Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Sumitomo Chemical has reported consolidated financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The Group posted sales of JPY 496.3 billion for the first quarter, an increase of JPY 57.1

Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation held an official ceremony today to mark the beginning of construction of the second plant of its automobile production and sales company in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited

Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. and AT&T Inc. announced today that the extension of a third-generation (3G) mobile network to all principal islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii has been completed. Using AT&T's

Penang, Malaysia, July 31, 2008 - (ACN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced it has signed a joint venture agreement with Oriental Holdings Bhd. (OH) in Malaysia to establish a 50/50 joint venture company, Boon Siew Honda Sdn.

Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated operating income of 5.8 billion yen (US$55 million*) for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 (April

Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation today reported its financial results for the first quarter (April to June) of fiscal year (FY) 2008. Mazda's first quarter global retail volume increased 11 percent year-on-year to reach

Tokyo, July 31, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (the "Company") hereby gives notice that its Board of Directors decided to grant to its Directors, excluding Outside Directors, and Executive Officers of the Company stock acquisition rights

Major Japanese import book retailer Yohan Inc. on Thursday filed for bankruptcy with Tokyo District Court with debts of some 6.5 billion yen, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said. Yohan Book Service Inc., which is receiving business turnaround support from Yohan Inc.,

Nikon Corp. said Thursday it has set up a unit in Moscow to strengthen sales of digital cameras and other imaging products in Russia. Capitalized at 45.5 million rubles, the new unit, Nikon (Russia) LLC, has already launched operations with

Foreign-affiliated corporations in Japan logged record sales and capital investment in fiscal 2006, according to a report released Thursday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In the year to March 2007, sales at foreign capital-backed firms rose 1.3

Monsanto Co., the world's leading producer of genetically modified seeds, hopes that value-added soybeans - now in its research pipeline - will help underscore the benefits of GM foods among Japanese consumers and soften their resistance to such food. "Knowing

Sharp Corp. said Thursday that its operating profit in April-June fell 13.8 pct from a year before to 36,426 million yen due to a steep drop in mobile phone sales. Group sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 also

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday its group sales for April-June grew 41.0 pct from a year before to 1,719,819 million yen thanks to a string of acquisitions of rival companies. The strong sales growth came after British tobacco giant Gallaher

NEC Corp. said Thursday that its group net profit in April-June fell 50.4 pct from a year before to 483 million yen due to the weak performance of its information technology and network solution business. In the first quarter of

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Thursday its group recurring profit for April-June plunged 49.8 pct from a year before to 83,798 million yen. Core banking profits at the company's three banking units--Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank and Mizuho Trust &

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Thursday its group net profit plunged 51.5 pct from a year before to 58,096 million yen in April-June, weighed down by higher credit costs and the fallout from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. For

All Nippon Airways said Thursday its group operating profit in April-June rose 10.5 pct from a year earlier to 14,605 million yen thanks to airfare hikes and measures to curb fuel procurement costs. In the first quarter of fiscal 2008,

Tokyo, July 29, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation has released its fifth Annual Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSR') Report and its second CSR Digest, which incorporate NEC's CSR-related practices and performance results for fiscal 2008 (the fiscal year ended

Japanese mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. enjoyed a 45.4 pct year-on-year increase in group operating profit to 296,488 million yen for April-June, as new pricing plans helped reduce subsidies paid to handset sales agents. The company's consolidated group net

Casio Computer Co. said Wednesday that its group net profit soared 85.6 pct from a year before to 3,946 million yen in April-June due partly to reduced loss at its mobile phone handset division. In the first quarter of fiscal