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BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2008

Tokyo office rental growth set to slow with economy this year

Office rental growth in Tokyo may slip below 10 percent in 2008 for the first time in four years as the economy slows, cutting corporate spending, real estate brokers said.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2008

DoCoMo cancels wireless alliance

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Monday it canceled a wireless service alliance agreement with Acca Networks Co. after rival companies won a license.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2008

Baidu to start delayed search service

Baidu.com Inc., operator of China's most-used Internet search site, will introduce its Japanese language service on Jan. 23, a month later than expected, the company said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2007

Watami empire built on concept of family 'izakaya'

Until Miki Watanabe opened his first Watami "izakaya" pub in April 1992 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, such eateries were considered places for business workers and college kids to have a cheap drink and a few side dishes.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2007

JSDA looks to sell Jasdaq stake to Osaka exchange

The Japan Securities Dealers Association, a securities industry group, announced Thursday it is in talks to sell its 73 percent stake in Jasdaq Securities Exchange Inc., the nation's biggest market for startups, to Osaka Securities Exchange Co.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2007

Japan Post Bank profit rises 20%

Japan Post Bank Co. said Wednesday its first-half profit rose about 20 percent on increased returns from bond investments, including government debt.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2007

Lightning-fast arms named robot of the year

A mechanical arm that picks 120 items a minute from a conveyor belt won Japan's Robot of the Year award last week, defeating a dozen other flashier finalists, including a walking humanoid, a firefighter robot and a transparent torso for simulating surgery.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2007

Real estate bond sales to set record

Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank AG, and other investment banks are on track to sell a record amount of bonds tied to real estate in Japan, where rising property prices have created a safe haven from the subprime concerns afflicting other markets.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2007

Millea Holdings to buy Kiln from U.K.'s Lloyd's

Millea Holdings Inc., Japan's largest insurer, said Friday its unit Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. will buy Lloyd's of London insurer Kiln Ltd. for ¥106 billion in cash, or 150 pence per share.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2007

Mizuho to set up Saudi bank

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to set up an investment bank in Saudi Arabia, home to the world's best-performing stock market this quarter.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2007

Lending growth slowdown continues

Bank lending failed to pick up in November even after machinery orders rose at twice the pace forecast by economists, suggesting companies may continue to shun debt for financing expansion.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2007

Yahoo Japan, eBay team up on auctions

Yahoo Japan Corp. and eBay Inc. agreed Tuesday to team up on online auctions and plan to launch services next year that will make it easier to make purchases via the Internet from the United States and Japan.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2007

¥226 billion in subprime losses for banks here, survey finds

Japan's banks logged a combined ¥226 billion in losses due to the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis in the six months to September, the Financial Services Agency said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2007

Most nonlife insurers see profit increase

Profits at most major nonlife insurers jumped in the six months to September, thanks partly to brisk gains from investments in stocks and funds that escaped the turmoil generated by the subprime housing loan crisis in the U.S., the companies said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2007

¥202 billion offered for Shinsei stake

Christopher Flowers, the banker who helped create Shinsei Bank Ltd. in Japan's first financial buyout, is leading a group that will offer ¥202 billion for a stake in the firm.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2007

Resona allies with Citigroup in China

Resona Holdings Inc. has arranged for its clients in China to receive local currency loans and make settlement payments through Citigroup Inc.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
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.

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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