Jiji Press Daily Japan Business News Briefs
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SHARP EYES HIMEJI AS SITE OF NEW LCD TV PLANT--Sharp Corp.  is considering selecting Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, as the site of its new plant for liquid crystal display television sets, informed sources said.
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A top Japanese business leader expressed hope Monday that the impending betrothal of the emperor&#39;s only daughter would help bolster Japan&#39;s economy, now showing signs of a slowing recovery.
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Japanese shares rose 1.3 percent by late  afternoon trade on Friday as a better-than-expected reading in  the Bank of Japan's corporate "tankan" survey of business  sentiment spurred buying.
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roundup Plus: Gmail delivered to desktops...Chinadotcom mobile services suspended...Maker of disposable RFID tags gets millions...Mitsubishi expands solar production.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.26 percent by midsession on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey showed a weakening of corporate sentiment that was in line with expectations.
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Chiba, March 1 (Jiji Press)--Conveyor belt sushi restaurant operator Choushimaru Co.  will make its debut on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange on Wednesday.
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Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd.&#039;s (2712.OJ)  new chief executive said on Wednesday the company aims to open  at least 100 stores in Japan every year.
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Citigroup  is likely to list its  Japan banking unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as  July, an online Japanese magazine said on Friday.
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Japan's business confidence is improving and firms are set to boost investment in the coming months.
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Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--Computer system and software developer Daiwa Computer Co.  will make its stock market debut on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange on Sept. 29.
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Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Tokyo-led initiatives on climate change and economic development in the near future in a comment piece in the Financial Times on Friday.
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I found this news piece a bit interesting when sifting through the press wires this morning; Technorati Japan has worked on an amazing study which shows how Japanese bloggers are writing about and communicating with companies via their own personal blogs.  One fascinating aspect of the US and Japanese blogging markets is that there is [...]
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Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI, TSE1: 3774), one of  Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions  providers, today announced the nomination of the candidates for  positions on the Company's Board of Directors.  Mr.
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roundup Plus: WebSideStory cuts IPO to 4.4 million shares...BMC looks to simplify network operations...Data center firms settle cookie suit.
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Japan's second quarter growth rate is likely to be revised up this week on the back of data showing increased corporate investment in factories and offices along with higher profits.
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By Michiyo Ishida, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Japan bureau chief. Japanese troops are in Iraq mainly to help in the country&#39;s reconstruction but the mission is also seen as a signal that Tokyo wants a larger role in world affairs.
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Japan's financial regulator may suspend  or even end some private banking operations at the Japanese  commercial banking unit of U.S. financial services firm  Citigroup Inc., the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Thursday.