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Author |
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| 'Jumbo' lottery tickets go on sale nationwide. |
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143 |
| 'Rakugo' storytelling master Kosan dies at 87. |
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355 |
| 11.1% fewer condos put on sale in Tokyo area in April. |
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223 |
| 15 new universities likely to open in FY 2003. |
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218 |
| 2 arrested for allegedly burying theft partner in Aichi beach. |
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235 |
| 2 Mitsubishi firms set up construction info venture. |
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129 |
| 25% of salary to go as pension premiums by 2025. |
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241 |
| 2nd-tier banks eye urging full protection for liquid deposits. |
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299 |
| 3 killed in Yamaguchi fire. |
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116 |
| 3 of 4 major Japanese contractors in red in FY 2001. |
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457 |
| 65-yr-old Japanese becomes oldest man to climb Everest. |
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184 |
| Aderans buys British wig and hairpiece maker. |
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144 |
| AIG to enter securities business in Japan next Wed. |
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155 |
| Ajinomoto's group net balance returns to black in FY 2001. |
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247 |
| All Japan's 4 BSE-infected cows fed same milk substitute. |
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400 |
| Annual report for FY 2002 to note dire jobless situation. |
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273 |
| Aoki to cut overseas operations loose to win financial support. |
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122 |
| Arrested diplomat had gov't affiliate pay for friend's trip. |
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377 |
| Asahi Kasei group net profit plunges 79.4% in FY 2001. |
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211 |
| AUM cultist arrested on tax evasion charge. |
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150 |
| Beer, 'happoshu' shipments up 0.6% in April. |
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305 |
| BOJ policy already geared toward inflation targeting: Ueda. |
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165 |
| CCC to take over 32 of Dai-Ichi Katei Denki's stores. |
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166 |
| Couple served fresh warrant after daughter's body found. |
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258 |
| Court rejects Sumikura Industrial's bankruptcy application. |
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217 |
| Daiichi Pharmaceutical group net profit up 10% in FY 2001. |
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251 |
| Daikyo formally announces restructuring plan. |
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425 |
| Daikyo to announce restructuring plan. |
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124 |
| Dentsu pretax profit slides 17% on lower ad revenues. |
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286 |
| Development action to be tops at Johannesburg summit. |
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531 |
| DIC takes over 710.3 bil. yen credits from Shinsei Bank. |
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257 |
| DisneySea gives Oriental Land record earnings. |
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231 |
| Dollar at standstill in upper 127 yen in Tokyo morning deals. |
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223 |
| Dollar briefly falls below 127 yen in Tokyo. |
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425 |
| Dollar briefly falls to lower 127 yen in Tokyo morning deals. |
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256 |
| Dollar down to lower 127 yen as market awaits Japan downgrade. |
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443 |
| Dollar falls back to 127 yen level in Tokyo morning deals. |
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257 |
| Dollar falls to lower 127 yen in late Tokyo deals. |
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387 |
| Dollar held to lower 128 yen in Tokyo morning deals. |
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265 |
| Dollar little changed in upper 127 yen in early Tokyo. |
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190 |
| Dollar moves around 128.50 yen in early Tokyo trading. |
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246 |
| Dollar moves little at lower 128 yen in early Tokyo deals. |
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176 |
| Dollar rebounds to 128 yen in Tokyo morning deals. |
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267 |
| Dollar rebounds to 128 yen in Tokyo on brighter U.S. outlook. |
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527 |
| Dollar remains weak below 128 yen in early Tokyo trading. |
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172 |
| Dollar rises in early Tokyo trading. |
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209 |
| Dollar slips to near 128.00 yen in Tokyo. |
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486 |
| Draw held for 'World Cup' for mentally disabled. |
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183 |
| Economic confidence among workers in April up 6th month in row. |
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461 |
| Eisai reports record group operating profit, ups dividend. |
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269 |
| Emperor, empress to meet Japan soccer team before World Cup. |
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173 |
| England tries to reverse hooligan image before World Cup. |
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214 |
| Ex-Yuasa official receives 7-yr term for fraud. |
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154 |
| FEATURE: Aichi Expo 2005 site construction to start in fall. |
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794 |
| Fewer young people moving out of Tokyo's 23 wards: survey. |
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184 |
| Firms to post profits by ending pension management for gov't. |
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359 |
| FOCUS: Japan-funded project saving flamingos in Kenya. |
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572 |
| Foreign firms in Japan have bright 1-yr outlook: poll. |
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438 |
| Fuji Film to disband men's volleyball team. |
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222 |
| Fuji Heavy boosts profit on record sales in FY 2001. |
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239 |
| Funai's sales to Wal-Mart expected to top 100 bil. yen in 2002. |
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113 |
| Giraffe at Akita zoo gets artificial leg. |
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127 |
| Global OTC derivatives market tops $100 trillion. |
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225 |
| Gov't declares economy at bottom, but mum on recovery. |
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654 |
| Gov't may target cows born in 1996 for intensified BSE tests. |
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257 |
| Gov't panel confirms 4th Japanese cow infected with BSE. |
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689 |
| Gov't to consider focused inspection into mad cow disease. |
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155 |
| Haseko becomes eligible for industrial revitalization law. |
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121 |
| High court dismisses Tokyo ward's appeal over AUM rejection. |
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212 |
| Hiranuma, Zoellick to have phone talks Wed. or Thurs. |
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252 |
| Hiroshima man stabbed to death with umbrella during quarrel. |
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158 |
| Hotel bankruptcies set new high for 5th straight yr. |
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136 |
| Hotel Okura ties up with Raffles. |
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145 |
| House Foods group net profit soars 61.3% in FY 2001. |
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227 |
| Hyogo police take punitive steps over death of grad student. |
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289 |
| Insurer Sompo Japan to take stake in Saison Automobile. |
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218 |
| Iranian man held over gun possession, drugs confiscated. |
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162 |
| Itochu's group net profit plunges 57.2% in FY 2001. |
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209 |
| IWC unlikely to adopt new science-based scheme: Komatsu. |
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272 |
| IYBank double-bills monthly bank account fees by mistake. |
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168 |
| Japan FSA signs accord with U.S. SEC, CFTC to exchange info. |
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124 |
| Japan gov't bond futures prices close slightly higher. |
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140 |
| Japan gov't bond futures prices drop for 1st time in 6 days. |
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93 |
| Japan gov't bond futures prices drop in morning. |
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87 |
| Japan gov't bond futures prices fall in morning. |
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82 |
| Japan gov't bond futures prices nearly flat in morning. |
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97 |
| Japan gov't bond futures prices rise after Moody's news. |
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210 |
| Japan gov't bond futures prices rise in morning. |
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90 |
| Japan gov't bond futures rise to highest level in 5 months. |
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104 |
| Japan gov't bond futures rise to highest level in 5 months. |
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100 |
| Japan notifies WTO of 100% tariffs on U.S. steel. |
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619 |
| Japan Tobacco group net profit down 15.6% in FY 2001. |
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228 |
| Japan's core machinery orders fall 6.2% in March. |
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457 |
| Japan's corporate failures rise 0.6% in April on year. |
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283 |
| Japan's current account surplus falls 3.7% in FY 2001. |
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589 |
| Japan, EU to keep close contact on steel row with U.S. |
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350 |
| Japanese comics weekly to publish English version in U.S. |
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168 |
| Japanese editorial excerpts - SUFFER THE CHILDREN. |
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541 |
| Japanese firms need to reform seniority system: Mazda head. |
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513 |
| Japanese less interested in doing volunteer work: survey. |
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422 |
| Japanese Red Cross Society fetes 125th anniversary. |
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140 |
| Japanese student world's youngest to scale 7 highest peaks. |
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199 |
| JAWOC bans selling cigarettes in World Cup stadiums. |
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157 |
| Kajima posts group net loss of 41.15 bil. yen in FY 2001. |
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192 |
| Kawasaki Heavy back in black on higher revenues, weaker yen. |
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209 |
| Kawasaki Steel, Kobe Steel to tie up in welding business. |
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241 |
| Keidanren to call for tax breaks for homes, R&D. |
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271 |
| Lawyer Takii to be named new Supreme Court justice. |
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160 |
| Leasing firms' March deals rebound for 1st time in 5 months. |
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260 |
| Listed firms fall into red on 65% plunge in pretax profit. |
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219 |
| March industrial output rises revised 0.8%. |
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323 |
| Margin stock buying in Japan up for 3rd week. |
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121 |
| Marubeni sinks into red on hefty restructuring costs. |
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221 |
| Matsushita develops high-throughput drug screening technology. |
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207 |
| METI panel gives up separating power lines from utilites. |
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286 |
| METI remains cautious about Japanese economy. |
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139 |
| Ministry to hold bidding for 10 nat'l hospital projects again. |
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270 |
| Mississippi governor seeks more Japanese investment. |
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306 |
| Mitsubishi Chemical falls into red on restructuring costs. |
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242 |
| Mitsubishi Corp. group net profit drops 34.6%. |
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209 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy net balance back in black in FY 2001. |
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249 |
| Mitsubishi Pharma triples group net profit. |
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399 |
| Mitsubishi Rayon still in red, to dig into retained earnings. |
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344 |
| Mitsubishi, Nissho Iwai postpone steel joint venture. |
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94 |
| Mitsui Fudosan's group net profit up 14.1% in FY 2001. |
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201 |
| Mitsui O.S.K.'s group net profit dips 3.6% in FY 2001. |
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201 |
| Mitsui reports record group net profit for 2nd year in row. |
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224 |
| Moody's to conclude Japan debt rating review by May 31. |
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239 |
| Moody's upgrades ratings on Italy's sovereign debt. |
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113 |
| Morinaga Milk reduces profit on dipping dairy product sales. |
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156 |
| Mos Food posts lowest net profit due to mad cow scare. |
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258 |
| Murakami's 'Hiropon' sculpture fetches $380,000 in N.Y. |
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155 |
| Nichimen posts net profit of 1.34 bil. yen in FY 2001. |
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159 |
| Nikkei closes at 3-week high on Wall St. rise, chip earnings. |
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657 |
| Nikkei rises for 3rd day, recovers 11,700 level. |
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647 |
| Nikkei rises for 4th day to 2-month high on blue-chip gains. |
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602 |
| Nippon Shinpan group net profit down 16.9% in FY 2001. |
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205 |
| Nissho Iwai to appoint Nishimura president. |
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175 |
| Nissho Iwai's group net profit dives 94.1% in FY 2001. |
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183 |
| Nissin suffers 21.5% fall in group net profit in FY 2001. |
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258 |
| No change to Japan's forex policy, says MOF's Muto. |
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166 |
| Nonresident investors net Japan stock buyers for 4 weeks in row. |
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200 |
| Nonresidents become net buyers of Japanese stocks in FY 2001. |
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145 |
| Nonresidents net buyers of Japanese stocks in April. |
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187 |
| Obayashi reports group net loss for 2nd year in FY 2001. |
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206 |
| OECD sees Japan as laggard in global economic recovery. |
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585 |
| Olympic champion Takahashi 4th in pro athlete tax list. |
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387 |
| Orders received by Japanese builders down 8.9% in FY 2001. |
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101 |
| Osaka shop owner held for fake soccer nat'l team shirts. |
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148 |
| Osaka to seek assembly's approval for freeze on bank tax. |
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134 |
| Osaka, Ibaraki to set up campsites for World Cup fans. |
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335 |
| Pace of RCC's bad-loan buying rises in Jan.-March. |
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200 |
| Plaintiffs to drop damages suits over Sea of Japan oil spill. |
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283 |
| Prince Akishino, wife may visit Mongolia in June. |
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116 |
| Prince Takamado to attend W. Cup opening ceremony in Seoul. |
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249 |
| Raided Tokyo food firm has 300 'World Cup' trophies. |
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223 |
| RCC used to buy bad loans at 60% of collateral value. |
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189 |
| Respirator accidents kill 7, leave 2 in comas in FY 2001. |
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373 |
| S&P says Debt forgiveness won't affect UFJ Bank rating. |
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149 |
| S&P sees no downgrading of consumer finance firms. |
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199 |
| S. Korean gets 7-year term for robbing cash carrier. |
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253 |
| Saitama Pref. to implement work-sharing system. |
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165 |
| Santen Pharmaceutical group net profit down 31.2%. |
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188 |
| Sapporo department store buys melon for 150,000 yen. |
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|
88 |
| Seiko's group net balance sinks into red in FY 2001. |
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176 |
| Share buybacks by major Japanese firms soaring. |
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362 |
| Shimizu's group net balance returns to black in FY 2001. |
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321 |
| Softbank denies report on Aozora Bank share sales. |
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180 |
| Sony Bank posts net loss of 4.1 bil. yen for FY 2001. |
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274 |
| Spending by overseas affiliates up 5.6% in FY 2001. |
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|
451 |
| Spending by single-person households up real 2.7% in FY 2001. |
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145 |
| Sumitomo Chemical's group net profit drops 11.4% in FY 2001. |
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193 |
| Sumitomo Electric's group net profit dives 79.5% in FY 2001. |
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162 |
| Sumitomo Forestry's group net profit plunges 93.3% in FY 2001. |
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256 |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining falls into red in FY 2001. |
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185 |
| Taisei's group net balance sinks into red in FY 2001. |
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279 |
| Taisho reports 8.6% drop in group pretax profit for FY 2001. |
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159 |
| Taisho to obtain right to use P&G's Vicks brand in Japan. |
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121 |
| Takagi to head Hokuriku Bank. |
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174 |
| Takeda Chemical group sales top 1 tril. yen. |
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268 |
| Tanabe logs record group pretax, net profit in FY 2001. |
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229 |
| Tax panel to urge hiking uniform portion of local income tax. |
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493 |
| Tokyo department store sales fall in April for 5th month. |
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270 |
| Tokyo health food firm raided over investment scheme. |
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524 |
| Tokyo stocks advance in morning on techs, but rise limited. |
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530 |
| Tokyo stocks close mixed after tech-led rally fizzles. |
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|
756 |
| Tokyo stocks fall on Wall Street plunge. |
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652 |
| Tokyo stocks fall sharply in morning on Wall Street plunge. |
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562 |
| Tokyo stocks higher in morning on Wall St. rise. |
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488 |
| Tokyo stocks jump in early morning on Wall Street rise. |
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239 |
| Tokyo stocks mixed in morning, profit-taking hits techs. |
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|
403 |
| Tokyo stocks open higher after Wall Street rally. |
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195 |
| Tokyo stocks open higher, techs bolstered by chip data. |
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261 |
| Tokyo stocks open lower after tumble in U.S. stocks. |
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214 |
| Tokyo stocks open slightly higher after mixed N.Y. results. |
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205 |
| Tokyo stocks rise in morning, Nikkei pokes above year-high. |
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504 |
| Tokyu Construction replaces president for 2nd time since April. |
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129 |
| Tomen group net profit falls 53%, to skip dividend. |
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275 |
| Toray's group net profit plunges 77.6% in FY 2001. |
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177 |
| Tosoh group pretax profit falls 55.6% in FY 2001. |
|
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190 |
| U.S. to expedite resolving Ehime Maru compensation issue. |
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391 |
| UFJ Bank vice president Sugihara to become parent firm chief. |
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170 |
| UFJ to pick Nippon Life, T&D as agents for policy sales. |
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198 |
| Woman feared abducted while driving car in Kobe. |
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219 |
| Women, elderly workers needed to support pension system. |
|
|
106 |
| Yamaha group net balance falls into red in FY 2001. |
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234 |
| Yamanouchi posts 5.8% lower group profit on rising R&D costs. |
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174 |
| Yanagisawa stresses Orix, Tokio Marine in Aozora share sale. |
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157 |
| Yoshimoto Kogyo to join Keidanren, Kansai business lobby. |
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267 |
May 20, 2002
