Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) articles from January 2004

Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) archives from January 2004

Japan Airline Skynet Asia Takes Chance on Slump to Fly High.
January 2, 2004

Japan Airlines' Plane Touches Wing on Runway, Hospitalizing Two.
January 2, 2004

British Airways Cancels London-Washington Flight.
January 2, 2004

Merger Creates Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance.
January 2, 2004

Nissan to Recall 276,000 Sentras for Faulty Engines.
January 2, 2004

Former Nissan Chief Dies at 91.
January 2, 2004

Showa Shell to Nearly Double Iraqi Oil Imports, Japanese Newspaper Reports.
January 2, 2004

Mazda to Expand China Operations via Sales, Production Firms.
January 3, 2004

Consolidation May Hit Japan's Truck-Manufacturing Industry.
January 3, 2004

Asahi Breweries, Japan Trader Itochu to Launch Joint Venture with Chinese Firm.
January 4, 2004

Seven-Eleven Japan Creates Joint Venture in Beijing.
January 5, 2004

Japan Airline Finds Crack in Landing Gear of Another MD-81 Plane.
January 5, 2004

Japan Bank Resona to Introduce New Pay Schedule Linked More to Performance.
January 5, 2004

Japanese Firm Offers Sumptuous Mail-Order New Year's Dish for Dogs.
January 5, 2004

Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. to Open Comedy Museum in Osaka, Japan.
January 5, 2004

Sumitomo Electric, Female Staff Settle Discrimination Suit.
January 5, 2004

Japan Insurer Aioi Revises Profit Outlook Following Settlement of Lawsuit.
January 5, 2004

Japanese Internet-Mall, Convenience-Store Operators Tie Up in Ticket Sales.
January 5, 2004

S&P Gives Merged Japan Life Insurer Meiji Yasuda BBB-Plus Long-Term Rating.
January 5, 2004

NEC Overcharged Japan Defense Agency 63 Million Yen, Documents Claim.
January 5, 2004

Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. to Sell Veterinary-Medicine Business.
January 5, 2004

Japan Railway Group Sees Fourth Straight Rise in New Year Holiday Travel.
January 5, 2004

Tokyo-Based Firm Set to Take Over Soccer Club Vissel Kobe's Business Unit.
January 5, 2004

Toyota Prius Gets Selected 2004 Car of the Year in North America.
January 5, 2004

In 2003, Toyota's North American Sales Top 2 Million Mark for First Time.
January 5, 2004

Japan Apparel Retailer Reports 12 Percent Rise in December Sales.
January 6, 2004

U.S. Vehicle Sales Fall in 2003 for Third Straight Year.
January 6, 2004

S&P Revises Rating Outlook on Japan Construction Firm to Positive from Stable.
January 6, 2004

Former Sony Chief Joins U.S. Consumer-Electronics Hall of Fame.
January 6, 2004

Sony, Canon, NEC to Join Toxic-Material-Free Scheme.
January 6, 2004

Hit by Mad Cow, Japanese Fast-Food Chain Introduces Curried-Rice Dishes.
January 6, 2004

Mizuho Financial to Sell Subordinated Bonds in Asia.
January 6, 2004

Toyota Unveils New Lexus RX330 Hybrid SUV.
January 6, 2004

Police Hold Man in 50 Million Yen Extortion Bid against Japan Retailer.
January 6, 2004

Former IBM Japan Executive to Head Japan Telecom.
January 6, 2004

Japan Airlines System to Use JAL Logo for All Flights from April.
January 7, 2004

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. to Repay Public Funds in Full.
January 7, 2004

Commodity-Futures Brokerage Tokyo General Dismisses All Employees.
January 7, 2004

Matsushita Electric Works Triples Group Net Profit to 20.42 Billion Yen.
January 7, 2004

Honda to Introduce Accord's Hybrid Model.
January 7, 2004

International Luxury Hotels Set Sights on Central Tokyo.
January 7, 2004

Operating-System Maker Linux Boosts Sales by 37.5 Percent in Japan in 2003.
January 7, 2004

Nissan Set to Achieve Annual U.S. Sales of 1 Million Units, CEO Says.
January 7, 2004

Sanyo Electric Co. Devises Remote System to Control Various Home Installations.
January 7, 2004

Seiko Epson Develops World's First Big-Screen Television with Built-In Printer.
January 7, 2004

U.S. Magazine Names Sony CEO as One of Worst Managers.
January 7, 2004

Japanese Olympic Swimmer Signs Endorsement Deal with Mizuno.
January 7, 2004

Japan Car Importer to Recall Volvo Sedans, Station Wagons.
January 7, 2004

Wendy's December Sales Rise 9 Percent Despite Mad-Cow Fear.
January 7, 2004

Yamaha Motor Eyes Motorcycle Shipments of Over 3 Million in 2004.
January 7, 2004

Japan Sees 0.6 Percent Rise in Sales of Imported Vehicles in 2003.
January 8, 2004

Japan Banks to Leave Long-Term Prime Rate Unchanged at 1.7 Percent per Annum.
January 8, 2004

Kirin Brewery Eyes Group Sales of 1.86 Trillion Yen in 2006.
January 8, 2004

Japan Post to Take Direct Mail from Couriers Sagawa Express, Nippon Express.
January 8, 2004

Takeda Chemical to Develop Diabetes Drug with U.S. Firm.
January 8, 2004

Kirin Brewery Co. Recreates Ancient Egyptian Beer.
January 8, 2004

Experiment in Japan Begins to Track Farm Products with Integrated-Circuit Tags.
January 8, 2004

Japan Financial Firm Resona Holdings to Sell 239 Million Shares.
January 8, 2004

Fujitsu Eyes Reentry into Overseas Cell-Phone Markets.
January 8, 2004

Kawasaki Recalls 233 Vulcan Motorbikes.
January 8, 2004

Matsushita Electric to Cut Number of Southeast Asian Units by 40 Percent.
January 8, 2004

Daihatsu's Move Grabs Japan's Best-Selling Minicar Title in 2003.
January 8, 2004

Northwest Airlines to Start Direct Service between Portland, Ore., Tokyo.
January 8, 2004

Sharp Corp. May End Cathode-Ray Tube TV Sales in North America in 2006.
January 8, 2004

Sharp Corp. President Sees Yen as Too Strong against Dollar.
January 8, 2004

Sony Unveils Format Enabling Mini-Disks to Hold 45 Hours of Music.
January 8, 2004

Japan Supermarket Operator Aeon to Import 100 Tons of Australian Beef.
January 8, 2004

Toshiba Develops 0.85-Inch Hard-Disk Drive for Small Digital Products.
January 8, 2004

Toyota Corolla Regains Japan's Best-Selling Car Title in 2003.
January 8, 2004

Japan Automakers Team Up on Recycling of Shredder Dust.
January 9, 2004

Shinsei Bank to Re-List Possibly on Feb. 19.
January 9, 2004

Cool Summer, Tax Hike Cause Sales Falls at Japan Brewers in 2003.
January 9, 2004

Japanese Bridgestone Unit to Sell Bicycles with Self-Inflating Tires.
January 9, 2004

KDDI Tops NTT DoCoMo in Japan's 2003 Cell-Phone Service Subscriptions.
January 9, 2004

S&P Downgrades Japan Contractor Hazama to 'Selective Default'.
January 9, 2004

Fuji Television Network to Raise 106.4 Billion Yen via New Share Issue.
January 9, 2004

Japan Tobacco to Stop Domestic Output of All Pipe-Tobacco, Cigar Products.
January 9, 2004

Matsushita Electric Aims for 410 Billion Yen Profit in 2006 Business Year.
January 9, 2004

Japan Mobile-Phone Subscriptions Grow 8.5 Percent on Year in December.
January 9, 2004

Oracle Japan Posts 21.1 Percent Rise in Net Profit in Six Months to November.
January 9, 2004

Mitsubishi Heavy Says New Mask Made of Enzyme-Woven Fabric Can Kill SARS Virus.
January 9, 2004

Japan Bank Resona Plans to Increase Outlets Staying Open Evening, Weekends.
January 10, 2004

Cargill Inc. to Eliminate Up to 750 Jobs at Five U.S. Beef-Processing Plants.
January 10, 2004

Nippon Life Insurance Co. to Adopt 401(k) Pension Plan in April 2005.
January 10, 2004