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Hitachi to skip dividend payment for latter half of FY 2009
Business › 04:53 AM JST - 22nd March
TOKYO — Hitachi Ltd will not pay a dividend for the latter half of the business year ending March, the first time that the company has not…
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Uniqlo to open 1st store in Russia in April
Business › 04:45 AM JST - 22nd March
TOKYO — Fast Retailing Co, the operator of the Uniqlo casual wear chain, will open its first Uniqlo store in Russia on April 2 in downtown Moscow.…
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Japan to ban in principle temp workers in manufacturing
Business › 03:54 AM JST - 22nd March
TOKYO — The government has adopted legislation to ban in principle temporary workers in manufacturing jobs and registered workers in temporary employment to help stabilize employment. The…
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EU railway firms call on Japan to play fair
Business › 05:59 AM JST - 21st March
LONDON — Railway companies in Europe are calling on Japan to open up its market to free competition amid claims Tokyo is creating unnecessary barriers to protect…
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Adviser backs Steel Partners' call for Sapporo management change
Business › 03:32 AM JST - 21st March
TOKYO — Major U.S. proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co supports U.S. investment fund Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore) L.P.'s proposal for a new board…
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ANA sees bigger loss in FY 2009
Business › 07:10 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — All Nippon Airways Co said Friday it anticipates bigger losses for the financial year ending this month on slower recovery in travel demand and deepening…
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Seven & I Holdings holds welcome ceremony for new employees
Business › 07:02 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — Retailer Seven & I Holdings Co held a welcome ceremony in Tokyo on Friday for new employees of its 14 group companies and is the…
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Green tea maker Ito En bans all animal tests
Business › 04:54 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — Japan-based Ito En Ltd -- the world's largest green tea manufacturer — has adopted a landmark policy against conducting or funding laboratory tests on animals.…
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Department store sales fall 5.4% in February
Business › 04:11 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — Department store sales fell 5.4% in February from a year earlier on a same-store basis, marking the 24th consecutive month of decline, an industry body…
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Aeon expects return to profit in FY 2009 on pension reform
Business › 03:25 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — Retailer Aeon Co is expecting a return to the black for the business year ended in February due to an extraordinary gain from changes to…
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Tokyo stocks up on optimism over U.S. economy
Business › 03:34 PM JST - 19th March
TOKYO — Tokyo stocks rebounded Friday despite lingering worries about debt-ridden Greece, as overnight gains on Wall Street and the U.S. dollar's stability against the yen helped…
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Gov't eyes making brake override system's installment mandatory
Business › 05:21 AM JST - 19th March
TOKYO — The transport ministry is considering making it obligatory for carmakers to fit new vehicles with brake override systems that would enable drivers to stop their…
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Nissan to make electric vehicle in UK
Business › 04:59 AM JST - 19th March
TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co said Thursday it will make its electric vehicle, the Leaf, in England from early 2013 as the automaker gears up for global…
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Land prices down at 99.6% of survey locations in Japan
Business › 04:16 AM JST - 19th March
TOKYO — Land prices as of Jan 1 this year declined from a year earlier at a record 99.6% of 27,410 survey locations throughout Japan in a…
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Shinkin Central Bank to provide Y40 bil to 5 credit associations
Business › 03:41 AM JST - 19th March
TOKYO — The Shinkin Central Bank decided Thursday to provide a total of some 40 billion yen to five struggling credit associations, sources familiar with the matter…
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Domestic auto sales to drop nearly 5% to 33-year low in FY 2010
Business › 03:16 AM JST - 19th March
TOKYO — Domestic automobile sales in Japan in fiscal 2010 beginning April are expected to drop 4.9% from the previous year to a 33-year low of 4,649,600…
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Tokyo stocks fall on profit taking after rally, poor economic data
Business › 03:14 PM JST - 18th March
TOKYO — Tokyo stocks fell Thursday with investors increasingly turning to lock in quick profits after the key Nikkei index rose sharply the previous day to an…
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Toyota chief says quality control training lapsed amid fast growth
Business › 11:43 AM JST - 18th March
TOKYO — Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to keep up with the company's rapid growth, its president Akio Toyoda said in an interview…
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Retail gasoline prices top Y130 per liter for 1st time in 16 months
Business › 03:58 AM JST - 18th March
TOKYO — The retail prices of regular gasoline in Japan rose 1.30 yen from a week earlier to an average of 130.40 yen per liter on Monday,…
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Japan Post mulls granting regular employment to 100,000 workers
Business › 03:51 AM JST - 18th March
TOKYO — Japan Post Holdings Co is considering giving regular employment status to about 100,000 of its groups' nonregular workers over a five-year period starting in April,…
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