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BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2003

Ministry blasts business opposition to carbon tax

A top Environment Ministry official lashed out Thursday at opposition by the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) to a ministry plan to introduce an environmental tax in 2005.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2003

Business leaders welcome inroads by DPJ, urge LDP to focus on economy

Business leaders on Monday cautiously welcomed the electoral inroads made by the Democratic Party of Japan, expressing hope its gains will lead to healthy competition between the ruling and opposition parties.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2003

Economic assessment raised on business confidence boom

The government upgraded its assessment of the economy after business confidence in Japan improved significantly in the July-September period from the previous quarter.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2003

Big business groups expect Cabinet to produce

Leaders of the nation's three major business groups on Monday welcomed the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, expressing their hope for accelerating structural reforms.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2003

Business leaders clash over panel's tax hike proposals

Leaders of two major business lobbies were at odds Tuesday over a tax hike proposal by an advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 23, 2003

Comic culture is serious business

Can anyone be in this country a week and not notice manga -- Japan's unique contribution to comics?
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2003

LDP OKs changes to business laws

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved amendments to the insurance business and securities exchange laws for submission to the Diet.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2003

Business service sector suffered in '02

The stagnant economy continued to deal severe blows to Japan's business service industries in 2002, as exemplified by a 6.5 percent decline in billing at advertising agencies, the first decline in three years.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2003

Economic uncertainty mounting in 2003: business leaders

The leaders of Japan's three most powerful business groups said Monday that the uncertainty over Japan's economy is increasing this year due to the possibility of a U.S.-led war against Iraq, and predicted that annual economic growth will be between zero and nearly 1 percent.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2002

Venture to foster e-business pros

Iwao Nakatani, president of Tama University, and more than 20 information technology-related companies have jointly founded an organization to produce professionals versed in electronic business, founders said.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2002

Business sentiment dips at major firms

Business sentiment at large companies declined slightly for the July-September quarter for the first deterioration in three quarters, according to a quarterly survey the Finance Ministry released Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Business heads offer recovery tips

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- To stay competitive, Japan needs to focus on creating high added-value goods through new technologies and intellectual property, business leaders said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2002

Producer accused of tax evasion

The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has filed a criminal complaint of tax evasion against a well-known television producer and his brother, suspecting them of concealing some 350 million yen in income, sources familiar with the case said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2002

'Sufficient' steel exemptions on way: U.S. business chief

The steel dispute between Japan and the United States will calm down shortly because Washington is expected to exempt more products from its import safeguard tariffs, including those from Japan, the head of the largest business lobby in the United States said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / THE WRITERS' SPIN
May 31, 2002

Keio professor applies soccer tactics to business

Watching World Cup soccer games may give corporate managers a good clue about productive organization. Shunsuke Takahashi, an expert on human resources management, said that in a "soccer style" organization, team members work autonomously and flexibly. Even defenders can take shots on goal.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2002

Japan, U.S. to hold inaugural government-business meet

Japan and the United States on May 10 will hold the inaugural meeting of a government-business forum under a new framework for bilateral economic talks, a U.S. trade official said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2002

Snow Brand announces plan

Snow Brand Milk Products Co., the parent company of scandal-hit Snow Brand Foods Co., announced Thursday an outline of its restructuring plan that includes capital tieups with trading house Itochu Corp. and the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh).
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2002

Kansai business groups look to consolidate efforts

OSAKA -- The three largest Kansai-area business organizations on Monday announced they will study ways to consolidate their efforts but insisted there would be no merger into a single entity.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2002

For FARC rebels, peace is bad for business

LONDON -- "In the next days, we'll know if Colombia is choosing peace or war," said United Nations envoy James LeMoyne as time ran out on last weekend's government ultimatum to the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, with whom President Andres Pastrana has been holding peace talks...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2002

Japan's business leaders see growth elusive in fiscal 2002

The leaders of Japan's four most powerful business groups said Monday that Japan's economy will continue to be sluggish in fiscal 2002, predicting an annual growth rate of between 0.5 percent and a contraction of 1 percent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2001

Forum focuses on English skills in business

Company managers, educators and journalists met Tuesday at a forum in Tokyo to discuss the English language's influence in business, and the possibility of making it an official language in the Japanese corporate world.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Toshiba, NEC report losses for first half of business year

Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. on Friday reported consolidated net losses for the first half of fiscal 2001, hit by the global slump in information technology and the worldwide economic slowdown.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

Alaska pushes business despite slump

Despite Japan's prolonged economic slump, Alaska sees new business opportunities with Japan in natural resources and seafood industries, a representative of the state said in Tokyo on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 21, 2001

Koizumi's unfinished business

HONOLULU -- Last week was rough for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. The last thing he wants to do now is revisit the Yasukuni Shrine question, but there is unfinished business that he must attend to.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2001

Stock market slump drives business confidence down further

Business confidence deteriorated further in the April-June period from the previous quarter to its lowest level in 21/2 years, mainly on a continued decline in stock prices and exports, the government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2001

Koizumi's son to enter show business

The eldest son of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi intends to debut in show business, joining an entertainment production company, industry sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2001

Economy downgraded for fifth month

The economy is deteriorating and may be slipping into recession due to sluggish personal consumption and business investment, the government said Thursday, downgrading its assessment for the fifth straight month.
BUSINESS
May 15, 2001

Amazon, Signature Financial denied business model patents

The Patent Office under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has notified two U.S. companies that their applications for business model patents will be declined, government sources said Monday.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Feb 8, 2001

With Cabinet approved, Bush gets down to business

WASHINGTON -- George W. Bush is off to a good and fast start. In his first days as U.S. president, he has begun to soften his relationships with his adversaries, organize his control over the vast bureaucracy of the federal government, initiate innovative programs and promote his promised legislative...
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa approaches eastern Japan
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa is expected to pass east of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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