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BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2011

Panasonic forecasts 59% profit plunge for full year

Panasonic Corp. forecast full-year profit will tumble 59 percent this fiscal year after the March 11 earthquake disrupted factories and suppliers.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2011

Tepco begins work to clean coolant water

Tokyo Electric Power Co. confirmed Friday that the treatment facility to clean highly radioactive water accumulating at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant started full-scale operations at 8 p.m.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2011

Foreign investors bearish on property since quake

Global investors, who favored Japanese real estate earlier this year, are holding off investments following the March 11 calamity and nuclear crisis, according to CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2011

ANI gives Mitsubishi third jet order

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has won its third customer for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, with ANI Group Holdings Ltd. ordering five planes.
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2011

Fed clears MUFG's Morgan stake

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.'s plan to take a stake in Morgan Stanley of as much as 24.9 percent won Federal Reserve approval, paving the way for a planned conversion of its preferred shares.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2011

Economy hits political faults

Naoto Kan's departure as Japan's prime minister looks to be as messy and wretched as his uncomfortable time in the job.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2011

Sentiment plunges among producers

The nation's largest manufacturers were pessimistic about business prospects for a third consecutive quarter after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami caused power shortages and disrupted supply chains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2011

Shipyards beat rivals in fuel-saving

Japanese shipbuilders, leapfrogged by South Korean and Chinese yards in an industry they once dominated, are counting on fuel-saving technology to help them overcome the stronger yen and high wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2011

New media keep old media honest

Ssecond of Two Parts
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2011

Bond yields to rise from '15: SMBC

Japan faces the rising risk of surging bond yields in the decade from 2015, according to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2011

Video-sharing website sparks Net revolution

When you get down to it, the Nico Nico Douga website is just a combination of videos and text comments about them.
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2011

Goldman Sachs: Japan stocks to beat Asian peers

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says most investors are betting Japanese stocks will outperform their Asian peers as a weaker yen and the prospect of policy stimulus in the wake of the March earthquake and tsunami boost confidence.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2011

Thailand Inc. versus Thaksin

Thailand is preparing to go to the polls on July 3 in an election that is supposed to mark the restoration of full democracy to the country, one of the liveliest, best-endowed and most promising countries in Asia. But the way the campaign is going, the chances are that Thailand will face another coup...
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2011

Aid group calls for more vaccines

The head of a Geneva-based aid group on funding vaccinations in developing countries urged Japan on Friday to make larger financial contributions to saving children's lives in disease-stricken parts of the world.

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?