DAILY REPORTS

Jan 07 Firms hope bath time can soak away economy blues (Yomiuri) Jan 07 Japan CEOs Criticize U.S. On Financial Crisis (manufacturing.net) Jan 07 Foreign investors' M&A activity in Japan plunged 82% in '08 (Japan Times) Jan 06 Japanese Firms, Flush With Cash, Step Up Deals (Wall Street Journal) Jan 06 Sanyo to cut up to 1,000 jobs (AFP) Jan 06 JAL to launch carbon offset program (NHK) Jan 06 Subaru reports increase in U.S. sales in 2008, overcoming brutal auto market (Mainichi) Jan 06 JAL: Passengers to Hawaii down 6.1% during New Year (Pacific Business News) Jan 06 This Year Will Be Crazier Than 2008: William Pesek (Bloomberg) Jan 06 Tokyo in a bind as real estate investors balk (Asahi) Jan 06 Toyota to halt Japan output for 11 days as sales drop (Bloomberg) Jan 06 Toyota, Nissan Lead Drop as Japan Car Sales Fall to 28-Year Low (Bloomberg) Jan 06 U.S. leads Japan at top of broadband-revenue chart (SmartBrief) Jan 06 Japan seeking to expand environment business market to 100 tril. yen (Kyodo) Jan 05 Postal bank joins banks' online fund transfer system (Kyodo) Jan 05 Auto slump has deep impact on Japan (Wall Street Journal) Jan 05 Sony may announce drastic cost cuts (Reuters) Jan 05 ANA to scrap plans to buy Airbus A380 (Reuters) Jan 05 Tax carrot to help small Tokyo firms go green (Yomiuri) Jan 05 Trademark issue threatens Japan exports (Yomiuri) Jan 04 Convenience stores target thrifty customers with cheap, original food products (Mainichi) Jan 04 China develops gas field in East China Sea (Reuters) Jan 04 24 top execs say economy to hit bottom after 2009 (Yomiuri) Jan 03 Toyota to freeze Thailand, Russia factory plans (Reuters) Jan 03 Younger Japanese not interested in cars (CharlotteObserver.com) Jan 03 Firms consider Japan in recession: survey (Philippines News Agency) Jan 03 MUFG, Mizuho to post quarterly loss (Reuters) Jan 01 New Year blues in Japan (BusinessWeek) Jan 01 Falling dollar driving huge gains for Jetstar (Daily Telegraph) Jan 01 Analysis: Brazil pumps ethanol to Japan (UPI) Dec 29 A hard rain for Japan's insurers (FT.com) Dec 29 Japan's carmakers slashing production (detnews.com) Dec 29 Japanese facing higher fares to Hawaii (Star Bulletin) Dec 29 Tokyo-Mitsubishi tied to shady loan (Asahi) Dec 29 Ginza clubs feel chill wind of global recession (Yomiuri) Dec 29 Consumers spending less at department stores (Yomiuri) Dec 29 Japanese convenience stores gain as economy sours (International Herald Tribune) Dec 28 Three Japan insurers in merger talks (Reuters) Dec 28 Asahi goes 'green' with beer profits (Japan Times) Dec 28 E-shopping site to open in China for Japan goods (AP) Dec 28 Japan steelmakers likely cut profit forecasts (Reuters) Dec 27 Takashimaya slashes outlook on poor sales (Reuters) Dec 27 McDonald's beefed up crowd for burger debut (Yomiuri) Dec 27 Japanese firms to open Chinese virtual mall (Reuters) Dec 27 Japan Airlines May Cut Investment by 100 Billion Yen (Bloomberg) Dec 27 Nissin to bring instant noodles to Russia (AFP) Dec 27 Japan to go ahead with maglev train despite crisis: company (AFP) Dec 26 Facing a loss, Toyota considers change in top management (International Herald Tribune) Dec 26 Japanese and American game shows face-off (Forbes) Dec 26 Japan auto production marks worst drop since 1967 (AP)