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JAPAN
Jun 15, 2003

Yahoo breaks new ground with ad

Yahoo Japan Corp. will for the first time have a full-screen advertisement for a new product on its Web site from Monday, sources close to the company said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 15, 2003

Sunshine: It's enough to make you blanch

An extinction of sorts has taken place in Tokyo's Shibuya district over the last couple of years. The area was once a happy hunting ground for herds of skimpily clad young girls with tans so deep they were known as the ganguro (black-faced) girls. But go to Shibuya today and you'll hardly find any trace...
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

Execs arrested over potentially dangerous exports to Iran

The president and four managers of a Tokyo-based engineering equipment manufacturer were arrested Thursday on suspicion of illegally exporting to Iran grinding machines that can be used in missile development, police officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

Execs arrested over potentially dangerous exports to Iran

The president and four managers of a Tokyo-based engineering equipment manufacturer were arrested Thursday on suspicion of illegally exporting to Iran grinding machines that can be used in missile development, police officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2003

Execs arrested over potentially dangerous exports to Iran

The president and four managers of a Tokyo-based engineering equipment manufacturer were arrested Thursday on suspicion of illegally exporting to Iran grinding machines that can be used in missile development, police officials said.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2003

Lower House OKs insurer yield cuts

The House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday allowing life insurance companies to cut their promised yields to policyholders.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

Ex-Sony chief to donate retiree benefits to Nagano town

Norio Ohga, former chairman and president of Sony Corp., plans to donate all 1.6 billion yen of his retirement benefits after taxes to the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, company and town officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2003

Sony to release high-price, high-tech digital product line

Sony Corp. unveiled a range of high-end digital electronics products Tuesday in a bid to empower its brand and differentiate itself from its cheaper Asian rivals.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2003

Resona bid for public funds wins approval

The government on Tuesday approved an application by Resona Bank for 1.96 trillion yen in public funds, government officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Stadium serves up reusable cups

Not everyone gives in to today's throwaway society by discarding the drinking cups, food containers and chopsticks they use, but the proliferation of these products makes their use virtually unavoidable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Stadium serves up reusable cups

Not everyone gives in to today's throwaway society by discarding the drinking cups, food containers and chopsticks they use, but the proliferation of these products makes their use virtually unavoidable.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Seiko Epson eyes record IPO takings

Inkjet-printer maker Seiko Epson Corp., due to list its stock on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange later this month, said Monday it expects to raise up to 120.3 billion yen via an initial public offering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Jun 7, 2003

As assets begin to shift overseas, investors latch on to bonds

One of myriad brochures offering trips to Zurich, Geneva and Luxembourg aimed at Japan's well-to-do offers the provocative call "Now is the time to evacuate your assets!"
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

Intel allots $100 million for chip maker Elpida

U.S. chip maker Intel Corp. has agreed to invest $100 million (about 12 billion yen) in Elpida Memory Inc., the sole Japanese producer of dynamic random access memory chips, in return for stock that does not confer voting rights, the companies said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

JAL asks workers to take holiday

Suffering from a steep drop in demand, Japan Airlines Co. said Tuesday it will seek volunteers from among all of its employees to take a one-month holiday -- without pay. The temporary layoff program will be launched in July and is expected to remain in force until March, officials said.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

Bridgestone lands Airbus tire deal

Tire maker Bridgestone Corp. has secured its first contract with Airbus to supply the European aircraft maker with tires for its A380 superjumbo jets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jun 3, 2003

Sanyo charging ahead in cell phone battery sector

Chances are if you use a mobile phone equipped with a camera, it's powered by a Sanyo battery.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Honda wins scooter lawsuit in China

Honda Motor Co. has won a lawsuit in Beijing against the Chinese government to restore the Japanese automaker's motor scooter design patent, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

Private mail delivery kicks off

Delivery company Tokai Messenger Bb on Sunday launched limited mail delivery services, making it the first private-sector firm to take part in the state-run service since 1873.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2003

Keep political donations transparent

Stung by a series of corruption scandals since last year, the ruling-coalition parties have begun talks aimed at updating some of the rules governing the financing of political campaigns in Japan. The Liberal Democratic Party seeks to raise the legal limit on donations that do not require disclosure...
BUSINESS
May 31, 2003

Fujitsu sells part of stake in Fanuc

Fujitsu Ltd. said Friday it has sold part of its shareholdings in industrial robot manufacturer Fanuc Ltd. to raise funds to repay interest-bearing debts, although it still the biggest shareholder.
EDITORIALS
May 30, 2003

Self-help is the best help for banks

The latest earnings reports from Japan's top banks confirm what everyone already knows: They are still heavily burdened with bad loans that won't be paid back. In the financial year that ended March 31, the seven largest lenders chalked up a combined deficit of 4.6 trillion yen, in large part because...
BUSINESS
May 30, 2003

Hino, Penske form capital alliance

Truck maker Hino Motors Ltd. said Thursday it has formed a capital alliance with U.S.-based major leasing firm Penske Corp. to start full-fledged operations in North America.
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.
Three Japanese nationals among those detained by ICE at Hyundai plant in Georgia
Investigators from the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations at a factory being built by South Korea's Hyundai Motor in Georgia on Friday
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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