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Japan Times
BUSINESS / MAKING INROADS
Feb 19, 2011

Firm flourishes amid smart phone boom

The growing popularity of smart phones is changing the landscape of Japan's cell phone market, which has long taken a different path from the rest of the world, and the trend is giving more business chances for newcomers from abroad, including HTC Corp. of Taiwan.
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2011

Chinese online video company Synacast mulls timing of IPO

Synacast Corp., the Chinese online video company that drew a $250 million investment this month from Softbank Corp., said it has held talks with banks about a possible initial public offering as revenue surges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / MAKING INROADS
Feb 15, 2011

Acer antes up in Japanese market

Ever since it began seriously competing in Japan a few years ago, Taiwan-based computer maker Acer has been expanding its presence in a market long dominated by domestic brands.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2011

Resona posts profit as lower bad-loan costs offset lending

Resona Holdings Inc., the nation's fourth-biggest bank, joined larger rivals led by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. in posting a nine-month profit gain after lower bad-loan costs helped offset sluggish lending income.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2011

Ex-BOJ exec fears 'bond bubble'

Japan is in a "bond bubble" that could burst in a few years if the government doesn't increase taxes to cut its debt burden, Masayuki Matsushima, a former executive director at the Bank of Japan, said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2011

Superfund seeks brokerage ties to up clients

Superfund, which oversees $1.2 billion in hedge-fund assets, is seeking alliances with major Japanese brokerages to expand its clients to pensions and institutional investors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CAREER-SEARCH CRISIS
Jan 28, 2011

Foreigners solicited, hard-pressed to stay

Despite sending his resume to more than 15 companies, Bryan Cheng, a Taiwanese graduate student at Waseda University in Tokyo, hasn't received any positive replies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CAREER-SEARCH CRISIS
Jan 28, 2011

Flawed recruiting system sparks some to fight back

When it comes to job hunting in Japan, there is something called a "naitei," an informal promise of employment given to students who pass the applicant screening, written tests and mind-crunching interviews.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2011

Startup in hunt for lighter EV

YOKOHAMA — SIM-Drive Corp., a Kawasaki-based industrial-academic startup firm, announced Wednesday it has launched a project to develop a new electric vehicle model with a much-lighter body made of chemical materials, which the firm says can drive longer on a single charge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2011

Asahi Glass unveils new supertough cell cover

Gorilla glass, meet Dragontrail.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2011

Shiseido plans 15% annual China growth

Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. is seeking to increase sales in China by 15 percent or more every year as rising incomes in the world's fastest-growing major economy spur demand for consumer products.
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2011

DoCoMo, Dai Nippon to debut e-bookstore

Mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Dai Nippon Printing Co. announced Tuesday they will jointly launch an e-bookstore starting Wednesday to expand their business in the growing business.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2011

HSBC unit to up project lending

HSBC Holdings' Japanese banking unit plans to increase financing for government-backed projects as profitability in domestic corporate lending declines.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2011

Goldman Sachs taps BOJ's Baba

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has hired Naohiko Baba as its chief economist for Japan, drawing on a former central banker and specialist in financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2011

20-year slump spawns anticonsumption generation

Buying a car is idiotic. It's better instead to have ¥10 million in the bank.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT JAPAN'S EXPENSE
Jan 1, 2011

Digital age leaves myopic Japan facing manufacturing crisis

First in a five-part series exploring how Japan and its East Asian neighbors are separately handling five common issues
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2010

Digital signs provide flashy new trend in advertising

Moving through a bustling JR East station, one can't help but notice the ubiquitous digital information swirling about.

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