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JAPAN
Oct 14, 2005

Japan pitches new Futenma plan

than the U.S. proposal," Nukaga said. However, according to Nukaga, the U.S. side was reluctant to accept the plan since it was proposed in the final stages of negotiations.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2005

New, returning lawmakers step onto Diet's red carpet

Lawmakers elected Sept. 11, some under a cloud of scandal, started their first official duties Wednesday, attending a House of the Representatives special session.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2005

Don Quijote posts net profit, picks new execs

Discount retailer Don Quijote Co. said Friday it posted a 7.16 billion yen net profit for the year through June, marking 15 straight years of earnings growth despite a rash of apparent arson fires that hit the chain late last year, including one that was fatal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2005

Vital need for pediatricians converted pair

Ten years ago, when Dr. Yukari Kato's second child was born seven weeks premature, all she could do was pray he would survive. Happily, after time in a hospital intensive-care unit, he did, and this month he turns 11.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2005

Believe what you will in the new Tibet

BRUSSELS -- Any visit to Tibet is liable to leave you breathless. At Tibetan altitudes, oxygen is only 60 percent of what it is at sea level, with the result that it takes several days to acclimate. Yet it is clear from the start that Tibetan reality, at least on the surface, is very different from its...
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2005

Shiseido plans new cosmetics line

Top Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. will launch its new makeup line Maquillage in August, aiming to chalk up annual sales of 50 billion yen with one of its largest-ever advertising campaigns.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2005

Japanese women's life span at new record 85.59 years

The average life span of Japanese women reached 85.59 years in 2004, the 20th straight year as having the world's highest longevity, according to data for 2004 released by the health ministry Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2005

Japan gives Seoul new envoy but denies gaffe was reason

The government formally appointed veteran diplomat Shotaro Oshima as ambassador to South Korea on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2005

Japan could sell new missiles: Ono

Interceptor missiles that will be jointly developed by Japan and the United States could be offered to third countries, Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2005

IPS exec urges news agencies to find new roles in Internet age

The Internet has upset the monopolies on communication and information traditionally enjoyed by major news organizations, and news agencies must define their roles in this new environment, according to Mario Lubetkin, director general of global news agency Inter Press Service.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2005

Nakasone against building a new war memorial

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone expressed strong opposition Sunday to building a secular memorial to Japan's war dead that political leaders could visit without provoking Asian countries.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2005

New Sony chief looks to go after money-losing operations

New Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer said Thursday that his company will winnow out some unprofitable operations as it tries to turn around its lackluster consumer electronics business.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2005

Canon invests locally with new factory in Oita

Canon Inc. will build a large-scale factory in the city of Oita, where it will manufacture cartridges and ink for use in printers and photocopiers, a Canon spokesman said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2005

Fuji TV to utilize Livedoor LAN under new alliance

Fuji Television Network Inc. has agreed with Livedoor Co. to use the Internet firm's new wireless local area network service as the first deal under their business alliance, sources said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2005

New blood sought to fill worker void

The country needs to foster young workers in the manufacturing sector as a large number of baby boomers will retire in the near future, the government said in a report submitted Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

New weapon wielded in old tomb debate

A law enacted six years ago has given historians a new powerful weapon to challenge a long-held taboo preserved by the Imperial Household Agency: investigating the secrets of ancient emperors' tombs.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2005

Narita offers to cut landing fees by 20% but add new charges

Narita International Airport Corp. said Thursday that it has submitted a proposal to the International Air Transport Association to cut its landing fees by an average of more than 20 percent.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 31, 2005

New Nova hours pose health risk

Nova Corp., Japan's largest employer of foreign nationals, is set to amend its working times from this week, a move which could see thousands of foreign teachers become ineligible for Employees Health Insurance, and save the company as much as 1 billion yen a year in the process.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2005

New law impedes bankruptcy data

Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Wednesday it will substantially cut down its monthly data on corporate bankruptcies due to the new personal information protection law.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2005

Nifco set to build new Thai plant

Industrial plastic parts manufacturer Nifco Inc. said Friday it will build a new plant in Thailand to meet growing orders from Japanese automakers.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2005

New prison to track inmates with IC tags

Japan's first prison operated by the private sector will introduce a surveillance system to track the location of all prisoners via integrated-circuit tags, Justice Ministry officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2005

Metro government's new lender to small firms starts up

ShinGinko Tokyo began operations Friday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2005

New era for depositors

Beginning Friday, in a sure sign of the renewed strength at Japanese banks, the government will reimpose the legal cap on deposit-insurance coverage. Nine years ago, in 1996, that ceiling -- 10 million yen in principal plus interest -- was removed amid widespread concern about banks' ballooning bad debt....

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