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JAPAN
Jan 8, 2010

New finance chief Kan faces fiscal test

Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan officially replaced Hirohisa Fujii as finance minister Thursday after the veteran financial expert resigned for health reasons.
JAPAN / LOOMING CHALLENGES
Jan 6, 2010

Japan urged to exploit its tech, pop culture

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BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2009

TSE touts sharp increase in IPOs

New listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange may rise tenfold to as many as 100 in 2010 as an increasing number of technology companies seek capital, according to Atsushi Saito, president of the bourse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2009

SMFG to 'examine' possible share offering

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will consider whether to sell more stock after regulators have called for tighter capital standards and larger rival Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. raised ¥1 trillion.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 29, 2009

Stray observations on booming pet culture

Pets are big business these days. Cat and dog cafes, animal accessory shops, dog hotels and even aesthetic salons for animals are easy to find. On weekends, in the large park near my house, I see people walking what appear to be entrants in a pedigree dog competition: dachshunds in mini-sweaters promenade...
Japan Times
LIFE
Dec 27, 2009

Thank God the year's over

History has seen worse years than 2009. All the same, this Year of the Ox has been more than most of us born after World War II in the relatively privileged regions of the Earth were conditioned to cope with.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2009

Deflation dents consumer prices by 1.7%

Consumer prices fell for a ninth month in November, adding to signs that deflation will undermine growth in the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2009

Japanese hospitals take interest in 'medical tourists'

While many Japanese companies have gone global over the years, making companies like Toyota, Sony and Canon household names in every corner of the world, the Japanese health care industry is focused largely on the domestic market and has long been shielded from pressure for change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2009

Germany leans on 'classical industries' to survive modern crisis

Germany's economy has bottomed out and is set for modest growth in 2010, although unemployment could rise without a quick recovery in the global economy, journalists from the country told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2009

Is Mazda next in line for partner?

Mazda Motor Corp. may be the next carmaker to strike an alliance following plans by Suzuki Motor Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to team up with overseas manufacturers, investors and analysts say.
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2009

Investment, open skies make oneworld JAL's home: Arpey

American Airlines Inc. President and CEO Gerard Arpey said Wednesday that Japan Airlines Corp. should remain in their alliance instead of teaming up with Delta Air Lines Inc., adding his group may invest in JAL more than the already proposed $1.1 billion.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2009

Morgan, Goldman rake in Livedoor billions

Livedoor Co., the Internet service provider whose founder, Takafumi Horie, faces prison for inflating profits, is providing a payday for Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 11, 2009

A decade when Japan's cinema stood up to Hollywood menace

When I started reviewing Japanese films for The Japan Times in 1989, many of the people making and distributing them were convinced that the Hollywood juggernaut was slowly crushing them. How could they hope to compete against superior Hollywood technology and vastly larger Hollywood budgets?
COMMENTARY
Dec 10, 2009

Asia's new strategic partners

The recently concluded India-Australia security agreement has come at a time when tectonic power shifts are challenging Asian strategic stability. Asia has come a long way since the emergence of two Koreas, two Chinas, two Vietnams and a partitioned India. It has risen dramatically as the world's main...
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2009

Bankruptcies fall to two-year low

Corporate bankruptcies fell for a fourth month in November to their lowest level in almost two years, a sign that government measures to support smaller firms are working, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Tuesday.

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