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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2009

Farm consultant cultivates seeds of opportunity

The ranks of farmers, crop acreage and yields are all shrinking and Japan's food self-sufficiency rate remains one of the lowest among major developed nations.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2009

MMC to cut i-MiEV price in half by mid-2010s thanks to tax breaks, subsidies

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans eventually to cut the purchase price of the i-MiEV electric car by more than half to less than ¥2 million as government incentives and tighter emission rules boost demand for fuel-efficient cars.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2009

Corporate confidence heads up

Business confidence improved for the first time in three quarters and demand for services rose, adding to signs the recession is easing.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2009

Prius draws 180,000 orders in first month

Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, said it booked 180,000 domestic orders for the new Prius gasoline-electric hybrid within a month of the car's debut.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2009

Honda takes on Suzuki's small cars in India

Honda Motor Co. has introduced its first small car in India to reverse a slump in sales and challenge the dominance of Suzuki Motor Corp. in a country where most people drive hatchbacks.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2009

Toyota facing $1 billion hit over California law

Toyota Motor Corp., ranked as the U.S. market's most fuel-efficient automaker, may have to spend more than $1 billion to meet California's requirement for zero-emission cars.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 26, 2009

'Manga': heart of pop culture

From "One Piece" and "Naruto" to "Doraemon" and "Sazae-san," comic books have been the heart of Japanese pop culture.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2009

Hitachi loss leads manufacturers

Electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. posted the worst annual loss for a Japanese manufacturer and doesn't expect the global economy to recover until next year at the earliest.
BUSINESS
May 13, 2009

JAL posts ¥63.2 billion annual loss in spite of deep cost cuts

Japan Airlines Corp. careened deep into the red last business year and forecast another annual loss even as it slashes costs this year by half a billion dollars.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2009

Nissan to hire 150 temps in U.K.

Nissan Motor Co. will hire 150 temporary workers at its U.K. factory next month because it expects a government incentive plan to spur vehicle sales.
BUSINESS
May 9, 2009

Toshiba posts record red ink

Top chip maker Toshiba Corp. tumbled to a record annual loss amid sinking global demand that has forced it to cut thousands of jobs.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2009

Softbank sinks to ¥15 billion loss on recession, Internet service

Softbank Corp., the nation's third-biggest mobile carrier, said Thursday that it sank into a loss in the January-March quarter due to one-time costs, including the launch of a superfast Internet service.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2009

Lion Nathan to cost Kirin $2.5 billion

Kirin Holdings Co., Japan's largest beverage maker, agreed Monday to pay 3.5 billion Australian dollars, or $2.5 billion, for the rest of Lion Nathan Ltd., taking over Australia's second-largest brewer as beer sales slow at home.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2009

HSBC joins retreat from Japan equities

HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's biggest bank, will shut its stock-research and trading businesses in Japan, joining UBS AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. in a retreat from the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 24, 2009

After Tokyo, the Michelin Guide heads to Kansai

Speaking last week about Michelin's decision to release its Kyoto/Osaka dining guide this October, Jean-Luc Naret punctuates his sentences with the practiced smile of a man who has worked in the hospitality industry for a long time. If sales of the Tokyo Michelin Guide are anything to go by, there's...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 24, 2009

Sake goes abroad, brings back fans

Times are tough for the sake industry. Gone are the days when Japan's once-beloved national beverage held a place at every table; now, in a market flooded with beer, wine and shochu, sake struggles to compete. Domestic consumption has fallen every year since 1995, hitting a record low of 700,000 kiloliters...
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2009

Kirin furthers Australia expansion with offer for Lion Nathan shares

Kirin Holdings Co. has offered to buy the 54 percent of Lion Nathan Ltd. it doesn't already own, accelerating its push into Australia to counter falling beer sales at home. The country's largest beverage maker hasn't decided how much to pay for the stake, valued at 2.4 billion Australian dollars (¥165...
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2009

Taiheiyo sees cement market recovery in '10

Taiheiyo Cement Corp., Asia's largest producer, expects its business in the U.S. to recover next year, one year earlier than previously anticipated, as the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan boosts sales.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2009

Nintendo aims to turn DS device into learning tool, guide

Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will soon introduce a service that teachers can use to send quizzes and other school assignments from their personal computers to students who have the game giant's DS hand-held console.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2009

New Crown Majesta goes on sale

Toyota Motor Corp. introduced Thursday a redesigned version of the Crown Majesta luxury sedan to help stem a drop in domestic sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2009

Slump hits demand for haute couture

The first model to walk the runway during Japan Fashion Week strutted her stuff in the nude. She was also a robot — a high-tech gimmick in a fashion world struggling to retain attention as the global economy staggers through recession.
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2009

Mazda, unable to sell bonds, to seek government bailout

Mazda Motor Corp., burdened with the second-worst credit rating among Japan's carmakers and a 62 percent surge in short-term borrowing this fiscal year, plans to apply for government aid as it consumes cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2009

Steeped in tradition, Moleskine notebooks make mark in Japan

Moleskine notebooks, which trace their roots to the paper pads artists and writers turned to for decades, saw their sales in Japan in 2008 hit ¥500 million, or 10 times what they took in when Tokyo-based Qahwa Ltd. began distributing the brand here in 2005.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2009

Toyota suppliers taking hit

Toyota Motor Corp.'s production cuts will cause bankruptcies among suppliers if the government restricts aid to large manufacturers, a car parts group said.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Asahi ships beer using paper and fax after ransomware attack
Drinks produced by Asahi at a liquor store in Tokyo. Retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at the major brewer.
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso’s growing influence
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

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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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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