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Taiga Uranaka
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2004
Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba to set up 70 billion yen LCD venture in January
Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. will set up a 70 billion yen joint venture in January to manufacture liquid crystal display panels for flat TVs, the firms said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004
Softbank takes on NTT in land-line sector
Softbank Corp. said Monday it will start offering a discount land-line telephone service beginning in December, a move expected to deal yet another blow to industry behemoth NTT Corp.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2004
Don Quijote basks in record earnings, revenue
Discount retailer Don Quijote Co. on Thursday reported record earnings and revenue for the year that ended in June, buoyed by aggressive new store openings.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2004
Vodafone names ex-DoCoMo exec as chief
The Japanese unit of wireless giant Vodafone Group PLC said Monday it has named Shiro Tsuda, former No. 2 officer at rival NTT DoCoMo Inc., as its president and CEO.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2004
Offshore fever grips heavy equipment auctions
YOKOHAMA -- On a scorching mid-July day, hundreds of huge hulks were slowly paraded along a 30-meter tarmac in front of a circus tent packed with sweaty buyers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Aug 13, 2004
Golf club makers try to stay ahead in long-shot war
For nonplayers, it might be hard to imagine just how much golfers desire to hit a longer shot.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2004
Most breweries report strong first half
Three of Japan's four largest breweries have reported strong earnings for the first six months of 2004 despite a continued fall in beer sales.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2004
Health concerns, tax hike douse Japan Tobacco's earnings
Japan Tobacco Inc., half owned by the government, reported Monday a double-digit fall in earnings for the April-June period, as heightened health concerns and a tax hike cooled smokers' cravings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2004
JAL to chase individual domestic travelers
Japan Airlines Corp. will step up efforts to woo individual domestic travelers to better compete with rival All Nippon Airways Co., JAL President Toshiyuki Shinmachi said in a recent interview.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2004
McDonald's Japan posts 1.12 billion yen net profit
McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Tuesday it saw a more than eight-fold increase in net profit to 1.12 billion yen during the January-June period due to a popular new menu and sales promotions.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2004
DoCoMo profit falls 13% in line with fee discounts
NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday its first-quarter net profit dropped 13 percent to 170.38 billion yen due to an expanded discount program to protect its subscriber base.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004
Matsushita sees 12-fold rise in profit
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Thursday its net profit for the April-June quarter soared 12-fold to 32.82 billion yen on strong sales of plasma display-panel TVs and cost-cutting efforts.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2004
Net profit at Sony surged 20-fold in first quarter
Sony Corp. said Wednesday its net profit for the April-June period posted a 20-fold jump to 23.26 billion yen, helped by the firm's mobile phone handset venture with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2004
Sojitz Holdings pursues 250 billion yen injection
Sojitz Holdings Corp., the parent of troubled trading house Sojitz Corp., announced Friday it will seek a capital injection of around 250 billion yen from UFJ Holdings Inc., the UBS group of Switzerland and other financial institutions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2004
Portable digital-audio player market heating up
Competition is intensifying in Japan over a new breed of portable digital-audio players that allows music lovers to carry around a vast library of their favorite tracks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jul 14, 2004
Brewers hope to bask in suds sales as mercury rises
The mood at breweries goes up with the mercury -- when it's blazing hot, ice-cold beer is irresistible and sales skyrocket.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2004
Firms grope for enticing product names
Nissan Motor Co.'s popular March compact becomes the Micra in Europe, while Toyota's Vitz is known as the Echo in the U.S. and the Yaris in Europe.
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jul 7, 2004
Web surfers turn to fiber optics
Japan boasts some of the fastest and cheapest broadband services in the world, thanks to fierce competition waged by new entrants like Softbank Corp. against telecommunications behemoth NTT Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2004
Sony Walkman to go head to head with Apple's iPod
Sony Corp. said Thursday it will release on July 10 a Walkman portable music player that can store up to 13,000 songs, a move expected to pose a serious challenge to Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod, a dominant leader in the field.
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2004
Matsushita unveils Blu-ray DVD recorder
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it will release on July 31 a next-generation DVD recorder that can record high-definition TV programs.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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