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

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

Monitoring body of international accountants group launched.
March 1, 2005

WTO sets up panel on Japan-U.S. dispute on antidumping calculation.
March 1, 2005

New vehicle sales in Japan down 1.2 percent in February.
March 1, 2005

Ministop convenience store chain to handle Japan Post parcels.
March 1, 2005

Aeon cuts its operating profit estimate for FY 2004.
March 1, 2005

IRCJ picks Marubeni-led group to be Daiei sponsor.
March 1, 2005

Sekisui to issue shareholders points for future discounts.
March 1, 2005

Hearings begin in Livedoor suit against Nippon Broadcasting warrants.
March 1, 2005

Isuzu ordered against doing road tests sans legal procedures.
March 1, 2005

Japan's jobless rate unchanged at 4.5 percent in January.
March 1, 2005

Tokyoites pay world's 3rd-highest living costs among 71 cities.
March 1, 2005

Singapore invites developers to build business hub on reclaimed land.
March 1, 2005

Governing, main opposition parties close to starting pension talks.
March 1, 2005

Toyota, Peugeot-Citroen unveil first 3 cars from Czech plant.
March 1, 2005

NTT East, West forecast combined 76 percent fall in FY 2005 pretax profits.
March 1, 2005

JR East incurs combined 66 billion yen loss from Oct. 23 Niigata quakes.
March 1, 2005

Foreign ships checked for insurance at Yokohama, Maizuru ports.
March 1, 2005

Spending by salaried workers' households rises 2.6 percent in January.
March 1, 2005

Japan to apply public-tender-offer rules to off-hours stock trading.
March 1, 2005

Japan's tax revenues grow 14.8 percent in January on year.
March 1, 2005

Tsinghua University, Toyota Motor set up research center.
March 1, 2005

Toyota to carry auto parts by own freight train to cut CO2 emissions.
March 1, 2005

WTO to hold informal ministerial talks in Kenya on Thursday, Friday.
March 1, 2005

Toyota aims to double market share to over 10 percent in Latin America.
March 1, 2005

China's Haier opens home appliance factory in Jordan.
March 2, 2005

Mizuho plans finger vein authentication against cash card fraud.
March 2, 2005

Nippon Broadcasting's stake in Fuji TV falls to 13.88 percent.
March 2, 2005

Ministry reprimands 71 broadcasters over stock ownership records.
March 2, 2005

Fuji Heavy's motor vehicle sales in Japan top 10 mil.+.
March 2, 2005

Construction firm executive arrested over insider trading charges.
March 2, 2005

Nippon Broadcasting to seek probe on Livedoor's off-hours trading.
March 2, 2005

Matsushita hiring more college grads in China, SE Asia, than Japan+.
March 2, 2005

Yoshimoto to form 10 billion yen fund for Net comic show distribution.
March 2, 2005

Kokudo's Seibu share sale concentrates on individual holdings+.
March 2, 2005

Fast Retailing revises down earnings forecasts.
March 2, 2005

Sharp sues Taiwanese maker seeking ban on imports of LCD TVs.
March 2, 2005

Sony Ericsson launches Walkman cellphone.
March 2, 2005

Marubeni-led group proposes making BMW Tokyo chief Daiei president+.
March 2, 2005

Koizumi says no consumption tax hike decision before Sept. 2006.
March 2, 2005

Toyota, Nissan post record new vehicle sales in U.S. in February.
March 2, 2005

Toyota starts pickup truck production in Argentina.
March 2, 2005

Toyota wins robust orders for remodeled Vitz.
March 2, 2005

Progress noted in Japan-Thailand FTA talks+.
March 2, 2005

Yahoo! marks 10th anniversary.
March 2, 2005

Ex-U.S. envoy to Japan Baker to become Citigroup int'l adviser.
March 3, 2005

Bank of Yokohama to tie up with Nikko Cordial in brokerage.
March 3, 2005

Candidate for Daiei presidency resigns as BMW Tokyo chief.
March 3, 2005

Mitsubishi, Marubeni form joint firm for Brazilian oil project.
March 3, 2005

Nippon Broadcasting says no change in equity stake in Fuji TV.
March 3, 2005

Kajima creates fund to better manage real estate assets.
March 3, 2005

FDA sees higher health risks for Asians using Shionogi's Crestor.
March 3, 2005

Livedoor's Horie says battle with Fuji TV begins M&A era in Japan.
March 3, 2005

Japan, China in talks to end yen loans possibly in 2008.
March 3, 2005

Microsoft turns to more Japanese game developers for next Xbox.
March 3, 2005

Nippon Broadcasting employees object to Livedoor control.
March 3, 2005

Japan oxygen bar to breathe fresh air into polluted H.K.
March 3, 2005

Transport ministry reprimands Seibu Railway over Tsutsumi's arrest.
March 3, 2005

Tsutsumi comes under fire from business leaders.
March 3, 2005

Business tycoon Tsutsumi arrested in Seibu share scam probe.
March 3, 2005

Osaka firm release 2-legged robot modeled after Gigantor.
March 3, 2005

Nippon Steel revises upward FY 2004 group profit estimates.
March 3, 2005

JFE Holdings raises FY 2004 profit projection.
March 3, 2005

Yamato Transport to shift to holding company in April 2006.
March 3, 2005

WTO ministers meet in Kenya to boost Doha Round.
March 3, 2005

Yahoo Japan to start paying dividends in FY 2004.
March 3, 2005

U.S. House resolution seeks sanctions over Japan's beef import ban.
March 3, 2005

Rolls-Royce expands links with Japanese industry.
March 4, 2005

February sales of imported vehicles in Japan slip 6.3 percent.
March 4, 2005

UFJ Bank to sell foreign currency bonds issued by Toyota units.
March 4, 2005

Koizumi seeks U.S. understanding on beef ban.
March 4, 2005

U.S. to propose new international rule on beef trade.
March 4, 2005

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction to be split in 2.
March 4, 2005

Crude oil futures briefly top $55 in N.Y., nears record.
March 4, 2005

Merged Dainippon, Sumitomo to be known Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co.
March 4, 2005

GE to enter housing loan business in Japan.
March 4, 2005

U.S. jobless rate up to 5.4 percent, but 262,000 new jobs created.
March 4, 2005

Work on Beijing-Tianjin railway set to begin for 2008 Olympics.
March 4, 2005

Nippon Steel-led body, U.S. fund apply for Mitsui Mining sponsorship.
March 4, 2005

Toyota Vitz bestseller for 1st time in over 4 years.
March 4, 2005

Livedoor's voting rights in Nippon Broadcasting top 45 percent.
March 4, 2005

Early curbs on foreign firms' broadcaster takeovers difficult.
March 4, 2005

Takefuji founder's son fails to declare record 160 bil. yen.
March 4, 2005

Mitsubishi Tokyo, Merrill Lynch eye joint brokerage operations.
March 4, 2005... Mar. 4--TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. of the United States plan to establish a joint securities company in Japan by March next year to provide financial services for wealthy individuals, industry sources...

Toyota won't sell NBS shares to Fuji TV or open market.
March 5, 2005