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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

Professor champions cause of small manufacturers

Small and midsize manufacturers don't make for as flashy headlines as giants like Sony and Toyota. They are sometimes even collectively considered a symbol of a debt-laden Japan Inc.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2002

Plan to redesign bank notes boosts some stocks

The share prices of bank note-related firms received a boost Friday after the government revealed it will redesign the 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen bills in an effort to thwart counterfeiting operations.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2002

Disclaimers cause waves in scuba business

Recreational scuba divers in Japan are subject to a long-standing, and contentious, industry policy -- signing a waiver to accept all responsibility for whatever happens when they take the plunge.
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2002

Yahoo Japan aims to double payroll

Yahoo Japan Corp., which operates Japan's top Internet search engine, said Wednesday it plans to hire 200 or more employees on an annual basis in an effort to implement its aggressive business expansion plan.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Daiei unsure if first-half targets can be achieved

Struggling retail giant Daiei Inc. is uncertain if it can achieve its business targets for the first half of this business year, Daiei President Kunio Takagi said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Nomura sees pretax profits decline 65.3% in first quarter

Brokerage giant Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday its group pretax profits for the April-June quarter plunged 65.3 percent from a year earlier to 18.37 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2002

Ministry hints it may sue Moody's over bond rating

The Finance Ministry has hinted it may seek compensation for any damage caused by the downgrading of Japan's credit rating by U.S.-based Moody's Investors Service Inc.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2002

UFJ to spin off computer operations

UFJ Holdings Inc. plans to spin off the running of its computer system to a joint venture it will create with Hitachi Ltd. in the fall, UFJ officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2002

Nikkei average ends below 10,000 line

Tokyo stocks tumbled Wednesday amid lingering jitters over bearish U.S. equity markets, sending the benchmark Nikkei index to a sub-10,000 close for the first time in five months.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2002

Market volatility could hamper recovery: Hayami

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami said Wednesday that declines in U.S. share prices and the appreciation of the yen could hamper Japan's tentative recovery.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2002

Firms team up to market new electronic map system

Electric Power Development Co. and two other firms plan to market a new type of geographic information system in which day-to-day changes in cityscapes and streets can be recorded, the company said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jul 24, 2002

U.S. export revival goal of dollar fall?

U.S. manufacturers have for quite some time been demanding that the strong dollar be corrected, and now the greenback has begun gradually depreciating against other currencies.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Card firms to use Visa verification

Visa International said Monday seven major Japanese credit card companies have agreed to introduce its service to verify cardholders for online shopping.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Business executives get together on mission to network region

Representatives from six Asian countries met Monday in Tokyo to discuss enhancing the continent's infrastructure for broadband Internet.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2002

Antidumping tariffs set for polyester staple fiber

Japan said Friday it will impose antidumping duties of up to 13.5 percent on South Korean companies and 10.3 percent on Taiwanese firms for exporting polyester staple fiber at what it alleges are unfair prices.
Japan Times
JAPAN / HONING ENGLISH
Jul 19, 2002

English education at early age gains momentum

Don't worry about grammar; listen more and enjoy speaking.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2002

Asset-backed securities enjoying surge of popularity in Japan

Since British rock star David Bowie surprised Wall Street in 1997 by selling his old song royalties in bulk by issuing bonds, asset securitization has attracted greater public attention in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2002

Saison to expand range of policies

Saison Automobile & Fire Insurance Co., a casualty insurer in the Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. group, plans to expand its range of products beyond its core auto policies, company officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2002

NRI buys into publisher Recruit

Nomura Research Institute Ltd. said Wednesday it has acquired a 1 percent equity stake in Recruit Co.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

IYBank to link ATMs to clients' cell phones

IYBank said Tuesday that it is planning to introduce a mobile cash card service that will allow clients to access its automated teller machines with their cell phones.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Taisho discontinues development of asthma drug

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday it will discontinue the development of a new oral drug for chronic asthma because unwanted side effects occurred in U.S. clinical tests.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2002

Man goes berserk over TV 'insult'

A knife-wielding man was arrested Tuesday 10 minutes after he allegedly threatened employees of Fuji Television Network Inc. at the broadcaster's headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo, according to police.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Asahi Diamond to set up two overseas units

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., a maker of diamond-tipped tools, said Tuesday it will set up two subsidiaries this month, one in the United States and one in China.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2002

Dentists prosper from quest for winning smile

An increasing number of people -- especially young women -- are visiting dental clinics. They're not having cavities drilled, but having their teeth whitened.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2002

OSE trades in DJIA-linked futures

OSAKA -- The Osaka Securities Exchange started trading Monday in futures contracts whose values are linked to the movements of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and two other stock-bourse indicators, the exchange said.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2002

Mitsubishi Pharma eyes retirement program

Mitsubishi Pharma Corp., the product of an Oct. 1, 2001 merger of two pharmaceutical companies, said Monday it will launch an early retirement program for employees 45 and older.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 14, 2002

It's a wired, wired world

If you were among the hordes of shoppers itching to spend summer bonuses last weekend, perhaps you got caught up in the frenzy in Akihabara. Everywhere in Tokyo's "Electric Town," the hunt was on for air conditioners, computers, MD players, stereos and the latest flat-screen TVs.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2002

Matsushita to cut costs with transfer

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will transfer 1,200 clerical and other employees to an office business subsidiary as it cuts further into labor costs, company officials said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jul 11, 2002

'Happoshu' price war seen taking toll on brewers

It was just a regular Friday, but lovers of beerlike beverages found an excuse for another round as the country's major breweries marked down their versions of "happoshu."
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.
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.
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.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
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.
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.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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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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