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BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Uniden establishes new unit in U.S.

Telecom equipment manufacturer Uniden Corp. said Thursday it has set up a new company in the United States to sell phones for business use.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2001

Economic outlook uncertain: Conference Board

The economic outlook will remain uncertain for months to come, according to a set of economic indexes released Monday by an influential U.S. business research group.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2001

IHI, Voith to form paper machine venture

said Tuesday that it will set up a joint venture with German paper machine manufacturer Voith Paper Holding GmbH next Monday for the design and installation of paper manufacturing equipment in Japan. To be capitalized at 490 million yen and headquartered in Tokyo, Voith IHI Paper Technology will be owned...
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2001

Nonbank lenders join forces to enter 'shoko' market

Consumer financing firm Acom Co., Softbank Finance Corp. and nonbank lender Nissin Co. said Tuesday they have basically agreed to cooperate in the "shoko" collateral-free, high-interest loan business.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2001

NEC in chip deal with U.S. firms

NEC Corp. said Monday it has agreed with three U.S. semiconductor manufacturers to jointly develop Quad Data Rate static random access memories, high-speed memory chips for network equipment.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2001

Magnet find opens IT possibilities

Japanese scientists have discovered a new type of transparent magnet with the same properties as a permanent magnet that could increase the versatility of information technology, according to the U.S. journal Science.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2001

Kobe Steel, U.S. Steel agree on joint R&D work

Kobe Steel Ltd. on Tuesday said it has reached an agreement with U.S. Steel Group to jointly research and develop high-tensile steel sheets used for automobiles.
CULTURE / Art
Dec 30, 2000

'Discovering' Heinrich Vogeler

With most Tokyo galleries closed during the New Year's break, it can be difficult to find an interesting contemporary art show in the city.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2000

Cerberus to waive most of credits owed by Dia

U.S. investment fund Cerberus Asia Capital Management LLC has agreed to waive claims on 17 billion yen of its 23 billion yen in credits to Dia Kensetsu Co., the nation's second-largest condominium builder, it was announced Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 19, 2000

Program laying groundwork to conserve rivers and trails

John Monroe jokingly refers to himself as a "conservation venture capitalist." Unlike most investment bankers, however, Monroe is investing for the long term.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2000

Toshiba, Tessera sign licensing deal

Toshiba Corp. and Tessera Inc., a leading provider and licenser of chip-scale packaging technology based in San Jose, Calif., said Wednesday they have signed a technology licensing agreement.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2000

Nikkei index to replace six of its issues

Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc., which controls and operates the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, said Friday it will replace six of the issues in the benchmark index later this month and in early October.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2000

U.S. firm to start bid for Nissan affiliate today

U.S. auto parts maker Johnson Controls Inc. will launch a tender offer today for all outstanding shares in Ikeda Bussan Co., a major auto-seat maker affiliated with Nissan Motor Co.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 17, 2000

Sculptures that capture the mysterious rhythms of nature

The press release for the sculptor Susumu Shingu's "Wind Caravan" project opens charmingly with a quote from Christina Rossetti: "Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I, but when the trees bow down their heads, the wind is blowing by."
JAPAN
May 23, 2000

Ishihara's support for Lee visit sought

TAIPEI -- Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian on Monday asked Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara to support a visit to Japan by former President Lee Teng-hui, according to officials of the Presidential Office.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2000

U.S. sues to shut down incinerators

The United States on Monday filed a civil suit against a waste disposal company near the U.S. Naval Air Facility in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, seeking immediate suspension of the firm's incinerator operations, according to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2000

Police laxity in Niigata inexcusable, Obuchi says

(Kyodo) The new chief of the Niigata Prefectural Police took office Tuesday, replacing a disgraced Koji Kobayashi who failed to interrupt a drinking and mah-jongg session upon reports a girl missing for nine years had been found.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / GETTING THINGS DONE
Nov 3, 1999

For better or worse

November? Already? How different it is for little kids who think there is a generation between one Christmas and another. November is a stepping stone to the yearend holiday celebration, which this year will have both special meaning and reasons for concern. Regardless of assurances, people wonder what...
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
May 19, 1999

Back bayous of the Danube Delta

Adrift on a boat, with a wall of freshly leafed willows passing steadily on each side, I could not help thinking of Ratty and Mole's adventures on the river in "The Wind in the Willows." There were fresh mole hills to be found on the banks, and here and there holes in the riverbanks that might just have...
JAPAN
Jan 19, 1999

Mitsui, Chuo Trust plan biggest trust bank in 2000

Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. and Chuo Trust & Banking Co. announced Tuesday that they have reached basic agreement to merge in April 2000 to become the nation's biggest trust bank with a combined capital of more than 40 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1997

Fortune names Sony chief Idei as Asia's top executive

U.S. business magazine Fortune has announced that Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei has been chosen as its first Businessman of the Year in Asia.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jun 20, 2023

Japan Times Destination Restaurantsが 今年の受賞レストランを発表
2023年 Restaurant of the Year は「HAGI」（福島県）に決定

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区　代表取締役会長兼社長　末松弥奈子）は第3回 Japan Times Destination Restaurants の受賞レストランを発表しました。
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2023

McDonald's Japan hikes prices at inner city branches as costs bite

The price increases at 184 city center branches, equivalent to about 6% of its 3,000 stores, will start on July 19.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2023

Austria foils pride parade attack, officials say

The men planning the Vienna's pride parade attack are suspected of being Islamic State sympathizers, according to Austria's domestic intelligence agency.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.
In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries
China's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide held its award ceremony overseas for the first time, picking the dining capital of Singapore to promote its brand to an international audience.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of the Uotsuri islet, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.

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