Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) back issues from April 2005:
Japan's new vehicle sales down 2.2 percent in FY 2004.
Apr 01, 2005
ShinGinko Tokyo starts business.
Apr 01, 2005
Chambers begin issuing origin certificates under Japan-Mexico FTA.
Apr 01, 2005
Toyota, 7 other Japanese companies make Forbes top 100 list.
Apr 01, 2005
Singapore lawyer wants Japanese firm charged for highway collapse.
Apr 01, 2005
Intel accepts FTC's cease-and-desist order in Japan.
Apr 01, 2005
Asahi Shimbun terminates news service to Livedoor portal site.
Apr 01, 2005
Livedoor to be biggest Net firm in sales by making NBS a unit.
Apr 01, 2005
Livedoor's stake in Nippon Broadcasting exceeds 50 percent: gov't report.
Apr 01, 2005
Lehman Brothers' stake in Livedoor tops 16 percent.
Apr 01, 2005
Kikkoman to tie up with U.S. supplement maker.
Apr 01, 2005
Interview with Matsushita Electric President Nakamura.
Apr 01, 2005
DaimlerChrysler recalls 1.3 mil. cars to check for power problems.
Apr 01, 2005
USTR warns Japan on high rates for connecting mobile networks.
Apr 01, 2005
800,000 join workforce, welcomed at initiation ceremonies.
Apr 01, 2005
JNOC dissolved after 37 years in natural resources business.
Apr 01, 2005
Japan's 2nd biggest drugmaker Astellas Pharma created.
Apr 01, 2005
Dainippon Ink, PS Japan give up integration of polystyrene business.
Apr 01, 2005
NHK to replace all 8 board directors to restore public trust.
Apr 01, 2005
3 external board members of Nippon Broadcasting quit.
Apr 01, 2005
Sanyo Electric launches agro-business.
Apr 01, 2005
24 Kokudo creditors agree to maintain lending: report.
Apr 01, 2005
Nippon TV teaming up with Sony unit for Internet-based services.
Apr 01, 2005
UFJ Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui abolish bad-loan disposal teams.
Apr 01, 2005
Toyota U.S. executive says no concern about trade friction.
Apr 02, 2005
Toyota, Nissan post record high new vehicle sales in U.S. in March.
Apr 02, 2005
Mizuho to disband 4 corporate turnaround units.
Apr 03, 2005
Skymark sets 20,000 yen for late-night flight between Tokyo, Okinawa.
Apr 04, 2005
Japan seeks more protection of businesses in China.
Apr 04, 2005
Kirin to sell medicines in 6 ASEAN markets from 2006.
Apr 04, 2005
Toho raises stake in Fuji TV to 7.19 percent.
Apr 04, 2005
Honda Motor to cut CO2 emissions by 30 percent in FY2010.
Apr 04, 2005
Shobunsha sets up business in China to offer map content services.
Apr 04, 2005
Matsushita, LG Electronics to settle plasma patent row.
Apr 04, 2005
Mitsubishi Chemical revises FY 2004 profit upward, to raise dividend.
Apr 04, 2005
Amusement park in Seibu Railway group fails to declare 200 mil. yen.
Apr 05, 2005
Competition intensifying in 'third category' of beer market.
Apr 05, 2005
Concerns about takeover risks growing among broadcasters.
Apr 05, 2005
Ricoh loses laptop computer with data of 18,700 corporate customers.
Apr 05, 2005
Sompo Japan gets Chinese approval to set up insurance subsidiary.
Apr 05, 2005
Isuzu sets up joint sales unit in Spain.
Apr 05, 2005
Nissan sets up new wholesale company in Ukraine.
Apr 05, 2005
Office equipment maker Kokuyo to launch catalog sales in China.
Apr 05, 2005
Gov't to strengthen product recall system.
Apr 05, 2005
Government picks 7 persons to head road entities to take over 4 bodies.
Apr 05, 2005
Softbank sets up own grid computing network.
Apr 05, 2005
Sumitomo Corp. sells Tokyo head office building.
Apr 05, 2005
Record number of vehicle recalls reported in FY 2004.
Apr 05, 2005
FY 2004 sales of imported autos in Japan down 3.8 percent on year.
Apr 06, 2005
Clothing chain store operator Shimamura to boost annual dividend.
Apr 06, 2005
Honda offers ASIMO robot to promote science education.
Apr 06, 2005
Kirin enters 3rd-category beer market after Sapporo, Suntory.
Apr 06, 2005
LCD TVs outdo plasma TVs in large flat-screen TV market.
Apr 06, 2005
Elpida to shift key memory chip operations to Taiwan.
Apr 06, 2005
Pony Canyon may allot new shares to investment fund.
Apr 06, 2005
Toyota Corolla bestseller in FY 2004 for 2nd year.
Apr 06, 2005
Nintendo decides on 130 yen dividend hike.
Apr 06, 2005
Nissan Diesel, Press Kogyo ink deal to form China axle-making unit.
Apr 06, 2005
Aeon boosts net profit 12 percent to record 62 billion yen.
Apr 06, 2005
Rolls-Royce in venture to develop fuel cell-based power system.
Apr 06, 2005
Sony unveils iPod rival with 20-gigabyte HDD.
Apr 06, 2005
Sony signs partnership program contract with FIFA.
Apr 06, 2005
S&P ratings on Itochu unaffected by FamilyMart impairment loss.
Apr 06, 2005
Volkswagen, Land Rover/Range Rover, Mitsubishi Fuso issue recalls.
Apr 06, 2005
S&P raises rating on Asahi Glass.
Apr 07, 2005