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Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) articles from April 2006
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Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) archives from April 2006
U.S. auto parts supplier Delphi asks court to void union contracts.
April 1, 2006
Japanese banks to increase housing loan rates.
April 1, 2006
Nintendo increasingly attracts U.S., European game developers.
April 1, 2006
Japan Railway promises to put safety first as FY 2006 begins.
April 1, 2006
Cities use firms suspected of bid rigging to fix waste facilities.
April 1, 2006
Aozora Bank converted into 'ordinary bank'.
April 1, 2006
Nonfinancial firms allowed to serve as bank agents.
April 1, 2006
'One Seg' digital TV broadcasting begins for mobile phone users.
April 1, 2006
NTT West's IP phone service experiences wide communication failure.
April 1, 2006
M'bishi Electric eyes no big investment in thin-screen TV: president.
April 1, 2006
Electric disability scooters to be accepted on Shinkansen.
April 2, 2006
Japan General Estate to buy Livedoor Marketing's ad unit.
April 3, 2006
France's Alcatel to buy Lucent of U.S.
April 3, 2006
Company leaders ask new recruits to embrace challenges.
April 3, 2006
Japan's new vehicle sales dip 0.7% in FY 2005.
April 3, 2006
KDDI, Tokyo Electric to combine fiber-optic networks.
April 3, 2006
Fuji to set up 2nd, 3rd LCD part-making plants in Kumamoto Pref.
April 3, 2006
Honda trading arm sets up China firm to deal in machinery, parts.
April 3, 2006
Lawyers again demand release of Livedoor ex-representative director.
April 3, 2006
Inpex Holdings, combining 2 oil firms, lists on TSE 1st Section.
April 3, 2006
S&P to keep ratings on Daichi Sankyo, Astellas unchanged.
April 3, 2006
Aeon to launch tender offer for Diamond City.
April 3, 2006
Supermarkets trying to develop own brand goods.
April 3, 2006
Toyota head Watanabe asks new recruits to be good corporate citizens.
April 3, 2006
JAL round trip to Kagoshima canceled because captain delayed.
April 4, 2006
GM's, Ford's U.S. auto sales fall in March.
April 4, 2006
Scandal-tainted eHomes to become SBI group firm.
April 4, 2006
Dow ends slightly higher on GM deal news in New York.
April 4, 2006
Ex-forced laborers to sue Japanese companies in China: report.
April 4, 2006
GM agrees to sell controlling stake in GMAC to Cerberus-led group.
April 4, 2006
Hitachi to release 6 new flat-screen TVs.
April 4, 2006
Gradual hikes eyed for postal savings, insurance ceilings.
April 4, 2006
Ex-Livedoor executive Kumagai granted bail.
April 4, 2006
Mazda gets 15% stake in Changan-Ford in China.
April 4, 2006
Mitsubishi Motors to cut 1,000 jobs in the Netherlands.
April 4, 2006
Nikkei halts its 7-day winning streak on profit-taking.
April 4, 2006
Nintendo to pay largest-ever dividend in FY 2005.
April 4, 2006
Venezuela seizes Total and Eni's oil fields: reports.
April 4, 2006
Softbank to buy Vodafone Japan on 1.28 tril. yen loan.
April 4, 2006
NTT DoCoMo to launch own credit card services in late April.
April 4, 2006
Toyota releases special edition cars to mark dealership founding.
April 4, 2006
47 firms cheated on inspections of 8,670 vehicles over 3 yrs.
April 4, 2006
Australia confirms Taiwan uranium export deal.
April 4, 2006
Matsushita to sell vacuum cleaner that detects allergy-causing dust.
April 4, 2006
Outlook for Japan's wire, cable firms stable: Moody's.
April 4, 2006
Retail operator Aeon posts record high revenues, profits for FY 2005.
April 5, 2006
80% call for spending to boost birthrate, family support in Japan.
April 5, 2006
JR East unveils next-generation bullet train to press.
April 5, 2006
Ministop sees net group profit fall on asset impairment loss.
April 5, 2006
Current-account deposits' BOJ balance to fall to 3-year-low Thurs.
April 5, 2006
eAccess unit secures 350 bil. yen for use in mobile business.
April 5, 2006
KDDI to absorb TEPCO fiber-optic telecom services.
April 5, 2006
FSA punishes JPMorgan Trust Bank over improper asset assessment.
April 5, 2006
Matsushita buys U.S. venture to promote mobile terminal business.
April 5, 2006
NEC, EMC agree to broaden alliance.
April 5, 2006
Nintendo's 'brain age' testing game software to enter U.S., Europe.
April 5, 2006
Nippon Meat Packers to up pork processed product prices by 10%.
April 5, 2006
JR Tokai privatization completed.
April 5, 2006
Aeon unveils measures to discourage hostile takeover bids.
April 5, 2006
Rice lays out agenda for Chinese leader's visit.
April 5, 2006
Japan, Saudi Arabia agree to boost investment, personnel training.
April 5, 2006
Tokyo stocks rise in morning, lifting Nikkei to new 5-yr high.
April 5, 2006
Tokyo shares give up early gains to end lower amid currency worries.
April 5, 2006
Oki Electric group gains controlling stake in Thai logistics firm.
April 5, 2006
Toshiba to build new flash memory chip plant in Yokkaichi.
April 5, 2006
Japan confirming report on China's start of gas output in E. China Sea.
April 6, 2006
Cosmo Oil starts oil production off Qatar.
April 6, 2006
ECB keeps interest rates unchanged at 2.5%.
April 6, 2006
Dollar briefly rises to upper 117 yen on upbeat euro.
April 6, 2006
Sumitomo Metal unveils measures against hostile takeover bids.
April 6, 2006
TOPIX jumps to end at highest level in over 14 yrs.
April 6, 2006
Suzuki recalling 313,199 minivehicles over faulty ignition switches.
April 6, 2006
ADB says avian flu pandemic threatens developing Asia.
April 6, 2006
Nissan to produce cars in Russia: report.
April 6, 2006
China to buy $4 billion worth of U.S. goods ahead of Hu's visit.
April 6, 2006
U.S. lawmakers put China, Russia, 4 others on piracy watch list.
April 6, 2006
Sony plans to hire Toyota's Cho as outside director.
April 6, 2006
FY 2005 new imported vehicle sales up 0.4% in Japan.
April 6, 2006
Horiba Itech to release new in-vehicle recorder for accidents.
April 6, 2006
JAPEX to lay long-distance undersea gas pipeline.
April 6, 2006
Apple Computer unveils Boot Camp software.
April 6, 2006
Toyota Corolla tops sales rankings for 3rd year.
April 6, 2006
BOJ to keep zero-interest rate policy at next week's meeting.
April 7, 2006
Key 10-year Japanese gov't bond yield briefly surges to 1.9%.
April 7, 2006