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

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

Two Hiroshima, Japan, Banks Merge.
May 1, 2004

Bank Begins Hassle-Free Currency Exchange at Narita, Japan, Airport.
May 1, 2004

Majority of Japanese Firms See Favorable Impact from China Economy.
May 1, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors, DaimlerChrysler to Hold Talks on Stake.
May 1, 2004

Japan Says It Expects EU Enlargement to Bring Prosperity in Europe.
May 1, 2004

EU Expands to 25-State Union.
May 1, 2004

Chilean President Calls for Minimum APEC Free-Trade Agreement.
May 1, 2004

Former ING Securities Employee to Face Embezzlement Charges in Tokyo.
May 1, 2004

Toyota to Become First Japanese Firm with over 1 Trillion Yen Profit.
May 1, 2004

Frosty Japan, North Korea Ties Hurt Bilateral Trade.
May 1, 2004

Japanese Prime Minister Seeks Good Ties with New EU Members.
May 2, 2004

Toshiba, GE Eye Nuclear Power Plant Business in U.S.
May 2, 2004

Singapore Airlines to Launch World's Longest Nonstop Flight.
May 3, 2004

Predecessor to Japan Bank UFJ Holdings Fails to Pay 5 Billion Yen Tax.
May 3, 2004

Japan Agency to File Criminal Complaint against Mitsubishi Motors.
May 3, 2004

DaimlerChrysler to Sell Stake in Hyundai Motor, Financial Times Reports.
May 4, 2004

3 Japanese Firms to Set Up Investment Fund with Chinese Group.
May 4, 2004

Toyota to Train Foreign Workers with 2,000 Experts.
May 4, 2004

Air France, KLM Merge to Create World's No. 1 Air Carrier by Revenue.
May 5, 2004

U.S. New Vehicle Sales Rise 0.8 Percent on Year in April.
May 5, 2004

Japan Police to Grill 7 Former Mitsubishi Executives over Fatal 2002 Accident.
May 5, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors' Revival Package May Reach 400-500 Billion Yen.
May 5, 2004

Japan Newspaper Publisher Kagoshima Shinpo Files for Voluntary Bankruptcy.
May 5, 2004

Sony Launches Online Music Distribution Service in United States.
May 5, 2004

Joint Venture by Japan Firms Yellow Hat, Itochu to Sell Auto Goods in China.
May 6, 2004

Japan's New Vehicle Sales Drop 4.4 Percent in April on Year.
May 6, 2004

Group Net, Pretax Profits Hit Record Highs at Japan Maker of Automation Parts.
May 6, 2004

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Loses Documents with Customers' Data.
May 6, 2004

Fast-Food Chain Yoshinoya to Serve 'Gyudon' at Yokohama, Japan, Event.
May 6, 2004

Japan Convenience-Store Chain C&S to Team Up with 4 Credit-Card Companies.
May 6, 2004

Japan Agency Official to Chair Spinoff from Ailing Cosmetics Firm Kanebo.
May 6, 2004

DaimlerChrysler to Keep Alliance with Mitsubishi Motors, U.S. Newspaper Says.
May 6, 2004

DaimlerChrysler to Cooperate over Probe of Mitsubishi Fuso.
May 6, 2004

Walt Disney World Reveals Plans for 50th Anniversary.
May 6, 2004

Shinsei, Sumitomo, Marubeni Set Up Fund with China Financial Group CITIC.
May 6, 2004

Arrests of Former Executives Cast Shadow over Mitsubishi Group.
May 6, 2004

Japan Files Criminal Complaints against Mitsubishi Motors, Former Officials.
May 6, 2004

Japan Police Hold Former Mitsubishi Motors Executives in Fatal Truck Accident.
May 6, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors to Set Up Quality-Control Team under President.
May 6, 2004

Mitsubishi Materials Reports Leak of Data on Silver-Accessories Customers.
May 6, 2004

Singapore Telecommunications' Full-Year Group Net Profit Soars 220 Percent.
May 6, 2004

South Africa Penalizes Toyota Motor for Keeping Car Prices High.
May 6, 2004

Japan Survey Rates Toyota's Aristo Most Popular Target for Car Thieves.
May 6, 2004

Japan Mobile-Phone Giant Studies Sale of 20 Percent Equity Stake in U.K. Firm.
May 7, 2004

Japan Airline's Parent Incurs Group Net Loss of 88.62 Billion Yen for FY 2003.
May 7, 2004

S&P Revises Up Outlook on Bank of Yokohama to Positive.
May 7, 2004

Sumitomo Chemical to Tie Up with Saudi State Oil Firm.
May 7, 2004

Japan Contractor Taisei Wins 102 Billion Yen Undersea Tunnel Order from Turkey.
May 7, 2004

Kanebo Cosmetics Starts Business amid Strong Competition.
May 7, 2004

Equity Sales Lift Group Net Profit at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.
May 7, 2004

Japan 'Gyudon' Chain Yoshinoya Pursues New Frontier in Wheat Noodles.
May 7, 2004

Japan Internet-Service Provider to Hire 3,000 Graduates Next Spring.
May 7, 2004

Japan Transport Agency Bars Scandal-Hit Mitsubishi from Bidding for Orders.
May 7, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors Suspected Defective Component in 1992, Japan Police Say.
May 7, 2004

Japan Cellphone Operator's Group Net Profit Triples to Record High in FY 2003.
May 7, 2004

Japan Transport Ministry Proposes Major Reform of Motor-Recall System.
May 7, 2004

Yamaha's Group Net Profit More than Doubles in FY 2003.
May 7, 2004

Sri Lankan Airline Ends Strike After 26 Hours.
May 8, 2004

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Eyes Petrochemical Venture with Saudis.
May 8, 2004

Police Send Former Head of Japanese Meat Firm to Prosecutors.
May 9, 2004

Tokyo, Japan-Based Venture Capital Firm to Buy Majority Stake in Mass Retailer.
May 9, 2004

Sumitomo, Saudi Aramco to Build Petrochemical Plant in Saudi Arabia.
May 9, 2004

Tokyo-Based Phoenix Capital Co. to Acquire Appliances Retailer Sakuraya.
May 10, 2004

Mizuho Corporate Bank Maintains Long-Term Prime Rate at 1.7 Percent.
May 10, 2004

Japan Consumer-Credit Firm Sees Group Net Profit Rise 4.4 Percent in FY 2003.
May 10, 2004

Oriental Land Sees Record Revenues, Pretax Profit on Tokyo Disney Parks.
May 10, 2004

Panasonic Parent Matsushita to Introduce 13 Flat TV Models before Athens Games.
May 10, 2004

NTT Data's FY 2003 Group Net Profit Falls 5.6 Percent on Restructuring Cost.
May 10, 2004

Honda Vehicles to Hit South Korea Market This Month.
May 10, 2004

Honda Starts New U.S. Production Line, Matches Toyota in North America Output.
May 10, 2004

Japan Internet-Service Provider to Hire 4,500 Next Spring.
May 10, 2004

Japan Business Group Bars Scandal-Tainted Mitsubishi Motors from Its Activities.
May 10, 2004

Vice Head to Become President at Mitsubishi Materials.
May 10, 2004

Mitsubishi Motors to Withdraw from Domestic Luxury Car Market, Newspaper Says.
May 10, 2004

NEC Vice Chairman to Step Aside to Advisory Post.
May 10, 2004

Nikon's Pretax Balance Remains in Red in FY 2003.
May 10, 2004

Mitsubishi Rayon's Net Profit Doubles to Record High in FY 2003.
May 10, 2004

Softbank Posts Steeper Group Net Loss in FY 2003.
May 10, 2004

Sumitomo Electric to Commercialize High-Temperature Superconductive Wires.
May 10, 2004

Sumitomo Metal Sees 98 Percent Rise in Group Net Profit.
May 10, 2004

Japan Trader Marubeni Posts Record-High Group Net Profit in FY 2003.
May 10, 2004

Sky Perfect Communications Posts First Profit Ever on Record Revenues.
May 10, 2004

Japan Transport Ministry Orders Volkswagen to Change Attitude to Recalls.
May 10, 2004

Rising Jet-Fuel Prices Force Australian Airline Qantas to Hike Fares.
May 11, 2004