2% annualized growth
The economy grew at an annualized 2.0 percent in the July-September period -- roughly twice as fast as the average forecast -- as strong corporate spending and exports offset weak private consumption, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2006
Current account surplus expands 9.4%
Japan's current account surplus in September widened 9.4 percent to 2.02 trillion yen from the same month a year ago, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2006
ACCJ seeks to deepen U.S.-Japan economic ties
Japan and the United States should revitalize their economic partnership by creating a new bilateral mechanism to ensure sustained growth, the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan said in a report Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2006
Softbank moves into black with good first-half results
Softbank Corp. announced Wednesday that it returned to profitability during the April-September period, helped by its acquisition of Vodafone Group PLC's Japanese mobile-phone unit and a turnaround in its broadband Internet and fixed-line telecom business.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2006
KDDI won October subscriber war
KDDI Corp. appears to have benefited the most from the mobile phone number portability service introduced Oct. 24 to allow people to switch phone companies without changing their numbers.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2006
Son, Murdoch announce kickoff of MySpace Japan
Softbank Corp. and News Corp. of the U.S. said Tuesday they are teaming up to launch a Japanese version of the MySpace.com social networking Web site.
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BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2006
Softbank to add clarity to 'zero yen' promo ads
Softbank Mobile Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change the content of its advertisements, possibly by this weekend, in response to an investigation by the Fair Trade Commission into whether the firm's "zero-yen" campaign was misleading.
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BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2006
Trump thanks Hawaii hotel investors
Real estate mogul Donald Trump is wooing well-healed Japanese to invest in Hawaii real estate, given the unprecedented rise in Japan in the number of high net worth investors.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2006
Trade surplus dropped 2.5% in first half on oil price surge
Japan's trade surplus in the April-September period narrowed 2.5 percent to 3.9 trillion yen from a year before as higher crude oil prices boosted the value of imports, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2006
Mobile carriers jostle as number portability starts
The much-awaited number portability started Tuesday, with mobile carriers offering new gadgets and services to woo customers.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2006
WOWOW to give programs to SKY PerfecTV channel
Satellite broadcaster WOWOW Inc. will start supplying programs to SKY PerfecTV on Dec. 1, the two companies said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2006
Hot weather lifted services index in August
Demand for services rose 0.7 percent in August from the previous month as electricity consumption increased due to hotter weather than usual, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
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BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2006
Exports drive account surplus 22.2% higher
The current account surplus in August expanded 22.2 percent from the previous year to 1.48 trillion yen, rising for the second consecutive month, as companies exported more and had higher returns on overseas investments, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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