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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2010

DoCoMo may beat smart phone sales target, CFO says

NTT DoCoMo Inc. may exceed its April target for 1 million sales of smart phones this business year, helped by demand for Sony Ericsson's Xperia handset.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2010

Visiting Iran official downplays impact of sanctions

Iran's economy will not be affected by sanctions imposed by the United Nations, even if Japan goes along with them, visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammadali Fatollahi said in Tokyo Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Jul 9, 2010

'Nippon Takaine Exhibition'

@butterfly.stroke.inc. gallery
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2010

Nomura eyes world stage with U.S. hires

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's largest brokerage, may hire as many as 35 bankers in the U.S. this year, part of a push to become a global securities firm rivaling Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Credit Suisse Group AG.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2010

Nintendo stake-holding Kyoto bank OK with stocks

Bank of Kyoto Ltd., the biggest corporate shareholder in video-game maker Nintendo Co., said it will keep stakes in Japanese exporters to protect its commercial lending business, even as larger rivals including Mizuho Financial Group Inc. cut stockholdings.
JAPAN
May 30, 2010

Sony-Google Internet-based TV faces tough road, analysts say

While the partnership between Sony Corp. and Google Inc. announced last week appears a good match, some industry observers say it remains unclear what kind of business model they are aiming for with the Internet-based televisions they plan to produce.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2010

Apple captured 72% of Japan smart phone market in '09

Apple Inc. shipped 1.69 million iPhones in Japan in the fiscal year ended March 31, capturing the top share of the country's smart phone market, according to MM Research Institute Ltd.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 6, 2010

2channel's success rests on anonymity

The nation's largest online forum, 2channel, draws millions of people ranging from the benign to the malignant, from police hunting criminals to politicians and corporations keeping their ears to the rail of public opinion.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2010

Dai-ichi Life's chief says expansion in Asia is next goal

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. plans to expand in Asia to counter declining demand in Japan after its stock surged on debut in Tokyo in the world's biggest initial public offering in two years.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2010

JAL may spark major revamp in pension finance

Japan Airlines Corp.'s $25.5 billion bankruptcy may be the impetus for such companies as Hitachi Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest private employers, to shore up their deficit-ridden pension plans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2010

Tochigi feels yen's squeeze

Hoya Corp. kept its Pentax camera factory in Tochigi Prefecture open as rivals steadily moved manufacturing overseas to cut costs, yet it couldn't compete as the yen surged against the dollar and euro during the global economic slump.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2009

Delta opens JAL bid to interested parties

NEW YORK (Kyodo) The chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc. says the largest U.S. airline is ready to team up with a third party, such as an investment fund, to increase its proposed investment in Japan Airlines Corp.
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009

Investment, open skies make oneworld JAL's home: Arpey

American Airlines Inc. President and CEO Gerard Arpey said Wednesday that Japan Airlines Corp. should remain in their alliance instead of teaming up with Delta Air Lines Inc., adding his group may invest in JAL more than the already proposed $1.1 billion.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2009

Nico Nico expects profit on ad revenue, member fees

Dwango Co., operator of YouTube's biggest rival in Japan, forecast its Nico Nico Video business will soon deliver something that Google Inc.'s online-video service has never achieved: profit.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2009

Softbank offering a free iPhone for two-year contract

Softbank Corp. will offer new customers Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3GS with 16 gigabytes of memory for free or the 32-gigabyte model for half price.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2009

Three top banking groups in the black

The top three banking groups posted net profits for the six months to September as the global downturn eased, according to earnings results announced as of Wednesday.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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