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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2015
Skymark files recovery plan, names DBJ director as president
An executive of the Development Bank of Japan is expected to be named president of Skymark Airlines Inc. in a restructuring plan the bankrupt carrier was to submit to a court later Friday, sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2015
Suntory Beverage buys JT's vending machines to close gap with Coke
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. will buy Japan Tobacco Inc.'s vending machines for about ¥150 billion to add to its own, closing a distribution gap with Coca-Cola Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
May 19, 2015
Upgrade improves customer tracking
Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. has begun marketing the latest version of a video-based marketing support solution, "People Counter," with new features.
BUSINESS
May 16, 2015
Nomura, RBS ordered to pay $806 million over U.S. mortgage sales
A U.S. district court on Friday ordered Nomura Holdings Inc. and the Royal Bank of Scotland to pay a collective $806 million over sales of defective residential mortgage-backed securities in the United States that led to the financial crisis in 2008.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2015
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa set to snip car insurance premiums for first time in over 11 years
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. is ready to trim car insurance premiums for the first time in more than 11 years, thanks to solid earnings and increased competition from online insurers, company sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2015
Demand growing for class-reunion services
Services to coordinate class reunions are finding more takers because of the scarcity of people willing to take charge of contacting former classmates and securing venues.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2015
Benesse posts first group net loss in wake of massive data theft
Benesse Holdings Inc. said Friday it posted its first group net loss since going public in 1995 as it incurred special losses to deal with the aftermath of the nation's biggest corporate data theft by a former employee.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2015
Mizuho agrees to buy additional loans from RBS for $500 million
Mizuho Financial Group Inc., the nation's third-biggest bank by market value, agreed to buy more North American loans from Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC for about $500 million (¥60 million) as it deepens an expansion abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2015
Apple faces local battles as its prepares global payments push
Apple Inc. has made mobile payments look easy, after a decade of mostly failed experiments by banks, telecom operators and retailers to woo consumers away from cards and cash.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2015
Lawson, SG Holdings to offer new delivery service
Retailer Lawson Inc. and logistics company SG Holdings Co. are to begin a delivery service under a new alliance pitched at time-deprived workers and seniors.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2015
Corporate leadership rejuvenation
Hopefully the move to buck the seniority system and appoint younger presidents will help breathe fresh air into the staid corporate culture of major Japanese firms.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2015
Investor Dan Loeb takes on Japan's mega-bot
Hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb's budding success with Fanuc hints change may be afoot in corporate Japan.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2015
More than 60% want to change home electric supplier after liberalization, survey suggests
Some 64 percent of people responding to an online survey say they want to change their electric power supplier when the household market is freed up in April 2016 and new entrants are allowed.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2015
It's time for troubled Sharp to sink or swim
Continuing to prop up complacent Japanese companies deadens the creative destruction that chastens stagnant industries and makes way for innovative and new ones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 3, 2015
Samsung unveils sleek new Galaxy phones to battle Apple
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled its latest Galaxy S smartphones, featuring a slim body made from aircraft-grade metal, in a bid to reclaim the throne of undisputed global smartphone leader from Apple Inc.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2015
TSE to push listed firms into getting at least two outside directors
Japan Exchange Group Inc., which runs the Tokyo Stock Exchange, said it will push companies listed on the bourse to have two or more independent external directors appointed to their boards.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2015
Farmers see growth potential for 'functional' vegetables
Health-conscious consumers are driving demand for strains of vegetables with enhanced nutritional qualities, and growers are eager to comply.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2015
Promising signs of change in corporate Japan
Change in Japan is increasingly driven by bold action from outliers within the private sector.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2015
Skymark wins Integral's support after bankruptcy filing
Skymark Airlines Inc., the budget carrier that filed for bankruptcy last week, won a pledge from private-equity fund Integral Corp. for ¥9 billion to support it through the restructuring process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2015
Nippon Life in talks to raise stake in Resona banking group
Nippon Life Insurance Co. has been in talks with Resona Holdings Inc. to boost its investment in the Japanese banking group by tens of billions of yen, sources close to the matter said on Friday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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