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Japan Times
BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
Jun 21, 2008

Long-term success can hamstring a company's ability to adapt to change and ultimately survive

Adaptability is the key to survival of even big, successful companies over time, said professor Charles O'Reilly, a professor at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
BUSINESS / U.S. BUSINESS SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
Jun 21, 2008

Global changes pose new questions

The global repercussions from the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States are clear evidence of the growing interconnectedness of the world's economies, which requires a broader scope and purview on the part of corporate managers, a U.S. expert told a recent business symposium in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2008

Citigroup's offer to retire staff 'unacceptable': union

Citigroup Inc. has offered 1,350 employees at its consumer finance unit in Japan early retirement with two months' pay as the company withdraws from the business, a proposal the workers' union called unacceptable.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2008

Industry still not sold on cap-and-trade

While Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Monday presented his plan to introduce emissions trading on a trial basis as early as autumn, Japanese businesses remain skeptical about whether the cap-and-trade system is the best way to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jun 4, 2008

Tokyo upstart offers freeters mobile flexibility

Ryoji Kaneko is always looking for work. It's been six years since the 25-year-old aspiring actor moved to Tokyo from his home in Hyogo Prefecture, and he's still waiting for his big break. He can't get a regular side job because the auditions and the occasional gig require him to have a flexible schedule....
BUSINESS
May 31, 2008

Premium revenues drop at six big life insurers

Premium revenues at six of Japan's nine major life insurers dropped in the business year to March, according to earnings results released Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 27, 2008

Law bends over backward to allow 'fuzoku'

Some desires money can't gratify, but for appetites of the flesh, there are ways in Japan to legally sate one's carnal cravings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2008

ANA plans to boost fuel hedging as oil prices soar to record levels

All Nippon Airways Co. plans to boost fuel hedging to cover almost all of its needs for this business year as oil prices soar to a record, according to a senior ANA official.
JAPAN
May 11, 2008

Hu concludes summit with Osaka, Nara events

NARA — Amid the tightest security of his trip, Chinese President Hu Jintao concluded his visit to Japan in the Kansai region this weekend, dining with Osaka political and business leaders on Friday night and seeing the sights in the ancient capital of Nara on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 8, 2008

No more hostile takeover bids for Yahoo in works, Gates says

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the world's biggest software company has no plan to launch a fresh bid for search engine operator Yahoo Inc. after abandoning its $47.5 billion takeover attempt.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2008

JT expects loss from 'gyoza' aftermath

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday it expects group operating profit for the business year to March 2009 to fall 27.8 percent from a year earlier to ¥311 billion because of the lingering impact of the tainted Chinese dumplings scare.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2008

Softbank eyes 40% stake in Chinese SNS Oak Pacific

Softbank Corp. plans to take control of Chinese Internet firm Oak Pacific Interactive by buying a 40 percent stake for about ¥40 billion by 2011 in a bid to expand its Internet business in China.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2008

MHI's profit rises 25.6% on power plants

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday its group net profit for the business year that ended in March jumped by 25.6 percent to ¥61.3 billion, helped by orders to build overseas power plants amid globally rising energy demand.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2008

Toyota's Hino Motors to end truck production at U.S. plant

Toyota's truck subsidiary, Hino Motors Ltd., will stop making trucks at one of its U.S. plants as surging oil prices and the credit crisis squelches demand, a company spokesman said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 12, 2008

Bid to link Japan meets with growing reception

When Ken Ohno's Japanese mother-in-law asked him to keep an eye on the family business in Nagano Prefecture in the late 1990s, he had little idea where it might lead.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2008

Subprime losses lower Mizuho profit forecast

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. on Friday revised downward its forecast for business 2007 to ¥310 billion in group net profit from its initial ¥480 billion due to losses stemming from the U.S. subprime loan crisis. It was the third downward revision for the business year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Mar 19, 2008

'Mochi' moffles reinvent the waffle

The love of rice the Japanese have may partially explain the recent boom behind the "moffle" — a Belgian waffle-shaped "mochi" pounded rice cake.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2008

Dollar dive against yen dents exporters' profits

The dollar's sharp dive to a 12-year low against the yen Thursday raises the specter of reduced profits among major export-driven manufacturers in Japan, including Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp., analysts say.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2008

Toshiba HD DVD losses put at up to ¥100 billion

Toshiba Corp. is still evaluating how its decision to pull out of the HD DVD business will affect its earnings, the company said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2008

Skymark mulls first dividend

Skymark Airlines Inc., Japan's largest low-fare carrier, may pay a dividend for the first time next business year to help stem a decline in its shares.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2008

Shinginko Tokyo asks for more money

Troubled small and medium-size business lender Shinginko Tokyo said Wednesday it has asked the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for a capital injection of ¥40 billion to counter mounting losses from borrower defaults.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2008

Going after Google

The high-technology world is abuzz following Microsoft Corporation's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo! Inc. last week. The takeover is an assault on Google's dominance of the online world, and on paper the two companies make a good match. But there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about the deal's eventual...
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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