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	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Toshiba buys nuclear-engineering company Westinghouse</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-31/toshiba-buys-nuclear-engineering-company-westinghouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Toshiba beat out GE and Mistubishi in a bid of nearly $5 billion to purchase Westinghouse, an American nuclear-engineering company owned by the British government, according to a story from Times Online. If nothing else, this is instructive on the international scope of large-scale business today: A Japanese company buys an American firm from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speculating on the future of the Nikkei</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-31/speculating-on-the-future-of-the-nikkei/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Independent looks at investing in Japan, and the risks involved given the Nikkei&#8217;s rocky history since 1989. Included are fund recommendations for those interested in Japanese investment.
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		<title>Canon&#8217;s quarterly profit up 34 percent</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-31/canons-quarterly-profit-up-34-percent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Earnings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mainichi reports that Canon&#8217;s October-December profit is up 34% thanks to strong digital camera sales and the dollar-yen exchange rate. Cost-cutting, copier and camera sales, and rapid introduction of new products also contributed to the strong earnings.
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		<title>New Sony software head to help bring company on track?</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-31/new-sony-software-head-to-help-bring-company-on-track/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News.com reports on the recent appointment of American Tim Schaaff to the new role of senior vice president of software development, where he will head the company&#8217;s various Japanese divisions in an attempt to overcome duplication of effort and incompatibilities. Schaaff was formerly head of Apple&#8217;s QuickTime engineering team.
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		<title>Property market draws foreign investors</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-28/property-market-draws-foreign-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Though the Japanese property market has not drawn a lot of foreign interest, that is starting to change, according to Times Online report. This is thanks in large part to the recovery of the Japanese economy, along with low interest rates and rising property prices; however just as important is the easing of various barriers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nintendo shows profit for third quarter</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-27/nintendo-shows-profit-for-third-quarter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Earnings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nintendo announced strong third-quarter profits, thanks largely to strong Nintendo DS software sales. Like Sony however, much of the earnings performance can be attributed to favorable dollar-yen exchange rates.
Nintendo also announced a revised design for their Nintendo DS handheld, dubbed &#8220;Nintendo DS Lite,&#8221; to be released this March in Japan.
Both Reuters and Mainichi report.
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		<title>Uniqlo launches new brand in Daiei stores</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-27/uniqlo-launches-new-brand-in-daiei-stores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Set to be 30% cheaper than Uniqlo&#8217;s already cheap merchandise. Via Mainichi.
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		<title>Sony earnings forecast about-face</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-27/sony-earnings-forecast-about-face/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Earnings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the torrent of bad news Sony Corp. has faced in recent months, today&#8217;s revised earnings forecast shifted yearly earnings through March 31 in a positive direction: from losses of ¥10 billion (US $86 million) to gains of ¥70 billion (US $600 million). Still, the turnaround may be more attributable to the weak yen and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The latest on Livedoor</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-26/the-latest-on-livedoor/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-26/the-latest-on-livedoor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News on Livedoor having become a daily occurrence as of late, a couple more items of interest came out today. First another editorial, coming from a site about science and technology news of all places, opines about Livedoor and the possible damage recent events may bring to the rise in entrepreneurial spirits among Japanese college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car manufacturing and Japanese management: a natural fit?</title>
		<link>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-25/car-manufacturing-and-japanese-management-a-natural-fit/</link>
		<comments>http://business.3yen.com/2006-01-25/car-manufacturing-and-japanese-management-a-natural-fit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Kavlie</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A special for Asahi Shimbun attempts to explain how the Japanese car industry managed to advance so rapidly, catapulting past the United States to become the largest car producer. According to this commentator, two elements are at work here:
First is the effectiveness of Japan&#8217;s &#8220;development, production and dealing systems.&#8221; The second element is the nature [...]]]></description>
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