Aiful Group to Shed 2,000 Regular Jobs
Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese consumer finance firm Aiful
Corp. <8515> said Thursday that it plans to reduce the number of its group's
(Update) Japan Big Firms` Sentiment Turns Positive for 1st Time in 7
Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)--The business sentiment index for
major Japanese companies turned positive for the first time in seven
JAL Group to Slash 6,800 Jobs, Abolish 50 Routes
Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan Airlines <9205> will slash
6,800 jobs from its 47,500-strong workforce by fiscal 2011 in the hope of
Chile Adopts Japanese Terrestrial Digital TV Format
Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--Chile has decided to use Japan's
format for terrestrial digital television broadcasting, becoming the fourth
Japan Ad Revenue Sinks 16 Pct in July
Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--Revenue at advertising agencies in
Japan Aug. Used Vehicle Sales Fall to Record Low
Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Used vehicle sales in Japan fell 9.1
pct from a year before to 274,234 units in August, the lowest for the month
Tokyo Report: Japan to Liberalize Remittance Services
Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Remittance services will be
liberalized in Japan next year, allowing not only financial but also
Kuraray Revives New Plant Construction
Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Kuraray Co. <3405> said Monday its
dental materials unit has revived a plan to build a new 5.5-billion-yen
Fuji Heavy Likely to Launch Hybrid Legacy
Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. <7270> is
considering using an existing model in launching a gasoline-electric hybrid
DPJ Likely to Struggle on Policy toward U.S.
Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Democratic Party of Japan is expected to struggle on the foreign policy front as many of its proposals may lead to friction with the United States.
