Mazda Motor Corp. on Tuesday launched the Biante minivan targeting families with young children. The tall-roof minivan, which has a 2,000- or 2,300-c.c. engine, is priced at between 2,199,000 yen and 2,689,000 yen and offers spacious interior. Mazda President Hisakazu

Japan's Fair Trade Commission issued warnings Tuesday to Toda Corp. and two other construction firms over suspected dumping of prices of contracts with the public sector. The FTC said Toda, Okumura Corp. and Oriental Shiraishi Corp. may have violated the

Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered Oji Paper Co. to pay damages worth 590 million yen to Seiko Epson Corp. over its sale of a polluted land plot. Seiko Epson bought 30,000 square meters of land in Shiojiri in the

Major wig maker Aderans Holdings Co. said Tuesday that it incurred a group net loss of 157 million yen in March-May, against the year-before net profit of 254 million yen. The red ink came as a group company paid 302

Retail giant Aeon Co. plans to close some 40 supermarkets by the end of its next business year, company officials said Tuesday. The move is part of Aeon's plans to revamp its operations and review its store management policy, the

SBI Holdings Inc. , a Japanese financial services conglomerate, will open a bank in Cambodia as early as September as part of its efforts to expand operations in emerging Asian economies, sources familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The company

Major retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it logged a group net loss of 9,271 million yen in the three months to May 20, against the year-before net profit of 8,019 million yen. The net loss mainly stemmed from a

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. said Tuesday it will raise the prices of its replacement tire products in Japan by 5 to 10 pct on Sept. 1. The hike will come after the company raised its tire prices in April.

The key Nikkei average briefly tumbled to a three-month low below 13,000 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, reflecting concern that more troubles at the U.S. financial industry may prolong a Wall Street downturn. The 225-issue Nikkei average closed down

Tokyo, July 5, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - In response to the request from Japanese Government to supply a vehicle of excellent environmental performance for "G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit", Isuzu Motors Limited provides its heavy-duty route bus, ERGA that runs

Tokyo, July 8, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - EXPO COMM WIRELESS JAPAN 2008 is set to offer the latest in technology, services and solutions in the broadband wireless market from July 22-24 at Tokyo Big Sight near Tokyo, Japan. Presented