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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2009

Toyota debuts new Prius hybrid

Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday launched its much-awaited new Prius gasoline-electric hybrid to face off against rival Honda Motor Co.'s Insight hybrid released in February.
BUSINESS
May 16, 2009

Panasonic joins list of makers in red

Panasonic Corp. said Friday it logged a ¥378.96 billion group net loss for the business year that ended in March, drowning in red ink for the first time in six years due to rapidly slowing worldwide demand and the yen's rise against other major currencies.
BUSINESS
May 16, 2009

Japan Tobacco sees gain in Russia

LONDON (Bloomberg) Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday Russian sales are rising as taxes force up the prices of budget competitors to its Winston and LD brands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2009

Female execs take up challenge

In a country where business executive ranks still find few women, some 360 female corporate presidents gathered Tuesday night in Tokyo, vowing to become the driving force lifting the country out of its worst downturn in decades.
LIFE / Style & Design
May 10, 2009

Fundoshi: undercover revolution

Loincloths called fundoshi have been the traditional underwear for Japanese men since ancient times, and though most now wear Western-style undershorts, they still don fundoshi at such events as local street festivals and to engage in sumo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2009

Speculators turn to shaky Iraqi currency

For Daisuke Taniguchi, the Iraqi dinar is like a lottery ticket. At least that's the way he advertises his sales of the currency.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2009

Nissan, Penske said eyeing Saturn venture

Nissan Motor Co. may join a venture with U.S. retailer Penske Automotive Group Inc. and General Motors Corp.'s Saturn car brand, two sources said.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 3, 2009

It's tough times for type — but too soon to write off newspapers yet

Back in the early 1990s, my wife, children and I were visiting my in-laws when one of my daughters, then aged 6, pointed to something on the table and exclaimed, "Daddy, what's that?"
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2009

Ueno looks to shoebills as saviors

Shoebills, native to Africa, were first brought to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo in 2002. Although they resemble Big Bird of "Sesame Street" fame, with their exaggerated beaks and chopstick legs, their eyes are anything but friendly.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2009

Mitsubishi Estate sees profit halve

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Japan's second-largest developer, said Thursday its full-year profit fell 48 percent, more than expected, as the deepening recession sapped demand for condominiums.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2009

Demand off, Sharp loss at ¥126 billion

Electronics maker Sharp Corp. said Monday that it suffered an annual net loss of ¥125.8 billion due to declining demand and increasing competition amid a global economic slump.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2009

¥11 trillion in new JGBs due: Yosano

The government will sell ¥10.8 trillion in additional new bonds this fiscal year to pay for Prime Minister Taro Aso's record stimulus package, Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2009

Hino loss grows on pension changes

Hino Motors Ltd., the nation's largest maker of heavy-duty trucks, had a wider-than-expected annual loss because of falling sales and one-time costs from a change in its pension system.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2009

Hitachi sets ¥100 billion battery goal

Hitachi Ltd. forecast its sales of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid cars will reach ¥100 billion in the year ending in March 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2009

'Departures' passes ¥6 billion mark but Takita disappointed by pace

The Oscar-winning movie "Okuribito" ("Departures") passed ¥6 billion in sales over the weekend after pulling in an estimated 5.25 million viewers, producer and distributor Shochiku Co. said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2009

Nomura cuts 50 banking jobs outside Japan

Nomura Holdings Inc. cut 50 investment banking jobs in Asia outside its home market as the recession crimps revenue from advising on stock sales and mergers, a company official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2009

Japan Web site a life-time labor of love

When Stefan Schauwecker first launched japan-guide.com in 1996 while still a student in Canada, the Web site only featured an A to Z section on Japanese culture — "just a basic intro to Japan, a guide to look up cultural stuff and a little bit of history," the Swiss native recalled.

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