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

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

JAL to launch flights between Nagoya, Japan, Guangzhou, China, next year.
July 1, 2004

Japan firm to make automotive glass in Hungary from 2006.
July 1, 2004

Japan financing giant Orix to own 80 percent interest in baseball team.
July 1, 2004

Japan Supreme Court backs Pola Cosmetics shareholder's demand to see accounts.
July 1, 2004

J.P. Morgan, Bank One complete merger.
July 1, 2004

Matsushita Electric Works posts interim net profit gain of 36.1 percent.
July 1, 2004

Japan prosecutors indict former Mitsubishi Motors head in truck accident.
July 1, 2004

Trading giant Mitsubishi Corp. sets up hydrogen business venture in Canada.
July 1, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors' new-car sales plunge 64.3 percent in June.
July 1, 2004

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. starts free vehicle checkups.
July 1, 2004

NEC to sell plasma display subsidiary to Pioneer.
July 1, 2004

Nissan Diesel to recall 177 trucks, 3 other makers to fix trailers.
July 1, 2004

Marathon runner's absence from Olympics likely to affect Japan TV ratings.
July 1, 2004

Former Seibu Railway executive pleads guilty in payoff scandal.
July 1, 2004

Consortium of Japanese firms creates products for better snoozing.
July 1, 2004

Softbank Investment to buy Nomura group's brokerage unit.
July 1, 2004

Sony to release digital Walkman with built-in hard disk.
July 1, 2004

South Korea to slap antidumping duties on Japanese steel imports.
July 1, 2004

Japan telecommunications giant NTT sets up unit to promote jobs for disabled.
July 1, 2004

Time Warner challenges Sony in bidding for MGM.
July 1, 2004

NTT DoCoMo finds contact failures in mova P252iS mobile-phone handsets.
July 2, 2004

Japan eateries chain Yoshinoya sees 35.8 percent sales plunge in June on year.
July 2, 2004

Toyota Motor eyes buying stake in Misawa Homes, Japan newspaper reports.
July 2, 2004

S&P upgrades Japan soy-sauce brewer Kikkoman's ratings to A+.
July 2, 2004

Japan police to review indictments against 4 Mitsubishi drivers.
July 2, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors' new vehicle sales drop 45.7 percent in United States.
July 2, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors admits to 2 more Libero wagon-related injuries.
July 2, 2004

Chiyoda, Italian engineering firm win 70 billion yen order for Qatar LNG plant.
July 2, 2004

Nissan to invest over 10 billion baht in Thai subsidiary.
July 2, 2004

Japan corporate sponsors warm up for Olympics.
July 2, 2004

Sharp to commercialize paper-thin liquid crystal gadget by 2007.
July 2, 2004

Suruga Bank launches Japan's first biometrics-based deposit account.
July 2, 2004

Moody's upgrades ratings on 4 Japanese trust banks.
July 2, 2004

Some Japanese automakers to enhance internal controls to fix recall regimes.
July 3, 2004

AXA Life to sell Japanese nonlife insurers' products.
July 3, 2004

Matsushita to cut materials-procurement costs by 10.4 percent in FY 2004.
July 3, 2004

Nissan to develop fuel cell, market vehicle by FY07, Japan newspaper reports.
July 3, 2004

Former Toshiba employee seeks compensation for steel development.
July 3, 2004

JVC to close cathode-ray tube TV parts plant in Oyama, Japan.
July 3, 2004

New Zeppelin airship departs for Japan on monthlong voyage.
July 5, 2004

Japan bankers urge reforming postal savings into small regional operations.
July 5, 2004

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to cut sales-agent outlets by 36 percent.
July 5, 2004

Japan provider erroneously charged high-speed internet service subscribers.
July 5, 2004

Internet portal-business joint venture to team up Japanese, South Korean firms.
July 5, 2004

Japan agency conducts emergency checks on Mitsubishi vehicles on roads.
July 5, 2004

Japan money-handling machine maker to buy entire stake in German holding firm.
July 5, 2004

Japan motorcycle makers, importers to launch recycling system in October.
July 5, 2004

Nippon Oil to refine crude oil for PetroChina.
July 5, 2004

Japan Olympic-wear maker credits good-luck charm.
July 5, 2004

Porsche recalls 828 station wagons.
July 5, 2004

Japan rail operator says it won't sell baseball team to internet-service firm.
July 5, 2004

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. to acquire 15 percent stake in Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
July 5, 2004

Electronics firm Seiko Epson raises earnings forecast for half, year.
July 5, 2004

Japan shipbuilding accident results in 2 deaths, 2 others injured.
July 5, 2004

Japan firms secretly fixed glitch in telephones for corporate use.
July 5, 2004

Toyota president denies report of acquiring stake in Misawa Homes.
July 5, 2004

Toyota unveils luxury Crown Majesta car with V8 engine.
July 5, 2004

Commercial TV station to debut on Tokyo Stock Exchange Aug. 5.
July 5, 2004

Oil giant Yukos gets default notice from creditor banks, news agency reports.
July 5, 2004

Japan airline says captain who dozed during flight had sleep disorder.
July 6, 2004

Japan brokerages offer 'wrap account' services to individual investors.
July 6, 2004

Corolla retains top spot in Japanese half-year car sales.
July 6, 2004

Toray Industries Inc. devises world's first flexible polylactic film.
July 6, 2004

Japan household-product maker to end venture accord with German firm's unit.
July 6, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors downplays possibility of shares being delisted.
July 6, 2004

Japan agency to mull steps to ease effects of Mitsubishi Motors fiasco.
July 6, 2004

Former president of Japan whiskey brewer Suntory dies at 66.
July 6, 2004

West Japan Railway Co. reports 621 false records on tunnel, bridge checks.
July 6, 2004

Toyota, Shell to jointly test new fuel for low-emission cars.
July 6, 2004

Electronic train-fare cards to become usable at Japan convenience stores.
July 6, 2004

Japan agency to conduct inspections of Kansai Electric facilities.
July 6, 2004

English-Japanese illustrated vocabulary book gains popularity.
July 6, 2004

Japan financial institutions to lend funds for Tokyo Bay waste-disposal plant.
July 6, 2004

Yukos top executive blames Putin for causing bankruptcy risk, newspaper says.
July 6, 2004

Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. to set 10-year limit on invention rewards.
July 7, 2004

Fujitsu to start production of new server system in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture.
July 7, 2004

Japan medical-research firm wins bid for deficit-ridden health-resort facility.
July 7, 2004

Japan rail operator Hankyu sees bookstore business boom.
July 7, 2004

Japan internet-connection provider Softbank BB to begin even faster service.
July 7, 2004

Siberia Airlines to launch flight between Niigata, Japan, Irkutsk, Russia.
July 7, 2004

Japanese baseball league has another team merger in works.
July 7, 2004

3 major Japanese firms to build Boeing 7E7 engines.
July 7, 2004

Mitsubishi Electric to boost sales of products for electricity-powered homes.
July 7, 2004

Moody's may upgrade long-term ratings on japan farm-equipment maker Kubota.
July 7, 2004