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BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2004

Listed firms' pretax profit rose 33.2% in first half

Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section posted a year-on-year increase of 33.2 percent in combined group pretax profit in the first half of the current fiscal year, an economic think tank said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2004

Hands-free cell phone devices hot ahead of new law

Auto accessory shops are reporting a more than 10-fold jump in sales of hands-free devices for cell phones ahead of a ban on phone use while driving that kicks in Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2004

Nissan, MMC consider minivehicle tieup

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are negotiating a possible integration of their minivehicle businesses under a joint venture to be set up next spring, industry sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2004

Matsushita and Sony report soaring net profits for first half

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Sony Corp. said Thursday that their net profits more than doubled in the first half, though there was a stark contrast in how the archrivals made their money.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2004

Lawson, FamilyMart see brisk earnings

Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. reported brisk first-half earnings Wednesday due to the successful merchandising of original food items.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2004

Fears over digital sector, personal consumption cloud outlook

Although the economy is now in its fifth-longest expansion in postwar history, the outlook is clouded by worries over the future course of the digital industry and personal consumption.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2004

Subsidies boost use of ETC system

More drivers have begun to use the electronic toll-collection system since the introduction of subsidies, cheaper devices and plans to cut tollway fees for users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

Secondhand personal computer market expanding

The secondhand personal computer market is rapidly expanding as sharp growth in demand for new PCs sends relatively new ones to the used market.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2004

Man on the street upbeat over economy last month

The business confidence of workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends improved in July, due partly to brisk retail sales spurred by sweltering summer temperatures and the Athens Olympics, the government said Monday.
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

JAL narrows loss; ANA logs profit

Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday it posted a group net loss of 40.7 billion yen in the April-June quarter, compared with a 77.2 billion yen loss in the same period a year earlier.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jun 23, 2004

Japan crowd overwhelms Jiga + Jinno; New releases spark summer's fire

Weeks of wonder culminated in a long moment of uncertainty when Jiga + Jinno of Analog Pussy took the stage back on April 9 at Cube326.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2004

Isuzu Motors back in black on record profit

Isuzu Motors Ltd. said Thursday its group net balance swung into the black in fiscal 2003 on brisk sales of trucks in domestic and Asian markets.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2004

Suzuki posts record group net profit

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Wednesday its group net profit rose 2 percent in fiscal 2003 to a record 43.8 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2004

Sharp reports record earnings for fiscal '03

Sharp Corp. on Tuesday reported record earnings for the year that ended on March 31, powered by strong sales of liquid crystal panel TVs and camera-equipped cell phone handsets.
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2004

Takashimaya and Credit Saison agree on partnership, capital tieup

Major department store chain Takashimaya Co. and Credit Saison Co., a leading credit card company, said Tuesday they have reached a basic agreement to establish a partnership, including a capital tieup.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2004

Yoshinoya sees profit slide 34%

Yoshinoya D&C Co. said Friday its sales and profits fell in the year that ended Feb. 29 and it anticipates even steeper declines for the current business year due to the ongoing ban on U.S. beef imports.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2004

Kamei rejects U.S. proposal on beef ban

Farm minister Yoshiyuki Kamei on Friday brushed aside a U.S. request for outside mediation aimed at breaking the impasse over Japan's ban on U.S. beef imports.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Muji operator's net profit doubles

Ryohin Keikaku Co., which operates Mujirushi Ryohin stores, said Thursday its net profit for the year through February nearly doubled thanks to a recovery in store sales and an absence of hefty restructuring expenses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Mar 19, 2004

Firms expecting market for digital SLR cameras to explode

Confined to professionals and top-end amateurs thus far, the market for digital single-lens reflex cameras is expected to explode this year with the release of more affordable models.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2004

Digital goods boost Casio profit

Casio Computer Co. said Tuesday it posted a group net profit of 7.58 billion yen in the April-December period, reflecting brisk sales of digital consumer electronics products such as digital cameras and mobile phones.
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Dec 9, 2003

Purifier firm had rough patch but overall well-oiled

After facing bankruptcy less than five years ago, Sanmi Corp. has fought back to become the nation's leading producer of oil purifiers for power plants and home appliance companies, according to its president, Hisayoshi Tamaru.
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Dec 2, 2003

Casio electronic dictionaries put paper lexicon out to pasture

If Casio Computer Co. has its way, the heavy paper dictionary will be a thing of the past for most consumers.
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2003

Gamers said turned off by overly elaborate content

Industry insiders have a theory about why Japan's home video-game market continues to contract -- the games are too difficult.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2003

Snow Brand reports first-half net profit

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. on Wednesday reported a group net profit for the half year to Sept. 30, citing intense restructuring efforts.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration
A Swedish snowboard instructor works at the Niseko ski resort area on Hokkaido, in Kutchan, in December 2022
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
North Korea says 'special assets' deployed against South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Defense Development 2025 military exhibition event ahead of the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang in this picture released Sunday.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 

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