Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) articles from December 2003

Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) archives from December 2003

Two Japan Airlines Sign Liability Insurance Contracts with Five Insurers.
December 1, 2003

Japan Airline JAL Overtakes Rival ANA in Passenger Volume in April-September.
December 1, 2003

Japan Airline Hokkaido International Expects to Post First Pretax Profit.
December 1, 2003

Four Airlines Begin Flights between Tokyo, Seoul, Korea.
December 1, 2003

Ashikaga Bank's Failure Is Not Auditors' Fault, Top Accountant Says.
December 1, 2003

Japanese Government Completes Seizure of All Ashikaga Bank Shares.
December 1, 2003

Ashikaga Bank, Governor of Japan Prefecture Rap Auditor for Firm's Collapse.
December 1, 2003

Dell Releases 17-Inch Liquid-Crystal-Display Television in Japan.
December 1, 2003

Digital TV Broadcasting to Start in Three Major Japanese Urban Areas Monday.
December 1, 2003

Ashikaga Financial Group's Shares Fall to Limit-Low, Become Ask-Only.
December 1, 2003

S&P's Japan Government Bond, Bank Ratings Remain Unaffected by Ashikaga Bank.
December 1, 2003

S&P Says It Has Revised Japan Insurer's Rating Outlook to Stable.
December 1, 2003

Nipponkoa Insurance Likely to Incur Loss on Shares in Ashikaga Bank.
December 1, 2003

Microsoft, Nihon Unisys to Build Windows-Based Banking Systems.
December 1, 2003

Japan Business-Aid Agency to Extend Loan Purchase Period for Mitsui Mining.
December 1, 2003

Japan Mobile-Phone, Ceramics Maker Kyocera Appeals to Top U.S. Court.
December 1, 2003

Japan Iron-Ore Transporter to Spend Over 100 Billion Yen on 30 Bulk Carriers.
December 1, 2003

Japan Retailer to Ink Accord Selling Ballpark, Hotel to U.S. Investment Fund.
December 1, 2003

Sony to Issue 250 Billion Yen in Five-Year Euroyen Zero-Coupon Bonds.
December 1, 2003

Japan Telecommunications Giant Opposes Plan to Amend Antimonopoly Law Strictly.
December 1, 2003

Japan Tobacco to Launch Six New Brands in January.
December 1, 2003

Japan Firms to Form Turbocharger Joint Venture with China Partner.
December 1, 2003

Japan Bank Unit to Take Over 78 Outlets from Struggling Appliance Retailer.
December 2, 2003

Stanley Electric Takes 5 Percent Stake in South Korean Auto-Parts Maker.
December 2, 2003

Japan Economic Officials Say Decision over Ashikaga Bank Was Proper.
December 2, 2003

Mizuho Corporate Bank Set to Expand China Business.
December 2, 2003

Japan Beverage Maker Suntory to Acquire Australian Biotechnology Venture.
December 2, 2003

Bridgestone Corp. to Start Producing Semiconductor Wafers.
December 2, 2003

Fuji Photo Eyes 110 Billion Yen to Boost Film Output for LCD Panels.
December 2, 2003

Hitachi Units to Merge.
December 2, 2003

Japanese Microsoft Unit, Nihon Unisys to Build Windows-Based Banking Systems.
December 2, 2003

Former Mitsubishi Motors Executives Settle Suit over Complaints Cover-Up.
December 2, 2003

Japanese Firm KDDI Corp. to Recall 7,200 Mobile Handsets over Software Glitch.
December 2, 2003

Online Broker Launches Fund to Invest in Tokyo Noodle-Shop Complex.
December 2, 2003

Retailer Daiei Signs Basic Accord to Sell Fukuoka, Japan, Stadium, Hotel.
December 2, 2003

Japan FTC Orders Six Steelmakers to Stop Price Cartel.
December 2, 2003

Japan Provider NTT DoCoMo to Install Linux in Third-Generation Cell Phones.
December 2, 2003

Toshiba to Release Erasable Printing Ink for Reuse of Paper.
December 2, 2003

Japan Trader Signs Contract to Acquire 50 Percent of Gas Field in Indonesia.
December 2, 2003

Japan TV Broadcaster Faces Ratings Scandal on News Show's Faked Lobster Catch.
December 2, 2003

Yahoo Japan Temporarily Suspends Internet Search Service.
December 2, 2003

Japanese Airline to Launch New Routes to China's Hangzhou.
December 3, 2003

Number of Cars Subject to Recalls Already Sets New Yearly High in FY 2003.
December 3, 2003

U.S. Vehicle Sales Rise 8.9 Percent in November on Economic Recovery.
December 3, 2003

Japanese Consumer Lender Stays on S&P's CreditWatch with Possible Downgrade.
December 3, 2003

Japanese Shipbuilder Tsuneishi to Help Rebuild Higashinihon-Ferry Co.
December 3, 2003

Ashikaga Financial Group's Shares Rally after Hitting Rock Bottom.
December 3, 2003

Japanese Unit of Hyundai Motor Recalls 1,497 Vehicles.
December 3, 2003

Final U.S. Ruling Says Japanese Firm NGK Is Dumping Its Insulators.
December 3, 2003

Japanese Life Insurer's Joint Venture in China Goes into Operation.
December 3, 2003

Japan Nonferrous Metal Maker Furukawa to Raise Over 9 Billion Yen in Capital.
December 3, 2003

Three Power Firms to Freeze Nuclear-Power-Plant Project in Suzu, Japan.
December 3, 2003

15 Regional Japan Banks' Bad Loans Fall 4 Percent, Lagging behind Big Banks.
December 3, 2003

Justsystem Corp. to Release New 'Ichitaro' Japanese-Language Software Feb. 6.
December 3, 2003

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Acquires U.S. Unit of TDK.
December 3, 2003

Yokohama Rubber to Create Tire Unit in Thailand.
December 3, 2003

Toshiba, SanDisk to Jointly Build Flash Memory Output Facility.
December 3, 2003

Japan Business Federation Reprimands Toyota over Mechanic-Test Leakage.
December 3, 2003

Panasonic Parent Matsushita to Expand TV-Based Internet Information Service.
December 3, 2003

After Posting First Pretax Profit, Japan Airline Can Repay Part of Debt Sooner.
December 4, 2003

S&P Affirms Negative Outlook on Japan-Based Unit of Deutsche Bank.
December 4, 2003

Japanese Official Wants New Ashikaga Bank Management to Rebuild Ailing Firms.
December 4, 2003

Canon Links with Toshiba to Market Flat-Panel TVs, Newspaper Says.
December 4, 2003

DaimlerChrysler Delivers Fuel-Cell Car to Tokyo Gas Co.
December 4, 2003

Hitachi to Release Inexpensive Radio Frequency Identification Inlet.
December 4, 2003

Nippon Life Insurance Co.'s Joint Venture in China Goes into Operation.
December 4, 2003

Police to Send Papers on Mitsubishi Motor Executives over Tire Accident.
December 4, 2003

NEC to Recall 170,000 Laser Printers.
December 4, 2003

Nissan Recalls Hypermini Electric Cars.
December 4, 2003

Sanyo May Enter DVD-Recorder Market.
December 4, 2003

Takara Bio Inc. Develops Research Kit to Detect SARS in One Hour.
December 4, 2003

Japan Agency Tells Telecommunications Firm NTT East to Honor Antimonopoly Law.
December 4, 2003

Toyota Apologizes to Chinese Consumers for Vehicle Ads.
December 4, 2003

Toyota's Corolla Remains Top-Selling Car in November.
December 4, 2003

Japan Airline, US Airways Ink Comprehensive Tie-Up Accord.
December 5, 2003

Japan Government to Pick New Ashikaga Bank Team in Next Few Weeks.
December 5, 2003

Sankyo Co. Inks Licensing Accord on Anticancer Drug with Cyclacel of Scotland.
December 5, 2003

Honda Develops Small Jet, to Conduct Test Flight in U.S.
December 5, 2003

Honda Sales Affiliate VT Holdings Denies Report on Buyout of Nissan Units.
December 5, 2003

Japan Firm KDDI Corp. Sees Sharp Growth in November Mobile-Phone Subscriptions.
December 5, 2003

Kansai Electric Power Co. Halts Fukui, Japan, Reactor after Water Leakage.
December 5, 2003

Three Power Companies Scrap Joint Nuclear Project in Suzu, Japan.
December 5, 2003

Japanese, Norwegian Firms to Make, Sell Beverage Containers in China.
December 5, 2003

Japan Agency Slaps 10-Day Ban on Stock Trading by Societe Generale Securities.
December 5, 2003