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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2012

Toyota profits skyrocket amid recovery from 3/11 disasters

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it expects its group operating profit to nearly triple to ¥1 trillion for the business year ending next March, a sharp recovery from a disaster-plagued year that also saw the yen surge against major currencies.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2012

Fiscal ills not DPJ's doing but it's holding the bag

The tax and social security reform outline adopted by the Cabinet on Friday indicate the government has run out of options and must finally address welfare costs and public finances that have been spiralling out of control for years.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 6, 2011

Softbank looks to take hit via KDDI's iPhone entry

Ever since June 2008 when Apple Inc.'s iPhone debuted in Japan and sparked a smartphone boom, Softbank Corp., Japan's third-biggest carrier in subscriber numbers, has enjoyed its status as the only carrier providing iPhone services in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2011

Reactor makers look to green energy amid nuclear allergy

In the three months since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami damaged the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant, the nation's three reactor makers have started to focus more on renewable energy sources, particularly solar, wind and geothermal power.
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
May 4, 2011

The quake hits Nintendo while hackers shake Sony

For much of March, regular television advertising was all but replaced by public service announcements. Understandable really: Who wants to be the official sponsor of the biggest tragedy to hit Japan since the war? But what if you had just rolled out a new product and wanted to promote it?
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 8, 2010

More Toyota hybrids on the way

Toyota Motor Corp. will introduce more hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric cars and fuel-cell vehicles to boost sales in the U.S.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2010

Kan may need ¥7 trillion tax hike

Prime Minister Naoto Kan may have to raise taxes by as much as ¥7 trillion to fulfill his pledge to cap bond sales in coming years, according to an independent adviser to the government.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2010

Business results improving

Most enterprises listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Exchange Market have announced their performances for the business year ended March 31. Increased exports to emerging economies like China and India and cost-reduction efforts have enabled many firms to become profitable — a stark contrast with...
JAPAN
May 5, 2010

Secondhand market grows

When Chie Matsumoto buys anything — from a DVD player to golf goods to a telephone — she now chooses secondhand goods because brand-new items aren't necessarily what she needs.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2010

Department stores fight clunker image

Once upon a time, department stores were magnets for shoppers hungry for fashion and big-ticket luxury brand goods.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2009

Isuzu seeks talks with GM with eye to exiting joint engine plant

Isuzu Motors Ltd. is seeking talks with General Motors Co. to review a joint engine-making factory in the U.S. that may operate at 30 percent capacity next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2009

Halloween treats retailers' new trick

Retailers and sweets makers are cashing in on the rising enthusiasm among Japanese for Halloween, a Western tradition that has become popular here only in the past decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2009

Recession can't slow Uniqlo

While celebrities watched models strut down catwalks during fashion week in Paris, dozens of people lined up in the rain to buy 40 euro cashmere sweaters at the newly opened Uniqlo store in the city's Opera district.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2009

'Recession proof' gaming industry now struggling

Despite its reputation for being recession-proof, the domestic video game industry is having a tough time and first-half sales are looking weak, industry experts said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2009

Suntory in talks to buy Orangina

Suntory Holdings Ltd. is in talks to buy European drink maker Orangina from Blackstone Group LP and Lion Capital Holdings Inc. as the nation's third-largest brewer expands outside its shrinking domestic market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jul 15, 2009

Fish-shaped 'taiyaki' is always evolving

"Taiyaki," a fish-shaped pancake of sorts made of flour and filled with "azuki" sweet bean paste, has been around for a century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2009

Women forsake frills but spare no expense for skin

When Miwako Taniuchi's income slumped 30 percent last year, out went the expensive dinners and new Gucci and Louis Vuitton handbags. One purchase that didn't get axed: a skin cream worth its weight in gold.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2009

Toyota loss to balloon to ¥400 billion

NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to again revise sharply downward its business 2008 group operating loss projection due to slumping sales, sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2009

Canon records 37% profit fall, braces for more

Canon Inc., one of Japan's largest exporters, said Wednesday that net profit fell by over a third last year as a stronger yen ate into overseas profits and sales dropped for almost all of its products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2009

Toyota, Honda production cuts typify global auto woes

Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co., Japan's three-largest carmakers, all cut global production in December as the recession and a credit crunch dampened demand for new automobiles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2009

Cars no longer coveted by young

To get around the city, Yutaka Makino hops on his skateboard or takes the trains. Does he dream of the day when he owns his own car? Not a chance.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2008

Shionogi to purchase Sciele Pharma of U.S.

Shionogi & Co., the maker of the Crestor anticholesterol pill, has agreed to buy Sciele Pharma Inc. of the U.S. for $1.4 billion, adding research, development and sales staff.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2008

Sony profit fell 47.4% in quarter; forecast pared

Sony Corp. said Tuesday its group net profit plunged 47.4 percent to ¥35 billion in the April-June quarter from a year ago amid fierce competition in the consumer electronics sector, including compact digital cameras and computers.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2007

Daihatsu to up '08 global output 7%

Daihatsu Motor Co. said Monday it plans to raise global output 7 percent in 2008 as it increases sales in overseas markets, including Indonesia and Malaysia.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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