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

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

Japan to focus on growth in Africa at Gleneagles summit.
May 1, 2005

Koizumi tells Pakistan of nuke worry, restart of yen loans.
May 1, 2005

China colors Koizumi's S. Asia trip.
May 1, 2005

Meiji Yasuda's predecessor accused of hiding taxable income.
May 1, 2005

Fujichiku suspected of evading billions of yen in pork import duty.
May 1, 2005

JR West head won't resign over crash, tells staff to ensure safety.
May 1, 2005

Domestic sales of new Japanese vehicles up 10.8% in April.
May 2, 2005

Average wage in March drops for 1st time in 3 months.
May 2, 2005

Bullet train makes emergency stop while leaving JR Nagoya Station.
May 2, 2005

Japan, EU to call on China over human rights, security issues.
May 2, 2005

Dollar recovers to lower 105 yen in Tokyo after heavily sold in N.Y.
May 2, 2005

S. Korea strengthens energy cooperation with Myanmar.
May 2, 2005

Farm groups seek flexible treatment of important items in WTO talks.
May 2, 2005

Machimura arrives in Washington for talks with Rice.
May 2, 2005

IEA starts 2-day ministerial meeting amid high crude oil prices.
May 2, 2005

Japan asked to reflect Asian view on global warming at G-8.
May 2, 2005

Sumitomo Bakelite to buy overseas phenolic molding compound firms.
May 2, 2005

Japan to grant 110 million yen for Indonesian police boxes.
May 2, 2005

Proposed postal savings bank to form branches in all prefectures.
May 2, 2005

Transport minister begins safety checks of rail, air transport.
May 2, 2005

New photocatalyst material to help clean train windows.
May 2, 2005

Japanese ramen shops serving up new tastes.
May 2, 2005

Media Lynks head sentenced to 3 and half years for insider trading.
May 2, 2005

Miyuki Keori develops anti-pollen fabric, to use for men's suits.
May 2, 2005

Bandai, Namco to set up joint holding company in Sept.
May 2, 2005

ADB talks to begin, ASEAN-plus-3 to mull financial cooperation.
May 3, 2005

3 Asian powers to mull financial cooperation in E. Asia.
May 3, 2005

Tokyo to form team to study deregulation of financial system.
May 3, 2005

G-10 to reflect food-importing members' stance at WTO.
May 3, 2005

Morgan Stanley to offer to buy Seibu Railway Group.
May 3, 2005

Machimura, Rice agree to seek other options over N. Korea nukes.
May 3, 2005

Rail staff on crashed train went to work without helping in rescue.
May 3, 2005

JR West resumes work to install safety system near derailment site.
May 3, 2005

Thaksin calls for Koizumi's support to quickly conclude FTA.
May 3, 2005

Koizumi favors U.N. reform by majority vote.
May 3, 2005

13 East Asian nations to weigh regional financial integration.
May 4, 2005

H.K. banks leave interest rates unchanged despite U.S. rate hike.
May 4, 2005

Abe, Snow agree on need for China's flexible currency rate.
May 4, 2005

NEC to take measures against hostile takeover bids.
May 4, 2005

Japan, U.S. agree to begin regular securities regulatory dialogue.
May 4, 2005

Toyota posts record-high new vehicle sales in U.S. in April.
May 4, 2005

Fujitsu subsidiary unveils new IT solutions center in Singapore.
May 5, 2005

GM, Toyota arranging Wagoner-Cho meeting for later this month.
May 5, 2005

Kyocera to outsource production of U.S.-bound mobile phones.
May 5, 2005

Namco's rating likely to rise on consolidation with Bandai: Moody's.
May 6, 2005

Mizuho to exploit merger experience for advice to regional banks.
May 6, 2005

S&P downgrades GM, Ford due to concerns about business prospects.
May 6, 2005

Honda to recall 1,691 Fit cars to prevent leak of braking fluid.
May 6, 2005

IYBank net profit more than doubles in FY 2004.
May 6, 2005

TokyoNow: Scandal-hit NHK looks to new management for 'restart'.
May 6, 2005

Kadokawa HD increases earnings due partly to 'The Da Vinci Code'.
May 6, 2005

JR West gets many public complaints over laxness.
May 6, 2005

JR West chairman withdraws from Kankeiren post over derailment.
May 6, 2005

Toyota to make automatic transmission parts in Tennessee.
May 6, 2005

U.S. investment firm becomes No. 2 shareholder in Asahi Broadcasting.
May 6, 2005

Firms, groups join hands in expanding career development for women.
May 6, 2005

FSA to issue business improvement orders to SMFG: report.
May 7, 2005

Nipponkoa Insurance starts quake risk assessment service.
May 7, 2005

Ito-Yokado's holding firm to retire 1.2 tril. yen own stock: report.
May 7, 2005

Softbank Investment to launch antiaging medical service business.
May 7, 2005

Seven-Eleven to buy electricity in bulk in Kyushu.
May 8, 2005

JAL chairman to resign at end of May due to safety problems.
May 9, 2005

Mizuho Corporate Bank to lower long-term prime rate to 1.50%.
May 9, 2005

Resona Bank, Saitama Resona Bank see temporal system malfunction.
May 9, 2005... May 9--TOKYO -- Resona Bank and Saitama Resona Bank said Monday they temporarily suffered computer system malfunctions Saturday, making their customers' cash cards unusable at automated teller machines of other banks and Japan Post for about...

Komatsu's FY 2005 dividend payout to double from FY 2003 level.
May 9, 2005

Tokyo Disney parks operator sees sales, profit falls.
May 9, 2005

Honda's motorcycle production reaches 150 mil. units.
May 9, 2005

Police file case on Isuzu, employees for unauthorized tests.
May 9, 2005

Mitsubishi Corp. buys 3 U.S. firms as part of acquisitions ops: paper.
May 9, 2005

Myanmar signs energy concession contracts with Indian firm.
May 9, 2005

Court OKs nursing care for family as reason to refuse job relocation.
May 9, 2005

Local governments to discuss Teikoku Oil test-drilling bid in late May.
May 9, 2005

METI OKs Daiei's application for tax breaks under revival law.
May 9, 2005

NTT Data to boost FY 2005 dividend payments.
May 9, 2005

Teijin posts net profit for 2nd year, up 8.3%.
May 9, 2005

Toyota may provide hybrid technology to GM: Okuda.
May 9, 2005

Toyota accounts for 7 of 10 best-selling car slots in April.
May 10, 2005

NTT DoCoMo incurs 1st sales, profit falls since 1998 listing.
May 10, 2005

TSE likely to delist Kanebo over accounting fraud: Nihon Keizai.
May 10, 2005

Wacoal to become group holding company, promote M&As.
May 10, 2005

Sumitomo Metal reports 16-year high group net profit.
May 10, 2005

Mitsubishi Motors to end passenger car output in Indonesia: paper.
May 10, 2005

Mitsubishi, UFJ securities firms to close 37 branches after merger.
May 10, 2005

Softbank's net loss shrinks on 97% rise in Net financial deal gains.
May 10, 2005