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Saturday, January 10, 2009 4:29 a.m. (JST)
Discount U.S. Trading Firm Interactive Brokers Entering Japan
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Interactive Brokers Group Inc., a U.S.-based investment services company that provides real-time electronic access to more than 70 global financial markets at low cost, will soon start doing business in Japan.
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Panasonic To Focus On Business Selection, Consolidation In FY09
 TOKYO (Nikkei)--While cutting expenditures and withdrawing from money-losing businesses, Panasonic Corp. (6752) will beef up operations in emerging countries and channel resources into growth products, according to the company's business blueprint for fiscal 2009.
Tokyo Slow To Update Rules For Tackling Murky Financial Deals
 TOKYO (Nikkei)--A secret swap deal between now-bankrupt real estate developer Urban Corp. and a brokerage has damaged investors' trust in the stock market, and if similar problems continue to arise, Tokyo's pursuit of becoming a more attractive global financial market could be jeopardized.
DoCoMo To Hang Up On 2G Mobile Service In '12
TOKYO (Nikkei)--NTT DoCoMo Inc. (9437) has decided to end its 2G (second-generation) cellular phone service around March 2012, a move that would affect the roughly 6.7 million people who currently use it, The Nikkei learned Friday.
Retailers Offering Value Thrive As Consumers Turn Frugal
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Retailers offering lower-priced products that also boast high quality have been among the earnings winners amid a worsening economy that has consumers tightening their belts.
Rallying To The Family Flag, Toyota Charts Path Out Of Crisis
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Having decided to place the company's reins in the hands of an heir to the founder, Toyota Motor Corp.'s (7203) management is now plotting a course through one of the roughest patches in the automaker's history.
Growth In Lending At Top Banks Hit 18-Year High In '08
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Aggregate outstanding loans at the top six commercial banks surged 5.2% on the year in 2008, the biggest jump since 1990, data released Friday by the Japanese Bankers Association showed, highlighting the corporate sector's growing reliance on bank lending.
Lenovo Global Push Hits The Wall
 CHONGQING, China (Nikkei)--Amid the global downturn, the top Chinese personal computer maker is slashing payroll 11% and struggling to mature into a truly independent and global player.
Shin-Etsu Chem Looks To Best Rivals In Recession Endurance Contest
 TOKYO (Nikkei)--Like all its rivals, the Japanese chemical maker has been hammered by the global economic turmoil. However, the firm also has the financial resources to strengthen its strategic position in the market during the slump.
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GREEN STOCKS
Alternative energy and climate change will emerge as the two dominant themes of the Japanese stock market this year, a Nikkei Veritas survey shows. Read more...
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RISE OF ZOMBIES
What foreign critics mockingly called "zombie" firms are stirring once again - this time, in the U.S. and Europe. Read more...
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JOB INSECURITY
Proliferation of contingent employment is becoming a source of controversy as times get tougher. Read more...
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SITTING AT MASTERS' FEET
Apprenticeships offer a door into traditional performing arts dominated by hereditary roles. Read more...
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HARDLY GIVING UP ON BRICs
Japanese firms remain steadfast in their belief that China, India and Brazil will continue to provide opportunities in the new year. Read more...
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TOUGH YEAR FOR LCD MAKERS
Falling demand for LCD television sets around the world is squeezing profit margins at LCD panel makers. Read more...
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COSMETICS FOR MEN
The speed with which the catchword ikemen (good-looking men) has spread among younger people reflects the rapid growth of the men's skin-care market in recent years. Read more...
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SPACE FOODS
Curious consumers try JAXA-certified versions for astronauts of snacks like octopus dumplings. Read more...
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Economy & Politics
• Keidanren To Tap Toyota, Nippon Steel Chiefs As Vice Chairmen (04:15)
• Security Pact To Outlast Change In Ruling Party: U.S. Ambassador (03:01)
• Chinese Real Estate Prices Declined 1st Time In Dec (02:43)
Financial Services
• Growth In Lending At Top Banks Hit 18-Year High In '08 (01:34)
• Japanese Nonlife Insurers Press Ahead In China (01:30)
• Pension Fund April-Dec Investment Returns At Minus 15% (00:36)
MOF/BOJ/FSA
• Japan Foreign Reserves Hit Record $1.03tln (11:30)
• BOJ's Lending Initiative Draws Brisk Response On 1st Day (04:10)
• Retail JGB Sales Fall To Record Y2.29tln In FY08 (03:29)
Industry
• PROFILE: Scion Of Toyota's Founding Family Ready To Take The Wheel (04:23)
• Trademarks May Soon Cover Corporate Logo Movements, Sounds (04:01)
• Kirin To Introduce Alcohol-Free Beer-Flavored Drink (03:53)
Earnings
• Nidec To Cut Employee Wages 1-5% To Avert Red Ink (03:46)
• Ajinomoto Eyes Y10bn Forex Loss On Weak Brazilian Real (03:15)
• Retailers Offering Value Thrive As Consumers Turn Frugal (03:02)
Technology
• Enzyme Related To Influenza Infectivity Synthesized In Silkworms (04:52)
• Taisei Creates Sonar-Based System For Underground Detection (04:19)
• New Power Device Diode Shows Promise For Use in Hybrid Cars (04:00)
Markets
• Earnings Worries Weigh Down Share Prices Of Cash-Rich Firms (04:11)
• Hamstrung By Paper Losses, Retail Investors Lend Stocks Online (00:35)
• Asian Shares End Mixed Ahead Of Crucial U.S. Jobs Report (18:46)
Asia
• Chinese Real Estate Prices Declined 1st Time In Dec (02:43)
• Japanese Nonlife Insurers Press Ahead In China (01:30)
• Nissan, Renault Downsize Plans For Indian Plant To Save Y20bn (01:30)
Other News
• Govt Sees Greater Use Of Generic Drugs In The Cards (03:23)
• JAPAN NEWS SCHEDULE (Saturday, Jan. 10; times in JST) (17:00)
• Osaka Taxi Firm Unveils New Anticrime Device Featuring Light, Sound (15:51)
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| Teen golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa hits from the fairway during Friday foursomes as Asia and Europe compete for the Royal Trophy on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. (AP) |
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National Holiday
Japanese financial markets will be closed Monday, Jan. 12, for a national holiday (Coming-of-Age Day). Evening Edition will not be issued.
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