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CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Apr 11, 2004

Keeping ghosts in the family

STRANGERS, by Taichi Yamada, translated by Wayne Lammers. New York: Vertical, Inc., 2003, 204 pp., $19.95 (cloth). Orphaned as a child, a middle-aged TV script writer wanders back to Asakusa where he was born. "A forlorn air hung about the area . . . streets empty even at midday . . . the atmosphere...
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2004

Millea, BankThai to forge alliance

Millea Holdings Inc. said Friday it has agreed with BankThai Public Co. to tie up in the life insurance business in Thailand from May.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2004

BOJ aims to stabilize bond market

The Bank of Japan Policy Board on Friday left its monetary policy unchanged for the month and decided to introduce by the end of May a measure to stabilize the government bond market.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2004

Metal fragments found in butter

The Hokkaido Prefectural Government launched an investigation Thursday into the discovery of metal fragments in unsalted butter imported from Germany by Sapporo-based Yotsuba Inc.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2004

DoCoMo plots switch at the top

NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to promote Senior Vice President Shiro Tsuda to the position of president, company sources said Thursday. He will succeed Keiji Tachikawa, they said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2004

Banpresto to buy Tokyo fun park

Banpresto Co. said Thursday it plans to purchase the Asakusa Hanayashiki amusement park in downtown Tokyo from roller-coaster maker Togo Japan Inc.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2004

Ito-Yokado trumped by Aeon

Ito-Yokado Co. lost its position as Japan's No. 1 retailer to Aeon Co. in terms of group sales in the year that ended Feb. 29.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2004

KDDI logs No. 1 subscription rise

KDDI Corp. replaced NTT DoCoMo Inc. as Japan's No. 1 mobile phone service provider in terms of net subscription increases for the first time in fiscal 2003, according to industry data released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2004

Now Daiei overcharges customers

Eighteen Daiei Inc. supermarkets subjected consumers to double the correct level of consumption tax Tuesday, as cashiers failed to operate cash registers properly following the introduction of a new pricing system, the company said.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2004

11th international dinghy race slated

The 11th International Friendship Sailing Festival, an all-day event that includes a dinghy race in Tokyo Bay followed by a party, is slated for May 29 at Hakkeijima Marina in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2004

Ministry may sell 289,000 JT shares

The Finance Ministry is considering selling some 289,000 of its shares in Japan Tobacco Inc. by June, ministry officials said Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2004

State subsidies went to officials

Around a dozen health ministry officials were paid a total of at least 10 million yen in fiscal 2000 and 2002 by a private company for editing training videos for public nurses, the health ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2004

New TSE chief hopes to list on TSE

Takuo Tsurushima, who became the new president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. on Thursday, said he will do his utmost to list TSE stock on Japan's largest bourse in fiscal 2005 and bolster its international competitiveness.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2004

Ashikaga Financial rehab approved

Ashikaga Financial Group Inc. said Wednesday the Tokyo District Court has approved the start of reconstruction procedures for the financial holding company under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law.
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Mar 29, 2004

Wipro head develops management style to handle Indians

YOKOHAMA -- Masaki Nagao recently applied a typical Japanese business practice to helping reorganize his India-affiliated software firm here.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2004

Deadly Roppongi door draws scrutiny

The automatic revolving door at the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo that crushed a child to death moves about 25 cm even after built-in safety sensors are activated, the door's manufacturer said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2004

Mitsui Chemicals in China venture

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. said Friday it has agreed with Chinese petrochemical company Sinopec Corp. to form a joint venture to make a high-performance plastic component used in home electronics and optical discs.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

Oil firms fined for rigging bids

Ten oil wholesalers were hit with a court order Wednesday to pay fines ranging from 3 million yen to 80 million yen for rigging bids in 1998 to sell petroleum products to the Defense Agency.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Banks must use realistic interest rates, lobby says

Japanese banks' interest rates on loans should better reflect borrower creditworthiness to mitigate against the risk of borrowers going under, a powerful business lobby said in a report Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Fujitsu, Mitsubishi eye FOMA tieup

Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Wednesday they are in talks over the joint development of mobile phones for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s FOMA third-generation mobile phone service.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

DoCoMo plans flat rate for e-mail

NTT DoCoMo Inc. officially announced Wednesday it will introduce a flat-rate fee for e-mail and Internet services on mobile phones June 1 that will undercut those of rival KDDI Corp.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Resona Bank set to sell Cosmo shares to CSK

Resona Holdings Inc. is in the final stages of talks with CSK Corp. over the sale of a major part of the group's equity stake in Cosmo Securities Co., the company said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2004

MTFG set to take Acom under wing

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. announced Tuesday it will raise its equity stake in Acom Co. to more than 15 percent, a deal that effectively puts the consumer financing firm under the banking group's umbrella.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2004

Pension role model a shirker herself

While reproaching the nation's youth last year in a government-sponsored TV commercial for not paying into the financially pinched mandatory National Pension System, popular actress Makiko Esumi was keeping her own dark secret.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Mar 21, 2004

The claustrophobia of a criminal mind

NO REASON FOR MURDER, by Ayako Sono. ICG Muse Inc, 2003, 422 pp., 3,000 yen (cloth). Reading crime stories can be a claustrophobic experience. Entering the criminal mind is not unlike squeezing into the airless tunnels of a rodent.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Mar 21, 2004

Wrong ways to a Shanghai potboiler thriller

SHANGHAI, by Donald G. Moore. Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse Inc., 2003, 218 pp., $24.95 (cloth). ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE ALTMAN CODE, by Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds. New York: St. Martin's Paperback, 2004, 496 pp., $7.99 (paper). Brand-name thriller "Robert Ludlum's The Altman Code" is part of a growing...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2004

Fukui said to be 'doing his best' under strict policy

Sakuya Fujiwara, former deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, says BOJ Gov. Toshihiko Fukui is constantly under public pressure over the central bank's monetary measures.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Underground water leak floods Kyoto streets
A massive underground water leak early Wednesday flooded the streets near an intersection on National Route 1 in Shimogyo Ward in the city of Kyoto.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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