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BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2011

Toyota sets profit goal of ¥1 trillion

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said Wednesday the auto giant aims to earn more than ¥1 trillion in group operating profit as soon as possible as it tries to rebound from a record loss two years ago when it was hit by the global economic downturn and massive recalls.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2011

Megmilk soars on takeover rumor

Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Japan's third-largest milk producer, surged by a record in Tokyo trading Monday on speculation China's Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. may buy a stake. Megmilk said it isn't in talks with Wahaha.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2011

Nomura names first female CFO

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, named Junko Nakagawa as the company's first-ever female chief financial officer, replacing Masafumi Nakada.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2011

English big business, and growing

When it comes to preparing for the April launch of compulsory English classes in elementary schools, the private sector appears to have a clear lead over public school teachers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 26, 2011

Car-sharing catching on in Tokai

Car-sharing services that rent vehicles to registered users by the hour have been growing in popularity, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area. But three major companies, Orix Auto Co., Park 24 Co. and Meitetsu Kyosho Ltd., are now expanding such services in the Tokai region.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 25, 2011

Western Union charges into the money transfer breach

After a new law governing foreign currency exchange takes effect in Japan, Western Union is first through the door.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2011

Fast Retailing partners with UNHCR to clothe refugees

Fast Retailing Co. and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced Wednesday they have established a partnership to assist refugees and displaced people around the world through the distribution of recycled Uniqlo clothing.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2011

Toyota to build hybrid in Miyagi

Toyota Motor Corp. will build a new compact hybrid model at a plant in Miyagi Prefecture as it reorganizes domestic production, a source familiar with the company's plans said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Feb 6, 2011

Yang Sok Gil: Writing about wrongs at home and abroad

Yang Sok Gil is renowned for his novels describing, with remarkable humanity and humor, people's wanton desires and the problems they cause, often from the viewpoint of minorities in Japan or elsewhere.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2011

Sony profit falls 8.6% on strong yen

Sony Corp.'s quarterly profit dropped 8.6 percent as a strong yen and falling TV prices erased the boost the electronics and entertainment company got from its hit movie "The Social Network."
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2011

JBIC ante for Vietnam refinery eyed

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Japan's third-largest refiner by capacity, plans to approach the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for financing to fund a $5.8 billion refinery in Vietnam.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2011

Risk of Algerian default puts builders in CDS bind

Two of the nation's biggest construction companies are learning the risks of expanding in developing markets to offset dwindling domestic demand, credit default swap prices show.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2011

Worse rare earth shortages 'yet to come'

Trade statistics have revealed the country's import of rare earth minerals from China surged by more than 50 percent in the January-November period last year from the same period in 2009 — even though it plunged by two-thirds in the October-November period due to export restrictions by Beijing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jan 26, 2011

Sony's 3-D Bloggie and Casio's TRYX bring innovation and lower prices to pocket camcorders

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 was held in Las Vegas earlier this month, and as always every major tech company in the world brought their latest and greatest products.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2011

Mobile slump hits KDDI 3Q profit

KDDI Corp., the second-largest cell phone operator, said Monday that third-quarter profit fell as a slump in its wireless business offset improved earnings from fixed line service.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2011

Nintendo chief sees 'rocket start'

Nintendo Co.'s president predicted a "rocket start" to U.S. sales of the 3DS hand-held game machine, boosted by the device's high-definition graphics and titles showcasing its features.
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jan 19, 2011

Japanese Web outlook and predictions for 2011

Last year saw many changes for Japanese Internet users as people began to shift from Japanese social networks to international ones, and from regular cellphones to smart phones. The international influence was felt in other web-based areas too. So what can we expect for 2011?
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 19, 2011

Orix seeks 10% profit on equity by 2014

Financial services firm Orix Corp. is targeting a 10 percent return on equity in three years and a gradual increase in payments to shareholders, after cutting its dividend by 71 percent in the wake of the credit crisis.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2011

Vending machines to offer gold

Makishi Rokugawa says he is installing the first gold vending machines in central Tokyo so consumers can invest in "something real."
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China and Russia start joint military drills in Sea of Japan
Russian and Chinese naval officers take part in a ceremony Thursday ahead of the start of joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, following the arrival of Chinese military vessels in Vladivostok, Russia.
Kamchatka quake may have awakened volcano dormant for 600 years, Russia says
Kamchatka. Krasheninnikov Bay
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
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.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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