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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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Fast Retailing eyeing expansion of overseas operations via M&As

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive officer of Fast Retailing Co., a leading Japanese casual-clothing retailer, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4 where the company said it will continue to invest 300-400 billion yen for mergers and acquisitions in order to raise its profile in the global market.

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Sony to introduce 15 new LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said Aug. 29 it will soon introduce 15 new Bravia liquid crystal display televisions including a 70-inch one, the largest LCD TV for consumers in Japan. Of the 15 new TVs, 11 will be put on sale on Sept. 20, including the popular 46-inch model that is expected to sell for 400,000 to 500,000 yen.

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Saury prices spike amid poor catch off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Pacific saury is sold for 400 yen per fish at Washo market in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 10, 2014. Prices for the fish, known as "samma" in Japan, have soared as fishermen suffered an extremely poor drift net fishing catch for the month of July in the Pacific waters off eastern Hokkaido.

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Pure gold Ultraman

TOKYO, Japan - A pure gold figure of Japanese television series hero Ultraman is displayed at a Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 24, 2013. The 18-centimeter-tall, 400-gram item is priced at 10.5 million yen ($107,800).

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Pure gold Ultraman

TOKYO, Japan - A pure gold figure of Japanese television series hero Ultraman is displayed at a Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 24, 2013. The 18-centimeter-tall, 400-gram item is priced at 10.5 million yen ($107,800).

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Toray, Uniqlo to expand strategic partnership

TOKYO, Japan - Chemical maker Toray Industries Inc. President Akihiro Nikkaku (L) and clothing retail chain Uniqlo Co. President Tadashi Yanai shake hands in Tokyo on July 20, 2010, after the two companies announced they will expand their strategic partnership with an eye toward boosting sales in 2011-2015 to 400 billion yen by promoting global operations.

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IBM hit by Japan's largest corporate tax allegation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of IBM Japan Ltd. in the Nihombashi district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on March 18, 2010. The IBM Japan group is suspected of failing to declare more than 400 billion yen in income, an amount believed to be the largest ever in the country.

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Fujikawa's salary stays the same at 400 million yen

GINOWAN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers closer Kyuji Fujikawa speaks to reporters in the village of Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 4, 2010, after re-signing with the Central League baseball club for an annual salary of 400 million yen.

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Hawks' Matsunaka takes 100 million yen pay cut

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks designated hitter Nobuhiko Matsunaka speaks at a news conference at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Dec. 25, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for 400 million yen plus performance bonuses in 2010, the fifth season of his seven-year contract. Matsunaka took a 100 million yen pay cut.

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400 Christmas cards displayed at event in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A woman looks at colorful Christmas cards displayed at a Christmas event at Odori Park in Sapporo on Dec. 18, 2009. More than 400 different cards, the designs of which are submitted by the public, are sold at the event at 160 yen each.

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Brain expert Mogi fails to report 400 mil. yen in taxable income

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows portrait of TV anchor and brain expert Kenichiro Mogi. Mogi failed to declare some 400 million yen in taxable income for three years through 2008, sources familiar with the matter said Nov. 10, 2009.

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Hatoyama, Yudhoyono meet in Thailand

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono shake hands during their talks in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Oct. 25, 2009. Hatoyama said his government is considering offering Indonesia a yen loan worth $400 million to help the country address climate change. (Pool photo)

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Uehara re-signs for 400 mil. yen salary

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants right-hander Koji Uehara smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26 after re-signing with the Central League club for an annual salary of 400 million yen -- the highest for a pitcher in Japan among those who have already agreed to contracts this winter.

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Japan, U.S. agree on small cut in burden for U.S. bases

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 12 prior to their talks. They agreed on a cut of 400 million yen in both fiscal 2009 and 2010 in the utilities fees paid by Tokyo as host-nation support for U.S. forces.

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Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - A diamond-studded Christmas tree is on display at the Nihonbashi Takashimaya department store in Tokyo on Nov. 13. The 40-centimeter-tall Christmas tree is studded with 400 diamonds, the largest weighing 3 karats, and lined with chemically treated miniature roses. The Christmas tree comes with a teddy bear with a diamond necklace. Takashimaya says the set was specially designed for Christmas 2007 with the price set at 200.7 million yen. Without the diamonds, the tree and the teddy bear carry a more affordable price tag: 52,500 yen. The diamond Christmas tree set will be displayed for public viewing from Nov. 14 to Dec. 4.

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Nuke plant shutdown to dent TEPCO profits by 400 bil. yen in FY 2007

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaking at a news conference in Tokyo on July 31. Tokyo Electric says it has sharply lowered its group profit estimates for fiscal 2007 because the shutdown of a nuclear power plant after a huge earthquake earlier this month is expected to reduce profit by up to 400 billion yen.

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Annual morning-glory market begins

TOKYO, Japan - A shopgirl holds a flowerpot for visitors as the annual ''Asagaoichi'' (morning glory market) begins in Iriya, downtown Tokyo, on July 6. Organizers expect about 400,000 visitors will come to the market where 100,000 pots will be put for sale by 120 florists during its three-day session. A standard pot carries a price tag of 2,000 yen.

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Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

TOKYO, Japan - A man walks by a price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Nihombashi on March 14 as the key Nikkei index shed more than 400 points and fell into the 16,000 level following a plunge in U.S. shares and a strengthening of the yen against major currencies.

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Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

TOKYO, Japan - A man and a woman look at a price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Nihombashi on March 14 as the key Nikkei index shed more than 400 points and fell into the 16,000 level following a plunge in U.S. shares and a strengthening of the yen against major currencies.

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Local gov'ts soliciting firms to buy naming rights

TOKYO, Japan - Deficit-riddled Shibuya public hall is now called ''Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall'' under a 400 million yen, five-year deal with liquor and soft drinks maker Suntory Ltd. which purchased the naming right.

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Nintendo's new game console Wii hits U.S. shelves

NEW YORK, United States - Jubilant shoppers show off their Wii videogame system, Nintendo Co.'s new next-generation console, which hit U.S. store shelves on Nov. 18 before its debut in Japan on Dec. 2. Nintendo made 400,000 units available for the first day of sales at a per-unit price of $244.99, or 29,000 yen, hoping to sell 2 million units by the end of the year.

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Toshiba to launch HD DVD-equipped laptop in mid-May

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. said April 10 it will launch in Japan in mid-May the world's first notebook computer equipped with a next-generation DVD drive. The Qosmio G30/697HS, with an HD DVD drive and a 17-inch high-definition liquid crystal monitor, is expected to sell for about 400,000 yen, Toshiba officials said.

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Asahi Kasei to spend 400 billion yen on M&As, production facilities

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Kasei Corp. President Shiro Hiruta speaks in an interview with Kyodo News. He said his company will invest up to 400 billion yen to finance both production facility construction and merger and acquisition deals during the subsequent five-year period.

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(2)Nagashima items popular at Giants' charity event

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A calendar signed by popular former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima fetches 400,000 yen in a charity auction held at the site of the Giants' spring training in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 19 to help reconstruct earthquake-hit areas.

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Ogasawara re-signs with Nippon Ham for unchanged amount

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara smiles during a press conference Dec. 10 at the Pacific League club's office in Sapporo after re-signing for an unchanged annual salary of 400 million yen.

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Ogasawara re-signs for Nippon Ham record salary

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara smiles at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 18 after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball team on a club-record contract of 400 million yen for next season.

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Hiroshima signs major-league pitcher Bale

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hiroshima Carp on Dec. 17 announced the acquisition of former Cincinnati Reds southpaw John Bale (in file photo) on a single-year deal carrying a $400,000 (about 44 million yen) annual salary in addition to performance-based incentives.

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Japan Platform to provide humanitarian aid for Iraqi refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan Platform, a government-backed consortium of nonprofit aid organizations, tell a news conference in Tokyo on March 19 that they will provide 400 million yen worth of emergency humanitarian assistance to refugees in the event of a U.S.-led war on Iraq. Japan Platform plans to provide medical aid to refugees expected in two areas, an area near Ruwayshid, eastern Jordan, and the Kurdish-populated northern Iraq.

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Yamaha foundation fails to declare 400 mil. yen in income

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 24 shows the Yamaha Music Foundation which has been ordered by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau to pay about 70 million yen in unpaid taxes and penalties. Sources close to the case said the foundation failed to declare some 400 million yen in income in the three years to the end of March this year.

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Honda to lease fuel cell vehicle in Japan, U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will lease its fuel cell vehicle FCX (photo) in Japan and the United States from Dec. 2, the same date that rival Toyota Motor Corp. will start leasing its own fuel cell vehicle. The four-seat FCX, which uses hydrogen instead of gasoline as its power source, can run at a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour and can travel about 355 km on one tank of hydrogen. It will be leased for 800,000 yen a month under a 12-month contract, 400,000 yen lower than the leasing fee set by Toyota for its FCHV sport utility vehicle.

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Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

MAKATI CITY, Philippines - Genta Ogami, 39, founder and honorary chairman of the Tokyo-based G.O. Group which is suspected of defrauding member investors, sought 400 million yen (about $3.1 million) in loans from Unitrust Development Bank (shown in file photo) in Makati City in Metro Manila shortly after the group acquired the bank in 2001, a former senior bank official said March 7.

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Tanaka apologizes over arrest of official

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka apologizes Sept. 6 over the arrest of a Foreign Ministry official on suspicion of conspiring with two officials of Hotel New Otani to defraud the state of about 400 million yen in 1995.

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Hotel New Otani officials arrested over fraud

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 5 shows Hotel New Otani in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Two officials of the hotel were arrested Sept. 6, along with Akio Asakawa, an assistant director of the Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, on suspicion of defrauding the state of some 400 million yen by padding hotel bills for international meetings.

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Investigators raid Foreign Ministry official's house

TOKYO, Japan - Police investigators enter the house in Tokyo on Sept. 6 of Akio Asakawa, an assistant director of the Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau, who was arrested earlier in the day, along with two Hotel New Otani officials, on suspicion of defrauding the state of some 400 million yen by padding hotel bills for international meetings.

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Yoshinoya cuts price of beef-and-rice bowl

TOKYO, Japan - One of outlets in Tokyo of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's largest operator of restaurants serving ''gyudon'' -- rice topped with seasoned beef -- puts up a banner August 1 showing it has cut the price of its regular-size gyudon to 280 yen from 400 yen. The company said it introduced the price cut at 424 outlets in eastern Japan after a similar cut at 365 outlets in western Japan on July 26.

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B'z production company failed to declare 840 mil. yen income

TOKYO, Japan - Television crew members on June 25 stand in front of the building in Tokyo's Roppongi district that houses B.U.M., the production company of the Japanese pop music duo B'z. The company failed to declare about 840 million yen in taxable income in the two business years through September 1999. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau imposed about 400 million yen in back taxes and penalties on B.U.M.

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Tickets for 1st lottery with carryover jackpot go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Two people in Tokyo buy tickets that went on sale Oct. 2 for a lottery with Japan's first jackpot that can accumulate with successive draws. Loto 6 requires players to choose six numbers between 1 and 43. The tickets allow for a possible grand prize of up to 400 million yen.

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Seibu pitcher Matsuzaka to become pitch man

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (C) is all smiles at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 13 after it was announced that the 19-year-old superstar had signed a 400 million yen contract with five major Japanese companies to do a series of commercials. Seibu owner Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is on the left.

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Mitsubishi Heavy markets 1st self-made chopper

KOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows the first helicopter developed entirely in-house by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The company delivered the MH2000 helicopter, priced at 400 million yen, to a Chiba, east of Tokyo, helicopter charter and maintenance company. The 14-meter-long helicopter flies at a maximum speed of 280 km per hour and has a range of 780 km.

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Automatic beetle dispensers

Boys checking a pair of beetles they bought from an automatic vending machine in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture that dispenses the insects, at 400 yen a pair. Developed by a local machinery maker, the automatic beetle dispenser has caught the fancy of local kids, who, the owners say, empty the stock every day. Beetles are kept as pets by children in Japan.

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Inspection Robot for Jibiru Survey Design

Jibiru Survey & Design (Fukui City) has completed a dedicated base for bridge inspection support robots on land adjacent to its headquarters plant. The investment was about 40 million yen. The company expects to receive more inquiries after its robot was listed in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's new technology guidelines, and aims to receive orders for the inspection of about 400 bridges a year. In 2008, Jibiru Survey & Design entered the bridge inspection robot business, aiming to diversify its business from construction consulting. By the end of March 2007, the company had inspected 334 bridges. In February 2007, the Japanese government published a list of guidelines and new technologies that can be used as a guide for bridge inspections, and the company's robots were included in the list. Photo taken on August 6, 2019, date unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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HIGHTECH SEIKO's newly installed vacuum furnace.

Hitec Seiko (Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba City) has introduced a new type of vacuum heat treatment furnace. The new furnace reduces the processing time to about 10 hours, 30% less than the previous model. By increasing the utilization rate and providing more space in the furnace, the company aims to stabilize the quality. We will increase the sales of the heat treatment business to 270 million yen in the fiscal year ending March 2020, up 12.5% from the previous fiscal year. The company has newly introduced the PQ-65 pressure-cooled horizontal vacuum furnace manufactured by IHI Mechanical Systems (Koto-ku, Tokyo), with a view to entering the aerospace field in the future. The maximum processing capacity of the vacuum furnace is 400 kilograms, which is the same as the conventional furnace, but the processing time can be reduced from 15 hours with the conventional furnace. HIGHTECH SEIKO, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba City, July 19, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

MAKATI CITY, Philippines - Genta Ogami, 39, founder and honorary chairman of the Tokyo-based G.O. Group which is suspected of defrauding member investors, sought 400 million yen (about $3.1 million) in loans from Unitrust Development Bank (shown in file photo) in Makati City in Metro Manila shortly after the group acquired the bank in 2001, a former senior bank official said March 7.

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Asahi Kasei to spend 400 billion yen on M&As, production facilit

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Kasei Corp. President Shiro Hiruta speaks in an interview with Kyodo News. He said his company will invest up to 400 billion yen to finance both production facility construction and merger and acquisition deals during the subsequent five-year period. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

TOKYO, Japan - A man and a woman look at a price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Nihombashi on March 14 as the key Nikkei index shed more than 400 points and fell into the 16,000 level following a plunge in U.S. shares and a strengthening of the yen against major currencies. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

TOKYO, Japan - A man walks by a price board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Nihombashi on March 14 as the key Nikkei index shed more than 400 points and fell into the 16,000 level following a plunge in U.S. shares and a strengthening of the yen against major currencies. (Kyodo)

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Nuke plant shutdown to dent TEPCO profits by 400 bil. yen in FY

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Tsunehisa Katsumata speaking at a news conference in Tokyo on July 31. Tokyo Electric says it has sharply lowered its group profit estimates for fiscal 2007 because the shutdown of a nuclear power plant after a huge earthquake earlier this month is expected to reduce profit by up to 400 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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Fast Retailing eyeing expansion of overseas operations via M&As

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive officer of Fast Retailing Co., a leading Japanese casual-clothing retailer, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4 where the company said it will continue to invest 300-400 billion yen for mergers and acquisitions in order to raise its profile in the global market. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. agree on small cut in burden for U.S. bases

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 12 prior to their talks. They agreed on a cut of 400 million yen in both fiscal 2009 and 2010 in the utilities fees paid by Tokyo as host-nation support for U.S. forces. (Kyodo)

US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Fast Retailing eyeing expansion of overseas operations via M&amp;As

Sony to introduce 15 new LCD TVs

Saury prices spike amid poor catch off Hokkaido

Pure gold Ultraman

Pure gold Ultraman

Toray, Uniqlo to expand strategic partnership

IBM hit by Japan's largest corporate tax allegation

Fujikawa's salary stays the same at 400 million yen

Hawks' Matsunaka takes 100 million yen pay cut

400 Christmas cards displayed at event in Sapporo

Brain expert Mogi fails to report 400 mil. yen in taxable income

Hatoyama, Yudhoyono meet in Thailand

Uehara re-signs for 400 mil. yen salary

Japan, U.S. agree on small cut in burden for U.S. bases

Diamond-studded Christmas tree going for 200.7 million yen

Nuke plant shutdown to dent TEPCO profits by 400 bil. yen in FY 2007

Annual morning-glory market begins

Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

Local gov'ts soliciting firms to buy naming rights

Nintendo's new game console Wii hits U.S. shelves

Toshiba to launch HD DVD-equipped laptop in mid-May

Asahi Kasei to spend 400 billion yen on M&amp;As, production facilities

(2)Nagashima items popular at Giants' charity event

Ogasawara re-signs with Nippon Ham for unchanged amount

Ogasawara re-signs for Nippon Ham record salary

Hiroshima signs major-league pitcher Bale

Japan Platform to provide humanitarian aid for Iraqi refugees

Yamaha foundation fails to declare 400 mil. yen in income

Honda to lease fuel cell vehicle in Japan, U.S.

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

Tanaka apologizes over arrest of official

Hotel New Otani officials arrested over fraud

Investigators raid Foreign Ministry official's house

Yoshinoya cuts price of beef-and-rice bowl

B'z production company failed to declare 840 mil. yen income

Tickets for 1st lottery with carryover jackpot go on sale

Seibu pitcher Matsuzaka to become pitch man

Mitsubishi Heavy markets 1st self-made chopper

Automatic beetle dispensers

Inspection Robot for Jibiru Survey Design

HIGHTECH SEIKO's newly installed vacuum furnace.

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

Asahi Kasei to spend 400 billion yen on M&As, production facilit

Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

Tokyo stocks open sharply lower

Nuke plant shutdown to dent TEPCO profits by 400 bil. yen in FY

Fast Retailing eyeing expansion of overseas operations via M&As

Japan, U.S. agree on small cut in burden for U.S. bases

Fast Retailing eyeing expansion of overseas operations via M&As

Asahi Kasei to spend 400 billion yen on M&As, production facilities