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JAPAN
Jun 26, 2009

Google should help make copyright agency: lawyer

Google Inc. should help create a Japan-based copyright dispute settlement agency over Japanese books the firm has scanned as part of its massive online library project, a lawyer representing 182 authors in Japan said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2009

Farm consultant cultivates seeds of opportunity

The ranks of farmers, crop acreage and yields are all shrinking and Japan's food self-sufficiency rate remains one of the lowest among major developed nations.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jun 22, 2009

Stakeholder rethink in order as dust settles from GM's collapse

General Motors Corp., which until several years ago led not only the U.S. economy but the global economy as the world's largest automaker, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, concluding a corporate history that spanned more than a century.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 21, 2009

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BUSINESS / Q&A
Jun 20, 2009

List of goods qualified for Eco-points now out

The government revealed a list of products and services Friday that can be exchanged for Eco-points, a type of currency to stimulate consumption and promote use of energy-efficient goods.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2009

Dentsu's Mataki new IAA president

The Japan Chapter of the International Advertising Association has appointed Tateo Mataki, chairman and chief executive officer of Dentsu Inc., as its new president, succeeding Toshiaki Ogasawara, publisher of The Japan Times.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2009

Toyota may shift Prius output to NUMMI

Toyota Motor Corp., after shelving plans to build Prius hatchbacks at a factory in Mississippi, is considering making the hybrid at a California plant shared with General Motors Corp., two sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / GLOBAL ECONOMY SYMPOSIUM
Jun 17, 2009

Japan Inc. must adapt to survive post-crisis global competition

In the post-financial crisis world economic landscape, people are increasingly turning to emerging markets as the new engine of global growth. But are Japanese companies ready to compete in the changing environment?
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2009

Kansai Electric to boost investment in uranium mines

Kansai Electric Power Co., the utility most reliant on atomic power, aims to increase investments in uranium mines as competition for the resource intensifies, its president said in a recent interview.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2009

Public pension fund may sell bonds

The public pension fund may sell Japanese government bonds this year to cover payments to retirees.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2009

Honda looks to raise ¥100 billion for loans

Honda Motor Co., the nation's second-largest carmaker, may raise about ¥100 billion by selling asset-backed securities or commercial paper to fund car loans as it expects demand to recover later this year.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2009

BAE pitching Typhoon as F-22 eludes

Japan should consider adopting the Eurofighter Typhoon as its next mainstay fighter jet even if the U.S. lifts its ban on exporting the stealthy F-22 Raptor, representatives of a U.K.-based defense and aerospace company said Thursday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2009

Argentine wins poster contest

An Argentine university student has won the Global Student Poster Competition for raising public awareness of climate change, its organizers said.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2009

Penalties urged for opaque capital-raising moves

Japan should enhance corporate governance standards by penalizing publicly listed companies that fail to be transparent when they raise capital, a government research committee said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2009

Vaccine strategy poses serious quandary

The swine flu panic has waned in the past few weeks and authorities are breathing a sigh of relief, but some medical experts say the government has been slow to prepare for a possible second outbreak this fall.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2009

Honda takes on Suzuki's small cars in India

Honda Motor Co. has introduced its first small car in India to reverse a slump in sales and challenge the dominance of Suzuki Motor Corp. in a country where most people drive hatchbacks.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan