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BUSINESS
May 3, 2008

DoCoMo to sell first bonds in five years

NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to sell about ¥100 billion of bonds in its first issuance in five years, to fund dividend payments and share buybacks.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2008

JT expects loss from 'gyoza' aftermath

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday it expects group operating profit for the business year to March 2009 to fall 27.8 percent from a year earlier to ¥311 billion because of the lingering impact of the tainted Chinese dumplings scare.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2008

Softbank eyes 40% stake in Chinese SNS Oak Pacific

Softbank Corp. plans to take control of Chinese Internet firm Oak Pacific Interactive by buying a 40 percent stake for about ¥40 billion by 2011 in a bid to expand its Internet business in China.
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Apr 30, 2008

Say it with a picture, then share it wirelessly

Durable digital Ricoh has a habit of coming up with its own smart ideas as to what a camera should offer. Its latest bit of creativity is the G600, which intends to make its name for being water- and dust-resistant, not to mention possessing exceptional toughness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Apr 29, 2008

Seller of educational toys finds a niche

With relatively few parks to run around in, many children spend long hours either at cram schools or playing their hand-held game consoles.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2008

Wealth fund should promote development, Yamamoto says

A Japanese sovereign wealth fund should invest in projects that promote global development as well as provide returns, according to former financial services minister Yuji Yamamoto.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2008

Subprime woes send Nomura to ¥67.8 billion loss

Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday it booked a group net loss of ¥67.8 billion in the business year ended in March due to losses related to U.S. subprime mortgage loans and falling stock prices.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2008

Core inflation rose 1.2% in March

Japan's consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in a decade in March as companies foisted higher costs of energy and grains onto households to protect profits.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2008

DoCoMo sees discounts slowing profit growth

NTT DoCoMo Inc. forecast Friday that its profit will rise 2.4 percent this business year, falling short of analysts' estimates, because a discount-calling plan will cut into sales.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2008

KDDI posts 16% profit rise for '07 but looks vulnerable

KDDI Corp., Japan's second-biggest mobile phone operator, said Thursday that operating profit for the year ended March 31 rose 16.2 percent to ¥400.5 billion as it continued to add new subscribers.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2008

Canon to cut profit, sales forecasts

Canon Inc. said Thursday that it will reduce its full-year profit and sales predictions because a stronger yen has eroded the value of its exports.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2008

Aozora's full-year profit plunges 94% on credit-market setbacks

Aozora Bank Ltd. said Wednesday its full-year profit plunged 94 percent as credit-market losses swelled.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2008

Steel sheet prices set to rise again

Nippon Steel Corp. and JFE Holdings Inc. will raise wholesale prices for steel sheets by 10 percent as early as June, according to three metal traders familiar with price talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2008

Bilateral ties hinge on young: Lee

The future appears to be the key theme South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has chosen to stress during his first trip to Japan since his inauguration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2008

Industry chiefs to G8: Forge fair emissions goals

Business leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations called on G8 member nations Thursday to create a post-Kyoto Protocol framework that is fair and impartial to all major emitters.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2008

To survive, companies need a conscience

It's time for Japanese companies to review their profit-driven culture and think about the meaning of being truly accepted by consumers and society, according to a public policy expert and former vice governor of Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2008

Ailing Hitachi subsidiary spurns U.S. fund's offer

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based hard-disk drive subsidiary of electronics giant Hitachi Ltd., said Thursday it will rebuild its business on its own, denying rumors it will sell part of its shares to U.S. investment fund Silver Lake Partners.

Longform

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