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BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2001

Fujitsu to slash 10,000 jobs in North America, Asia

Leading computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. plans to slash about 10 percent of its group workforce, or more than 10,000 jobs, at home and abroad as the main part of a restructuring plan designed to counter a slowdown in the information technology market, company officials said Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2001

Nursing-care firms leaner, back in black

Major private-sector nursing-care providers have reported improved earnings following aggressive restructuring, according to industry officials.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2001

DoCoMo's 3G service disappoints users in trial

At the end of May, Kazunori Hagiwara was thrilled to be chosen to try out NTT DoCoMo's next-generation cellphone system.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2001

Numerous problems slow efforts to safely scrap retired Russian nuclear submarines

BOLSHOI KAMEN, Russia -- Propped up onshore amid heaps of scrap metal at the Zvezda shipyard is one of the largest vehicles ever to cruise the planet -- the five-story hulk of a submarine that once carried intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the United States.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2001

Odakyu worker fired over data leak

An employee of a Tokyo department store has been fired for divulging information on some 382,000 customers, the store operator said Wednesday.
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2001

Are the fishing fools running out of line?

Tsuri Baka Nisshi 12 Rating: * * 1/2 Director: Katsuhide Motoki Running time: 111 minutes Language: JapaneseOpens Aug. 18 Some sequels make sense, but a "3" or "4" after the title of a Hollywood movie is generally a good reason to stay away unless you happen to be feeling charitable toward a studio...
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

YGK to launch originally designed sports car model

YGK Co. will launch an originally designed sports car in Japan and overseas in November 2002, the Yamagata-based company said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2001

Daiwa to set up holding firm with two other Kansai banks

Daiwa Bank Ltd. said Wednesday it will set up a joint holding company with two regional banks by April, creating the largest financial group in the Kansai region.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2001

Producer promotes Asian women singers

Chika Asamoto is a professional saxophonist in her own right but nowadays she works chiefly as a producer to promote talented Asian female singers.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2001

NTT launches L-mode Internet service

In a bid to halt the ongoing demise of fixed phone services, the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone group on Friday launched L-mode, a text-based Internet browsing service that does not require a computer.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2001

Global sales, restructuring fuel Nissan's revival

Two of the mostly eagerly awaited financial reports this year were those of Nissan Motor Co. and Snow Brand Milk Products Co.
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 27, 2001

Noda weaves another fantastical web

Hideki Noda, head of the cutting-edge theater company Noda Map, wrote and directs its latest production, "Nisesaku: Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita (A Fake: Under the Cherry Trees in Full Bloom)." He also acts, as the King of Hida, often running with all his considerable force along the sakura-draped...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 24, 2001

Help is on the way

At the mega-corporation Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. there is a standing offer to all employees: the option of taking three months to two years of unpaid leave for "social welfare" volunteer activities.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2001

Get a grip, brokers -- this is only a first step

The introduction in October of the much-touted U.S. 401(k)-style corporate pension system in Japan will have little impact until individual investors feel more confident about the regulatory environment and the economy, said Brian Murdoch, president and CEO of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2001

KVH Telecom to launch Osaka service

OSAKA -- KVH Telecom Co., a Tokyo-based provider of broadband communications services, announced Thursday the launch of its services here, and President and CEO Rakesh Bhasin said he is confident about his firm's first operation outside Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2001

Seafood firm hit over duty evasion

Customs authorities have searched Osaka seafood firm Kanbe Co. for evidence of evading duties on octopus imported from Africa, industry sources said Wednesday.
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Jun 10, 2001

Teaching Tokyo how to be cool

Bar Kitsune is a phenomenon. It is the brainchild of Production Company, an Osaka-based outfit that decided to sneak up the Tokaido and infiltrate Tokyo's nightlife. The company's success with home-turf projects like Under Lounge, one of Osaka's most happening clubs, gave it the confidence to tackle...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Nippon Paint finds pollutants at Osaka plant

OSAKA — Nippon Paint Co. said Tuesday it has detected seven contaminants in soil and groundwater at its production facility in Kita Ward, Osaka, that exceed government limits.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2001

MMC to cut up to 1,200 jobs

Struggling automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will introduce an early retirement program to phase out up to 1,200 jobs.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2001

Tokio Marine's group pretax profit surges 58.9%

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. said Tuesday its group pretax profit for the 2000 business year surged 58.9 percent to 85.45 billion yen.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2001

Isuzu to cut jobs, close Kawasaki plant

Isuzu Motors Ltd. announced Monday that its group of companies will cut one-quarter of its 38,000 workforce over three years to help ease its debt burden.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2001

Sea change in Japan's values

Japan is in the midst of change in its social value system.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2001

NTT group's pretax profits tumbled 12% in '00

Declining profits from fixed-line services -- once the mainstay of the telecom sector -- bit into the pretax profits of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone group in fiscal 2000.
JAPAN
May 17, 2001

Toyota's 972 billion yen profit sets Japan corporate record

Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday reported a 22 percent rise in group pretax profit to 972.2 billion yen for the business period that ended in March, the highest ever posted by a Japanese company.
JAPAN
May 12, 2001

Aging workers escape woes with song

Japan's middle-aged corporate warriors, who sustained the nation's postwar era of high economic growth and worked aggressively through the days of the economic bubble, are facing difficulties amid the prolonged economic slump, corporate restructuring and bankruptcies.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Omron unveils earnings targets

KYOTO -- Omron Corp., a major automated control equipment manufacturer, said Thursday it intends to raise return on equity to 10 percent from the current 6.7 percent through sales of 750 billion yen and pretax profits of 80 billion yen by the end of fiscal 2004.

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