Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) articles from August 2007

Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) archives from August 2007

Misuzu Audit disbands after accounting scandals.
August 1, 2007

Nintendo accounts for two-thirds of overall trading value on OSE in July.
August 1, 2007

TSE becomes holding company to prepare for going public.
August 1, 2007

Ministry discusses proposed cut in number of NHK channels.
August 7, 2007... Aug. 7--TOKYO -- The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Tuesday started discussing a proposal to reduce the number of TV channels offered by public broadcaster NHK, formally known as Japan Broadcasting Corp. A panel set up...

China marks 1-year countdown to Beijing Olympics.
August 8, 2007... Byline: John Duce Aug. 8--BEIJING -- China is holding a series of galas, concerts and other lavish ceremonies Wednesday to mark the one-year countdown to the start of the Beijing Olympics. The events come after international human...

Japan to export beef to Canada for first time.
August 8, 2007... Aug. 8--MAEBASHI -- Japan will begin exporting beef to Canada next week for the first time, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare officials said Wednesday. A ceremony was held at a meat treatment center in the town of Tamamura, Gunma...

Chinese-Australian resists expropriation of restaurant.
August 8, 2007... Aug. 8--BEIJING -- A Chinese man with Australian citizenship is resisting Chinese authorities' plan to tear down his 170-year-old restaurant in Beijing, in a sign that land expropriation continues to be an issue as China marks Wednesday's...

Steel industry to set global emission reduction target.(Industry overview)
August 8, 2007... Aug. 8--TOKYO -- An association of major steelmakers worldwide will introduce a global target for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to take the initiative in fighting global warming, industry sources said Tuesday. The Brussels-based...

U.S. subprime woes lead to global financial market turmoil.
August 10, 2007... Aug. 10--TOKYO -- U.S. subprime mortgage woes have led to global financial market turmoil, driving down stock prices and bond yields in Europe, the United States and Japan. Their central banks' concerted moves to provide extra liquidity to...

Ministry eyes rise in subsidies for firms setting up own nursery.
August 14, 2007... Aug. 14--TOKYO -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to increase subsidies for companies setting up their own day-care centers next year in an effort to help workers maintain jobs while raising children, ministry officials said...

Aceh ex-rebels' Japan-funded businesses thrive: IOM survey.
August 14, 2007... Byline: Christine Tjandraningsih Aug. 14--JAKARTA -- Two years after a peace deal was reached between the Indonesian government and separatist rebels in Aceh, Japanese-funded small businesses run by former guerrillas there are thriving, a...

Minivehicles represent 1 of every 3 automobiles in Japan.
August 14, 2007... Aug. 14--TOKYO -- The number of minivehicles owned in Japan surpassed 25 million for the first time in June, making them one of every three automobiles in the country, an industry body said Tuesday. In Japan, the number of minivehicles,...

Japan to ink joint rare metal production accord with S. Africa.
August 14, 2007... Aug. 14--TOKYO -- Japan is eyeing an agreement with South Africa to jointly produce rare metals and promote related technological cooperation as part of its so-called resource diplomacy, government and industry officials said Tuesday. A...

U.S. seeks WTO panel on China's 'deficient' copyrights protection.
August 14, 2007... Aug. 14--WASHINGTON -- The United States has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel, challenging deficiencies in China's legal regime for protecting and enforcing copyrights and trademarks on a wide range of...

China swaps to more secured broadcasting satellites: rights group.
August 15, 2007... Byline: Matthew Lee Aug. 15--HONG KONG -- Broadcasters in China are swapping to new satellites that can more effectively block illegal transmissions ahead of the Communist Party's 17th Congress, a human rights monitor said Wednesday. ...

Howard announces Australia to export uranium to India.
August 16, 2007... Aug. 16--SYDNEY -- Australia has decided to allow the export of uranium to India, subject to strict conditions, Prime Minister John Howard announced Thursday. Howard made the announcement after telephoning Indian Prime Minister Manmohan...

Beijing car ban begins in bid to improve air quality.
August 17, 2007... Byline: John Duce Aug. 17--BEIJING -- Over a million cars were banned from the streets of Beijing on Friday at the start of an experiment to see if similar traffic restrictions can improve the city's air quality ahead of the Olympic Games....

China publishes report defending food safety record.
August 17, 2007... Aug. 17--BEIJING -- China's government released a 39-page report to the media Friday defending the country's record on food safety. The move comes amid international concern, particularly in the United States, over the safety of...

Japan Post to shut down ATMs on Sept. 30 ahead of privatization.
August 24, 2007... Aug. 24--TOKYO -- Japan Post said Friday all of some 26,000 automated teller machines for postal savings will be taken out of service on Sept. 30 to prepare for the privatization of postal services due to start the following day. All...

Japan, Germany business chiefs call for enhancement of economic ties.
August 30, 2007... Aug. 30--TOKYO -- Japanese and German business leaders on Thursday proposed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Tokyo and the European Union step up their joint efforts to set up a new framework aimed...

Number of IP phone users hits record high of over 15 mil. in Japan.
August 31, 2007... Aug. 31--TOKYO -- The number of subscribers to the cut-rate Internet protocol telephony service surpassed 15 million for the first time ever in Japan, jumping 26.3 percent from a year earlier to 15.27 million as of the end of June, according to...