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Apr 2, 2002

'Eco-building' offers green example

KYOTO -- The three-story building in Fushimi Ward looks no different from other buildings, but it is an "eco-building" that provides environmental education for visitors.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2002

'Tankan' report shows gloom lifting among big manufacturers

The decline in corporate sentiment among large manufacturers slowed for the first time in five quarters but remains weak overall, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey released Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2002

Sumitomo, U.S. firm settle over copper-trading lawsuit

Trading house Sumitomo Corp. said Monday it has reached an out-of-court settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. over unauthorized copper trading by a former Sumitomo employee.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2002

UFJ Holdings anticipates net loss of 1.2 trillion yen

UFJ Holdings Inc. said Friday that it expects to post a consolidated net loss of 1.2 trillion yen for the 2001 business year, which ends this month, up from the loss of 600 billion yen forecast in November.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2002

DVD makers give Chinese deadline for royalty talks

Six Japanese and U.S. makers of DVD players have given Chinese firms in the audio equipment industry until Sunday to enter into negotiations over paying patent royalty fees for DVD production.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2002

Japan Telecom forges alliance with Qwest

Japan Telecom Co. said Thursday it has agreed with Qwest Communications Corp. of the United States to jointly offer international data communications network services in Japan, the U.S. and Europe.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2002

A fairer tax system needed

Two years ago the Tokyo Metropolitan Government imposed a controversial tax on large banks doing business in the capital, with business size, not income, as the standard. Twenty-one banks (now 18 due to reorganization) filed a lawsuit seeking repeal of the tax. On Tuesday the Tokyo District Court ruled...
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

Three electric cable makers to merge

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. and two other electric cable makers said Wednesday they have reached a basic agreement to integrate operations to overcome a slump in demand.
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BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

DaimlerChrysler man to head MMC

DaimlerChrysler AG's representative to its partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will take over the presidency of the Japanese carmaker from Takashi Sonobe, MMC sources said Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Mar 27, 2002

Groove is in the House

Ambitious is the word that comes to mind when looking at the publicity material for the inaugural New York-Tokyo Music Festival. Scheduled to take place in the Big Apple May 23-26, the event will feature live performances by a variety of Japanese artists, including Towa Tei, Ken Ishii and Mondo Grosso....
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

Asahi Kasei, Dupont unit ink pact

Asahi Kasei Corp. and a unit of U.S.-based DuPont on Tuesday said they will set up a joint venture in China to produce polyacetal, a resin often used in automobile parts.
COMMENTARY
Mar 26, 2002

Getting tough on bid rigging

Japanese newspapers are awash with scandals over bidding for public works projects. Japan's construction industry, which accounts for more than 10 percent of the nation's employed workers, is the world's largest. It is unconscionable that this important industry has become a hotbed of collusion among...
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2002

MMC to break even this business year: COO

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will break even in the current business year, which ends Sunday, chief operating officer of the automaker said Monday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 24, 2002

Tune in for the final stretch

Next Sunday, Nippon TV's irreverent variety show "Denpa Shonen," the prototype of bizarre Japanese reality-TV programs, will once again end its long successful run with a pledge to be reincarnated in the near future. On Saturday at 9 p.m., however, there will be a special two-hour installment summing...
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BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2002

Apple increases price of iMac by 20,000 yen

Following a recent rise in computer component prices, Apple Computer Inc. has decided to increase the price of its iMac computer by 20,000 yen in Japan and $100 in the United States, effective immediately, Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive officer, revealed Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

Sanyo Electric expects lower earnings

OSAKA -- Sanyo Electric Co. said Wednesday it has revised its profit outlook downward for the year to March 31, primarily due to smaller-than-expected sales.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

Pay-scale freeze may extend to '03

The chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association on Wednesday said if deflationary pressure continues in Japan, no pay-scale increases will be possible, even after 2003.
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2002

Wal-Mart spells chaos for already shaken industry

The entry into Japan of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of the United States, the world's largest retailer, will throw the industry into chaos as it struggles for survival amid the deepening recession.
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2002

JAL-JAS merger may mean slot loss

Japan Airlines and Japan Air System may have to give up some of their arrival and departure slots at Haneda and other domestic airports to get their merger plan cleared under the Antimonopoly Law, a senior transport ministry official said Monday.
SOCCER / World cup / EXCERPTS FROM PHILIPPE TROUSSIER'S BOOK
Mar 18, 2002

Leading my troops into battle

"Passion" is the story of Japan soccer team coach Philippe Troussier, his struggle to make it as a player and manager and his travels around France, Africa and Japan. In the book, Troussier also details his philosophy and thinking as he prepares for the World Cup in June.The book has been published...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Mar 17, 2002

Favorites that come widely recommended

The information in this column usually covers the gamut of sake nomenclature, types and brewing methods, as well as culture, history and the occasional oddities. But beyond the single recommendation in each column, rarely does it address the question, "So, uh, what are the good sake? What should I be...
COMMUNITY
Mar 17, 2002

Twelve heavenly stories of wonder

On a visit to Yokohama's "Theater Street" (Isezakicho) in the early 1890s, Henry Finck, the music critic of the New York Evening Post from 1881-1924, watched "the wonders of electric light, telephone, [and] phonograph . . . [demonstrated] to gaping natives."
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Hitachi proposes one-year wage reduction of 5%

Hitachi Ltd. has proposed to its labor union that workers take a 5 percent wage cut for one year beginning April 1, company sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2002

Sasebo Heavy cuts profit outlook

Sasebo Heavy Industries Co. said Wednesday it has lowered its unconsolidated net profit forecast for the current business year through March 31 because it has been forced to return government money obtained by fraud.
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BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2002

Firms stand hard against pay-scale hikes

Most companies in the nation's four major industrial sectors on Wednesday offered no pay-scale increases beyond standard yearly hikes in spring wage talks with their labor unions, highlighting the severity of the economic slump.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Mar 14, 2002

You win some and you lose some . . .

Ten years ago, on March 12, 1992, this column began its life on these pages. Though it's still "green," when compared with colleagues who have graced The Japan Times for several decades, Our Planet Earth has now appeared more than 245 times.
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2002

Nissan to sell factory site to Buddhists

Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it will sell most of the site of a former auto plant in western Tokyo to a Buddhist organization for 73.9 billion yen.

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