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BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2004

Japan Post spinoffs need new business to succeed

The government projected Wednesday that the four entities taking over Japan Post's services will be in the black in fiscal 2008, but, without new business, profits at three of the units will have declined by the time the privatization process is completed in fiscal 2016.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 3, 2004

Stocking of new Sendai team just part of busy NPB offseason

Get ready, fans, for what promises to be a whirlwind, action-packed offseason with an extra-hot hot stove league or, as they say here in Japan, the "hot hibachi" league. Going to be a heckuva offseason.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2004

Kanzaki to stay New Komeito chief

New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki said Sunday he will seek re-election as head of the party, and no other candidates are expected to emerge by the Oct. 24 registration deadline.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2004

New band eyed for cell phone service

The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry plans to allocate to commercial mobile phone operators some of the frequencies currently used for public services, ministry sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2004

New complex opens near Tokyo Station

Marunouchi Oazo, a multipurpose commercial complex just north of JR Tokyo Station, opened Tuesday and is expected to be the new face of the neighborhood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2004

Radio-set watches try to keep time with Swiss

Japanese watch makers, long overshadowed by luxury Swiss brands, have found their niche: radio-controlled watches.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Dental officials hit with new warrants

Prosecutors served new arrest warrants Monday on two arrested former senior officials of the Japan Dental Association over alleged hidden donations to the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Dental officials hit with new warrants

Prosecutors served new arrest warrants Monday on two arrested former senior officials of the Japan Dental Association over alleged hidden donations to the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 3, 2004

Health costs, counselling, and new jobs

Health Insurance I have been in Japan over a year and I have enrolled in Japanese Health Insurance. My first three monthly premiums cost 1,500 yen, but I have since been re-assessed and now my monthly premiums have jumped to a whopping 57,000 yen a month.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2004

New Komeito official breaks with Koizumi on defense

Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, secretary general of New Komeito, indicated Sunday he opposed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's remarks that the pacifist Constitution should be revised so it can exercise the right to collective defense and carry out joint actions with U.S. forces.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2004

Toyota to introduce new safety measures

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its upcoming models will incorporate safety measures to prevent accidents and help reduce injuries from collisions.
COMMUNITY / Issues
May 11, 2004

Kidnap crisis poses a new risk

When five Japanese were taken hostage in Iraq last month, huge public concern for their safe return quickly gave way to hostility and a campaign of vilification. A disastrous public appeal by the families of three of the hostages for the withdrawal of SDF troops from Iraq encouraged the government to...
Japan Times
Features
Apr 18, 2004

New rich fashion a Shanghai style of sorts

SHANGHAI -- "There is nothing the Cantonese will refuse to eat, and nothing the Shanghainese will refuse to wear" is a popular Chinese adage harking back to Shanghai's 1930s heyday when it had a worldwide reputation for decadence and glamour.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2004

Sowing the seeds of a new genre

Appleseed Rating: * * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Shinji Aramaki Running time: 103 minutes Language: Japanese Opens April 17 [See Japan Times movie listings] Japanese animation is edging into the mainstream internationally, while insinuating itself into everything from "Kill Bill Vol....
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2004

SMBC to open new Tokyo branch

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said Thursday it will open the first branch in seven years to promote services for individuals.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

India's new ambassador pushes economic cooperation

Mani Tripathi, India's new ambassador to Japan, said Thursday that Tokyo should make the most of the economic opportunities that exist in India for the benefit of both countries.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2004

New coalitions of the willing seek change

While I was in London in January, The Guardian newspaper ran a front-page story about an independent evaluation of some of Britain's leading international charities that tried to help southern Africa avoid a food crisis in 2002-2003. The evaluation concluded that the charities had overstated the seriousness...
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2004

New Komeito wary on referendum

Kazuo Kitagawa, chairman of New Komeito's Policy Research Council, remained cautious Sunday about submitting a bill to the Diet on a national referendum for revising the Constitution.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2004

New car sales fell 1.6% in February

A total 361,787 new cars, trucks and buses were sold in Japan in February, down 1.6 percent from a year earlier, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2004

New metro bank to be profitable in third year: plan

The new bank planned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is expected to become profitable in its third year of operations, according to a master plan announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2004

Koizumi proposes new IT ministry to reduce red tape

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has instructed Cabinet ministers to consider integrating the various information technology sections of different ministries, possibly into a new ministry, to reduce red tape, sources familiar with the issue said Saturday.

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