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

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

Hakuhodo, Two Other Japanese Advertising Agencies Integrate Management.
October 1, 2003

All Nippon Airways to Cut Salaries for All Employees by 5 Percent.
October 1, 2003

S&P Revises Bridgestone's Credit-Rating Outlook Upward.
October 1, 2003

Subscribers to NTT DoCoMo's Third-Generation Cell-Phone Service Top 1 Million.
October 1, 2003

Moody's Affirms A2 Long-Term Debt Rating for Chemical Maker Asahi Kasei.
October 1, 2003

Matsushita Makes Internet-Protocol Module for Networked Consumer Electronics.
October 1, 2003

Fujitsu Unifies Four Semiconductor Subsidiaries to Boost Efficiency.
October 1, 2003

S&P Assigns AA-Minus Ratings to Tokio Marine & Nichido Life Insurance Co.
October 1, 2003

Nissan, Nissan Diesel set up joint small-truck company.
October 1, 2003

Nissan, Renault to Raise Joint Parts Procurement.
October 1, 2003

S&P Says Nissan Rating Remains Unaffected by Bailout of Nissan Diesel.
October 1, 2003

President of Oil Distributor Idemitsu to Remain in Post after Tank Fires.
October 1, 2003

Nippon Paper to Reorganize Its North American Operations.
October 1, 2003

Japan Trader Itochu, State-Backed Research Center to Aid Small Firms.
October 1, 2003

Sankyo, Novartis to Tap Over-Counter Market on Anti-Smoking Patches.
October 1, 2003

Kyocera Corp. Eyes Start of Solar-Panel Output in Second Half of 2004.
October 1, 2003

Four More U.S. Investment Funds to Invest in Japan Telecom, Ripplewood Says.
October 1, 2003

Japan Tobacco Sets Up Real-Estate Development Unit.
October 1, 2003

Toshiba Spins Off Five Businesses to Improve Efficiency.
October 1, 2003

Toyota to Step Up Study on Auto Production in Russia.
October 1, 2003

British Firm's Japanese Unit Changes Name from J-Phone to Vodafone.
October 1, 2003

Fortune Names 14 Asian Top Businesswomen.
October 2, 2003

Tokyo, 15 Banks Sign Accord on Tax Refunds.
October 2, 2003

Japan Cell-Phone Giant NTT DoCoMo Sues Authorities over Taxes.
October 2, 2003

S&P Affirms A-pi Rating on Japanese Chemical Firm Asahi Kasei.
October 2, 2003

Japanese Clothes Retailer's Sales Drop 11.4 Percent in September.
October 2, 2003

Japanese Store Operator Posts 32.8 Percent Fall in Interim Group Net Profit.
October 2, 2003

Japanese Internet Portal Operator NTT-X Ties Up with Google.
October 2, 2003

Honda to Test Hydrogen Energy Station for Homes.
October 2, 2003

Japanese Ice Cream Wholesaler Fujisan Seeks Court Protection.
October 2, 2003

NTT Communications Reports Disruption in Internet-Connection Service.
October 2, 2003

Konica Minolta to Supply PC Printers to Chinese Firm, Newspaper Says.
October 2, 2003

Nissan's U.S. Vehicle Sales Leap 20 Percent in September.
October 2, 2003

France's TV5 to Begin Broadcasting in Japan on November 1.
October 2, 2003

Sharp Corp. Forecasts Record-High Earnings for First Half.
October 2, 2003

Kobe Steel to Absorb Joint Venture with Alcoa.
October 2, 2003

Japan Supermarket-Chain Operator's Net Profit Drops 6.6 Percent in First Half.
October 2, 2003

Japanese Tool Distributor Naito & Co. to Seek Bailout of 20 Billion Yen.
October 2, 2003

Toyota Gets 17,500 Orders in One Month for New Prius Hybrid Car.
October 2, 2003

Japanese Life Insurers Meiji, Yasuda Fail to Pay Special Dividends in Full.
October 3, 2003

All Nippon Airways Co. to Offer Group Staff Flu Shots as SARS precaution.
October 3, 2003

100 Firms to Set Wireless Appliance Protocol for Single Remote.
October 3, 2003

UFJ Bank to Sell Lottery Tickets via ATMs from November.
October 3, 2003

Kinki Osaka Bank to Skip Bonuses, Cut Pay by 30 Percent.
October 3, 2003

Japan Telecommunications Giant's Units Win Nod to Launch Cut-Rate Services.
October 3, 2003

Japanese Brokerage Ties Up with Banking Giant to Enable Payment via ATMs.
October 3, 2003

Kanematsu Corp. Recalls Dumplings Imported from China.
October 3, 2003

Minor Glitch Hits Trading in Mizuho Financial Group on Tokyo Stock Exchange.
October 3, 2003

Honda Develops New Fuel Injection System for 50 cc Scooter.
October 3, 2003

Mitsubishi Motors to Recall More than 30,000 Vehicles over Defects.
October 3, 2003

Mitsubishi Motors to Build New Aluminum Engines at Plant in Western Japan.
October 3, 2003

Nintendo Cuts Earnings Outlook on Foreign-Exchange Losses.
October 3, 2003

Hokkaido, Japan, Officials Say Refinery's Oil Tanks Remain Vulnerable to Fire.
October 3, 2003

Sharp Develops Liquid-Crystal-Display Module with Ultra-Wide Viewing Angle.
October 3, 2003

Nippon Steel to Build Commercial Amusement Complex in Osaka, Japan.
October 3, 2003

Three Toyota Group Firms to Merge, Create Interior-Parts Company.
October 3, 2003

Unit of Japanese Financial Firm Mizuho Starts Selling Trust-Banking Products.
October 3, 2003

Japan Apparel Makers Renown, D'urban to Unify Operations in March.
October 5, 2003

Kinki Osaka Bank to Implement 30 Percent Workforce Cut.
October 5, 2003

Casio Computer Co. Revises Interim Earning Estimate Upward.
October 5, 2003

Japan's Carmakers Want Bigger Part of European Market.
October 6, 2003

Mizuho Financial Group Raises First-Half Earnings Outlook.
October 6, 2003

Tokyo's Haneda Airport Sees Record 6 Million Travelers in August.
October 6, 2003

Unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to Offer Age-Limited ATM Credit Cards.
October 6, 2003

Japan's Big Banks Launch Fee-Based Business-Matching Services, Newspaper Says.
October 6, 2003

Canon to Build New Plant in Oita, Japan, to Boost Digital-Camera Output.
October 6, 2003

Kawasaki Kisen to Run Container Ships between Japan, Northern China.
October 6, 2003

Tokyo Stock Exchange Gains 20 Million Yen Windfall Profit on Computer Glitch.
October 6, 2003

Japan Financial Firm UFJ Holdings Closes Higher than Rival for First Time.
October 6, 2003

Japan Agency to Warn Unit of 20th Century Fox on 'Star Wars' Tickets.
October 6, 2003

GM Aims to Sell 1 Million Units of Fuel-Cell Cars by 2020.
October 6, 2003

Sales of Honda's Subcompact Fit Top 500,000 Units 28 Months after Launch.
October 6, 2003

Tokyo Venture to Launch World's First Internet-Protocol Mobile-Phone Service.
October 6, 2003

Sanyo Electric Co. to Boost Lithium-Ion Battery Output by 50 Percent.
October 6, 2003

Japan Telephone Company NTT Communications Sets High-Tech Business as Pillar.
October 6, 2003

Toyota Dominates Japan's Top-10 List of Car Sales in First Half of FY 2003.
October 6, 2003

Toyota Unveils British-Made Avensis Sedan, Station Wagon.
October 6, 2003

All Nippon Airways Co., Uzbekistan Airways to Step Up Cooperation.
October 7, 2003

South Korea Fines Five Conglomerates $27 Million over Shady Transactions.
October 7, 2003

Toyota Takes Lead as Japan's Top Corporate Earner for Fourth Consecutive Year.
October 7, 2003

Car-Audio Equipment Maker Fujitsu Ten to Build Navigation Plant in China.
October 7, 2003

U.S. Firm Sues Japan Drug Maker Sankyo, Seeks Over $450 Million in Damages.
October 7, 2003

Fuji Xerox to Boost Printer-Copier Output in China.
October 7, 2003

Honda Starts Selling Italian-Made Motorcycles in North America.
October 7, 2003