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BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2007

Shinko brokerage merger delayed

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will delay the creation of Japan's third-biggest brokerage after losses related to U.S. subprime mortgages forced it to revise terms for merging Mizuho Securities Co. and Shinko Securities Co.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2007

Bank lending picks up for third month in a row

Bank lending accelerated in October for the third straight month as loans to individuals grew and companies posted higher profits on exports.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2007

Quick profits, yes, but merger mania has its share of failures

Mergers and acquisitions are making headlines as companies increasingly seize on consolidations to generate quick profits to reward shareholders and cope with intensifying competition in a saturated domestic market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2007

Citigroup off to strong start on return to TSE

Shares of Citigroup Inc. rose by as much as ¥250, to ¥4,580, on its first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, even as the U.S. financial giant was rocked by the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Charles Prince over widening losses stemming from housing loan debts.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2007

Not so welcome to Japan any longer

HONG KONG — Japan is still purporting to celebrate "Yokoso Japan" or Welcome to Japan — just as it is preparing to inflict on every foreign visitor measures that are harassing, time-consuming, unnecessary, and would be illegal if done to Japanese citizens in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Nov 1, 2007

Retiree starts anew with Kidzania career theme park

It was in May 2004 that retired restaurant manager Einosuke Sumitani first visited a career theme park called Kidzania in Mexico and saw children cheerfully engaged in jobs there.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2007

Nomura looking to hire Asia property bankers

Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to hire more real estate bankers in Asian markets outside Japan, adding resources to growing areas as it exits unprofitable U.S. operations.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2007

Softbank matches KDDI with new pricing plan

Softbank Corp. said Friday it will offer a new pricing structure that will lead to paying more money for handsets, a day after KDDI Corp. introduced similar plans in response to government guidelines.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2007

KDDI unveils new price plans

KDDI Corp. announced new mobile phone subscription packages Thursday that will slash calling fees, raise handset prices and possibly alter the alliances among handset manufacturers.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2007

Aeon sees 55% rise in second-quarter profit

Aeon Co., Japan's second-biggest retailer, increased second-quarter profit 55 percent as net income rose to ¥15.8 billion in the three months to Aug. 20, from ¥10.2 billion a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2007

JT buys Zerenex rights from Keryx

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Wednesday it has acquired the rights to develop and market the kidney drug Zerenex in Japan from U.S. pharmaceutical maker Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2007

JT may try again for Turkey's Tekel

Japan Tobacco Inc., the world's third-largest cigarette maker, declined Tuesday to comment on a newspaper report it was a potential bidder for Tekel, Turkey's state-owned cigarette maker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2007

Game makers in marketing joust at Chiba expo

CHIBA — Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming events, opened Thursday with the participation of a record number of Japanese and overseas firms — an indication that the industry is ready to take advantage of a brisk market boosted by the popularity of Nintendo Co.'s Wii console and dual...
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2007

KDDI lines up WiMAX allies

Teaming up with local partners and a U.S.-based chip maker, KDDI Corp. said Tuesday it will form a joint venture to bid for a license for next-generation high-speed wireless data communications services using mobile WiMAX technology.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2007

Talks on Goodwill Kyushu unit fail

Goodwill Group Inc., a staffing company and the parent of scandal-hit nursing care unit Comsn Inc., said Tuesday it intends to seek a new buyer for its nursing-care business in Kyushu after one prospect broke off talks.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2007

Whoever leads next must revive reform, fix Japan's economy

The moment Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigned, pundits were out offering explanations. Weak diplomacy, scandals, verbal gaffes by Cabinet members, you name it. Yet Abe's undoing was the economy, period.

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