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BUSINESS
May 20, 2005

Daikyo sees red after following state-backed reconstruction

Struggling condominium builder Daikyo Inc. said Thursday it fell into the red in the business year that ended March 31, affected by its withdrawal from noncore businesses under a state-backed reconstruction plan.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2005

Toyota probes Prius woes in U.S.

Toyota is investigating complaints that its Prius hybrid cars are stalling in the United States, company officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2005

Suzuki unveils new, roomier Escudo SUV

Suzuki Motor Corp. unveiled its fully remodeled Escudo compact sport utility vehicle for the domestic market Monday, hoping the new addition will boost sales of compact cars.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2005

Sankyo president defends price of acquiring Daiichi

Brushing aside shareholder opposition, Sankyo Co. President Takashi Shoda on Friday defended his firm's decision to acquire Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2005

Chairman quits but JAL is back in black

Japan Airlines Corp. said Monday that Isao Kaneko will resign as both chairman and board member at the end of this month and become an adviser to the company.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2005

McDonald's profit rockets 79%

McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan said Monday its operating profit for the first quarter jumped 79 percent to 3.01 billion yen, as it lured back customers by opening many outlets earlier and making operational improvements.
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2005

Fishing for sustainable profits

The good news for Japan's fisheries is that some of its products enjoy growing demand abroad, particularly in some parts of Asia. This year's government white paper on fisheries stresses the importance of developing overseas markets and highlights a variety of export-oriented initiatives across the country....
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2005

Electronics makers lost billions on price falls in '04

Major electronics makers lost hundreds of billions of yen in potential profits due to rapidly falling prices in fiscal 2004, and they expect the trend to continue in the current fiscal year.
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2005

JVC targets 500 jobs in accelerated structural reform

Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. plans to cull 500 people from its 7,400-strong workforce during fiscal 2005 in an effort to accelerate structural reform, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2005

Hostile rallies put companies on edge

Japanese firms doing business with China are taking precautionary measures following a raft of violent anti-Japanese rallies there over the weekend.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Apr 8, 2005

A new cellarful of tipples

The dot-com era saw an unfortunate number of foreign wine promoters descend on Japan. They were armed with snappy Powerpoint presentations and talk of quick riches, but their only apparent success was in relieving investors of their excess cash before moving on.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2005

LCD TVs said on top; Matsushita wary

Liquid-crystal display televisions outdid plasma TVs in Japan's large flat-screen TV market in February for the first time, a market survey agency announced Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2005

Mac back on the attack with wide price cuts, growth plans

McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. unveiled a new menu Thursday that cut prices for many of its core products.
COMMENTARY
Mar 5, 2005

India's new double standard

NEW DELHI -- The growing warmth in U.S.-Indian relations is getting strangely reflected in India's adoption of U.S.-style dual standards on democracy.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2005

Warm winter bites Fast Retailing

Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain, said Wednesday that due to the warm winter it has cut its net profit forecast by 10 percent to 36.81 billion yen for the year through August.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 1, 2005

Who do you think will take control of Nippon Broadcasting?

Masanori Wakabayashi Sales, 35 It depends on Lehman Brothers. I think Livedoor should win, but the government might help Fuji because they're worried about American hostile takeovers.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2005

Moment of reckoning for the alliance

When U.S. President George W. Bush began his second term, he said fixing relations with Europe would top his diplomatic agenda. A fence-mending trip to Europe has revealed how hard that will be. Both the United States and Europe must decide the purpose of their relationship and whether the trans-Atlantic...
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2005

Sankyo, Daiichi Pharmaceutical to merge in October

Sankyo Co. and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday they have reached a basic agreement to integrate their business operations in October, creating Japan's second-largest drugmaker.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2005

FSA suspends Meiji Yasuda Life

The Financial Services Agency ordered Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. on Friday to suspend part of its life insurance solicitation business for two weeks due to illegal sales practices, FSA officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2005

Top three automakers hiked output in January

Japan's top three automakers -- Toyota, Nissan and Honda -- boosted global output in January due to strong sales in overseas and domestic markets, but Mazda and Mitsubishi Motors trimmed production, the companies said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2005

Economy holds steady but spending loses steam

The government left its assessment of the economy unchanged in a monthly report released Tuesday but said personal spending has lost steam due to sluggish sales of winter clothes and rising vegetable prices.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2005

FSA to discipline Meiji Yasuda

The Financial Services Agency plans to order Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. later this month to suspend part of its business activities for about two weeks over alleged illegal sales practices, FSA sources said Friday.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb