By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press
TOKYO (AP) - The power company behind Japan's nuclear crisis got support from shareholders Wednesday for a decision to take 1 trillion yen ($12.6 billion) in public funds that effectively nationalizes the utility.
Meanwhile
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) - Kazuo Hirai, the former head of Sony's game division, won shareholder approval Wednesday to steer a turnaround at the struggling Japanese electronics giant as its new president and chief executive.
But
TOKYO (AP) - Kazuo Hirai, the former head of Sony's game division, will steer the struggling Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate's turnaround as the company's new president and chief executive.
Shareholders approved Hirai after a
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation has concluded that the departing chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission engaged in bullying and intimidation, creating a tense working environment at the agency.
A report Tuesday
By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's lower house voted Tuesday to double the country's sales tax to 10 percent over three years in a bid to rein in a bulging national debt as an aging population burdens the country's social security system
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday the automaker needs to conserve cash despite its quick recovery from a year of disasters as the global economic outlook is highly uncertain.
Ghosn told
By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated Press
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's prime minister made a final plea for unity on a tax hike vote Tuesday that has divided his ruling party and could weaken his hold on power.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told Parliament the sales tax
By BERNARD CONDONAP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - You can leap off a mountainside in extreme skiing, kick and claw to near death in extreme fighting and twist yourself into a pretzel in extreme yoga. Why not turn investing into an adventure sport?
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) - The first seafood caught off Japan's Fukushima coastline since last year's nuclear disaster went on sale Monday, but the offerings were limited to octopus and marine snails because of persisting fears about radiation
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. has been hammered by the strong yen, putting extra pressure on the automaker to stay lean and come up with new innovations to ride out the challenge, a senior executive said Thursday.
Toyota
