Prosecutors question Japan's Livedoor executives
January 20, 2006By Yukari Iwatani Kane TOKYO (Reuters) - Prosecutors questioned top executives of Japanese Internet company Livedoor Co. (
Japan to reimpose ban on all US beef imports
January 20, 2006By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will reimpose a ban on all U.S. beef imports just a month after lifting it, following the discovery of animal parts in a recent shipment that should have been removed due to the risk of mad cow disease.
Japan to ban US beef again
January 20, 2006JAPAN will place a new ban on US beef imports just one month after they resumed, as a shipment may have violated safety rules against mad cow disease, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said today.
Toshiba Samsung Preps Blu-Ray For PCs
January 20, 2006The backward-compatible single-layer technology will read CD and DVD formats and is expected to launch in March, according to Richard Aguilera, western regional sales manager for optical disc-drive products at Samsung. '
IBM, Sony, Toshiba Set to Extend Technology Alliance
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Ill wind from Japan puts chill into global markets
January 20, 2006European shares have gained more than 22% in the same period.
Japan reinstates ban on U.S. beef
January 20, 2006TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japan has halted the import of U.S.
Japan to reimpose ban on all US beef imports
January 20, 2006By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will reimpose a ban on all U.S. beef imports just a month after lifting it, following the discovery of animal parts in a recent shipment that should have been removed due to the risk of mad cow disease.
Koizumi promises to stick to reforms
January 20, 2006Date: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:27:00 AM EST TOKYO, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addressed parliament Friday, pledging to continue his reform drive and seek approval for female monarchs to rule.
Japan may halt US beef imports on new mad cow fear
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Toyota Kirloskar lifts lockout, to resume full production
January 20, 2006Extract not available.
Probes of Internet firm, building scandal cloud Japan politics
January 20, 2006Analysts said, though, that it was too soon to say whether either affair posed any real threat to Koizumi's economic reforms or would affect the race to succeed him when his term as ruling party president, and hence premier, ends in September. '
Japan halts U.S. beef again after mad cow violation
January 20, 2006By Chikafumi Hodo and Christopher Doering TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan halted imports of U.S.
Tokyo exchange to expand trading capacity
January 20, 2006Business TOKYO - The Tokyo Stock Exchange will increase its trading capacity to 5 million transactions next week but continue its emergency measure to shorten trading hours for the time being, ...
Bill promises Japan first empress in 236 years
January 20, 2006Bill promises first Japanese empress in 236 years (Filed: 20/01/2006) Japan's prime minister Junichiro Koizumi has promised to submit legislation to allow a woman to sit on the nation's imperial throne for the first time in more than two centuries.
Japan will halt imports of U.S. beef: Koizumi (updated 01:09 a.m.)
January 20, 2006Less than six weeks after lifting a ban on imports of U.S. beef, Japan slammed the door shut again Friday, saying a ecent shipment contained parts of cattle at risk for mad cow disease. '
Toyota India plant ends lockout
January 20, 2006By Sunil Raman BBC News, Bangalore Workers have held demonstrations outside the Toyota plant A lockout declared by automaker Toyota at its plant in the Indian city of Bangalore will be lifted on Saturday.
Sony eyes push into high-end digital cameras
January 20, 2006Sony said on Friday it would aim for a quarter of the digital single-lens reflex camera market after acquiring assets for a push into that market from Konica Minolta Holdings.
Japan Reinstates Ban On U.S. Beef Imports
January 20, 2006Hector Duarte Jr. - All Headline News Staff Reporter Tokyo, Japan (AHN) - BBC reports Japan says it will reinstate a total ban on U.S.
Renewed Japan Beef Ban Prompts U.S. Probe
January 20, 2006WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Department officials scrambled Friday to repair a delicate beef-trading relationship after Japan discovered a shipment containing bone that Asian countries consider at risk for mad cow disease.
Japan Investigating Questionable Material in Beef Shipment
January 20, 2006Beef trade resumption with Japan hit a bump this week with reports that imported U.S. beef may have contained material considered at risk for mad cow infection.
Daihatsu, Toyota Launch New Compact SUV
January 20, 2006Extract not available.
Mercedes vehicles involved in train collision near Honda plant
January 20, 2006One of the two trains that collided Wednesday in Talladega County was carrying new Mercedes vehicles from the company's plant near Tuscaloosa.
McDonald's Japan ups 2005 net profit f'cast by 20%
January 20, 2006McDonald's Holdings Co. Ltd. ( Japan), owned almost 50 percent by McDonald's Corp. ( MCD.N: , , ), said it now expects a group net profit of 60 million yen ($519,300) for the year ended December, against its previous forecast of 50 million yen.
Renewed Japan Beef Ban Prompts U.S. Probe
January 20, 2006WASHINGTON (AP) -- Agriculture Department officials scrambled Friday to repair a delicate beef-trading relationship after Japan discovered a shipment containing bone that Asian countries consider at risk for mad cow disease.
Sony Announces Major Acid Pro Software Upgrade
January 20, 2006Sony Media Software today announced ACID Pro 6 software, a significant upgrade to its award-winning, professional music creation and production application.
Sony Teams With Bassist Tony Franklin To Introduce Premium Collection Of Loops
January 20, 2006Sony Media Software today announced the launch of Tony Franklin: Not Just Another Pretty Bass, a 2-disc 24-bit loop library from one of the industry's most recognized bassists.
Tokyo Stock Exchange mulls earlier system upgrade
January 20, 2006JANUARY 20, 2006 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - TOKYO - An increase in trading capacity at the Tokyo Stock Exchange may happen earlier than planned after problems keeping up with volume forced a shutdown earlier this week, the market operator said today.
Japan Again Bans U.S. Beef
January 20, 2006TOKYO -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Friday Japan would halt all imports of U.S. beef after a recent shipment was found to possibly contain material considered at risk for mad cow disease. '
U.S. scrambles after Japan renews beef ban
January 20, 2006WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said today the U.S.
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Report: Japan to Halt U.S. Beef Imports
January 20, 2006A polled Hereford bull peers over the fence in the yards at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, Jan. 18, 2005. ( AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) TOKYO Jan 20, 2006 - Japan will halt U.S.
Tokyo May Get Snow; Avalanche, Gale Warnings in Northern and Central Japan
January 20, 200620 (Bloomberg) -- Snow may fall tomorrow in Tokyo, the Japanese government's weather agency said, as the country's winter death toll reached a two-decade high of 104.
Snake befriends 'meal' at Tokyo zoo
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Sony eyes big push into high-end digital cameras
January 20, 2006TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. < 6758.T> said on Friday it would aim for a quarter of the digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera market after acquiring assets for a push into that market from Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. <
Japan's Government, BOJ Should Unite to Overcome Deflation, Tanigaki Says
January 20, 200620 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's government and the central bank should work together to beat deflation and help achieve a sustainable growth, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said. ''
Sony to debut Blu-ray PC in UK in March
January 20, 2006Sony is to bring Blu-ray the high capacity optical disc system to the UK as early as March, but only as part of a desktop PC package.
Japan's Economic Growth Led by Private, Not Public, Spending, Koizumi Says
January 20, 200620 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said private, not government spending, is driving the expansion of the world's second-largest economy and that his government will pursue policies to ensure growth is sustained. ''
Tokyo Exchange to Test Higher Transaction Capacity; May Increase Jan. 23
January 20, 200620 (Bloomberg) -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it will test its order processing system this weekend to determine whether its capacity can increase from 4.5 million orders to 5 million.
Nintendo Shares Jump on Report Revolution Console to Sell for Below $300
January 20, 2006By Daisuke Takato Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Nintendo Co.,
Topix Stock Index Gains, Led by Advantest, Sony; Indexes Post Weekly Loss
January 20, 200620 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Topix index rose, paced by technology shares such as Advantest Corp. and Sony Corp., after a gain in U.S. rivals and an industry report showing semiconductor equipment orders there climbed to the highest in a year. ''
Japan loses face, but apologies bring investors back
January 20, 2006WASHINGTON - Investors issued a vote of confidence in Japan's economic revival yesterday as the ritual apologies and recriminations rippled across the country following this week's stock tumble.
Greenpeace abandons chase of Japanese whaling fleet
January 20, 2006Subsidiaries of Nissui include the US seafood giant Gorton's and the New Zealand-based Sealord Group.
Sony says no short-term profit boost from Konica Minolta deal
January 20, 2006Sony says no short-term profit boost from Konica Minolta dealLast Update: 1/20/2006 05:23:52 AM TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Sony Corp. (
Japan Grapples With Invasion of Giant Jellyfish
January 20, 2006TOKYO - A slimy jellyfish weighing as much as a sumo wrestler has Japan's fishing industry in the grip of its poisonous tentacles.
Japan's Bonds Have Weekly Drop as Bank of Japan Signals Faster Expansion
January 20, 200620 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's government bonds had a weekly drop after the central bank said it expects the economy to expand faster this fiscal year and next than it previously predicted.
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Tokyo Market Regains Its Composure, Closing Up 2.3% as Stock Plunge Ends
January 20, 2006TOKYO, Jan.
Tokyo stocks recover as calm returns
January 20, 2006Subscribe or Unsubscribe newsletter Tokyo stocks recover as calm returns HS Securities Co president Hideo Sawada bows before opening a press conference in Tokyo yesterday.
Report: Japan to Halt U.S. Beef Imports
January 20, 2006TOKYO Japan will halt U.S. beef imports following the discovery of material considered at risk of mad cow disease in a shipment from the United States, Kyodo News agency reported Friday.
Sony aims for 20-25 pct of digital camera market
January 20, 2006Sony aims for 20-25 pct of digital camera market Friday 20 January 2006, 11:58pm EST TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Sony Corp. ( 6758.T: , , ) said on Friday it would aim for 20-25 percent of the digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera market.
Japan finds BSE risk parts in US beef imports
January 20, 2006Japan officially resumed some imports of beef from the United States and Canada last month, after a two-year ban.The incident comes as U.S.
GE, Hitachi teaming up for Westinghouse bid - WSJ
January 20, 2006GE, Hitachi teaming up for Westinghouse bid - WSJ Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:02 AM ET NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N: , , ) and Hitachi Ltd (6501.T: , , ) are teaming up for a bid on Westinghouse Electric Co.,
The darling of Japan's new entrepreneurs crashes in a heap
January 20, 2006A Livedoor group is accused of falsifying its earnings through illegal accounting practices.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Security worries boost oil; yen firm after BOJ
January 20, 2006By Lincoln Feast LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Security concerns, including a new threat of attacks from al Qaeda, sent oil to a four-month high above $67 on Friday, while an upbeat economic assessment from the Bank of Japan supported the yen. U.S.
Tokyo boosts trading capacity
January 20, 2006The Tokyo Stock Exchange could boost its trading capacity as early as next week, after the bourse was forced to close 20 minutes early on Wednesday following a stampede of selling.
Japan May Allow Women to Ascend Throne
January 20, 2006TOKYO (AP) -- The Japanese government will submit a bill this year to allow women to ascend the imperial throne for the first time in centuries, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Friday in a speech to Parliament.
Yen slips as Nikkei stocks take a tumble
January 20, 2006Extract not available.
Market weakness exposed in Tokyo
January 20, 2006Extract not available.
Japan SMFG to tie with Seven & I bank unit -source
January 20, 2006Japan SMFG to tie with Seven & I bank unit -source Friday 20 January 2006, 5:33am EST TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) (8316.T: , , ), Japan's third-biggest bank, plans to team up with Seven & I Holdings Co. (
G8 optimistic on economy, FX not main topic -Japan
January 20, 2006The G8 finance ministers are due to gather in Moscow on February 10 to 11.Watanabe said: 'It is difficult to talk about interest rates without central banks. So far it seems foreign exchange is unlikely to be the main topic.' '
Sony BMG 'rootkit' still widespread
January 20, 2006Hundreds of thousands of networks across the globe, including many military and government networks, appear to still contain PCs with the controversial copy-protection software installed by music discs sold by media giant Sony BMG, a secur. ''