RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Wed, 14 May 2008 06:58:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/two-tohoku-banks-discuss-integration Shonai Bank and Hokuto Bank, regional banks based in the Tohoku area of northeastern Japan, are in talks to implement a management integration, sources familiar… Wed, 14 May 2008 06:33:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-financial-to-issue-islamic-bond-in-malaysia Toyota Financial Services Corp plans to issue a "sukuk," an Islamic security similar to a bond, totaling up to one billion ringgits in Malaysia as… Wed, 14 May 2008 05:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/british-fund-calls-on-govt-not-to-block-investment-in-j-power The government ordered The Children's Investment Fund on Tuesday not to acquire a larger stake in Electric Power Development Co on the grounds of energy… Tue, 13 May 2008 17:45:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/pair-of-yubari-melons-sell-for-record-high-y25-mil A pair of Yubari melons, a premium orange-fleshed cantaloupe variety from Hokkaido, sold for 2.5 million yen in this harvest season's first auction held Tuesday… Tue, 13 May 2008 15:26:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-other-japanese-companies-suspend-china-operations-after-earthquake Toyota Motor Corp and other Japanese companies with operations in China's Sichuan province have temporarily halted business in the region following Monday's earthquake. Toyota has… Tue, 13 May 2008 15:05:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/asahi-kagome-to-launch-fizzy-low-alcohol-vegetable-drink Asahi Breweries Ltd and Kagome Co said Monday they will launch their first low-alcohol sparking beverage using vegetable juice on June 3. The product, "Asahi… Tue, 13 May 2008 06:40:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-executive-says-new-mississippi-auto-plant-delayed-by-worries-over-us-market A senior Toyota executive said Monday that plans for a new auto assembly plant in Mississippi are being delayed by the credit crisis in the… Tue, 13 May 2008 06:08:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/dentsu-group-profit-sales-drop-for-1st-time-in-6-years Dentsu Inc said Monday its fiscal 2007 group profit and sales fell year-on-year for the first time in six years as advertising demand decreased amid… Tue, 13 May 2008 05:38:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/hakuhodo-sets-up-russian-advertising-unit Advertising agency Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc said Monday it has set up a fully owned unit, Hakuhodo Rus LLC, in Moscow, Russia. The company aims… Tue, 13 May 2008 03:41:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/april-bank-lending-up-as-firms-suffer-from-rising-oil-prices The average daily balance of Japanese bank lending in April grew 1.3% from a year before to 393.28 trillion yen as companies remained under pressure… Tue, 13 May 2008 03:36:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/govt-debt-rises-to-record-high-y849-trillion The outstanding balance of central government debt came to an all-time high of 849.24 trillion yen at the end of fiscal 2007, an increase of… Tue, 13 May 2008 00:35:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-unveils-new-alphard-vellfire-minivans Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled its redesigned Alphard and renamed Vellfire minivans for the Japanese market. The company expects the new models to expand… Mon, 12 May 2008 16:26:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/btmu-reports-major-atm-malfunction-as-it-introduces-new-computer-system The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said Monday its customers using cash cards of the former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi are currently unable to withdraw cash via… Mon, 12 May 2008 14:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/supermarket-operator-seiyu-starts-selling-dell-pcs Supermarket operator Seiyu Ltd on Monday started selling personal computers of Dell Japan Inc at a Tokyo store. Seiyu, a wholly owned unit of U.S.… Mon, 12 May 2008 07:02:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/jvc-kenwood-to-merge-on-oct1 Victor Co of Japan, known as JVC, and Kenwood Corp will shortly sign a final agreement that they will set up a holding firm on… Mon, 12 May 2008 06:57:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/nissan-ties-up-with-us-firm-to-boost-business-in-india Nissan Motor Co has tied up with The Westmont Group of the United States to beef up its auto sales in India. The major Japanese… Mon, 12 May 2008 06:56:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/yamada-denki-to-expand-in-china 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… Mon, 12 May 2008 04:30:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/japan-to-strengthen-monitoring-of-speculative-money-on-oil-market Japan will strengthen monitoring of speculative money in cooperation with the International Energy Agency based on the recognition that the movement of money from hedge… Sun, 11 May 2008 03:13:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/japan-airlines-reduces-losses-in-4th-quarter Japan Airlines reduced losses in the January-March quarter from the same period last year on cost cuts but forecast lower profit Friday for this fiscal… Sat, 10 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/ajinomoto-expects-profit-rise Ajinomoto Co said Friday its group net profit in fiscal 2008 is expected to total 30-33 billion yen, up 6.3-16.9% from the previous year, thanks… Sat, 10 May 2008 06:52:00 +0100