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Japan Times
JAPAN / LABOR PAINS
Feb 11, 2004

More support needed for foreign laborers

When Roseli Okuyama came to Japan from Sao Paulo in 1990 and began working at a plastics manufacturing factory, she had planned to stay for a year and then move to Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2004

Yoshinoya faithful prepare for end to 'gyudon'

Customers lined up for a bowl of "gyudon" beef on rice at Yoshinoya D&C Co. outlets Tuesday, a day before it stops serving the dish at most shops due to the import ban on U.S. beef.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2004

Unison Capital eyes Kanebo cosmetics

Venture capital firm Unison Capital Inc. said Monday it has proposed taking over Kanebo Ltd.'s cosmetics operations, challenging Kao Corp.'s bid for the operations.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 8, 2004

Who needs actors when you've got SMAP?

Last summer's Nippon TV scandal, in which a producer admitted he'd bribed monitor families into watching his program, has compromised the Japanese ratings system, but no matter how skeptically you regard such numbers the ratings performance of the pop group SMAP during the first month of the new year...
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2004

Mitsubishi, wholesalers turn up heat on food firms

Mitsubishi Corp. said Friday it and five food wholesalers will establish a joint venture this month to strengthen their bargaining power in dealing with food makers.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2004

Fuji looks to boost output of cameras

Fuji Photo Film Co. unveiled a five-year business plan on Thursday featuring calls to double its digital camera output to 13 million units in fiscal 2006.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2004

Effort on to curb Sumatra logging

A fund to preserve Sumatra's forests was established recently by a nongovernmental organization and Japanese firms importing paper from the Indonesian island.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2004

JAL to introduce new passenger class

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Tuesday it will offer a new class featuring larger seats on its domestic flights in June.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2004

Digital goods boost Casio profit

Casio Computer Co. said Tuesday it posted a group net profit of 7.58 billion yen in the April-December period, reflecting brisk sales of digital consumer electronics products such as digital cameras and mobile phones.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2004

Mitsubishi group, DaimlerChrysler plan MMC rescue

The Mitsubishi group and DaimlerChrysler AG of Germany are devising a 300 billion yen rescue package for Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Feb 2, 2004

Celebrated female exec makes case for telling it straight

To get your point across in the United States, you have to stand up for yourself -- whether you are a man or a woman.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 2, 2004

The unofficial truth about Japan and its official economic recovery

So it's official. Or so the officials say. The Japanese government's latest monthly report on the state of the economy proudly announces that recovery is now steadily in progress.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2004

U.S. oil firm leaves toxic legacy in Ecuador

NEW YORK -- Drilling for oil without adequate safeguards is one of the most destructive industrial activities both for people and for the environment. This danger has been particularly stark in the case of oil exploration and exploitation in the forested areas of the Amazon basin.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 30, 2004

Manchester United soap opera looks set for very long run

LONDON -- The Manchester United soap opera continues and shows no sign of running out of far-fetched scripts.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Patent lawsuit costs Hitachi 163 million yen

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday ordered Hitachi Ltd. to pay 163 million yen to a former employee for the transfer of patent rights related to optical discs, quadrupling the award set by a lower court.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2004

Nissan worldwide car sales grew 12% in third quarter

Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it sold more cars worldwide in the third fiscal quarter than it did in the corresponding period the previous year, adding that it will probably meet its earnings targets for the entire year.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2004

Bird flu-affected firms get loan offer

Four government-backed lenders said Thursday they have begun offering special low-interest loans to small and midsize firms affected by the bird flu outbreak.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2004

Failed U.S. firm agrees to provide satellite, redress

A bankrupt U.S. company commissioned to build a Japanese multipurpose satellite has agreed to supply the device to Japan by the end of March, according to government officials.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2004

JAS plans to resume normal operations Feb. 8

Flight operations at Japan Air System, disrupted since Jan. 19 by cancellations because of engine defects in its MD-81 and MD-87 jetliners, will return to normal Feb. 8, the carrier said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 27, 2004

Rural life's slow death

Matsunoyama town has almost everything its residents could want: spellbinding scenery, gorgeous terraced rice paddies cloaking the hillsides, splendid new roads and magnificent public facilities.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2004

Hitachi, Omron poised to forge ATM alliance

Hitachi Ltd. and Omron Corp. said Monday they will set up a joint venture combining their automated-teller machine businesses, partly in the hope of grabbing a substantial share of the growing Chinese market.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2004

Ashikaga Financial ends trading at rock-bottom one yen

The stock of Ashikaga Financial Group Inc., the holding company of the recently nationalized Ashikaga Bank, ended its final trading day Friday at 1 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2004

JAL Group eyes pets' mileage points

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Friday it will introduce a mileage program in March for passengers' pets on domestic flights.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2004

Market rally lines pockets of online brokerages

Online brokerages continued to enjoy steep earnings growth thanks to the recent market rally, with Matsui Securities Co. reporting Thursday its net profit during the October-December period jumped more than 3 1/2-fold from a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2004

Insurers set for alliance in Thailand

Nippon Life Insurance Co. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. said Wednesday they will link up in life insurance operations in Thailand.
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
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
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.
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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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
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