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

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

Japanese Advertiser Forms Joint Venture with Toyota, Sony.
May 1, 2003

U.S. Assets Held by Japanese Banks Drop Sharply over Last Five Years.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Retailers Vary in Response to Tax Hike on Low-Malt Beverage.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Brokerage Firm Posts Net Loss of 32 Billion Yen in Fiscal 2002.
May 1, 2003

Brothel Goes Public on Melbourne, Australia, Stock Exchange.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Trader Purchases Stake in Nation's Exclusive Lacoste Distributor.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Copier Maker Reports Profit for Ninth Straight Year.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Insurer Retains Equity Relationship with Bank's New Owner.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Insurance Holding Company Lowers Fiscal 2002 Profit Forecast.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Life Insurer Launches Sales to Corporate Insurance Agents.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Insurer Raises 2002 Profit Forecast on Strength of Core Businesses.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Video Game Maker Seeks Sega's Answer to Merger Proposal by May 9.
May 1, 2003

Japanese Private Railways Impose Total Smoking Ban in Tokyo Area.
May 1, 2003

Moody's Places Sony Debt Rating under Review for Possible Downgrade.
May 1, 2003

European Union Indirectly Asks Japanese Airline to Reconsider Switch to Boeing.
May 2, 2003

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. to Buy 40 Percent Stake in Mitsui Mutual Life.
May 2, 2003

Wakayama Bank to Pay No Dividend on Preferred Shares.
May 2, 2003

Kyodo News International, Tokyo, Business Briefs Column.
May 2, 2003

Japanese Apparel-Retail Chain's Sales Fall for 19th Month, But Customers Up.
May 2, 2003

Japanese Software Companies Warn against Computer Virus with SARS Link.
May 2, 2003

Japanese Condominium Builder Asks Resona Bank for 85 Billion Yen Support.
May 2, 2003

Japan, U.S. Firms Develop New Internet-Connection Software.
May 2, 2003

Japanese Movie Producer Cuts Net Profit Forecast for FY 2002.
May 2, 2003

Japanese Firms Struggle to Deal with Returning Overseas Workers amid SARS.
May 2, 2003

Japanese Telecommunications Giant Plans to Return Portion of Pension Assets.
May 2, 2003

16 Theme Parks Have Failed in Japan Since 1998, Report Says.
May 2, 2003

Toyota, Honda U.S. Sales Remain Robust in April.
May 2, 2003

Japan Urges World Trade Organization to Accept Its Position on Farm Trade.
May 2, 2003

Kyodo News International, Tokyo, Bond Outlook Column.
May 3, 2003

Japanese Cabinet Office to Enable Consumer Groups to File Lawsuits.
May 3, 2003

Japanese Government Trade Insurance to Cover Business-Related SARS Losses.
May 3, 2003

Sega to Merge with Japanese Pinball Game Maker over Rival Electronic Game Firm.
May 3, 2003

Japanese Industrial Equipment Firm to Launch Utility Cart in U.S. Market.
May 4, 2003

Osaka, Japan, Newspaper Apologizes for Blast Caused by Photographer.
May 5, 2003

Japanese Air-Conditioning Equipment Firm Posts Record-High Net Profit.
May 6, 2003

S&P to Keep Japan Airlines System Group on Credit Watch.
May 6, 2003

U.S. Investment Fund to Take Over Major Japanese Auto-Parts Maker Asahi Tec.
May 6, 2003

Cisco Systems to Unveil Wireless IP Phone Shortly.
May 6, 2003

U.S. Court Dismisses Patent Suit against Furukawa Electric Co.
May 6, 2003

Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Foreign Firms to Team Up for Corporate Revival.
May 6, 2003

Natori Co., Waseda University to Jointly Develop Foodstuffs for Elderly.
May 6, 2003

Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. to Skip Dividend Payments for Policyholders.
May 6, 2003

Moody's Raises Outlook for JFE Steel's Debt Rating to Stable.
May 6, 2003

28 Firms Fall Short of Tokyo Stock Exchange's Listing Requirements.
May 6, 2003

Tokyo-Disneyland Operator Won't Sponsor Dutch Theme Park's Rescue.
May 6, 2003

Japanese Travelers by Rail, Plane Drop During 'Golden Week' Due to SARS.
May 6, 2003

Japanese Television Network's Foreign Ownership Nears 20 Percent Limit.
May 6, 2003

Japanese Automotive Electric-Part Maker Posts Record-High Profits, Sales.
May 7, 2003

Japanese Cosmetics Giant Shiseido Posts Record Sales, Profits for FY 2002.
May 7, 2003

Prudential Financial Inc. Pulls Out of Retail Securities Business in Japan.
May 7, 2003

Hitachi to Float 300 Billion Yen in Bonds.
May 7, 2003

Authorities Arrest Former Employee at Japanese Brokerage for Insider Trading.
May 7, 2003

S&P Puts Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. on CreditWatch negative.
May 7, 2003

Japanese Medical-Equipment Firm Posts Record Group Sales, Profit for FY 2002.
May 7, 2003

Japanese Agency to Set Up Task Force to Deal with Possible Power Shortage.
May 7, 2003

Japanese Printing Group Sees Pretax Profit Drop 20 Percent in FY 2002.
May 7, 2003

Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Shell Set $10 Billion for Russia Oil Plan.
May 7, 2003

TDK Climbs Back into Black on Higher Sales, Restructuring.
May 7, 2003

Japanese Toy Maker Sees Record Group Operating, Pretax Profits in FY 2002.
May 7, 2003

Kyocera Corp. to Supply Fast, Wireless Internet-Access System to Australia.
May 7, 2003

Yamaha Motor Posts Record-High Profit; Sales Top 1 Trillion Yen.
May 7, 2003

Japanese Automated-Control Equipment Firm Swings Back into Black in FY 2002.
May 8, 2003

Japanese Consumer-Credit Firm's Group Net Profit Drops 74 Percent in FY 2002.
May 8, 2003

Japanese Consumer-Loan Firm's Group Net Profit Rises 70.9 Percent in FY 2002.
May 8, 2003

Japanese Electronic-Components Maker Sees 35 Percent Rise in Group Net Profit.
May 8, 2003

Japan's Alps Electric Reports Big Jump in Yearly Profit.
May 8, 2003

NTT DoCoMo's Pretax Profit Exceeds 1 Trillion Yen on Robust Sales.
May 8, 2003

Japanese Office-Supplies Maker Swings Back into Black in FY 2002.
May 8, 2003

Namco Withdraws Merger Proposal to Sega.
May 8, 2003

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Achieves Turnaround, to Resume Dividend.
May 8, 2003

Yearly Profit at Japanese Slot Machine Maker Sammy Corp. Declines 3.5 Percent.
May 8, 2003

Japanese Telecommunications Firm Sees Sharp Profit Gain Despite Lower Revenues.
May 8, 2003

Oriental Land Co.'s Profit Rises 48.8 Percent on Disney Parks Popularity.
May 8, 2003

Japan Tobacco's Net Profit More Than Doubles in Fiscal 2002.
May 8, 2003

Internet Shopping-Mall Operator May Integrate Infoseek, Lycos Japan Management.
May 8, 2003

Japanese Branch-Free Bank Incurs 8.1 Billion Yen Net Loss in FY 2002.
May 9, 2003

Japanese Chemical Firm Incurs 66.79 Billion Yen Net Loss in FY 2002.
May 9, 2003

Japanese Chemical Company Posts 946.9 Percent Surge in Group Net Profit.
May 9, 2003

Japanese Construction-Machinery Maker Returns to Black.
May 9, 2003

Euro Rises to Highest-Ever Level against Yen in London.
May 9, 2003

Four Japanese Home Builders to Come under Control of Holding Firm.
May 9, 2003

Japanese Agency Warns Nippon Life Insurance Co. over Misleading Sales Practice.
May 9, 2003

Internet Investor Softbank Sees Net Loss Widen Due to Big Broadband Investment.
May 9, 2003

McDonald's Japan Appoints New Chairman, CEO.
May 9, 2003