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BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2008

Nomura's online trading system fails

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest securities firm, said Wednesday a technical failure prevented individual customers from trading securities on its online trading system.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Mar 4, 2008

Dusting off the A-word

Causes are what activists take up as a matter of course. But in Japan, just doing that is a challenge, given the general aversion towards activism here.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2008

Aeon looks to raise stake in drugstore chain CFS

Supermarket chain Aeon Corp. said Monday it may raise its stake in CFS Corp. after it blocked a takeover of the drugstore chain six weeks ago.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2008

Nikkei falls 4.5% as dollar tests under ¥103

The Nikkei stock average plunged below the key 13,000 line Monday amid the dollar's sharp dive below ¥103 and speculation that the U.S. is poised to enter a recession.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2008

Takefuji warns of ¥30 billion loss

Takefuji Corp. said Monday it may lose as much as ¥30 billion on derivatives transactions arranged by Merrill Lynch & Co., becoming the first Japanese consumer lender struck by the global credit-market rout.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2008

Robots in all walks of life? Matter of time

At the Meiji University lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2008

JAL to raise ¥151 billion by selling preferred shares

Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday it plans to raise ¥151.5 billion in capital by selling preferred shares to 14 creditors and business partners to reinforce its financial strength and further improve profitability.
BUSINESS
Feb 29, 2008

Cap on foreign holdings in airports to be dropped

The government will scrap a clause aimed at capping foreign ownership of operators of the country's major airports from its draft bill to revise the airport law and submit it to the current Diet session, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 29, 2008

Smoking ban elusive despite WHO warning

The World Health Organization issued a report in February on the global tobacco epidemic, urging countries to enforce effective smoking bans in public places.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2008

Building a stronger alliance

Japanese and U.S. military professionals are building upon their partnership to collaboratively respond to unpredictable security challenges that can lead to instability in Asia and the world. U.S. forces remain deeply committed to the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance and being sincere, credible partners...
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2008

Horie's appeal starts at Tokyo High Court

The counsel for Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie pleaded not guilty to charges of accounting fraud Friday as Horie's Tokyo High Court appeal trial began.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2008

LPG merger eyed to boost competitiveness

Japan Energy Corp., the oil refining unit of Nippon Mining Holdings Inc., said Thursday it is holding talks with Osaka Gas Co. and Itochu Corp. to combine their liquefied petroleum gas businesses.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 21, 2008

Final eight participants join defending champion Japan in '09 WBC field

The field for the next edition of the World Baseball Classic has been set.

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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