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CULTURE / Music
May 16, 2004

Avril under the skin of consumers

Walking out of Shibuya Station on May 12, you couldn't help but be aware that Avril Lavigne's second album, "Under My Skin," had just gone on sale. There she was, belting out her new single, "Don't Tell Me," up there on the big screen above the 109 Building. Tsutaya had a booth set up with Avril's kohl-eyed...
BUSINESS
May 15, 2004

NTT logs record profit; outlook seems less rosy

NTT Corp. said Friday its net profit jumped 2.8-fold to a record 643.86 billion yen for the year through March, helped by strong earnings at its mobile phone unit, NTT DoCoMo Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2004

Fate of luxury sedan market reflects changing face of society

Popular cars may be a reflection of social values, and if so, the waning popularity of Japanese luxury sedans -- once a salaryman status symbol -- indicates values are shifting.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2004

Bandai net profit hits record 14.2 billion yen

Bandai Co. said Tuesday its net profit rose 12 percent to a record 14.21 billion yen for the year through March, with Power Rangers characters enjoying strong popularity overseas.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2004

Daiei links up with other businesses to target niche customers

Daiei Inc. is collaborating with other businesses for the sake of its survival after nearly collapsing three years ago.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2004

IRCJ starts up ailing Kanebo's cosmetics branch

Ailing Kanebo Ltd.'s mainstay cosmetics business began operations Friday under the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan to pay off the group's huge debts.
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

Ministry safety devices come from LDP lawmaker's pal

Ministries exclusively use chemical-substance gauges sold by an acquaintance of a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker in projects aimed at curbing sick building syndrome, according to sources.
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

Ministry safety devices come from LDP lawmaker's pal

Ministries exclusively use chemical-substance gauges sold by an acquaintance of a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker in projects aimed at curbing sick building syndrome, according to sources.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Matsushita turned a profit in 2003; first in three years

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it returned to profit for the first time in three years in fiscal 2003, buoyed by robust sales of plasma display panel TVs and DVD recorders.
JAPAN / POLITICS IN FOCUS
Apr 27, 2004

Firms now balking at political donations

Kenji Watanabe spent the last year preaching and begging business leaders around Fukui Prefecture to donate to the Liberal Democratic Party. He was always received politely, but company presidents kept their wallets closed.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2004

Founder of McDonald's in Japan is dead at 78

Den Fujita, a charismatic businessman who established the McDonald's fast-food chain's Japan presence as well as the country's Toys "R" Us debut, has died of heart failure, a company official said Monday. He was 78.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2004

Investment companies to form tieup

Softbank Investment Corp. and Hong Kong investment company SW Kingsway Capital Holdings Ltd. will set up joint ventures in Japan and Hong Kong in mid-May to help Japanese and Chinese firms advance into Japanese and Hong Kong markets, Softbank Investment said Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2004

Australia works to keep MMC unit open

SYDNEY (Kyodo) Prime Minister John Howard and Industry Minister Ian MacFarlane are in talks with Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to save its South Australian manufacturing plant from closure, a spokeswoman for MacFarlane said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2004

Tsutsumi quits Seibu helm over payoffs

Seibu Railway Co. Chairman Yoshiaki Tsutsumi said Wednesday he will resign over a racketeer payoff scandal involving three company executives.
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2004

FamilyMart's net profit rises 7%

FamilyMart Co. said Tuesday its net profit rose 7 percent to 13.79 billion yen for the year through February, thanks to solid growth in store numbers at home and overseas.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2004

Yoshinoya sees profit slide 34%

Yoshinoya D&C Co. said Friday its sales and profits fell in the year that ended Feb. 29 and it anticipates even steeper declines for the current business year due to the ongoing ban on U.S. beef imports.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2004

Seibu Railway president steps down

Seibu Railway Co. said Thursday that senior managing director Terumasa Koyanagi has been promoted to president, succeeding Hiroyuki Toda, who became a board member to take responsibility for a payoff scandal that erupted last month.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2004

Fujitsu files suit against Samsung

Fujitsu Ltd. said Wednesday it has sued subsidiaries of Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea in Japanese and U.S. courts for infringing on its patents for plasma display panels.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2004

Microsoft raid highlights growing fears

The surprise raid by Japanese antimonopoly authorities on Microsoft Corp.'s Tokyo offices was impeccably timed -- barely a month before the European Union slapped a $613 million fine on the company.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2004

Senior executive of MMC leaves firm under a cloud

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday that Steven Torok, executive vice president in charge of overseas sales, left the company the same day to return to the Chrysler Group.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2004

Mitsui Mutual becomes stock firm

Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Co. converted itself into a stock company Thursday, with the aim of strengthening its management base and increasing its creditworthiness by boosting its fundraising capabilities.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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