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BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2001

Consolidated tax may debut after all

Facing pressure from within the government, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday that the April deadline for introducing a consolidated taxation system can still be met.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

KHI selected to build new SDF planes

The Defense Agency has selected Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. to be the main developer of a new Air Self-Defense Force transport plane and a new Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol plane, agency officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2001

Hazama loses 1.83 billion yen in first half

Civil engineering firm Hazama Corp. on Monday reported group net losses of 1.83 billion yen for the first half to Sept. 30.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2001

Late Kankeiren chief's estate priced at 1 billion yen

OSAKA -- The late Osamu Uno, former chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), left a taxable estate worth 1 billion yen, tax administrators said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2001

Honda, Mitsubishi defy downtrend

Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. defied the downward trend in domestic automobile sales in October, leaving its three domestic rivals with declining sales, the companies said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2001

Hazama loses 1.83 billion yen in first half

Civil engineering firm Hazama Corp. on Monday reported group net losses of 1.83 billion yen for the first half to Sept. 30.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2001

Late Kankeiren chief's estate priced at 1 billion yen

OSAKA -- The late Osamu Uno, former chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), left a taxable estate worth 1 billion yen, tax administrators said Monday.
COMMUNITY
Nov 25, 2001

Keeping up appearances -- not prices

"Recession." "Nikkei Average plunges below 10,000." "Unemployment tops 5%." Depressing economic trends of the past few years, reflected in headlines like these, have had a profound impact on consumer spending. But now, with less cash to splash out on extravagances, do we have to forego being fashionable?...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 25, 2001

Only the garbage knows

One of the things all single-episode TV mysteries have in common besides being single-episode TV mysteries is ridiculous titles. The title of this week's "Monday Mystery Theatre" (TBS, 9 p.m.) is "Obasan Kaicho Murasaki no Hanzai Seiso Nikki: Gomi wa Koroshi wo Shitte Iru," which translates as "Middle-aged...
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2001

BTM to close 50 outlets, lay off staff

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi plans to close around 50 of its 310 outlets nationwide -- some 15 percent of the total -- and lay off 3,500 staff by the end of March 2005 to cut costs, bank sources said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2001

Kokusai Securities plans merger

Kokusai Securities Co. plans to merge with two other medium-size brokerages affiliated with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in 2002 to form Japan's fourth-largest brokerage, sources close to the deal said Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 24, 2001

Giants decide to offload Martinez

The Yomiuri Giants will not offer slugger Domingo Martinez a contract for next season, officials of the Central League club revealed late Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2001

WTO entry to change Chinese livelihoods

CAMBRIDGE, England -- So they finally made it. China has been admitted to the World Trade Organization. And so has Taiwan. Now that the bilateral and multilateral negotiations are over and China's trade partners have extracted all that they were able to in concessions from the new member, the fun begins....
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2001

Blueprint on public corporations agreed upon by coalition leaders

Leaders of the ruling coalition on Thursday approved Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's blueprint to abolish or privatize seven major government-backed corporations.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2001

Jichiro chapters stop paying dues to headquarters

At least 10 prefectural chapters of Jichiro, the nationwide union of local government employees, have stopped paying membership dues to protest allegations of shady financial dealings at the head office.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2001

Government to seek swift CJD settlement

Health minister Chikara Sakaguchi said Thursday the government will try to reach a quick settlement in two damages suits over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease contracted from transplants of infected dura mater imported from Germany.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2001

Blueprint on public corporations agreed upon by coalition leaders

Leaders of the ruling coalition on Thursday approved Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's blueprint to abolish or privatize seven major government-backed corporations.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2001

Insurer Taisei folds in wake of Sept. 11

Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co. filed Thursday with the Tokyo District Court for protection from creditors, becoming the first Japanese insurer to collapse under the weight of obligations arising from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2001

Imperial Navy doctor's wartime diary opens a window to the nation's past

In World War II, the only U.S. soil to be captured by the Japanese Imperial Army was the so-called Outer Aleutians. Located approximately equidistant between Los Angeles and Tokyo, the unopposed seizure in June, 1942, of the barren and virtually unpopulated islands of Kiska and Attu in the Bering Sea...
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2001

Japan Telecom posts losses

Plagued by declining performance in its fixed-line business, Japan Telecom Co. said Wednesday it suffered net losses of 5.19 billion yen in the first half of fiscal 2001.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2001

Fitness clubs turning to middle-aged, elderly

Fitness clubs around Japan are embarking on a major campaign to attract middle-aged and elderly members by promoting exchanges and introducing discount rates.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 21, 2001

All under the sun

The Japanese, my barber once told me, "don't really think of Hawaii as America -- for us, it's more like part of Japan." But after Sept. 11, many Japanese who might have otherwise booked a wedding in Honolulu or a golf holiday in Maui suddenly realized that Hawaii really was part of the United States...
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

Daikin, Trane to enter wide-ranging alliance

OSAKA -- Japan's No. 1 air conditioner maker, Daikin Industries Ltd., is in final talks with Trane Co., the No. 2 U.S. air conditioner manufacturer, on a wide-ranging alliance, a Daikin official said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2001

Hawks win 4-way lottery for the right to negotiate with teenager Terahara

The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of the Pacific League won a four-way lottery for the right to negotiate with high school ace Hayato Terahara during the Japanese Professional Baseball draft Monday in Tokyo.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Nov 20, 2001

Old adversaries to square off for J. League title

The Kashima Antlers capped a remarkable recovery from a poor start to the year on Saturday by clinching the J. League's second-stage title.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

Top automakers rev up profits

Japan's top three automakers posted record profits while the No. 4 and No. 5 automakers had to settle for reduced losses and a return to profitability, according to their midterm earnings reports.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

Daikin, Trane to enter wide-ranging alliance

OSAKA -- Japan's No. 1 air conditioner maker, Daikin Industries Ltd., is in final talks with Trane Co., the No. 2 U.S. air conditioner manufacturer, on a wide-ranging alliance, a Daikin official said Monday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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