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- Japan Inc suffers 15 percent profit fall in April-June: report
- TOKYO AFP — The pre-tax profit of major Japanese companies fell 15 percent year on year in the April-June quarter, weighed down by the US economic slowdown and price hikes, a survey showed on Sunday. The survey was conducted by the Nikkei business daily, covering 685 companies that had...
- Research articles 2008-08-02
- Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report
- TOKYO AFP — Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to add solar panels to its popular Prius hybrid early next year to power the vehicle's air conditioning, a newspaper report said on Monday. As part of a complete design makeover, the Prius will be fitted with rooftop solar panels on...
- Research articles 2008-07-06
- Japan plans 4.8-bln-dlr loans for climate change: report
- TOKYO AFP — Japan plans to extend up to 500 billion yen (4.8 billion dollars) worth of low-interest loans to developing countries over the next five years to help them fight global warming, a report said Thursday. The first batch of the new loans would go to Indonesia and...
- Research articles 2008-05-15
- Japan Inc. profit to fall for first time in 7 years: poll
- TOKYO AFP — Japanese companies' profits are expected to fall for the first time in seven years in the current year through March, hit by a US slowdown, a stronger yen and a spike in raw material costs, a survey said on Tuesday. Japan's Nikkei business daily, in a...
- Research articles 2008-05-12
- Japan aims to cut emissions by 60-80 pct by 2050: reports
- TOKYO AFP — Japan aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 60 and 80 percent by 2050, news reports said on Sunday, as part of measures setting out the country's long term environmental goals. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is expected to announce the target as early as...
- Research articles 2008-05-11
- Japan's Yamada Denki to expand in China
- TOKYO AFP — Yamada Denki, Japan's largest discount home electronics retail chain, is planning to open its first Chinese outlet by 2010. The store, which will have a sales floor of between 5,000 and 10,000 square meters (54,00 to 108,000 square feet), is likely to be built in Shanghai,...
- Research articles 2008-05-11
- Voices raised in protest; defending citizens of Japanese ancestry in North America, 1942-49
- Voices raised in protest; defending citizens of Japanese ancestry in North America, 1942-49. Bangarth, Stephanie. U. of British Columbia Press 2008 280 pages $85.00 Hardcover E29 Bangarth (history, U. of Western Ontario) offers a comparative analysis of the wartime treatment of Nikkei--people...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- Japanese banks see 14.4 bln dlrs in subprime losses: report
- TOKYO AFP — Japanese financial institutions together lost more than 1.5 trillion yen (14.4 billion dollars) in the year to March because of the US subprime mortgage crisis, a report said Friday. The nation's eight major banking groups alone are likely to post a combined subprime-related loss of more...
- Research articles 2008-05-01
- Toyota's set for 20 percent operating profit drop: report
- TOKYO AFP — Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to suffer its first drop in operating profit in nine years because of sluggish US sales and a stronger yen, a report said Thursday. Toyota's consolidated operating profit for the fiscal year to March 2009 is expected to drop by...
- Research articles 2008-04-17
- Japan's major banks to suffer sharp profit fall: report
- TOKYO AFP — Combined net profit at Japan's six major banks is estimated to have dropped more than 40 percent for the year to March 2008, weighed down by losses related to US subprime mortgages, a daily said Saturday. The six banks are Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Mizuho...
- Research articles 2008-04-05
- Merrill Lynch chief sees no need for more capital: report
- TOKYO AFP — New Merrill Lynch chief executive John Thain said he saw no need for the US investment bank to raise fresh capital, in an interview with Japan's Nikkei business newspaper published on Friday. He also said there were no plans to sell Merrill, which previously got an...
- Research articles 2008-04-03
- Singapore's GIC to buy Westin Hotel Tokyo for 723 mln dlrs
- TOKYO AFP — The Government of Singapore Investment Corp GIC has agreed to buy the Westin Tokyo luxury hotel for 77 billion yen (723 million dollars) from Morgan Stanley, a newspaper said Sunday. The parties have reached a basic accord on the purchase of the land and the building...
- Research articles 2008-02-03
- France's Veolia to fully enter Japanese waterworks market
- TOKYO AFP — France's Veolia Water, the world's largest water company, will fully enter the Japanese waterworks market by boosting its stake in a Japanese partner, a newspaper said Sunday. Veolia Japan Water KK, a subsidiary of the French firm, has recently upped its stake in Nishihara Environment Technology...
- Research articles 2008-02-03
- Japan, China to set up environmental fund: report
- TOKYO AFP — Japan plans to propose a joint fund worth a total of 200 billion yen (1.8 billion dollars) with China to help Beijing step up environmental protection efforts, a newspaper said Monday. The government and ruling parties were working out the details, with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda...
- Research articles 2007-12-24
- Nissan and Chrysler in talks on car, truck supply
- TOKYO AFP — Nissan Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC are in talks to supply each other with vehicles as they seek to expand their market share in North America amid tightening competition, a Japanese daily reported Saturday. The two automakers are negotiating a cost-saving original equipment manufacturing agreement, whereby...
- Research articles 2007-12-14
- American Stock Exchange Lists Merrill Lynch's Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the Nikkei 225 Index
- NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock ExchangeR (AmexR) opened trading on Merrill Lynch's Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the Nikkei 225 Index.
- Research articles 2008-05-06
- Bridgestone seen planning 11-billion-dollar investment
- TOKYO AFP — Japan's Bridgestone will invest more than 11 billion dollars over five years to boost production as it vies with France's Michelin for the title of the world's top tyremaker, a report said Saturday. The Japanese group plans to spend 1.3 trillion yen (11.2 billion dollars) for...
- Research articles 2007-10-19
- Mitsubishi Motors seen increasing production capacity in Japan
- TOKYO AFP — Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors plans to expand production capacity in Japan by 10 percent to meet strong demand for exports, a report said Saturday. It will also improve output efficiency by moving some production overseas, the Nikkei business daily said, without citing sources. Currently, Mitsubishi's...
- Research articles 2007-10-06
- Young Japanese losing interest in cars, booze
- TOKYO AFP — Young Japanese are rapidly losing interest in cars and drinking and choosing instead to save their money, a survey said Wednesday. Young people in the world's second-largest economy, famed for its love of luxury goods, are also growing less keen on audio-video equipment, sporting goods and...
- Research articles 2007-08-21
- Mitsukoshi, Isetan plan capital tie-up: report
- TOKYO AFP — Mitsukoshi Ltd. and Isetan Co. Ltd. will begin talks for a capital tie-up, aiming to become Japan's largest department store operator, a newspaper said Wednesday. Mitsukoshi, Japan's fourth-largest department store operator, and fifth-ranked Isetan may jointly set up a holding company which will control the two...
- Research articles 2007-07-24
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