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JAPAN
Aug 12, 2004

High court clears way for UFJ-MTFG merger

The Tokyo High Court ruled Wednesday that struggling UFJ Holdings Inc. and the larger Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. can hold merger talks to create what would be the world's largest bank in terms of assets.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2004

Pipes eluded nuclear plant regs

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency will revise regulations on coolant water pipes at nuclear plants and write a guideline in the wake of Japan's deadliest atomic plant accident, agency officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2004

Camper industry wants seniors to take homes on the road

Western culture has spread far and wide in Japan, but one element of it has yet to take root here: the camper.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2004

High court clears way for UFJ-MTFG merger

The Tokyo High Court ruled Wednesday that struggling UFJ Holdings Inc. and the larger Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. can hold merger talks to create what would be the world's largest bank in terms of assets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2004

Net sites cater to quest for Russian brides

Attractive Russian women with blonde hair and green eyes smile invitingly from the computer screen.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 12, 2004

Managing to make droids dull

"Front Mission 4" for PlayStation 2 is a turn-based combat-strategy game in which players pilot robots. All of these elements, except maybe the giant robots, are central to understanding the latest offering from Square Enix.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Aug 11, 2004

Artist builds from zero

Suspicious of the pervasive role of Western culture in his homeland, Katsushige Nakahashi resolved to become a "Japanese artist."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2004

Used airline, cop uniforms given new lease on life

An airline and several police departments are recycling employee uniforms -- but workers aren't getting hand-me-downs.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2004

Microsoft admits image tarnished by antimonopoly battle

The head of Microsoft Corp.'s Japan unit acknowledged Tuesday that the U.S. software giant's battle with Japanese antimonopoly authorities over a controversial licensing clause has hurt its corporate image here.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2004

Lion eyes CJ household goods stake

Lion Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to buy South Korean firm CJ Corp.'s household goods operations by the end of this year as part of its growth strategy in Northeast Asia.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2004

Nation's forestry workers cashing in their chips

A tree falling in a forest may not make a sound in Japan, at least not in the cash register.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2004

Electronic dictionaries selling well, at printed versions' expense

Makers of portable electronic dictionaries are diversifying their products to meet growing demand.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2004

SMFG bid doesn't alter UFJ-MTFG plan

UFJ Holdings Inc. said Monday there is no change in its plan to integrate its operations with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., despite Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s rival merger bid.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2004

McDonald's Japan to invite foreign execs

McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Monday it will invite five or six senior officials from McDonald's Corp. of the United States and other overseas firms to assume executive posts at McDonald's Co. (Japan).
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2004

Sojitz moves to black

Debt-ridden trading house Sojitz Holdings Corp. reported an 9.8 billion yen net profit for the April-June quarter, reversing a loss of 721 million yen a year earlier.
COMMUNITY
Aug 7, 2004

Hanging out at Jellyfish for the holiday season

It is midmorning on Zushi beach in Kanagawa Prefecture, and all is well with Jellyfish, scented with new-cut wood and offering more than a hint of the elusive.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2004

Vodafone sees fall in subscription figures for July

Vodafone K.K. saw a net decrease of 3,100 subscriptions in July, becoming the first among the three major mobile phone carriers to report a net decline in subscriptions, according to data released Friday by an industry association.
COMMENTARY
Aug 7, 2004

LNG can lighten California's energy load

WASHINGTON -- California, America's most populous state, risks tumbling into yet another energy crisis. The only answer is increased supplies, which require new investment -- including in facilities for liquefied natural gas (LNG).
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2004

Japan Post faces four-way split under compromise plan

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's top policy panel unveiled plans Friday to split Japan's mammoth postal operations into four separate entities by 2017 at the latest.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2004

Daiei creditors to seek IRCJ help; Hawks may go

Daiei Inc.'s three main creditor banks are in the final stages of hammering out a plan to seek the help of the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan to rescue the embattled retailer, sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2004

TV Tokyo makes strong TSE debut

Newly listed TV Tokyo Corp. was popular Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, fetching an initial price of 3,350 yen per share on the first section.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 6, 2004

Galali: Summertime, and the grazing is easy

Tongues lolling, throats parched, energy levels flagging, taste buds shriveled . . . When the summer heat sets in, nobody feels like hefty meals. It's the time of year when you have to coax your appetite into action. This is the season for grazing.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 5, 2004

Naughty Sven prepares to meet his fate

LONDON -- A nun took up residence outside the Football Association's headquarters in Soho as the remains of English football's governing body prepared for Thursday's meeting of the board, which will decide the future of head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson and maybe one or two high-ranking executives.

Longform

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