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BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2001

DoCoMo's interim group net profit dives

Suffering from huge appraisal losses on an overseas investment, cellular operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Wednesday its group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2001 plunged to 103.8 billion yen, down 52.2 percent from a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2001

DoCoMo's interim group net profit dives

Suffering from huge appraisal losses on an overseas investment, cellular operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Wednesday its group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2001 plunged to 103.8 billion yen, down 52.2 percent from a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2001

Sluggish sales sink Shiseido's profits

Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. said Tuesday its consolidated pretax profits for the first half through Sept. 30 plunged 42.9 percent from the same period a year ago to 9.90 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2001

Tobishima cuts earnings forecast

General contractor Tobishima Corp. said Friday it has revised downward its group earnings forecast for the first half and the full year of fiscal 2001, due largely to deteriorating profit margins in private-sector construction jobs.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2001

Settling the CDJ suits out of court

As with many similar cases in the past, negotiations between the state and other parties for an out-of-court settlement to lawsuits in which former medical patients and bereaved family members are seeking compensation from the importer of dried dura mater have been making little progress. The plaintiffs...
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2001

Tobishima cuts earnings forecast

General contractor Tobishima Corp. said Friday it has revised downward its group earnings forecast for the first half and the full year of fiscal 2001, due largely to deteriorating profit margins in private-sector construction jobs.
LIFE
Oct 29, 2001

A 'Stich in time saves nine

Riding defensively minimizes the chance of a motorcycle accident but unfortunately sometimes a get-off can't be avoided. That's when good riding gear can make the difference between a trip to the hospital or just a few aches.
COMMUNITY
Oct 28, 2001

Plunder in a land of plenty

KYZYK-SUU, Kyrgyzstan -- When Canadian mining giant Cameco Corp. opened the Kumtor gold mine in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in 1996, logistics were considered to be the greatest obstacle.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 28, 2001

Oh, those meddling grandmothers

One of the most common themes in Japanese drama is the battle between yome and shutome -- brides and mothers-in-law. The new Nippon TV comedy series, "Honke no Yome (Bride of the Main House)" (Monday, 10 p.m.), stretches this concept by using a grandmother-in-law and updates the overall theme for an...
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

DaimlerChrysler to take advantage of present Asian alliances

MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- After establishing a strong foothold in the European and North American markets, DaimlerChrysler AG is ready to increase its presence in Asia by taking advantage of its alliance with Japanese and South Korean partners, according to executives of the German-American auto giant....
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Toshiba, NEC report losses for first half of business year

Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. on Friday reported consolidated net losses for the first half of fiscal 2001, hit by the global slump in information technology and the worldwide economic slowdown.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Market slump damages Daiwa's interim earnings

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Friday its group pretax profit for the first half of fiscal 2001 plunged 98.9 percent from a year earlier to 1.18 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

Sony swings into the red with a 13.7 billion yen loss

Sony Corp. on Thursday announced a group pretax loss of 13.72 billion yen in the first half through Sept. 30, a sharp reversal from the profit of 113.73 billion yen marked in the corresponding period last year.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Fujitsu announces additional job cuts

Fujitsu Ltd. plunged into the red for the first half of its business year as the global slump in information technology dealt a blow to its core communications and electronics businesses.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2001

Snow Brand expects deeper losses

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Tuesday it has lowered its earnings forecast for the six months to Sept. 30 and expects group net losses to grow to 14 billion yen, up from the previously estimated 11.5 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

GM sales in Asia rise 20% on year

General Motors Corp.'s car sales in the Asia-Pacific region rose 20 percent during the first nine months of this year over last year, and the company is continuing to increase its presence in the region, GM Chairman John. F. Smith Jr. said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

'Jusen' chief gets three-year prison term

The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced the former president of a now-defunct "jusen" housing loan lender to three years and two months in prison for aggravated breach of trust.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Auctioneer to buy Dreamland site

Daiei Inc. will sell the 130,000-sq.-meter plot on which Yokohama Dreamland sits to used-car auctioneer USS Co. for roughly 9 billion yen after the amusement park closes in February, company officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Isuzu, Toyota eye alliance on diesel engines

Toyota Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. are in talks over a possible tieup in the United States under which Isuzu would supply diesel engines for Toyota cars sold in North America, sources close to the talks said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 21, 2001

One wrong move and you're whacked

What would you do if you were suddenly assaulted on the street? Could you defend yourself even if the attacker had a knife?
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2001

Yamaha revs up restructuring plan

Motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co. said Friday that it will give full management independence to sales unit Yamaha Motor Marketing Japan Co. in April.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2001

Daimaru in red ink for first half

Department store operator Daimaru Inc. said Friday that it posted a group net loss of 15.83 billion yen for the six months to Aug. 31, a sharp reversal from the 1.33 billion yen profit marked in the same period a year earlier.
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2001

Matsushita to reduce contracted staff

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. plans to cut half its approximately 16,000 contract workers as part of cost-saving measures, company officials said Wednesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 18, 2001

Jubilo sub nails hat trick

Jubilo substitute forward Norihisa Shimizu scored a hat trick in the second half as J. League Division One second-stage leader Iwata downed FC Tokyo 5-2 at Tokyo's National Stadium Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2001

Nippon Steel to sell U.S. car springs

Nippon Steel Corp. said Tuesday it has reached a basic agreement with Colorado-based Titanium Metals Corp. (TIMET) to sell automobile springs developed by the U.S. firm.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 14, 2001

Country roads take them to new homes

Get away. Away from squeezing yourself into a packed train, making your way in a slow-moving human tide up stairs and through ticket gates. From walking in a crowd like a soldier ant, trotting ahead to avoid cigarette smoke from a man in front, only to breathe in foul diesel fumes at intersections on...
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.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
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
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’

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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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