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BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2009

Kansai business leaders decry job cuts, call for social duty

Amid the deepening economic gloom and growing layoffs at home and abroad, corporate and government leaders in the Kansai region gathered Thursday in Kyoto for an annual two-day seminar on economic, political and social issues.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2009

U.S. business envoy warns against protectionism amid economic woes

Japan should steer clear of protectionism and use its extraordinary wealth to stimulate its economy and become a much larger player in the global trading system, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday in Tokyo.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 20, 2008

Ashley proves business success irrelevant in soccer

LONDON — In the 1956 autobiography of former Newcastle striker Len Shackleton, one chapter was entitled "The Average Director's Knowledge Of Football."
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2008

Kirin to buy Aussie dairy business

Kirin Holdings Co Ltd. said Monday it has agreed to buy Dairy Farmers for 910 million Australian dollars (¥88.5 billion) in cash and assumed debt to extend its position as Australia's largest seller of fresh milk.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2008

Is China's Tibet policy bad for business?

PRAGUE — When a Chinese government security official recently accused followers of the Dalai Lama of organizing suicide attacks — merely the most extreme of a barrage of allegations against the "Dalai clique" — it was as though the Cultural Revolution were still raging. Indeed, particularly where...
BUSINESS
May 14, 2008

Nissan business strategy aims high and low

Outlining key pillars of its business strategy for the years to come, Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it aims to become an industry leader in zero-emission vehicles and to cultivate emerging markets with low-cost cars.
Japan Times
LIFE / COSPLAY CULTURE
Mar 9, 2008

Business booms as Japanese subculture soars

The last two decades have seen kosupure ("cosplay," or "costume play") blossoming from being a local Japanese subculture to a thriving worldwide trend — and business.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2008

Japan losing place on world stage, business leaders warn

KYOTO — Kansai's annual gathering of business leaders closed Friday in Kyoto, wrapping up two days of warnings that Japan is losing its place on the world stage due to the country's political situation and because its people have become too inward-looking.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2007

Principal draws on his business savvy to run school

First of three parts Kazuhiro Fujihara had a long career at major publisher Recruit Co. launching businesses, including setting up a firm that makes trading cards for the popular cartoon character Pokemon and launching a magazine in 1995 aimed at buyers and sellers of used goods.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2005

'Tankan' finds broad improvement in business confidence

Companies turned more optimistic in December amid improved exports and firm domestic consumption, demonstrating that the economy is continuing its gradual upswing, according to the Bank of Japan's "tankan" quarterly business survey released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2005

Tougher adult business law takes effect May 1

The revised adult entertainment control law will go into force May 1 featuring measures designed to crack down on human trafficking, the government decided Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2005

Goldman to invest 25 billion yen in eAccess' cell phone business

U.S.-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will invest some 25 billion yen in eMobile Ltd., the cell phone unit of Japanese broadband services firm eAccess Ltd., the cell phone company said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2005

Business confidence crumbled last quarter

Business confidence at Japan's large manufacturers deteriorated sharply in the January-March quarter.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2005

Takenaka envisions loan business for privatized Japan Post

The company that will take over the state-backed Japan Post's postal savings operations when the system is privatized is expected to enter the loan business, according to postal privatization minister Heizo Takenaka.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2005

Kyoto pact draws mixed views from business chiefs

Japanese business leaders urged the government Wednesday to work hard to make the Kyoto Protocol, which took effect Wednesday, an effective international treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2004

Chief Yasukuni priest brings business savvy to shrine

At one time, Toshiaki Nambu was just an ordinary employee at Dentsu Inc., the nation's top advertising agency, working with such clients as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Dec 20, 2004

Chief Yasukuni priest brings business savvy to shrine

At one time, Toshiaki Nambu was just an ordinary employee at Dentsu Inc., the nation's top advertising agency, working with such clients as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2004

Bank of China deal widens JCB credit card business

JCB Co. has signed a deal with the Bank of China to jointly issue credit cards in China, becoming the first Japanese company to enter the Chinese credit card business, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2004

Business leaders express concern about deflation despite GDP growth

Business leaders voiced concern Tuesday about the deflationary state of the economy, despite the government's announcement earlier in the day that it grew for the eighth straight quarter in the January-March period.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2004

AOL Japan to transfer Net business to eAccess

America Online Inc. of the United States will effectively withdraw from Internet connection services in Japan as its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary decided to turn over its business to a Tokyo firm, the subsidiary said Monday.
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

More universities offering internships in business field

University graduates are finding it hard to get jobs despite the much-vaunted economic upturn, so the schools are promoting business internships in an effort to help them get started on their careers.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2004

Instability hampers assistance, business

Whenever the government or Diet discusses the security situation in Iraq, it is usually related to the safety of the Ground Self-Defense Force troops deployed to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2004

FSA to allow registered companies to enter trust business

The Financial Services Agency plans to allow individuals and nonfinancial firms to register to set up trust companies with limited operations.
COMMUNITY
Jan 10, 2004

Buddha, Shinto artifacts make great new business

Having purchased a figuratively decorated enameled wall vase before Christmas for my daughter in Toronto, but not quite sure what I'd got, I headed for the home of Byron Monasmith in Tokyo's Shinanomachi.

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