Takeda May Post First Loss in Two Decades on Millennium Takeover Expenses Jul 29, 2008
Updated: New York, Jul 29 03:19 London, Jul 29 08:19 Tokyo, Jul 29 16:19. Takeda May Post First Loss in 23 Years on Acquisition (Update1). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Chugai Pharmaceutical Says First-Half Profit Declined 10% on Tamiflu Sales Jul 22, 2008
Updated: New York, Jul 22 03:18 London, Jul 22 08:18 Tokyo, Jul 22 16:18. Chugai Pharma First-Half Profit Falls 10% on Tamiflu (Update2). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Daiichi Sankyo Confirms Plan to Buy Control of India's Ranbaxy Is Final Jul 17, 2008
Updated: New York, Jul 17 03:19 London, Jul 17 08:19 Tokyo, Jul 17 16:19. Daiichi Sankyo Confirms Plan to Buy Ranbaxy Is Final (Update1). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Pfizer Japan Scientists Raise $105 Million to Reopen Research Laboratory Jul 3, 2008
Updated: New York, Jul 03 03:31 London, Jul 03 08:31 Tokyo, Jul 03 16:31. Pfizer Japan Researchers Raise Funds to Reopen Lab (Update1). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Katie Pappa to tryout for USA National Women's Baseball Team Jun 28, 2008
- South Bend Blue Sox pitcher-shortstop Katie Pappa has been selected for an invitation-only tryout for the 2008 USA Baseball National Women's Baseball Team that will play at the Women's World Cup On Aug. 24-29 in Matsuyama, Japan. The tryout to select the final members of Team USA takes places on July 3-5 in Kenosha, Wis. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Fine for Being Fat: Could Plan Work in U.S.? Jun 28, 2008
Hiroshi Kawamoto,73, has his waistline measured by a nurse at a public health clinic in Matsuyama. Hiroshi Kawamoto,73, has his waistline measured by a nurse at a public health clinic in Matsuyama, Japan, on June 4, 2008. (ABC News)
South Bend hosting 2008 Can-Am Tournament Jun 27, 2008
The 2008 National Team players for eight countries will square off on Aug. 24-29 in Matsuyama, Japan at the International Baseball Federation's Women's World Cup of Baseball. Game Schedule. (Niles Star, MI)
Daiichi Sankyo May Sell Debt to Raise Half $4.6 Billion Ranbaxy Stake Cost Jun 27, 2008
By Kanoko Matsuyama and Yuki Hagiwara. June 27 (Bloomberg) -- , Japan's third- largest drugmaker, may sell debt to raise half the cost of its $4. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Daiichi Sankyo's Blood-Thinner Delayed as U.S. Regulator Continues Review Jun 24, 2008
By Elizabeth Lopatto and Kanoko Matsuyama. June 24 (Bloomberg) -- and said U.S. regulators were continuing to assess their experimental blood-thinning drug prasugrel, delaying a decision on its approval by three months. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Japan May Double Stockpile of Antiviral Drugs to Protect Against Pandemic Jun 20, 2008
Updated: New York, Jun 20 03:34 London, Jun 20 08:34 Tokyo, Jun 20 16:34. Japan May Double Stockpile of Antiviral Drugs for Pandemic. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
North Korea May Have Made Proposal on Japanese Abductions, Mainichi Says Jun 13, 2008
Updated: New York, Jun 13 03:30 London, Jun 13 08:30 Tokyo, Jun 13 16:30. North Korea May Have Made Proposal on Abductions, Mainichi Says. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Daiichi Sankyo Rises After Agreeing to $4.6 Billion Purchase of Ranbaxy Jun 12, 2008
Updated: New York, Jun 12 03:36 London, Jun 12 08:36 Tokyo, Jun 12 16:36. Daiichi Sankyo Rises to Highest in 2 Months on Ranbaxy Purchase. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Daiichi Sankyo to Buy Stake in India's Ranbaxy for as Much as $4.6 Billion Jun 11, 2008
By Kanoko Matsuyama and Saikat Chatterjee. June 11 (Bloomberg) -- , Japan's third- largest drugmaker, agreed to buy control of India's for as much as $4. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Number of New-born Babies Fell in 2007, Reversing Increase a Year Earlier Jun 5, 2008
Updated: New York, Jun 05 03:36 London, Jun 05 08:36 Tokyo, Jun 05 16:36. Japan's Number of New-Born Babies Fell in 2007, Reversing Gain. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
J-Power President Says Plans Will Win Shareholder Support, Sankei Reports May 31, 2008
Updated: New York, May 31 03:33 London, May 31 08:33 Tokyo, May 31 16:33. J-Power Managers Will Win Shareholder Support, Sankei Reports. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Eisai Sells 120 Billion Yen of Bonds to Fund Its Takeover of MGI Pharma May 29, 2008
By Takashi Ueno and Kanoko Matsuyama. May 29 (Bloomberg) -- , the Japanese drugmaker that bought MGI Pharma Inc., will sell 120 billion yen ($1. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Alnylam May Gain $1 Billion From Takeda for Technology Licenses May 28, 2008
By John Lauerman and Kanoko Matsuyama. May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., the Cambridge, Massachusetts, biotechnology company making drugs from gene-blocking molecules, said it may gain as much as $1 billion from a licensing deal with. (Bloomberg)
Otsuka to Pay $1.15 Billion for Stake in Bottler Alma to Add Europe Sales May 28, 2008
Updated: New York, May 28 03:35 London, May 28 08:35 Tokyo, May 28 16:35. Otsuka Buys Stake in Bottler Alma to Add Europe Sales (Update3). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Takeda's Diabetes Drug May Be Approved by U.S. Regulators, Analysts Say May 27, 2008
Updated: New York, May 27 03:36 London, May 27 08:36 Tokyo, May 27 16:36. Takeda's Experimental Diabetes Drug Shows Promise, Analysts Say. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Japan, Vying With China, to Pursue Mineral, Energy Development in Botswana May 12, 2008
Botswana is Japan's last chance in Africa to engage in resource diplomacy, where China has a lead,'' said Matsuyama, who will become Japan's first envoy to the nation at the end of May ... The appointment of Matsuyama, 59, who formerly worked at trading house ... China has 750,000 of its nationals residing in Africa, whereas Japan has just 6,000,'' said Matsuyama in an interview in Tokyo on May 8. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Takeda Expects Profit to Fall 55% This Year on Millennium Takeover Costs May 9, 2008
Updated: New York, May 09 03:33 London, May 09 08:33 Tokyo, May 09 16:33. Takeda Expects Profit to Fall 55% on Takeover Costs (Update2). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Chugai Profit Falls 50% on Plunge in Tamiflu Sales, Drop in Epogin Revenue Apr 22, 2008
Updated: New York, Apr 22 03:35 London, Apr 22 08:35 Tokyo, Apr 22 16:35. Chugai Pharma Profit Falls 50 Percent on Drug Sales (Update1). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Takeda Faces Generic Threat Even With Millennium Buy (Update5) Apr 12, 2008
By Kanoko Matsuyama and Lisa Rapaport. April 11 (Bloomberg) -- shareholders may not be satisfied with the purchase of Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. because the company won't gain enough new revenue to counter generic competition to its best-selling Actos diabetes pill. (Bloomberg)
Eisai Terminates Development of E2007 as Treatment for Parkinson's Disease Apr 11, 2008
Updated: New York, Apr 11 03:36 London, Apr 11 08:36 Tokyo, Apr 11 16:36. Eisai Terminates E2007 as Treatment for Parkinson's (Update1). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Takeda to Buy Millennium Pharma for $8.8 Billion, Gaining Cancer Medicines Apr 10, 2008
Updated: New York, Apr 10 03:33 London, Apr 10 08:33 Tokyo, Apr 10 16:33. Takeda to Buy Millennium Pharma for $8. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Ajinomoto Buys Japanese Rights for Colitis Drug From Germany's Dr. Falk Apr 8, 2008
Updated: New York, Apr 08 03:23 London, Apr 08 08:23 Tokyo, Apr 08 16:23. Ajinomoto Buys Japanese Rights to Develop and Sell Colitis Drug. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Shionogi Advances Most in 7 Years on Results of AstraZeneca Crestor Study Apr 1, 2008
Updated: New York, Apr 01 03:35 London, Apr 01 08:35 Tokyo, Apr 01 16:35. Shionogi Rises Most in 7 Years on Crestor Study (Update2). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Tonegawa, Nobel-Prize Winner, Returns to Japan to Reinvigorate Research Mar 29, 2008
Updated: New York, Mar 29 03:39 London, Mar 29 07:39 Tokyo, Mar 29 16:39. Nobel-Prize Winner Returns to Japan to Boost Research (Update1). (Bloomberg -- Japan)
23 days to live Mar 23, 2008
In Death Note, Kenichi Matsuyama gave a strong performance in the role of L, a super-smart private detective fighting a psychological war against a serial killer who uses the notebook to kill criminals in a misguided effort to cleanse the world ... L (Kenichi Matsuyama) signs his own death warrant in L Change the World ... Twenty-two-year-old Matsuyama made his film debut in 2003, and won the Japan Academy Award for Best New Actor in 2005 with his performance in Otoko Tachi no Yamato. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
On the big screen Mar 20, 2008
Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Yuki Kudo, Mayuko Fukuda, Shunji Fujimura ... L (Kenichi Matsuyama), a genius detective, confronted Kira who was his toughest enemy ever. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Japanese Leave Tibet as Protests Against Chinese Rule Spread, Asahi Says Mar 18, 2008
Updated: New York, Mar 18 03:34 London, Mar 18 07:34 Tokyo, Mar 18 16:34. Japanese Leave Tibet as Anti-China Protests Spread, Asahi Says. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Fukuda to Submit New Names to Head BOJ, Tokyo Shimbun Reports Mar 15, 2008
Updated: New York, Mar 15 03:33 London, Mar 15 07:33 Tokyo, Mar 15 16:33. March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's government will put forward new candidates to head the Bank of Japan at a parliamentary session on March 17, the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper reported, without saying where it obtained the information. (Bloomberg)
Mitsui Mining to Open Coal Mine in Hokkaido, First in 13 Years, Asahi Says Mar 15, 2008
Updated: New York, Mar 15 03:40 London, Mar 15 07:40 Tokyo, Mar 15 16:40. Mitsui Mining to Open First Coal Mine in 13 Years, Asahi Says. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Morinaga, Snow Brand to Raise Retail Prices on Butter on Higher Milk Costs Mar 15, 2008
Updated: New York, Mar 15 03:40 London, Mar 15 07:40 Tokyo, Mar 15 16:40. Morinaga, Snow Brand Raise Butter Prices on Higher Milk Costs. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Kao May Beat Profit Forecast on Strong Yen, Shampoo Sales, Nikkei Reports Mar 15, 2008
Updated: New York, Mar 15 03:40 London, Mar 15 07:40 Tokyo, Mar 15 16:40. Kao May Beat Profit Forecast on Strong Yen, Sales, Nikkei Says. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Kyowa Hakko to Get $520 Million From Amgen for Rights to Cancer Treatment Mar 6, 2008
By Jason Gale and Kanoko Matsuyama. March 6 (Bloomberg) -- , the world's largest biotechnology company, will pay as much as $520 million for rights to an experimental drug for inflammation and cancer. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Suntron Corporation Awarded Contract from Celco for PCBA(s) Related to Plasma Televisions Mar 4, 2008
Celco California is a division of Celco Japan Group with group headquarters based in Matsuyama City, Ehime, Japan. Celco has high-tech manufacturing facilities in Japan, Thailand, China and Czech Republic. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Takeda Seeks U.S. Approval to Sell New Diabetes Medicine to Replace Actos Jan 4, 2008
By Kanoko Matsuyama and Simeon Bennett. Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Japan's biggest drugmaker, sought U.S. approval for alogliptin, a diabetes pill it's counting on to replace the bestseller Actos. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Japan's "Hidden Christians" face extinction Dec 23, 2007
"It's sad. The tradition of our ancestors is disappearing," said Ayuzo Matsuyama, one of those gathered to observe "Osanmachi" and "Gotanjo" -- Christmas Eve and Christmas -- last weekend, the last Saturday and Sunday before the winter solstice ... Matsuyama, who like many of his generation learned "orasho" when he turned 20, admits he doesn't understand the repetitive phrases, some evocative of original Latin or Greek, such as "San Maria" and "anmezusu" (amen), others echoing Buddhist prayers. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
'Hidden Christians' face extinction Dec 20, 2007
"It's sad. The tradition of our ancestors is disappearing," said Ayuzo Matsuyama, one of those gathered to observe "Osanmachi" and "Gotanjo" Christmas Eve and Christmas last weekend, the last Saturday and Sunday before the winter solstice ... Mr. Matsuyama, who like many of his generation learned "orasho" when he turned 20, admits he doesn't understand the repetitive phrases, some evocative of original Latin or Greek, such as "San Maria" and "anmezusu" (amen), others echoing Buddhist prayers. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Eisai Agrees to Buy Minnesota-based MGI Pharma for $3.9 Billion in Cash Dec 10, 2007
By Mari Murayama and Kanoko Matsuyama. Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Eisai Co., the maker of the world's best-selling Alzheimer's medicine, agreed to acquire MGI Pharma Inc. for $3. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer with S-1, an Oral Fluoropyrimidine Nov 1, 2007
From Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara (S.S.); National Cancer Center Hospital (M.S.), the Cancer Institute Hospital (T.Y., T.N.), Nihon University School of Medicine (M.F.), University of Tokyo (Y.O.), and Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital (K.A.) all in Tokyo; National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa (T.K.); Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata (A.N.); Sakai City Hospital, Sakai (H.F., H.I.); Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka (M.H.); Aichi Cancer Center Hospital,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Japan protest over disputed islands Oct 29, 2007
Satoshi Matsuyama, a Japanese coast guard official said warnings were issued as soon as the Chinese boat carrying a Chinese flag was first spotted entering the disputed waters near the islands on Sunday evening. He said coast guard vessels continued to patrol the area after the Chinese boat left the disputed waters an hour later. (Aljazeera.Net)
Japan, China Clash at Sea over Isles Oct 29, 2007
The activists' boat, carrying a Chinese flag, entered the disputed waters prompting the patrol vessels to issue warnings, coast guard official Satoshi Matsuyama said ... Coast guard vessels were patrolling the area so that the boat would not re-enter the disputed waters, according to Matsuyama. (Time.com)
* World News Quick Take Oct 7, 2007
The pilot of the ANA Airbus A320, arriving from Matsuyama in western Japan, misheard the air traffic controller's instructions and landed on the wrong runway just as a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane was preparing to enter the same runway to take off, they said. The pilot of the JAL plane halted after spotting the approaching ANA plane. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tanaka: Bombing Japan Oct 1, 2007
Two days later, Kurume, Saga and Matsuyama were targeted, and on 13 August Nagano, Matsumoto, Ueda and Otuki were bombed. On 14 August in addition to Osaka, Akita, Takasaki, Kumagaya and Odawara became the victims of the last U.S. bombing raids of the Asia Pacific War. (Zmag.org)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Relax, Japan the company's buying Aug 10, 2007
"We realized that workplace communication was becoming nonexistent," explains human-resources manager Shinji Matsuyama, whose company, Alps Electric, spent several million dollars last year to bring together about 3,000 workers for its first company-wide undokai, or mini-Olympics, in 14 years. According to Matsuyama, the shared experience of playing dodge ball and skipping rope "helped unite people under a common goal.". (News on Japan, Japan)
Two drown as heavy rainstorms hit Japan Jul 11, 2007
Another man drowned in Matsuyama as he went to check on his rice fields Saturday, while three people have been injured. More than 30 houses have been destroyed and at least 500 houses have been flooded in Kumamoto since the heavy rain started on Saturday, according to Jiji Press. (News on Japan, Japan)
'Into Zero NOx Zone' - The Leading-Edge Combustion Technology of Miura Jul 2, 2007
MATSUYAMA, Japan, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- MIURA Co., Ltd. (head office: Matsuyama City, Ehime Pref. Yuji Takahashi, President), the leading manufacturer of small once-through boiler, has developed a technology which dramatically reduces the nitrogen oxide(NOx) concentration in the exhaust gas of gas-fired steam boilers to below 1ppm (at O2=0% equivalent) compared to the 25ppm of conventional boilers. (PR Newswire)
Zen and the Art of Cycling Around Japan May 4, 2007
Unfortunately, by this point in the journey, a friend with whom I was traveling had caught a fever (must have been the snow in Kyoto), which meant we had to pass by Shimanami Kaido on a train to Matsuyama close to Dogo Onsen, Japan's oldest hot spring and an inspiration for the Oscar-winning anime movie. Spirited Away. (BusinessWeek)
Nikkatsu draws on animation Apr 11, 2007
Another major pic on the 2007-08 Nikkatsuslate is "L," a spinoff from the hit "Death Note" pic pair, starring Kenichi Matsuyama as the sweets-loving "genius" detective L. Nikkatsu. It will start production later this year, whileWarner Japan will distribute. (Variety)
Just no catching this pitcher Apr 8, 2007
According to the Daily Yomiuri On-Line, the younger Matsuzaka, 24, watched his brother's debut in his apartment in Matsuyama. "I could tell from the look on my brother's face that he was really concentrating," the newspaper quoted Kyohei as saying. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
'Death' sets record Japan DVD bow Mar 14, 2007
Tatsuya Fujiwara stars as a college student who finds the notebook and begins a reign of terror, Kenichi Matsuyama, as the sweets-loving detective mastermind who tries to stop him. Related Articles. (Variety)
FamilyMart Pulls `Foreigner Crime' Book From Japan Shelves After Outcry Feb 7, 2007
By Stuart Biggs and Kanoko Matsuyama ... To contact the reporters on this story: Stuart Biggs in Tokyo at ; Kanoko Matsuyama in Tokyo at. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Fries, GIs, beef bring diabetes to Okinawa Jan 30, 2007
To contact the reporter on this story: Kanoko Matsuyama in Tokyo at. Last Updated: January 30, 2007 00:05 EST. (News on Japan, Japan)
