Japan Weekly Monitor

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Nissho Iwai-Nichimen to pad capital base by up to 325 bil. yen.
April 28, 2003

BSAC's purchases of bank-held shares top 218 bil. yen.
April 28, 2003

Dollar trades just below 120 yen in early Tokyo trading.
April 28, 2003

Nikkei index falls below 20-yr closing low in early deals.
April 28, 2003

LEAD: Nikkei end morning below 20-year low.
April 28, 2003

Yield on key JGB issue hits fresh intraday low in morning.
April 28, 2003

2ND LD: Nikkei ends at new 20-yr low on weak Sony forecast.
April 28, 2003

Dollar rises to mid-120 yen level in Tokyo deals.
April 28, 2003

LEAD: Yield on key JGB issue hits new closing, intraday lows.
April 28, 2003

2ND LD: 7 big banks add 1.3 tril. yen in bad-loan losses.
April 28, 2003

Fewer people tolerant of higher public pension premiums: poll.
April 28, 2003

Dollar above 121 yen in New York on N. Korea nuke concern.
April 28, 2003

Dollar to continue moving in narrow range next week.
April 28, 2003

Tokyo stocks to stay weak next week, focus on earnings, SARS.
April 28, 2003

JGBs to move firmly next week on slumping stocks, economy.
April 28, 2003

Bond, futures prices rise on buying on dips.
April 28, 2003

Dollar rises to mid-120 yen in Tokyo morning trading.
April 28, 2003

Tokyo stocks rise on gains in U.S. shares, earnings forecasts.
April 28, 2003

Yield on key JGB hits new closing, intraday low.
April 28, 2003

Nonresident investors turn net stock buyers last week.
April 28, 2003

Fitch lowers H.K.'s rating outlook to negative due to SARS.
April 28, 2003

Dollar skids on U.S. hedge fund, AMR bankruptcy reports.
April 28, 2003

Aozora Bank unveils 3-year profitability enhancement plan.
April 28, 2003

Banks in Asia fail to fully recognize impaired assets, S&P.
April 28, 2003

Business leader vows to put priority on new business creation.
April 28, 2003

Creditors urged to be more flexible in loans to small firms.
April 28, 2003

Mazda lowers group net profit estimate for FY 2002.
April 28, 2003

LEAD: Salaried households' spending down for 6th yr in FY 2002.
April 28, 2003

Main events scheduled for May -2-.
April 28, 2003

2ND LD: Japan's consumer prices fall in FY 2002 for 5th yr.
April 28, 2003

Gov't has no immediate plan to spur stock prices: Shiokawa.
April 28, 2003

2ND LD: Japan's jobless rate rises to record 5.4% in FY 2002.
April 28, 2003

Hino Motors' net profit plunges on stock market slump.
April 28, 2003

Toshiba swings back into black on strong chip sales.
April 28, 2003

JVC back in black on strong consumer electronics sales.
April 28, 2003

Daiwa Securities stays in red due to securities paper loss.
April 28, 2003

Consumer sentiment drops in March due to Iraq war, stock fall.
April 28, 2003

Sanyo sinks into red in FY 2002 results.
April 28, 2003

Fujitsu sees group net loss for 2nd yr, bares new president.
April 28, 2003

Orix reports 24.9% decline in consolidated net profit.
April 28, 2003

LEAD: Denso's net profit up 53.5% to record 111 bil. yen.
April 28, 2003

Japan tobacco sales down for 4th straight year.
April 28, 2003

Nikko Cordial remains in red for 2nd straight year.
April 28, 2003

Kyocera sees 28.8% net profit jump on brisk mobile phone sales.
April 28, 2003

Pioneer almost doubles net profit in FY 2002.
April 28, 2003

LEAD: U.S. economy grows at annual rate of 1.6% in 1st qtr.
April 28, 2003

Asahi Kasei to withdraw from liquor business.
April 28, 2003

Banks not responsible for money drawn from stolen passbooks.
April 28, 2003

Latent stock loss, flagging commission force brokers into red.
April 28, 2003

LEAD: Shinsei Bank's bad-loan tally drops 80% during FY 2002.
April 28, 2003

Dollar at upper-119 yen level in early Tokyo trading.
April 28, 2003

Tokyo stocks open mixed, pension fund selling offsets buying.
April 28, 2003

Tokyo stocks rise in morning after Wall Street rally.
April 28, 2003

Yield on key JGB flat in morning.
April 28, 2003

Shiokawa dissatisfied at stock fall despite tax breaks.
April 28, 2003

Dollar stuck in lower-120 yen level in Tokyo morning deals.
April 28, 2003

Tokyo stocks end higher, but pension funds selling caps gains.
April 28, 2003

Yield on key JGB ends flat.
April 28, 2003

Dollar edges up on effects of purchases against euro.
April 28, 2003

Only 24.5% aware of quantitative easing steps: BOJ poll.
April 28, 2003

Top court rejects Onoue's appeal in fraud case.
April 28, 2003

Feb. tertiary industry activity marks 1st fall in 2 months.
April 28, 2003

Nissho Iwai-Nichimen to bolster capital by 270 bil. yen.
April 28, 2003

Toyota Tsusho posts 114.4% surge in group net profit.
April 28, 2003

Mitsubishi Motors lowers unconsolidated net loss forecast.
April 28, 2003

Japan supermarket sales down 1.9% in FY 2002.
April 28, 2003

Mitsukoshi reports 15.5% fall in group net profit.
April 28, 2003

LEAD: Business confidence down in Jan.-March.
April 28, 2003

Online broker Matsui posts 20.6% fall in group net profit.
April 28, 2003

Department store sales off 2.5% in FY 2002, down for 6th year.
April 28, 2003

NEC remains in red despite fall in net group loss.
April 28, 2003

Mizuno expands net loss outlook for FY 2002.
April 28, 2003

4TH LD: Prosecutors demand death penalty for AUM's Asahara.
April 28, 2003

2ND LD: Sony posts 654.5% surge in group net profit.
April 28, 2003

4 top dept. store operators post sales falls.
April 28, 2003

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