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JAPAN
Nov 18, 1999

Japan Telecom net profit jumps 78.3%

Japan Telecom Co. reported an unconsolidated pretax profit of 13.3 billion yen for the first half of fiscal 1999, compared with 2.2 billion yen for the same period last year, company officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 1999

Hino Motors down 15.4 billion yen at half

Hino Motors, Ltd. reported Tuesday an unconsolidated pretax loss of 15.4 billion yen for the first half of fiscal 1999 and a sales decline of 219.1 billion yen, down 1.8 percent from the same period last year.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 1999

Nissan diesel posts first-half losses

Struggling Nissan Diesel Motor Co. reported on Friday a pretax loss of 6 billion yen in the first half of fiscal 1999, due to continued sluggish sales.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1999

Officials of seven oil firms held in bid-rigging scandal

Nine officials of seven leading oil wholesalers were arrested Tuesday for allegedly rigging bids on fuel contracts with the Defense Agency, according to prosecution sources.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 1999

Transport warns airlines over discount coupons

The Transport Ministry issued a written warning to Japan's three major airlines Thursday claiming that their distribution of discount coupons to unspecified people has generated public distrust of air-fare system.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1999

NEC posts loss for fiscal first half

NEC Corp. posted a 48.8 billion yen net loss on a consolidated basis in the first half of fiscal 1999 on 2.27 trillion yen in sales, the country's major computer and memory chip manufacturer reported Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1999

Ford to focus on image rather than numbers

In a move to change its marketing strategy, Ford Japan Ltd. will concentrate on building its brand image rather than pursuing numerical sales targets, senior officials of the company announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1999

Regional Focus: Hokkaido

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JAPAN
Aug 12, 1999

Auto sector shakeup has parts makers playing catchup

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JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Osaka man brings color to a gray industry

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JAPAN
Jun 24, 1999

Fuji fights infringement by U.S. firms

Fuji Photo Film Co. said Thursday it has filed complaints against three U.S. firms for alleged patent infringement, calling for suspension of their sales of remanufactured one-time-use cameras in the United States.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1999

13% of Japanese tapped into Internet in '98

More and more Japanese are using the Internet, with the number reaching about 17 million, or 13.4 percent of the population, in fiscal 1998, according to the 1999 White Paper on Communications in Japan released Friday.
JAPAN
May 28, 1999

JAL profits dive; JAS climbs

Declining air fares and slack demand for seats in the forward cabin caused Japan Airlines' sales to decrease to 1.16 trillion yen in the business year that ended March 31, down 5.1 percent from the previous year.
JAPAN
May 27, 1999

Hitachi posts first consolidated loss

The unfavorable semiconductor business and restructuring expenses forced Hitachi Ltd. into the red in the business year that ended March 31, with a consolidated net loss of 338.8 billion yen,the firm announced on Thursday.
JAPAN
May 21, 1999

Losses at Nissan hit 27.7 billion yen

Nissan Motor Co. on Friday posted consolidated net losses of 27.7 billion yen on group sales of 6.58 trillion yen in fiscal 1998.
JAPAN
May 12, 1999

PC shipments up 10% in '98

Domestic shipments of personal computers hit a record-high 7.54 million units in fiscal 1998, up 10 percent from the previous year, an industry association said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 4, 1999

Record debut has R&B diva, 16, rolling in the dough

R&B artist Hikaru Utada's debut album "First Love" has sold a record-breaking 5.24 million copies in the two months since its release, surpassing the 5.11 million CDs sold by rock duo B'z.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Justsystem lowers profit projection

Justsystem Corp., a major software firm based in Tokushima Prefecture, lowered its earnings projection Friday for fiscal 1998, citing declining share in the pre-installed software market and falling unit prices amid the economic slump.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1999

New equal opportunity law called a start

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JAPAN
Mar 30, 1999

Maritime cargo carriers sail abroad for more lucrative waters

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EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 1999

Another global survival gambit

The tieup deal between Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, which will be officially announced on Saturday, is about to change the face of the world auto industry. The French carmaker has decided to take a controlling stake of 35 percent in Nissan. The money Renault will pay for Nissan shares, estimated...
JAPAN
Mar 8, 1999

State moves to draft stronger consumer protection law

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JAPAN
Mar 5, 1999

Domestic PC shipments stayed steady in '98

The total shipment of personal computers on the domestic market in 1998 remained at the same level as the previous year, as the home computer market grew 28.4 percent but the corporate market shrank 10 percent, a private high-tech research firm said Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1999

Harley-Davidson to introduce three new models

Harley-Davidson Japan K.K. will put three new models on the Japanese market June 1, including one that is used by police officers in the United States, President Toshifumi Okui announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 1999

Asahi Chemical to sell food operations to JT

Asahi Chemical Industry Co. and Japan Tobacco Inc. have reached an agreement to transfer Asahi's food business operations to the tobacco giant, including Asahi Foods Corp. and seven other subsidiaries, on July 1, the two firms announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 1998

Automakers see November output rise

Four of the nation's five major automakers increased domestic output slightly in November, thanks to an increase in exports and sales of new minivehicles, according to statistics separately released by the firms Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Cheap sushi darling of slumping service sector

Amid the prolonged recession, taxi drivers, travel agencies and restaurateurs have been racking their brains to come up with ingenious ways to tempt consumers and companies to loosen their purse strings.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1998

Nippon Life, Deutsche Bank seal tieup

Nippon Life Insurance Co. and Deutsche Bank AG, the largest bank in Germany, have sealed a comprehensive tieup agreement to strengthen their ties in asset management and in the sale of investment trusts in Europe and Japan, the two companies announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1998

JR East first-half profits down 9%

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) reported 166.6 billion yen in unconsolidated operating profit during the first half of fiscal 1998, down 9.1 percent from the same period last year because of the stagnant economy, officials of the carrier announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

Ito-Yokado goes on nationwide tax-fighting sale

Ito-Yokado, one of the nation's leading supermarket chains, said Monday it will again offer a 5 percent discount on sales, this time for five days starting Wednesday at outlets nationwide except for Hokkaido.

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