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BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2006

Honda hopes Zest helps spice up its minicar lineup

Honda Motor Co. unveiled the Zest minivehicle Thursday, aiming to survive in the increasingly competitive domestic minicar market.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2006

Toshiba faces major hurdles with Westinghouse

Toshiba's CEO had good reason to sound a trifle defensive about his company's $5.4 billion purchase of U.S.-based nuclear power company Westinghouse.
Japan Times
Features
Feb 19, 2006

Wolf in sheep's clothing

With more power than an F1 Ferrari, Honda or McLaren, souped-up Nissan Skyline saloons have been the Japanese street racer's weapon of choice for decades. More recently, the sedate-looking Skyline's street cred has gone global, with Australia and Britain in particular reverberating to the roar of Japan's...
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2006

Nissan, Renault in light truck tieup

Nissan Motor Co. said Friday it will supply light-duty trucks to Renault Trucks S.A.S., a unit of the Volvo Group, from the first half of 2007 for sales under Renault brands.
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2006

Livedoor probe expands to Switzerland, H.K.

The nation's securities watchdog has dispatched investigators to Switzerland to search for evidence that Livedoor group conducted money-laundering, unnamed sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2006

Supplements for pets selling despite doubts

Sales of supplements for dogs, cats and other pets are on the rise, but veterinarians are starting to take a closer look at some of the products.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2006

State eyes selling prime property

Surrounded by Izumi Garden Tower, the Saudi Arabian Embassy and luxury condominium complexes in Tokyo's Roppongi district, an ugly old apartment block stands.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2006

Corporate character goods harness power of 'cute'

A traditional seasoning flies off store shelves after the bottles begin sporting a cartoon panda. A droplet-shaped character turns a little-known manufacturer into a household name.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006

Auto unions, except at MMC, seek wage hikes

Labor unions at automakers submitted their annual wage hike demands Wednesday, requesting pay-scale increases at Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. for the first time in four years.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006

Nintendo introduces digital TV tuner for game console

Nintendo Co. unveiled a mobile digital TV tuner Wednesday for its popular portable game console Nintendo DS.
SOCCER
Feb 15, 2006

FIFA to allow Japanese team to play in Club World Cup

Soccer's world governing body FIFA will allow a host team to play at this year's Club World Cup in Japan, Japan Football Association chief Saburo Kawabuchi said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2006

Nippon Steel ups stake in friendly ally

Nippon Steel Corp. will raise its equity stake in Sanyo Special Steel Co. to some 15 percent from the present 11.2 percent by the end of June as part of the two firms' business and capital alliance aimed at strengthening their competitiveness, the two steelmakers said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2006

Tokyo Shoko shows bankruptcies up in January; Teikoku reports a fall

The number of corporate bankruptcies rose 2.6 percent in January from the previous year to 1,049, Tokyo Shoko Research said Tuesday, while Teikoku Databank announced that 730 firms went bankrupt in the same month, down 3.7 percent from the month prior.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

Foreigners buy up record 14 trillion yen in stock

Net Japanese stock purchases by nonresident investors hit an all-time high of 13.96 trillion yen in 2005, the Finance Ministry said Monday, underscoring the key role nonresidents' active buying played in last year's stock market rally.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2006

Horie, three execs charged with violating securities law

Former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie and three of his former executives were charged Monday with spreading false financial information about the takeover of a publisher in 2004, prosecution sources said.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2006

English abusers finally get their day in the sun

"Please be careful to forget valuables" has received the Sign Language Award at the Amazing English Hunt 2005 awards, the English-Speaking Union of Japan, a nonprofit organization to promote international exchanges through English, and eigoTwown.com, which runs a Web site offering English education information,...
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2006

Takara yanks Horie-inspired M&A game

Toy maker Takara Co. has suspended shipments of a board game with a mergers and acquisitions theme inspired by Livedoor Co. founder and entrepreneur Takafumi Horie.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2006

The world according to the Pentagon

The U.S. Department of Defense has released its vision of the world, the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The four-year review of U.S. military strategy provides the Pentagon's assessment of global trends and its responses to them. The QDR receives a lot of attention, but it is important to remember...
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2006

Taisho mulls purchase of OTC unit

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. is in talks with Astellas Pharma Inc. to buy its over-the-counter drug unit Zepharma Inc., sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2006

2009 pivotal year for sales tax: Ishi

The issue of whether to raise the consumption tax will come to a head in fiscal 2009, although the margin and timing of any increase will be a political decision, the government's Tax Commission Chairman Hiromitsu Ishi said in a recent interview with Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2006

Premium beers carve market niche

Breweries have watched beer drinkers defect to cheaper brews in recent years, but now they are beginning to see a small but growing group of consumers willing to pay more for premium beers.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2006

Suntory revives nostalgic blend for retiring baby boomers

For businesses from banks to high-end stereo makers, the expected mass retirement of the baby boomer generation beginning next year represents the birth of a huge consumer base with relatively deep pockets and a lot of free time.
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2006

Enough of make-believe bidding

The arrests last week of senior officials of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency (DFAA) confirmed that bid-rigging on public-works projects remains an entrenched practice in Japan. What happens, basically, is that a contract is awarded at a price higher than if it were put out to bid through...
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2006

CDs of juicy classical snippets a big hit

A CD series bringing together short, catchy parts of 100 pieces of classical music has recently become a surprise blockbuster at CD shops across the country.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2006

Hitachi operating profit rises 14%

Hitachi Ltd. said Friday its operating profit for the October to December quarter rose 14 percent to 39.14 billion yen, as strong plant and equipment, and social infrastructure investments by customers domestically and overseas boosted its industrial business.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2006

New games bring more people to video consoles

There may be no monsters to slay or racing cars to spin, but new video games that claim to stimulate the brain or translate languages are being snapped up by a new crowd of gamers.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2006

Effort to help poor nations market goods here begins

The government's effort to help the world's poorest countries market their goods in Japan is gathering steam, with trade chief Toshihiro Nikai asking ambassadors and representatives from 27 nations earlier this week to provide "creative products that reflect local characteristics" and to suggest how...
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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