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COMMUNITY
Apr 24, 2004

The Catch in publishing posters, cards, calendars

Meeting Frances Koston in May 2003 after a gap of years, she presented me with a clutch of postcards bearing beautifully printed images of early hand-tinted Japanese photographs. Just last month she came up with a collection of greeting cards of century-old textile prints, again originating in Japan....
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2004

Kao's net profit up 4.6% in a tough 2003

Kao Corp. said Thursday its net profit rose 4.6 percent to 65.36 billion yen in fiscal 2003 for the sixth consecutive year of growth amid unfavorable market conditions at home and abroad.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2004

Bush's blinkered nonproliferation policy

NEW DELHI -- Terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have emerged as the two most pressing issues in international relations. Since 9/11, the United States has used the two to advance its strategic interests, linking them to reinforce international concerns about a terror-WMD nexus. This has...
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2004

Research group foresees better year for market

The current fiscal year is expected to see the stock market in Japan supported not only by improving economic activity but also by dwindling pressure from the two main culprits behind stock weakness the previous year, according to a recent estimate by a private-sector think tank.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2004

Nikkei tops 12,000 line amid optimism, yen fall

Tokyo stocks advanced Tuesday on growing optimism over the economy, pushing the key Nikkei index above the 12,000 line for the first time in 32 months.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2004

Japanese companies unfazed by specter of a stronger yuan

Economists and industry officials say a stronger yuan will probably not pose problems for most of the Japanese companies doing business in or with China.
COMMENTARY
Feb 23, 2004

Revise the antimonopoly law

Experts agree that Japan must strengthen its Antimonopoly Act, push deregulation to promote economic reform, reactivate its sluggish economy and protect consumer interests.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2004

'Gyudon': the end of an era

Yoshinoya D&C Co. said Monday its restaurants will stop serving its mainstay bowls of "gyudon" beef on rice this week after stocks run dry due to an import ban on U.S. beef.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2004

Mitsubishi group, DaimlerChrysler plan MMC rescue

The Mitsubishi group and DaimlerChrysler AG of Germany are devising a 300 billion yen rescue package for Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2004

Movie revenues hit record high

Movie revenues in Japan hit a record 203.2 billion yen in 2003, the Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2004

Kentucky Fried Chicken sees net profit fall 19.6%

Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan Ltd. said Thursday its group net profit for the year to Nov. 30 fell 19.6 percent from the previous year to 1.11 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2004

Panel OKs late-night sale of over-the-counter drugs

A study panel released a report Thursday conditionally permitting overnight sales of over-the-counter drugs under the guidance of pharmacists via videophone, ministry officials said.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2004

Kao expects record pretax profit

Kao Corp. said Thursday it expects to generate a record pretax profit in fiscal 2003 for the 23rd consecutive year.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2004

Seiyu to slash one-fifth of full-time workforce

Supermarket chain Seiyu Ltd. said Friday it will slash some 1,600 jobs, or about one-fifth of its total full-time workforce, by March 1.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2004

Oracle Japan sees second-half profit

Oracle Corp. Japan said Friday that its parent net profit rose 21.1 percent in the fiscal first half that ended Nov. 30 from a year earlier to 7.36 billion yen, thanks to increased sales of its mainstay database software.
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BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2004

100 yen video games score millions for software entrepreneur

At a time when playing just one game costs 200 yen on many arcade machines, a Tokyo company is bent on offering gamers a staggering value-for-money option via its 100 yen PC game software.
CULTURE / Books / THE BOOK REPORT
Jan 8, 2004

Japanese books climbed walls, went back to the past in 2003

The particular combination of theme, packaging and timing that produces a best seller is always a mystery, and last year's top sellers in Japan presented even more of a puzzle than usual. What is it about "Baka no Kabe" by anatomy professor Takeshi Yoro that took it to the top of the chart soon after...
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2003

Fujitsu set to forge chip alliance with Sumitomo Electric

Fujitsu Ltd. and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. will merge their compound semiconductor operations this spring in response to growing demand for chips used in digital products and communications devices, Fujitsu officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2003

Tertiary activity saw 1.1% rise in October

The tertiary industry activity index rose 1.1 percent in October from September for a third straight monthly increase, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2003

MMC, Chrysler to team up on pickup

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced Tuesday it will jointly develop and manufacture a midsize pickup truck for the North American market with the Chrysler Group of German-American automotive giant DaimlerChrysler AG.
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BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Dec 16, 2003

Multitask outsourcing service leaves no client stone unturned

The economic slump has resulted in rapid growth for a Tokyo-based outsourcing service company that works with a diverse range of clients, including parcel delivery firms, automakers and restaurants.
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2003

Mitsubishi Motors may sell truck unit to DaimlerChrysler

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. may sell its 42 percent stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. to DaimlerChrysler AG and Mitsubishi group companies, MMC sources said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2003

Competitive threat to insurers

Japan Post, a mammoth public corporation that provides mail, savings and insurance services, is under fire from private life insurers here as well as from U.S. and European insurance industries and government authorities. Their object of criticism is the new life insurance policy that JP plans to sell...
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2003

Ex-Daihatsu worker held over scam

Police arrested a former Daihatsu Motor Co. sales representative Wednesday for allegedly embezzling about 10.4 million yen in proceeds from the sale of 15 minivehicles.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2003

Mitsui Chemicals sees profit plunge

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. said Friday its group net profit tumbled 71.3 percent in the fiscal first half of 2003 to 3.71 billion yen due to extraordinary losses.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2003

Contractors see mixed results in first-half earnings

Four major construction companies reported mixed group earnings results Friday for the fiscal first half of 2003.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2003

Meiji Dairies group profit up 42%

Meiji Dairies Corp. said Tuesday its fiscal first half group net profit improved 42.2 percent to 5.69 billion yen.

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