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JAPAN
Apr 1, 2010

Groups concoct iffy bid to turn Futenma plot into theme park

GINOWAN, Okinawa Pref. — A new rub, or possibly an incentive, has been stirred into the mix of opinions, debate, politicking and posturing that is the pressure-cooker of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa.
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Jul 13, 2009

Japanese choices in aviation market reveal overreliance on U.S.

For decades, Japan's military partner of choice has been the United States. The reasons are well known: The influence of the Occupation after World War II and the adoption of an American-style Constitution that put strong restrictions on Japan's ability to maintain any kind of martial force.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 27, 2007

Japan zeroes in on homegrown jetliner

On Sept. 30, 2006, Japan retired the last of its only domestically produced airliner, the YS-11.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2006

First China bullet train delivery is low-key affair

A consortium of six Japanese firms, including Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., has begun shipping the first batch of shinkansen-type train cars to China, it was learned Friday.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2005

IRCJ taps Nippon Steel group over U.S. fund to revive Mitsui Mining

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan said Wednesday it has named a Japanese consortium led by Nippon Steel Corp. to sponsor the reconstruction of ailing Mitsui Mining Co.
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2005

Japan group to win Mitsui Mining rehab

The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan intends to pick a Japanese consortium led by Nippon Steel Corp. for rebuilding Mitsui Mining Co., sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2004

Kepco inks LNG deal with Sakhalin

Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with an international consortium to buy liquefied natural gas to be tapped at the Sakhalin 2 gas field in Russia for 22 years beginning fiscal 2009.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2004

Japan ignores U.S. pressure, will develop Iranian oil field

Choosing money in the face of diplomatic pressure from the U.S., the government said Thursday it has struck a long-delayed deal with Tehran to grant a Japanese consortium rights to develop Iran's huge Azadegan oil field.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2003

Daiei's Fukuoka units to go to Colony Capital

Struggling retailer Daiei Inc. has decided to sell its Fukuoka businesses to U.S. investment firm Colony Capital LLC, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2002

Shinsei, Mellon to launch asset management venture

Shinsei Bank and Mellon Financial Corp. of the United States said Thursday they will launch a 50-50 asset management joint venture in Tokyo later this year.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2001

Royal Dutch/Shell to join Iran deal

The Royal Dutch/Shell group plans to join a Japanese public-private consortium in an oil development project in Iran's biggest oil field, industry sources have revealed.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Sakura group granted approval to set up Internet bank

The Financial Reconstruction Commission said Tuesday it has formally approved a plan by a consortium led by Sakura Bank to form an Internet bank -- the first to be licensed for Web-based banking services.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

FRC to approve first Internet bank

The government's Financial Reconstruction Commission will provisionally approve today a plan by a consortium led by Sakura Bank to form an Internet bank, making it the first to be granted a license to offer Web-based banking services, FRC officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2000

State finalizes sale of NCB to Softbank

The government said Friday it completed the sale of the nationalized Nippon Credit Bank to a consortium led by Internet investor Softbank Corp., ending 21 months of state control of the bank.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2000

Reborn NCB to reach for the skies as Aozora Bank

The new buyers of Nippon Credit Bank plan to rename the lender Aozora Bank, sources close to the consortium said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2000

Shinsei Bank yields in row over 2 billion yen advisory fees

In response to public criticism and pressure from the Japanese government, Shinsei Bank, formerly the nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, announced Wednesday that two U.S. consulting firms with links to members of its board will return 2.1 billion yen the bank had paid them as advisory fees....
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2000

Mori backs NCB sales contract

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori told the Diet on Wednesday that the government's decision not to renegotiate the contract for selling Nippon Credit Bank to a consortium led by Softbank Corp. "is the position of the government."
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2000

Financial law to stay despite sale of NCB, Aizawa says

The government will not meddle with the financial system revival law for the sake of renegotiating the sale of Nippon Credit Bank to a consortium led by Softbank Corp., Hideyuki Aizawa, newly appointed chief of the Financial Reconstruction Commission, said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2000

MITI to establish center for gene studies

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry has launched a consortium to study the application of the decoded genetic makeup of humans to medical treatment.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Shinsei to ask DIC to buy Sogo loans

Shinsei Bank, formerly the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, has unofficially asked the state-run Deposit Insurance Corp. to buy 200 billion yen in outstanding loans made to major department store operator Sogo Co., bank sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1999

Fourth party makes bid for NCB

A fourth candidate has officially submitted a bid to buy the failed Nippon Credit Bank, the chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1999

Miyazawa defends use of public funds in LTCB sale

Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa on Wednesday defended the planned use of additional public funds to sell Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan to a consortium led by Ripplewood Holdings L.L.C. of the United States, calling the burden nothing new.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Universal theme park faces developer pullout

With the recent pullout of a group of investors from plans to develop the area around Universal Studios Japan, there are growing concerns among potential investors that Osaka's hopes for a USJ-led economic revival face a serious setback.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Tokyo Bay waterfront resumes development

For the first time in more than seven years, major businesses will conclude long-term land leases to construct new buildings in the controversial Tokyo Bay waterfront development area, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2023

Toshiba buyout proposal faces increasing uncertainty

It is unclear whether activist shareholders, including foreign investment funds, will agree to a ¥2 trillion buyout proposed by a consortium led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

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