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BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2006

Toshiba doubles net profit on chip, LCD demand

Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday reported 38.8 billion yen in group net profit for the first half of fiscal 2006, more than double from last year, thanks to robust earnings in semiconductor and liquid crystal display businesses and a one-time gain on sales of fixed assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2006

Entrepreneur beats heavy odds to make comeback

When Katsumi Iizuka personally assumed in 2001 the 2.4 billion yen debt that his failed personal computer firm had accumulated, few would have expected him to make a comeback.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2006

Mitsubishi Electric profit doubles

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Friday its group net profit jumped more than twofold from a year before to a record high 24.9 billion yen in the three months ending in June, thanks to vigorous sales of mobile phone handsets.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2006

Kirin bests Asahi in first-half suds shipments for first time in five years

Kirin Brewery Co. overtook Asahi Breweries Ltd. in terms of shipments of beer and beerlike drinks in the January-June period for the first time in five years, industry figures showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2006

JAL suffers 47.2 billion yen loss for 2005

Japan Airlines Corp. fell into the red in fiscal 2005 due to falling passenger numbers and high fuel prices, marking a stark contrast to archrival All Nippon Airways Co., which had record profits and sales.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2006

Matsushita, Toshiba show strong annual results

Major consumer electronics firms Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. posted strong financial results Friday for fiscal 2005 despite a wide difference in the performances of their flat-panel display businesses.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2006

MMC cuts last DaimlerChrysler tie

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will dissolve its engine-production venture with DaimlerChrysler AG by selling its entire stake in the equally owned firm to the German-American automaker, according to MMC officials.
COMMENTARY
Apr 24, 2006

A textbook contradiction

Japanese school-textbook publishers are puzzled over contradictory moves recently made by separate administrative authorities. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology imposed government views on the publishers when it announced the results of screening of textbooks for high...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 4, 2006

Students bring school to book

It was payday, and Shawn Hannold's bank account was empty. A phone call from a coworker alerted Hannold the paychecks hadn't shown up in the accounts that morning.
Japan Times
Features / JAPAN FASHION WEEK FALL/WINTER 06-07
Mar 26, 2006

Virtual retailers forge fortunes with fashion

There's a revolution going on in the Japanese fashion world -- but it is nowhere near the catwalks. The revolution is happening on the web.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 7, 2006

A good cause

While Japan has no tradition of high-priced events for the wealthy to raise money for charity, expatriate communities here regularly lay on glitzy, high-profile parties as a means of raising money for the less fortunate.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2006

Toyota eyes more capacity in Canada

Toyota Motor Corp., which could surpass General Motors Corp. as the world's No. 1 automaker as soon as this year, said Wednesday it will increase capacity at a new assembly plant it is building in Canada.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2006

Toyota records 34% jump in third-quarter net profit

Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday its group net profit for the fiscal third quarter jumped 34.1 percent from the previous year to a record 397.5 billion yen thanks to thriving overseas sales and the yen's depreciation against the dollar.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2006

Canon made record net of 384 billion yen in 2005

Canon Inc. said Monday its net profit rose 12 percent to a record 384.1 billion yen in 2005, thanks to strong sales of digital cameras and color laser printers.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2006

Whale meat inventory up amid sluggish consumption

Japan's inventory of whale meat, a byproduct of research whaling, has doubled in the past decade, it was learned Saturday.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2005

Japan Tobacco posts record profit

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Monday its group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2005 rose 34.6 percent from a year earlier to 101 billion, yen a record for the second straight first-half period.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2005

Automakers pin hopes on motor show

The 39th Tokyo Motor Show opens Saturday, and industry officials are hoping the 16-day extravaganza inspires drivers to loosen their purse strings and buy a new vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2005

Giant new store gives Akihabara a wakeup call

The mammoth outlet opened by Yodobashi Camera Co. in Tokyo's Akihabara district in mid-September appears to have become a catalyst for change in an area renowned for its cut-throat retail electronics competition.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2005

Capital spending surges 7.3%

Companies' capital spending grew 7.3 percent from a year earlier in the April-June period on an all-industry basis for the ninth straight quarter of expansion, the Finance Ministry reported Monday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2005

Asia's ever expanding arms market

A sia's economic growth has many effects, not least of which is providing more money for governments to buy arms. So it should come as no surprise that the most authoritative assessment of the world's conventional arms market puts Asian nations at the top of the list of arms purchasers.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2005

Mazda reports sharp drop in profit

Mazda Motor Corp.'s profit shrank sharply in the April-June quarter despite improved sales because of a change in accounting standards, the affiliate of U.S. automaker Ford said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2005

McDonald's cuts forecast due to 'value strategy'

McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan on Friday announced a sharp downward revision of its earning forecast for the six months ending in June, dragged down by a steeper-than-expected drop in average sales per customer.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2005

Dismay for MHI; joy for Kawasaki

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. released contrasting profit results for fiscal 2004 on Thursday, with the former suffering a dive in group net profit and the latter posting a sizable increase.
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.

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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.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami