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Toymaker Tomy expanding in China
Business › 07:34 AM JST - 14th October
TOKYO — Japanese toymaker Tomy Co, better known as TakaraTomy, is on an expansion move in China, as it aims to boost sales in the country to…
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Morgan Stanley gets $9 bil Mitsubishi UFJ lifeline
Business › 06:29 AM JST - 14th October
NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley averted disaster with a $9 billion lifeline from a major Japanese bank, and on Monday declared it will use that money to pick…
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Honda to start making Accords at Alabama factory
Business › 06:04 AM JST - 14th October
DETROIT — Honda Motor Co said Monday it will start making V-6 Honda Accords on one of the two assembly lines at its Lincoln, Alabama, factory by…
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Nissan to cut back by 1,680 workers in Spain
Business › 02:25 AM JST - 14th October
MADRID, Spain — Nissan is laying off 1,680 workers at one of its plants in Spain because of poor demand, a company official said Monday. Fumiaki Matsumoto, the…
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Japan urges IMF, World Bank to help affected poor nations
Business › 01:22 AM JST - 14th October
WASHINGTON — Japan called on the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Monday to implement steps to help developing economies affected in the ongoing global…
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Lawson wins negotiating rights for am/pm acquisition
Business › 07:34 AM JST - 13th October
TOKYO — Major convenience store chain Lawson Inc has acquired preferential negotiating rights for the acquisition of industry competitor am/pm Japan Co from Rex Holdings Inc, informed…
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Mazda says no decision on Ford's stake sale
Business › 05:04 AM JST - 12th October
TOKYO — Mazda denied Saturday that a decision had been made by troubled Ford Motor Co to sell its stake in the Japanese automaker but it didn't…
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Reports: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
Business › 02:58 PM JST - 11th October
DETROIT — General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to published reports Saturday.…
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Canadian schools to help stranded Japanese students of Gateway21
Business › 09:16 AM JST - 11th October
NEW YORK — A Canadian language school chain said Friday it will not charge tuition to Japanese students who have been studying at its member schools through Japan's…
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Japan to propose bailout fund at G-7 summit on financial crisis
Business › 07:07 AM JST - 11th October
TOKYO — Japan is set to propose to the world's leading industrialized nations that a joint fund be set up to give emergency loans to nations hit…
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90% of big Japan firms implement mental health policies: gov't survey
Business › 06:43 AM JST - 11th October
TOKYO — More than 90% of big Japanese companies with over 1,000 employees have mental health policies in place, a labor ministry survey showed Friday. The survey,…
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Daiei net profit plunges 92.7% in March-August
Business › 04:44 AM JST - 11th October
TOKYO — Daiei Inc said Friday its consolidated net profit shrank 92.7% in its fiscal first half as the partial sale of a credit card arm weighed…
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H2O Retailing, Takashimaya to partner
Business › 04:43 AM JST - 11th October
TOKYO — Two department store operators, H2O Retailing Corp and Takashimaya Co, said Friday they have decided to forge a business and capital alliance with an eye…
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Mid-sized insurer Yamato Life goes bust, affecting 1,000 employees
Business › 02:47 AM JST - 11th October
TOKYO — A medium-sized Japanese insurance company went bankrupt Friday, becoming the first Japanese financial company to collapse on the fallout from the global credit crisis. Yamato,…
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Limits on share buybacks to be lifted
Business › 12:17 AM JST - 11th October
TOKYO — Prime Minister Taro Aso said Friday the government plans to remove restrictions on share buybacks by listed companies in the rest of the year to…
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Nikkei tumbles 9.6% on crisis fears
Business › 03:52 PM JST - 10th October
TOKYO — Japan's key stock index plunged a stunning 9.6% Friday to close out its worst week in history as frantic investors worried about a global recession…
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South Africa to sell ivory to Japan, China
Business › 06:23 AM JST - 10th October
CAPE TOWN — The South African government will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption…
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Dow plunges 679 for 6th triple-digit loss in a row
Business › 05:55 AM JST - 10th October
NEW YORK — A runaway train of a sell-off turned the anniversary of the stock market peak into one of the worst days in Wall Street history Thursday,…
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Transport ministry won't impose limit on foreign airport ownership
Business › 04:52 AM JST - 10th October
TOKYO — The transport ministry has decided against introducing a regulation to limit foreign investor equity ownership in Japan's airport operators, sources familiar with the matter said…
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Japanese stock end mixed after rate cuts
Business › 04:32 PM JST - 9th October
TOKYO — Japan's battered stock market ended mixed Thursday as early optimism over a series of rate cuts by central banks around the world faded amid persisent…
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