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Shinichi Terada
For Shinichi Terada's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2007
Current account surplus up 8.7% to record high reading
The current account surplus in 2006 widened 8.7 percent to 19.84 trillion yen from the previous year for the highest reading since 1985, when comparable data became available, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2007
Softbank sees firm rise in profits
Softbank Corp. announced Thursday that its operating profit for the April-December period rose sevenfold to 197 billion yen from a year earlier following a cut in basic monthly fees and the introduction of more attractive handsets to lure subscribers from rivals in the hotly contested wireless market.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2007
Mixi ready to face MySpace in Japan market: president
The president of Mixi Inc. expressed confidence Wednesday the country's most popular social networking Web site will not be beaten by the world's biggest site, MySpace, which has 140 million members worldwide.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2007
Costs, lack of new models dent Nissan's profit
Nissan Motor Co. announced Friday its group operating profit dropped 15.8 percent year-on-year to 531 billion yen in the nine months to December, as a dearth of new car models and rising raw materials costs cut its full-year operating profit forecast despite the weaker yen against the dollar and the euro.
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BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2007
Consumers are wary as new Windows Vista goes on sale
Microsoft's Windows Vista hit store shelves Tuesday, but consumers were not snapping them up as the computer industry had hoped.
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BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2007
December CPI up just 0.1%
Japan's core consumer price index in December rose at a slower pace than expected, the government said Friday, adding to doubts that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates next month.
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BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2007
Son boasts fashionable, functional '07 handset line
Fashionable may be the best word to describe the 2007 mobile phone industry, at least according to Masoyoshi Son, chief executive officer of Softbank Mobile Corp.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2007
Trade surplus soars 22.8% on exports, cheaper oil
The merchandise trade surplus expanded 22.8 percent in December to 1.11 trillion yen from the previous year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, citing growing exports led by cars and declining crude oil prices.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2007
New tax panel chief keeps cards close to his vest
At his debut news conference Monday as chairman of the government's Tax Commission, Yutaka Kosai was tight-lipped on the politically sensitive corporate and consumption tax rates, despite his reputation as an outspoken economist.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2007
Japan, Switzerland agree to begin talks on free-trade pact
Japan and Switzerland agreed Friday to launch free-trade agreement talks in a move that will create, if successful, Tokyo's first FTA with a European country.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2007
Current account surplus up 21.5% as exports soar
The current account surplus in November rose 21.5 percent from the previous year to 1.756 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday, reflecting brisk demand for Japanese exports.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2007
Central bank won't be asked to delay vote: Omi
The government does not need to ask the Bank of Japan to postpone a vote on whether to raise interest rates at its policy meeting this week, Finance Minister Koji Omi said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2007
Asia beckons for some skilled retirees
in Taiwan, as many people of the same generation speak Japanese, and Taiwan is generally friendly toward Japan," he said. The shortage of skilled engineers comes at a time when Asian economies are pouring vast sums into research and development in response to growing global competition.
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JAPAN
Dec 25, 2006
Budget gets Cabinet's OK despite failing to address future social needs
The Cabinet on Sunday approved a 82.91 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2007 that could help the government achieve the so-called primary balance -- a key benchmark of fiscal soundness -- earlier than its target of 2011, but experts say policy steps planned for next year will leave the ballooning social security bill unaddressed.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2006
November trade surplus jumped 54%
Japan's merchandise trade surplus in November jumped 54.1 percent to 915.9 billion yen from the same month last year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, thanks to growing exports led by automobiles, steel and softening crude oil prices.
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BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2006
Abe banks on continued growth
The government will cut new bond sales by the largest margin on record, curb spending across the board and take a sharp bite out of the deficit under the fiscal 2007 draft budget submitted Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2006
Ruling bloc says keep tax breaks for corporations
The ruling coalition finalized its tax revision proposals Thursday for fiscal 2007, focusing on breaks for companies in a bid to accelerate capital investment and postponing discussion of the sensitive issue of a consumption levy hike until after next fall.
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BUSINESS / CONSUMER LOAN CRACKDOWN
Dec 14, 2006
Lending legislation reforms spell industry shakeout
It was early last month at moneylender Aiful Corp.'s midterm earnings news conference, and the mood at the Tokyo venue was grim.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2006
Current account surplus up 5.2% in October
Japan's current account surplus in October grew 5.2 percent to 1.51 trillion yen from the same month a year ago, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2006
Tokyo, Jakarta fix framework of FTA
Tokyo and Jakarta announced Tuesday they have agreed on an overall framework for liberalizing bilateral trade, including Japanese autos and Indonesian natural gas and human resources.
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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