Recently added articles from Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan):
New postal system gives chance to rethink investment choices.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Shinya Ajima Oct. 1--TOKYO -- Will there be any changes in service at post offices across Japan under the just-started process of privatizing the state-run postal system over a 10-year period? There may be few big changes in the initial stage. But Japanese ...
Hopes of rate cut, strong earnings lift Wall St., Dow up 190 points.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--NEW YORK -- Strong expectations for another interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and solid corporate earnings combined to send Wall Street soaring Monday, with the Dow ending at its record high after briefly surging 219 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 ...
Postal privatization to raise sink-or-swim issues for banks.
Sep 24, 2007 ... Byline: Shinya Ajima Sep. 24--TOKYO -- The privatization process starting next month for Japan's 136-year-old postal services may create a sink-or-swim situation for banks as 190 trillion yen ($1.65 trillion) in postal savings money could flow into the private-sector market. ...
Tokyoites appear more uncertain about economic outlook.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Sep. 27--TOKYO -- Bearish sentiment about the economy has somewhat increased among Tokyoites amid financial unrest in the wake of the U.S. subprime loan crisis, the research arm of advertising agency Dentsu Inc. said Thursday, citing the results of its bimonthly survey. The ...
Lunchboxes are selling like hotcakes at service, parking areas.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Masato Inoue Sep. 28--TOKYO -- Lunchboxes featuring local produce seasoned by fancy Japanese restaurants and hotels are prompting hungry drivers and their companions to stop at service and parking areas on expressways. The Central Nippon Expressway Co. group, ...