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BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2004

MMC may cut employees' bonuses

Scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Motors Corp. might cut employees' annual bonuses for the current business year, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2004

Sharp moves to block Taiwan rival's sales of LCD televisions

Sharp Corp. has filed for a court injunction to halt sales of liquid crystal display televisions produced by Taiwan's Teco Electric and Machinery Co. group, claiming the firm is infringing on its patents, Sharp officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2004

Sumitomo close to tieup accord with Promise

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is close to reaching an agreement with moneylender Promise Co. to form a capital and business alliance, sources close to the deal said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2004

UFJ group to sell ailing Aplus to foreign firm

The UFJ group is in the final stages of talks with several foreign financial institutions, including Citigroup Inc. of the United States, to sell struggling consumer finance affiliate Aplus Co., sources close to the talks said Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2004

'Self-indulgent' Sony plans comeback

Sony Corp. will release a series of products beginning later this year as part of a drive to regain its market strength, company President Kunitake Ando said in a recent interview.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2004

Nissan planning Yokohama move

Nissan Motor Co. is considering moving most of its head office operations from Tokyo to Yokohama, where it was founded 71 years ago, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2004

Kanebo urged to get its act together

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa on Tuesday urged Kanebo Ltd., which will be rehabilitated by the government-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, to stand on its own as soon as possible.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

H.I.S. announces new president

Discount travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Monday that its managing director, Yoshio Suzuki, will succeed founder Hideo Sawada as president.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

Corporations racked up record profits in fiscal '03

Corporations posted record profits in fiscal 2003, thanks to streamlining efforts and strong core-business performance.
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Execs get suspended term for bribing governor

The Tokyo District Court handed two former executives of Kajima Corp. suspended prison terms Friday for bribing former Ibaraki Gov. Fujio Takeuchi to the tune of 20 million yen in 1992.
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Locals take crime-prevention into their own hands

At the beginning of May, six security company workers started late-afternoon patrols of the Isezaki-cho district of Yokohama's Naka Ward.
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Execs get suspended term for bribing governor

The Tokyo District Court handed two former executives of Kajima Corp. suspended prison terms Friday for bribing former Ibaraki Gov. Fujio Takeuchi to the tune of 20 million yen in 1992.
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Locals take crime-prevention into their own hands

At the beginning of May, six security company workers started late-afternoon patrols of the Isezaki-cho district of Yokohama's Naka Ward.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2004

Tainted MMC sees sales fall 19%

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. was the only company of Japan's five biggest automakers to see a double-digit decline in domestic sales in April from a year earlier, according to figures released by the companies Thursday.
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Pronto exec held over bogus loans

Police arrested a former vice president of coffee shop chain Pronto Corp. and three others Wednesday on suspicion of taking out loans worth about 100 million yen under false pretenses.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 26, 2004

A hard man-woman is good to find

Casting is all in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," but here all's very well indeed.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2004

Japan Telecom sale precipitates loss for Vodafone

Vodafone Holdings K.K. on Tuesday reported a net loss of 100 billion yen for the year that ended March 31, due mainly to losses stemming from the sale of its fixed-line unit.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 24, 2004

Making the shift from 'defensive' to 'offensive' restructuring

Most of the major Japanese corporations have released their earnings results for the latest business year ended in March. Many of them reported brisk earnings, including Toyota Motor Corp., whose net profit topped 1 trillion yen for the first time. According to the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey and...
Japan Times
Features
May 23, 2004

Power and the People

North Korea is not the only country casting a long nuclear shadow over Japan and America. The citizens of both nations are right now under threat from precarious atomic programs -- ones which are being forced on them by their own governments.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 23, 2004

"Noka no Yome ni Naritai" premiers on NHK and more

The flight of young people from rural areas into big cities seems irreversible. Though the problem is usually discussed in terms of lifestyle choices, the fact is there isn't much money in agriculture and young women don't want to marry farmers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2004

Toyota freshens image, goes after younger drivers

With video games, baby strollers and manicure kits to welcome visitors, dealers at a Toyota showroom in suburban Tokyo are working to convince buyers that today's models have nothing to do with their parents' boring old cars.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2004

MMC considers moving head office

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will reveal a major bailout program Friday that might include the relocation of its head office.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2004

Revolving door fatality dooms bonus

Sanwa Shutter Corp. said Thursday it will not pay bonuses to any of its 10 board members for fiscal 2003 due to a fatal accident involving one of the firm's revolving doors at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills complex.
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.

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