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JAPAN
Jan 21, 2006

Livedoor accounting, M&A execs questioned

Prosecutors on Friday reportedly questioned Livedoor Co.'s chief financial officer, Ryoji Miyauchi, director Fumito Kumagai and another executive over alleged violations of the Securities and Exchange Law, sources said.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2006

Rakuten pushes ahead with bold move into finance

Rakuten Inc., one of the country's fastest growing Internet startups, said Thursday it has formed business alliances with three entities, as it works to expand its Internet shopping mall business into comprehensive financial services.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2006

'Livedoor shock' halts TSE

The Tokyo Stock Exchange shut down trading early to avoid system troubles Wednesday amid a continued free-fall as investors spooked by the investigation into Livedoor Co. flooded the bourse with sell orders.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2006

Latest trading blunder costs Daiwa SMBC 500 million yen

Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. said Friday that a mistaken order placed by one of its traders minutes before the start of morning trading has caused it to suffer a 500 million yen loss.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2006

Copyright labyrinth snags iPod TV hopes

Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod digital music and video players have been an explosive hit in the United States and Japan, but sales of the product may be eventually hampered by the complicated copyright system here.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2006

Top execs upbeat about 2006

Hopes were high for Japan's economic resurgence at a New Year's party for corporate executives Thursday at a time when profits are rebounding, consumers are spending and stock prices are at five-year highs.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2006

DoCoMo in talks for 5% stake in Philippine telecom firm

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is negotiating to buy into Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., the largest telecommunications firm in the Philippines, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2005

High hopes harbored for mobile phone television broadcasts

Digital TV broadcasts to mobile phones are scheduled to begin in April, and expectations are high the new service will create a portable fusion of broadcasting and the Internet.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2005

High-tech TVs putting ads on defensive

Nippon Television Network Corp. has been skillfully inserting commercials into the late-night drama "Wonder Tours" that began broadcasting in September.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2005

Livedoor's shareholders vote against 2 yen dividend

Shareholders of Livedoor Co. have voted down a proposal for the Internet company to pay a 2 yen dividend because a majority preferred a plan to beef up its internal reserves instead.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2005

Ito-Yokado, Seibu enter final merger negotiations

The holding firms of supermarket chain Ito-Yokado Co. and Seibu Department Stores Ltd. are in the final phase of merger negotiations, industry sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2005

Seibu Railway shareholders OK reorganizing plan

Shareholders of Seibu Railway Co. endorsed a plan Wednesday to reorganize the company's group operations under a holding firm.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2005

TBS, Rakuten agree on freeze of voting rights

Rakuten Inc.'s voting rights in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. that are to be placed in trust will remain frozen as long as the two companies continue business tieup talks beyond April, according to sources.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2005

Kao lets Kanebo live on

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan on Friday formally selected a consortium led by household product giant Kao Corp. as buyers of scandal-hit Kanebo Ltd. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2005

Brokers pushed to give up Mizuho blunder plunder

Six brokerages, including the Japanese unit of Switzerland's UBS group, have agreed to relinquish the 16.8 billion yen windfall from the settlement of Mizuho Securities Co.'s erroneous sell order for J-Com Co. shares, industry sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2005

Citigroup to cut stake in Nikko Cordial

Citigroup Inc. will reduce its equity stake in Nikko Cordial Corp. to 4.9 percent from the current 11.3 percent, the two companies announced Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2005

Daiei to sell off Kobe Lamptei eateries

Daiei Inc. is in final negotiations to sell its restaurant chain subsidiary Kobe Lamptei Inc. to Mitsuiwa Corp., a Tokyo systems integration firm, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2005

Rakuten-TBS panel to start tieup talks this weekend

Rakuten Inc. and Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. will launch a committee this weekend to consider tieups for combining broadcasting and Internet services, the first negotiations since Rakuten withdrew its management integration proposal last week, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 6, 2005

Genki drinks riding high

People the world over are raising a toast to the growing mainstream acceptance of energy and functional drinks.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2005

Livedoor to join Nippon Keidanren

Internet venture Livedoor Co. has requested admission into the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), the nation's most influential business lobby, federation officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2005

Toshiba gets retrial in Lexar case

Toshiba Corp. said Monday it and its American unit have been granted a new trial in their dispute with former U.S. ally Lexar Media Inc. over jointly developed flash-memory technologies.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2005

Yahoo, Honda, Canon join to fight online piracy

Yahoo Japan Corp. and other Internet auctioneers joined Thursday with intellectual property rights holders, including Honda Motor Co. and Canon Inc., to set up a group to stem online trade in illegally copied and counterfeit items.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2005

Astellas, XenoPort ink sales pact

Astellas Pharma Inc. reached an agreement Thursday with XenoPort Inc., a U.S. pharmaceutical company, giving it exclusive rights to sell in Japan and five other Asian markets a painkiller being developed by the U.S. firm, the two companies said.
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2005

TBS getting ready to reject Rakuten

A team from Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. completed its final report on Rakuten Inc.'s merger proposal Monday, and the offer is expected to be formally rejected by management, a senior TBS official said.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2005

Individual investors being hit by suspicious stock schemes

Individual investors looking for places to invest their money are getting dragged into shady schemes that persuade them to buy unlisted stocks with the promise of getting high returns once they get listed.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2005

TBS to visit Rakuten for details of financial condition

A team from Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. will visit the headquarters of Internet portal operator Rakuten Inc. on Friday to get information on its financial condition, a senior TBS official said.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2005

Major insurers profit thanks to fewer disasters

The nation's six major nonlife insurers reported higher first-half net profits from a year ago thanks to a decline in natural disasters, according to parent-only earnings reports released Tuesday.
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.
Pakistan hails role of Chinese jets in repelling India strikes
A J-10C fighter jet
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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