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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2012

China's Hokkaido forest grab all about water

Morihiro Oguma's phone rang every day with calls from brokers representing foreign investors who wanted to buy his Japan Mineral water bottling business.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2012

Sharp widens loss forecast to ¥450 billion

Sharp Corp. announced Thursday its group net loss for the business year to March is expected to reach a record ¥450 billion due to shrinking demand for its main products.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2012

Court taps Micron for Elpida rescue

The Tokyo District Court has picked Micron Technology Inc. as the buyer for Elpida Memory Inc. to revive the bankrupt chipmaker, dismissing an alternative plan put forward by bondholders.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2012

In U-turn, Panasonic faces ¥765 billion loss

Panasonic Corp. said Wednesday it is projecting a full year loss amid falling demand for its Viera TVs and additional restructuring costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 30, 2012

Behind the no-nuclear option

The triple-meltdown crisis that began last year at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant jarred the public out of its complacent attitude toward nuclear power and every other assurance made by the government and Japan Inc.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2012

KDDI also considered move on Sprint this year but opted not to, chief says

KDDI Corp. President Takashi Tanaka revealed Wednesday that his firm in the past year had discussed acquiring Sprint Nextel Corp. but in the end opted not to buy the U.S. carrier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2012

Softbank-Sprint tie could be game-changer in Japan, abroad

If Softbank Corp. manages to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp., the deal would dramatically increase the mobile carrier's influence in both the domestic and overseas markets and severely rattle its major rivals, experts said Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2012

Softbank mum on U.S. telecom grab

Dismissing them as based on speculation, Softbank Corp. declined comment on media reports Thursday that the firm is considering buying a majority stake in Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S.-based telecom carrier.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2012

IPhone continues to rock Japanese cellphone market

Since arriving in Japan in 2008, Apple Inc.'s iPhone series has won the love of many Japanese cellphone users long accustomed to phones heavily customized for the domestic market.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2012

DoCoMo, MasterCard announce e-commerce alliance

NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced Thursday a new partnership with MasterCard Worldwide that will enable its smartphone users to make contactless electronic payments in other countries starting sometime after next April.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Oct 9, 2012

Parco puts the spotlight on Shibuya's evolving youth culture

Department store Parco is aiming to fill the vacuum created by the rapidly declining gyaru (gal) culture that used to define the Shibuya area of Tokyo. By taking aspects of the otaku (geek) culture of Akihabara and re-imagining them through art and fashion in the context of a popular shopping district,...
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2012

Sumitomo sees 'solar bubble' with rejection of nuclear power

As Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and billionaire Masayoshi Son lead a swarm of investors seeking to exploit Japan's solar power subsidies — the largest in the world — Sumitomo Corp. is betting on wind.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2012

Softbank to acquire rival carrier eAccess

Softbank Corp., Japan's third-largest mobile phone company, said it will acquire rival eAccess Ltd. in a stock transaction that values the smaller company's shares at an almost threefold premium.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2012

Nomura begins axing overseas jobs

Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's biggest brokerage, has started eliminating about 30 percent of the jobs in its European, Middle East and African investment banking division, according to a source briefed on the plans.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2012

Bondholders seek Elpida info in court

Elpida Memory Inc. bondholders, opposed to a sale of the company to Micron Technology Inc., claimed the insolvent Japanese chipmaker made unauthorized transactions and urged a U.S. bankruptcy court to let them be publicly disclosed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2012

Carmakers brace for bashing in China

Two years ago, Sherry Wang bought a Toyota Camry because it offered a comfortable way to commute to her job as a researcher in the Chinese city of Xian. Lately, she's been taking the bus.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2012

Nomura taps new Americas execs

Nomura named Samir Patel and Michael Rietbrock coheads of the brokerage's equity business in the Americas to replace Ciaran O'Kelly as the firm recalibrates its overseas operations.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2012

Corporate cost-cutting leaves wages near crisis low

Corporate cost-cutting is dragging on wages, resulting in weaker consumer demand and a stronger case for monetary easing to counter deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2012

Nomura CEO: Overseas units to see '14 profit

Koji Nagai, who took over as Nomura Holdings Inc.'s chief executive officer last month, said he plans to make overseas operations profitable by June 2014.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2012

Toray ups output to meet Daimler, Boeing demand

Toray Industries Inc., the world's largest producer of carbon fiber, plans to increase capacity as customers from Daimler to Boeing. boost the use of the lightweight material to make fuel-efficient cars and planes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2012

Nearly half of Nomura's cost cuts based in Europe

Nomura Holdings Inc. aims to derive almost half a billion dollars in planned savings from Europe, where it lost the most money last year, as the brokerage scales back its global ambitions
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2012

OSE mulls rebates to push futures

Osaka Securities Exchange Co. is considering offering rebates to customers willing to make a market in futures, offering a hedge against swings in the Nikkei 225 stock average, according to Matthias Rietig, executive adviser to the board.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan’s tycoon families seek buyouts to evade investor pressure
Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy Toyota Industries is one of the examples in a recent wave of management buyout ambitions in Japan.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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