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JAPAN
Jan 26, 2005

Get ready, hay fever sufferers

Cedar pollen, a major cause of hay fever, may be prevalent in Japan until mid-May, about a month longer than average, according to weather information provider Weathernews Inc.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2005

Koizumi repeats postal reform line

Postal privatization -- Page 3 REIJI YOSHIDA Staff writer Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reiterated his resolve Friday to split the nation's state-run postal services into four privatized companies -- a plan destined to put the prime minister and his own party on a collision course.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2005

Foreigners fail to make cut in contest to be Daiei sponsor

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan has weeded out foreign-led consortiums from its list of candidates to sponsor struggling retailer Daiei Inc., according to sources.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2005

Britain to protect GSDF when Dutch pull out of Iraq

British forces will provide security for the Ground Self-Defense Force troops in Samawah, southern Iraq, after the Dutch forces currently protecting them withdraw in March, visiting British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2005

Wage talks reflect big divide; bonus boost favored over raises

Japan's annual spring talks between unions and management on wages and working conditions started Thursday with no tension apparent but with the spreading pay gap between major and smaller companies expected to draw attention.
JAPAN / BY THE NUMBERS
Jan 5, 2005

Vending machines turn new tricks to make a buck

Japan is a vending machine paradise. They're ubiquitous -- on streets, train platforms, even at the top of Mount Fuji -- and sell about everything.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jan 3, 2005

Putin's tragic gaffes of 2004

MOSCOW -- The year 2004 has had mixed blessings for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He won re-election in a landslide, and though the results were probably rigged, by and large they still reflected voters' sympathies well enough: Russia likes its president.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2004

Tax return raises Mizuho profit

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. on Monday raised its group net profit estimate to 720 billion yen for the current fiscal year from 440 billion yen following a Supreme Court ruling last week.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2004

Prince Hotels to withdraw from two sites

Prince Hotels Co., a member of the scandal-hit Seibu Railway group, is planning to pull out from the management of hotels in Kitakyushu and Singapore as contracts with the owners come to an end, company officials said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2004

Daikyo to sell seven noncore properties

Ailing condominium builder Daikyo Inc. said Friday it will sell properties from its noncore operations to seven companies, including a special purpose company established by the Morgan Stanley group of the United States, for about 80 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2004

Mitsui to fire employees for fabricating diesel filter test data

Mitsui & Co. said Friday two employees at the trading house and another at a subsidiary will be fired for fabricating test data to obtain official approval for a diesel particulate filter.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / A GAIJIN'S TALE
Dec 21, 2004

Today's lesson

I'd cut my trip home to Australia short to resume a recently started position teaching "difficult kids" in Kumagaya.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2004

Don Quijote outlet hit by arson again

SAITAMA -- A Don Quijote outlet was hit Wednesday by arson for the second time in three days.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2004

Kokudo to void Seibu stock transactions

Kokudo Corp. is willing to void stock transaction deals worth 62 billion yen with about 70 firms that bought Seibu Railway Co. shares without knowing that Seibu had underreported shareholder ratio figures, company sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2004

Vodafone Japan chief vows to catch up

Vodafone's Japanese unit is aiming to become the country's second-largest mobile phone carrier, the mobile giant's new president said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2004

Banks' new service ploy a flop: Matsui

The latest strategy of banks to raise revenues via one-stop, across-the-board financial service shops is doomed to fail, the chief of online securities firm Matsui Securities Co. said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2004

Japan gets intellectual on property rights

From the witness stand, patent manager Hiroshi Ikeda of Asia Manufacturing Co. stares at a copy of a critical e-mail. In it, AMC managers instruct engineers to procure 10 samples of a golf club grip marketed by Sports Grip Co. of the United States for "reverse engineering."
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2004

Japan, U.S. gamers gaga over Nintendo DS

The new portable video game machine from Nintendo Co. is selling briskly in the United States and Japan, and the company is well on the way to achieving its target of selling 5 million units by April.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2004

Softbank gets Hawks for 20 billion yen

Softbank Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay 20 billion yen for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and its gaming rights, capping years of speculation on the fate of the athletically sound but financially ailing baseball team.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

SESC accuses Net-based investor of manipulating stock prices

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission filed a complaint with prosecutors Tuesday against an investor in Kushiro, Hokkaido, alleging he manipulated the stock prices of three companies through false bids, one made over the Internet.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2004

Cerberus to control Kokusai Kogyo

U.S. investment fund Cerberus Group will acquire a majority stake in Kokusai Kogyo Co. after the struggling company reduces its capital by 100 percent, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2004

Hashimoto projected to win in Kochi

Daijiro Hashimoto was poised to win the gubernatorial election Sunday in Kochi Prefecture, according to initial returns and Kyodo projections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2004

Four men found dead in apparent suicide pact

Four men were found dead early Sunday inside a Tokyo apartment, apparently after carrying out a suicide pact, police said.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2004

UFJ, Misawa Homes reportedly to seek IRCJ aid

UFJ Bank and Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. are finishing preparations to seek help from the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan to restructure the struggling home builder, sources close to the move said Saturday.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Race to become next LDP president kicks off again
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday became the first to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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