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Despite 34% Drop, Showa Denko's Net Profit Seen Beating Estimate (Nikkei)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:27:58 GMT

Saturday, July 5, 2008Despite 34% Drop, Showa Denko's Net Profit Seen Beating EstimateTOKYO (Nikkei)--Showa Denko KK's (4004) group net profit likely plummeted 34% to about 10 billion yen for the first half ended Monday, but the tally is still above the 44% decline projected earlier due to brisk sales of artificial graphite electrodes.

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Kirin Likely Missed Interim Op Profit Target On Soft Drink Slump (Nikkei)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:12:38 GMT

Wednesday, July 2, 2008Kirin Likely Missed Interim Op Profit Target On Soft Drink SlumpTOKYO (Nikkei)--Kirin Holdings Co. (2503) is expected to report a group operating profit of about 55 billion yen for the six months through June, up 28% on the year but falling short of an earlier forecast of a 38% jump.

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Hikaku.com's Expected Net Loss Shrinks Y20mn On Ad Revenue (Nikkei)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:47:13 GMT

Tuesday, July 1, 2008Hikaku.com's Expected Net Loss Shrinks Y20mn On Ad RevenueTOKYO (Nikkei)--Comparison Web site operator Hikaku.com Corp. (2477) likely sustained a 150 million yen group net loss for the year ended Monday, a 20 million yen narrowing from its earlier forecast thanks to increased advertising revenue.

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Prices On Saudi LPG Imports To Reach Another Record (Nikkei)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:16:12 GMT

Tuesday, July 1, 2008Prices On Saudi LPG Imports To Reach Another RecordTOKYO (Nikkei)--Saudi Aramco informed Japan's oil distributors and trading companies Monday that it is raising prices again in July for its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products.

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Japan: Signs of Weakening Everywhere (Seeking Alpha)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:13:41 GMT

Edward Hugh submits: Japan's household spending fell in May, job vacancies dropped to a three-year low, the inflation rate almost doubled and the government downgraded its assessment of industrial production despite a report issued today, which showed output rose 2.9 per cent in May from April, the first increase in three months. As might be imagined opinions are now pretty divided about what happens...

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WSJ: Global Oil-Supply Worries Fuel Debate in Saudi Arabia (Nikkei)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:53:27 GMT

Friday, June 27, 2008WSJ: Global Oil-Supply Worries Fuel Debate in Saudi ArabiaFormer Officials at Odds Over 'Peak' Theory; Crude Hits High

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Investing in Japan: Why It's Still Worth It (Seeking Alpha)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:49:10 GMT

The Sovereign Society submits: By Eric Roseman Over the last several years, investing in Japan has been a difficult exercise in patience. Complete Story »

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General Contractors OK 1st Price Hike For Concrete In 14 Years (Nikkei)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:12:21 GMT

Tuesday, June 24, 2008General Contractors OK 1st Price Hike For Concrete In 14 YearsTOKYO (Nikkei)--General contractors have accepted an increase in the price of ready-mixed concrete, the first in 14 years and another blow to an industry struggling with high materials costs.

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5 Major Paper Firms Bracing For Higher Interest-Bearing Debts (Nikkei)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:09:21 GMT

5 Major Paper Firms Bracing For Higher Interest-Bearing DebtsTOKYO (Nikkei)--Total group interest-bearing debts at the five leading paper producers will likely climb 4% year on year to 2.44 trillion yen as of March 31, 2009, marking a third consecutive year of increases.

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Sanrio To Buy Back, Retire Preferred Stock Ahead Of Rate Rise (Nikkei)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:50:20 GMT

Tuesday, June 24, 2008Sanrio To Buy Back, Retire Preferred Stock Ahead Of Rate RiseTOKYO (Nikkei)--Sanrio Co. (8136) will repurchase and retire some preferred shares for which dividend payouts are linked to market interest rates.

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46% Of Firms Fail To Meet Pension Fund Assn's ROE Yardstick (Nikkei)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:46:40 GMT

Friday, June 20, 200846% Of Firms Fail To Meet Pension Fund Assn's ROE YardstickTOKYO (Nikkei)--A total of 733 companies have failed to achieve a return on equity of at least 8% for a third consecutive year, meeting a criterion set by the Pension Fund Association for rejecting the reappointment of directors.

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Realty Sales Seen Falling In FY08 At Midtier Builders (Nikkei)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:43:38 GMT

Realty Sales Seen Falling In FY08 At Midtier BuildersTOKYO (Nikkei)--Second-tier construction firms are likely to see sales drop at their real estate divisions in the current fiscal year amid a slumping condominium market and a decline in urban redevelopment projects.

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May Chip Equipment Orders Down 40.2% (Nikkei)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:16:43 GMT

Wednesday, June 18, 2008May Chip Equipment Orders Down 40.2%TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Global orders for Japanese semiconductor manufacturing equipment fell 40.2% in May from a year earlier to Y99.346 billion, according to preliminary data released by an industry association Wednesday.

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Sony Soars, Toyota Still No. 1 In FY07 Pretax Profit Ranking (Nikkei)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:11:11 GMT

Tuesday, June 17, 2008Sony Soars, Toyota Still No. 1 In FY07 Pretax Profit RankingTOKYO (Nikkei)--Sony Corp. (6758) leaped into 12th place from 80th in a Nikkei Inc. ranking of fiscal 2007 group pretax profits, while Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) defended its No. 1 slot.

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Japanese Finance Minister Nukaga Says Global Economic Outlook is Unclear (SignalBlog)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:46:41 GMT

Speaking at a press conference following the G8 meeting in Osaka, Japan, finance minister Fukushiro Nukaga repeated the G8’s statement that the global economic outlook was unclear, but acknowledged that some expect a slowdown in Japan. The finance minister also highlighted the need to monitor the impact of a slowing U.S. economy on Japan, adding there [ Read more...

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Japan faces little threat from inflation: minister (Business Times Asiaone)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

(TOKYO) Japan Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said that the world's second largest economy faces little threat from inflation even after his Group of Eight colleagues said that rising oil and food prices are their chief concern.

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G-8 urges OPEC to increase production capacity (The Eagle)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:05:00 GMT

By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA Associated Press OSAKA, Japan -- Finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations urged oil producers Saturday ...

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EXTRA: G8 asks IMF to analyze role of speculators in oil price hike (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:24:01 GMT

Osaka, Japan - The finance ministers of the world's leading economies on Saturday asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to analyze the factors currently driving crude oil prices to previously unknown le...

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Oil, dollar dominate inflation talks (Raw Story)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:56:19 GMT

OSAKA, Japan - Finance ministers from the world's richest nations focused on oil futures markets and a weak dollar as they prepared to tackle a surge in global inflation at talks in Japan on Saturday...

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G8 finance ministers continue talks on oil, commodity prices (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:12:05 GMT

Osaka, Japan - The finance ministers of the world's seven richest states and Russia on Saturday continued their meeting in Japan, as inflation woes threatened to sideline climate change, development topics. The members of the Group of Eight (G8) said...

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