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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2007

Japan carmakers find an opening in U.S. market on the skids

LOS ANGELES — High oil prices may be driving down U.S. car sales, but Japanese automakers that depend on the U.S. market for the largest portion of their profits say the adverse conditions could present them with a business opportunity.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2007

Wheat prices may increase 30% in April

Japan, Asia's biggest wheat importer, may increase prices of the grain sold to domestic flour millers by as much as 30 percent from next April after costs surged, a government official said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2007

FSA to scrap barriers to make Tokyo global force

Plans to lower barriers between equity and commodity trading in an effort to win a larger share of global investments for Japan have been disclosed by the Financial Services Agency.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2007

Aeon seeks to block CFS takeover

Aeon Corp., Japan's largest supermarket chain, said Monday it is seeking investor support to block a ¥15 billion takeover of drugstore chain CFS Corp.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2007

Nippon Mining to dig for ore in Chile, Peru

Nippon Mining Holdings Inc., which controls Japan's biggest copper smelter, said it will focus on digging its own ore as supplies remain "tight" and prices "very high."
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2007

TCI latest fund to seek better returns from companies

The Children's Investment Fund Management Ltd., the U.K.-based activist fund with more than $10 billion (¥1.1 trillion) in assets, said it won't let Japanese companies stymie its efforts to boost shareholder value.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2007

HSBC to open seven branches in Japan, hire 270 people

HSBC Holdings PLC said Wednesday it plans to open seven branches and hire 270 people in Japan by the end of 2008.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2007

Biggest milk producers to raise prices next year

Meiji Dairies Corp. and Morinaga Milk Industry Co. will raise milk prices next year for the first time in 30 years as increases in grains, petroleum and other raw materials add to production costs, the companies said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2007

Access to develop software for NTT

Access Co., a maker of mobile phone software, will develop Linux-based applications with NEC Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. for NTT DoCoMo Inc. handsets.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2007

NEC Electronics to make car goods with China FAW

NEC Electronics Corp., Japan's third-biggest semiconductor maker, and China FAW Group Corp. will jointly develop car electronics to meet demand in the world's second-biggest automotive market.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2007

Softbank gains from phone defectors

Softbank Corp., the nation's third-biggest mobile-phone operator, led gains in users who switched carriers in November.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

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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
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