Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) articles from February 2005

Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) archives from February 2005

ANA to raise capital by 60 bil. yen under new medium-term plan.
February 1, 2005

Resona Holdings buys back own shares, to repay part of public funds.
February 1, 2005

Eagles' Hirono goes all out to recruit players.
February 1, 2005

Asahi Breweries to launch '3rd-category beer' April 20.
February 1, 2005

Citigroup to sell insurance, pension arm to MetLife for $11.5 bil.
February 1, 2005

Mitsui Fudosan to build 5 commercial complexes in metropolitan area.
February 1, 2005

Mitsubishi Tokyo, UFJ eye 1-0.6 merger ratio: paper.
February 1, 2005

Hitachi union eyes higher bonuses for 1st time in 4 years.
February 1, 2005

Mitsubishi marks 1st vehicle sales rise in 14 months in Jan.
February 1, 2005

Phoenix Capital to unload Mitsubishi Motors stake: paper.
February 1, 2005

Nissan to recall 184,315 minivans, cars, station wagons.
February 1, 2005

Nissan to produce new model at British plant.
February 1, 2005

Daiei to close 53 unprofitable outlets in 30 prefectures.
February 1, 2005

Tsutsumi supports Seibu group reform plan, says incoming president.
February 1, 2005

213 shareholders seek 350 mil. yen from Seibu, Kokudo.
February 1, 2005

Sharp outdoes Sanyo in April-Dec. sales.
February 1, 2005

Justsystem ordered to stop making Ichitaro software.
February 1, 2005

Toyota unveils completely remodeled Vitz compact car.
February 1, 2005

Toyota seeks membership in Europe's largest auto industry body.
February 1, 2005

Toyota-Peugeot Citroen's Czech plant to start production in Feb.
February 1, 2005

Itochu, Turner to launch animation production fund.
February 2, 2005

New vehicle sales in U.S. decline 5.3 percent in Jan. on year.
February 2, 2005

Merger of 2 finance groups to create 'Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ'.
February 2, 2005

Ex-TV Asahi employee arrested in embezzlement scandal.
February 2, 2005

NTT DoCoMo introducing cheaper handsets for FOMA 3G services.
February 2, 2005

Doctors in practice earn average 28.56 million yen a year.
February 2, 2005

Hitachi cuts FY 2004 group net profit outlook to 50 bil. yen.
February 2, 2005

Hitachi to convert joint PDP maker with Fujitsu into subsidiary.
February 2, 2005

Honda to fix ignitions of 486,000 Accords, Acuras, Preludes.
February 2, 2005

Honda to recall 93,000 Fit cars.
February 2, 2005

Toyota to launch world's 1st hybrid luxury vehicle in U.S.
February 2, 2005

Toyota, Fuji Heavy in talks for hybrid vehicle partnership.
February 2, 2005

Mitsubishi Fuso finds 111 more defect cases.
February 2, 2005

Gov't not to allocate 800-megahertz band frequencies to Softbank.
February 2, 2005

Nissan-Renault ranks 4th in terms of global sales.
February 2, 2005

Toyota opens Tijuana plant; first full-scale operation in Mexico.
February 2, 2005

Itochu more than doubles April-Dec. group net, pretax profits.
February 2, 2005

Itochu, Time Warner to set up fund for animation movie production.
February 3, 2005

Ashikaga Bank to demand ex-execs pay for losses.
February 3, 2005

UFJ Trust in tie-up talks with Nomura Securities: report.
February 3, 2005

Baseball amateur becomes Rakuten's spokeswoman.
February 3, 2005

U.S. clears Japanese outboard engines from antidumping duties.
February 3, 2005

Daikyo shareholders approve 99 percent stock reduction.
February 3, 2005

Sumitomo Mitsui drops bid to merge with UFJ: Mainichi.
February 3, 2005

Russian court upholds back taxes on JT unit: Interfax.
February 3, 2005

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking sues failed Chinese jet oil supplier.
February 3, 2005

Kodak overtakes Sony in U.S. digital camera shipments.
February 3, 2005

Ex-vice finance minister Sakakibara becomes Lehman adviser.
February 3, 2005

Mitsubishi's April-Dec. group net profit hits record high.
February 3, 2005

M'bishi Electric to boost hiring of new graduates by 20 percent in FY 2006.
February 3, 2005

Ricoh group net profit down 6.3 percent in April-December.
February 3, 2005

Ajinomoto to make amino acids in Brazil.
February 3, 2005

Sega Sammy posts April-Dec. results in line with estimates.
February 3, 2005

Prosecutors to launch criminal case against Tsutsumi: Mainichi.
February 3, 2005

JFE Steel factory in Chiba probed after polluted water found nearby.
February 3, 2005

Toyota's 3rd qtr profit up, 1 tril. yen annual profit again certain.
February 3, 2005

Toyota Motor affiliates Koyo Seiko, Toyoda Machine to merge.
February 3, 2005

Koshu Wine showing signs of boom.
February 3, 2005

JAL group to merge holding firm with 2 units by March 2007.
February 4, 2005

Ashikaga Bank sues 13 ex-executives over 'window dressing'.
February 4, 2005

Jan. sales of imported vehicles in Japan dive 12.5 percent.
February 4, 2005

Corolla regains top spot in new car sales in January.
February 4, 2005

Support staff aiming at efficient money spending.
February 4, 2005

500 hours achieved in biomass power generation.
February 4, 2005

Ex-NHK President Ebisawa resigns as ABU chief.
February 4, 2005

Cell phone companies losing battle against junk mail.
February 4, 2005

eBank to introduce passwords to protect depositors.
February 4, 2005

Sumitomo Mitsui's Nishikawa likely to quit.
February 4, 2005

Lenovo says no change on IBM deal despite U.S. probe.
February 4, 2005

Matsushita reports 46.7 percent net profit rise in 3rd qtr.
February 4, 2005

Mazda retains record operating profit projection despite fire.
February 4, 2005

Mitsubishi Motors signs pact with Peugeot Citroen for SUV tie-up.
February 4, 2005

NTT DoCoMo launches lightest 3G FOMA mobile handset.
February 4, 2005

Nippon Steel posts 147 bil. yen net profit in April-December.
February 4, 2005

Nissan to reenter Pakistani market in late Feb.
February 4, 2005

Rohto Pharmaceutical, Morishita set up joint marketing venture.
February 4, 2005

Daiei to withdraw from overseas operations.
February 4, 2005

Daiei to incur net group loss of 510 bil. yen in FY 2004.
February 4, 2005

Investment fund plans takeover bid for Seibu Railway.
February 4, 2005

Shiseido picks Maeda as new head.
February 4, 2005

NTT sees April-Dec. sales fall.
February 4, 2005

Mitsui sees 71.7 percent group pretax profit rise in April-Dec. period.
February 4, 2005

Sumitomo Trust to double deposit refund for illegal withdrawals.
February 4, 2005

Fuji Photo, cancer center to develop diagnostic equipment.
February 5, 2005