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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
Jan 21, 1999

Mitsubishi Chemical to absorb Tokyo Tanabe

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., the nation's largest comprehensive chemical firm, and Tokyo Tanabe Co., a medium-size medicine maker, announced Thursday they will merge Oct. 1, a development that could trigger a realignment of the nation's pharmaceutical industry.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 1999

Sanwa, Toyo Trust to set up 'Big Bang' survival alliance

Sanwa Bank and Toyo Trust & Banking Co. have agreed to form an extensive business alliance to survive the ongoing "Big Bang" financial reforms, officials of the two banks announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 1999

E-mail boosts use of real thing, Pitney Bowes' CEO says

Despite the growing use of electronic mail and electronic business systems, the market for physical mail systems will continue to grow as new technologies generate new business opportunities, according to the chairman and chief executive officer of a leading mailing system company.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 1999

Air Link's members-only approach winning believers

24th in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Jan 6, 1999

Nissan to sell textile unit to Toyoda Loom

Nissan Motor Co. has reached a basic agreement with Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Ltd. to transfer its water jet textile business to the founding firm of the Toyota Motor group, the two firms announced on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1998

Japan best brace itself for the euro

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JAPAN
Dec 28, 1998

Lawyers need global outlook as borders shrink, dean says

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 11, 1998

JAL, ANA apply for higher fares

Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. filed applications Friday with the Transport Ministry to raise first- and business-class fares on their Pacific and European routes.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 1998

Small firms call out for faster government action

Small and medium-size companies urged the government Tuesday to accelerate efforts to substantially improve their business conditions, including early compilation of a large-scale third supplementary budget."Small and medium-size companies are facing an unprecedented crisis. We want the government to...
JAPAN
Oct 6, 1998

Saison ties with H.I.S. in travel insurance

Saison Automobile & Fire Insurance Co., a nonlife insurance wing of the Saison group, and H.I.S. Co., a travel agency that has a strong foothold in the overseas travel market, reached a comprehensive tieup agreement Tuesday to provide new insurance services for those traveling abroad, the two companies...
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1998

City banks Tokai, Asahi agree on retail tieup

In a strategic move to strengthen their presence in the retail banking field, Tokai Bank and Asahi Bank, both among the nation's nine major city, or commercial, banks, reached a comprehensive tieup agreement Monday to consolidate their branch offices and jointly develop financial products.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 1998

NEC to report 20 billion yen first-half loss

Due to sluggish sales of semiconductors and other major products, NEC Corp. announced Friday that it will report consolidated pretax losses of 20 billion yen for the first half of the current business year.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 1998

Enterprise Spirit: Game distributor finds right outlet

20th in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1998

Daimler, Nissan team up on new light truck

Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Diesel Motor Co. and Daimler Benz AG announced Monday that they have reached an agreement to jointly develop a light commercial vehicle for the worldwide market.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Smaller firms bruised over April-June quarter

A greater number of small and medium-size companies have reported declining performance from April to June compared with the same period a year ago, a government report said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 1998

Japan-U.S. council advises prompt economic action

Japan's economic problems are critical and the plans announced to resuscitate the economy should be implemented as quickly as possible, regardless of Sunday's election results, U.S. business leaders said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Hayami voices concern over economy's malaise

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami reiterated Monday the need to overhaul the economy, with improvement of the now-stagnant business conditions and reform in the financial system as the two keys to revival.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

JAL chief aims to run like the Bulls

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Election Equation: Realtors seek role in reform

12th in a series
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Kobe Steel axes TI ties, forges Micron alliance

In a move to rebuild its semiconductor business, Kobe Steel Ltd. will form a business alliance with U.S. chip giant Micron Technology, Inc., ending its joint venture with Texas Instruments Inc., the three firms announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Businesses asked to avoid hiring illegal workers

Four business associations Monday were asked by a government council to refrain from hiring foreigners who have entered Japan illegally or overstayed their visas.
JAPAN
May 21, 1998

Daihatsu posts 7.5% rise in profit

Daihatsu Motor Co. announced Thursday that its unconsolidated net profit increased 7.5 percent over the previous year to 6.8 billion yen for the 1997 business year.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Crisis in Asia: Lessons learned from painful economic reforms

Third in a series
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

PBEC chief blames Asia crisis on private sector

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Toshiba to shift PC production from desktops to notebooks

Toshiba Corp. plans to halt production of desktop personal computers for home users in an attempt to beef up its notebook computer business, company sources said.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 1998

Number of mobile computer users ready to rise

In the 2000 business year, the number of users of mobile computers in Japan , excluding voice-service users, will be 20 times what it is in the current business year and is likely to total 13.63 million people, an industry group reported Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1998

On Paper: Electronics firms, automakers adapt to slump

Second in a series
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1998

Hitachi revises net profit forecast for '97

Hitachi Ltd. on Tuesday sharply revised its forecast for consolidated net profits for the 1997 business year from 89 billion yen to 20 billion yen.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1998

Mitsubishi Electric expects 33 billion yen net loss

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Tuesday that it may post a consolidated net loss of 33 billion yen for the 1997 business year, due mainly to declining profits in semiconductors and home appliances.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
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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